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Applications Open for First-Year Fellows!

Posted on August 22, 2024 by Heidi Herr

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

Posted on August 20, 2024 by Lael Ensor-Bennett

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

Posted on August 8, 2024 by Jordon Steele

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?

Posted on August 5, 2024 by Valerie Addonizio

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

Posted on May 30, 2024 by Joseph Plaster

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

Posted on May 29, 2024 by Joseph Plaster

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 […]


Zhikang Xie (Leo): Narrating the Taiping Rebellion, Imperial Hero, and Masculinity in Late-Victorian Britain

Posted on May 28, 2024 by Joseph Plaster

Dean’s Undergraduate Research Award (DURA) recipient Zhikang Xie conducted research with materials housed at the George Peabody Library and John Work Garret Library to analyze the evolution of late Victorian […]


In Memoriam: Remembering Aurelia Garland Bolton

Posted on May 4, 2024 by Amy Mulvihill
Aurelia Garland Bolton stands on Homewood Museum's South Portico after having cut the green ribbon at the museum's 25th anniversary celebration in 2012.

The Johns Hopkins University Museums mourn the recent passing of Aurelia Garland Bolton, a stalwart supporter who had an exceptionally long history with and fierce devotion to Homewood. 


Snowy Songs From the Lester Levy Sheet Music Collection

Posted on February 27, 2024 by Sam Bessen

As we skate out of snowy season, let’s reflect on the coldest time of year with a few Winter-themed songs from the Lester Levy Sheet Music Collection. The Spring and […]


Preserved in Print: Black Cultural Icons & Legacies

Posted on February 13, 2024 by Gabrielle Dean

Preserved in Print, the current exhibition at the Milton S. Eisenhower Library, examines eminent figures of African descent–political leaders, journalists, poets, actors, scientists, and thinkers–as they were represented through printed […]


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