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UMD graduate student Nick Gentry found this early draft of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.'s "Letter From Birmingham Jail" in the archives of another civil rights activist, the Rev. John Melville Burgess, at the Virginia Theological Seminary. At left is a photo of the Rev. Wyatt Tee Walker, cofounder with King of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, and his secretary, Willie Pearl Mackey, who typed at least three versions of the letter. (Photo courtesy of Virginia Theological Seminary) Photo via Maryland Today.
MLIS Student Spotlight: Maryland Today: A Watershed Text Resurfaces (ft Nick Gentry ’26)
A remarkable archival discovery by MLIS student Nick Gentry uncovered a rare draft of Martin Luther King Jr.’s historic letter
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Amtrak Uses INFO Students to Get Electronic Records on Track
A partnership with INFO’s iConsultancy is helping the railroad tackle a growing information governance challenge
Kelly Hoffman, MLIS '07, Phd '23
Alumni Profile: How a Love of Information Led to Capitol Hill
PhD and MLIS alum Kelly Hoffman found her calling in library science—then spent two decades building toward her dream job
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The Internship That Works Both Ways
The MLIS field study places students at 150+ libraries, archives, and cultural institutions
UMD INFO College Launches Professional LIS Doctorate
For the first time in the U.S., library and information science (LIS) professionals can earn a practice-focused doctorate designed spec …
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Emerging Voices: INFO’s Doctoral Scholars Shape the Future of LIS Education
Four PhD students are part of the 2025 cohort of ALISE Emerging Scholars
"To Die For" A Cookbook of Gravestone Recipes By Rosie Grant
(Video) MLIS Alumni Spotlight: CBS News: “To Die For”: Beloved Recipes Etched in Stone (ft Rosie Grant ’22)
MLIS alum Rosie Grant uncovers and preserves gravestone recipes, showing how cherished dishes keep loved ones’ memories alive
