Toledo History

Scope and Contents The Academy of Medicine of Toledo and Lucas County Alliance Records consist of memorabilia and scrapbooks of the auxiliary group to the Academy of Medicine of Toledo and Lucas County, run by the physician's spouses, with records dating from 1941 to 2006. The memorabilia and scrapbooks document the various activities sponsored by the auxiliary. Also in the collection are two binders about the group's history. Some of the scrapbooks in the collection have been disassembled and are in various...

Scope and Contents The Acklin Stamping Company Records is divided into six primary series: Administrative Materials, Blueprints and Die Drawings, Ephemera, Finanical Materials, Photographs, Negatives and Videotapes, Printed Materials. A seventh series contains Oversize Materials which includes items from each of the previous series. The first series, Admistrative Materials contains the following subseries: Assessements, Correspondence, Manuals, Obsolete Tool Dispositions, Production Orders, and...

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Collection contains early documents pertaining to the University.

Note: The original inventory did not contain folder numbers, but they were arranged alphabetically - folder numbers on inventory may not match the order.

Scope and Contents This collection contains multiple awards from various years dating from 1972 to 2018, as well as photos from multiple events that took place during the same years. The awards are of activities, attendance, members’ years of service, Honorable Mentions and a Certificate of Appreciation. There are also minutes books and membership records spanning multiple years, Red Cross Blood Drives records, and other major events such as the Initiation Banquet. Also included in the collection are three...

Scope and Contents This collection consists of administrative files from Psychology Clinic of the College of Arts and Letters at the University of Toledo, ranging from 1985 to 2011. The collections includes handbooks about clinical psychology program and makes up most of the collection, dated 1986 to 2010. There are also Doctoral Psychology Programs Meeting Designation Criteria and a Computer Laboratory Manual. The rest of the collection is compiled of clinic minutes for Clinic and Training Center Meeting and...

Scope and Contents The Toledo City Records collection mostly consists of meeting minutes from the Board of Aldermen between 1874 and 1903, the Common Council between 1837 and 1905, and Joint Committee of Alderman and Council between 1874 and 1903. There are also letter books from the Clerk of Council from 1906 to 1925. There are five volumes of the Toledo Municipal Code from 1919 from the Committee of Publicity and Efficiency and two boxes from 1952. There are several bound books regarding...

Scope and Contents The collection is divided into two series: Series 1, Toledo city charter and amendments; and Series II, Miscellaneous early administrative records. Series I, Toledo city charter and amendments, documents the creation of the laws by which the city of was governed during much of its early history. It is arranged in chronological order. Prior to 1912 and the institution of home rule in Ohio, all charters for cities had to be approved by the legislature and signed by the...

Content Description The Toledo Mayor collection consists of nine and a third cubic feet of material. The collection spans from the years 1935 to 1948, as specified in the box/folder inventory. The collection contains various correspondence of the Mayor to the departmental directors, divisional heads, private citizens, city councilmen and vise-versa. The collection is organized first by the mayoral administration and then alphabetically. The collection though has its deficiencies, as some years of the mayoral...

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Consists of reports, studies, and miscellaneous administrative records. Each folder contains materials from a specific department, division, or board, but there is no distinguishable organization. See External Document for inventory.

Scope and Contents The Dorothy Shelley-Sherrill papers collection contains newspaper clippings, correspondence, and artifacts related to the Association of the Two Toledos. Artifacts include scrapbook pages from 1928 to 1934, postcards, and a matchbox from the 1920s to 1933. Some of the newspaper clippings are from titles such as The Weekender, Heard, Cinematorgraficas, Toledo Blade, To Ledanos, Paginas, Estampa, and Cronica. Please note that the newspapers in the collection are very fragile and that most of...

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This collection contains letters written by Dr. Howard Madigan to the Toledo Blade from 1987 to 2003. Topics addressed by Dr. Madigan primarily concern various aspects of local healthcare issues. All the letters in the collection were published in the Toledo Blade and appear here as newspaper clippings.

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The records of Charles Feilbach School for Crippled Children are composed of both standardized and oversized photos, documents pertaining to an assembly in 1964, lists of furniture and equipment, newspaper clippings of the Co-founder, and school photos from 1971 to 1975.

Scope and Contents This series consists of material on Toledo labor history collected by professor Noel Leathers and J.C. Moody. The records were collected as part of a proposed Labor History Archives which was to be housed at the University of Toledo. Included are publications from the United Mine Workers District 50, the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen, Teamsters Local 20, Toledo Typographical Local 63, United Auto Workers Local 7 and 1598. Also included are photocopies of minutes from the Toledo...

Abstract This collection consists largely of newsletters and circulars issued by pacifist, anti-war, and homosexual rights organization, as well as correspondence and miscellany relating to Jan W. Suter’s activity involving those issues. Most material dates from 1969 to 1980, although some material from 1959 to 1961, including his early pacifist activity in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and from other years in the general time span is contained in the collection. The collection would be especially useful...

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This collection focuses on the Medical College of Ohio's (MCO) Graduate School before the 2006 merger with the University Toledo. It consists of handbooks, self-study guides, manuals, and directories. Additionally, there are multiple self-study reports, pamphlets of the Annual Graduate Student Research Forum, information on the Liaison Committee on Medical Education and commencement programs.

Scope and Contents This collection consists of correspondence, photographs, and other materials of the former mayor of Toledo Michael Damas, from 1958 to 1964, during the time that he was a politician. Examples of correspondence include letters of congratulation upon winning the mayoral race in 1959. There is also campaign material, as well as a Certificate of Election from when Damas took office.Additionally, there are photographs of building projects, meetings and events, the mayor himself, and...

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Series contains financial reports for the University of Toledo, showing final year-end expenditures, as well as scattered interim reports.

The reports are files chronologically.

Scope and Contents This collection contains files from the Strategic Planning Committee at the University of Toledo, dating from 1981 to 2013. Records include correspondence, meeting minutes, strategic issues and goals, Student and Research Data, university governance, and Student Government. There are also committee and workgroup reports, articles, and information printed from web pages and digital programs such as Dashboards from 2011 to 2012.For a more detailed list please see the box and...

Content Description The Toledo City Manager collection consists of ninety-four cubic feet of material. The collection spans from the years 1936 to 1967 with some older documents included, as specified in the box/folder inventory. The collection contains all of the correspondence of the City Manager to the departmental directors, divisional heads, private citizens and vise-versa. Various reports from departments and committees are also included in this collection. The collection is organized first by year and...

Scope and Contents The collection includes materials from the City Manager’s Office from 1947 to 1982: administrative materials, correspondence with city departments, and correspondence with local businesses and corporations. Original order was maintained where possible, with materials filed by year and arranged alphabetically by folder. Folder names reflect the original naming convention of the City Manager’s Office. Of note are materials relating to the day-to-day operations of the city, including files on...

Content Description The Toledo City Planning Commission collection consists of thirty-four cubic feet of material. The collection spans from 1920 to 1972 with some documents being undated, as specified in the box/folder inventory. The collection contains correspondence and subject files for various planning commission projects and concerns. The collection is organized first by year and then alphabetically by year. Materials that do not have a date were placed at the end of the collection.A...

Scope and Contents This collection represents items collected by Edward Lawton, long-time employee of Owens-Illinois, as well as examples of his work he completed as a Technical Illustrator in the O-I Patent department. Items include various glass figures from companies such as Avon, Owens-Illinois, and Libbey Glass that represent a variety of things, including a ship's sail, turtle, cars, pump bottles, horns, drinking glasses, and a golf club. One of the Libbey Glass item, still in its original box, is a John...

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This collection contains local history materials from Toledo, Ohio and the surrounding areas, dating from the 1920s through the 1980s. The items in the collection are grouped together based on different subjects or material types, including Books, Buttons and Miscellaneous, Cards, Local Businesses, Magazines, Music, Pamphlets, Post Cards, and Programs. In these categories are items such as sheet music, pins, Toledo Mud Hens magazines, and postcards of Toledo landmarks.

Scope and Contents The records of Inshield Die and Stamping are divided into two main series: Administrative and Financial. A third series, Artifacts, is also included in the records. The records provide nearly complete documentation of the company from its founding in 1920 until its sale in 1994.The first series, Administrative, contains advertisements for the Inshield Spotlight, a movable light that could be attached to the inside of windshields of older closed cars. With the addition of this...

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...

Scope and Contents This collection gives researchers a glimpse into the lively history of Caesar’s Showbar and showcases its role in the Toledo community. This collection is divided into series as follows:Series One, Artifacts, consists primarily of promotional items with the Caesar’s logo such as pens, balloons, and menus. Also included are a disco ball from the bar and a large framed portrait of Denise Michaels.Series Two, Photographs, contains photos of several drag...

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The collection consists of a scrapbook of newspaper clippings documenting the merger Kaiser-Frazer and Willys-Overland in 1953. This was the largest corporate merger to date at the time it was completed. The scrapbook was owned by Ward M. Canaday, president of Willys-Overland at the time of the merger.

Scope and Contents Although this collection lacks material such as catalogs and advertising circulars which might shed light on the development of merchandise and services offered by the Lion Store, it does contain a substantial amount of financial records.These records include daily sales summaries from 1897 to 1905 and from 1913 to 1943; a journal, 1898-1912; and appraisals and related materials from the late 1930s and 1940s. What exists, then, does offer the researcher sources sufficient to provide a...

Scope and Contents The Sukie Nopper Local Collection contains a total of four folders. In the folders there are artifacts from 1878 to the 1960s consisting of local business in the Toledo area, such as the Buckeye Furniture Co., The Lion Store, and the Freeborn Furniture Co. There are also other artifacts such as the B.F. Keith’s Theatre pamphlet, the “You Will Do Better in Toledo” pamphlet, department store fabric patches and State of Ohio and City of Toledo ribbons. The last two folders are department store...

Scope and Contents The Toledo Press Club collection is divided into three series: Artifacts, Photographic Materials, and Print Materials. Included in Artifacts are plaques commemorating area sponsors of the Toledo Press Club as well as past leaders of the organization, a wooden Toledo Press Club sign, a trophy for the Press Club Riverfront Regatta from 1976 to 1990, and a glass mug with the Toledo Press Club logo printed on it. Photographic Materials are comprised of headshot photos of...