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The Women of Ink, Pen, and Paper: Interviews from the Don Swaim Collection
By Alexis Reynolds, ’27 English, Digital Initiatives Assistant “What’s that? Say again!” We’ve all been there. A lot of us probably say these four words on a constant basis. I know I do, which is why I was a bit hesitant about beginning to work on the Don Swaim Collection audio transcription project. Swaim is…
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Honoring the Legacy of Early Black Women Writers: A Faculty Roundtable
By Miriam Intrator, Special Collections Librarian, Mahn Center for Archives & Special Collections Honoring the Legacy of Early Black Women Writers: A Faculty Roundtable took place March 21, 2023, in Alden Library and online. The inspiration for the event was the acquisition for the rare book collection of Ohio University Libraries’ Mahn Center for Archives…
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Women in the Edmund Blunden Collection
By Alexis Voisard, MA Student in English, 2022-23 Rare Books Graduate Assistant Working with the rare book collection this year has been a delightful experience in my graduate program. I’ve done deep research dives into the Ohioana collection to uncover diverse perspectives crafting historical narratives about Athens and the Travel collection to find illustrations and…