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  • Finding biology in the archives: the Krecker and Romoser collections

    Finding biology in the archives: the Krecker and Romoser collections

    By Quinn Cifani ‘24 Biological Sciences, Fall 2023 Archives Intern I have spent this semester as a Mahn Center intern working with two different collections related to the Ohio University archives; the Frederick H. Krecker Collection and the William S. Romoser Collection. Dr. Krecker, a professor of biology and zoology, taught at Ohio University (OU)…


  • The Wong Family Photograph Collection

    The Wong Family Photograph Collection

    By Mattes Brown ’26, Photography, Fall 2023 Intern The following post has been adapted from a series of Instagram posts available on the Alden Library Instagram account. The Mahn Center for Archives and Special Collections fall internships are wrapping up! As winter break grows closer, interns are finalizing their work at the archives. Mattes Brown…


  • photo+roll: “LIFE Visits Wright Valley,” LIFE, February 1985

    photo+roll: “LIFE Visits Wright Valley,” LIFE, February 1985

    By Laura Smith, Photo Archivist This post is part of a blog series, photo+roll, featuring photographs from the Documentary Photography Archive.   Happy Antarctica Day!   Antarctica Day commemorates the anniversary of the signing of the Antarctic Treaty on December 1, 1959, signed by countries to “Recogniz[e] that it is in the interest of all mankind…


  • Reflections on processing the Columbus & Hocking Coal & Iron Co. Collection

    Reflections on processing the Columbus & Hocking Coal & Iron Co. Collection

    By Samuel Coletta-Bates, Film HTC ’25, Fall 2023 Manuscript Archives Assistant   As an Archives Assistant for the Mahn Center, it’s been my duty to “process” the Columbus & Hocking Coal & Iron Company (or CHCIco, for short) collection. Over this past semester I have made my way through the collection, box by box, reorganized…


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