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Check out the Library's Baltimore Camera Club collection
The Baltimore Camera Club: 130 Years of Photographic Education and Excellence The Baltimore Camera Club -- one of the oldest photographic societies in the United States -- turns 130 years old...
August 13, 2014
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4:28 PM
From illuminated manuscripts to graphic novels, illustrations have always had a place with books. One way this occurs is with hidden fore-edge paintings. This is the practice of decorating the...
January 7, 2014
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4:05 PM
O'Donnell family papers, 1831-1932
The Library Special Collections department is pleased to announce that the O'Donnell family papers have been digitized and made available online in partnership with the Maryland Digital Cultural...
November 19, 2013
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1:44 PM
Illustrated publications from the ASM Book Collection
Was your childhood filled with the tales of Alice in Virusland? Ann the Anopheles Mosquito? Huber the Tuber? No? In the early 20th century, long before WebMD and daytime television, it was a...
September 17, 2013
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4:05 PM
Wham! Bam! Special Collections!
Want to read some Superman? Jonesing for some Archie? UMBC’s Special Collections department holds over 6,500 comic books! Featuring a variety of genres, from superhero comics to underground comix,...
May 1, 2013
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9:11 AM
Welcome New Students!
You are invited to meet Librarians and Library staff to learn about our resources, services and learning spaces. When: Wednesday August 29th, 2012, 12 p.m. - 1:00 p. m. Where: In front of...
August 14, 2012
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8:28 AM
Now available!
The Albin O. Kuhn Library & Gallery at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC) is pleased to announce the release of their Disaster and Emergency Preparedness Plan. Produced by the...
June 4, 2012
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11:10 AM
Your last chance to see the Comics Exhibit!
Please join us on Thursday May 3rd at 12:00 in the Library Gallery for a closing reception for our comics exhibit, "All Lurid, Unsavory, Gruesome Illustrations Shall Be Eliminated." Professor...
April 26, 2012
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1:22 PM
Library Treasures Revealed
Interested in learning about the many treasures that the UMBC Library has to offer? We are coming to you with some tips on how to get them. Meet us at Chick-fil-A, at the UC, on 03/29 at...
March 28, 2012
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3:26 PM
The Comics Code as seen through the UMBC Comics Collection
Listen up, true believers! We’ve talked about superheroes and we’ve talked about Nick Fury. But comics aren’t all fun and games! Since the first modern comic book was published around the turn...
March 1, 2012
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3:20 PM