This summer we are highlighting one of our major collections in our main exhibit: Covington’s Cincinnati: The Samuel Fulton Covington Collection (June 4-Aug 1). I have had the pleasure of collaborating on this exhibit with John H. (Jack) White, MU ’58…
Since the Fourth of July is Friday, it seems only natural to use my blog post to celebrate our Nation’s birth. I looked through an assortment of our children’s books and came up with a variety of expressions on what…
As someone with both a professional and personal interest in book arts and bookbinding, one of my favorite items found in Special Collections is Biblio Tech: Reverse Engineering Historical and Modern Binding Structures with a Focus on Board Attachment by Karen…
Miami University will be having its annual Alumni Weekend, June 19-22. Among the events will be a presentation on the Cradle of Coaches by Johnathan Cooper of the Miami University Libraries. The presentation is titled “Cradle of Coaches: A Legacy…
Please note that, as of June 1st, the URL of the Bowden Postcard Collection Online is http://digital.lib.MiamiOH.edu/postcards. It’s been about a year since the project first began, so I thought now would be a good time to review the latest…
We have several new finding aids available online to scholars, all of which are the culmination of many hours of hard work and dedication by our staff and students. We now have comprehensive finding aids for the entire Usigli…
