“Wait. What? Dirty books? Didn’t you guys just clean the George Peabody Library recently?” No, not those kinds of dirty books, silly! We’re talking books that could make you blush, […]
My Freshman Fellows Experience: Exploring the Life & Legacy of José Robles Pazos
Enjoy this post by Tim Lyu, one of our 2017-2018 Special Collections Freshman Fellows. In 2016 the Hopkins’ website, said in undisguised pride, “For 37 years in a row, we’ve […]
My Freshman Fellows Experience: Conversations with the Supernatural
My name is Chloe Otterson and I have had the amazing opportunity to work with Special Collections to research nineteenth century supernatural phenomena. Before I continue, allow me to introduce […]
Be Fierce! Apply to Be a Freshman Fellow!
Special Collections is accepting applications for Freshman Fellows, a one-year fellowship exclusively for first-year students. The program is designed to introduce students to the joys, challenges, and thrills involved in […]
Latin Hats & Latin Libraries: My Freshman Fellows Experience
My name is Lucy Massey and over the course of my Freshman year, I’ve had the opportunity to engage with several artifacts which illuminate the role of post-classical Latin (or […]
My Freshman Fellows Experience
Enjoy this post by Kiana Boroumand, one of our Freshman Fellows for the 2016-2017 academic year! The last time I wrote a blog post, I had finished my first semester […]
Have You Eaten a Good Book Lately?
Now is the time to grab a spatula and let out a primal scream for Read It and Eat It, our fourth annual edible book festival, is nigh! Our promotion […]
Meet Our Freshman Fellows: Kiana Boroumand on Dress Reform
Before I begin, let me first introduce myself: I’m Kiana Boroumand, a current freshman intending to major in sociology and writing seminars and minor in the study of women, gender, […]
Introducing Our Freshman Fellows: Lucy Massey
My name is Lucy Massey, and the focus of my Freshman Fellows project is to improve my Latin skills by translating a selection of rare texts from the George Peabody […]
Get Paid For Research This Summer with DURA
Want to do original research over the summer and get paid for it? Apply for one of the Sheridan Libraries’ Dean’s Undergraduate Research Awards (DURA). The awards are designed to […]