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Archives & Special Collections @ Ohio University
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Mahn Center for Archives and Special Collections, Preservation & Digital Initiatives, Ohio University Libraries @aldenlibrary.bsky.social‬, Athens.
https://bit.ly/m/archives-ohiouniversity
(Not that XL public uni in Columbus--we pre-date)
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How to keep warm and fashionable this winter?
Look no further than the 1914-15 issue of the Butterick Fashion catalog.
Catalog record: https://bit.ly/butterick-winter14-15-catalog
#fashion #winterfashion #fashionsky #catalogs #1910s
Image of the cover of Butterick Fashions: Winter 1914-15, with a color illustration of 3 women in fancy dress. Close up image of 2 women in coats with large fur muffs. Image of page with Butterick styles for young girls. Color image of women wearing a variety of bright colorful dresses and coats.
February 2, 2026 at 8:57 PM
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Scarves 🧣 A fashion statement, a way to keep warm, or both? Here are some iconic looks from past #OHIOUniversity yearbooks! #TBT
https://bit.ly/ou-ua-1982scarf
#scarves #OHIOUniversityArchives #fashion #winterfashion #fashionsky
1982 yearbook. Person wearing gloves and a hat covers their mouth and nose with a striped scarf. Ohio University Archives, Mahn Center for Archives & Special Collections. 1977 yearbook. A person in a coat with hood up wears a knit scarf wrapped to cover their mouth and nose. 1977 yearbook. A person walks through the snow in a coat, hands in pockets. They wear a scarf with line patterns, covering their mouth and nose. 1964 yearbook. 2 people walk through the snow, one with their hand around the other. One wears a scarf wrapped around their head and neck.
January 29, 2026 at 4:51 PM
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#LibraryShelfieDay! Our Spring 2026 #RareBooks interns took selfies with shelves that caught their eyes!
Read about our new interns on Mahn Blog: bit.ly/mahnblog-sp2...
#OHIOUniversity #libraries #ShelfieDay #booksky
Selfie of Madison Timms, BFA in Studio Art Printmaking with a Museum Studies Certificate, ’26, with shelves of orange bound books behind her. Selfie of Zach Bisselberg, History and Classical Civilizations with a minor in Religious Studies, ’27, with shelves of leather bound books. Selfie of Avery Kumes, Classics & Religious Studies HTC major with a minor in History, ’27, with shelves of colorfully bound books.
January 28, 2026 at 4:39 PM
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Heavy snowfall in this article, January 1884: “the deepest snow which has fallen here since 1818... next great snow storm was in 1856... [16 in] of snow fell.”
Anne Elizabeth Broadwell’s diary, 1883-1885.
Finding aid: https://bit.ly/aspace-hatch-frost-broadwell
#diary #snow #MariettaOhio #archives
January 26, 2026 at 3:00 PM
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Visit Archives & Special Collections M-F 9AM-12PM & 1-4PM to see our exhibits, browse reference collection, restful coloring/Legos break.

Everyone welcome! Find us: #OHIOUniversity @aldenlibrary.bsky.social on 5th fl.

Schedule appt for research/view materials: bit.ly/oulibraries-....

#Archives
View looking at the open Archives doors into its lobby. Screens, signage, and office doors show. Text overlay: Welcome! Archives Spring Semester Hours. Visit M-F, 9AM-12PM & 1-4PM. Use our form to schedule appointments w/ curators [link]
January 22, 2026 at 9:20 PM
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Our #2016 at #OHIOUniversity...
New residence halls, sorority fashion, T-Pain, homecoming parades!
Happy #TBT!
2016 yearbook: https://bit.ly/ou-ua-2016athena
#OHIOUniversityArchives #OHIOUniversity #archives
“New Resident Halls” on South Green. Image: Ohio University brick relief with OHIO logo and South Green illustration. 2016 Athena yearbook. Ohio University Archives, Mahn Center for Archives & Special Collections. Page on Alpha Xi Delta, various images of members. 2016 Athena yearbook. Ohio University Archives, Mahn Center for Archives & Special Collections. “Homecoming.” 2015 homecoming parade. Left: Person in Ohio University LGBT Center shirt walks in parade with others. Top right: 2 people celebrate with pom-poms in the bleachers. Middle right: Rufus the Bobcat high-fives a child. Bottom right: Parade passes alumni gateway. 2016 Athena yearbook. Ohio University Archives, Mahn Center for Archives & Special Collections. “BSCPB.” Top left: King and queen of Blackburn spencer pageant. Top right: T-Pain performing. Bottom right: T-Pain crowd. 2016 Athena yearbook. Ohio University Archives, Mahn Center for Archives & Special Collections.
January 22, 2026 at 2:00 PM
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A Winter Walk by Henry David Thoreau– accordion fold book!
Letterpress printed, 1/140 copies.
Woodcuts by Michael Alper.
Originally published Oct. 1843 The Dial.
View Mahn Center 5 floor Alden Library.
Catalog record: bit.ly/awinterwalk-...
#RareBooks #HenryDavidThoreau #IllustratedBooks #librarysky
January 21, 2026 at 6:27 PM
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New collection--McDavis President’s Papers (2004-2017)!
Listen to #OHIOUniversityArchives intern Sophia McCauley discuss the legacy of #OHIOUniversity President Roderick McDavis and challenges of processing archival materials.
#MahnBlog by McCauley https://bit.ly/mahnblog-mcdavis-papers
#archives
January 20, 2026 at 6:10 PM
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Remembering the life of Dr King today.
MLK came to #OHIOUniversity 1959-1960 winter break as speaker for 18th Ecumenical Student Conference on the Christian World Mission, intl church collegiate youth conf.

Our MLK Jr Pinterest board https://bit.ly/MLKDayOU.
#OHIOUniversityArchives #MLKJr #MLKDay
Martin Luther King Jr in a press conference. Dr. Winburn Thomas and Mr. Bola Ige sit beside King. Ohio University Archives, Mahn Center for Archives & Special Collections.
January 19, 2026 at 2:00 PM
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There’s #SNOW place like home! Except when it snows in April…
#TBT snowy spring day in 1987!
Full pages in 1987 yearbook: https://bit.ly/ou-ua-aprilsnow-1987
#OHIOUniversityArchives #OHIOUniversity
Above: Students buiild a snowman outside. Below: A building is covered in snow. 1987 yearbook. Ohio University Archives, Mahn Center for Archives & Special Collections. Top right: 2 students walk toward the camera in a snowstorm. Bottom right: Ohio University Alumni Gateway covered in snow. Sign reads “Ohio University. Founded 1804. The College Green.” 1987 yearbook. Ohio University Archives, Mahn Center for Archives & Special Collections.
January 15, 2026 at 8:07 PM
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Welcoming Bobcats hOUme 💚 Spring semester starts today!
Full image: https://bit.ly/ou-ua-collegegreen-aerial-1964
#OHIOUniversity #OHIOUniversityArchives #aerialphotography #collegecampuses #photographysky
College Green aerial view, Ohio University, 1964. Ohio University Archives, Mahn Center for Archives & Special Collections.
January 12, 2026 at 6:15 PM
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#OTD in 1996…
#SnowDay, #OHIOUniversity beats Miami, $29 perms, 12 Monkeys & Jumanji at the movies 🎥
More: https://bit.ly/ou-ua-thepost-8jan1996

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#OHIOUniversityArchives #OHIOUniversity #ForeverOHIO
Cover page of January 8, 1996 The Post. Ohio University Archives, Mahn Center for Archives & Special Collections. “Victory at last.” Photos of Ohio University Miami basketball game. Ad for “$29 Perm Sale.” Athena Cinema ad for 12 Monkeys, Jumanji, and Grumpier Old Men.
January 8, 2026 at 5:10 PM
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#PopUpBooks 🤩
Here's a pop-up in Robert Sabuda’s Winter’s Tale!
Book shows animals & landscapes of winter w text and pop-up illustrations.
Reserve at Mahn Center, 5th floor Alden Library #OHIOUniversity.
Catalog record: https://bit.ly/winterstale-catalog
#RareBooks #winter #picturebooks #booksky
January 7, 2026 at 5:13 PM
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Quackers!
Ducks at pond, Browning Masonic Community, Waterville #Ohio, 1998. Lloyd E. Moore Photograph Collection.
bit.ly/moore-ducks
#ducks #archives #35mm
Flock of white ducks at edge of water with landscaping in background, including a Masonic emblem.
January 6, 2026 at 3:44 PM
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The Rare Books Vault– what’s actually in it? 🔎
Find out in this clip w Miriam Intrator, Head of Archives & Special Collections!
Catalog record, Lunacy by Kevin Steele: https://bit.ly/lunacy-catalog
#OHIOUniversity #RareBooks #ArtistBooks #libraries #archives #librarians
January 5, 2026 at 2:01 PM
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One century ago…
Celebrate the #NewYear by diving into our #1926 yearbook (100 years ago)!
FULL 1926 yearbook: https://bit.ly/ou-ua-1926yearbook
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#OHIOUniversityArchives #OHIOUniversity #ForeverOHIO #NewYears #2026
An opening page to 1926 yearbook, “The 1926 Athena.” Text surrounded by a rectangular patterned blue border. Top: Crowd at the Goldsberry Sing. Bottom: Group performing at Skit Show. Main entrance to Bentley Hall. “Spring Spats” photo collage of students participating in outdoor activities including archery.
January 1, 2026 at 3:47 PM
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Concert #throwbacks!
Missing the magic of OU concerts? You can always dig into concerts of the past online! 🎶
https://bit.ly/ou-ua-fifthdimension1970
#OHIOUniversityArchives #MusicMonday #OHIOUniversity #music #concerts #1970s #archives #FromTheArchives
“Dance to the Music” section in 1970 yearbook. Includes photos from Fifth Element concert on April 25, 1970. Ohio University Archives, Mahn Center for Archives & Special Collections. Top: Low angle of two people performing on stage. Bottom right: Person in a ruffled dress interacts with crowd.
December 29, 2025 at 2:00 PM
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For Kwanzaa, here's a colorful pop-up book: A Kwanzaa Celebration.
Vividly illustrated pop-ups & pages by paper engineer Robert Sabuda.
Catalog record: https://bit.ly/akwanzaacelebration-catalog
#RareBooks #Kwanzaa #PopUpBooks #books #illustrations
December 26, 2025 at 7:21 PM
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Happy Holidays from #OHIOUniversityArchives🎄#TBT.
Wishing our Bobcats the best this holiday season❄️!
https://bit.ly/ou-ua1966holidays
#OHIOUniversity #holidays #HappyHolidays #archives #FromTheArchives
Holiday photo collage in Athena yearbook, 1966. Ohio University Archives, Mahn Center for Archives & Special Collections. Top left: 2 people stand outside a shop looking through a window at holiday decorations. Bottom left: 3 decorative cartoon people carol in a window. Right: Santa Claus design on a window with a second decorative Santa Claus in the background.
December 25, 2025 at 4:10 PM
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'Tis the day before Christmas... enjoy these sweet & festive illustrations from Twas the Night Before Christmas!
Clement C Moore, color illustrations by Jessie Wilcox Smith.
Catalog record: https://bit.ly/nightbeforechristmas-catalog
#Christmas #holidays #RareBooks #ColorIllustrations #illustrations
Title page of Twas the night before Christmas, printed and illustrated in black and red. Color illustration of a child sleeping under a thick quilt in a 4-poster bed with decorations hanging on the wall above. Color illustration of Santa Claus standing on a stool next to his sack full of gifts, filling stockings hanging from the fireplace. 2-page spread color illustration of Santa Claus on his sleigh pulled by reindeer, flying away into the full moon night sky.
December 24, 2025 at 5:51 PM
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Signed posters! #MusicMonday
#OHIOUniversityArchives has many digitized #posters.
Explore some here: https://bit.ly/ou-ua-concertposters
#OHIOUniversity #BBKing #blues #musicians #concerts #concertposters #archives #FromTheArchives
B.B. King signed portrait from Ohio University concert, November 5, 2003. Promotional photo, signed “To UPC [University Programming Council] B.B. King.” Ohio University Archives, Mahn Center for Archives & Special Collections, Posters collection, subject concerts.
December 22, 2025 at 5:46 PM
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#WinterSolstice TODAY📆!
Celebrate the official start of winter with this #vignette from our 1960 yearbook. 🏔️https://bit.ly/ou-ua-snow-1960yearbook
#OHIOUniversityArchives #OHIOUniversity #poems #poetry #winter #solstice #snow
1960 Athena yearbook. Ohio University Archives, Mahn Center for Archives & Special Collections. Students walking on College Green, grass covered in snow. Writing below image: “The first snow came, and it was exciting. But before the winter was over it was just routine to wake up to a white world. The people of OU moved indoors. They were getting acquainted now, and it wasn’t a new year anymore…”
December 21, 2025 at 6:37 PM
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SNOW DAY☃️!
23 years ago, #OHIOUniversity students celebrated a #SnowDay by sledding and building snow figures!
#TBT
2003 yearbook: https://bit.ly/ou-ua-2002snowday
#OHIOUniversityArchives #FromTheArchives
Athena yearbook, 2003 snow day images. Top left: Students climb a snowy building. Top right: Freshmen Maria Waltner and Beth Bouchard build the base of a snow figure on South Green. Bottom: Student lays on Jeff Hill with a flipped shopping cart beside them.
December 18, 2025 at 4:08 PM
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Happy #WinterBreak!
We'll see our #OHIOUniversity Bobcats again in January!❄️
January 1960 Ohio Alumnus: https://bit.ly/ou-ua-winteralumnus-1960
#OHIOUniversityArchives #OHIO #FromTheArchives
Magazine cover showing bird's-eye view of roofs of East Green with buildings, trees, and walkways covered in snow.
December 15, 2025 at 5:49 PM
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Fall Commencement today🎓!
Wishing the best for our fall '25 graduates #OHIOUniversity.
Full image: https://bit.ly/ou-ua-1964commencement
#OHIOUniversityArchives #OHIOUniversity #graduate #graduation #OUOhYeah
Ohio University graduates during commencement on College Green, June 1964. Students sit in crowd watching peers walk away from stage. American flags in background. Ohio University Archives, Mahn Center for Archives & Special Collections.
December 13, 2025 at 2:00 PM