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Through a New Lens: Processing Photographic Materials in the Gilbert and Ursula Farfel Collection of Incunable and Manuscript Leaves
By Zach Bisselberg, History and Classical Civilization with a Minor in Religious Studies ’27, Spring 2026 Rare Books Intern Over the course of this semester, I have had the pleasure of being a Rare Books Intern at the Mahn Center for Archives and Special Collections. It has been one of the most rewarding experiences during…
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“Sincerely, The Foliophiles Inc.”: Untangling the Pages from the Past Portfolio Sets
By Avery Kumes, Honors Tutorial College Classics & Religious Studies, ‘27, Spring 2026 Rare Book intern My name is Avery Kumes and I am a third year Honors Tutorial College Classics & Religious Studies major. I am broadly interested in a public history career, and after a summer experience processing archival records in the East Tennessee…
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Through the Lens of Ohio University’s Artists: A Look into the Student Artist Book Collection
By Madison Timms, BFA ’26, spring 2026 rare books intern Over the course of the spring ’26 semester as a rare books intern, I have been working on adding descriptive metadata to the Student Artist Book Collection. Through this process I have spent a large amount of time with the creations of Ohio University’s past…
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Processing the Gilbert and Ursula Farfel Collection of Incunable and Manuscript Leaves
By Zoe Duncan, Honors Tutorial College Art History with a certificate in Women, Gender, & Sexuality Studies, ’26, Rare Book Intern, Spring ’25 As an Art History major, I often find myself working with materials as a researcher. My familiarity with the Mahn Center began over the summer of 2024, when I spent a few…
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John Calhoun Baker: Peace Studies Program and Other Papers, 1913-1997
By Molly Spehar, ’26, History with Minors in Art History and French, University Archives spring semester intern History Throughout his tenure as president and beyond it, Ohio University’s 14th President John Calhoun Baker continuously advocated for peace and equality in education and world society. In 1982, in response to the Cold War and other contemporary…
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Processing the Kappa Delta Pi Collection, 1923 – 1968
By Ava Turner, ’28, Anthropology and Geography, University Archives spring semester intern At the start of this spring semester, I was tasked with processing a box of records regarding the campus Greek organization Kappa Delta Pi. Prior to embarking into this process, I had absolutely no knowledge as to what Kappa Delta Pi was, incorrectly…
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The Many Faces of Archival Work: Working with the James Bertolino and Manasseh Cutler Collections
By Maddy Feerick, Anthropology and Classical Civilizations ‘27, Spring 2026 Manuscripts Intern When I started my internship this winter and was told I would be working on an exhibit featuring Manasseh Cutler, I must admit that I was less than excited at the prospect. U.S. history is certainly not one of my academic interests, but…
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Founders Day Student Showcase 2026: A Rousing Success!
By Miriam Intrator, Head of Archives & Special Collections and Rare Book Librarian Every Founders Day, which is February 18th, University Archivist Bill Kimok curates an exhibit highlighting a specific theme or moment in the university’s history. Beginning last year, in 2025, we began planning a large-scale event to open the exhibit and to provide…
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Welcome to Spring 2026!
By Miriam Intrator, Head of Archives & Special Collections and Rare Book Librarian A new semester is once again upon us! This newsletter provides updates on upcoming exhibits, events, and opportunities for students, faculty, staff, and the broader OHIO and Athens communities. We encourage you to reach out with any questions, for more information, or…
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Meet the Spring 2026 Rare Book Interns!
By Miriam Intrator, Head of Archives & Special Collections and Rare Book Librarian Every fall and spring semester we welcome a new cohort of undergraduate interns to the Mahn Center. The internship is for-credit and open to any undergraduate student, from any department, who has completed their first year at Ohio University while maintaining at…