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    Feb. 28, 2014

    Menus in the Ohioana Archives

    Having actual food in the archives would be bad, but menus are another story. The Laura M. Mueller ephemera collection includes a selection of Columbus restaurant menus that spans most of the 20th century. We’re sharing a few sample menus below. Henry Chittenden built a total of three hotels in the same location on the northwest corner of N. High St. ... Read More
    Feb. 21, 2014

    Happy Birthday to Ohio University Press

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    This week marks the 50th birthday of Ohio University Press. We’d like to congratulate them on reaching this milestone and wish them 50 more great years! OU Press was a key partner in the very first Ohioana Book Festival, held in 2007. The event was built around their award-winning anthology Good Roots: Writers Reflect on Growing Up in Ohio. Ten ... Read More