Author Archives: Tara Wink
Color Our Collections
Join the worldwide #ColorOurCollections event by coloring sheets from the HSHSL’s Historical Collections during the week of February 6. This years sheets features materials from UMB’s historical yearbooks, anatomy texts, and botanicals. Continue reading
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Tagged anatomy, Botanicals, Color Our Collections, coloring, Yearbooks
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The L.G. Eberhardt, Druggist “Ghost” Sign
January 12th is National Pharmacist Day in the US, to celebrate read the newest HSHSL Historical Collections’ blog post and learn about three historical Baltimore pharmacists and their store at 631 W. Lexington Street. now located on UMB’s campus. Continue reading
Posted in Historical Collections, Pharmacy
Tagged Druggist, Ghost Sign, Louis Boucsein, Louis G. Eberhardt, Maryland Collge of Pharmacy, Pharmacists Day, Rieman Block, Simon Solomon, UMSOP, West Lexington Street
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Woven Stories: Maria’s Puerto Rican Holiday tradition
Holidays, at all times of the year, elicit a variety of memories, stories, tradition, and culture. However, the winter holidays seem to hold some of the deepest traditions. As these times come closer, the HSHSL is asking you to think about your own holiday or winter stories and share them with our Woven Stories Project. Continue reading
5th Annual Vaccination Day at the HSHSL!
It’s time again for the HSHSL and School of Pharmacy Flu Clinic. As always, vaccines are by appointment only for UMB campus employees and students. The 1-day clinic will be held on Thursday, Oct. 20 from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm in the Weise Gallery on the first floor of the Library. Continue reading
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Tagged covid-19, flu clinic, Pneumonia, UMSOP, Vaccinations
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Historical Insights: Margaret Bowen Rose’s Scrapbook Digitized
Scrapbooking in the 21st century has become somewhat of a lost art but remains a very powerful historical tool. With a combination of journal entries and photographs, they give a great deal of insight into not only the look and feel of the time period they were created, but also of the person who created them. Margaret Bowen Rose, possibly unknowing of this significance, created such a document for her Class of 1936 at the University of Maryland School of Nursing. The most exciting thing about this book’s donation is that our Historical Collections does not currently have yearbooks for the years of 1933-1946 at the University. Margaret’s unique perspective is the closest insight we have to the experiences of our students during that period. Continue reading
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Tagged Class of 1936, Nursing, Scrapbook, Scrapbooking, UMB History, UMBSON
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Book It Forward: One Month Left in HSHSL Children’s Book Drive
Book it Forward, the Health Sciences and Human Services Library (HSHSL) Children’s Book Drive, has been going on for one month now. The UMB community has generously donated children and teens books for organizations in Baltimore. Book It Forward continues … Continue reading
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Tagged books, Children, Community
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