The Juanita Jackson Mitchell
Multicultural Resource Center

The academic and moral development of each student is encouraged and nurtured through a program that combines individual attention, rigorous academics and an understanding and appreciation of cultural diversity. With this in mind, RPCS has created a resource center specifically to address issues of cultural diversity.

Named for the late Juanita Jackson Mitchell, a Baltimorean and an internationally renowned advocate of human rights whose granddaughters have attended RPCS, the Juanita Jackson Mitchell Multicultural Resource Center provides the RPCS community with an extensive library collection, exhibitions, activities, guest speakers and performances throughout the academic year, all related to creating a better understanding of and appreciation for the many different cultures in the world. It is the only independent school resource center of its kind in the area.

Mission Statement

The Juanita Jackson Mitchell Multicultural Resource Center was established to develop and house a collection of multicultural resources within the Faissler Library of Roland Park Country School. 

Believing that through knowledge, one can develop a greater understanding, tolerance and respect for all people and cultures, our goal is to provide a place where students can study in depth the cultures that are reflected in the RPCS community, the United States and the world at large. 

For over ten years, through its collection of books, multi-media resources, instructional materials and displays, the Center has been committed to fostering a deeper understanding and appreciation of the cultures that make up the fabric of America.

Examples of Past Exhibits 1995 - 2006

• Greece & Cyprus: Land of Athena, Aphrodite and Constantine

• The Anasazi Indians

• One Thread from the Rich Fabric of Baltimore’s Cultures: A different Baltimore Community each year

• Land and Culture: Australia, Israel, Iceland, Ireland, Japan, Korea, Egypt, Scotland, Mexico, Peru, Turkey, France

• The Soul of Jazz

• Women in Arab Society

• Tapestries of Hope: Arperillas from Chile

• The Art of Tapestry

• Blacks in Film: An African American Film Festival

• UNICEF

• Baltimore Jewish Council Exhibit

• African American Entrepreneurship

• Gullah Culture

• Matreshka: A Traditional Russian Doll

• The Inhumanity of Slavery

• Collections from Around the World (cookie jars, snow globes, foods)

• Smithsonian SITES Exhibits

• Jewish Holidays and Artifacts

• The White Rose Society Exhibit

• Fred E. Miller: Photographer of the Crows

• African-American Quilts

• Louisa’s Legacy: 150 Years of African American Achievement

• Hispanic Culture

• The Special World of Service Dogs

African Americans at the Metropolitan Opera

Important Facts about the Multicultural Resource Center

The Center's materials, including its extensive collection of books, are also available to members of RPCS's coordinate schools, Gilman and Bryn Mawr, and the community at large through inter-library loan.

For more information on the Juanita Jackson Mitchell Multicultural Resource Center, contact the Center's co-directors, Evelyn McClarry, Co-director, JJMMRC
or Janice Moore, Director of Libraries.