Richard J. Behles, M.S.
Historical Librarian/Preservation Officer
Contact Information:
email: rbehles@hshsl.umaryland.edu
phone: 410-706-5048
The Historical and Special Collections Department serves as the University of Maryland archives documenting the health sciences and social work professional schools on the Baltimore campus.
The Library's rare book collection of over 8,000 volumes also resides in this department. Individual historical collections of chiefly pre-1946 imprints are included, featuring significant works in the health sciences and social work fields.
Bio
Rich has served as the head of the Historical and Special Collections Department since 1987. He originally joined the HS/HSL staff in 1981, managing the Serials Department. Before then, he was Serials Librarian at the Loyola-Notre Dame Library in Baltimore.
Education
- B.A. English, Loyola College in Maryland
- M.S. Drexel University
Professional Activities
- Moderator, CADUCEUS-L, the international email discussion list for the history of medicine
- Member, Maryland History and Culture Collaborative
- Member, Mid-Atlantic Regional Archives Conference
Selected Publication
- "John Crawford, 1746-1813." In: The Dictionary of Early American Philosophers (Bristol, U.K. : Thoemmes Continuum, forthcoming in 2010)
