OSU archives celebrates its 40th birthday

The Ohio State University Archives are celebrating their 40th anniversary this year. The archives were started in 1965 by retired journalist James Pollard, says The Lantern.

Pollard wanted to organize all of Ohio State’s history and put it in one location, said Raimund Goerler, university archivist.

“(Pollard) was quite concerned that something be done,” he said. “He had the idea that records needed to be pulled together. We (now) celebrate the founding of the archives from the arrival of the first professional archivist.”