Author Archives: Tara Wink
1920: A look back at the University of Maryland 100 Years Ago
A new, albeit strange, school year has begun at the University of Maryland, Baltimore. At this unique time, it is valuable to look back at our campus history to see how things have changed and remained the same. This post marks the beginning of a series of posts looking at UMB in the academic school year 1920-1921. Continue reading
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Tagged 100 years, 1920, UMB History
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HS/HSL’s Virtual Hour of Service
On Tuesday, June 23, 2020 the Health Sciences and Human Services Library staff participated in a virtual hour of service. Library staff were encouraged to set aside an hour of their work day to serve the community. Participants chose the charity, non-profit, or service of their interest and provided an hour of their time. Continue reading
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Play Ball! The University of Maryland Nine vs. the Orioles, April 13, 1898
The Historical Collectiond department of the HS/HSL is throwing it back to 1898 when the University of Maryland, Baltimore baseball team took on the professional Orioles team. Continue reading
Posted in Dentistry, Historical Collections, Medicine
Tagged Baltimore Orioles, Baseball, Orioles, Sports, UMBSOD, UMBSOL, UMBSOM
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HS/HSL seeks COVID-19 Stories and Experiences from UMB Community
In an effort to capture the UMB Community’s experiences during the current pandemic for future researchers Historical Collections in the Health Sciences and Human Services Library has launched a project: UnMasking a Pandemic: Stories from UMB during COVID-19. The project … Continue reading
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Tagged Archival Collecting, Coronavirus, covid-19, UMB History
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Celebrate the end of the academic year with a gift from the HS/HSL!
It’s the end of the semester, during a global pandemic, things are stressful for everyone, everywhere! We at the HS/HSL hope this delightful coloring book of charming botanical images from our Historical Collections will help to ease stress and anxiety. … Continue reading
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Tagged Coloring Book, William Withering, William Woodville
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Recognizing Nurses with a historic poem this National Nurses Week
In the midst of this global pandemic falls National Nurses Week, May 6 to 12, 2020. During this monumental time the HS/HSL wishes to show our thanks to our UMB nurses past and present with a fitting poem from the 1905 Bones, Molars, and Briefs Yearbook. Continue reading
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Tagged National Nurses Week, Poetry, UMB Yearbooks, UMBSON
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Digital Jigsaw Puzzles From the HS/HSL Historical Collections
The HS/HSL has uploaded images from the Historical Collections Department into a virtual puzzle creator. Check them out today: https://www.jigsawplanet.com/winkta01/university-of-maryland-baltimore Continue reading
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“Her Smile” a Poem by Dr. Bert E. Doyle
Rounding out National Poetry Month 2020, is a beautiful love poem by Dr. Bert E. Doyle, School of Dentistry Class of 1904. The poem, titled “Her Smile” was published in the 1903 Bones, molars, and Briefs, the original name for the University of Maryland, Baltimore’s yearbook. Continue reading
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Tagged National Poetry Month, Poetry, UMB Yearbooks, UMBSOD
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Health: A Poem by the Physician Poet Edward Baynard
Celebrate National Poetry Month with a selection from Historical Collections. In Health, A Poem, Dr. Edward Baynard, a seventeenth century poet and physician, uses poetry to teach. He explains in an understandable—at least to someone in the seventeenth century—tone the manner in which to live a long, prosperous life. Continue reading
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The University Ode: A Celebration of UMB Poetry
April is National Poetry Month, an appropriate time to dig into historical collections to celebrate the literary talents of past members of the UMB community. Despite deep roots in medicine and other health related fields, Historical Collections materials reveal an appreciation for the arts among faculty, students, and staff alike. For example, Historical Collection houses a well-loved copy of The University Ode, a piece written for the Alumni Association. Continue reading
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Tagged Dr. Eugene F. Cordell, Dr. Theodore Hemberger, Eugene Lee Crutchfield, John C. Hemmeter, National Poetry Month, University Ode, University of Maryland Musical Association
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