Eastern Shore history · 1922

Indians of the Eastern Shore of Maryland

Frank G. Speck’s short 1922 study of Native peoples of Maryland’s Eastern Shore, presented before the Eastern Shore Society of Baltimore City at its Maryland Day celebration.

Author: Frank G. Speck Published: Baltimore, 1922 Presentation: March 29, 1922 Digital copy: Library of Congress / Internet Archive

Read the original pamphlet

1922 Library of Congress Scan

Use the controls inside the reader to turn pages, zoom, search, or switch to full-screen view.

Reader not loading? Open the complete item at Internet Archive or download the scanned PDF.

About the author

Frank G. Speck

Frank Gouldsmith Speck (1881–1950) was an American anthropologist whose work included extensive study of Native communities in the eastern United States and Canada.

This pamphlet focuses on the Native peoples historically associated with Maryland’s Eastern Shore and includes discussion of the Nanticoke and related communities.

What you’ll find

Inside the 1922 Pamphlet

Historical discussion of Native peoples of Maryland’s Eastern Shore
Material relating to the Nanticoke and neighboring communities
Historical place and tribal names
Portraits and other illustrations
A map associated with the study
Early twentieth-century anthropological observations

Another digital copy

HathiTrust Full View

HathiTrust also provides a full-view digitized copy of the 1922 publication from the University of California.

View the HathiTrust catalog record and full-view copy.

For broader context

Continue the Research

The National Park Service’s study of the Nanticoke River Indigenous Cultural Landscape provides modern historical, archaeological, and landscape context for Native communities of the region.

Read the Nanticoke River Indigenous Cultural Landscape study.