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Record Group
Identifier: RG-15-070
Abstract
The Archaeological Institute of America, Baltimore Society was the first established, local chapter of the Archaeological Institute of America. The Baltimore Society was officially formed in 1888 by faculty of The Johns Hopkins University and other Baltimoreans who shared a scholarly interest in antiquities and classical studies. Though officially formed in 1888, minutes of the organization show that in 1886, an early iteration of the group was known as the Archaeological Society of The...
Dates:
1885-1939, 1982-1985; Majority of material found within 1915 - 1935
Collection — Box: BW-13
Identifier: MS-0241
Abstract
Authors Junto was a group formed for the purpose of improving the skill of composition. Members were allowed to assume the names of American Revolutionary figures. Collection consists of an undated, printed, signed constitution for the association calling itself, "Authors Junto."
Dates:
undated
Record Group
Identifier: RG-14-195
Abstract
The Johns Hopkins Black Student Union (BSU) was founded in April of 1968, shortly after the assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr. and the riots which followed in Baltimore City. The club sponsors social events and lectures, participates in community service activities such as tutoring disadvantaged children, works to promote unity among African Americans, and works to improve the overall climate for African American students at Hopkins. The records of the Black Student Union span the...
Dates:
1972, 1984-1997; Majority of material found within 1992-1996
Record Group
Identifier: RG-14-350
Abstract
The Diverse Sexuality and Gender Alliance records primarily consist of meeting minutes, executive board manuals, correspondence, broadsides, and other materials created by DSAGA between 1986 and approximately 2017.
Dates:
1986-approximately 2017
Collection
Identifier: MS-0229
Scope and Contents
This small collection gives a glimpse of the literary life of Baltimore in the late nineteenth century. Francese Turnbull was an author and patron of the arts. This collection is not her complete papers but deals with two of her interests: the patronage of Sidney Lanier and her membership in the Woman's Literary Club of Baltimore. The material on Lanier briefly describes the Turnbull's friendship with Sidney and Mary Day Lanier and details some of the activities the...
Dates:
1870-1927
Record Group
Identifier: RG-14-060
Abstract
Gamma Alpha is a natural science fraternity for graduate students, the Hopkins chapter of which was active from the 1930s through the 1960s. The records of Gamma Alpha date from 1926 to 1967 and consist primarily of administrative records such as minutes, correspondence, financial records and membership lists, and records documenting social functions and initiation ceremonies.
Dates:
1926-1967
Collection
Identifier: COLL-0011
Abstract
Johns Hopkins Homewood Photography is a full-service, on-campus resource for professional photography and photographic services, which provides editorial and news photography, portraits, and research photography for Johns Hopkins University clients on the Homewood campus and beyond. The Homewood Photography records contain 35mm and 120mm photographic negatives with the bulk dating from 1990 to 2004, and born-digital photographs dating from 2004 to 2010.
Dates:
1980, 1990-2010; Majority of material found within 1990-2010
Record Group
Identifier: RG-14-155
Abstract
The Hopkins Amateur Radio Club (HARC) was founded prior to 1932, likely around 1927, although the exact date has not been established. In addition to allowing access to equipment for those interested in ham radio operation, the club allows foreign students free air time to call home. The records of the Hopkins Amateur Radio Club (HARC) span the years 1927 to 2016. The period from 1932 to 1956 include station log books. In addition to log books, this record group contains meeting records,...
Dates:
1927-2016
Record Group
Identifier: RG-14-230
Abstract
The history of the Hopkins Science Fiction Association (HopSFA) starts with the Amber Society, an informal club in the early 1970s. This club was made up of science fiction fans at Hopkins as well as from Baltimore, including famed science fiction writer Roger Zelazny. In 1974, the club was chartered by the University and became known as the Hopkins Science Fiction Association (HopSFA). In its early years, the organization concerned itself primarily with publication. The records range in...
Dates:
1974-1991; 2015 - 2020
Record Group
Identifier: RG-14-470
Scope and Contents
This collection contains materials associated with the Johns Hopkins Musical Club, a student organization.
Dates:
1907 - 1908
Record Group — Box: 1
Identifier: RG-15-040
Abstract
The records of the Metaphysical Club of the Johns Hopkins University range in date from 1879 to 1885. They comprise one bound volume, which contains the club's constitution and by laws and the minutes of its monthly meetings.
Dates:
1879-1885
Record Group
Identifier: RG-15-010
Abstract
On May 31, 1877, at the behest of President Daniel Coit Gilman, Basil Gildersleeve, the first full professor of the Johns Hopkins University, organized the Johns Hopkins Philological Association, for the purpose of "that mutual and informal interchange of opinion ... which is so confessedly essential to the development of the true scholar." The records of the Johns Hopkins Philological Association consist of five bound volumes documenting early seminars and meetings of the department, as...
Dates:
1877-1995
Record Group
Identifier: RG-10-030
Abstract
Until 1969, there was no central office for coordinating University publications. These materials are actually an artificial collection rather than a group of records generated by a single University office. The collection consists of both serial and occasional publications of the University. The former include Circulars, Registers, Annual Reports of the President, Directories, Student Directories, The Freshman Record, and Phonebooks. The occasional publications include a wide variety of...
Dates:
1876-1997
Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: MS-0328
Abstract
Collection consists of one bound volume that served as a register for visitors to the Ladies' State Sanitary Fair held at the Maryland Institute in Baltimore, April 1864. Notable signatures include Abraham Lincoln; Mary Todd Lincoln; Treasury Secretary, Salmon P. Chase; Secretary of State, William Henry Seward; Maryland Governor, Augustus W. Bradford; and Major General Robert C. Schenck.
Dates:
1864 April
Collection — Box: BW-14, Folder: 8
Identifier: MS-0865
Abstract
This item consists of one blank confidential application to join the Leather Fraternity, a gay leather society operating in La Crescenta, CA. The Leather Fraternity was founded in the 1970s by John Embry, who also co-founded the leather magazine Drummer.
Dates:
1970s
Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: MS-0975
Record Group
Identifier: RG-15-080
Abstract
The records of Phi Beta Kappa, Alpha of Maryland, range in date from 1894 to 2001, with the preponderance of them dating from 1955 to 1981.
Dates:
1894-2010; Majority of material found within 1955 - 1981
Record Group
Identifier: RG-14-105
Abstract
The Johns Hopkins chapter of Pi Lambda Theta was founded around 1926 by Florence Bamberger, the first woman promoted to the rank of full professor in the Department of Education at Hopkins. Although it began as a women's organization, Pi Lambda Theta began admitting men in 1974 following ratification of an amendment by the national organization's executive committee. Covering the period from 1925 to 1988, the records include membership and scholarship records, financial records, and minutes...
Dates:
1925-1988
Collection — Box: BW-13
Identifier: MS-0255
Abstract
Robert Seymour Bridges was an author and founder of the Society of Pure English. This collection contains four letters from Bridges to "Professor Bright" [James Bright] discussing the formation of the Society.
Dates:
1922 December 19 - 1924 May 16
Record Group
Identifier: RG-15-020
Abstract
The Scientific Association of the Johns Hopkins University was originally organized by Professor Ira Remsen on October 24, 1877 "for the purpose of keeping those connected with one of the departments (then mathematics, physics, chemistry, and biology) informed as to the work being done in kindred subjects." The records of the Scientific Association of the Johns Hopkins University comprise the minutes of the Society from its inception in October 1877, to October 1919, bound in one volume.
Dates:
1877 October-1919 October
Record Group
Identifier: RG-14-001
Abstract
One of the first Hopkins student organizations, the Matriculate Society, was formed in 1883 to "foster the interests and promote the unity of the undergraduates." Since then, well over 150 student organizations have been established, most with similar goals; many have disbanded after a short period of time, while others have endured for as long as one hundred years. Types of records vary widely from organization to organization; many include membership lists, posters or announcements, while...
Dates:
1890s-2000s; 2015 - Ongoing
Record Group
Identifier: RG-14-110
Abstract
Founded in 1929 as a forum for the study of social problems, the Johns Hopkins University Liberal Club became a controversial and prominent political group among universities. The records of the Liberal Club cover the period 1929 to 1932 and are contained in four bound volumes of the Intercollegiate Conferences, which include not only lists of those who attended, but also newspaper clippings about the Club.
Dates:
1929-1932
Record Group
Identifier: RG-15-100
Abstract
The formation of the Tudor and Stuart Club was initiated by Sir William Osler and his wife, Lady Grace Osler. Their intention to provide an endowment for these activities was expressed in a letter to Johns Hopkins University President Frank J. Goodnow, dated October 30, 1918. Their endowment provided not only interest bearing securities for the book purchasing and other operations of the Club, it also contributed to their son Edward Revere Osler's personal book collection, about 800 volumes,...
Dates:
circa 1829-1997
Collection
Identifier: MS-0313
Abstract
Victoria Lincoln was an American writer of fiction and journalistic articles born in 1904. The papers consist largely of drafts of her many articles, stories, poems, and novels. The collection spans 1833-1986, with the bulk of the material from 1925-1985.
Dates:
1833-1986; Majority of material found within 1925-1985
Collection — Box: BW-5
Identifier: MS-0758
Content Description
Rewritten from dealer description:
Silk silver ribbon printed in all black. 7 3/4 x 3 inches. Illustrated with an engraved vignette of a Lady Columbia-like figure holding a staff and surrounded by flags, a shield, navigational instruments, and a globe. Above her head in a ribbon are the words, "Intelligence the Life of Liberty." A rare commemorative ribbon celebrating the fourth of July in Albany, New York. The item was printed in 1838.
Dates:
1838
