Hornbake Library, North is the home of Special Collections and University Archives and the Maryland Institute for Technology in the Humanities (MITH). The library also offers ideal quiet study space for individuals and groups. This page will share news, events, conversations, and valuable resources from the unique collections in Hornbake Library, North! Lower Floor:
MITH (http://mith.um
d.edu/)
The Maryland Institute for Technology in the Humanities (MITH) is a leading digital humanities center that pursues disciplinary innovation and institutional transformation through applied research, public programming, and educational opportunities. First Floor:
Special Collections and University Archives (http://www.lib.umd.edu/special)
Delve deeper into history with primary sources from University Archives, State of Maryland, Labor History and Workplace Studies, Mass Media and Culture, Literature and Rare Books, National Trust for Historic Preservation Library Collection and more! FREE public exhibit (http://www.lib.umd.edu/special/exhibits/home)
Katherine Anne Porter room
Open on Wednesdays for tours and information, the library is accessible through the Special Collections. Fourth Floor:
Gordon W. Prange Collection (http://www.lib.umd.edu/prange)
The Gordon W. Prange Collection is the most comprehensive archive in the world of Japanese print publications — books, magazines, newspapers, posters, maps and ephemera — issued in Japan during the immediate post-World War II years, 1945-1949.
