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Howard Dean

Digitizing our Audio-Visual Collection

04/23/2024

The archives hold a vast amount of material and material types, some of which are easier to 保存 and make accessible than others. Often it is the more recent items that have the most issues. The pages of an 18th-century letter book are made of sturdier material than a newspaper from the 1930s. A letter from the Revolutionary War will be readable for centuries while your emails will be lost to obsolescence in a few years. And a videotape from the 1980s… well, that requires some outside help.

  • A/V materials
  • Talking Democracy
  • Archives
National 诗歌 Month

National 诗歌 Month

04/16/2024

The American 图书馆 Association’s National 诗歌 Month poster this year features Maryland’s first African American Poet Laureate of Maryland, and just the second woman to hold the position, Lucille Clifton. The lines come from her poem, blessing the boats. She visited Washington College and gave a talk and poetry reading in March 1989 and received an Honorary Doctor of Letters in the 1989 commencement ceremony.

  • 诗歌
  • Archives
Frank Adams in uniform

National Home Front Project - Meet Frank Adams

04/12/2024

The National Home Front Project is a major grassroots initiative under the leadership of historians at Washington College. Our innovative oral history program partners with individuals, communities, and organizations across the United States to record, 保存, and share audio interviews with civilians who experienced World War II.

  • National Home Front Project
  • Starr Center
  • World War II
  • Archives
John Barth

John Barth, local author and friend to Washington College

04/03/2024

Renowned Maryland author John Barth, an innovative fiction novelist and literary essayist with strong ties to the 复活节n Shore and Washington College, has died at the age of 93.

  • John Barth
  • Postmodern Authors
  • Rose O'Neill Literary House
  • Archives
Elm April Fool's edition

April Fools!

04/02/2024

In celebration of April Fool’s Day, we present to our readers two truths and a lie about Washington College history and tradition. See if you can guess which are which! Just for fun, the lie will contain a grain of truth!

  • April Fool's Day
  • 的榆树
  • The Pagasus
  • Archives
A Cooks Tour ducks

Happy 复活节! Happy 春天!

03/29/2024

The blossoms herald new beginnings and all the celebrations of 春天 including 复活节! Here are some traditional 复活节n Shore recipes to help you plan your springtime dinner.

  • 烹饪
  • 复活节
  • 食谱
  • 春天
  • Archives
Maryland Day Custom House

Maryland Day!

03/26/2024

Yesterday, March 25, marked the 390th anniversary of Maryland Day, a legal holiday commemorating the founding of our beloved Old Line state.

  • Maryland Day
  • Maryland History
  • Archives
Bob at Los Alamos

National Home Front Project - Meet Robert "Bob" Carter

03/22/2024

The National Home Front Project is a major grassroots initiative under the leadership of historians at Washington College. Our innovative oral history program partners with individuals, communities, and organizations across the United States to record, 保存, and share audio interviews with civilians who experienced World War II.

  • National Home Front Project
  • Starr Center
  • World War II
  • Archives