This St. Patrick’s Day, we’re toasting the rich literary tradition of Ireland! From the modernist genius of James Joyce to the sharp Victorian wit of Oscar Wilde, Irish writers have left an indelible mark on literature.
Enjoy this post by Storrie Kulynych-Irvine, one of our Special Collections First-Year Fellows for the 2024-2025 academic year. My name is Storrie Kulynych-Irvin, and I’m excited to be working as […]
Enjoy this post by Romila Detering, one of our Special Collections First-Year Fellows for the 2024-2025 academic year. As I paged through the yearbooks from the late 1910s, I gasped […]
Enjoy this post by Meenal Srivastava, one of our Special Collections First-Year Fellows for the 2024-2025 academic year. “Ganesh is so fresh chillin on his throne/ surrounded by incense fruit […]
A new collection of 30 handwritten letters from Billie Holiday to an aspiring singer and showgirl have been acquired by the Sheridan Libraries.
As we look toward spring and more time spent outside, Evergreen Museum & Library’s latest exhibition, Leave No Trace: John Work Garrett in the American Outdoors, invites us to consider the […]
Savannah G.M. Wood receives $25K fellowship to support research with Hopkins archival collections The Winston Tabb Special Collections Research Center is pleased to announce that Savannah G.M. Wood has been […]
The concept of the United States as a “melting pot” of cultures has been around for hundreds of years. The idea, that people of various cultural backgrounds could come together […]
Note: This blog post includes images and content related to the killing and preservation of animals for scientific and artistic purposes. “Fixed up museum. . . . I catalogued about […]
In the shadowy corners of Maryland’s history, lurking in lush forests and meandering rivers, lie tales of mysterious creatures that have captured the imagination of locals and visitors alike. Spanning […]