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Johns Hopkins Club: Past and Present

(04/10/24 10:00pm)

The Johns Hopkins Club building, located behind Gilman Hall near Decker Garden, was founded in 1899. It was originally created to foster a more engaged social environment and tighter community for Johns Hopkins Club members, which include Hopkins faculty, alumni and graduate students. The idea was proposed by historian Herbert Baxter Adams during an Alumni Association meeting in February of 1899. The Club was modeled off of similar organizations at other universities, such as the Yale Graduates Club in New Haven. 

https://www.jhunewsletter.com/article/2024/04/johns-hopkins-club-past-and-present

Alumni Memorial Residences: Past and present

(12/06/23 4:30am)

The Alumni Memorial Residence (AMR) includes three residence halls bordering the Freshman Quad located by N. Charles Street. Today, the buildings together house the majority of the first-year class, with an approximate capacity for 700. Not as well known, however, is that the establishment of the AMRs marks important periods in the University's history.

https://www.jhunewsletter.com/article/2023/12/alumni-memorial-residences-past-and-present

Milton S. Eisenhower Library: Past and present

(11/16/23 5:34pm)

The Milton S. Eisenhower Library (MSE), a staple of the Homewood Campus, has a rich and complex history. During the 1940s, the University faced a lack of space as Gilman Hall and other buildings on campus could not accommodate the growing number of texts in their archives. In 1947, former librarian Homer Halvorson noted that Hopkins would need to begin planning a new facility.

https://www.jhunewsletter.com/article/2023/11/milton-s-eisenhower-library-past-and-present