Special Collections and Archives collects, preserves, and provides access to Baltimore history and university archives collection materials in all formats to support the research needs of students, scholars, and the public. We demonstrate our commitment to the local community by sharing and expanding our unique resources on the history of modern Baltimore.
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Explore histories of modern Baltimore and UBalt through unique multimedia collections in the Archives.
We're continually looking for new ways to facilitate access to our collections and to increasingly open the archives to members of the UBalt community, the Baltimore area, and the general public.
Selections from the Baltimore Studies Archives on modern history, politics, neighborhoods, and culture
Selected records of institutional history with enduring value to the University of Baltimore
Public access to moving image and audio holdings that document 20th century Baltimore, Maryland
University of Baltimore RLB Library Awarded CLIR Grant for Recordings at Risk for
the Second Time.
In August 2024, the University of Baltimore Foundation, Inc. received a $42,554.93
grant from the Council on Library and Information Resources (CLIR) as part of their
Recordings at Risk program. This funding will support the project “Preserving and
Providing Access to Baltimore Television News Station (WMAR), 1984-1993 (Phase Two).
Celebrate AFRAM With UBalt’s Special Collections and Archives!