A descriptive history is presented of the Children's Theatre Association of Baltimore, an independent community children's theater, focusing on the years 1943-1966, the period in which founder Isabel Burger was in office. The Association's educational goals, influence, and contribution to the community are stressed. A major portion of the research was obtained from unpublished sources. Separate chapters of the study discuss the expansion of artistic activity, community influence, administrative policy, national and international activities of the Association's founder, and Burger's professional activities and the status of the organization since her retirement. Appendices include a chronological listing of all productions and the forms sent to past participants. The study demonstrates that the Theatre's goal of human development through the use of drama and the dynamic personality of the founder had great influence. (LH)