Tag Archive | collection
Revealing La Révolution: Digitized Pamphlets Accessible through WorldCat
By Technical Lead John Schalow, Special Collections Cataloger/Coordinator The University of Maryland Libraries’ French Pamphlet Collection is currently accessible through an inventory. But if you are looking for a specific title among the 5000 pamphlets in series one, you won’t find it quickly as series one is organized in boxes by broad subject. We don’t […]
The World’s Fair Ephemeral and Graphic Material Collection
The World’s Fair Ephemeral and Graphic Material Collection is now available at the Maryland Room, 1st floor Hornbake Library. To celebrate, we are featuring four blog posts about World’s Fair history and the collection. Read the next post Friday, February 8, 2013. Part 1 of 4 Before the internet, World’s Fairs gave people the chance […]
Yuletide Books: On display now in the Maryland Room
Get into the holiday spirit than by visiting the Special Collections Literature and Rare Books Collection in Hornbake Library! On display now in the Maryland Room are books written by celebrated authors about the holiday season or retelling classic tales. Visit the UMD Libraries hours website for our holiday hours – you definitely don’t want […]
Ghostly Encounters: A night at the Rossborough
Reblogged from Terrapin Tales: In honor of Halloween, we saved the spookiest story for last. Take a look back at the previous weeks for more ghostly tales: week 1, week 2, week 3, and week 4. We hope you have enjoyed our paranormal accounts over the last four weeks. Make sure to stop by some […]
Ghostly Encounters: Have you met the McNamees?
Reblogged from Terrapin Tales: Are you following our spooky posts about campus ghosts? Creeped out yet by the spectral spirits of Morrill Hall and Marie Mount Hall? Keep reading – the best is yet to come! This week finds us at the McNamee Cemetery behind the Stadium Drive Garage. Not many people know about this spot, which […]
Spooky Special Collections: Rare Books
They say a picture is worth a thousand words, so here are a few photos of the rare books featured in our latest Spooky Special Collections display. Visit the Maryland Room in Hornbake Library to see these incredible works up close. You can read some of our books online! Visit The Vampyre and Edgar Allen […]
Spooky Special Collections
Libraries are often the focal points for the spooky, mythical, and gruesome. Special Collections are no different, and we’re celebrating the spirit of Halloween in style! University Archives Blog: “Ghostly Encounters” will feature haunted places at the University of Maryland. Visit their site every Wednesday, and be prepared to think of your classroom in a […]
