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The Many Faces of Archival Work: Working with the James Bertolino and Manasseh Cutler Collections
By Maddy Feerick, Anthropology and Classical Civilizations ‘27, Spring 2026 Manuscripts Intern When I started my internship this winter and was told I would be working on an exhibit featuring Manasseh Cutler, I must admit that I was less than excited at the prospect. U.S. history is certainly not one of my academic interests, but…
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Bill Kimok, University Archivist and Records Manager: The know-all for all things Ohio University
By Disha Hoque, Journalism ’27, Digital Initiatives Assistant Bill Kimok’s office in the Mahn Center for Archives and Special Collections displays baseball paraphernalia, community-specific flags and bits of OU clippings collected through his years in Athens, Ohio. Among the collage, sits an “Honorary Dyke” pin, awarded to him after students requested him to be the…
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The Courtlandt Gilmour Collection of Theatre Materials exhibit
By Yashvita Kanuganti, Manuscripts Archives Assistant, Linguistics and HTC Religious Studies ‘26 In the June of 2024, amid a sweltering Athens summer, I found myself with a new project in the Mahn Center’s processing room. My supervisor, Manuscripts Archivist, Greta Suiter, had led me to a few boxes of what looked to be parchment and…
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Ohio University Libraries Joins the Bloomberg Connects App — Explore the Cornelius Ryan Room and More
By Greta Suiter, Manuscripts Archivist Ohio University Libraries is now live on the Bloomberg Connects app — opening up a dynamic new way to explore Alden Library, its history, and its collections from anywhere. Click here to visit the Alden Library guide. Introduction to Alden Library The Bloomberg Connects guide brings Alden Library’s spaces, stories,…
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Welcome to Spring 2026!
By Miriam Intrator, Head of Archives & Special Collections and Rare Book Librarian A new semester is once again upon us! This newsletter provides updates on upcoming exhibits, events, and opportunities for students, faculty, staff, and the broader OHIO and Athens communities. We encourage you to reach out with any questions, for more information, or…
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Meet the Spring 2026 Rare Book Interns!
By Miriam Intrator, Head of Archives & Special Collections and Rare Book Librarian Every fall and spring semester we welcome a new cohort of undergraduate interns to the Mahn Center. The internship is for-credit and open to any undergraduate student, from any department, who has completed their first year at Ohio University while maintaining at…
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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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We’re Really Not Much Different From Each Other: Working in the Manasseh Cutler Papers
By Hayden Sprance, English Literature, Culture, and Writing BA ‘26, History minor, Museum Studies certificate. Fall ‘25 Manuscripts Intern under Manuscripts Archivist, Greta Suiter. When I began my internship in the Mahn Center this past August I was nervous… like, really nervous. When I learned I would be assigned to the Manasseh Cutler Papers containing…
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Exhibit & Roundtable – Enslavement & Abolition in Antebellum Texts & Contemporary Artists’ Books
By Miriam Intrator, Head of Archives & Special Collections and Rare Book Librarian The exhibit and roundtable (listen to the recording), Enslavement & Abolition in Antebellum Texts & Contemporary Artists’ Books, were co-curated with Associate Professor of History Mariana Dantas in support of her HIST 2000 Survey of United States History 1600-1877 course taught during…