Enjoy this post by Julia Mendes Queiroz, one of our Special Collections Freshman Fellows for the 2021-2022 academic year! Hello, library blog readers! Whether you are a cartography connoisseur, interested […]
Meet Our Freshman Fellows: Elena Echavarria on Translating an Untranslated Spanish Play
Enjoy this post by Elena Echavarria, one of our Special Collections Freshman Fellows for the 2021-2022 academic year! Translation has always been a part of my daily life, both when […]
Black History Month
The Diversity Committee would like to acknowledge Black History Month and its creator, Carter G. Woodson. In 1926, Carter established “Negro History Week” to share the contributions of “Blacks to […]
Meet Our Freshman Fellows: Katherine Budinger on Yearbooks
Enjoy this post by Katherine Budinger, one of our Special Collections Freshman Fellows for the 2021-2022 academic year! “When we think of the time, money, and effort engulfed by one […]
Meet Our Freshman Fellows: Ten Nazur on the Marvelous Mediocrity of Vintage Romance Comics
Enjoy this post by Ten Nazur, one of our Special Collections Freshman Fellows for the 2021-2022 academic year! Hey, everyone! My name is Ten Nazur, a Freshman Fellow filled with […]
In Conversation with Marion Buchman: 2020 DURA Project
Sheet Music Deep Dive: Aviation
As an early form of social media, sheet music covers and lyrics trumpeted the latest and most exciting inventions and movements. It’s therefore no surprise that the creation and development […]
Sheet Music Deep Dive: Bicycles
The Levy Collection contains hundreds of songs that celebrate modes of transportation, ranging from boats, buses, and airplanes to hot air balloons. Not surprisingly, there are over 100 songs dedicated […]
Sheet Music Deep Dive: Veterans Day
The Lester Levy Sheet Music Collection contains hundreds of songs honoring our veterans, ranging from the American Revolutionary War to World War II. More broadly, music has always played a […]
Spooky Season at JHU Museums
It’s the time of year when the weather cools, the leaves change, and people gather round to hear their favorite scary or odd stories. This year, the staff at JHU […]