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Archives & Special Collections @ Ohio University

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13 hours ago

Photo of cherry blossoms with text laid above. Header reads “Sakura Festival.” Additional text “2011” added. 2011 yearbook, Ohio University Archives, Mahn Center for Archives & Special Collections.

#Sakura Festivals at #OHIOUniversity!
Not only did these fests celebrate #CherryBlossoms, they also focused on Japanese history, with dances, stories, and more.
Hosted by the Japanese Student Association.
2011 yearbook: https://bit.ly/ou-ua-sakura2011
#OHIOUniversityArchives #OHIOUniversityLibraries

Archives & Special Collections @ Ohio University

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20 hours ago

First side of a whiteboard covered in handwritten student responses the questions: 1. What does the word “archive” mean to you? 2. What would you put into an archive of your life?

Second side of a whiteboard covered in handwritten student responses the questions: 1. What does the word “archive” mean to you? 2. What would you put into an archive of your life?

March archives whiteboard takeover was a hit!
Read what people wrote in response to our questions! #WhiteBoardWednesday
Some great responses, like "accessible history!"
Schedule an appointment and learn more: https://bit.ly/oulibraries-archives-questions
#OHIOUniversity #OHIOUniversityLibraries

Archives & Special Collections @ Ohio University

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22 hours ago

Giving Day is here! Give today to support the Libraries, aiding students and faculty in learning as research...and get some socks while you're at it! Illustrated with students with socks, group of building kit, tote, and socks.

It's Giving Day at #OHIOUniversity! 💚

bit.ly/libraries-gi... (April 8)

Your support helps expand access, enhance spaces, and keep resources affordable, making an immediate, campus-wide impact that benefits the entire OHIO community.

#OHIOGivingDay #OHIOUniversityLibraries

Archives & Special Collections @ Ohio University

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1 day ago

It's #InternationalWeek! Every year, #OHIOUniversity sets up international flags on College Green.
#AthensOhio look out for more events rest of week- ice cream social, street fair, more!
Full image: https://bit.ly/ou-ua-1991flags
#OHIOUniversityArchives #OHIOIWEEK26 #OHIOUniversityLibraries

Archives & Special Collections @ Ohio University

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2 days ago

Wynton Marsalis concert poster, Ohio University, April 8, 1993. Photo of Marsalis leaning on a structure in front of a cityscape. Posters collection, Ohio University Archives, Mahn Center for Archives & Special Collections.

Jazz concert poster🎺.
Wynton Marsalis concert poster from performance at MemAud in April 1993!
90s jazz musical guests & more, Spotify: https://bit.ly/ou-uaSpotify
#JazzAppreciationMonth #OHIOUniversityArchives #OHIOUniversity #WyntonMarsalis

Robert Walter

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3 days ago

Our epic Spring Break College Tour went well. Got to see some family, friends, and a lot of schools...

9 schools
6 states
5 days
1,650 miles
75,000 steps

(1/4)

#CollegeSearch
#ohiouniversity #mariettacollege

Archives & Special Collections @ Ohio University

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6 days ago

New interview on #zines, livestreaming panels, and discretion when selecting materials. With Victory Earley, digital initiatives assistant, Classical Civs ’26.
2nd floor Alden Library #OHIOUniversity!
Event page, panel video: https://bit.ly/ou-ua-zinemaking2026
#OHIOUniversityArchives #solarpunk

Archives & Special Collections @ Ohio University

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6 days ago

Crop-in on a green-tinted aerial shot of Hocking River with trees surrounding on both sides. 2 people are in a boat on the water. 1931 yearbook, Ohio University Archives, Mahn Center for Archives & Special Collections.

Page with printed text: “The Hocking River as it is seen during late spring.” 1931 yearbook, Ohio University Archives, Mahn Center for Archives & Special Collections.

Ohio's own Hocking River for today's #TBT!
Here’s a snapshot of the river from a 1931 yearbook with a spring-green tint.
More: https://bit.ly/ou-ua-hocking1931
#OHIOUniversityArchives #OHIOUniversity #AthensOhio

Archives & Special Collections @ Ohio University

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1 week ago

Take Back The Night, Athena yearbook, 1998. People hold signs, another group holds up a banner promoting the event. Ohio University Archives, Mahn Center for Archives & Special Collections.

#TakeBacktheNight returns at #OHIOUniversity Thursday, 4/2, 6 PM #AthensOhio.
Resource fair, speakers, performances, and march at Baker Ballroom.
#Throwback to 1998 TBTN: https://bit.ly/ou-ua-tbtn1998
#OHIOUniversityArchives #OHIOUniversity #OHIOUniversityLibraries

Archives & Special Collections @ Ohio University

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1 week ago

Front page. "OU Fools, it's April!" "Vacation Granted!" April 1, 1945, The Post. Ohio University Archives, Mahn Center for Archives & Special Collections.

Coaches Peden and Wise look over supposed "blow-up" plot accompanying the story. April 1, 1945, The Post. Ohio University Archives, Mahn Center for Archives & Special Collections.

"'What the Hell' Attitude Is Taken on Grading System," person wearing a blindfold draws papers from a box with people surrounding. April 1, 1945, The Post. Ohio University Archives, Mahn Center for Archives & Special Collections.

#OTD 1945: "vacation granted" until May; Coach Peden plots explosion; grading system overhaul.
Oh... it was just #AprilFools!
27 digitized April Fools editions of The Post: https://bit.ly/ou-ua-aprilfoolspost
#OHIOUniversityArchives #OHIOUniversity #OHIOUniversityLibraries

Archives & Special Collections @ Ohio University

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1 week ago

Mahn Center for Archives & Spec Coll #OHIOUniversity is now official #WomensStudioWorkshop Repository institution!
We have one of almost every WSW #ArtistsBook produced + upcoming annual releases.
Learn more, schedule appointment: https://bit.ly/oulibraries-archives-questions
#ArtistsBooks #BookArts

Archives & Special Collections @ Ohio University

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1 week ago

Ohio University President Charles Ping and Chubu University President Yamada plant a cherry tree, 1979. Both dig a shovel into the dirt around the tree. Photographer Archives, Ohio University Archives, Mahn Center for Archives & Special Collections.

#OHIOUniversity is seeing cherry blossoms 🌸 all around!
In 1979, Chubu University President Yamada planted our first cherry blossom tree with President Ping, photographed here.
Full photo, more context: https://bit.ly/ou-ua-cherryblossoms1979
#OHIOUniversityArchives #OHIOUniversity #cherryblossoms

Archives & Special Collections @ Ohio University

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1 week ago

The Carpenters perform at 1971 homecoming. The Post, November 1, 1971. Ohio University Archives, Mahn Center for Archives & Special Collections.

The Carpenters for #MusicMonday🎵.
Performed at #OHIOUniversity in 1971.
Karen Carpenter was an accomplished singer and drummer #WomensHistoryMonth.
Our Spotify playlists: https://bit.ly/ou-uaSpotify
#OHIOUniversityArchives #WHM #TheCarpenters

Archives & Special Collections @ Ohio University

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1 week ago

Hilda Richards, dean of Ohio University College of Health and Human Services smiles in a candid shot. Ohio University Archives, Mahn Center for Archives & Special Collections.

Headshot of Betty Andersch, Ohio University professor of Dramatic Art and Speech, 1966. Ohio University Archives, Mahn Center for Archives & Special Collections.

Photo of Barbara Ross-Lee speaking on cover of Ohio University Today, Fall-Winter 1993. Ohio University Archives, Mahn Center for Archives & Special Collections.

Ohio University Distinguished Professor portrait of professor Gerardine Botte, 2015. Ohio University Archives, Mahn Center for Archives & Special Collections.

#WomensHistoryMonth is over for now, but archives = forever!
Explore our Women’s History Pinterest board and more: https://bit.ly/OUwomenshisPIN .
#WHM #OHIOUniversityArchives #OHIOUniversity

Archives & Special Collections @ Ohio University

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1 week ago

An evening with Dr. Maya Angelou poster, Ohio University, May 5, 2000. Blue background with black and white photo of Angelou on right side. Below Angelou in blue font, a poem reads “I say / It’s in the reach of my arms / The span of my hips, / The stride of my step, / The curl of my lips. / I’m a woman.” Posters collection, Ohio University Archives, Mahn Center for Archives & Special Collections.

#MayaAngelou #TBT💚.
Angelou spoke at #OHIOUniversity in 2000 for #MomsWeekend & autographed this poster to University Program Council.
Full poster: https://bit.ly/ou-ua-mayaangelou2000
#WomensHistoryMonth #OHIOUniversityArchives #MayaAngelou

John O'Keefe

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2 weeks ago

Vivek Ramaswamy said Ohio colleges, universities need to be consolidated: 'We have too many of them' • Ohio Capital Journal Ohio Republican governor candidate Vivek Ramaswamy said he wants to consolidate Ohio colleges and universities.

ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/03/19/v... #highered #ohio #osu #ou #ohiouniversity #regionalcampuses

Archives & Special Collections @ Ohio University

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2 weeks ago

Baseball team lines up on old baseball field for portrait. Grover Center and trees behind them. Team includes National Baseball Hall of Famer Mike Schmidt.

Baseball season!⚾
Here’s a #throwback to 1970 team portrait of the men’s #baseball team.
#OHIOUniversity 2026 team plays Bowling Green this weekend on BG's home field. Wish them luck!
Full photo: https://bit.ly/ou-ua-baseballteam1970
#OHIOUniversityArchives

Archives & Special Collections @ Ohio University

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2 weeks ago

#OHIOUniversity won the #ACHA National Championship game for the first time since 2004!
Here's a quick blast through past yearbooks of Ohio University ice hockey🏒.
OU hockey Pinterest board: https://bit.ly/ou-icehockeyPIN
#OHIOUniversityArchives #hockey #OUOhYeah

Archives & Special Collections @ Ohio University

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2 weeks ago

Claire Oates Ping Cottage dedication ceremony, Claire Ping and Jeanette Grasselli Brown, June 24, 1994. Ohio University Photographer Archives, Ohio University Archives, Mahn Center for Archives & Special Collections.

Ping Cottage💚!
Named in honor of Claire Oates Ping’s service to #OHIOUniversity as President Ping’s wife in 1994.
Here, she poses with Jeanette Grasselli Brown in front of it.
Full photo: https://bit.ly/ou-ua-clairepingdedication
#TBT #OHIOUniversityArchives #WHM #WomensHistoryMonth

Archives & Special Collections @ Ohio University

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3 weeks ago

World Music and Dance Festival poster, Ohio University, February 2011. Large picture of Earth with silhouetted hands & arms in background. Foreground includes header and event details. Posters collection, Ohio University Archives, Mahn Center for Archives & Special Collections.

#WorldMusic & dance🌍!
Final 2 days of 2026 Global Arts Festival at #OHIOUniversity (Mar 17-19)!
In 2011, OU hosted World Music + Dance festival; drumming workshops, dance workshops, concerts, & more!
More concert posters: https://bit.ly/ou-ua-concertposters
#OHIOUniversityArchives

Archives & Special Collections @ Ohio University

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3 weeks ago

People stand around a table of archival materials, including some from Collection of Presidential Campaign Artifacts.

People congregate outside the Reading Room by two student presentations on monitors.

People observe materials surrounding the physical version of the OHIO Student Life in the Postwar Years: Rediscovering the Grace Fleischer Diary, 1949-1953 exhibit.

Student Showcase SUCCESS ✅.
2nd annual #FoundersDay Spring Student Showcase- 17 students from #Archives & Special Collections presenting outstanding work!
Served as opening of the annual #OHIOUniversityArchives Founders Day exhibit.
#MahnBlog: https://bit.ly/mahnblog-sp2026showcase
#OHIOUniversity

Archives & Special Collections @ Ohio University

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3 weeks ago

Football players jump and shout on the sidelines of Peden Stadium.

Happy #StPatricksDay! 🍀
We're happy to say we are VERY green at💚#OHIOUniversity.
Football players in green uniforms from 2015 yearbook: https://bit.ly/ou-ua-football2014
#OHIOUniversityArchives #SaintPatricksDay #green

Archives & Special Collections @ Ohio University

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3 weeks ago

Three of four Robes of the Four Directions, Sara Gilfert, 1987

Forgotten Dreams III, Sara Gilfert, 1983

Untitled mask, Sara Gilfert, 1988

Skyscraper V, Sara Gilfert, 1983

EDIT-A-THON on art + feminism 💻.
Drop in 4-6 PM, Weds 3/18, Alden Library 319!
Help add info to Wikidata about paper and textile artists!
Archives & secondary sources will be used for editing.
Event details: https://bit.ly/ou-editathon2026
#OHIOUniversity #EditAThon #wikidata #AthensOhio

Archives & Special Collections @ Ohio University

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3 weeks ago

Hall & Oates performed in #OHIOUniversity's Convo in Nov 1984.🎵❤️
1984-1985 yearbook: https://bit.ly/ou-ua-halloates1984

Video shows images from yearbook of people in line for tickets at MemAud & #HallAndOates headshots.
#OHIOUniversityArchives #MusicMonday #1980s #AthensOhio

Archives & Special Collections @ Ohio University

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3 weeks ago

Irma Voigt, Ohio University dean of women, reads from book during a fireside chat with students in her home at 35 Park Place, circa 1948. Voigt sits on a chair reading from a book, students sit on the floor and additional seating. Ohio University Archives, Mahn Center for Archives & Special Collections.

#OHIOUniversity Dean of Women Irma Voigt hosts a cozy fireside chat with students in her home for today’s #TBT 💚 Circa 1948.
Full image: https://bit.ly/ou-ua-voigtfireside1948
#WomensHistoryMonth #WHM #OHIOUniversityArchives

Double K K Double

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4 weeks ago

#NCAAB #OhioUniversity went Undefeated Leave Them Out #MarchMadness
Ohio University went undefeated in the 2026 NCAA Basketball season and may be controversially excluded from March Madness.

Archives & Special Collections @ Ohio University

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4 weeks ago

Four Women Dance and Poetry program, Ohio University, February 16, 1975. “Four Women Dance & Poetry / Baker Center Ballroom / Sunday February 16 / 3:00 / by the Black Arts Series of BSI and Center Program Board.” Posters collection, Ohio University Archives, Mahn Center for Archives & Special Collections.

#WomensHistoryMonth #MusicMonday! Four Women Dance & Poetry poster, 1975.
Our digitized concert posters: https://bit.ly/ou-ua-concertposters
#WHM #OHIOUniversityArchives #OHIOUniversity #posters

Archives & Special Collections @ Ohio University

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1 month ago

Photos from IWD Festival 2017. 2017 yearbook, Ohio University Archives, Mahn Center for Archives & Special Collections. Left: Women of different nationalities show off clothing from their countries. Right: Deepali Sharma hugs her son outside of the festival.

Happy #InternationalWomensDay!
This year’s theme is “Rights. Justice. Action. For ALL Women and Girls.”
These photos are from 2017 IWD Festival in #OHIOUniversity Baker Ballroom.
More in 2017 yearbook: https://bit.ly/ou-ua-iwd2017
#OHIOUniversityArchives

Archives & Special Collections @ Ohio University

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1 month ago

Students sit outside looking off into the distance. A dog with its tongue out sits nearby.

It's #OHIOUniversity #SpringBreak! #Throwback to #1980s sunny weather☀️.
1982 yearbook: https://bit.ly/ou-ua-springfest1982
#OHIOUniversityArchives #dogs

Archives & Special Collections @ Ohio University

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1 month ago

BEAT MIAMI WEEKEND🏀.
#OHIOUniversity men & women’s #basketball teams host Miami this weekend!
Here is a clip from our #1980s promotional video, available online: https://bit.ly/ou-ua-1980s-film
Men's game: Fri 3/6 9 PM; Women's game: Sat 3/7 6 PM.
#OHIOUniversityArchives