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Exhibition Team

Elizabeth A. Novara
Curator, Special Collections 
University Libraries 
University of Maryland, College Park

Lauren R. Brown
Curator, Special Collections 
University Libraries 
University of Maryland, College Park

Cassandra Berman
Graduate student in History and Information Science 
University of Maryland, College Park

Trevor Wylie
Graduate student in Information Science 
University of Maryland, College Park

Exhibition Advisers

Jean H. Baker
Professor of History 
Goucher College

E. Susan Barber
Associate Professor of History 
College of Notre Dame of Maryland

Joan E. Cashin
Associate Professor of History 
Ohio State University

Eric Lindquist
Librarian Subject Specialist in History 
University Libraries 
University of Maryland, College Park

Leslie S. Rowland
Associate Professor of History 
University of Maryland, College Park

Preservation and Conservation
(Gallery Exhibition)

Bryan L. W. Draper
Collections Conservator 
University Libraries 
University of Maryland, College Park

Sarah S. Wagner, LLC
Photograph Conservator 
Silver Spring, Maryland

Graphic Design and Production
(Gallery Exhibition)

Suzanne Shelden
Graphic Designer 
Shelden Studios 
Prince Frederick, Maryland

Explus Incorporated
Dulles, Virginia

Original Website Design, 2011

Lizzie Nolan
Graduate Assisant, Digital Collections
University Libraries
University of Maryland, College Park

Redesigned Website, 2017

Cecelia Vetter
Graduate Assisant, Instruction and Outreach
University Libraries
University of Maryland, College Park

We also wish to thank…

Douglas P. McElrath
Curator, Special Collections 
University Libraries 
University of Maryland, College Park

Vincent J. Novara
Curator, Special Collections in Performing Arts 
University Libraries 
University of Maryland, College Park

Digital Collections Staff
University Libraries 
University of Maryland, College Park

About

Every year, Special Collections & University Archives staff work together to create relevant and interesting exhibits on topics that are of interest to the University, the community, and to scholars.

This exhibit demonstrates the importance of viewing American Civil War history through the lens of women's and gender history; to illustrate the particularities of living within the "border state" of Maryland; and to promote a deeper understanding of how historical documents are preserved, used, and interpreted. In addition, the exhibition showcases some of the University Libraries' rare and manuscript materials related to the Civil War, almost all of which are from the University Libraries' Special Collections. This exhibition focuses on the lives and experiences of ordinary women living in the state of Maryland during the war, using letters, diaries, photographs, sheet music, rare books, and other special collections materials as sources.

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Hornbake Library is located on University of Maryland’s College Park campus. This library is home to the Exhibition Gallery and Special Collections & University Archives.

For general information about the library and our collections, email us or call 301-405-9210.

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