Archives Gold #36: 50 Objects for UMBC's 50th
A Photograph of Shriver Center Board from the 1990s
Special Collections continues our archival project Archives Gold: 50 Objects for UMBC's 50th, a special series showcasing 50 different objects that tell the story of UMBC. This week we present a photograph of the Shriver Center Board featuring President Hrabowski, Sargent Shriver, Eunice Kennedy Shriver, and Mark Shriver.
Portrait of Shriver Center Board, circa 1995-1999. UARC 2013-013-07-0576, University Archives, Special Collections, University of Maryland, Baltimore County (Baltimore, MD)
In December of 1993, UMBC's Center for Learning Through Work and Service was transformed into the Shriver Center, named in honor of Eunice Kennedy Shriver and Sargent Shriver, sister and brother-in-law to former president John Fitzgerald Kennedy. The center was constructed on the Shriver's life goals of service, with a mission to use the resources of a higher learning university to solve and confront current social problems within UMBC and the surrounding Baltimore community.
Various pre-existing UMBC programs were continued at the new Shriver Center, including the Choice Program (a community-based, family advocacy program that works with troubled youth), while other new programs were introduced including the Shriver Peaceworker Program (a service based fellowship program that supports returned Peace Corps members). Both programs continue to be run to this day.
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Archives Gold #35: 50 Objects for UMBC's 50th
A Poster from Shakespeare on Wheels' Romeo and Juliet 1986
Special Collections continues our archival project Archives Gold: 50 Objects for UMBC's 50th, a special series showcasing 50 different objects that tell the story of UMBC. This week we present a poster from the production of Shakespeare on Wheels' Romeo and Juliet in the summer of 1986.
Shakespeare on Wheels Romeo and Juliet Poster, 1986. University Publications, University Archives, Special Collections, University of Maryland, Baltimore County (Baltimore, MD)
Shakespeare on Wheels was a summer outreach program created by the UMBC Theatre Department in 1985 which performed Shakespeare plays to communities throughout Maryland, Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Virginia, and the District of Columbia. The play setups were transported through a portable stage which was mounted on a 20 by 40 foot tractor-trailer. The program was two fold: it allowed for the UMBC Theatre Department to bring free performances of Shakespearean plays to various communities and it enabled UMBC students to learn techniques of touring theater. The program reached national success with articles and reviews written from as far away as Cambridge, England. Eventually, due to funding difficulties Shakespeare on Wheels ceased operation in 1997.
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DEPARTMENT: Library
RESPONSIBILITIES: The incumbent will serve as initial contact for the library administrative offices for constituents in person, by email, and by telephone in a fast paced office environment, and perform basic office duties. Specific duties include: submitting and monitoring work control requests; processing staff travel requests, coordinating meetings and logistical details for the Friends of the Library and Gallery meetings and activities; working with various campus offices for parking, food services and room set up; providing information to visitors of the library; submitting and monitoring work control requests for facilities issues; coordinating and monitoring travel request forms; organizing and assisting the Friends of the Library and Gallery Council in their meetings and events; directing inquirers as appropriate; coordinating, monitoring and assisting as needed with events in library facilities; assisting with routine office duties; screening and distributing departmental mail; and performing other duties as assigned.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
Education Experience: Requires a High School Diploma or GED and two years providing administrative support. Must be organized and have excellent customer service skills.
Note: A background check will be required for this position.
SALARY: Pay Range 8 (starting at $32,268) based on the University System of Maryland Pay Program
APPLICATION: Applications are available for download on our website at: www.umbc.edu/hr/employment or by calling 410-455 2337 for an application (a cover letter and resume may be submitted in addition to the application). Interested and qualified candidates must submit a UMBC application (indicate position title and Job #026 on the application) no later than June 17, 2016 to:
UMBC Department of Human Resources
532 Administration Building
1000 Hilltop Circle
Baltimore, Maryland 21250
As required by the 1986 Immigration Act, be prepared to present acceptable documentation upon hire showing your identity and that you are a U.S. citizen or an alien who is authorized to work.
UMBC IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY/AFFIRMATIVE ACTION EMPLOYER
Please visit our website at http://hr.umbc.edu/employment/job-opportunities/ for additional employment opportunities
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Archives Gold #34: 50 Objects for UMBC's 50th
A Baltimore Sun Photograph of 1981 Student Protest at UMBC
Special Collections continues our archival project Archives Gold: 50 Objects for UMBC's 50th, a special series showcasing 50 different objects that tell the story of UMBC. This week we present a photograph from our collection of Baltimore Sun photographs that shows UMBC students protesting the proposed closing of the UMBC campus in 1981.
Photograph of UMBC Student Protesters, March 1, 1981. Baltimore Sun Photographs, P2014-01-0073, University Archives, Special Collections, University of Maryland, Baltimore County (Baltimore, MD)
Student activism and protest has been a part of the UMBC campus since it was first opened in 1966. The photograph above shows a specific student protest in 1981 in response to a proposal from the State Board of Higher Education to close down the UMBC campus and turn it into an industrial park. Students quickly rallied behind the school. SGA president Scott Rifkin said at the time,
"Somebody is serious about this proposal, and if we aren't, we could be at the University of Baltimore next year!" -The UMBC Retriever, Volume 15, Number 19, p. 1.
However, the University of Maryland System President at the time John Toll and UMBC Chancellor John Dorsey both denied that the State Board of Higher Education was seriously considering closing down the UMBC campus. Regardless, the rumors prompted over one thousand students to gather on the Quad in March of 1981 and show their unified support for the university.
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Full Time Job - Library Services Technician
Join the Technical Services Department!
POSITION TITLE: Library Services Technician (Job # 024)
PERSONNEL STATUS: Nonexempt, Full-time, Regular
DEPARTMENT: Library
RESPONSIBILITIES: The incumbent will perform basic database maintenance for library collections in several databases for a variety of materials. Specific duties include: performing basic serials copy cataloging; copying catalog, UMBC theses and dissertations in several databases such as Aleph, ContentDM, and OCLC; assisting with routine processes such as weeding and transferring materials; patron purge clean up; assisting with projects such as metadata creation for digitized collections; making decisions based on established procedures to resolve cataloging and database maintenance related problems; and performing other duties as assigned.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
Education Experience: Requires a High School Diploma or GED and at least one year of library or related clerical or public service experience. Must be detail oriented and able to follow established procedures. Knowledge of Aleph, ContentDM, and OCLC a plus.
SALARY: Pay Range 7 (starting at $30,177) based on the University System of Maryland Pay Program
APPLICATION: Applications are available for download on our website at: http://www.umbc.edu/hr/employment or by calling 410-455-2337 for an application (a cover letter and resume may be submitted in addition to the application). Interested and qualified candidates must submit a UMBC application (indicate position title and Job #024 on the application) no later than June 3, 2016 to:
UMBC Department of Human Resources
532 Administration Building
1000 Hilltop Circle
Baltimore, Maryland 21250
As required by the 1986 Immigration Act, be prepared to present acceptable documentation upon hire showing your identity and that you are a U.S. citizen or an alien who is authorized to work.
UMBC IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY/AFFIRMATIVE ACTION EMPLOYER
Please visit our website at http://hr.umbc.edu/employment/job-opportunities/ for additional employment opportunities
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Archives Gold #33: 50 Objects for UMBC's 50th
A UMBC Commencement Program from 1970
Special Collections continues our archival project Archives Gold: 50 Objects for UMBC's 50th, a special series showcasing 50 different objects that tell the story of UMBC. This week we present the commencement program from UMBC's first graduation ceremony in 1970.
The First Commencement Exercises of the University of Maryland Baltimore County Program, June 7, 1970. UPUB C5-001 University Publications, University Archives, Special Collections, University of Maryland, Baltimore County (Baltimore, MD)
UMBC's first commencement took place June 7, 1970 at 7pm on the Quad. 152 of the total 244 students who graduated were part of the "Founding Class," the first group of students to complete four full years at UMBC. The class of 1970 was also one of the firsts to organize a senior project. Seniors collected donations from the UMBC community to start a campus fund that would assist students that needed help to pay their tuition bill. The students collected a total of $13,000 which is equivalent to $80,000 today!
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Joseph Arnold papers in the Special Collections department
An update from the 2015-16 academic year
As part of a continued partnership with the History department, graduate student assistant Katherine Fusick has spent this academic year working with the Joseph L. Arnold papers, Collection 111. Read on for information about her work!
Processing of the Joseph L. Arnold papers has continued for another year! As I have worked with the collection it has continued to change and grow. When I started in the fall of 2015, Dr. Arnold’s draft manuscript of History of Baltimore, 1729-1920 was available online with introductions by Dr. Elizabeth M. Nix of the University of Baltimore providing additional context and information about scholarship on the topics that have been published since 2004. While this marks great progress for the collection and is a fantastic resource for anyone looking to research Baltimore, we want the manuscript to be a more flexible and interactive resource. In order to make this a reality, I spent my first few months in Special Collections using TEI-XML to encode the existing manuscript draft. It was an invaluable learning experience. Hopefully a new version of the the manuscript that is even more useful for researchers will be available in the upcoming years!
Dr. Arnold’s widow, Mary Jane, has continued to be involved in the process to ensure that her husband’s work is available to future researchers. Over the year she has brought a steady flow of additional materials that I have worked to add to the existing collection. Two of the largest additions are the London materials and the teaching materials. Series IV contains bibliographic materials, full-length articles, pages of Dr. Arnold’s notes, and some lecture material on the history of London from its days as part of the Roman Empire through the end of the 20th Century. He used these sources for comparative urban history research for the Baltimore manuscript and for course material. These materials came to us with hardly any organization, so I followed in the footsteps of previous graduate assistants Auni Gelles and Shae Adams and created organization along subject categories similar to those in the Baltimore subject files found in Series III. I also added a handful of additional newspaper articles, pamphlets, chapters from books, articles, and Dr. Arnold’s hand-written notes to those existing Baltimore subject files in Series III. And Mary Jane just dropped off another couple of boxes of materials this morning, so the collection is still growing!
Over the course of this academic year, it has been absolutely fascinating to peer into the research process of one of the UMBC History Department greats. I feel like I got to know Dr. Arnold as I worked through his papers. I was amazed by all the small clippings, book jackets, and handwritten notes he used to keep track of new sources and existing scholarship. It is so easy to imagine him constantly reading, consciously researching even in the little moments throughout his day. It has been a privilege to be a part of documenting his research and his writing process and I look forward to seeing what the future holds for this wonderful labor of love.
Thank you, Katherine!
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Traveling through Photographs
New exhibit in Special Collections! On view now!
Step into the Special Collections at the Albin O. Kuhn Library to view our newest exhibit, Traveling through Photographs: A Glimpse at Photo Souvenirs from 1850-1950, curated by Sidrah Shayiq.
Today tourists can easily snap a selfie at any moment during their travels. But before the convenience of modern cameras, most tourists had to purchase photographic proof of their travels. At first, only wealthy Westerners could afford to travel for leisure, thus they bought expensive travel albums as visual mementos of their vacations. Eventually the cheaper options of souvenir albums and postcards became available to the mainstream as keepsakes that more people could afford.
Venture through this collection of albumen travel albums, souvenir albums, guide books, and postcards spanning from the mid-1800s to the mid-1900s from Africa, Asia, Latin America, Europe and United States of America.
Special Collections is open M-F from 1-4 until May 18th, then other times by appointment. Please feel encouraged to make an appointment by emailing
speccoll@umbc.edu or calling 410.455.2353. Appointments are available to anyone with a photo ID!
This post was written by Special Collections student assistant Sidrah Shiyaq. Thanks, Sidrah!
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Archives Gold #32: 50 Objects for UMBC's 50th
An ID Card of UMBC's First Librarian John Haskell Jr.
Special Collections continues our archival project Archives Gold: 50 Objects for UMBC's 50th, a special series showcasing 50 different objects that tell the story of UMBC. This week we present an ID card of John Haskell Jr., the first full time faculty member and first librarian of UMBC.
John Haskell Jr. ID, 1966. John Haskell Papers, Coll 093, University Archives, Special Collections, University of Maryland, Baltimore County (Baltimore, MD)
In 1965, Chancellor Kuhn hired his first full-time employee--the university's first librarian, John Haskell, Jr. Haskell was only 24 at the time, coming to work straight out of graduate school and a few months of active duty in the Army Reserves. He spent many of the early months leading up to UMBC's opening ordering books, hiring new employees, and creating a catalog ordering system.
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Full Time Job - Library Services Specialist
Join the Circulation Department!
POSITION TITLE: Library Services Specialist (Job # 022R)PERSONNEL STATUS: Nonexempt, Full-time, Regular
DEPARTMENT:Library
RESPONSIBILITIES: Under the direction of the Circulation Manager, the incumbent will coordinate the work of student assistants and provide excellent customer service at the Circulation, Reserves and Security desks. Specific duties include: hiring, training, supervising, scheduling and evaluating student employees; completing timesheets; providing standardized LIMS and LC training; submitting reports and statistics on student employees’ assignments and salary; assisting with other circulation duties including stacks maintenance and clerical work; and performing other duties as assigned.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
Education Experience: Requires a Bachelor's degree and one year of experience directly related to the primary duties of the position. Experience leading or supervision in customer service environment and/or experience in a library or academic setting preferred. Must be able to work independently and as part of a team, and able to exercise initiative in applying rules, procedures and instructions. Proficiency in using library technology, software and databases strongly desired.
Note: Additional related experience and formal education may be substituted for the education or experience requirement on a year-for-year basis with 30 college credits being equivalent to one year of experience.
SALARY: Pay Range 10 (starting at $36,178) based on the University System of Maryland Pay Program
APPLICATION: Applications are available for download on our website at:
www.umbc.edu/hr/employment or by calling 410-455-2337 for an application (a cover letter and resume may be submitted in addition to the application). Interested and qualified candidates must submit a UMBC application (indicate position title and Job #022R on the application) no later than July 1, 2016 to:
UMBC Department of Human Resources
532 Administration Building
1000 Hilltop Circle
Baltimore, Maryland 21250
As required by the 1986 Immigration Act, be prepared to present acceptable documentation upon hire showing your identity and that you are a U.S. citizen or an alien who is authorized to work.
UMBC IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY/AFFIRMATIVE ACTION EMPLOYER
