Miami University Jewish Diaries Collection

Collection — Box: 1 [12A-E-3C]

Identifier: 019-GEN-JD

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

This collection contains 8 diaries written by 6 Jewish undergraduate students and 2 Jewish faculty members at Miami University in the fall of 2019. The contents provide commentary on current events and university life from the perspective of Jewish students and faculty.

Dates

Creation: 2019

Creator

Walter Havighurst Special Collections Library (Miami University, Oxford, Ohio). Special Collections and Archives. King Library (Organization)
Wegner, Alia Levar (Person)
Miller, Marcie (Person)
Gaforth, Emily (Person)

Language of Materials

Materials are in English.

Conditions Governing Access

This collection is open for research and made available to researchers in the Walter Havighurst Special Collections Reading Room. The materials do not circulate.

Conditions Governing Use

Copyright Undetermined

The copyright is held by the diarist.

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Biographical / Historical

In the fall of 2019, the Walter Havighurst Special Collections and University Archives collaborated with Hillel at Miami University to create a Jewish student diary project focused on recording the experiences of Miami University’s Jewish community, including students and faculty. Diarists were encouraged to provide commentary on both current events and university life. Materials in this collection were included in the "Bearing Witness: The Holocaust and Jewish Experience at Miami University" and "As We See It: Jewish Voices in Uncertain Times" exhibitions at Miami University.

The "Bearing Witness: The Holocaust and Jewish Experience at Miami University" and "As We See It: Jewish Voices in Uncertain Times" was curated by Alia Levar Wegner, Digital Collections Librarian, Walter Havighurst Special Collections in 2019.

Extent

1 Boxes

Additional Description

Arrangement

Series I: Student Diaries, 2019 Series II: Faculty Diaries, 2019

Custodial History

Commissioned by the Walter Havighurst Special Collections and University Archives in 2019 as a part of the "Bearing Witness: The Holocaust and Jewish Experience at Miami Univeristy" and "As We See It: Jewish Voices in Uncertain Times" exhibitions at Miami University. Recieved by the Walter Havighurst Special Collections and University Archives as a donation by the authors via Emily Garforth in 2019 and 2020.