Dante, exiled from his beloved Florence, had but one wish regarding his literary legacy: to one day inspire the baking talents of students at The Johns Hopkins University. His sacred […]
Add Your Edible Book to the Read It & Eat It Shelf!
Celebrate Valentine’s Day with Special Collections!
The wings of a very eccentric Cupid are hovering over Special Collections as we prep for a special Valentine’s Day treat! Join us from 6pm-8pm on Monday, February 12th in […]
Meet Our First-Year Fellows: Clare Levine on Vegetarian Cookbooks & The Counterculture
Enjoy this post by Clare Levine, one of our Special Collections Freshman Fellows for the 2023-2024 academic year. My name is Clare Levine and thanks to my great-grandma, I am […]
Celebrate Spooky Season at Our Vintage Halloween Spectacular!
The friendly ghosts of the Brody Learning Commons have pleasantly haunted our dreams, demanding a Vintage Halloween Spectacular in Special Collections! Off to our 1940s Ouija Board we went, determining […]
Apply to Be a First-Year Fellow!
Special Collections is accepting applications for First-Year Fellows, a one-year fellowship exclusively available to our fabulous First-Year undergraduates! The program is designed to introduce students to the joys, challenges, and […]
Meet Our Freshman Fellows: Arusa Malik on Illustrating Women’s Lib
Enjoy this post by Arusa Malik, one of our Special Collections Freshman Fellows for the 2022-2023 academic year. When I began as a Freshman Fellow, I was drawn to the […]
Read It & Eat It Is Awaiting Your Edible Book Entry!
Have you ever read Gaston Leroux’s The Phantom of the Opera and upon coming to the passage in which Erik declares to “have tasted all the happiness the world can […]
Meet Our Freshman Fellows: Arusa Malik on Pop Culture & Feminism
Enjoy this post by Arusa Malik, one of our Special Collections Freshman Fellows for the 2022-2023 academic year! Bam! Pow! Crash! Thump! When I think of these classic onomatopoeias, I […]
Calling All First-Year Students: Apply to be a Freshman Fellow!
Special Collections is accepting applications for Freshman Fellows, a one-year fellowship exclusively available to our fabulous First-Year undergraduates! The program is designed to introduce students to the joys, challenges, and […]
Romancing the Comic Book Now on View!
While iconic characters like Batman and Spider-Man were mesmerizing readers with their dual identities and crime-fighting ways, an alternate comic book timeline was booming, featuring the adventures of airline stewardess […]