Tag Archives: UMB History
Historical Insights: Sickness at Sea, Rediscovering an 1843 Thesis on Scurvy
In 1843, Dr. Augustus J. Bowie, Acting Assistant Surgeon in the U.S. Navy, completed his medical education at the University of Maryland School of Medicine with his dissertation on Scurvy. This post, written by Alternative Spring Break Intern, Tessa Mills (MLS Student at the University of Kentucky), discusses the dissertation and the influence of scurvy in the nineteenth century. Continue reading
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Tagged Alternative Spring Break, dissertations, Intern, Scurvy, Thesis, UKY, UMB History, UMSOM
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First Women of the University of Maryland, Baltimore: An Exhibit
The HSHSL honors UMB women who paved the way for future generations with an exhibit: First Women of the University of Maryland. Continue reading
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Tagged First Women, UMB History, Womens History Month
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Will you be my Dr. Valentine?
This post highlights two UMB graduates with the last name Valentine. Read to learn more about Drs. Aloysius W. Valentine and Francis J. Valentine. Continue reading
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Tagged UMB History, UMSOD, UMSOM, UMSOP, Valentine's Day
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Tuesday 10/21: 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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Tagged Archives, Founder's Week, Open House, UMB History
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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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Tagged Archives, Founder's Week, Open House, UMB History
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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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Tagged Maynard A. Clemens, School of Commerce, UMB History
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Historical Insights: Hurd Pharmacy Donation
The Health Sciences and Human Services Library Historical Collections’ strives to provide broad access to our diverse collections both in person and digitally. Materials in our collections appear as they originally were published or created and may contain offensive or … Continue reading
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Tagged Hurd Pharmacy, Maryland College of Pharmacy, UMB History, UMSOP, Williamsport Md.
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Historical Insights: The UMB vs. JHU Thanksgiving Football Tradition
Football and Thanksgiving, a pairing as common as salt and pepper, peanut butter and jelly, or cheese and crackers. While today’s University of Maryland, Baltimore (UMB) does not field a football team, there was a time around the turn of the nineteenth century when UMB had a Thanksgiving rivalry with Johns Hopkins University (JHU). Continue reading
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Tagged Football, Sports, UMB History
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Historical Insights: Bones, Molars, and Briefs Halloween Edition
The HSHSL’s Historical Collections Department celebrates Halloween with hand-drawn images from the Bones, Molars, and Brief Yearbooks from 1897 to 1904. Check out the selection of creepy, magical, and ghoulish images. Continue reading
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Tagged art, halloween, UMB History, Yearbooks
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Historical Insights: The University of Maryland Faculty of Divinity
In 1812 the Maryland Legislature chartered the University of Maryland. The charter allowed for a Faculty of Medicine, Law, Arts & Sciences, and Divinity. This post oulines the brief history of the Faculty of Divinity at the University of Maryland. Continue reading
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Tagged Faculty of Divinity, Faculty of Theology, UMB History
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