The story of Homewood and slavery did not end when Harriet Carroll left Homewood in 1816, taking the Ross family with her to Philadelphia. Homewood remained in the hands of the Carroll family until 1838, during which time many of the individuals enslaved by Charles Carroll of Homewood were relocated to another Carroll estate, Doughoregan […]
Black History Month at Homewood: The Dining Room and the Politics of Plenty
In honor of Black History Month, JHU Museums’ curators have prepared a series of blog posts about the enslaved community at Homewood in the early 1800s. Today’s post examining the roles of enslaved workers in dining and entertaining at historic Homewood is the second post in a series of three. To read the first blog […]
Black History Month at Homewood: Meet William Ross – Father, Fugitive, and Freedom Fighter
Homewood Museum tells the story of three families who lived and worked in this federal-period house between 1801 and 1832. Two of these families, the Rosses and Conners, were enslaved by the white Carroll family who owned the estate.When visitors tour Homewood Museum they are confronted by the juxtaposition of beautiful eighteenth- and early nineteenth-century […]
Black History Collections Spotlight: The African American Real Photo Postcard Collection
What does the old school picture postcard have to do with modern photo- and video-sharing platforms like Instagram and TikTok? Nothing, on the face of it. But, arguably, the postcard […]
JHU Artstor Collections Now Available in JSTOR
[This blog post was contributed by VRC Staff Alana Barry (International Studies/East Asian Studies, ’22)] Spring 2021 is finally here, and the Visual Resources Collection (VRC) has some news to share about an exciting new […]
Enhancing Your Course Curriculum with Artstor – Classics
[This blog post was contributed by VRC Staff Alana Barry (International Studies/East Asian Studies, ’22)] Looking for a way to incorporate images into your teaching? Look no further— all […]
Scribbling Women: The Changing Cover Art of Zitkála-Šá’s American Indian Stories
Posts in this series were written by undergraduate students in the spring 2020 Museums & Society class Scribbling Women: Gender, Writing, and the Archive. We used rare books, archival materials, and digital primary sources […]
Scribbling Women: Zora Neale Hurston, Lost and Found
Posts in this series were written by undergraduate students in the spring 2020 Museums & Society class Scribbling Women: Gender, Writing, and the Archive. We used rare books, archival materials, and digital primary sources […]
Scribbling Women: Alice Duer Miller, Famous and then Forgotten
Posts in this series were written by undergraduate students in the spring 2020 Museums & Society class Scribbling Women: Gender, Writing, and the Archive. We used rare books, archival materials, and digital primary […]
Scribbling Women: Marketing Edith Maude Eaton/Sui Sin Far
Posts in this series were written by undergraduate students in the spring 2020 Museums & Society class Scribbling Women: Gender, Writing, and the Archive. We used rare books, archival materials, and digital primary […]