Miller Library at Washington College

10/08/2026

Join us at Washington College's Norman James Theatre for a film screening of the Emmy® Award winning film The Librarians followed by a panel discussion exploring censorship, the right to read, and intellectual freedom.

Wednesday, October 21 | 5:30-8:30pm
Details: https://kent-md.libcal.com/event/17113788

10/07/2026

Today in Washington's Dispatches, read about General Washington's development of a Flying Camp during the Revolution:
https://www.washcoll.edu/people_departments/offices/miller-library/archives-special-collections/archives-blog/flying_camps.php

09/29/2026

Alexander Hamilton in the WC Archives??
Read more in Washington's Dispatches!

https://www.washcoll.edu/people_departments/offices/miller-library/archives-special-collections/archives-blog/hamilton_in_archives.php

09/25/2026

In today's Washington's Dispatches post, we look at the works of celebrated 19th-century journalist George Alfred Townsend "GATH," a one-time grammar school student at Washington College:

https://www.washcoll.edu/people_departments/offices/miller-library/archives-special-collections/archives-blog/geo_a_townsend_gath.php

09/18/2026

Remembering Dr. Janson-LaPalme, 1929-2026.
https://www.washcoll.edu/people_departments/offices/miller-library/archives-special-collections/archives-blog/janson_lapalme_2026.php

09/15/2026

Jane Stuart raffles a portrait, in today's Washington's Dispatches post:
https://www.washcoll.edu/people_departments/offices/miller-library/archives-special-collections/archives-blog/jane_stuart_painter.php

09/10/2026

https://chestertownspy.org/2026/09/10/remembering-robert-joseph-hubert-janson-lapalme/

Robert “Rob” J.H. Janson-La Palme passed away on September 1, 2026. He was 97 years old. He was born April 10, 1929, in Brockton, Massachusetts, a city situated between Boston and Providence. He was the oldest of four children born to dry-goods merchant Rene Janson-La Palme and Beatrice Miville ...

09/03/2026

In the newest post on Washington's Dispatches, read about the Maryland 400 and their role in the Battle of Brooklyn during the Revolution:
https://www.washcoll.edu/people_departments/offices/miller-library/archives-special-collections/archives-blog/maryland_400.php

08/28/2026

Hello, Washington College! Welcome back to campus, Students and Faculty, and a special welcome to incoming First Year Students! We are so glad to see all of you.

Today, we posted the first blog of the academic year over at Washington's Dispatches, the Archives blog. You can look forward to two new posts each week! Read today's here:

https://www.washcoll.edu/people_departments/offices/miller-library/archives-special-collections/archives-blog/2026_welcome_back.php

05/13/2026

Presenting the finalists for the 2026 Sophie Kerr Prize!