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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…
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Happy Birthday Sammy Kaye!
The following post is a re-blog from a Founders Day Exhibit celebrating the history of music at OHIO by Chris Gruder (Subject Librarian for Education; Team Leader, Research Services) and Carla Williams (Music and Special Projects Librarian). Sammy Kaye (March 13, 1910- June 2, 1987) was a highly popular bandleader in the 1930s, 40s. and…
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A Web Map, 80 Years in the Making
By Sarah Romer, Wildlife and Conservation Biology BS ‘23, Digital Initiatives Assistant During my tenure at the Library Archives and Special Collections Digital Initiatives unit, I have spent most of my time working with William E. Peters via the manuscript collection he donated to Ohio University. Peters and I are a good team. His eye…