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A collection donated to the College of Engineering and Applied Science Library<\/a> is now\u00a0 a new digital exhibit. The Valentine Barker collection<\/a><\/strong> provides a snapshot of technical education and advertisement work in the early twentieth century. <\/span>The collection was r<\/span>ecently digitized by the UC Libraries\u2019 Digital Collections Team.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Valentine Barker was a 1911 graduate of the Ohio Mechanics Institute comprehensive art program.\u00a0 T<\/span>he Ohio Mechanics Institute (OMI), founded in 1828, is one of CEAS\u2019 source institutions and provided vital technical education during the early development of the city. Beginning in 1901 OMI served as a technical high school, Barker attended as a student of the technical high school. <\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n A selection of Barker’s talents and a brief overview of OMI history can be found in the digital exhibit.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\t\t