Did you have a good holiday season? We did!
Here are some highlights of what we were up to in November and December:
In November, we installed two exhibits on the second floor of Dunbar Library. One exhibit focuses on local Congressman Tony Hall’s work to fight worldwide hunger and features materials came from our Tony Hall Papers (MS-341). The other exhibit highlights the Dayton Council on World Affairs (MS-46).
Tony Hall exhibit, Nov. 2014
Also in November:
- Dawne Dewey hosted a tour for Brigadier General Kathryn Johnson, who was visiting from the Washington, DC, area, as a guest of the WSU Institute for Defense Studies and Education.
- Gino Pasi gave a tour for the Air Force ROTC Commander, as well as WSU’s ROTC leaders.
- Lisa Rickey gave a presentation on our collections & services to Dr. Thoresen’s Ohio History class (HST 3650) in connection with one of their assignments.
On December 12, Gino Pasi and some of our Public History students instructed students at Fairborn High School in the use of primary sources.
Gino Pasi instructs some Fairborn High School students in the value of archival materials, Dec. 12, 2014.
We also installed two new exhibits on the first floor of Dunbar Library. Lisa Rickey and archives student worker Nina Herzog installed “Grand Estates of Dayton,” depicting many of Dayton’s great historic mansions, in the two stairwell cases. Dawne Dewey created and installed a related exhibit focused solely on Wrights’ mansion, Hawthorn Hill, in the Alumni case.
“The Wrights at Home: Hawthorn Hill” exhibit, Dec. 2014
Nina Herzog with her exhibit, “Grand Estates of Dayton,” Dec. 2014.
On December 19, we announced the completion of the Oscar Ladley (MS-138) Civil War letters digitization project. We are very excited that these wonderful primary source materials are now freely accessible worldwide via CORE Scholar!
Also in December:
- Chris Wydman presented a workshop on email management.
- All Special Collections & Archives staff participated in our annual strategic planning retreat, on Dec. 19.
- Special Collections & Archives was closed for winter break, Dec. 23-Jan. 1, along with the rest of the university.
And now, we look forward to what 2015 may bring! Happy new year!