T he ongoing Maryland State Archives publication series, Archives of Maryland Online , currently provides access to over 471,000 historical documents that form the constitutional, legal, legislative, judicial, and administrative basis of Maryland's government. Online access enables users to research such topics as Maryland's constitutions and constitutional conventions' proceedings, session laws, proceedings of the General Assembly, governors' papers, and military records. This project allows the Archives to place into electronic form and preserve for future generations records that are scattered among a number of repositories and that often exist only on rapidly disintegrating paper. T he Information Technology Fund of the State of Maryland provided initial funding for the online Archives of Maryland . Additional funding comes from annual appropriations and private contributions. See Project History and Description for additional background as well as technical details and staff. This section of the Archives of Maryland Online provides direct links to essays and monographs that were written expressly for or are based on the resources of AOMOL . They introduce, interpret, and/or enhance the primary sources contained in AOMOL . Help PHRASE SEARCHING - the Archives of Maryland Online search engine now supports phrase searching. Click here to find out more. Basic help glossary of historical terms information on printing images information on site navigation information on viewing images volumes requiring a password for access "jump to page" - The "jump to page" option only works for pages within one section. i.e. preface, main, index. This information resource of the Maryland State Archives is presented here for fair use in the public domain. When this material is used, in whole or in part, proper citation and credit must be attributed to the Maryland State Archives. PLEASE NOTE: Rights assessment for associated source material is the responsibility of the user. An Archives of Maryland electronic publication. For information contact mdlegal@mdarchives.state.md.us . ©Copyright  July 24, 2009