Archives Month Events and Activities around the State

EVENTS

• University of Cincinnati, Archives & Rare Books Library. Three online exhibits:

  • “Racing to the Ballot Box: A Look at the Election Process in Cincinnati and Hamilton County.” Images from our collections on various campaigns and the voting process;
  • “Stumping for the Vote in Cincinnati: Jack Klumpe’s Photographs of Visiting Candidates.” Images by a local news photographer of politicians in Cincinnati, from Harry Truman and Richard Nixon to JFK and Ronald Reagan.
  • “Man of the Hour: William Howard Taft and the 1908 Presidential Election.” Celebrating the centennial of Cincinnati’s favorite son gaining the White House, this exhibit includes images from the collections, along with memorabilia contributed for the exhibit.

• Miami University

  Ohio Archives Month Observance
  Wednesday, October 22, 2008
  from 12 noon until 1:00 p.m. in 320 King Library

  1877 Hayes/Tilden Electoral Compromise
  All eyes are on the upcoming election. The Miami University Archives and Western College Memorial Archives are recognizing this historic event with the theme of this year’s Archives Month: The Electoral Process. In observance of Ohio Archives Month Dr. Nishani Frazier, Assistant Professor, History Department, Miami University will speak on the 1877 Hayes/Tilden Electoral Compromise on Wednesday, October 22, 2008 from 12 noon until 1:00 p.m. in 320 King Library. Dr. Frazier will discuss the controversial selection of Ohio native Rutherford B. Hayes to be nineteenth President of the United States. Particular attention will be given to the necessity of voting, the impact of the Compromise on African Americans and workers, the importance of political activism outside of voting, and its relevance to the current election season.

  Civil Rights historian, Nishani Frazier received her doctorate in History from Columbia University in 2008. Her dissertation is under consideration for publication by Palgrave McMillan. She is co-editor, with Manning Marable, of Freedom on My Mind: The Columbia Documentary History of the African American Experience (2003). "To Die For the People: Prophecy and Death in the Rhetoric of Martin Luther King, Malcolm X, and Fred Hampton" will appear in Homegoings, Crossings, and Passings: Life and Death in the African Diaspora. Her prior positions have included: Associate Curator of African American History at Western Reserve Historical Society, Assistant to the Director of the Martin Luther King, Jr. Archives at the Martin Luther King Center for Nonviolent Social Change, and personal assistant to Dr. John Hope Franklin, during his tenure as Chair of the Presidential Advisory Board on "One America under President Bill Clinton".

  October 27 program to highlight documents of Miami University, 1873-1931

  To celebrate American Archives Month in October, the Walter Havighurst Special Collections at Miami University in Oxford, Ohio will hold a program titled “‘There Can Never Come a Second Home Half So Sacred:’ Selected Documents of Miami University, 1873-1931” on Monday, October 27, 2008 from 10:00 to 11:00 a.m. in room 320 of Miami University’s King Library.

  The program complements the second book in a series of library publications highlighting correspondence and other manuscripts of those who shaped Miami University and made contributions to American history and culture. Kate Rousmaniere, professor in Miami University’s Department of Educational Leadership, wrote the book’s foreword. Betsy Butler, Special Collections Librarian, compiled the selections.

  Rousmaniere will begin the program by offering thoughts about the changing nature of higher education in late 19th and early 20th century America. Butler will share information about selected documents included in the book, many of which will be on display for viewing after the program. Copies of ‘There Can Never Come a Second Home Half So Sacred:’ Selected Documents of Miami University, 1873-1931 will be available for purchase.

  ‘There Can Never Come a Second Home Half So Sacred:’ Selected Documents of Miami University, 1873-1931 presents selections pertaining to the closing and reopening of Miami University, its changing admissions policies, the construction of Miami’s Alumni Library, and special occasions held during this time. The book includes letters written by Miami alumni Whitelaw Reid and John Shaw Billings; President Benjamin Harrison and his wife, Caroline Scott Harrison; and other noted Americans, such as Warren G. Harding, Booker T. Washington, William Howard Taft, and Woodrow Wilson. Correspondence from literary notables Percy MacKaye and Ridgely Torrence documents the fact that Miami University was the first public university in the United States to offer a fellowship in creative art. Excerpts from reports and meeting minutes of Miami’s board of trustees give insight into administrative decisions. Selections from the journal of Henrietta McGuffey Hepburn, daughter of William Holmes McGuffey, and pictures from a Delta Kappa Epsilon photograph album, circa 1888-1891, provide glimpses of campus life.

  Located on the third floor of King Library, the Walter Havighurst Special Collections is open Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays from 8:30 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. and Fridays from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

  For more information, call (513) 529-3323 or visit http://spec.lib.muohio.edu/.

• Sandusky Library.

  OHIO ARCHIVES MONTH

  ELECTIONS IN THE ARCHIVES: October is American Archives Month. Begun in 1989, Archives Month serves to inform the community about the value of historical documents and to share some of these records with the public through programs and exhibits.

  The theme of this year's Archives Month in Ohio is Elections in the Archives. On Saturday, October 4, at 2:00 p.m. in the Library Program Room, Archives Librarian Ron Davidson will give a presentation on this theme, using original documents - photographs, handbills, election documents and more. You'll also learn more about Archives Month and the archives of Sandusky Library. Registration is requested but not required.

  HOME MOVIE DAY: Join us in the Library Program Room on Saturday, October 18, at 2:00 p.m. for this celebration of amateur film and filmmaking. Home Movie Day was started in 2002 by a group of film archivists concerned about preserving the home movies recorded on film during the 20th Century. The event helps to promote awareness and enjoyment of these movies, with the goal of preserving these films for future generations.

  Home Movie Day at Sandusky Library will begin on the morning of Saturday, October 18. Between 9:00 a.m.-12:00 noon, you can bring your home movies to the Library Program Room where staff and experienced volunteers will examine the films to ensure they are in condition for viewing (or, if you wish, you can drop your film off before October 18 to the Archives Librarian). You can stay to learn more about preserving your films or you can return later for an afternoon of movie viewing. At 2:00 p.m. in the Library Program Room, we will gather to view the home movies brought in by members of the community and experience the joy of shared memories preserved on film! You'll learn about the importance of film preservation and how to care for your movies so that you can share these films for years to come. Registration is requested, but not required. For further information, contact Ron Davidson, Archives Librarian, at 419-625-3834.

  RARE BOOK APPRAISALS: Join us in the Library Program Room on Sunday, October 19, from 1:00-4:00 p.m. when Mark Stueve of the Old Erie Street Bookstore, Cleveland, will share his expertise with you. Appraisals are limited to three books per person. Registration is not required. For more information, please contact Maggie Marconi, Museum Curator, at 419-625-3834.

  Additionally, throughout the month, watch for other Ohio Archives Month activities including displays and online exhibits on the Sandusky History blog on our website at www.sandusky.lib.oh.us.

Contact Louise Jones, Archives Week Chair, at ljones@ohiohistory.org.