Turn up the Volume on Voices from the Past

Visit the fundraising page to lend a hand

When researchers are finished working with the archival boxes Special Collections pulls for them, I occasionally sneak a peek at the stash-- just to be nosy, or to share an item of interest for social media, or what have you.  

I’ve got to come clean about what initially drew me to examine the papers in one folder in particular, which came from the Planned Parenthood of Maryland collection. Three words jumped out from the page of a typewritten, mimeographed promotional flyer:  “WAY OUT SEX!!”.

Well, that's an attention-getter. 

The White Lung Preservation Project-- Wishes Granted (Almost!)

Our fundraising page-- click here to donate

Langsdale Library Special Collections is thrilled with the love shown to The White Lung Association Collection! Our link to the White Lung Preservation Project went live this week, and within two days, we met our initial fundraising goal, and then some ($4500 as of this writing-- and our new goal is to reach the 7 grand mark.)
The WLA Records preserve the history of not only a nationally prominent--now shuttered-- nonprofit, but tells the story of how Baltimore laborers challenged workplace safety standards when it came to asbestos exposure.