Category Archives: Historical Collections
UMB’s Championship Basketball Team, 1904-1905
It is the end of March, which means March Madness and the NCAA men’s basketball tournament is in full swing! The first NCAA tournament occurred in 1939 with eight teams competing for the championship. The first time a University of Maryland team appeared in the tournament was 1958. The 1958 team was composed of players from the University of Maryland, College Park. The University of Maryland, Baltimore has never had a basketball team in the NCAA tournament; however, UMB has produced a championship Basketball team. Continue reading
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Tagged Basketball, Sports, UMB History, UMBSOD, UMBSOM
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A Brief History of UMB African American Student Organizations
As Black History Month 2021 draws to a close, the Historical Collections in the HSHSL could not let the month past without looking back on UMB’s African American history. The following highlights a few of the many student organizations throughout UMB’s history in an attempt to acknowledge the work of many to make our campus more inclusive and diverse. Continue reading
Posted in Dentistry, Historical Collections, Medicine, Nursing, Pharmacy, Social Work, Students
Tagged African American Students, Black History Month, UMB History, UMBSOD, UMBSOL, UMBSOM, UMBSON, UMBSOP, UMBSSW
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UMB and the United States Presidency: Faculty and Alumni Ties to the Country’s Highest Office
In celebration of President’s Day, Historical Collections at the HSHSL is looking back on University of Maryland, Baltimore’s connections to the United States Presidency. With a founding date of 1807, UMB is just thirty-one years shy of sharing a birthyear with the United States and with a home in Baltimore a mere thirty-eight miles from Washington, D.C. it is not surprising to find ties to the U.S. Presidency. The following outlines three UMB faculty and alumni and their ties to the highest U.S. Office. Continue reading
Posted in Dentistry, Historical Collections, Medicine
Tagged Dr. Henry Albert Parr, Dr. James Julius Richardson, Dr. Robley Dunglison, Presidents, Presidents Day, UMB History, UMBSOD, UMBSOM
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#ColorOurCollections at the HSHSL
Every February since 2016, the New York Academy of Medicine hosts the #ColorOurCollections event meant to highlight the diverse images in the form of coloring sheets and books from libraries, archives, and other cultural institutions. This year the HSHSL Historical … Continue reading
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Tagged Botanical, Color Our Collections, Coloring Book, Herbals
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A History of the UMB Presidency
The inauguration of the 46th president of the United States occurs Wednesday, January 20, 2021. The United States and World will watch as Joseph R. Biden Jr. is sworn in as President along with Vice President Kamala Harris. In celebration of the United States Inaugural events, the Historical Collections Department of the Health Sciences and Human Services Library, is taking a moment to look back on our own Presidential history. Continue reading
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Tagged Presidents, UMB History, UMB Presidents
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Submit your story to UnMasking a Pandemic: Stories from UMB during COVID-19
Since June, the Historical Collections Department of the Health Sciences and Human Services Library has been collecting campus reactions to the pandemic as well as personal stories and reflections of the campus community. The project, UnMasking a Pandemic: Stories from UMB during COVID-19, has received seven submissions since its launch. Submissions have included diary-like reflections, poetry, photographs, and original artwork. Historical Collections continues to solicit submissions for this project. Continue reading
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Tagged Archival Collecting, Coronavirus, covid-19, umb digital archive
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Common Holiday Spices, Flavors, and Nuts and their Traditional Medicinal Qualities
The holiday and winter seasons have common ingredients, usually with bold, warming flavors. The holiday bread, cookie, and cake recipes call for spices and flavorings like nutmeg, ginger, vanilla, and clove or nuts like walnuts and almonds. Historically however, these ingredients were prescribed for a variety of ailments in botanicals and herbals. Continue reading
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Tagged Botanical, Herbals, holiday, Robert Bentley, UMBSOP, William Woodville
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A Look at Winter Fruits and their Medicinal Qualities from Select Historical Botanicals
Lemons, oranges, pomegranates, these are all fruits associated with winter and the holiday season. Today we eat them as desserts or in desserts or in cocktails. These fruits bring a sense of freshness to the winter months. While today these fruits are important for a balanced and flavorful diet; in the 17th through the early 19th centuries, these fruits were often prescribed in botanicals for a variety of medicinal purposes. Botanicals are a form of book published to illustrate plant species and their medicinal value. The HSHSL’s Historical Collections Department is home to a large collection of Botanicals as part of our historic Pharmacy Collection. These volumes were used by the early UMB schools to teach pharmacists and doctors the value of plants for medicinal purposes. Continue reading
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Tagged Botanical, Robert Bentley, UMBSOP, William Woodville
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1984 HS/HSL Cookbook Looks to Spice up your Thanksgiving and Holidays
Still looking for that perfect Thanksgiving dish? Holiday dessert? Appetizer to try during a virtual office event? Or perhaps you are tired of making banana or sourdough bread? Drop that phone, cancel your GrubHub order! The HS/HSL is here to help! In November 1984 the staff of what was then the Health Sciences Library produced their very own Cookbook. Continue reading
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Tagged Cookbook, HSHSL, Library Staff, Recipes
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