Hopkins Retrospective

Our favorite photographer, Will Kirk! "The Study at Johns Hopkins is celebrating Kirk's portfolio with an exhibition at the hotel, located on the corner of North Charles and East 33rd streets". hub.jhu.edu/gallery/2025/0…

This account will be taking a break until January 13. We’ll see you all again soon. Happy Holidays! Video: An image with the word “We’re taking a break” set over a cartoon winter scene. At the bottom, there are various images and videos playing inside the shape of presents.

Which of these feasts do you wish you could have this weekend? 📸: Student Involvement Crab Feast, 2009; The annual dinner for the Office of International Student and Faculty Services, c. 1990s; The Biology Department’s Oyster Feast, 1967. #ArchivesHashtagParty #ArchivesFeast

Inheritance Baltimore conference honors efforts to preserve the city's Black history, culture hub.jhu.edu/2024/11/12/inh… via @HubJHU

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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.

Johns Hopkins students unpack the past at the Bmore Historic 'unconference' hub.jhu.edu/2024/10/17/bmo… via @HubJHU

Happy Birthday to a notable alum, @govwesmoore! Enjoy these throwback photos from 2001 of Moore working as a 23-year-old mentor. 23 years later today, he continues to inspire. Photos: Several photos of Wes Moore and other mentors speaking with teens in a classroom in 2001.

Another #BmoreHistoric Unconference in the bag! On September 27, students, history professionals, archivists, teachers, and community members all connected to make a successful unconference. Until next year!

Have you read this blog post by First-Year Fellow Maneeza Khan about her experiences conducting research on early admission records of women at Hopkins? blogs.library.jhu.edu/2024/09/meet-o…

Yesterday, Dr. Adrienne Israel spoke on campus about her experiences with interviewing Ghanaian soldiers and teaching African and Africana Studies at Guilford College. Dr. Israel is also the first Black woman to receive a Ph.D. in History at JHU.

An eight-sided building in Baltimore?!? You betcha. It's the Mount Washington Octagon! Learn more about this unique structure (formerly the Mount Washington Female College) in this week's Flashback Friday 5MH video! #historicpreservation zurl.co/JU76

It’s National School Picture Day! Whether it was called the Debutante or the Hullabaloo, from 1889 to 2014 a physical, student-crafted yearbook was published every year at Hopkins. jscholarship.library.jhu.edu/handle/1774.2/…

“This summer, Peabody Institute Dean Fred Bronstein shared with the Peabody community an independent research report examining the life and work of….institute founder George Peabody”. peabody.jhu.edu/explore-peabod…

Join Us📢Inheritance Baltimore and the Struggle for Just Futures: Cultural Work as Reparations November 14th-16th Locations: JHU ; Eubie Blake National Jazz Institute & Cultural Center 🆓Register: shorturl.at/mEJ76 #struggleforjustfuturesIB24 #jhu #baltimoreconference

On August 19, join us at this happy hour to socialize and discuss potential session ideas for the 2024 Bmore Historic unconference. Register for this free event at the link below #bmorehistoric #baltimore #happyhour eventbrite.com/e/bmore-histor…

Introducing our newest Hugh Hawkins Fellows! 🗣️📢 This year, for the first time, we have FIVE fellows from across the university who will be diving into a diverse set of research topics. retrospective.jhu.edu/hawkins-fellow…

Go Baltimore, it’s your birthday! And we’re celebrating by giving a shoutout to Inheritance Baltimore, a program that works as a love letter to its city. Have you heard they have a conference this November 14-16? inheritancebaltimore.jhu.edu #struggleforjustfuturesIB24

Forgotten 'ghost river' runs beneath JHU's Homewood campus hub.jhu.edu/2024/07/15/gho… via @HubJHU