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Processing the Dave Smith Collection
By Kate Wiselogel, English ’27, Fall 2024 Manuscript Archives Intern This semester I’ve had the opportunity to work with the Dave Smith collection and create a new, revised finding aid for it. This has also included working on the general organization of the collection. The main objective of my work this semester was to completely…
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Reflecting on my Graduate Assistant Experience in Rare Books
By Alexis Voisard, MA Student in English, 2022-23 Rare Book Graduate Assistant Athens has been spoiled by beautiful weather, and I’ve taken advantage by going around campus getting photos in some of my favorite spots wearing my graduation robe! It’s starting to feel bittersweet going to classes and working at the library knowing I only…
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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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“Poetry from the Heart” by Jack W. Wamsley
By Greta Suiter, Manuscripts Archivist, Ohio University Libraries The slim publication “Poetry from the Heart” by Jack W. Wamsley is located in the William D. Herron collection on Ohio University alumni and staff (MSS48) – a unique set of materials collected by Herron, documenting his fellow Ohio University alumni and the city of Athens. This…