Type: Colleges and Universities



Library: The Sheridan Libraries: the Milton S. Eisenhower Library, the George Peabody Library, the John Work Garrett Library, and the Albert D. Hutzler Reading Room.
Library Web site or Online Catalog: http://www.library.jhu.edu
Library Collection Highlights: The circulating art history collection of the Sheridan Libraries is tailored to support the research and teaching needs of the university's History of Art Department and other academic departments that study visual culture. The collection comprises monographs, journals and serials, exhibition catalogs, and catalogues raisonnés across all fields of art. Its strengths include classical Greek and Roman art, early Christian, Byzantine, medieval, Renaissance, Baroque, and modern art. In addition to the circulating collection, the libraries have many special collections in areas pertinent to art history. The Special Collections department, of which the Garrett and Peabody libraries are a part, houses many rare books, incunabula, facsimiles, treatises, and ephemera of interest to art historians. Highlights include: the Laurence Hall Fowler Collection of Architectural History; illustrated natural history folios by John James Audubon, John Gould, and Alexander Wilson; medieval illuminated manuscripts and facsimiles; 16th- and 17th- century Jesuit emblem books; the political cartoons of Edmund Duffy; and a growing collection of artists' books, most notably the monumental artist's book Schreibzeit by Hanne Darboven.
Library History: The Milton S. Eisenhower Library is the university's principal research library and the largest in a network of libraries at Johns Hopkins. Opened in 1964, the library was named for the university's eighth president, whose vision brought together the university's rich collection of books, journals, and other scholarly resources. The Eisenhower Library collection numbers over 2.5 million volumes.

The George Peabody Library, formerly the Library of the Peabody Institute of the City of Baltimore, dates from the founding of the Peabody Institute in 1857. The Peabody Library remained part of the Peabody Institute until 1967, when it was transferred to the City of Baltimore and administered by the Enoch Pratt Free Library. In 1982 the Peabody Library became part of the Eisenhower Library's Special Collections department. The Peabody Library houses more than 300,000 volumes.

The John Work Garrett Library is located in Evergreen House, the former residence of Ambassador John Work Garrett and his wife Alice Warder Garrett. The house was bequeathed to the university in 1942 and the library contains about 28,600 volumes. The collection, which can be viewed by appointment only, features 16th- and 17th- century English literature, most notably the works of Shakespeare, Bacon, Spenser and Milton. Also strong in natural history, the library has some the most important and beautiful ornithological works ever produced by John James Audubon, John Gould, and Alexander Wilson. The Fowler Architectural Collection focuses on early editions of Vitruvius and the great Renaissance architects Alberti, Serlio, Palladio, Vignola, and Scamozzi.

Commonly referred to as "The Hut", the Albert D. Hutzler Reading Room is open on a 24-hour basis during the academic year. Located in Gilman Hall, opposite the Eisenhower Library, the HUT occupies a central room in the oldest academic building on the Homewood Campus, featuring a high ceiling and beautiful stained-glass windows.
Contact: Donald R. Juedes
Title: Librarian for Art History, Classics, and Philosophy
E-mail: djuedes@jhu.edu
Telephone: 410-516-0605
Fax: 410-516-8399
Mailing Address: 3400 North Charles Street, Baltimore, MD 21218



Institution Highlights: The Johns Hopkins Department of the History of Art is esteemed worldwide for its strengths in early Christian, Byzantine, medieval, Renaissance, Baroque, and modern art.

The Mattin Cultural Arts Center opened in Spring 2001 as the first major Homewood campus facility built exclusively to support the arts and extracurricular activities. The center hosts many courses and student clubs supporting studio art, music, and theater.

The Johns Hopkins Archaeological Collection is an impressive compilation of Ancient Near Eastern, Egyptian, and Classical antiquities. Objects range from a mummy to Greek vases and Roman coins.

Hopkins is home to two museums: the Evergreen House and the Homewood House. Evergreen is a 48-room historic mansion located on 26 acres on North Charles Street in Baltimore. The former residence of Ambassador John Work Garrett and his wife, Alice Warder Garrett, Evergreen House contains many art treasures, including the only extant theatrical sets by Leon Bakst, the illustrious Russian emigre designer known for his work with Diaghilev and the Ballet Russes. It also houses a large collection of early 20th-century paintings including works by Modigliani, Degas, Picasso, Bonnard, and Vuillard; exquisite examples of Tiffany lamps, vases, and chandeliers; an outstanding collection of Chinese blue-and-white porcelain; and a large assortment of netsuke, inro, and lacquer boxes from Japan.

The Homewood House Museum is one of the finest surviving examples of Federal Period architecture. Designed as a country house, Homewood reflects the affluent cosmopolitan lifestyle of early 19th- century Baltimore. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places, Homewood House is a national landmark.
Institution History: The Johns Hopkins University, founded in Baltimore in 1876, was the first modern research university in the United States, emphasizing research and the advancement of knowledge along with teaching. Its establishment began a revolution in U.S. higher education.

The university is named for its initial benefactor, Baltimore merchant Johns Hopkins, whose $7 million bequest -- the largest U.S. philanthropic gift to that time, established both the university and The Johns Hopkins Hospital.

Today, the university enrolls more than 18,000 full-time and part-time students on three major campuses in Baltimore, one in Washington, D.C., and facilities throughout the Baltimore-Washington area and in China and Italy. The university employs nearly 25,000 people in full-time, part-time and temporary positions. It is one of Maryland's five largest private employers.

At its inception, the university's emphasis on both learning and research and on how each complements the other revolutionized U.S. higher education. Today, Johns Hopkins remains a world leader in teaching, patient care, and discovery.
Institution Web site: http://www.jhu.edu