In honor of the fiftieth anniversary of The March on Washington we want to call attention to our copy of Speeches by the Leaders: The March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom. This publication was printed by the NAACP in…
In honor of the fiftieth anniversary of The March on Washington we want to call attention to our copy of Speeches by the Leaders: The March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom. This publication was printed by the NAACP in…
This fall in the Walter Havighurst Special Collections will be an exhibit honoring Miami University’s Cradle of Coaches. The term “Cradle of Coaches” was coined by Bob Kurz in 1959, due to the number of successful football coaches from Miami…
One of the main responsibilities of the Walter Havighurst Special Collections is to ensure continued access to the materials in the collection. One way we achieve this is through various preservation measures to ensure the physical well being of the…
One hundred and fifty years ago, in July of 1863, Confederate General John Hunt Morgan led 2400 troops across the Ohio River and for three weeks terrorized citizens as he moved eastward through Indiana and Ohio. “Morgan’s Raid” produced the…
