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A Brief History of the Ohio University Women’s Center through Scrapbooks
By Taylor Connelly, BSJ ‘26, 2023 Archives Assistant THE COLLECTION: As an assistant archivist in the Mahn Center for Archives and Special Collections during Spring 2023, I processed and described collections of historical materials that had been donated over the years to the Ohio University Archives. As I sifted through a multitude of papers, documents,…
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New Additions to the University Archives from University College and the Institute for the Empirical Study of Language
By Bill Kimok, University Archivist Along with other additions to the Ohio University Archives during the past several months, the Ohio University Archives has received, officially processed, and made immediately available to researchers, two significant collections that will be useful for researchers of OHIO academic history. Ohio University Institute for the Empirical Study of Language…
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Reblog: Meet an Early Multicultural Student Organization: Ohio University’s Los Amigos, 1947-1952
By Imani Estrada, Marketing, BA 2022, OhioLINK Luminaries Intern 2020-2021. Originally published January 18, 2021, on the Ohio University Libraries Digital Initiatives Tumbler, which predated this Mahn blog. The Student Organization: Los Amigos was a minority student organization established here at Ohio University in fall 1947, continuing through 1952. This student organization was primarily composed…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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Processing the Horace Coleman Collection
By Margaret Spetz, History ’25, Spring 2023 Archives Intern Processing the Horace Coleman collection was my first task as a Mahn Center Intern during the Spring 2023 semester. Coleman was an associate English professor at Ohio University during the 1970s and ‘80s. The collection contains Coleman’s personal letters, his military records, his correspondence with publishers,…
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1970 Campus Security Records, May 11 to May 15: From Ohio University to Eternity
By John Higgins, BA ’23, History and Political Science, Student Assistant, Digital Initiatives Read other posts from this series which recounts the spring 1970 student demonstrations at Ohio University and the administrative response, as documented in campus security reports from the time period. The 11th through the 15th of May witnessed the dramatic ending to…
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1970 Campus Security Records, May 4 to May 10: The Bridge on the River Hocking
By John Higgins, BA ’23, History and Political Science, Student Assistant, Digital Initiatives Read other posts from this series which recounts the spring 1970 student demonstrations at Ohio University and the administrative response, as documented in campus security reports from the time period. At approximately 1:45 p.m. on May 4th, university officials organized their control…
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1970 Campus Security Records, April 23 to May 5: All Quiet on the College Green
By John Higgins, BA ’23, History and Political Science, Student Assistant, Digital Initiatives Read other posts from this series which recounts the spring 1970 student demonstrations at Ohio University and the administrative response, as documented in campus security reports from the time period. For Ohio University, the month of April was considerably quieter than the…