Author Archives: fernandn

“Histories of Students of Color at OSU” Campus Tour Guidebook

Posted on December 13, 2013 by fernandn

This Fall Term the OMA collaborated with the U-Engage class ALS 199 “Untold Stories: Histories of People of Color in Oregon” to create a campus tour regarding the histories of OSU’s students of color, and the tour guidebook is now available! … Continue reading →

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Sundown Towns in Oregon Display, Fall 2013

Posted on November 30, 2013 by fernandn

Sundown Towns in Oregon Display, 2013 This Fall term Professor Jean Moule again taught her course TCE 408H “Sundown Towns in Oregon” and she invited the OMA to be a part of the classroom experience! Natalia Fernández, OMA Archivist, worked … Continue reading →

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The Miracle Theatre Group Archives Project ~ 4 Month Update

Posted on November 21, 2013 by fernandn

It’s been four months since OMA intern Katrina O’Brien began her project to process the archives of the Miracle Theatre Group and the progress made has been amazing! This week Katrina met with theatre staff to explain the work she’s … Continue reading →

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Celebrate Native American Heritage Month!

Posted on November 1, 2013 by fernandn

In the Spring of 2013 Natchee Barnd, an Assistant Professor with OSU’s of Ethnic Studies and Native American Studies as part of the School of Language, Culture, and Society, and Natalia Fernández, OSU’s Oregon Multicultural Librarian, interviewed seven student staff … Continue reading →

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Performing Arts Collections Updates!

Posted on October 25, 2013 by fernandn

On October 19th and 20th the OMA attended both a concert in honor of Obo Addy and a new play in the 2013-2014 season of the Miracle Theatre Group! Plus Mike and Katrina, interns for the collections they are processing … Continue reading →

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Breaking Chains ~ A Book on Oregon’s Slave History

Posted on October 16, 2013 by fernandn

Author Gregory Nokes gave a wonderful lecture about his new book Breaking Chains: Slavery on Trial in the Oregon Territory and the OMA was in attendance! In his book Nokes retraces the steps of the white settlers who came to the Oregon territory, mostly … Continue reading →

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Activism Exhibit!

Posted on October 7, 2013 by fernandn

Activism Exhibit The OSU Special Collections & Archives Research Center recently curated an exhibition featuring activism in the collections and various OMA collections are included! Exhibition Information: Dates: October 2013 – March 2014 Location: OSU Valley Library, 5th Floor, 8:30am – … Continue reading →

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The OMA at the Cultural Heritage Archives Symposium 2013

Posted on September 30, 2013 by fernandn

CHAS 2013 in D.C. This past week the OMA attended and presented a poster as part of the Cultural Heritage Archives: Networks, Innovation, and Collaboration Symposium (CHAS) in Washington D.C. at the Library of Congress; it was hosted by the … Continue reading →

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The Urban League of Portland’s 2013 Equal Opportunity Day Awards Dinner

Posted on September 25, 2013 by fernandn

OSU Table at the EOD Dinner This year marks another fantastic Urban League of Portland (ULPDX) Equal Opportunity Day Awards Dinner and the OMA was there to celebrate! The honoree this year was Dr. George J. Brown, President and CEO of … Continue reading →

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The Miracle Theatre Group Archives Project ~ 2 Month Update

Posted on September 11, 2013 by fernandn

Miracle Theatre Group Board Documents Two months ago, OMA intern Katrina O’Brien began her project to process the archives of the Miracle Theatre Group. In her first blog post, she took photos of the collection and began taking initial steps … Continue reading →

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