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Exhibition

The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine: 125 Years of Tradition and Innovation

Discover how faculty, students, staff, donors, and patients shaped the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, and how Hopkins in turn shaped modern biomedicine in this multimedia exhibition

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Explore the treasures of the Sheridan Libraries through highlighted special collections, archival materials, and online exhibitions.

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Rare Books

The Dorothy McIlvain Scott Collection

Housed at the George Peabody Library, the Dorothy McIlvain Scott Collection is composed of over two hundred books featuring fine binding and fore-edge painting. Hidden renditions of beloved characters like Winnie-the-Pooh, mysterious city views, and scenes of everyday life are revealed to the reader when the text block is carefully fanned out.

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Rare Books

Book Arts

Book arts encompass a wide variety of objects, from limited-run pop-up books to one-of-a-kind sculptural pieces. They are represented in our collection by artists such as Julie Chen, Karen Hanmer, and Hanne Matthiesen, as well as from collectives and fine arts presses like Ediciones Vigía, the Women's Studio Workshop, and the Flockophobic Press.

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Archives

Daniel Coit Gilman Papers

Johns Hopkins University's first president, Daniel Coit Gilman served from 1875 to 1901. Widely regarded as an education innovator, Gilman's pioneering vision established Johns Hopkins as the United States' first research university.

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Rare Books

The Hinkes Collection of Scientific Discovery

The Hinkes Collection of Scientific Discovery is composed of hundreds of rare books and manuscripts documenting the trajectory of scientific thought from the 15th to 20th centuries. Highlights include the first edition of Galileo’s illustrated treatise on the discovery of sunspots (1613), the first appearance in print of Charles Darwin’s theory of evolution, in a rare paper printed by the Linnaean Society (1858), and a hand-colored copy of Johann Gabriel Doppelmayr's Atlas Coelestis (1742).

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Birney Anti-Slavery Collection

These anti-slavery pamphlets were assembled by the American abolitionist James G. Birney. The original collection was expanded by Birney's son William to include examples of pro-slavery, African colonization, and campaign literature. The collection spans the years 1784 to 1909, and includes important letters and speeches by key abolitionist figures such as Frederick Douglass, reports by abolitionist societies, and periodicals.

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Archives

Oral History Collection

Documents the Hopkins history through recordings and transcriptions of interviews with members of the Hopkins community. The collection includes both audio and video interviews, and continues to grow as new oral histories are recorded and added.

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Archives

Historical University Photographs

University Archives holds over 20,000 photographs documenting the visual history of Johns Hopkins University from its founding to present.

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Manuscripts

Elisabeth Gilman Papers

Elisabeth Gilman was much more than just the daughter of founding Hopkins president Daniel Coit Gilman. Social justice advocate, Socialist Party gubernatorial candidate, world traveler, and YMCA wartime volunteer, her life was one of service to her strongly held beliefs. The Elisabeth Gilman papers document her remarkable life through photos, correspondence, diaries, speeches and more.

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Manuscripts

Political Cartoons

Curated by Jesse Chen, JHU Class of 2016

Since the proliferation of Benjamin Franklin’s infamous “Join or Die” drawing in the 1750s, the political cartoon has enjoyed a significant presence in American history and politics. Iconic historical events, figures, and debates have been chronicled through the lens of various cartoonists’ work, serving as a form of documentation, commentary, and in some cases, protest.

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Sheridan Libraries launch the Peabody Ballroom Experience

December 11, 2018

The Johns Hopkins University Sheridan Libraries are pleased to announce the Peabody Ballroom Experience, a new collaboration with Baltimore’s ballroom community, a performance-based art culture comprising gay, lesbian, trans, and gender non-conforming people of color. The project will host public workshops with special collections materials, film screenings, panel discussions, and dance workshops; conduct oral history […]

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