Marylanders love Maryland!
03/26/2025
March 25th is Maryland Day, a day to enjoy all things Maryland.
- Chesapeake Bay
- Maryland Collection
- Old Line State
- Maryland Day
Washington's Dispatches
In Memory of Dr. John B. Taylor
03/07/2025
Dr. John B. Taylor, Louis L. Goldstein Professor of Political Science Emeritus who taught at Washington College for 37 years, passed away on January 29 at 82 years of age.
- In Memorial
- Interim Provost and Dean
- Political Science
- Dr. John B. Taylor
Isaac Mason comes to Miller Library
03/04/2025
Just before the holidays, the Archives & Special Collections acquired a very special book, The Life of Issac Mason as a Slave.
- Isaac Mason
- Slavery and Freedom
- Starr Center
- Women's League of Washington College
- Special Collections
Happy 25th Anniversary!
02/20/2025
This year marks the 25th anniversary of the Starr Center for the Study of the American Experience.
- 25th
- Anniversaries
- Chesapeake Heartland
- Starr Center for the Study of the American Experience
Happy Holidays!
12/10/2024
Finals are complete and now it’s time to celebrate with friends and family. See you in the New Year!
- Holidays
- Snow
- Winter
- Archives
Happy Thanksgiving!
11/22/2024
Here is a peek into the Washington College Archives & Special Collections potluck Friendsgiving!
- Cookbooks
- Cooking
- Holidays
- Thanksgiving
- Special Collections
Genealogy Research with Library Resources
11/19/2024
With the Thanksgiving holiday break just around the corner, many of us will soon be spending time with our extended families. This is the perfect time to ask older relatives about their youth, and to talk about family stories: immigration stories, stories about hard times, birth and love stories, and ‘legends’ that have been passed down about family origins.
- Ancestry
- Databases
- Family Research
- Genealogy
- Maryland Reference Collection
Honoring Prominent Figures in Campus History: Goldstein Hall
11/12/2024
Every WAC student has had a class, lecture, or visit to the Writing Center in Goldstein Hall.
- Goldstein Hall
- Louis L. Goldstein
- Archives
A Laugh A Day Keeps the Doctor Away
11/08/2024
Irvin S. Cobb’s ‘A Laugh A Day Keeps the Doctor Away’ was a great entertainment spectacle of the early 20th century. What makes the text uniquely sought after is that it was curated from a list of the humorous author’s favorite stories, with no intention other than to bring its reader joy.
- Irvin S. Cobb. Humor
- Rare Book Collection
- Special Collections
Beyond the Presidential Horse Race
11/05/2024
This event billed as a “good old-fashioned debate” between Barber B. Conable, Jr., the Republican Representative from New York from 1965-1985, and Richard W. Bolling, the Democrat Representative from Missouri from 1949-1983, occurred on October 27, 1984, on the eve of the Regan/Mondale presidential election.
- Audiovisual
- Elections
- Politics
- Archives