Hornbake houses some truly remarkable materials from a wide range of subjects. The collections are composed of material in a variety of formats including correspondence, notes and diaries, photographs, and audio visual formats. We hold books, newspapers, maps, film, video, audio, and memorabilia in all shapes and sizes.
Our collections are built around certain themes, making them a rich source of information to study. These themes include the following:
- University Archives
- Maryland History and Culture
- Labor and Unions
- Broadcasting and Mass Media & Culture
- Postwar Japan/Gordon W. Prange Collection
- Literature and Rare Books
- Performing Arts and Music
- The National Trust for Historic Preservation
In our previous "Unboxed" post, we mentioned that each collecting area is developed by a "curator" who is an expert in their field. Their responsibilities include developing the collections, assisting researchers with relevant questions, conducting their own research, and fostering their knowledge of their collections. They also may lead small teams to work on projects. Below is a list of our curators with contact information and links to see their research guides.
University Archives
Natalie Trapuzzano, University Archivist
Natalie was recently appointed the University Archivist position after previously serving as the Assistant University Archivist. University Archives are a key resource for the history and present activities of the University of Maryland. Key holdings include collections from student organizations, administrative files, faculty papers, theses and dissertations, photographs, AV recordings, and memorabilia.
Maryland History and Culture
Joni Floyd, Curator
You can find a multitude of resources to support your research needs with a broad range of subjects and a variety of formats including state documents, literature, cookbooks, maps, newspapers, photographs and more. Joni is also responsible for our holdings involving Historic Preservation. Strengths include conservation and restoration, architecture, urban studies and cultural preservation.
Labor and Unions
Benjamin Blake, Curator
The largest donation acquired by the Special Collections and University Archives is the AFL-CIO records. This collecting area also includes the personal papers of union leaders. These materials can help researchers better understand pivotal social movements in the U.S. such as the Civil Rights movement.
Broadcasting and Mass Media & Culture
Laura Schnitker, Curator
This collection documents the cultural and technical history of radio and television with material from corporations and trade organizations, individual radio and television stations, executives, writers, performers, producers and engineers.
Postwar Japan/Prange
Kana Jenkins, Curator
The Gordon W. Prange Collection is the most comprehensive archive in the world of Japanese print publications issued during the early years of the Occupation of Japan (1945-1949). These books, magazines, newspapers, posters, maps and more were subjected to censorship by the Allied Forces and bear censorship markings. Most materials are in Japanese, Chinese or Korean.
Literature and Rare Books
Amber Kohl, Curator
Our literary collections include both book and manuscript holdings that document the lives and work of significant literary figures such as Katherine Anne Porter and Djuna Barnes. The Rare Books collections contain books and pamphlets dating from the 15th century to the present. Notable holdings include works by William Morris and the Kelmscott press, French revolutionary pamphlets and German Expressionism works.
Performing Arts and Music
John Davis, Curator
These collections are held in the performing arts library on campus, the Michelle Smith Performing Arts Library. Collection strengths include performing arts history, DC-area punk rock, local theatre and dance, and the International Piano Archives at Maryland.
If you are an educator, we can also work with curators to create teaching collections for your class! We recently worked with the Maryland History and Culture team to use the Off Our Backs collection as a tool to teach undergraduates from our FIRE program how to use archival materials in their research process. This culminated in an article on Maryland Today and a podcast series called "With Love & Struggle"! Another successful example was working with the Broadcasting team to use the Children's Television Workshop records to teach a class called "Race, Children's Television, and the Legacy of Jim Henson" about the controversies that can occur in broadcasting and what effect it has on culture. Read more about the Henson class in Maryland Today.
Contact us to learn how we can support classroom learning.
Scotty Beland is a student in the Masters of Library and Information Sciences program and Student Assistant with the Instruction and Outreach team at UMD.
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