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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…
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Infographics and Exhibit Inspired by the Athens Asylum
Greta Suiter, Manuscripts Archivist Introduction As part of an ongoing collaboration between the Archives and Special Collections and the VICO 4112/5112 Illustration Capstone class, student created infographic posters are currently exhibited alongside archival materials on the fifth floor of Alden Library. In spring of 2025 students from Illustration Capstone: Advanced Informational Graphics created infographic posters…
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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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Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps: Geo-locating Athens, Ohio
By Adelle “Del” Stratton, History ’25 with a minor in Computer Science and certificate in Italian Studies, Digital Initiatives Assistant The Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps, a collection of maps published by the Sanborn Map Company, were made in response to fires during the 19th and 20th centuries. These maps of over 12,000 towns and cities within…
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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…
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Speaking Out: The Shifting Landscape of Protest and Free Expression at OU
By Darcie Zudell, Journalism: News and Information ‘26, Shyla Algeri, Journalism and Strategic Communications ‘26, Ally Parker, Visual Communications ‘26 and Gigi Twachtman Media Arts Production ‘27, 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…