Flat, Cool & Acid-Free

Welcome to Flat, Cool and Acid-Free, an okstate archives podcast. Bringing you stories about Oklahoma State University and Oklahoma through an archival lens.

Flat, Cool & Acid-Free: Newly Digitized The Naming Ceremony of The Edmon Low Library 04/13/2023

Flat, Cool & Acid-Free: Newly Digitized The Naming Ceremony of The Edmon Low Library In this episode you will hear from several folks like Roscoe Rouse Jr. who succeeded Edmon Low as Head Librarian. You will also hear from the man, the myth, the absolute legend(!), Edmon Low. Edmon Low served as head Librarian from 1940 – 1967 and remains the longest serving head of the OSU Libraries to date. Help us celebrate 70 years in the Edmon Low Library by visiting Special thanks to Patrick Daglaris, the archivist for the at the Oklahoma State University Library, for digitizing the tapes. /episode/index/show/flatcoolacidfree/id/26532249

Flat, Cool & Acid-Free: Culture Keepers 02/21/2023

Flat, Cool & Acid-Free: Culture Keepers What does it mean to be a culture keeper and can we consider the Archives to be one? /episode/index/show/flatcoolacidfree/id/26003589

Flat, Cool & Acid-Free: Collection 001 11/15/2022

Flat, Cool & Acid-Free: Collection 001 This one is for the typographers, the printers, the artist and the constantly curious. Kicking off the celebration of the 70th anniversary of the Edmon Low Library, let's explore the first collection the Archives received. Learn more about the Edmon Low Library's 70th anniversary at https://friends.library.okstate.edu/index/70th-anniversary/ /episode/index/show/flatcoolacidfree/id/25026126

Flat, Cool & Acid-Free: The Cobb Speaker Series 11/02/2022

Flat, Cool & Acid-Free: The Cobb Speaker Series With headlining authors like Ken Burns, Nicholas Sparks, Neil deGrasse Tyson and Jodi Picoult, the H. Louise & H.E. "Ed" Cobb Speaker Series has a 30 year history of being a premiere event for the OSU Libraries. Let's take a look back at past events with Taylor Hatheway and Bonnie Cain-Wood. The Cobb Speaker Series has been the OSU Library's largest fundraising event of the year. Please consider giving a gift to help the Library at For more information about the series and past speakers, visit /episode/index/show/flatcoolacidfree/id/24882516

Flat, Cool & Acid-Free: Changing Housing Rules on Campus 09/16/2022

Flat, Cool & Acid-Free: Changing Housing Rules on Campus What were the rules you followed when you lived in the residence halls on campus? Follow along with Libby as she discovers why residence hall rules have changed over the decades. A history of strict housing rules: Discourse about changing visitation hours: Curfew like being in a prison: Reactions to statement about curfew: History of Residence Hall government systems: AWS and their statement of concerns: Brief history of AWS: Charge in being involved with the women's liberation movement: Margie Bell quote: Quote about gentle push for women's equality: June Tyhurst quote: University reponse to adopted housing resolutions: Willham Hall coed lawsuits: Definition of feminism: October 1970 report: Residential Life guest policy: /episode/index/show/flatcoolacidfree/id/24400314

Flat, Cool & Acid-Free: Protests at OSU 08/15/2022

Flat, Cool & Acid-Free: Protests at OSU Join Digital Storytelling Intern Libby Whitlow as she follows some of OSU's biggest organized movements and smaller acts of dissent to see potential threads between protests throughout the university's history. This episode features an interview with former Head of Archives, David Peters, and uses many digital sources from the archives including past O'Colly issues and information from the Centennial Series Collection. Information on Walton's changes to OSU: Protests over Wilson and Walton: Protesting the Panhellenic Homecoming budget: David's article about the Red Scare at OSU: Free speech protests: Kent State vigil: Nixon rallies: SUAB's (Student Union Activities Board) Last Temptation of Christ: Link to the Tea and Glee Society Interview: /episode/index/show/flatcoolacidfree/id/24058662

Flat, Cool & Acid-Free: Naked and on the Strip 04/15/2022

Flat, Cool & Acid-Free: Naked and on the Strip Streaker Night was a decade-long tradition at OSU in the 70s and 80s. Students would spend the Thursday night before spring break on the Strip and some students would remove their clothes and streak. Taylor Hatheway discusses how this tradition started, what led to its end and some of the funny stories from Streaker Night itself. /episode/index/show/flatcoolacidfree/id/22807967

Flat, Cool & Acid-Free: A Look At History Through Angie Debo's Christmas Letters 03/15/2022

Flat, Cool & Acid-Free: A Look At History Through Angie Debo's Christmas Letters The OSU Archives houses an extensive collection of Angie Debo's work and personal items. Within this collection is Debo's Christmas letters that span a good part of the twentieth century. Upon analyzing her perceptions about the current events she was living through, one can see how her historian mindset was able to thread stories in history together to make unique conclusions about tumultuos events. In this episode we tell her story through her personal Christmas letters and correspondence regarding the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act. https://debo.library.okstate.edu/ https://debo.library.okstate.edu/activism/alaska-native-claims-settlement-act-correspondence /episode/index/show/flatcoolacidfree/id/22445072

Flat, Cool & Acid-Free: Enrich Your Sense Of Place 02/15/2022

Flat, Cool & Acid-Free: Enrich Your Sense Of Place Tag along as I walk with Dr. Rich Frohock and #okstate honors students to learn a bit of Stillwater history and the inspiration behind the Downtown Stillwater Walking Tour. Enrich your sense of place by participating in a walking tour like this one, or take a deep dive into your local archives or local museum. Dr. Frohock's contact information can be found at Browse through a comprehensive list of Archival material at the OSU Libraries https://library.okstate.edu/search-and-find/collections/digital-collections/scua-collection-guidelines/ /episode/index/show/flatcoolacidfree/id/22128353

Flat, Cool & Acid-free: Recording OSU History 10/01/2021

Flat, Cool & Acid-free: Recording OSU History On this episode, Libby Whitlow, Digital Storytelling Intern, chats with David Peters, Head of the Archives, about how history was recorded at OSU and some of the challenges in archiving materials from the past. /episode/index/show/flatcoolacidfree/id/20634938

Flat, Cool & Acid-free: The Infamous Elsie Hand 09/01/2021

Flat, Cool & Acid-free: The Infamous Elsie Hand Elsie Hand had served as head librarian at OAMC for 12 years when she was sacked by the Board of Regents over the purchase of a collection of rare books. Elsie continued working for another two month after her termination, insisting it was all a misunderstanding that had since been smoothed over. We will likely never know the true reason behind Elsie's firing, but in this episode we tell the story leading up to the controversial termination and explore some theory behind it. /episode/index/show/flatcoolacidfree/id/20195567

Flat, Cool & Acid-free: Stillwater Sightseeing Tour of 1965 Part 2 06/01/2021

Flat, Cool & Acid-free: Stillwater Sightseeing Tour of 1965 Part 2 In 1965, a group of Oklahoma A&M c/o 1915 graduates gathered on campus to celebrate their 50th anniversary. On May 22, 1965 a bus carried the group though greater Stillwater and into the heart of Oklahoma A&M. David Peters looked over a transcript of the tour and a map of Stillwater and charted out a modern day path to recreate the adventure. /episode/index/show/flatcoolacidfree/id/19313681

Flat, Cool & Acid-free: Stillwater Sightseeing Tour of 1965 Part 1 06/01/2021

Flat, Cool & Acid-free: Stillwater Sightseeing Tour of 1965 Part 1 In 1965, a group of Oklahoma A&M c/o 1915 graduates gathered on campus to celebrate their 50th anniversary. On May 22, 1965 a bus carried the group though greater Stillwater and into the heart of Oklahoma A&M. David Peters looked over a transcript of the tour and a map of Stillwater and charted out a modern day path to recreate the adventure. /episode/index/show/flatcoolacidfree/id/19299599

Flat, Cool & Acid-free: Tulsa Race Massacre of 1921 Collection 05/01/2021

Flat, Cool & Acid-free: Tulsa Race Massacre of 1921 Collection Lynn Wallace, director of Oklahoma State University - Tulsa Library and David Peters, Head of the OSU Archives talk with Olivia Turner about the Tulsa Race Massacre of 1921 Collection housed at the OSU Tulsa Library. For information about this collection please contact the OSU-Tulsa library at [email protected] or 918-594-8130. /episode/index/show/flatcoolacidfree/id/18898412

Flat, Cool & Acid-Free: The Spanish Flu of 1918 at OAMC 04/01/2021

Flat, Cool & Acid-Free: The Spanish Flu of 1918 at OAMC "In 1918, an unprepared nation and Oklahoma Agricultural and Mechanical College faced an invisible foe they never anticipated. The initial impact of the Spanish flu pandemic at the beginning of the year had been insignificant in Oklahoma. The second wave struck the campus that fall. This virulent H1N1 flu killed an estimated 50 million people worldwide and about 675,000 in the United States between January 1918 and December 1920." - David Peters, STATE Magazine /episode/index/show/flatcoolacidfree/id/18540497

Flat, Cool & Acid-Free: Transcribing Angie Debo's Diaries 03/01/2021

Flat, Cool & Acid-Free: Transcribing Angie Debo's Diaries When the COVID-19 pandemic began, the Oklahoma State University Libraries had a mission to help employees continue working while shifting from in person to work from home. The challenge was that not all jobs could be done remotely so the Libraries needed a bright idea. And what better place to look for a creative solution than the Angie Debo Collection in the OSU Archives. View the Angie Debo collection at http://debo.library.okstate.edu/ /episode/index/show/flatcoolacidfree/id/18142490

Flat, Cool & Acid-Free: The Library of Circus Music 02/01/2021

Flat, Cool & Acid-Free: The Library of Circus Music Since the 1940s, circus music has been predominantly defined by one song until Matt Margucci entered the scene. Rather than stick solely to creating traditional circus music, Matt created circus music that represented multiple emotions like happiness and fear. Consisting of 260 pieces of music compiled into 20 volumes, the archives received his work in May of 2020 as a loan and will use the collection to educate listeners about the circus and inspire listeners to create something creative and unique. /episode/index/show/flatcoolacidfree/id/17775470

Flat, Cool & Acid-free: Henry Bellmon 01/01/2021

Flat, Cool & Acid-free: Henry Bellmon A chat about the life and career of Henry Bellmon. /episode/index/show/flatcoolacidfree/id/17382590

Flat, Cool & Acid-free: Acquisition 12/01/2020

Flat, Cool & Acid-free: Acquisition Sometimes the process by which the OSU Archives gets materials is a bit of an adventure and sometimes it can be a bit messy. David Peters, head of the OSU Archives, and Ben Hedges, senior archive technician, highlight the 4 ways the OSU Archives receives items. /episode/index/show/flatcoolacidfree/id/17001263

Flat, Cool & Acid-free: Archival Storytelling 11/01/2020

Flat, Cool & Acid-free: Archival Storytelling Meet Ben, the senior archive technician in the OSU Archives. Ben is a storyteller, processing collections and organizing them so that researchers have access to a more complete story using Archives' material. /episode/index/show/flatcoolacidfree/id/16600703

Flat, Cool & Acid-free: Behind the Door 10/01/2020

Flat, Cool & Acid-free: Behind the Door In this episode of Flat, Cool & Acid-free, David talks about a dusty discovery in the Archives. /episode/index/show/flatcoolacidfree/id/16184381

Flat, Cool & Acid-free: Jazz at OSU 09/01/2020

Flat, Cool & Acid-free: Jazz at OSU Jazz it up on this episode of Flat, Cool & Acid-free with David Peters, Dr. Tommy Poole and Nina Thornton. /episode/index/show/flatcoolacidfree/id/15779834

Flat, Cool & Acid-free: The OSU Library Fountain 08/01/2020

Flat, Cool & Acid-free: The OSU Library Fountain Listen in as we explore the details of the iconic Library fountain located on the OSU-Stillwater campus. /episode/index/show/flatcoolacidfree/id/15401069

Flat, Cool & Acid-free: Publications of OSU 07/01/2020

Flat, Cool & Acid-free: Publications of OSU From agricultural experiment station reports to STATE magazine Kurt Anderson, researcher for the Oklahoma State University Archives, and David Peters, head of the OSU Archives, talk about campus publications. /episode/index/show/flatcoolacidfree/id/15007712

Flat, Cool & Acid-free: Legends and Mysteries 06/01/2020

Flat, Cool & Acid-free: Legends and Mysteries David Peters, Sarah Milligan and Samantha Mackey talk about legends and mysteries of OSU. Sarah talks about her love for folklore and how to evaluate and research the story. /episode/index/show/flatcoolacidfree/id/14588222

Flat, Cool & Acid-free: Museums and Archives 05/01/2020

Flat, Cool & Acid-free: Museums and Archives On this episode, David Peters and I talk with Christina Elliott and Carla Shelton from the OSU Museum of Art and we explore the links between museums and archives. /episode/index/show/flatcoolacidfree/id/14165576

Flat, Cool & Acid-free: OSU History Every Cowboy Should Know 04/01/2020

Flat, Cool & Acid-free: OSU History Every Cowboy Should Know From the OAMC name change to waving wheat, Samantha Mackey, Archives Digital Storytelling intern, and David Peters, head of the University Archives, discuss historical facts about OSU that every cowboy should know. /episode/index/show/flatcoolacidfree/id/13712072

Flat, Cool & Acid-free: Women of OSU 03/01/2020

Flat, Cool & Acid-free: Women of OSU In this episode of Flat, Cool & Acid-free, learn about the women of OSU with Bonnie Cain-Wood and David Peters. /episode/index/show/flatcoolacidfree/id/13343195

Flat, Cool & Acid-free: Student Union 02/01/2020

Flat, Cool & Acid-free: Student Union In this episode of Flat, Cool & Acid-free, learn about OSU's Student Union with Bonnie Cain-Wood and David Peters. /episode/index/show/flatcoolacidfree/id/12952100

Flat, Cool & Acid-free: Agriculture 01/01/2020

Flat, Cool & Acid-free: Agriculture In this episode of Flat, Cool & Acid-free, Samantha Mackey and David Peters cover the history of agriculture at Oklahoma State University. /episode/index/show/flatcoolacidfree/id/12382781

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