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I am creating this post using a Twitter thread from earlier today by @OssianLore.  The thread provides some interesting history for the progression of institutions that led to what is now the  University of Strathclyde .  It also provided me with the opportunity to try out an app for rolling up a Twitter thread. Glasgow's forgotten Andersonian Museum, George Street 1831. The museum was established in 1796 from the nucleus of the personal collection of John Anderson, Professor of Oriental Languages and of Natural Philosophy at the University of Glasgow . Anderson bequeathed money for the foundation of a new university dedicated to teaching practical & industrial subjects, thus Anderson's University was founded along with its museum. The university had several homes, including a former meat market, before settling in George Street The Andersonian Museum finally closed in 1904 with demolition of the old building to make way for its grand replacement. After several amalg...

I gave a shout-out in early 2018 to the archives at Indiana University for their active and effective use of social media, " Day in the Life of a College Student in 1890s.. ."   Today, I'll feature Ohio University Archives and Special Collections and University Libraries .  They are  currently hosting an exhibit, " Women at Ohio University, 150 Years of Life and History , " and sent a tweet this morning linking to a diary of Maggie Boyd in the archives , the first OU woman graduate. The archives also maintains a Pinterest board,  @MaggieBoyd1873's World , with links to institutional publications, photographs, slide shows, research, and other items related to Maggie Boyd and her time at the institution. The archives also used Twitter to publish entries from Maggie's senior diary using  @MaggieBoyd1873 . You can also read directly from  images of Maggie's diary through the digital archives .

Julia Kilgore of the t he Indiana University Archives authored an interesting post, " Sincerely Yours: a day in the life of a new student ," using letters of a new student who came to the campus in 1890 with an interest in studying history.  I encourage readers to visit   Blogging Hoosier History  and scan through some of their other posts.    The IU Archives also maintains  an active and effective social media presence through Twitter [ @IUBArchives] , the Indiana University Archives page on Facebook  , or on Instagram . I've found other college and university archives are also creatively using social media and really enjoy following their posts or tweets to discover new resources related to institutional history.  For those on Twitter , I've created a public list that may be helpful, Archives and Spec Coll , where you can view tweets from a variety of institutional archives in one place.  Pinterest can also be a useful source of historica...