The Govans history collection, 1919-1962, contains materials that document the history of the Govans neighborhood in Baltimore, Maryland. This is an artificially assembled collection, with material donated to or purchased by the Loyola Notre Dame Library. The collection includes materials relating to businesses, churches, and transportation in Govans.

The Nicholas Varga collection of Baltimore ethnic history materials, 1968-1987, consists of newspaper clippings, articles, and research notes related to the ethnic history of Baltimore. The materials trace Baltimore's ethnic history back to the founding of Maryland. Also included are folders containing syllabi, drafts of exams, scholarly writing, and student papers from Varga's Ethnic History of Baltimore course, taught at Loyola College from 1981-1986.