Author Archives: Tara Wink
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
Posted in Historical Collections, Nursing
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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Book It Forward: HSHSL Children’s Book Drive Begins April 4
Help local youth discover the joys of reading! To kick off our celebration of National Library Week (April 3-9, 2022), the HSHSL will be collecting new or gently used books for children and teens/young adults. All books will be donated … Continue reading
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Tagged books, Children, Community, National Library Week
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First Women of the University of Maryland, Baltimore: Exhibit Returns
In March 2020, the HSHSL was celebrating Women’s History Month with a gallery exhibit featuring the accomplishments of the First Women of the University of Maryland, Baltimore. Unfortunately, a week after the exhibit opened, the COVID-19 pandemic arrived in Maryland … Continue reading
Posted in Exhibits, Historical Collections
Tagged UMB Graduate School, UMB History, UMBSOD, UMBSOL, UMBSOM, UMBSON, UMBSOP, UMBSSW, Womens History Month
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