« The granite block, which began its life as a seat for the author of the Dred Scott decision, has become a platform for Baltimoreans who regularly bring their questions and concerns, their joys and their self-expression to the site. » hardhistories.substack.com/p/from-contr...

"The paper uplifted Black student voices...[they] shared their Hopkins experience....covered domestic and international events...addressed the University’s progress in promoting an inclusive on-campus community and poets expressed themselves through advocacy-driven creative writing". bit.ly/4ud4lST

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MARCH 12 AT 12 PM: Curious about the renovation of the Eisenhower Library? 🤔⁠ ⁠ Join us for our upcoming Lunch With the Libraries, where Dean Elisabeth Long of Sheridan Libraries & University Museums will lead a virtual tour paired with a Q&A session.⁠ ✨️🏛️✨️⁠ ⁠ Registration is required: bit.ly/4bjpseI

From 1936 to 1971, five presidents of JHU and other top administrators had their offices at Homewood House, as it was then known. There, they made impactful and often surprising decisions, setting JHU on a distinctive course as higher education underwent fundamental changes.

Thank you to moderator Allison Seyler and panelists Michelle Fitzgerald, Margaret Burri, Nandini Rastogi, and Ten Nazur for a wonderful curator panel tonight. They spoke on everything from collections that smell of perfume to studying difficult archival documents on enslavement and incarceration.

Nandini Rastogi, A&S '29, explains how a disastrous fire created new opportunities for JHU's early libraries in her blog post "The fire that transformed Johns Hopkins’ libraries, part one". @jhulibraries.bsky.social www.library.jhu.edu/news/2026/02...

An insightful conversation on Monday from the authors and team that has researched 150-years of university history and compiled it into a book to be published later this year. The panel was moderated by Barbara Kline Pope and panelists included Andrew Jewett, Jonathan Strassfeld, and Anna Reser.

The secret history of Johns Hopkins' original 'student center' hub.jhu.edu/2026/02/16/h...

Join us for our 3 part event series Global Ballroom: Baltimore Meets Brazil! 📽️ 🎞️ This is Ballroom (2024)⁠: 2/26 at 5:30-8 PM 🎥 🎮 Peabody Ballroom Micro-Festival⁠: 2/27 at 5:30-7 PM 💃🕺 Vogue Workshop: Baltimore Meets Brazil⁠: 2/27 at 7-9 PM Learn more & register: krieger.jhu.edu/cams/2026/01...

We’ve got 10 folks transcribing away for @douglassday.bsky.social!

We’re all set up for #DouglassDay2026!

It’s that time of year again! 🧁 Hopkins Retrospective and Johns Hopkins University Libraries celebrates Commemoration Day every year to mark the inauguration of our first university president on February 22, 1876. For the 150th anniversary, it’s all hands on deck to reflect on Hopkins history.

Join us for Douglass Day next week at Johns Hopkins Special Collections in the Brody Learning Commons! We'll transcribe in community, and we'll have plenty of treats to share. Let us know you're joining us on campus: jhu.libcal.com/calendar/eve...

Juliana Márquez, 2023 Hugh Hawkins Fellow, has published "Surgical Retrospection (Historical) William Halsted’s Radical Mastectomy Patients: A Historical Analysis Through Patient Narratives", based on her research conducted at @jhmedarchives.bsky.social. Congratulations Juliana! ow.ly/4ujY50Yac50

Found today by our accessioning archivist...have you ever considered creating a "nest egg" to join a class reunion in Bermuda? The Class of 1929 had these expectations for their 35th reunion that would "make history at Johns Hopkins." #FromtheArchives #UniversityArchives

From engineers to Hopkins Dining staff, the Indispensable Role of Blacks at Johns Hopkins covers the wide range of people who have contributed to the university. The IRB online exhibit gathers all of these accomplishments to view in one place. https://bfsa.jhu.edu/exhibits/exhibit-list/

“Processing a collection of this magnitude is part puzzle, part treasure hunt...As archivists, we encounter unique items whose context or significance may not always be immediately clear, but they often open doors for researchers to make new connections.” www.library.jhu.edu/news/2026/01...

Johns Hopkins is now accepting proposals for the Sesquicentennial Awards Program, a funding opportunity that honors the university’s legacy of discovery and service while advancing ideas that help shape its future. Submit your proposal at https://bit.ly/4oThRHj.

That time MLK Jr's right-hand-man Bayard Rustin spoke at Levering Hall on JHU's Homewood Campus, and the KKK burned a cross outside www.jhunewsletter.com/article/2023... (see also hub.jhu.edu/magazine/202... )

Susanne Sterbing, assistant research professor of Psychological and Brain Sciences, was widely respected for her comparative research on auditory and somatosensory systems across species. She was a meticulous scientist, devoted teacher, and deeply valued colleague. hub.jhu.edu/2026/01/08/s...

Acclaimed mathematician Takashi Ono, a professor emeritus at JHU, died at 97. Known for foundational work in algebraic number theory and arithmetic geometry, he also shaped generations through his teaching and mentorship. hub.jhu.edu/2026/01/13/t...

Save the date! Douglass Day 2026 "All Rights for All" Fri, February 13 Sign up today! DouglassDay.org Feat. the Colored Conventions Project! @ccp-org.bsky.social @digblk.bsky.social

For 150 years, Johns Hopkins University has redefined what is possible through research, education, and discovery. As we enter our Sesquicentennial year, it's time to celebrate the relentless pursuit of knowledge and the people behind it. 150.jhu.edu

Happy Holidays from the Chesney Archives! Please enjoy a restful winter break.🎄☃️ Greeting card from The Johns Hopkins Hospital, circa 1940s, from the Photograph Collections of The Johns Hopkins Hospital.

Soaring off for a quick break. 💙 This account will be on break until January 5. We hope you also get some time to rest and reflect. We will see you in the new year!

Attention Blue Jays- don't forget that the MSE Library Annex, Brody Learning Commons, Hutzler Reading Room, Hodson Hall, and George Peabody Library will have adjusted hours for winter break!⁠ We hope you have a restful and rejuvenating holiday season! ❄️

POV you are a literal baby studying for finals. Good luck out there! Photo: A baby studying on a Homewood campus quad, 1991.

“When I learned that Maryland’s Anne Arundel County officials had formally apologized for slavery, I wasn’t sure what to think.” open.substack.com/pub/hardhist...

Looking for a study space during Reading and Exam Days? We've got you covered! Visit the Sheridan Libraries' website at library.jhu.edu/study-spaces for a directory of expanded study spaces on the Homewood campus, which will be updated as locations, hours, and other details become available.

Explore Part II of an insightful interview from today's Scholarly Kitchen with @wendyqueen.bsky.social @hopkinspress.bsky.social & @tjowens.bsky.social on how digital tools have reshaped the history of science. #ReadUP #TeamUP scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2025/11/25/s...

'Tis the season of gratitude, and something we can’t be grateful enough for is the hard work our reference archivist and the special collections student workers put into answering researcher inquiries! Researchers from around the world reach out, and they almost always provide a bit of thanks.

Starting this Friday, the MSE Library Annex and Brody Learning Commons have adjusted hours for the Thanksgiving holiday!⁠ ⁠ From 11/21 - 11/29: 7:30 AM to 6:00 PM Monday - Saturday, 12:00 PM - 6:00 PM Sunday.⁠ Both spaces will be CLOSED 11/27 and 11/28. ⁠ Have a restful and rejuvenating break! 🦃

We're Back! Hard Histories: Facing Into the Wind! open.substack.com/pub/hardhist...

"The MSE Library Modernization is an ambitious renovation and redesign of the 182,000-square-foot building...Sixteen months into the construction phase of the project, here’s the latest progress to celebrate." blogs.library.jhu.edu/2025/11/mse-...

The Homewood Museum held a panel discussion last night for their new exhibit, "If Walls Could Talk: A History of an American House", now open until 2027. Michelle Fitzgerald, John Guess (A&S '71, SAIS '76), Hadeed Habib (A&S '25), and Molly Moores spoke on their process of shaping the exhibit

Ira Remsen was the first chemistry professor at Hopkins and the university's second president. His legacy on campus was cemented in 1927 when the new chemistry building was named in his honor, and his ashes were interred behind a plaque shortly after the building's opening. #HappyHalloween

The @jhulibraries.bsky.social has acquired the records of the @modernlanguage.bsky.social, the leading professional association in the United States for scholars of language and literature. The extensive archive documents the MLA’s activities from its founding at JHU in 1883-2017. t.jh.edu/A6fqO0

"Ceremony," the new exhibition at the #FraryGallery, features works from artist and social scientist Lindsay Adams, placed in conversation with never-before-seen archival objects from @jhulibraries.bsky.social 🎨 Exhibit opens 10/29 at the #HopkinsBloombergCenter washingtondc.jhu.edu/arts-culture...

We are excited to welcome faculty and students from the JHU Film & Media Program to the Chesney Archives today! They are filming a documentary short focusing on Martha Jones's Hard Histories work using the Records of the Johns Hopkins Hospital Orphan Asylum. 📽️🎞️🎬https://tinyurl.com/4k28pxvk

Now available to read on JScholarship, "The Evolution of the Homewood and JHMI Police: Changes in Johns Hopkins Law Enforcement from the Late 1960s to the Early 1980s" by Henry Clayton, one of our 2024-2025 Hugh Hawkins Fellows. #skystorians https://jscholarship.library.jhu.edu/handle/1774.2/71294

Our final questions for the day! Why did you become an archivist? Or who is another archivist you look up to? Our archivists answered.... #AskAnArchivist

Our fourth question: What are the most common workplace hazards for archivists? “On the digital side, one hazard you always have to look out for is a computer virus! It could be lurking within the most benign-looking floppy disk.”– Rachel Gattermeyer, Digital Archivist

Our third question: how would they describe their job to a half-interested, distant family member? Heavy on the half-interested. #AskAnArchivist

It’s #AskAnArchivist Day! We’ll be sharing the University Archivists’ responses to some select questions throughout the day. Our second question: If they could have a mascot for our archives team, what would they choose?

It’s #AskAnArchivist Day! We’ll be sharing the University Archivists’ responses to some select questions throughout the day. Our first question: What is something they have found tucked away in between archival documents? As you’ll see, truly, the sky is the limit.

Nothing says Fall Break more than taking the time to enjoy the chilling temperatures, drink a hot beverage, revel in spooky season, and admire the changing leaves. Have a wonderful week, everyone!

"On October 21, Homewood Museum will open If Homewood’s Walls Could Talk: A History of an American House, a new exhibition exploring the house’s full 224-year history." blogs.library.jhu.edu/2025/10/new-...

Hopkins Retrospective was also able to share the work we do through two sessions at NCPH 2025 - “Engaging Communities in Critical University Histories” and “Solidarity in Our Storytelling: Lessons in Collaborative Historiography.” Read more about both now at blogs.library.jhu.edu.

Staff dining and caffeinating from the vending machines in the Johns Hopkins Hospital employee lounge, circa 1960. Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, Office of Public Affairs Photograph Collection. #NationalCoffeeDay ☕