BIG IDEAS Little-known facts can spark
Who invented the weekend?
The labor movement. TGIF!
Unions fought to limit working hours and gain more leisure time for workers. This banner celebrates winning a 12-hour work day instead of “sun-up to sundown.” UMD has one of the largest labor-related collections in North America. Detail from the banner of the Journeyman House Carpenters’ Association of Philadelphia, PA, 1835.
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How did Japanese anime start?
The labor movement.
U.S. influence on post-war Japanese culture.
TGIF!
Comic books brought to Japan by American GIs after World War II sparked a creative explosion in Japanese “manga” or cartoons, which evolved into the animation styles popular today. UMD has the most comprehensive collection in the world of Japanese publications, 1945-1949.
Unions fought to limit working hours and gain more leisure time for workers. This banner celebrates winning a 12-hour work day instead of “sun-up to sundown.” UMD has one of the largest labor-related collections in North America. Detail from the banner of the Journeyman House Carpenters’ Association of Philadelphia, PA, 1835.
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Image: Gordon W. Prange Collection
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Where did Kermit come from?
While a UMD student, Henson had a local children’s TV show, “Sam and Friends,” featuring an early version of Kermit. Videos of Kermit’s early years join top collections pertaining to American TV and radio broadcasting. Jim Henson and Kermit, circa 1960, from the Jim Henson Works at the University of Maryland.
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Image courtesy The Jim Henson Company. Photo by Del Ankers. © Disney 2013
Jim Henson’s student days.
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Literature and Rare Books Items from the 15th century to the present, plus collections that showcase the lives and work of significant authors
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