American Archives Month 2011 at UMBC

Tue, 04 Oct 2011 14:03:26 -0400
archives, special-collections

The Special Collections department of the Albin O. Kuhn Library & Gallery at UMBC is pleased to be celebrating our Second Annual American Archives Month! Using UMBC's 45th anniversary as our starting point, we've put together several exhibits and resources for interested students, staff, and alumni to learn more about the past 45 years at UMBC:

Exhibit installation on the 1st floor (Coming soon!): Stop by the 7th floor of Albin O. Kuhn Library and view an exhibit from the University Archives, "In the Archives: UMBC at 45." The exhibit will highlight the many types of materials collected by the University Archives as well as the varied groups, events, and stories documented within the materials. This exhibit will be installed on October 12, the first day of Homecoming.

UMBC: An Evolution: Reprinted with permission from The Retriever Weekly, this ten part essay series documents the planning, development, and controversies of UMBC from 1955 to 1981. Originally written for UMBC's 15th anniversary in 1981, this student essay series reveals important historical facts about the establishment of our campus. It is also a great example of student research - something that has continued to be a key aspect of UMBC students' academic life.

Book display: UMBC history is taking over the Reference department's monthly book display! This month you can browse (and check out) faculty publications from the early years of campus (circa 1965-1970) and current faculty publications (circa 2009-2011). The full list of books available is listed online. You can also browse all of UMBC's faculty/staff publication holdings through the Library catalog; using the UMBC-only catalog search, select "UMBC Faculty/Staff Publications" from the named collections drop-down menu.

Other resources:

Retriever Fever! Visit for more information on UMBC's 2011 Homecoming celebrations, October 12-15

Archives Month webpage on the Mid-Atlantic Regional Archives Conference website: Celebrating Advocacy for Archives

American Archives Month at the Society of American Archivists