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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
Classics Library Moves to New Location, Closing September 13-15
The John Miller Burnam Classical Library will be closed September 13 through 15 so that staff may complete the relocation of the library to newly renovated space on the fourth floor of Blegen Library.
Library Catalog Unavailable 9/9/10
New Look for Lexis/Nexis
Try Lexis/Nexis’s new user interface for their Academic product. The new user interface is easy to use. The results default to relevance rankings, but users can change this to publication date to reverse chronological. Features include: Easy Search, Power Search, a Tip that provides assistance in using the interface, as well as search categories, and a Help section.
Libraries Closed Labor Day
The UC Libraries will be closed Monday, September 6, Labor Day except the Donald C. Harrison Health Sciences Library, which will be open 9am-5pm.
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.
Cecil Striker Society for the History of Medicine Meets for First Time in 30 years
Medical College, University of Cincinnati
Before the May 26, 2010 meeting of the “new” Cecil Striker Society for the History of Medicine, the Society had last met in 1980, shortly after Dr. Striker’s death. Recently, as the latest phase of the Winkler Center’s own history began to blossom, the idea of resurrecting the Society made eminent sense. Cincinnati’s medical history is the envy of most cities, large and small, but with the passing of a generation of physicians and historians who knew and understood their community’s prominent role in medical history, appreciation of this illustrious history began to pass with them.