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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)

Full spread of 2-page map. Illustration includes labels for each Ohio University building.
Illustrated title page with engraving by Paul Fourdrinier after William Kent.
Crop in near left third of photo, with 2 people in dresses running and an American flag as subjects of frame. Egg and spoon race, American flag visible in foreground. Athens State Hospital, circa 1910 to 1919. Netta Mapes collection, Southeast Ohio History Center, Athens Mental Health Center digital collection, Mahn Center for Archives and Special Collections.
Four students stand by sun dial posing, Ohio University, circa 1950s. Ohio University Archives, Mahn Center for Archives & Special Collections.
Flyer advertising the 1982 Baker Peace Conference taking place in Ohio University’s Irvine Hall Auditorium on the campus’s West Green. John Calhoun Baker personal papers.
Graffiti wall painted black with white writing and designs. Swarm of Dykes graffiti wall photos, Ohio University, circa 1997-2007.
2 people stand next to a tree. Left person smiles and wears an Ohio hat, holding a notebook. Right person is side profiled and holds a rolled up paper.
Original cloth publishers binding of Underground Rail Road Records - Revised Edition.
Front page of Tuesday, June 27, 2002 The Summer Post. Photo shot from above and behind a band playing on College Green. A conductor stands in front of the band. Ohio University Archives, Mahn Center for Archives & Special Collections.
View from back: Rufus looks out onto football field with one hand on his head, the other on his hip. Back of t-shirt reads “Bobcat 1," from 2005 yearbook.
Smiling white woman with grey hair in a bowl cut wearing large framed glasses and dark shirt. Sara Gilfert Polaroid portrait, circa 1990s, posing in front of fabric work on wall titled Robe for the Spirit of the East.
Pink-tinted flyer with a close-up on a person wearing thick dark lipstick, defined eyebrows, and a costume with a large hat. Text: Open Doors dance party Saturday July 8th 10:30pm.
Bill Kimok, university archivist and records manager, talks with River Valley High School students while holding past editions of the Ohio University handbook during a class field trip to view items from the Mahn Center for Archives and Special Collections in May 2015. (Tyler Stabile/Ohio University Libraries).
Black text over an image of an above view of a beach with blue water, white surf, and sand. Text reads “Where did you arrive in Normandy, and at what time?” “Utah Beach - H - hour” “Flew cover missions from dawn to dark on 6 June…” “Ouistreham (code name ‘Queen Beach’) about 8:30 in the morning.”
2 people sit on a boat in water. Both wear military side caps, and one looks at the camera. Cornelius Ryan WWII papers, box 012, folder 56: Walter J. Zush.
2019 Pride Parade photos from 2020 yearbook. Crop-in on the 4 photos of pride parade on the page. Ohio University Archives, Mahn Center for Archives & Special Collections.
Detail of the top 3/4 of Faces of Pride poster. Bright orange and yellow gradient background, 4 photos of people with quotes. “These are just some of the faces of pride at Ohio University.” Full text transcript at link in post.
A white flower with a red inside over a black background. The stems spell out “Ohio University Bulletin.” Text below: “1968 Summer Quarter.” Ohio University Archives, Mahn Center for Archives & Special Collections.
A group of Bobcat Student Orientation leaders jump at the same time, raising their hands in the air.
Copper plate engraving of bees on honeycomb.
Head shot of smiling woman in military uniform. "Ensign Alice Patricia MacKinnon, U.S.N. The Ohio Alumnus. May, 1943." Cover of The Ohio Alumnus, May 1943. Overlaid with "Closed for Memorial Day."
2 people look at each other outside. One sits on a ledge while the other holds a book and rests their other hand on the ledge. Behind them is a dark tunnel looking out toward trees.
Video zooms in on bumblebee on pink cosmos flower through loupe magnifying 35mm color film slide. Slide is in sheet organizer with other slides. Lloyd E. Moore Photograph Collection, Documentary Photo Archive, Mahn Center for Archives and Special Collections.
Poem with Kanji, “The river flows / By itself / You can not stop it / You can not start it / Don’t push the river!”
A person in goggles swims toward a camera with palms facing forward. Another person behind them swims toward surface. June 29, 2000 The Post.
Bob Falkner and child on the set of WOUB's Merlin the Magician syndicated TV show, Ohio University, 1967. They sit at a table with a dark tablecloth, and both hold a hand in the air. In his other hand, Falkner holds a shell. Ohio University Archives, Mahn Center for Archives & Special Collections.
Poster for V-E Day proclamation, Ohio University, May 8, 1945. Ohio University Archives, Posters Collection, Mahn Center for Archives & Special Collections.
People pose with Lunar New Year themed signs. Lunar New Year celebrations in Ohio University's Walter Hall Rotunda.
Entry doors and lobby of the Mahn Center for Archives & Special Collections, Alden Library 5th floor. Text announcing summer hours & QR code for appointment overlays the photo.
Crop in on detail of a mask. Page 1 of African studies program overview, Ohio University, 1968. Ohio University Archives, Mahn Center for Archives & Special Collections.
Person with long hair and a headband stands in front of a mostly seated crowd, looking on.
Birds eye view looking at Ohio University graduates seated at commencement on College Green, June 1964. Ohio University Archives, Mahn Center for Archives & Special Collections.
Faculty, staff, and graduates pose for photos at commencement. President McDavis in upper left, on right. 2008 Athena yearbook.
Yashvita Kanuganti, manuscripts archivist Greta Suiter, and Hester Lambright stand together outside the Mahn Center for Archives and Special Collections.
Person rides a bike looking at South Green. Cover of Summer Session Bulletin 1983. Pixelated illustration with blues and greens. Ohio University Archives, Mahn Center for Archives & Special Collections.
Library staff group gather around terminal in Alden Library Health Sciences Library. Alden Library Ohio University Archives, Mahn Center for Archives & Special Collections.
Bright blue cloth publishers binding front cover with inset black and silver image of lunar craters.
Top: a person poses on a ledge overlooking Athens, OH. They wear camflauge pants, duck shoes, and have a walkman. Bottom left: 2 people pose, one in a dress nad the other in a suit and tie. Bottom right: A person sits near Alumni Gateway in a red shirt and black skirt wearing pointed shoes. 1984 yearbook, “Fashion 1984” section, Ohio University Archives, Mahn Center for Archives & Special Collections.
Student workers help load library materials onto rollers in front of Chubb at intersection of President and South Court Streets. Looking west down President Street, 1969. Ohio University Archives, Mahn Center for Archives & Special Collections.
Suzanne Coley’s handmade book with the pages fanned open, showing the many different colors and textiles of the pages.
Different environment-themed zines placed on a white table.
Top: Larry Six of Cartwright Recycling posing. Bottom left: a student hikes along the Ridges. Right: a student plants a garden on the Ridges. 1992 yearbook, Ohio University Archives, Mahn Center for Archives & Special Collections.
Sunflower garden with person standing next to a large sunflower, Reedsville, Meigs County, Ohio, circa August 1997. Lloyd E. Moore collection, Documentary Photography Archive, Mahn Center for Archives & Special Collections.
Alden Library card catalog in use on fourth floor, 1973. 4 People look at materials on a table in the background. 2 people sit at a table flipping through cards. Ohio University Archives, Mahn Center for Archives & Special Collections.
1995 yearbook, Ohio University Archives, Mahn Center for Archives & Special Collections. Top: 4 students sit or lay in the grass, 2 strumming guitars, in the grass in front of Lakeview (now Riverpark) apartments. Bottom left: A student jogs on the bike path with a Walkman and wired headphones. Bottom right: Students play sand volleyball on South Green volleyball courts.
1978 International Film Fest Promo. A hand with eyes, eyebrows, and a mouth eats a film strip. April 21, 1978 The Post. Ohio University Archives, Mahn Center for Archives & Special Collections.
Image of an almost complete puzzle featuring a large color botanical print on a white background.
Student employee uses barcode scanner at Circulation Desk. Part of project to document the 25th anniversary of Alden Library in 1994.
Collage of moments from 2010 Athens Beautification Day, 2010 yearbook. Photos include people climbing trees, throwing away trash, interacting with gardens. Ohio University Archives, Mahn Center for Archives & Special Collections.
Photo of person in a fedora and trench coat in front of the Varsity Theater. Marquee reads “It’s Back,” “Athens Film Festival.” The Post, April 25, 1986. Ohio University Archives, Mahn Center for Archives & Special Collections.
A young person kneels beside a dog in a rural yard with wooden outbuildings and house in the background. Circa 1940s-1960s. Frank Buhla Collection, Mahn Center for Archives & Special Collections.