Explore Baltimore Arts History with UB Special Collections & Archives

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Though the COVID-19 pandemic continues to limit many of our activities like in-person archives research, in-person instruction, community events, and other gatherings, we can celebrate and explore Baltimore history through digital exhibits from UB Special Collections & Archives. February is Continue reading Explore Baltimore Arts History with UB Special Collections & Archives→

What are You Reading? With Tom Dettling

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Two book suggestions from Tom

As we are all teleworking, learning from home, working from home, etc. due to the COVID-19 pandemic, RLB Library hopes you are able to continue reading and learning about your interests. We are continuing our What Are You Reading? blog series Continue reading What are You Reading? With Tom Dettling→

Seeing Baltimore Through the Archives: “Between the World and Me”

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Toni Morrison called Ta-Nehisi Coates’ book, Between the World and Me, “required reading” when it was published in 2015. Amid the events of 2020, including the dangers of the COVID-19 pandemic, and the protests alongside a national reckoning with racism Continue reading Seeing Baltimore Through the Archives: “Between the World and Me”→

Celebrate Archives Month with Oral History Collections Online

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American Archives Month

This October UB Special Collections & Archives is celebrating American Archives Month. You can celebrate too by exploring our oral history collections and our digital exhibits online. Archives provide us with a window into the records and raw data of Continue reading Celebrate Archives Month with Oral History Collections Online→

Remembering Betty Garman Robinson (b.1939-d. 2020)

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UB Special Collections & Archives is deeply saddened by the loss of Betty Garman Robinson, a civil rights activist and Baltimore community organizer. Betty passed away this past weekend at the age of 81. We remember her life, her work, Continue reading Remembering Betty Garman Robinson (b.1939-d. 2020)→

Behind the Stacks: Meet the Library with Erin

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In archives and libraries “the stacks” refers to the many resources held by a repository for students and researchers to use. Librarians, archivists, academic tutors, and others work hard to preserve and make these resources and collections accessible and to Continue reading Behind the Stacks: Meet the Library with Erin→

Introducing the UB JEDI Series

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The new JEDI Series is an engagement platform for University of Baltimore faculty, staff, and students to dialogue, learn, and reflect on current issues related to justice, equity, diversity, and inclusion. The series was developed by Zandra D. Rawlinson, UB Continue reading Introducing the UB JEDI Series→