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

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Manuscripts

John Barth Collection

The John Barth Collection, spanning the years from 1930 through 2014, includes a variety of materials such as correspondence, photographs, notebooks, and typescript drafts that document the life and writing process of the National Book Award winning author. Shown here are the manuscript title pages for the novel LETTERS, published in 1979.

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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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Ephemera

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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Can You Dig It? Homewood Museum Wins Historic Preservation Award for Drainage Improvement Project

June 22, 2018

Last night, a team that included several Hopkins employees was recognized by the local historic preservation nonprofit Baltimore Heritage for successfully shepherding Homewood Museum through an extensive drainage improvement project last summer. The project—which was undertaken to correct a faulty underground piping system that was causing moisture to pool around the historic house’s foundation—required the […]

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This Friday is the last day to browse a special selection of #LGBTQ books from our collection currently on display… https://t.co/Y10QVjEWgj
6:30 PM Jun 21st
With Mars in recent news, we're highlighting our exhibit "Detecting Life on the Red Planet," which tells the story… https://t.co/wMR1ZjOMPc
7:16 PM Jun 20th