{"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-5751 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-internships category-university-archives tag-kappa-delta-pi tag-processing\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.ohio.edu\/library-archives-blog\/2026\/05\/05\/kappa-delta-pi\/\" target=\"_self\" >Processing the Kappa Delta Pi Collection, 1923 &#8211; 1968<\/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\/05\/05\/kappa-delta-pi\/\" 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\/04\/UA265FinalBoxes-scaled.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Processing the Kappa Delta Pi Collection, 1923 &#8211; 1968\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:contain;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.ohio.edu\/library-archives-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/UA265FinalBoxes-scaled.jpeg 2560w, https:\/\/sites.ohio.edu\/library-archives-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/UA265FinalBoxes-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/sites.ohio.edu\/library-archives-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/UA265FinalBoxes-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/sites.ohio.edu\/library-archives-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/UA265FinalBoxes-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/sites.ohio.edu\/library-archives-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/UA265FinalBoxes-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/sites.ohio.edu\/library-archives-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/UA265FinalBoxes-2048x1536.jpeg 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 Ava Turner, \u201928, Anthropology and Geography, University Archives spring semester intern At the start of this spring semester, I was tasked with processing a box of records regarding the campus Greek organization Kappa Delta Pi. Prior to embarking into this process, I had absolutely no knowledge as to what Kappa Delta Pi was, incorrectly&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=\"2026-05-05T12:11:29-04:00\">May 5, 2026<\/time><\/div>\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-5765 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-exhibits category-internships category-manuscript-collections tag-james-bertolino tag-manasseh-cutler\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.ohio.edu\/library-archives-blog\/2026\/04\/28\/the-many-faces-of-archival-work\/\" target=\"_self\" >The Many Faces of Archival Work: Working with the James Bertolino and Manasseh Cutler Collections<\/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\/28\/the-many-faces-of-archival-work\/\" target=\"_self\"  style=\"height:350px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"999\" height=\"1517\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.ohio.edu\/library-archives-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/cutler_1657_large.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"The Many Faces of Archival Work: Working with the James Bertolino and Manasseh Cutler Collections\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:contain;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.ohio.edu\/library-archives-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/cutler_1657_large.jpg 999w, https:\/\/sites.ohio.edu\/library-archives-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/cutler_1657_large-198x300.jpg 198w, https:\/\/sites.ohio.edu\/library-archives-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/cutler_1657_large-674x1024.jpg 674w, https:\/\/sites.ohio.edu\/library-archives-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/cutler_1657_large-768x1166.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 Maddy Feerick, Anthropology and Classical Civilizations \u201827, 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&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=\"2026-04-28T10:37:01-04:00\">April 28, 2026<\/time><\/div>\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-5704 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-university-archives tag-archives tag-ohio-university tag-student-work\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.ohio.edu\/library-archives-blog\/2026\/04\/22\/bill-kimok\/\" target=\"_self\" >Bill Kimok, University Archivist and Records Manager: The know-all for all things Ohio University<\/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\/22\/bill-kimok\/\" target=\"_self\"  style=\"height:350px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"2048\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.ohio.edu\/library-archives-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/20240923_Alden-Homecoming-Archives_EQB-010-scaled.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Bill Kimok, University Archivist and Records Manager: The know-all for all things Ohio University\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:contain;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.ohio.edu\/library-archives-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/20240923_Alden-Homecoming-Archives_EQB-010-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/sites.ohio.edu\/library-archives-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/20240923_Alden-Homecoming-Archives_EQB-010-300x240.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sites.ohio.edu\/library-archives-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/20240923_Alden-Homecoming-Archives_EQB-010-1024x819.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sites.ohio.edu\/library-archives-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/20240923_Alden-Homecoming-Archives_EQB-010-768x614.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sites.ohio.edu\/library-archives-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/20240923_Alden-Homecoming-Archives_EQB-010-1536x1229.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/sites.ohio.edu\/library-archives-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/20240923_Alden-Homecoming-Archives_EQB-010-2048x1638.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 Disha Hoque, Journalism \u201927, Digital Initiatives Assistant Bill Kimok\u2019s 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.&nbsp; Among the collage, sits an \u201cHonorary Dyke\u201d pin, awarded to him after students requested him to be the&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=\"2026-04-22T10:53:05-04:00\">April 22, 2026<\/time><\/div>\n<\/li><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><\/ul>\n\n<nav class=\"aligncenter wp-block-query-pagination is-layout-flex wp-block-query-pagination-is-layout-flex\" aria-label=\"Pagination\">\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-query-pagination-numbers\"><span aria-current=\"page\" class=\"page-numbers current\">1<\/span>\n<a class=\"page-numbers\" href=\"?query-66-page=2\">2<\/a>\n<a class=\"page-numbers\" href=\"?query-66-page=3\">3<\/a>\n<span class=\"page-numbers dots\">&hellip;<\/span>\n<a class=\"page-numbers\" href=\"?query-66-page=24\">24<\/a><\/div>\n\n<a href=\"\/library-archives-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/147?query-66-page=2\" class=\"wp-block-query-pagination-next\">Next Page<\/a>\n<\/nav><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1479,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"no","_lmt_disable":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-147","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.ohio.edu\/library-archives-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/147","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.ohio.edu\/library-archives-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.ohio.edu\/library-archives-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.ohio.edu\/library-archives-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.ohio.edu\/library-archives-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=147"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/sites.ohio.edu\/library-archives-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/147\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4684,"href":"https:\/\/sites.ohio.edu\/library-archives-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/147\/revisions\/4684"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.ohio.edu\/library-archives-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1479"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.ohio.edu\/library-archives-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=147"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}