One of the most influential sets of historical photos in UMBC’s Special Collections is an archive of more than 5,400 images documenting the harsh conditions of child laborers in early 20th-century...
December 7, 2023
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A nine-year-old stands at the mouth of a coal mine covered in coal dust, wearing a small headlamp. A woman holds her baby on her lap as she packs boxes in a warehouse along with her 5-, 8-, and...
December 7, 2023
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Written by Beth Saunders, Curator and Head of Special Collections and Gallery, UMBC. At the University of Maryland, Baltimore County’s Special Collections, where I am head curator, we’ve...
June 15, 2023
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6:35 PM
UMBC’s art galleries are already in full bloom for the spring. With exhibits showcasing historic and innovative 20th century photography, interactive hip-hop data visualization, and the legacies...
March 1, 2023
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2:37 PM
The photographer Lewis Hine secured a place in history as a documentarian of early 20th century life, including a transformational investigation into the conditions for child laborers. From...
November 14, 2022
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3:22 PM
UMBC Special Collections has been given an extraordinary gift of one of the world’s largest collections devoted to parapsychology, from the Parapsychology Foundation, Inc. in Greenport, New York....
October 24, 2022
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1:33 PM
By Beth Saunders, Curator and Head of Special Collections and Gallery, UMBC The word séance conjures images of darkened rooms, entranced mediums, strange occurrences and spirit voices. For...
December 22, 2021
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6:59 PM