The Health Sciences and Human Services Library is closed, but you can still explore the treasures held there and learn more about UMB’s long history.
Thousands of items from historical collections are available online through the Health Sciences and Human Services Library’s (HS/HSL) Digital Archive, which also serves as the repository for curated campus research and academic work.
Perhaps you have ancestors who graduated from UMB? Find them through our Alumni Directory; then check out the digital archive to see if we have their photo in a yearbook or perhaps their thesis?
Maybe you would like to learn more about the history of our campus? Or perhaps you want to learn more about the history of your school? Each of the six schools (Graduate, Dentistry, Medicine, Nursing, Pharmacy, and Social Work) supported by the HS/HSL are represented in the digital archive with collections of histories of the school, academic catalogs, research, and newsletter. The time is now to explore UMB’s vast history from the comfort of your own home.
Most recent additions to the Digital Archive:
- Historical Insights: A series of short write-ups on the history of UMB
- Historical Collections Finding Aids: These help researchers discover archival collections in the department
- Happenings & The Voice Campus Newsletters: A complete run of newsletters dating from 1971 to 2013
- James Carroll, Yellow Fever Commission Letters: Letters dating from 1900 to 1901 about the research surrounding the cause of Yellow Fever
Questions about campus history or historical collections? Contact Tara Wink, historical librarian and archivist at the HS/HSL. Or maybe you are interested in contributing your own research to our Digital Archive? For more information, contact our Digital Archives Team.