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Honoring the Legacy of Early Black Women Writers: A Faculty Roundtable
By Miriam Intrator, Special Collections Librarian, Mahn Center for Archives & Special Collections Honoring the Legacy of Early Black Women Writers: A Faculty Roundtable took place March 21, 2023, in Alden Library and online. The inspiration for the event was the acquisition for the rare book collection of Ohio University Libraries’ Mahn Center for Archives…
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Welcome to fall 2023!
By Miriam Intrator, Special Collections Librarian The start of a new semester, of a new academic year, means many new events and opportunities for students, faculty, staff, and the broader OHIO and Athens communities. This is an overview of some of what’s available and we encourage you to reach out with any questions, for more…
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Gallery Walk & Talk with Artist Sauda Mitchell
By Miriam Intrator, Special Collections Librarian We were thrilled to usher in the fall 2023 semester with a visit from artist, archivist, and scholar Sauda Mitchell. Mitchell’s August 30th visit consisted of a Gallery Walk & Talk and a Making Meaning Bookmaking Workshop, both of which took place at the Kennedy Museum of Art. This…
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Teaching & Studying the Classics Today: A Faculty & Student Roundtable
By Miriam Intrator, Special Collections Librarian, Mahn Center for Archives & Special Collections On November 6, 2023, a group of faculty and students from Classics & Religious Studies came together to discuss collaborative course projects and research conducted in partnership with the Rare Book Collection. A recording of the roundtable is available. Learn more about…
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Books & More for BAR (Black Alumni Reunion, 2022)
The Black Alumni Reunion (BAR), one of the largest gatherings of OHIO graduates and friends, begins Thursday, September 15th. To help celebrate this coming together of Black Alumni, the Mahn Center for Archives & Special Collections, has curated an exhibit in two parts. The first part of the exhibit, open through Sunday, September 18th, celebrates…
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A Busy Morning in the Archives: Dr. Alexandra Finley’s Workshop with the Mahn Center
By Aidan Cox, Classical Civilization, ‘25 CRHC Spring Lecture Intern and Hester Lambright, History, ‘25 CRHC Spring Lecture Intern An Introduction to Dr. Finley’s Research with Primary Sources On April 1st, 2025, the Mahn Center for Archives and Special Collections, in collaboration with the Central Regional Humanities Center, hosted Dr. Alexandra Finley, associate professor of history…
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Welcome to Spring 2025!
By Miriam Intrator, Special Collections Librarian As a new semester is once again upon us, we are excited to offer a variety of events and opportunities for students, faculty, staff, and the broader OHIO and Athens communities. Below is an overview of some of what is available this spring, through spring break. We encourage you…
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Ohio University Buildings in the Commons
By Greta Suiter, Manuscripts Archivist On September 27, the library hosted a Wikimedia Commons edit-a-thon during which we added images from OHIO yearbooks to the world’s largest media file repository of public domain and freely licensed content. Right now (10/1/2024 at 4:35pm) there are over 109 million files in the Commons which means that in…
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Welcome to Fall 2024!
By Miriam Intrator, Special Collections Librarian As a new semester and new academic year are once again upon us, there are many new events and opportunities for students, faculty, staff, and the broader OHIO and Athens communities. Below is an overview of some of what’s available this coming fall. We encourage you to reach out…
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Creating the E.W. Scripps: Life & Legacy exhibit
By Alexandra Hopkins ’26, Journalism, Honors Tutorial College, 2023 Fall Mahn Center Intern During Fall 2023, I had the opportunity to intern at the Mahn Center for Archives and Special Collections and work with my advisor, Greta Suiter. Our goal this semester was to curate an exhibit to celebrate the centennial anniversary of the E.W.…