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About Cincinnati State Archives

This is the official blog of the archives of Cincinnati State Technical & Community College. The blog will highlight important photos, documents, exhibits, and other items which chronicle the history of Cincinnati State.

The things we keep: Romance in the archives edition

For you hopeless romantics out there, check out this NPR story about the letters of Georgia O’Keeffe and Alfred Stieglitz. “I’m getting to like you so tremendously that it some times scares me,” O’Keeffe writes from Canyon, Texas, on Nov. … Continue reading

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Findings in the margins of centuries-old sheet music

MOSCOW (Reuters) – The death of a tyrant, abduction by the secret police and insight into the minds of some of the greatest composers in history are all part of the details that Russia’s Bolshoi Theater have discovered in the … Continue reading

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New video!

As promised, here is some exciting new video from the Michele Imhoff Collection.  We recently had this very short film reel digitized and are delighted to share it with you.  The video is only about 3 minutes and shows the … Continue reading

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Facial Hair Friday!

Folder2_1993_016 Originally uploaded by Cincinnati State Archives Happy Friday folks! We have some more photos from the Imhoff collection today. This gentleman was photographed for the 1993 catalog–anyone recognize him? Also, tune in on Monday for a special video treat! … Continue reading

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Thursday audio treat

These radio spots advertising Technical Education Week are from ca. 1966-1969.  The second spot (about :23 seconds in) features Cliff House, the first president of Cincinnati State, then CCST.  Take a listen!

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Cooperative Education: a turn of the century idea (video!)

We have some vintage CTC video for your viewing pleasure today.  It’s too hot to work, right? (From the Michele Imhoff Collection)

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Facial Hair Friday!

folder5_1973_013 – Hal Funk on the left – Engineering Technologies and was later the Director of Continuing Education. Originally uploaded by Cincinnati State Archives Friday greetings and salutations Facebook friends! Our Flickr users have identified the gentleman on the left, … Continue reading

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Special agents hunt down America’s national treasures

Sorry guys, this story is NOT starring Nic Cage. “The National Archives is the nation’s record-keeper — with 9 billion pages of text records, plus maps, pictures, photos, recordings and moving images — but open access and leaky security allowed … Continue reading

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Facial Hair Friday Special Edition!

Following up on the engineering win from yesterday, this is an article from the Fall, 1980 ETD newsletter featuring our very own Paul DeNu.  I think this is a first FHF for him so congrats!  Also, it has come to … Continue reading

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Engineering win!

U5S6B02F15P001 – Mechanical Design Originally uploaded by Cincinnati State Archives From The Daily News: “Cincinnati State ranks No. 8 in the United States among two-year and four-year institutions for producing graduates associate’s degrees in engineering technologies and engineering-related fields, according … Continue reading

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