With a heavy heart I write that Miami alumnus Paul Dietzel (Class of ’48) has passed away.  The Walter Havighurst Special Collections at Miami University would like to commemorate Dietzel’s life and accomplishments. Paul Dietzel was born on September 5, 1924…

This Saturday marks the 125th Anniversary of Miami football.  Back on December 8, 1888 Miami University played its very first football game and it was against none other than our “friends” down the road, the University of Cincinnati.  The game…

Given the myriad and ferocious debates over copyright and ownership in the news today, it is difficult to believe that anyone would ever not want to take credit for their work, and yet literary forgery has a long and strange…

This week we had the first of many classes visit Special Collections as part of their course curriculum.  Excellence in undergraduate teaching and research are hallmarks of the Miami experience and we’re always happy when we’re able to help facilitate…

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…