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A Small but Mighty Car
By Greta Suiter, Manuscripts Archivist Summers in Athens can feel a little lonely. The students are mostly gone, the streets are empty, the town is quiet. But every ten years Athens is the summer destination for a unique group – those who drive King Midget cars. You can hear them roaring down East State Street,…
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Welcome and What’s Happening during Fall 2026!
By Miriam Intrator, Head of Archives & Special Collections and Rare Book Librarian A new semester and academic year are once again upon us! This newsletter provides updates on exhibits, events, collections, and opportunities for students, faculty, staff, and the broader OHIO and Athens communities. We encourage you to reach out via our online form…
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OHIO Digital Archives updates: August 2026
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. University Archives…
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Digitizing Lost Farfel Leaves
By Lilyana Mays, MA in Art History ‘26, Digital Initiatives Graduate Intern Background My experience with the Gilbert and Ursula Farfel Collection of Incunable and Manuscript Leaves held by the Mahn Center for Archives and Special Collections is a bit of a long story. In the spring of 2024, months before graduating with BAs in…
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Through a New Lens: Processing Photographic Materials in the Gilbert and Ursula Farfel Collection of Incunable and Manuscript Leaves
By Zach Bisselberg, History and Classical Civilization with a Minor in Religious Studies ’27, Spring 2026 Rare Books Intern Over the course of this semester, I have had the pleasure of being a Rare Books Intern at the Mahn Center for Archives and Special Collections. It has been one of the most rewarding experiences during…
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“Sincerely, The Foliophiles Inc.”: Untangling the Pages from the Past Portfolio Sets
By Avery Kumes, Honors Tutorial College Classics & Religious Studies, ‘27, Spring 2026 Rare Book intern My name is Avery Kumes and I am a third year Honors Tutorial College Classics & Religious Studies major. I am broadly interested in a public history career, and after a summer experience processing archival records in the East Tennessee…