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…
I am excited to announce the release of our first wholly digital exhibit: A Gift of History! This exhibit features the original 19th century Miami annuity rolls which were donated by Margaret Sue Strass to the Myaamia Heritage Museum and…
We’re happy to announce that the processing of the John H. James Collection, one of our largest manuscript collections, has been completed and finding aids for the collection are now available online. The finding aids were written by two of…
One of the pleasures of summer reading – or of any season for that matter – is settling in with a quirky but capable detective who will unravel the tangled threads and right the wrongs of modern life. Who better…
Sid Gillman is considered by many to be the “Father of the Passing Game.” While Gillman did not invent the forward pass, his views and concepts were years ahead of his time. The principles used by Gillman are still in…
