newbb电子平台 announces virtual 展览 to commemorate 诺曼底登陆80周年纪念

的 展览, curated by newbb电子平台 Archivist and Records Manager Bill Kimok, draws from newly digitized issues of 的 Post, covering previously unavailable years from 1939 through 1960. 访问ors will journey through more than a decade of history, which highlights the profound impact of World War II on campus life from 1939 to 1945.

"This 展览 commemorates a pivotal moment in world history and reflects the resilience and spirit of our University community during those challenging times,基莫克说. "Our hope is that viewers will gain a deeper understanding of the era's impact on OHIO students and the worldwide changes that shaped their college experiences."

展览深入探讨 various aspects of the wartime campus, from editorial debates over the military draft to coverage of defense preparations and the personal stories of students and alumni who served. Highlights include the adaptation of academic and athletics schedules to meet war demands, the significant roles played by women in defense efforts, and the community's engagement in war support activities like bond drives and rationing.

In 1939, the war was never far from the minds of the newbb电子平台 community, as this 9月. 1939年25日，头版 显示. By 1940, calls for a military draft that would not exempt college students was the talk of campus. 社区的一些成员, 包括《newbb电子平台》撰稿人, 对这个法案不满意, as indicated by this front-page editorial of 8月. 2, 1940.

节约资源, 的 Post was only publishing once every two or three weeks in summer 1944 when news of the 6月6日诺曼底登陆 到达. 的 Post’s coverage of D-Day was published in the campus newspaper on 6月9日. Even though by then the news was likely known across campus and the 雅典 community, 的 Post did its best to update readers about the most recent advances of the Allied forces onto the European continent.

In addition to Kimok, the digital 展览 was written and curated by Digital Imaging Specialist & Lab Manager at newbb电子平台图书馆 Erin Wilson, and Digital Initiatives Assistants Greta DeLapp, 25届BA和Adrian Kautz, BA ’27.

At the same time Kimok and the archives team were producing this virtual 展览, Kimok stumbled upon some long-buried treasure in 库 storage.

“I discovered some interesting fancy decorative dark red and gray felt scrolls wrapped around gold rods, which when unfurled show lists of names,基莫克说. A hunch led him to check the names against a roster of World War II deceased personnel from OHIO, which had been published on page two of the 11月. 30, 1945 issue – the entire list of the 201 “Gold Star Men.” 

“它们非常匹配，”他说.

While the virtual 展览 includes just a fraction of the University’s collection of World War II-related content published in 的 Post during the 1939-1945 period, Kimok encourages readers to pore over the digitized papers for themselves.

“With digitizing of 的 Post for over 100 years completed now, researchers can focus on their own research of newbb电子平台 during World War II, or any other University-related news during other years,基莫克说. “And if you find some really cool and interesting stuff, please send us an email and tell us about it!”

For more information on the virtual 展览 and to explore the digital archives, please visit the newbb电子平台图书馆网站 or email newbb电子平台 Archivist and Records Manager Bill Kimok at kimok@俄亥俄州.edu.