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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC05296.02 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to the 1890s |
| Title | "Maryland, My Maryland" |
| Date | 13 June 1893 |
| Author | Randall, James Ryder (1839-1908) |
| Document Type | Miscellany |
| Content Description | Handwritten copy of Randall's poem as requested by Isaac N. Roland (see GLC05296.01). Copy is noted at end "Originally written, in 1861, at Pointe Coupee La [Louisiana] by James R. Randall." |
| Subjects | Literature and Language Arts Poetry |
| People | Randall, James Ryder (1839-1908) |
| Place written | Baltimore, Maryland |
| Theme | Arts & Literature |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1860-1945 |
| Additional Information | Randall wrote "Maryland, My Maryland" while at school in Louisiana in 1861. Eventually "Maryland, My Maryland" was adopted as the State song of Maryland in 1939. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |
| Related documents | James Ryder Randall to Isaac N. Roland sending a copy of his poem |