Volume one of Mark Twain’s authorized and uncensored autobiography is now widely available. For those interested in this literary great, the Archives and Rare Books Library holds some rare volumes of Twain’s work including a first edition of The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. Learn more about the Archives and Rare Books Library holdings and Twain’s autobiography in this article by Dawn Fuller: http://www.uc.edu/news/NR.aspx?id=12564
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Are You Looking for Some Primary Sources?
If you are looking some primary sources, try searching the OhioLINK Finding Aid Repository. The site contains descriptions for over 700 archival collections at 46 institutions in Ohio including large universities, small colleges, community colleges, museums, historical societies, public libraries, and special libraries. Guides to over 200 collections at the University of Cincinnati’s Archives and Rare Books Library and the Winkler Center for the History of the Health Professions are also available through this database. Additional finding aids are added every day. Continue reading
Summer 2010 Acquisitions in the University Archives
The following collections were acquired by the University Archives through the University Records Management Program. Each collection has been inventoried as is available for use by researchers.
College of Business Graduation Recognition Ceremonies, UA-10-13
Graduation ceremony records, including videos of ceremonies, 1993-2006
Public Relations Newspaper Clippings and Subject Files, UA-10-14
Newspaper clippings from Enquirer & Post, writers’ subject files, 2007-2008
http://www.libraries.uc.edu/libraries/arb/archives/collections/documents/UA-10-14PublicRelations.pdf
Resident Education and Development (RED), UA-10-15
Correspondence, committee files, minutes, and reports, 2003-2005
– Written by Janice Schulz
Summer 2010 Records Quarterly Now Available
The Summer 2010 edition of Records Quarterly, the newsletter of University of Cincinnati Records Management, is now available on the records management website at http://www.libraries.uc.edu/libraries/arb/records_management/recordsquarterly.html. This issue features articles about the proper use of computer backups, upcoming UC electronic records management policies and procedures, and how to determine the administrative value of records.
Records Quarterly is distributed electronically via the Records Management website. Subscribers to the Records Management Listserv will receive notification of new issues automatically. You can sign up for the listserv by going to the subscription page, or by sending an email to Janice.Schulz@uc.edu. Please include your name and email address and use “listserv sign-up” in the subject line.
– Written by Janice Schulz
University of Cincinnati Woman's Club
Josephine Simrall, Dean of Women from 1921-1933
A new two-box collection of records from the UC Woman’s Club is now available in the University Archives. Accessioned as number UA-10-12, the new collection contains meeting minutes, treasurer’s reports, newsletters, annual reports, and program records mainly spanning 1996-2003. Some of the program records go back to 1979. The collection also features membership rosters from 1970-1973. A complete inventory can be found at http://www.libraries.uc.edu/libraries/arb/archives/collections/documents/UA-10-12WomansClub.pdf. Continue reading
Libraries Receive a Grant to Make Available the Papers of Theodore Moody Berry
The University of Cincinnati Libraries have received a $61,287 grant from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission to process the papers of Theodore Moody Berry (1905-2000), a civil rights pioneer, community activist, and elected official from Cincinnati.
Fair Housing in Cincinnati: The Records of Housing Opportunities Made Equal
HOME Bus Advertisement, undated
In 1969, Mrs. Estelle Busch attempted to rent an apartment in Avondale, but was unable to secure an appointment to view the property. A short time later Mrs. Ruth VanDerzee viewed the apartment and was assured her deposit would be accepted. Mrs. Busch was black. Mrs. Vanderzee was white.[1]
In 1990, Joanna Ahlers attempted to acquire an apartment for herself and her two children in Milford, Ohio. An apartment manager told Ahlers that a 2 bedroom apartment would be available soon, and Ahlers offered to put a deposit on the apartment. When the manager discovered that Ahlers had children, she told Ahlers that she was not renting to families with children and refused to rent the apartment to her.[2] Continue reading
Libraries Awarded a LSTA Minigrant to Digitize The Cincinnatian Yearbook, 1951-2006, to Join First Set of Yearbooks Already Digitized
The University of Cincinnati Libraries have been awarded a $15,900 Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) Minigrant from the State Library of Ohio to digitize copies of The Cincinnatian, UC’s yearbook, for the period of 1951-2006.
A previous LSTA grant provided for the digitization of The Cincinnatian from 1894-1950, viewable on the Web at http://digitalprojects.libraries.uc.edu/cincinnatian/. This second project will complete access to all issues of the yearbook via the Web.
Snapshots in Time
A new exhibit, on display on the 5th floor of Langsam Library, features monthly calendars produced by the Strobridge Lithography Company.
Ranging from 1897 to 1917, the calendar cards are exquisite examples of Art Nouveau design in America, showing the artistry and printing skills of the company. The cards functioned as “home advertising” for the firm and were meant to be displayed on a kitchen or office wall. The color separations are remarkable, and the vivid beauty of the illustrations perfectly captures the collaboration between artist and craftsman.
Center for Peace Education Records Available in ARB
Peace Camp, 2003
Listen to others. Communicate your feelings. Think before you act. The Center for Peace Education taught these and other skills for conflict resolution, peer mediation, and effective communication. The work of this organization with Greater Cincinnati schools and through their own programs helped children to learn to resolve their differences without fighting. A collection of the records of the Center for Peace Education was recently acquired by the Archives and Rare Books Library and contains training materials, photographs of events, brochures, office files, and other documentation of the work of the Center for Peace Education. Continue reading