Category Archives: Historical Collections
Tuesday 10/17: Historical Collections Tour Stop
Stop by the HSHSL’s Historical Collections on Tuesday Oct. 21 between noon and 2 p.m. The event is part of the University’s Founder’s Week Historical Treasurers Tour. Historical Collections of the Health Sciences and Human Services Library (HSHSL) is an … Continue reading
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Botanical Marvels: The 2026 HSHSL Calendar
2026 marks the fifth-year anniversary of the HSHSL Calendar! To match that milestone, this year’s theme, Botanical Marvels, features some of the most impressive images from Historical Collections Pharmacy Historical Collection. This year’s calendar is stunning with vibrant colors and … Continue reading
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Controversy: A Two-Part Exploration of Censorship Exhibit
Censorship and the impulse to restrict access to ideas are not new. They have remained a constant thread in debates over sex, religion, science, politics, gender and race, raising a fundamental question: Who gets to decide what we can read?
To mark Banned Books Week, Oct. 5–11, the HSHSL has assembled an exhibit highlighting banned and challenged books in our circulating and historical collections. Although the national observance lasts only one week, our exhibit will remain up longer to give visitors more time to explore. Continue reading
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Historical Collections: Founder’s Week Historical Treasures Tour Stop
As part of the University of Maryland, Baltimore’s (UMB) Founders Week celebration, students, staff, and faculty are invited to visit five historical sites on campus Oct. 21 between noon and 2 p.m. HSHSL’s own Historical Collections will be one of the tour stops that day. Continue reading
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Historical Insights: The University of Maryland School of Commerce (1921-1926)
From 1921 to 1926, the University of Maryland, Baltimore was home to the School of Commerce. This post highlights the brief history of the school. Continue reading
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Historical Insights: The Maryland Medical College of Baltimore, 1898-1913
This post highlights the brief history of the Maryland Medical College of Baltimore. A school that opened in September 1898 and closed in May 1913. Continue reading
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Historical Insights: The Bromo-Seltzer Sheet Music Collection
Blog post highlighting a February 2025 purchase of 10 pieces of Bromo-Seltzer Sheet Music. The post covers the history of Bromo-Seltzer and Emerson Drug Company including the proprietor, Isaac E. Emerson. Continue reading
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Tagged Bromo-Seltzer, Bromo-Seltzer Arts Tower, Emerson Drug Company, Isaac E. Emerson, Sheet Music, UMSOP
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Historical Insights: Provident Hospital, Baltimore’s Black Hospital, 1894-1999
The Provident Hospital was established in 1894 by a group of Black physicians looking to create a place where Black doctors could practice medicine and Black patients could receive medical care. These doctors were not permitted to practice medicine in any of the other Baltimore hospitals. While the hospital experienced its fair share of financial difficulities it survived and supported both Black physicians and patients until 1999. While late in Black History Month 2025, this post celebrates an important piece of Baltimore medical history. Continue reading
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Drawing Blood: Anatomical Depictions of the Heart Exhibit
February is American Heart Month. To honor this most central organ, the HSHSL has installed an exhibit in the Weise Gallery highlighting four centuries of anatomical drawings of the heart from the HSHSL’s Historical Collections. The first understanding of … Continue reading
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Historical Insights: The Piperno Collection
In the Spring of 1941 the Dental Library at the University of Maryland, Baltimore received the Piperno Collection. The collection, curated by Arrigo Piperno, includes original and reproduction engravings, advertisements, paintings, woodcuts, etchings, and books dating from 1523 to c. 1932. This post highlights the life of Dr. Piperno. Continue reading
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Tagged Arrigo Piperno, Dental History, Dental Illustrations, Dental Library, St. Apollonia, UMSOD
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