OHIO Archives

Ohio University Libraries Archives & Special Collections

Category: Special Collections

  • Welcome to Fall 2024!

    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…

  • Researching Appalachian Materials in the Mahn Center

    Researching Appalachian Materials in the Mahn Center

    By Di Galbraith ’25, History major, Globalization and Development minor, Fall 2023 Mahn Center intern I have always been deeply fascinated by Appalachia. How the mountains came from the same range as the Scottish highlands, how communities were left behind and forgotten once modern technology developed, and how the people were stereotyped as dumb, rowdy,…

  • Visualizing Mahn Center Collections

    Visualizing Mahn Center Collections

    By Miriam Intrator, Special Collections Librarian One of the most exciting aspects of working at the Mahn Center is the opportunity to interact with students and instructors from a broad range of departments and programs and in a variety of different ways. This post highlights an ongoing collaboration with undergraduate and graduate students taking Assistant…

  • OHIO Digital Archives updates: Spring 2024

    OHIO Digital Archives updates: Spring 2024

    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 newsletter archive. Manuscript Collections…

  • Digitizing “Specimens of Eastern Manuscripts and Printing”

    Digitizing “Specimens of Eastern Manuscripts and Printing”

    By Maggie Bennink, ’24 BA in History & Classic Civilizations, Digital Initiatives Assistant I was introduced to Pages From the Past over the 2023 spring semester, through an independent study led by Dr. Cory Crawford in the Classics Department. The items we looked at – a cylinder seal and a cuneiform tablet – are a…

  • 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…

  • OHIO Digital Archives updates: Spring 2023

    OHIO Digital Archives updates: Spring 2023

    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 newsletter archive. Documentary Photography…

  • 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…

  • Reflecting on my Graduate Assistant Experience in Rare Books

    Reflecting on my Graduate Assistant Experience in Rare Books

    By Alexis Voisard, MA Student in English, 2022-23 Rare Book Graduate Assistant  Athens has been spoiled by beautiful weather, and I’ve taken advantage by going around campus getting photos in some of my favorite spots wearing my graduation robe! It’s starting to feel bittersweet going to classes and working at the library knowing I only…