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 We
welcome new archivist Jacky Johnson, who replaced
retiring Diane Kaufman in December.
A native of South Carolina, Jacky has a B.A. in English
from Limestone College in Gaffney, South Carolina, and a
master's in library and information science from the
University of South Carolina, Columbia. After working for
a time at Horry-Georgetown Technical College in Myrtle
Beach, she came to Miami in 1991. She belongs to several
professional organizations and currently serves as
secretary of the Academic Library Association of
Ohio.
As
she continues to immerse herself in our past, Western's new
archivist has this message for alums: "I ask that you
continue to donate materials that would help to mark the
history of Western College for Women and the Western
College Program."
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Do you remember this
face? If so, write Jacky
Johnson at westernarchives@muohio.edu.
For want of positive identification, we are referring to
it as the "Dante" bust. It is pictured below in the
1968 Multifaria. |
| Discovered by Miami custodian
Gary Donaldson in a pile of rubble in McKee's basement,
the bust was cleaned up and "unveiled" during a tour
for Friends of the Miami Library, hosted by Western
archivist Jacky Johnson. The tour was preceded by a lecture by former WCP
dean Curt Ellison on the history of Western. |
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| (Left to right)
Barbara Williamson Wentz '68, Diane Wright '86, Dr. Curt
Ellison, Dean Bill Gracie, Dante, Gary Donaldson, Teresa
Donaldson, Genevieve Knight '04 at the unveiling ceremony |
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