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Enjoy this post by Victoria Popoola, one of our Special Collections Freshman Fellows for the 2022-2023 academic year! Hello! My name is Victoria Popoola, and I am studying Mechanical Engineering […]
Enjoy this post by Vanessa Han, one of our Special Collections Freshman Fellows for the 2022-2023 academic year! Hello and welcome to my blog post! My name is Vanessa, and […]
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” […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
On March 28, 1923, my great-grandfather, John Edgar Shilling, died on the Homewood campus at age thirty-three. He was not employed by the university, nor was he a student. According […]
“The night was full of magic. I could swear the computer was smiling at us,” and with those dreamy words, a fetching young couple walks toward their future of love […]
We are excited to announce the opening of a new exhibition at the George Peabody Library: Grace Notes in American History– 200 Years of Songs from the Lester S Levy […]
Have you ever, upon reading a biography of a noted composer like Beethoven, felt the overwhelming urge to transform a delicious baked good into a tribute to musical achievement? A […]