An initiative to explore the history of Johns Hopkins University and share it with our community! Let's reexamine the past and learn together! #HopHistory
Our favorite photographer, Will Kirk!
"The Study at Johns Hopkins is celebrating Kirk's portfolio with an exhibition at the hotel, located on the corner of North Charles and East 33rd streets".
hub.jhu.edu/gallery/2025/03/…
This account will be taking a break until January 13. We’ll see you all again soon. Happy Holidays!
Video: An image with the word “We’re taking a break” set over a cartoon winter scene. At the bottom, there are various images and videos playing inside the shape of presents.
Which of these feasts do you wish you could have this weekend?
📸: Student Involvement Crab Feast, 2009; The annual dinner for the Office of International Student and Faculty Services, c. 1990s; The Biology Department’s Oyster Feast, 1967. #ArchivesHashtagParty#ArchivesFeast
ALT Three students sit together, smiling at the camera. Each student has a crab on their plate in front of them, their fingers covered in old bay seasoning. The two students on the end wear plastic bibs with a drawn image of a crab and the word “CRAB” above it.
ALT A black and white photograph of several students lined up on either side of a long table, with bowls on it lined up potluck style. Each student fills their plates as they move down the line.
ALT Crop edit of a black and white contact sheet that shows six squares. Each square shows different shots of an oyster feast, including a table piled high with oysters and students and faculty eating them.
Want a break from socials but still want to be in the know about Hopkins Retrospective? Subscribe to our newsletter! We only share updates about twice a year straight to your inbox. Our Fall Issue will be out soon!
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ALT A blue banner with four photos at the bottom shows a person placing a flower on a grave, two people placing magnets on a whiteboard, yard signs with girl silhouettes and names, and a person holding up vintage cards. At the top, the text reads "Hopkins Retrospective Fall Issue 2024 Newsletter Sign Up Today”.
Ira Remsen was the first chemistry professor at Hopkins and the university's second president. His legacy on campus was cemented in 1927 when the new chemistry building was named in his honor, and his ashes were interred behind a plaque shortly after the building's opening.
ALT A portrait of a fair-skinned man wearing a suit, cross tie, and round glasses.
ALT Black and white photo of a four-story, federal-style brick building.
ALT A bronze plaque embedded on a wall that read “behind this tablet repose the ashes of Ira Remsen 1846 – 1927 Professor of Chemistry 1876 – 1901 President 1901 – 1913”.
Happy Birthday to a notable alum, @govwesmoore!
Enjoy these throwback photos from 2001 of Moore working as a 23-year-old mentor. 23 years later today, he continues to inspire.
Photos: Several photos of Wes Moore and other mentors speaking with teens in a classroom in 2001.
ALT A crouched young Wes Moore crouches in front of a teen sitting in a chair as they listen to another young man in the foreground.
ALT Wes Moore sits backward in a chair and speaks to two teens.
ALT Wes Moore crouches as he and a teen share a laugh. Another young man sits nearby listening and writing.
ALT Wes Moore sits backwards in a chair smiling and another young man sits nearby wearing a Hopkins sweatshirt.
Another #BmoreHistoric Unconference in the bag! On September 27, students, history professionals, archivists, teachers, and community members all connected to make a successful unconference. Until next year!
ALT A large room filled with people talking at a dozen large round tables and walking around the room. The room’s walls and ceiling hold exhibits displaying large-scale models of an airplane and a Baltimore streetcar, amongst other industrial-related artifacts.
ALT Five people sit on blue plastic chairs. A Black woman wearing sunglasses holds a potable microphone in one hand and a guide stick in the other while everyone else listens.
ALT Five people sit in small blue plastic chairs, all laughing and smiling. The person closest to the camera holds up a small, lollipop-like device.
ALT Two women talk to each other in a blue-lit room. The woman on the right wears a mask and a pin that says “Afro Charities”.
Have you read this blog post by First-Year Fellow Maneeza Khan about her experiences conducting research on early admission records of women at Hopkins?
blogs.library.jhu.edu/2024/0…
Yesterday, Dr. Adrienne Israel spoke on campus about her experiences with interviewing Ghanaian soldiers and teaching African and Africana Studies at Guilford College. Dr. Israel is also the first Black woman to receive a Ph.D. in History at JHU.
ALT Three women stand together side by side smiling at the camera
ALT Three women stand together side by side smiling at the camera
ALT A flier for Dr. Israel's speaking event at Hopkins about her work.
An eight-sided building in Baltimore?!? You betcha. It's the Mount Washington Octagon! Learn more about this unique structure (formerly the Mount Washington Female College) in this week's Flashback Friday 5MH video!
#historicpreservationzurl.co/JU76
It’s National School Picture Day! Whether it was called the Debutante or the Hullabaloo, from 1889 to 2014 a physical, student-crafted yearbook was published every year at Hopkins.
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ALT A yearbook page showing two students sitting on a bench together in the Fall on campus. The student on the right wears a Bart Simpson mask.
ALT A yearbook page shows nine photos of students from the 70s.
ALT A yearbook page with photos of eight student headshots and one photo in the top left of the page that shows two students sitting on a bench together pointing water guns at the camera.
ALT Twenty headshots printed in a yearbook in black and white in the nineties.
“This summer, Peabody Institute Dean Fred Bronstein shared with the Peabody community an independent research report examining the life and work of….institute founder George Peabody”. peabody.jhu.edu/explore-peab…
ALT Sepia-toned aerial photo of buildings, an obelisk, and a park in 19th-century Baltimore.
ALT Screenshot of the Peabody website with the title of the page “George Peabody Research” at the top and several paragraphs of text underneath.
Introducing our newest Hugh Hawkins Fellows! 🗣️📢
This year, for the first time, we have FIVE fellows from across the university who will be diving into a diverse set of research topics.
retrospective.jhu.edu/hawkin…
ALT Headshot of a young woman with long, dark hair stares off to the left. Her name, Jessica Hester, in white and yellow text at the top. Also, her research topic, school, and class year are at the bottom of the image.
ALT Headshot of a young man wearing a grey shirt with trees, bushes, and grass in the background. His name, Henry Clayton, in white and yellow text at the top. Also, his research topic, school, and class year are at the bottom of the image.
ALT Headshot of a young man standing in front of a decorated Christmas tree. His name, Rahul Jakati, in white and yellow text at the top. Also, his research topic, school, and class year are at the bottom of the image.
ALT Headshot of a young woman wearing a black blazer and patterned blouse. Her name, Leigh Alon, in white and yellow text at the top. Also, her research topic, school, and class year are at the bottom of the image.
ALT Rockwell Sharpio’s name, research topic, and class year are at the top of the image in white and yellow text. Below it is a drawn image of a blue jay in flight with a link to the Hopkins Retrospective website.
Go Baltimore, it’s your birthday! And we’re celebrating by giving a shoutout to Inheritance Baltimore, a program that works as a love letter to its city. Have you heard they have a conference this November 14-16? inheritancebaltimore.jhu.edu…#struggleforjustfuturesIB24
ALT A man stands next to the sample, a woven tapestry, in front of a church altar.
ALT A woman in a blue boubou claps and dances while wearing a see through mask. A band of three people with traditional west african instruments play behind her.
ALT Cropped version of Inheritance Baltimore 2024 Conference poster.