The Special Collections & University Archives department at University of Maryland acquires numerous archival donations every year. We coordinate among our team of staff, faculty, and students to organize documentation of each accession, describe each accession, and finally to provide access to new collections online. In 2023, we began a revamped initiative to share our … Continue reading New Collections: NPR portraits, community and student records| Special Collections & University Archives
By Divya Vashisht During my time at Special Collections and University Archives, I’ve had the opportunity to observe archival collections in action, utilized in instruction sessions to promote both research skills and the importance of curiosity. I continue to learn more about the preservation and process behind our materials, which inspires me to grow as an … Continue reading Special Collections Spotlight: Bastille Day| Special Collections & University Archives
by Divya Vashisht At the end of April, the Hornbake Library Letterpress Printing Studio opened its doors to Students Archivists at Maryland (SAM) and students from UMD INFO College to set type, ink, and press their very own print from one of the Library’s newly acquired printing presses. Along with this hands-on experience, SAM learned … Continue reading Printing at SCUA’s New Hornbake Library Letterpress Studio!| Special Collections & University Archives
When you visit the reading room to view an archival collection, have you ever stopped to consider all the steps it took to get the materials into your hands? The truth is, collections don’t arrive in Special Collections in those clearly labeled, folder-filled boxes that you see on your cart. There are a lot of … Continue reading Notes from the Processing Table: The Welford D. and Carole W. Taylor Collection| Special Collections & University Archives
I occasionally search eBay at home for vintage photographs of unheralded women in broadcasting. For example, I’ve previously purchased photos of two early NBC television producers. (More abou…| Special Collections & University Archives
This is the third post in a continuing series about the processing of the Lawrence Joseph Hogan papers at University of Maryland.| Special Collections & University Archives