By Sophia Lola (JHU ’22)How did the 2015 Baltimore Uprising impact trans activism? This was the question I had as a student in Dr. Joseph Plaster’s “Queer Oral History” course […]
The 2015 Baltimore Uprising was a Trans Turning Point
Food for Fines Library Food Drive
Turn your overdue books into food for the hungry, May 9-24 The Sheridan Libraries are partnering with the Hopkins community to provide selected food items for those in need while […]
Exhibit Spotlight: Hoen Lithograph Co.
Grace Notes in American History: 200 Years of Songs from the Lester Levy Sheet Music Collection is currently on view at the George Peabody Library. The exhibit, which runs through […]
Black History Month
The Diversity Committee would like to acknowledge Black History Month and its creator, Carter G. Woodson. In 1926, Carter established “Negro History Week” to share the contributions of “Blacks to […]
Meet Our Freshman Fellows: Katherine Budinger on Yearbooks
Enjoy this post by Katherine Budinger, one of our Special Collections Freshman Fellows for the 2021-2022 academic year! “When we think of the time, money, and effort engulfed by one […]
In Conversation with Marion Buchman: 2020 DURA Project
JHU undergraduate Joyce Ker, the 2020 recipient of the William H. and Susanne S. Tyler Dean's Undergraduate Research Award (DURA), conducted research in the Sheridan Library’s Marion Buchman papers, which [...]
Spooky Season at JHU Museums
It’s the time of year when the weather cools, the leaves change, and people gather round to hear their favorite scary or odd stories. This year, the staff at JHU […]
JHU Museums’ Architectural Tour of Baltimore
The neighborhoods around Homewood Museum and Evergreen Museum & Library have changed greatly since the houses were constructed in 1801 and 1858, respectively. Both estates were used as country “villas” […]
Bloomberg Arts Intern Recounts Summer Internship with JHU Museums
As students here at Hopkins and around the area returned to school this week, long-separated friends no doubt greeted each other with the tried-and-true query, “What did you do over […]
Maps from the Past, Health Data from the Present, and Aspirations for Baltimore’s Future: the Johns Hopkins Summer Jobs Program at Data Services
Written by Lena Denis, Geospatial Data, GIS, and Maps Librarian This summer, I had the privilege of hosting two Baltimore City student employees – Janiya Brown and Tinaya English – through the Johns Hopkins Summer Jobs Program (JHSJP) in partnership […]