The Kelly Collection
The Kelly Collection is comprised of photographs, letters, documents, and artifacts belonging to C. Markland Kelly, Sr. and Ensign C. Markland Kelly, Jr. dating from the early 1920s through the end of Mr. Kelly's life in 1965. The collection encapsulates Baltimore politics of the 1930s and 1940s, the automobile business, changes to the urban landscape of Baltimore, family life, and WWII era culture. Explore more about the collection below as we work to catalogue and digitize the Kelly Collection.
Artifacts held in the Kelly Collection range from boyhood toys and trinkets, to Kelly Buick Sales branded objects, and World War II ephemera, among other personal effects of C. Markland Kelly and Ensign C. Markland Kelly, Jr.
C. Markland Kelly, Sr. was interested in all forms of media. Known for his constant consumption of radio and television, and using every occasion as a photo op, the Kelly Collection photographs provide a glimpse into the personal and public lives of the Kelly Family.
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The Kelly Collection letters are comprised of the personal and business correspondence of C. Markland Kelly, Sr. and correspondence of Ensign C. Markland Kelly, Jr. dating from 1936 to just before the Battle of Midway in June 1942.