{"id":147,"date":"2022-02-08T17:50:50","date_gmt":"2022-02-08T17:50:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.ohio.edu\/library-archives-blog\/?page_id=147"},"modified":"2025-05-12T11:09:04","modified_gmt":"2025-05-12T15:09:04","slug":"news","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.ohio.edu\/library-archives-blog\/","title":{"rendered":"News"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-query is-layout-flow wp-block-query-is-layout-flow\"><ul class=\"wp-block-post-template is-layout-flow wp-block-post-template-is-layout-flow\"><li class=\"wp-block-post post-5705 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-digital-exhibits category-exhibits category-manuscript-collections category-student-workers tag-broadsides tag-courtlandt-gilmour tag-lambs-club tag-performing-arts tag-playbills tag-theatre\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.ohio.edu\/library-archives-blog\/2026\/04\/15\/the-courtlandt-gilmour-collection-of-theatre-materials\/\" target=\"_self\" >The Courtlandt Gilmour Collection of Theatre Materials exhibit<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<figure style=\"aspect-ratio:3\/2;height:350px; padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;padding-right:0;margin-right:0;margin-left:0;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;\" class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.ohio.edu\/library-archives-blog\/2026\/04\/15\/the-courtlandt-gilmour-collection-of-theatre-materials\/\" target=\"_self\"  style=\"height:350px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1114\" height=\"621\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.ohio.edu\/library-archives-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Gilmour_BloombergExhibit.png\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"The Courtlandt Gilmour Collection of Theatre Materials exhibit\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:contain;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.ohio.edu\/library-archives-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Gilmour_BloombergExhibit.png 1114w, https:\/\/sites.ohio.edu\/library-archives-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Gilmour_BloombergExhibit-300x167.png 300w, https:\/\/sites.ohio.edu\/library-archives-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Gilmour_BloombergExhibit-1024x571.png 1024w, https:\/\/sites.ohio.edu\/library-archives-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Gilmour_BloombergExhibit-768x428.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1114px) 100vw, 1114px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">By Yashvita Kanuganti, Manuscripts Archives Assistant, Linguistics and HTC Religious Studies \u201826 In the June of 2024, amid a sweltering Athens summer, I found myself with a new project in the Mahn Center\u2019s processing room. My supervisor, Manuscripts Archivist, Greta Suiter, had led me to a few boxes of what looked to be parchment and&hellip; <\/p><\/div>\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n<div class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2026-04-15T13:13:43-04:00\">April 15, 2026<\/time><\/div>\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-5654 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-manuscript-collections category-student-workers tag-athens tag-digital-archives tag-local-history tag-transcription\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.ohio.edu\/library-archives-blog\/2026\/04\/07\/jonathan-perkins-weethee\/\" target=\"_self\" >Jonathan Perkins \u201cJ.P.\u201d Weethee: Understanding Weethee\u2019s Life<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<figure style=\"aspect-ratio:3\/2;height:350px; padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;padding-right:0;margin-right:0;margin-left:0;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;\" class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.ohio.edu\/library-archives-blog\/2026\/04\/07\/jonathan-perkins-weethee\/\" target=\"_self\"  style=\"height:350px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"999\" height=\"553\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.ohio.edu\/library-archives-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/mss_3672_large-e1775489663639.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Jonathan Perkins \u201cJ.P.\u201d Weethee: Understanding Weethee\u2019s Life\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:contain;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.ohio.edu\/library-archives-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/mss_3672_large-e1775489663639.jpg 999w, https:\/\/sites.ohio.edu\/library-archives-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/mss_3672_large-e1775489663639-300x166.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sites.ohio.edu\/library-archives-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/mss_3672_large-e1775489663639-768x425.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 999px) 100vw, 999px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">By Kaydence Stamper, History BA &#8217;29, Digital Initiatives Assistant Introduction Jonathan Perkins &#8220;J.P.&#8221; Weethee (1812-1899) was an educator, minister, author, and locally known community figure from Athens County, Ohio. His journal, dating from 1872 to 1882, has been digitized and made available online through Ohio University\u2019s Digital Archives. I have grown to love Weethee while&hellip; <\/p><\/div>\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n<div class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2026-04-07T09:25:07-04:00\">April 7, 2026<\/time><\/div>\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-5616 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-digital-exhibits category-digitization category-events category-exhibits category-internships category-manuscript-collections category-rare-books category-special-collections category-student-workers category-university-archives tag-digital-initiatives tag-founders-day tag-student-showcase\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.ohio.edu\/library-archives-blog\/2026\/02\/23\/founders-day-showcase-2026\/\" target=\"_self\" >Founders Day Student Showcase 2026: A Rousing Success!<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<figure style=\"aspect-ratio:3\/2;height:350px; padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;padding-right:0;margin-right:0;margin-left:0;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;\" class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.ohio.edu\/library-archives-blog\/2026\/02\/23\/founders-day-showcase-2026\/\" target=\"_self\"  style=\"height:350px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1920\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.ohio.edu\/library-archives-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_8317-scaled.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Founders Day Student Showcase 2026: A Rousing Success!\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:contain;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.ohio.edu\/library-archives-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_8317-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/sites.ohio.edu\/library-archives-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_8317-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sites.ohio.edu\/library-archives-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_8317-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sites.ohio.edu\/library-archives-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_8317-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sites.ohio.edu\/library-archives-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_8317-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/sites.ohio.edu\/library-archives-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_8317-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">By Miriam Intrator, Head of Archives &amp; Special Collections and Rare Book Librarian Every Founders Day, which is February 18th, University Archivist Bill Kimok curates an exhibit highlighting a specific theme or moment in the university&#8217;s history. Beginning last year, in 2025, we began planning a large-scale event to open the exhibit and to provide&hellip; <\/p><\/div>\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n<div class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2026-02-23T12:42:46-05:00\">February 23, 2026<\/time><\/div>\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-5591 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-digital-exhibits category-exhibits category-manuscript-collections tag-bloombergconnects tag-exhibits\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.ohio.edu\/library-archives-blog\/2026\/02\/10\/ohiobloomberg-connects-app\/\" target=\"_self\" >Ohio University Libraries Joins the Bloomberg Connects App \u2014 Explore the Cornelius Ryan Room and More<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<figure style=\"aspect-ratio:3\/2;height:350px; padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;padding-right:0;margin-right:0;margin-left:0;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;\" class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.ohio.edu\/library-archives-blog\/2026\/02\/10\/ohiobloomberg-connects-app\/\" target=\"_self\"  style=\"height:350px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"773\" height=\"728\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.ohio.edu\/library-archives-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Screenshot-2026-02-09-111121.png\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Ohio University Libraries Joins the Bloomberg Connects App \u2014 Explore the Cornelius Ryan Room and More\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:contain;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.ohio.edu\/library-archives-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Screenshot-2026-02-09-111121.png 773w, https:\/\/sites.ohio.edu\/library-archives-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Screenshot-2026-02-09-111121-300x283.png 300w, https:\/\/sites.ohio.edu\/library-archives-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Screenshot-2026-02-09-111121-768x723.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 773px) 100vw, 773px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">By Greta Suiter, Manuscripts Archivist Ohio University Libraries is now live on the Bloomberg Connects app \u2014 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&#8217;s spaces, stories,&hellip; <\/p><\/div>\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n<div class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2026-02-10T11:39:22-05:00\">February 10, 2026<\/time><\/div>\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-5567 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-class-project category-digital-exhibits category-digitization category-documentary-photography-archive category-events category-exhibits category-internships category-manuscript-collections category-rare-books category-special-collections category-student-workers category-university-archives tag-founders-day tag-ohio-university\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.ohio.edu\/library-archives-blog\/2026\/02\/02\/spring-2026\/\" target=\"_self\" >Welcome to Spring 2026!<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<figure style=\"aspect-ratio:3\/2;height:350px; padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;padding-right:0;margin-right:0;margin-left:0;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;\" class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.ohio.edu\/library-archives-blog\/2026\/02\/02\/spring-2026\/\" target=\"_self\"  style=\"height:350px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1245\" height=\"934\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.ohio.edu\/library-archives-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/grace-fleischer-ou-yearbook_1952.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Welcome to Spring 2026!\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:contain;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.ohio.edu\/library-archives-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/grace-fleischer-ou-yearbook_1952.jpg 1245w, https:\/\/sites.ohio.edu\/library-archives-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/grace-fleischer-ou-yearbook_1952-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sites.ohio.edu\/library-archives-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/grace-fleischer-ou-yearbook_1952-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sites.ohio.edu\/library-archives-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/grace-fleischer-ou-yearbook_1952-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1245px) 100vw, 1245px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">By Miriam Intrator, Head of Archives &amp; 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&hellip; <\/p><\/div>\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n<div class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2026-02-02T14:50:35-05:00\">February 2, 2026<\/time><\/div>\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-5545 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-internships category-rare-books category-special-collections\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.ohio.edu\/library-archives-blog\/2026\/01\/23\/spring-2026-rare-book-interns\/\" target=\"_self\" >Meet the Spring 2026 Rare Book Interns!<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<figure style=\"aspect-ratio:3\/2;height:350px; padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;padding-right:0;margin-right:0;margin-left:0;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;\" class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.ohio.edu\/library-archives-blog\/2026\/01\/23\/spring-2026-rare-book-interns\/\" target=\"_self\"  style=\"height:350px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.ohio.edu\/library-archives-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/sc_featured_image_1024px.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Meet the Spring 2026 Rare Book Interns!\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:contain;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.ohio.edu\/library-archives-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/sc_featured_image_1024px.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sites.ohio.edu\/library-archives-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/sc_featured_image_1024px-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sites.ohio.edu\/library-archives-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/sc_featured_image_1024px-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">By Miriam Intrator, Head of Archives &amp; Special Collections and Rare Book Librarian Every fall and spring semester we welcome a new cohort of undergraduate interns to the Mahn Center. 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