Are you from a country outside the U.S. and feeling homesick? Are you a native English speaker studying another language? Or, are you just a polyglot who loves movies? In any […]
More than a Pretty Dress: Fashion as History
Interested in taking a look at the historical fashions for women? If yes, then check out some of the beautiful rare materials available at the Sheridan Libraries in our different […]
Fixing Holes in Literary History
We all know what happens to the losers in the canon wars: their works are relegated to the lowly position of “minor” literature. William Gilmore Simms, anyone? A nineteenth-century South Carolingian […]
Oscar Night is coming!
Oscar Night is this weekend! Planning your own Academy Award party? Seeking a refresher on winners and nominees? Here are some ideas to consider for a great celebration! Background Explore these […]
Dirty Books & Longing Looks at The Hut!
Does the annual occurrence of Valentine’s Day give you a bad case of the humdrums? Don’t be a sad Keanu! Commandeer Cupid’s chariot and swing by The Hut from 4:30-6 on February […]
Top Hopkins Picks in 2010
Between those giant textbooks and dense journals, you’d think Hopkins students and profs wouldn’t have time for pleasure reading. Not so! Our McNaughton Collection of popular fiction and nonfiction is […]
The Raven’s Shadow
January 19th marks the 202nd birthday of one of our most beloved national—and local—literary figures, Edgar Allan Poe. Poe is as widely known today for his bad reputation (“alcoholic madman […]
New Rare Materials on the Paris Exposition of 1900
This past August, I wrote a post on Exposition Universelle 1900. Since then, our library has acquired some new rare materials that are beautifully illustrated; they are available in the […]
The Crisis!
Where would the African-American community be today without the mass-market magazines that developed in the late nineteenth century? Through articles, stories, letters, opinion pieces, pictures and advertisements, inexpensive magazines gave African-American […]
Ready for Thanksgiving Day?
As we are getting closer to Thanksgiving, I would like to take this opportunity to highlight some of our libraries’ collections, including books, newspapers, and rare primary source materials pertinent […]