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Category: Rare Books

  • Teaching & Studying the Classics Today: A Faculty & Student Roundtable

    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…

  • Gallery Walk & Talk with Artist Sauda Mitchell

    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…

  • Persian and Arabic Manuscripts in the Digital Archives

    Persian and Arabic Manuscripts in the Digital Archives

    By Mina Sadeghzadeh, ’24 Master of Art History, Rare Books Graduate Assistant, Mahn Center for Archives & Special Collections This semester, I had the great opportunity to be a graduate assistant at the Mahn Center for Archives and Special Collections under the guidance of Dr. Miriam Intrator. I specifically worked with the Special Collection in…

  • Tracing Ownership & Usage in the Classics Rare Book Collection

    Tracing Ownership & Usage in the Classics Rare Book Collection

    By Emma Campbell, Classical Civilizations ’24, Spring 2023 Rare Books Intern This semester I had the great pleasure of holding an internship with the Mahn Center for Archives and Special Collections under the guidance of Dr. Miriam Intrator. I worked specifically with the Classics Collection in the Rare Books department and created a digital exhibit…

  • Welcome to fall 2023!

    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…

  • A Look at the 1561 Woorkes of Geffrey Chaucer

    A Look at the 1561 Woorkes of Geffrey Chaucer

    By Hunter Humphreys, English Pre-Law, 2023, Written as part of English 4940: Research Apprenticeship, Spring 2023 Having the opportunity to study in the Libraries’ Mahn Center has been a dream come true, and certainly a memorable experience during my career as an undergraduate student. For about a semester and a half, I was given the…

  • Honoring the Legacy of Early Black Women Writers: A Faculty Roundtable

    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…

  • OHIO Digital Archives updates: Summer 2022

    OHIO Digital Archives updates: Summer 2022

    By Erin Wilson, Digital Imaging Specialist & Lab Manager, Digital Initiatives This news update is part of a semi-regular series highlighting recent additions, exhibits, and projects of Ohio University Libraries Digital Initiatives. Read on for a sample of newly digitized materials that are publicly available in our Digital Archives. See previous updates in the unit’s…

  • OHIO Digital Archives updates: Fall 2022

    OHIO Digital Archives updates: Fall 2022

    By Erin Wilson, Digital Imaging Specialist & Lab Manager, Digital Initiatives This news update is part of a semi-regular series highlighting recent additions, exhibits, and projects of Ohio University Libraries Digital Initiatives. Read on for a sample of newly digitized materials that are publicly available in our Digital Archives. See previous updates in the unit’s…

  • Women in the Edmund Blunden Collection

    Women in the Edmund Blunden Collection

    By Alexis Voisard, MA Student in English, 2022-23 Rare Books Graduate Assistant  Working with the rare book collection this year has been a delightful experience in my graduate program. I’ve done deep research dives into the Ohioana collection to uncover diverse perspectives crafting historical narratives about Athens and the Travel collection to find illustrations and…