A Look Behind the Stacks: Leah Ruggiere, Intern

In archives and libraries “the stacks” refers to the many archival collections, books, and resources held by the repository for students and researchers to use. Archivists, librarians, and others work hard to preserve and make these resources accessible and to Continue reading A Look Behind the Stacks: Leah Ruggiere, Intern

Intern in the Archives: Processing Eva Anderson’s Baltimore Dance Theater Collection

This is the second blog post in a two part series about processing the Eva Anderson’s Baltimore Dance Theater Collection! If you’d like to read the first blog post in this two part series, please click here! Whether it’s when Continue reading Intern in the Archives: Processing Eva Anderson’s Baltimore Dance Theater Collection

From the Archives: the Eva Anderson’s Baltimore Dance Theater Collection is Open for Research!

This is the first blog post in a two part series about processing the Eva Anderson’s Baltimore Dance Theater Collection in the Special Collections & Archives. The Special Collections & Archives are excited to announce that the Eva Anderson’s Baltimore Continue reading From the Archives: the Eva Anderson’s Baltimore Dance Theater Collection is Open for Research!

From the Archives: Do You Know About “The Kinderman?”

We all have favorite childhood memories, stories, books, and television shows. If you were a child in Baltimore, Columbia, or the surrounding region during the late 1980s or 1990s, one of your favorite TV shows may have been “It’s Kindertime” Continue reading From the Archives: Do You Know About “The Kinderman?”

Footnotes: Eva Anderson’s Baltimore Dance Theater Collection Comes to Langsdale

Eva Anderson’s Baltimore Dance Theater, poster detail (photo collage), 1982 Anderson floating on air during rehearsal, 1977 Modern dance legend and Howard County resident Eva Anderson has bestowed many gifts in her illustrious life.  For more than 40 years, Anderson Continue reading Footnotes: Eva Anderson’s Baltimore Dance Theater Collection Comes to Langsdale

Special Collections Highlight: Baltimore Voices Company

Today we are highlighting a collection from the Library’s Special Collections Department (offices and Research Room can be found on the 4th Floor of the Learning Commons): the Baltimore Voices Company Collection.  Formed in 1979, the Baltimore Voices Company (BVC) Continue reading Special Collections Highlight: Baltimore Voices Company

The Power of Public Archives

Photo credit: Xpressive4ever Dance Inc.  There is something very powerful about public archives when they are used by citizens to improve conditions for the next generation. That’s exactly what Angela Koukoui and her colleagues are doing at Langsdale Library. Angela Continue reading The Power of Public Archives