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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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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…
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Processing the Cutler Hall Rededication Collection
By Chloe Haught, Spring 2024 University Archives Intern In spring 2024, for six hours each week, I had the pleasure of interning at the Mahn Center working with Bill Kimok, University Archivist and Records Manager. During this experience I began and completed the processing of two collections—The Cutler Hall Rededication Collection and the Ohio University Pride Center…
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Objects of Interest and Reflections on the Frank Buhla Collection
By Aurora Charlow, recent MS graduate of Simmons University, Metadata Assistant at Ohio University Libraries during the 2023-2024 academic year. In its heyday, from about 1880 to 1920, mines in the Hocking Valley Coal Field produced hundreds of thousands of tons of coal every year. It was pried from the ground, processed through mining tipples,…
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Art & the Alphabet, Spring 2024
By Miriam Intrator, Special Collections Librarian Colorful and whimsical, realistic and fantastical, serious and playful. These are just some of the themes depicted in the creative and inspiring alphabets designed by students in ART 2520 Typography, taught by Sarah McDowell, during the spring 2024 semester. Inspired in part by a visit to view typographical specimen…
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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…