University Archives

The Ferdinand Hamburger University Archives collects, preserves, provides access to, and promotes the history of Johns Hopkins University in its many forms.

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Established in 1976, the Ferdinand Hamburger University Archives is the official archival repository for the Homewood Campus divisions of Johns Hopkins University: Central University Administration, Zanvyl Krieger School of Arts and Sciences, G.W.C. Whiting School of Engineering, Carey Business School, and the School of Education. It is also the repository for the Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies, based in Washington, DC.

The Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions maintain their own archival repository, as does the Peabody Institute. These repositories are located on their respective campuses.

Collections

The University Archives collects and manages many types of materials, including:

• Administrative records of the University such as the Office of the President records, records documenting the history of academic departments, and student records
• Faculty papers covering the careers of Hopkins faculty
• Student organization records and other materials documenting the student experience at Hopkins
• Photographs dating from the early days of the University to present
• Johns Hopkins University yearbooks, The Johns Hopkins News-Letter, and other Hopkins publications
• Oral history interviews with students, faculty, staff, and alumni discussing the Hopkins experience from their perspectives
• Web archives of Hopkins-affiliated websites
• Theses and dissertations written by Hopkins students. Learn about accessing these materials in Electronic Theses and Dissertations

We collect materials in both print and digital format.

If you want to donate materials to the University Archives, please contact the Hodson Curator of the University Archives.

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Accessing Archival Materials

To ask about our collections and services, please contact specialcollections@lists.jhu.edu. Please note that most archival and manuscript collections are housed offsite and can be retrieved on demand.

For retrieval of Special Collections materials, please contact us at least 48 hours before your visit.

• Collecting Student Life
• Ensuring that the history of student life as seen through the eyes of students is documented for future generations.
• University Records Management
• Providing records management services for the University.
• Hopkins Retrospective
• An initiative to expand our understanding of Hopkins history and to weave that history into the university experience.