Do you know what is totally not the cat’s meow? Innocently waking up one morning to discover that a politician’s comments on the allegedly doomed lives and dangerous voting ways […]
I Can Has Vote Plz?
Meet Our First-Year Fellows: Clare Levine On Vegetarianism and the American Counter-Culture!
Enjoy this post by Clare Levine, one of our Special Collections Freshman Fellows for the 2023-2024 academic year. Interested in applying? Find out about the 2024-2025 program here. The second […]
Meet Our First-Year Fellows: Virankha Peter on Translating Untranslated Latin in Incunables
Enjoy this post by Virankha Peter, one of our Special Collections Freshman Fellows for the 2023-2024 academic year. Interested in applying? Find out about the 2024-2025 program here. My year […]
Meet Our First-Year Fellows: Noël Da on Middle East-Inspired Sheet Music
Enjoy this post by Noël Da, one of our Special Collections Freshman Fellows for the 2023-2024 academic year. Interested in applying? Find out about the 2024-2025 program here. Hello and […]
Applications Open for First-Year Fellows!
Special Collections is accepting applications for First-Year 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 […]
Access Images in JSTOR This Fall Semester
This blog post was contributed by VRC Staff Kali Gilbreath (School of Education) Welcome back Blue Jays! As we begin the Fall 2024 semester, the Visual Resources Collection is up […]
“A man’s kitchen!”- The Roland Park Company’s Historic (and Curious) Advertising
By Carla Ruas, Archives Assistant and a student in the Master of Liberal Arts program Part of a monthly series of posts highlighting uncovered items of note, and the archival […]
What’s in a Letterhead?
Part of a monthly series of posts highlighting uncovered items of note, and the archival process brought to bear on these items, as we preserve, arrange, and describe the Roland […]
Madeleine Schmitz: Translating Lou Andreas-Salomé’s Ma. Ein Porträt
Dean’s Undergraduate Research Award (DURA) recipient Madeleine Schmitz translated Ma. Ein Porträt, one of the rare first editions of Lou Andreas-Salomé’s works housed by Special Collections. Schmitz created an online […]
Rex (Youjian) Xiao: Researching and Animating Midcentury Romance Comics
Dean’s Undergraduate Research Award (DURA) recipient Rex Xiao conducted research with Special Collections’ romance comic book collection, exploring midcentury American life and teenage counterculture. By examining how romance comics, rooted […]