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Oglethorpe professor of Japanese Dr. Bob Steen made a profound impact on the lives of hundreds of students during his 25 years on the faculty. After he passed away at the age of 60 on Nov. 12, 2020, his collection of Japanese art and cultural artifacts came to the Oglethorpe Library. Thanks to the efforts of Oglethorpe alumna Caitlin Marshall ’21, Steen/wp-json/wp/v2/news/76976/u2019s legacy will continue to educate future generations of students who are able to engage with his collection. Marshall/wp-json/wp/v2/news/76976/u2019s challenge was cataloging the items and designing a display for the collection. A 2021 OU graduate with a B.A. in International Studies with a concentration in East Asian Studies and a minor in Japanese, Marshall was able to take her Japanese classes from Steen. Currently in the Master of Archival Studies program at Clayton State University, Marshall works part-time with University Librarian Eli Arnold ’06 at the 好色先生TV Archives. /wp-json/wp/v2/news/76976/u201cI originally came to Eli Arnold to have a conversation about what my next steps after graduation would be,/wp-json/wp/v2/news/76976/u201d said Marshall, who is originally from Perry, Ga. /wp-json/wp/v2/news/76976/u201cI had a bit of interest in library studies but during our meeting Eli introduced an idea to get me involved with the university/wp-json/wp/v2/news/76976/u2019s archive by creating an archival collection from Dr. Steen/wp-json/wp/v2/news/76976/u2019s material that had been left in the library. Since I had a background in Japanese, I was able to take this project on, but it would not have turned out as well put together had I not started my graduate program at CSU./wp-json/wp/v2/news/76976/u201d What made this collection unique was that it was bilingual. The project drew upon Marshall/wp-json/wp/v2/news/76976/u2019s Japanese language skills as well as her archiving and preservation methods. She translated the materials included in the collection, which included a large amount of Japanese literature from all periods of Japanese history. She expanded her vocabulary and learned more about Japan/wp-json/wp/v2/news/76976/u2019s history and language. /wp-json/wp/v2/news/76976/u201cMy primary goal with this project was to ensure that Dr. Steen/wp-json/wp/v2/news/76976/u2019s memory and history are well documented to show the users of the collection how important of a person Bob Steen was to the institutional history of Oglethorpe,/wp-json/wp/v2/news/76976/u201d Marshall said. /wp-json/wp/v2/news/76976/u201cSteen-sensei was one of my favorite professors to have class with during my time at Oglethorpe. He was someone I genuinely admired, and he inspired me all the time to learn more about Japan and continue learning Japanese. This project was super important to me to complete so that future generations of Oglethorpe students will have the opportunity to learn all about him and keep his memory alive./wp-json/wp/v2/news/76976/u201d Marshall said she hopes that users can get a sense of the large accumulation of knowledge Steen collected over the course of his lifetime and long academic career. He never stopped learning, and he fostered connections with the Japanese population of Atlanta and North Georgia, serving as a cultural ambassador and bridging the community with the Japan-America Society of Georgia. The Society also proved helpful to Marshall in her work on Steen/wp-json/wp/v2/news/76976/u2019s collection and helped find a new home at the International Charter Academy of Georgia, of which Steen is a founding board member, for many of the books in his personal library. Collaborating on this project has already changed Marshall/wp-json/wp/v2/news/76976/u2019s career path. She hadn/wp-json/wp/v2/news/76976/u2019t seriously considered a career in archives, but she was so intrigued by the resources Arnold shared with her that she was inspired to start her graduate studies at Clayton State. Now her goal is to become a certified archivist. /wp-json/wp/v2/news/76976/u201cSteen-sensei/wp-json/wp/v2/news/76976/u2019s collection helped me see the impact that archival records can have on communities, especially small communities like at Oglethorpe,/wp-json/wp/v2/news/76976/u201d Marshall said. /wp-json/wp/v2/news/76976/u201cNow that I have finished processing this collection, I am more energized to continue moving forward with my archival career and completing more projects at the university archive./wp-json/wp/v2/news/76976/u201d Not only was Marshall able to expand her archiving skills with a bilingual project, she and Arnold were invited to present the project to the Society of Georgia Archivists conference Oct. 12-13 at Kennesaw State University. /wp-json/wp/v2/news/76976/u201cCaitlin did a marvelous job on the collection, and her presentation was incredibly insightful,/wp-json/wp/v2/news/76976/u201d Arnold said. /wp-json/wp/v2/news/76976/u201cWhen I approached her with this project, I knew she would do a good job, and I/wp-json/wp/v2/news/76976/u2019m glad she was able to have the added experience of presenting at a professional meeting. She definitely honored Steen-sensei with her work./wp-json/wp/v2/news/76976/u201d As she continues in her graduate studies and pursuing her new career goals, Marshall is grateful for the role Oglethorpe, Steen and Arnold have played in shaping her future. /wp-json/wp/v2/news/76976/u201cMy Oglethorpe experience has had so many positive impacts on my life,/wp-json/wp/v2/news/76976/u201d she said. /wp-json/wp/v2/news/76976/u201cThe connections I have made with fellow alumni, faculty, and staff in the Oglethorpe community have been invaluable to the opportunities and success I have been granted. 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