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Creating the E.W. Scripps: Life & Legacy exhibit
By Alexandra Hopkins ’26, Journalism, Honors Tutorial College, 2023 Fall Mahn Center Intern During Fall 2023, I had the opportunity to intern at the Mahn Center for Archives and Special Collections and work with my advisor, Greta Suiter. Our goal this semester was to curate an exhibit to celebrate the centennial anniversary of the E.W.…
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Finding biology in the archives: the Krecker and Romoser collections
By Quinn Cifani ‘24 Biological Sciences, Fall 2023 Archives Intern I have spent this semester as a Mahn Center intern working with two different collections related to the Ohio University archives; the Frederick H. Krecker Collection and the William S. Romoser Collection. Dr. Krecker, a professor of biology and zoology, taught at Ohio University (OU)…
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The Wong Family Photograph Collection
By Mattes Brown ’26, Photography, Fall 2023 Intern The following post has been adapted from a series of Instagram posts available on the Alden Library Instagram account. The Mahn Center for Archives and Special Collections fall internships are wrapping up! As winter break grows closer, interns are finalizing their work at the archives. Mattes Brown…
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photo+roll: “LIFE Visits Wright Valley,” LIFE, February 1985
By Laura Smith, Photo Archivist This post is part of a blog series, photo+roll, featuring photographs from the Documentary Photography Archive. Happy Antarctica Day! Antarctica Day commemorates the anniversary of the signing of the Antarctic Treaty on December 1, 1959, signed by countries to “Recogniz[e] that it is in the interest of all mankind…