James Van Orden Collection
Scope and Contents
The James Van Orden Collection represents several aspects of Toledo and surrounding communities, including local sports and events, small businesses and industry leaders, municipal government, and the personal lives of Toledoans through postcards, flyers, event programs, advertisements, artifacts, and photographs. National and international news that would have been of interest to and have had an impact on Toledo residents are also included in headlines of several local newspapers. Due to the varied nature of media type and topic, this collection is organized first by subject matter, then grouped by type or topic, or listed individually. The subjects addressed are as follows:
• Business (marketing, products, and printed materials of Toledo’s businesses, big and small)
• Civic Pride (material that documents pride in Toledo)
• Education (materials related to local high schools and the University of Toledo)
• Events (materials related to anniversary celebrations, conferences, fairs, festivals, and historic events)
• Entertainment (materials related to local music, screen, stage, and television)
• Government (campaign and public services materials, as well as records of municipal, state, and federal government)
• Local/Regional History (booklets, maps, etc., related to Toledo and Northwest Ohio)
• Organizations (records of local clubs, unions, and similar)
• Publications (materials related to publishers, magazines, and newspaprs)
• Recreation (materials on parks, recreational/sports clubs, the zoo, etc.)
• Religion (programs and publications by local churches)
• Society (materials relating to individual residents, society pages, etc.)
• Sports (programs, tickets, and artifacts about high school, local, national and University of Toledo sports)
• Transportation (materials on modes of transportation, from the automobile to bicycles to boats)
• War Time (materials relating to specific wars, primarily WWII)
The full inventory is available through the link called "External Documents" below.
Dates
- Majority of material found within 1879-2016
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research. Materials may be accessed by request at the Ward M. Canaday Center for Special Collections on the fifth floor of the William S. Carlson Library on the main campus of the University of Toledo. Materials do not circulate.
Conditions Governing Use
In most cases, the Canaday Center does not own the copyright and literary rights to items in its collections; it is the responsibility of the researcher to adhere to U.S. Copyright and Fair Use laws, including seeking permission from the copyright holder and payment of any royalty fees, in the reproduction and use of archival materials.
Providing copies or scans does not constitute a license to publish or reproduce images in print or electronic form.
Biographical / Historical
A native Toledoan and friend of the University of Toledo, James Van Orden was an active collector of historical memorabilia related to the Toledo area for more than 50 years. A former employee at General Motors Hydromatic, his collection focuses on items produced and/or showcased in Toledo, with an emphasis on historical documents and brochures. Mr. Van Orden collected his items at estate and garage sales, business closures, and flea markets.
Mr. Van Orden passed away June 9, 2018.
Extent
81.75 Linear Feet
Language of Materials
English
- Business and Commerce Subject Source: Local sources
- Civic Interests Subject Source: Local sources
- Education and Schools Subject Source: Local sources
- Faith Subject Source: Local sources
- Glass Industry Subject Source: Local sources
- Manuscripts Subject Source: Local sources
- Medicine and Health Subject Source: Local sources
- Music, Art, Drama, and Theatre Subject Source: Local sources
- Politics and Government Subject Source: Local sources
- Social Welfare Subject Source: Local sources
- Toledo History Subject Source: Local sources
- War, Soldiers, Veterans Subject Source: Local sources
- Title
- James Van Orden Collection, 1879-2016
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Abby Filka
- Date
- 2019-06-28
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- English
- Sponsor
- Dan Saevig from the UToledo Development Office assisted with the Biographical Sketch.
- Edition statement
- Second
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Repository Details
Part of the Ward M. Canaday Center for Special Collections Repository
2801 West Bancroft Street
William S. Carlson Library, Fifth Floor
Toledo Ohio 43606 United States
419-530-4480
CanadayCenter@utoledo.edu
