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Processing the Multicultural Center Records
By Arden Wells (Classical Civilization major, class of 2027) and Danielle Rymer (Art History major, class of 2026) fall 2025 University Archives interns working with Bill Kimok. Like so many of our Ohio University peers, we (Arden Wells and Danielle Rymer) have come to appreciate the many resources that our institution offers its students and…
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Processing the McDavis President’s papers collection
By Sophia McCauley, English, Creative Writing, Literature and Culture major with a History minor, class of 2026, fall 2025 University Archives intern working with Bill Kimok. Introduction and Processing Throughout this 2025 fall semester, I have had the honor and pleasure of processing the President Roderick J. McDavis, (2004-2017) Collection, the Faculty Collective Bargaining Attempt…
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Welcome to Fall 2025!
By Miriam Intrator, Head of Archives & Special Collections and Rare Book Librarian Welcome to the start of another new semester and academic year! Each fall brings new events and opportunities for students, faculty, staff, and the broader OHIO and Athens communities. Following is an overview of some of what will be available this fall.…
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OHIO Digital Archives updates: August 2025
By Erin Wilson, Digital Imaging Specialist & Project 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. Special Collections…
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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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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,…
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Visual Communication in the Geological Sciences
By GEOL 4900 students: Emily Dietz, Alexis Hunter, Lorena Jevnikar, Peter Rhynard, Kaycee Scott, and Jada Townsend During the fall 2023 semester, students in GEOL 4900 Visual Communication in the Geological Sciences taught by professor Eva Lyon, worked with university archivist Bill Kimok and rare book librarian Miriam Intrator to include geology related materials from…
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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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Summarizing Alan Booth’s Swaziland collection
By June Meehan ’27, History, spring 2025 University Archives intern My name is June Meehan, and I am a second year History major with an interest in archival work and the accessibility of archives. My historical focus includes modern imperial and colonial history. Ohio University Archivist Bill Kimok tasked me with examining and summarizing a…
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Decades of Defiance: LGBTQ+ Activism and Community at Ohio University
By Allie Stevens, Journalism ‘26, Lizzi Montanti, Journalism ‘26, Anna Parasson, Journalism ‘26, Natalie Davet, Journalism ‘26, for JOUR 4130 Gender, Race, and Class in Journalism and Mass Media with Victoria LaPoe, Spring 2025. During the spring 2025 semester, the staff of the Mahn Center for Archives and Special Collections worked intensively with Victoria La…