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The exhibition explores Homewood’s 224-year history, from its 1801 construction for the family of Declaration of Independence signer and enslaver Charles Carroll of Carrollton, through its 1902 acquisition by Johns Hopkins University, to its 1980s restoration and launch as a historic house museum.

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“I enjoy learning, and being an archivist provides a wonderful way to learn and discover new places, events, and the people that lived through...History is a lot more interesting when you get to handle documents and items that were part of that history.” – Irene M. Lewis

“An archivist I look up to – always and forever, Dorothy Berry!”– Allison Seyler, Hopkins Retrospective Program Manager

“I was a massive history nerd as a child (and still am!). Being an archivist means I'm surrounded by historical materials all the time and I get to help share it with others!”– Nicole Connell, Congressional Papers Processing Archivist

"...It is our responsibility as archivists to properly describe and give context to those materials, but we also need to make sure we are taking care of our own mental health while doing so.” – Nicole Connell, Congressional Papers Processing Archivist

“Papercuts. I keep Band-Aids in my desk drawer! On a more serious note, sometimes archival materials discuss or depict difficult topics...."

Photo: A letter to former Senator Ben Cardin from former President Joe Biden, in October 1988.

“I document all our new acquisitions of historic records so we can keep track of what we have and where it came from, which means I get to peek at all our exciting new materials before anyone else.”– Jenelle Clark, Accessioning Archivist

“I describe and organize historical documents so others can see what materials exist and use them for research.”– Nicole Connell, Congressional Papers Processing Archivist

“Basically, I do what a librarian does with books but with historic records. Archivists describe and provide access to historic records (and a whole bunch of other stuff, but that’s the cool part). ”– Allison Seyler, Hopkins Retrospective Program Manager

“I would choose an owl as a mascot...they are symbolic of wisdom and knowledge. Archival collections....contain a wealth of information and hidden gems...they show how that topic was understood, recorded, and preserved over time.” – Irene M. Lewis

“I nominate a PlastiClip named Clippy to be Box Friend's sidekick.”– Rachel Gattermeyer, Digital Archivist

“We do have a mascot in the archives, Box Friend, a sentient box with a winning smile. Alternatively, a cat – never enough cats.”– Kristen Diehl, Processing Archivist