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  • The Ada Margaret Wilson Saviers scrapbook

    The Ada Margaret Wilson Saviers scrapbook

    By Greta Suiter, Manuscripts Archivist, Ohio University Libraries. Within the William Saviers Collection of World War II materials there are a few items that belonged to his wife, Ada Margaret Wilson Saviers. One such item is a scrapbook she compiled that contains items from the 1920s to the 1940s. The scrapbook is large and falling…


  • Updating an Archives Exhibit: The Ryan Room

    Updating an Archives Exhibit: The Ryan Room

    By Alex Hines, History ’24, Ohio Honors Program, Archives Exhibition Assistant at the Mahn Center Through the Museum Studies Certificate program at Ohio University, I was introduced to the Mahn Center and a particular room which contains an exhibition of items from the Archives and Special Collections. This room is the Ryan Room on the…


  • REBLOG! Ohio Archives Month Archival Spotlights: Ohio University’s Mahn Center

    REBLOG! Ohio Archives Month Archival Spotlights: Ohio University’s Mahn Center

    The following blog post was written by Collette McDonough, (Society of Ohio Archivists Archives and Outreach Committee Chair, and Archivist and Library Manager at the Kettering Foundation) in celebration of National Archives month which is every October. It was originally published on the Society of Ohio Archivists blog. Announcing a New Series The Society of…


  • Getting to Know Athens

    Getting to Know Athens

    By Alexis Voisard, MA student in English, 2022-23 Rare Book Graduate Assistant As the new Graduate Assistant in the rare book collection, I’ve spent hours exploring the diverse collections online and roaming the rare book stacks in person. Since I recently moved to Athens, I was immediately drawn to the Ohioana Collection. Building my first…


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