The Johns Hopkins University - Manuscripts
Manuscripts
Laurence Hall Fowler Project, 1913
Mailing Address
MSEL-Department of Rare Books and Manuscripts
3400 North Charles Street
Baltimore, MD 21218
Contact: Kelly Spring
Phone: 410.516.8323
E-mail: kspring1@jhu.edu
Web: JHU - Manuscripts
Finding Aids: Manuscripts Registers
Hours of Service
Monday-Friday 8:30 am - 5:00 pm
Thursday, 8:30 am - 8:00 pm
Materials to be used on Thursday evenings must be requested no later than 4:30pm that afternoon.
Overview
The Historical Manuscripts Collection focuses on individuals who have been associated with the Johns Hopkins University. The collection is strong in the history of science, especially physics and chemistry; literary manuscripts of Hopkins-related authors; and the history of higher education.Â
Special Services
Cameras (at curator discretion)
Digital cameras (at curator discretion)
Photo print service
Photocopies
Photoduplication services
Scanning
Type of Materials
Architectural Documents
Audiovisual Materials
Books and Monographs
Digital Collections
Digital Exhibits
Exhibitions
Musical Scores
Newspapers
Oral Histories
Personal Papers
Photographs
Primary Resources
Printed Ephemera
Prints and Drawings
Vertical File Material
Detailed Description of Collections
Architectural Documents
Laurence Hall Fowler's working papers from his architectural practice (1906-45). Includes plans, photographs and documents.
Artifacts
Cultural Properties Database:Â a database ofart and cultural artifacts in three collections:Â the Evergreen Museum and Library, the Homewood Museum, and the collections of the Johns Hopkins University's Homewood schools.
Audiovisual Materials
Books
Medieval and Renaissance Manuscripts
Digital Collections
Baltimore Architecture Project:Â a database of resourses for Baltimore's built environment
James Birney Anti-Slavery Collection:Â A guide to the collection
Collected Business and Personal Papers of Jacob and Louis Blaustein:Â illustrated finding aid to the collection
The Digital Scriptorium: This project contains images of medieval and Renaissance manuscripts from the Milton S. Eisenhower Library (21), the John Work Garrett Library (16), and the Peabody Library (2).
Laurence Hall Fowler's Lost Baltimore:Â A searchable database of images taken by noted Baltimore architect, Laurence Hall Fowler.
Lubki World War One Prints:Â Satirical anti-German prints produced during the first world war.
Digital Exhibits
Exhibitions
Government Documents
Musical Scores
The Lester S. Levy Collection of Sheet Music:Â searchable database of over 30,000 pieces of popular American sheet music (site currently down, please access JSCHOLARSHIP)
Newspapers
Oral Histories
Personal Papers
Photographs
Primary Resources
Printed Ephemera
Prints and Drawings
Vertical File Material