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.

The Nicholas Varga papers, circa 1950-2005, document the life, career, and publications of Loyola history professor and archivist Nicholas Varga. Nicholas Varga (1925-2005) was a decorated Army veteran, archivist, and historian specializing in the history of Maryland and politics of colonial New York.