Mencken House: Bibliography

Morton, Will. “SOWEBO: A thriving community steeped in history and art: Union Square, market are among the attractions” [Mentions Friends of the H. L. Mencken House], Sun, 2005-01-16, p. 1L.

Goldberg, Lisa. “Union Square Is Backdrop For Program On Mencken” [C_SPAN live program from Union Square, 2002-04-07]. Sun, 2002-04-08, p. 0:0.

Harlan, Heather. “Sign Of Life: Shuttered City Life Sites Gain New Hope [Mentions Mencken House]”. Baltimore Business Journal 19(45):1, 31 (2002-03-29/2002-04-04).

Schoettler, Carl. “Hoping to breathe new life in the old Mencken House Museum: Friends of the Mencken House are hoping to make the Baltimore writer’s home a tourist attraction”. Sun, 2001-11-07, p. 1E.

Craig, Tim. “City to sell part of museum property”. Sun, 1999-09-15, p. 1B.

Rasmussen, Frederick N. “The park, an oasis, sustains old-timers, attracts newcomers”. Sun, 1999-06-20, p. 1K.

Daemmrich, JoAnna. “Schaefer picks up fight for ‘his’ city”. Sun, 1999-01-28, p. 1A.

Shields, Gerard. “Historical properties offered for sale Baltimore seeks developers to buy City Life Museums Mencken, Peale sites off list” Sun, 1998-11-14, p. 1A.

Gunts, Edward. “Cultured Pearl closes its doors Mexican cafe’s owner says Hollins St. area lacks city’s support”. Sun, 1998-10-20, p. 1B.

Kelly, Jacques. “Proposals offered for H.L. Mencken House: Museum, writers center among ideas presented [Union Square Association]”. Sun, 1998-06-16, p. 2B.

Shields, Gerard and Selby, Holly. “Museum upkeep a common problem: Baltimore’s decision to turn over historic sites faced elsewhere”. Sun, 1998-04-12, p. 1B.

Shields, Gerard. “Sale of City Life ‘would be last resort’: Baltimore should keep control of historical properties, mayor says”. Sun, 1998-04-09, p. 1B.

Shields, Gerard. “City’s past on the block: Plans to sell, lease City Life Museums properties draw fire”. Sun, 1998-04-08, p. 1A.

Matthews, Robert Guy. “Museums get new life in bailout plan: Md. Historical Society will take over City Life collection [article mentions H. L. Mencken House]”. Sun, 1997-12-19, p. 1B.

Editorial. “Peale Museum must be saved: Historic Baltimore treasure: The nation’s first museum, for 45 years our City Hall, needs a new lease on life”. Sun, 1997-10-19, p. 2F.

Matthews, Robert Guy. “City Life returns borrowed Mencken art: Shuttered museum loses an attraction [nearly 100 pieces returned to Smithsonian]”. Sun, 1997-10-11, p. 1B.

Schoettler, Carl. “Mencken, misspelled but not forgotten: Then and now: For some, the Sage of Baltimore’s legend may be fading; for many, it never will”. Sun, 1997-09-13, p. 1D.

Daemmrich, JoAnna and Siegel, Eric. “Officials weigh future of City Life Museums: Sites closed June 20 amid problems with attendance, funding”. Sun, 1997-06-29, p. 1B.

James, Michael. “City Life Museums close their doors indefinitely: Officials look for ways to raise money, reopen”. Sun, 1997-06-21, p. 1A.

Matthews, Robert Guy. “City Life lays off 7 employees, cuts hours of 8th [H. L. Mencken house mentioned]”. Sun, 1997-02-28, p. 3B.

Rothbard, Murray N. “That Infamous Diary”. Chronicles, 1990-04, pp. 31-33.

Corbett, Christopher. “Native Soil Of A Sage” [H. L. Mencken]. The Philadelphia Inquirer, 1990-03-11, p. R1:1.

Editorial. “Trouble at City Life Museums: Director ousted: Despite a fine new downtown exhibit center, crowds fail to materialize”. Sun, 1996-11-14, p. 18A.

Walsh, Winifred. “An Afternoon With H. L. Mencken” [Includes photo of John Dausch as HLM]. Sun (Evening), 1989 or 1995-09(?)-??.

Ascher, Amalie Adler. “H. L. Mencken: How Did His Garden Grow?”. Sun, 1989-09-09, p. C1:1.

“The Sacred Cow Of Baltimore” [Editorial Cartoon]. Sun, 1989-12-07, p. 0:0.

Corbett, Christopher. “The ‘Charm City’ Of H. L. Mencken: Visiting The Writer’s Home and Haunts In Baltimore”. The New York Times, 1988-09-04, p. 8.

“A New Tribute To The Sage” [Photograph of Diana Digges of CHAP unveiling plaque]. Sun, 1986-00-00, p. 0:0.

[R. P. Harris, interns Andrea Forrester and Peter Welch, and Dr William McRae hold plaque designating the Mencken House as a National Historic Landmark]. Sun (E), 1986-09-11, p. 0:0.

McCracken, Anne. “Mencken: Baltimore Curmudgeon. Spirit of One of America’s Great Writers Captured In Home”. New York Daily Record, 1985-09-27, p. 1E.

Tobin, Tish. “A Visit to the Baltimore Home of H. L. Mencken”. Los Angeles Times, 1985-05-19, Part 7, p. 16:1.

Thimmesch, Nick. “H. L. Mencken Wrote Here: The Maryland House of Many Stories”. Washington Journalism Review, pp. 52-55, 1985-02.

LoLordo, Ann. “Live-In Curator Tends Mencken Flame”. Sun (M), 1984-12-14, p. 1C.

Bowers, Carol. “Mencken Home To Be Museum: Baltimore Gets House In Swap”. Washington Post, 1984-06-09, p. 0:0.

Kelly, Jacques. “Restored Mencken House To Reopen As A Museum”. News-American, 1984-06-08, p. 0:0.

“Mencken House To Open June 15”. Sun, 1984-05-28, p. C1.

Henry Mencken Centennial Special [Commemorative Issue], Sun Magazine, 1980-09-07.

Mencken’s Baltimore [Special Insert], Sun, 1974-09-08.

Bready, James H.“The Mencken’s Era Ends at 1524 Hollins Street: August’s Passing Brings Dispersal of All Relics of H. L.’s Happy Days”, The Sunday Sun Magazine, 1967-08-06, p. 9ff.

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