Happy Valentine's Day Terps! Tell someone you love them today (and every day) ❤️ 📸"Rafael de la Barrera and Lance Gossand participate in Kiss In," February 14, 1994, Diamondback Photos, Box 159, item 17677 📸"You are not alone," February 15, 2001, Jana Jones, Black Explosion.

【Prange Collection Blog】 The Resurgence of Japanese traditional calendar “Rekisen” during the occupation period prangecollection.wordpress.com/2025/02/24/the…

We are so, so, SO happy to celebrate this amazing news from Project STAND & thee Associate Dir. for Engagement, Inclusion, and Reparative Archiving, Lae'l Hughes-Watkins🎉🎉❤️ Read the full announcement at lib.umd.edu/about/news/202… to see all the amazing work that's in store!!!

Ramadan Mubarak, terps! This evening marks the beginning of the holy month of Ramadan! University Archives wishes those observing a reflective month of community and prayer. 📸 "Fast-A-Thon 2008," University Publications, Muslim Students Association.

🚨NEW EXHIBIT ALERT🚨 Curated by UA student assistants Eleena & Eleanor, the mini-exhibit looks at how two 1970s lawsuits filed against UMD by student magazine Argus led to questions about censorship, suppression, & power between admin & students. Open M-F, 10-4 in Hornbake!🎉

It's #ArchivesHashtagDay Friday! This month's theme is #ArchivesHandwriting We just love how the artist Ted Harris has chosen to write the dialogue of the old women! 📸 Argus, May 1968, University Publications collection.

Happy Women's History Month to Henrietta Spiegel, our oldest Terp ❤️ Not only did go back to school at 81 but she did in STYLE-- a 3.7 GPA, tailgate parties, & frat bro neighbors. Read all about her in a new blog post!! umdarchives.wordpress.com/2025/03/13/umd…

Our very own green celebrity #Kermit is comin' back to UMD!!🎉🐸🎉🐸 I wonder if he can bring Miss Piggy with him.... 📸Jim Henson and (the first) Kermit, circa 1955, Philip Geraci photographs #TheMuppets

On Wednesday, April 16, 2:30pm, the East Asian Languages and Cultures (School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures) and Theatre Dance and Performance Studies co-host a talk by Dr. Tara Rodman (UC Irvine) on her book "Fantasies of Ito Michio" at the Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center. sllc.umd.edu/events/fantasi…

Happy #EarthMonth Terps! Construction messes aside, campus has some beautiful spots🌷🌞🐑☁️Let's all pray for real spring so we can actually go outside & enjoy them soon 📸Terrapin 1991/ Terrapin 1991/ The Diamondback Photo Morgue, 1985 / The Diamondback Photo Morgue, 1990

Ito Michio was a well-known choreographer, and directed many shows for the Ernie Pyle Theatre during Occupation. See our digital exhibit "Crossing the Divide" : exhibitions.lib.umd.edu/crossing-the-d…

24 years ago today the Pride Alliance asked the campus to “Wear Jeans if You Are Gay,” prompting students to confront the discomfort they might feel by being perceived as gay. We have a new blog post up about this Gay Jeans Day on Terrapin Tales at the link in our bio!

Chag Pesach Sameach, Terps! Terps past have written about the holiday Passover for years in Mitzpeh, the UMD Jewish student publication. In 1997, the April 1st cover for the Passover edition was this incredible drawing of a turtle carrying several items from a Seder plate!

"The The 1856 Project Podcast: Towards Marronage and a Liberated Future" is now available at the link in our bio! This series explores the involvement of the Maryland Agricultural College (MAC) in the enslavement of Africans and how this history intersects with our present.

We are hiring! The Prange Collection has 1 student assistant position open for Summer & Fall 2025. Please apply from here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAI…

Prange Collection Blog】The slides in the Roy W. Simonson papers are now online! prangecollection.wordpress.com/2025/05/12/the…