Instagram story viewer> @umd_archives> Posts
UMD University Archives(@umd_archives)'s profile avatar HD Profile

UMD University Archives

@umd_archives

2.6K
followers
414
following
🐢 Sharing University of Maryland history related to admin, academics, athletics, the arts, & student life 🐢
🗂️ part of @hornbakelibrary 🗂️
POSTS STORIES REELS
kinda chic to visit the University Archives 🐢📖 📸Materials from a new accession of @ydsaumd records 📸Items from our archive it yourself backpack! Email us to check out the bag and archive on the go! 📸@wmucradio memorabilia circa 1970s and 1980s 📸Search for Jim Henson materials in our digital collections 📸Collage of photos from our table of queer archival materials at Quelcome by @umd_archives
Will you come to Special Collections and University Archives this semester? ✨📚🐢 Be like this 1959 stuffed Testudo and come to Special Collections and University Archives this semester! Bring a friend (like our 2002 Chik-fil-A “Go Terupinz” cow) and dig into some Diamondback photographs @thedbk or @wmucradio zines, or find something new and surprising in our hundreds of collections! 🐢 Stuffed Turtle Wearing a Beanie, Memorabilia 1904 🐄 “Go Terupinz” Chik-fil-A cow, Memorabilia 1525 #SpecialCollections #AcademicLibraries #HeatedRivalry by @umd_archives
🏛️ Wilhelmina Feemster Jashemski (1910-2007) 🏛️ was a History professor at UMD from 1946-80 who was renowned for her expertise in Roman gardens, specifically those in Pompeii. Through her research and excavation work, she helped to develop the field of garden archaeology. Her papers chronicle her archaeological trips to Pompeii and other Roman ruins. by @umd_archives
Tired of studying? You got this, Terps! Your friends at the archives believe in you! 🤓🐢📚 📸 A woman asleep in a chair with a book on her lap, 1980-06-17, Ralph Thrash (photographer), Diamondback Photos, Box 137, item 14845 by @umd_archives
🔨 HEEEERE'S THE LAST HORROR PARALLEL OF THE MONTH 🔨 At the top, a Diamondback Photo Morgue snapshot of a child on a tricycle. At the bottom, a still of Danny cycling through the Overlook Hotel in the Shining (1980). by @umd_archives
🐦‍⬛ TAKE SHELTER, IT'S ANOTHER HORROR PARALLEL 🐦‍⬛ A women feeding birds in DC (top, Diamondback Photo Morgue) & a still from Alfred Hitchcock's classic, The Birds (bottom, 1963). by @umd_archives
⚔ HUZZAH, ANOTHER HORROR PARALLEL ⚔ The Maryland Medieval Mercenary Militia (top, Diamondback Photo Morgue) & Bruce Campbell in Army of Darkness (bottom, 1992). by @umd_archives
There’s no place like home 🐢 Happy Homecoming 2026, Terps! by @umd_archives
Today is Indigenous Peoples' Day. We celebrate all of the amazing accomplishments of Indigenous Peoples across the United States, as well as remember the horrific abuses they have suffered at the hands of colonizers. Although the name has changed, the Native American and Indigenous Student Union is still going strong at UMD. Make sure to check out their Instagram! #indigenouspeoplesday #umd #archives by @umd_archives
🦈HORROR PARALLEL ALERT🦈 On the left, we have a Diamondback Photo Morgue snapshot of a young girl holding up a shark jaw. On the right, a still of the iconic Sheriff Brody from Jaws (1975). by @umd_archives
What's this?!?! The University of Maryland Archives! To check out some of the items shown off in this video, make an appointment to come see us in person in Hornbake Library. We are curious to know your thoughts is The Nightmare Before Christmas a Halloween movie or a Christmas movie? #halloween #nightmarebeforechristmas #archives #UMD ALT TEXT: Various archivists showing off different items in the collection mixed with shots of them exploring the archives. Items used in this video: Model of Cole Field House Potentiometer from UMD Amateur Radio Association 2014 First Look masks Terpopoly Testudo Costume by @umd_archives
Curious what we are up to all day in the University Archives? Have questions about how to put your student org materials in the archives? We want to answer ALL for #AskAnArchivist next week on October 14th! We’ve gained a lot of new followers over the last month (looking at you, student activists and magnus archives followers) and we want to demystify what we do in University Archives! Leave a comment with a question or be on the lookout for our story post next week to submit a question! by @umd_archives

Download All

Save the photos and videos currently loaded on this page.

0Photos
0Videos
Ready to download 0 / 0

Keep this tab open until your download is ready.
back to up