A happy conjunction of a US government crop acreage analysis in the 1930s and Baltimore’s City’s uncommon physical incorporation (surrounded by, but not part of, Baltimore County) has provided The […]
Behind the Scenes: Sheridan Libraries 24/7, Part 1, Morning
Do you ever wonder what goes on at the library all day and night? Sure you can see students busy working around the clock. But what else is going on? […]
Stephen Crane’s War
If you’ve read anything by Stephen Crane, there’s a pretty good chance it was The Red Badge of Courage. Crane’s Civil War story is renowned for its insider perspective on […]
The Risky Business of Photographing the Boer War
Written by Carla Ruas, Archives Assistant During the Second Boer War in South Africa (1899-1902), photographers had to work with slow cameras and heavy tripods, which left them at risk […]
Annual Reviews Comes to the Rescue!
Ever felt overwhelmed by the amount of information you get when researching for that big term paper? Wouldn’t it be nice if someone could summarize the existing scholarship for you […]
Two centuries of songs
Strike up the band! The Sheridan Libraries are happy to announce a major upgrade of our popular Levy Sheet Music Digital Collection. While the content is the same as in […]
John Pendleton Kennedy: Author, Statesman, Patriot
The following blog post was written by David Farris of The Sheridan Libraries Reserves Department. While a graduate student at the Peabody Institute, David worked as a student employee at […]
Libraries Through the Ages–Part III
The two previous posts in this series told the story of libraries through the middle ages. This final installment will bring things up to the present by describing the public […]
Style Stuff
“Writing” style, that is. You’re writing papers, papers, papers, and you want to make sure that they are smoooooth as well as grammatically correct, right? Absolutely. So where can I […]
A Strong Constitution
Convened in Philadelphia in May 1787, members of the Federal Convention, dissatisfied with the Articles of Confederation, decided to draft a new Constitution. It was completed in September of the […]