When you think of a city with a rich literary history, you probably think New York or Chicago, or maybe London or Paris. Oh, and Baltimore. Baltimore? Yes! It turns out that Baltimore […]
Where does a poem come from?
Sidney Lanier was a flautist. Sidney Lanier was a Confederate soldier, captured by the Union and imprisoned at Point Lookout, Maryland, where he contracted tuberculosis. Sidney Lanier was a hotel […]
Uncovering Black History in Baltimore
February is a busy month in the Afro American Newspapers Archive and Research Center, as archivist John Gartrell and his staff work to provide archival materials to students, researchers, and […]
Celebrate Mencken Day at the Peabody Library
Saturday, September 12 is Mencken Day! Come celebrate the legacy and literature of the “Sage of Baltimore” with the Friends of the Johns Hopkins Libraries. Henry Louis Mencken had a […]
H. L. Mencken and American Magazines
Henry Louis Mencken, often called the “Sage of Baltimore,” had a long and distinguished career as a journalist with the Sunpapers. But throughout his lifetime in the newspaper industry, he […]
Portrait of a Collector
Jean Goulemot was a visiting professor in the (then) Romance Languages department when I made his acquaintance, and discovered a mutual passion for collecting. Jean, pictured here, haunts the flea […]
Friends of the Libraries Recent Acquisitions on Display
Each year the Friends of the Johns Hopkins Libraries generously designate 20 percent of member contributions to fund the purchase of special collections materials. Recommendations for purchase are made by […]
Roman de la Rose Digital Library
We’re pleased to announce the Roman de la Rose Digital Library, a joint project of the Sheridan Libraries and the Bibliothèque nationale de France made possible with funding from the […]
Contagion: Historical Views of Diseases and Epidemics
Recently, the Harvard University Library Open Collections Program released Contagion: Historical Views of Diseases and Epidemics, a digital collection you might be interested to use in your research or teaching. […]
2008 Student Book Collecting Contest
Have a book collection worth showing off? The Friends of the Johns Hopkins University Libraries is sponsoring a student book collecting contest that recognizes the love of books and the […]