Regional History Collections
Archival Services collects and preserves the personal papers and historical records of governments, businesses, and civic organizations in a nine-county region.
Counties Included:
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Summit• Ashland
• Holmes
• Coshocton
• Portage
• Richland
• Stark
• Tuscarawas
• Wayne
Collections in Alphabetic Order
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- Akron Area Chamber of Commerce. Records, 1907-1974. 100 cubic feet.
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Subscription book of founding members, minutes, reports, year books and other publications, research files, and maps. Also included are records of Chamber affiliates in Cuyahoga Falls, Fairlawn, Northampton, and Stow.
- Akron Area Council of Churches. Records, c. 1908-1975. 6 cubic feet.
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Council activities, committee activities, financial records, community projects records, minutes of Akron Ministerial Association meetings (1909-1967), and a small amount of other church related materials, including: minutes of the Akron Sunday School Superintendents' Association, the Secretary's Book of the Summit County Evangelical Alliance, ministerial membership lists and copies of the Metro Memo (newsletter of the Metropolitan Interchurch Ministries).
- Akron Association of the Pattern Makers League of North America. Records, 1937-1977. 2 cubic feet.
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Records of 15 local companies, including correspondence, notices, agreements, strike reports, election forms, materials relating to lockouts and strikes, amendments to agreements, applications for strike sanction, tally of ballots, grievances, employee listings, and wage surveys. Includes materials at the local level: The Akron Association; job shop agreements and notices to mediation, amendments to Akron Association laws, a booklet of by-laws, by-law approvals, correspondence, financial reports, monthly reports, and newspaper clippings. Additionally, international level materials include: booklets, correspondence, minutes of meetings, and newspaper clippings.
- Akron Board of Education. Records, 1863-1989. 32 reels microfilm.
Minutes of all regular and special meetings, correspondence, proposals for bids, newspaper clippings, and publications.
- Akron Building and Loan Association/Akron Savings and Loan Company, Records. 1888-1924. 1 Cubic Foot.
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Contains financial statements, semi-annual reports, passbooks, constitution and by-laws, minutes of directors' meetings pertaining to the growth and development of the agency.
- Akron, Canton & Youngstown Railroad Company. Records, 1895-1943. 8 cubic feet.
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Articles of incorporation, minute books, stock records, and other records of AC&Y and more than a dozen associated companies, including the East Akron Land Company and the Northern Ohio Railway Company.
- Akron City Water Department, Photographs. 1917-1937. 1 Cubic Foot.
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3"x5" photographic prints recording the construction of the Water Department, including major additions of the water purification plant, extensive water main surveys, new water towers, stand pipes and pumping stations. Technical in content, but also containing views of the streets, neighborhoods and working conditions of early 20th century Akron.
- Akron Council of Engineering and Scientific Societies. Records, 1945-2005. 8 cubic feet.
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ACESS, an organization consisting of technical and scientific societies represents over 3,000 engineers, scientists and technicians in the greater Akron area. Included in this collection are board minutes, records of ACESS banquets and programs, and their publication, The Akron Technical Journal.
- Akron Garden Club. Records, 1925-1984. 1.5 cubic feet.
Constitution, By-Laws, Articles of Incorporation, scrapbooks, reports, membership information, yearbooks, and a photograph album.
- Akron Roundtable. Phonotapes, 1986-1991. 1 cubic foot.
Audiocassettes of Akron Roundtable speakers.
- Akron Symphony Orchestra, Greater Akron Musical Association, 1953-1995. 2 Cubic Feet
Items in this collection reflect the programs and events of the Akron Symphony Orchestra or GAMA. Materials within the collection include clippings, budgets and minutes from GAMA meetings, scrapbooks, and documentation of different community relations programs.
- Akron Telephone Directories. Books, 1912-1990. 6 cubic feet.
Published telephone directories for Akron and Vicinity, including the following communities: Barberton, Clinton, Cuyahoga Falls, Macedonia, Tallmadge, Uniontown, Copley and Ghent.
- Akron Topological Maps. Maps, 1920, 1929, 1930, 1964, 1969. 79 sheets.
Topological maps of the City of Akron, detailing geological features, locations of streets and large buildings, and surface features.
- Albrecht, F. W., Grocery Company, records. 1900-1999.
This collection pertains to the grocery stores of Frederick Wilhelm Albrecht. The original store, known as Acme No. 1, opened at Buchtel, Sumner, and Center Streets. This collection contains periodical publications, advertisements, photographs, news clippings, audiovisual material, and miscellaneous artifacts of the Acme, Click, and Y-Mart Stores.
- Alert Hose Company No. 3, 1883-1892.
Minutes of the monthly group meetings of the Alert Hose Company located in Canton, Stark County, Ohio.
- Alfin Rubber Materials of Dr. J. D. D'Ianni, 1945-1947. 1 Cubic Foot.
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This collection contains materials related to the development of Alfin rubber. J. D. D'Ianni, of the Research Division of the Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company along with Dr. Avery A Morton of M.I.T., worked on the development and usage of this synthetic rubber. Includes reports, graphs, tables, and correspondence.
- American Association of University Women, Akron Branch, Notebooks. 1931-1984. 1 Cubic Foot.
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The AAUW is the oldest and largest national organization for women. This collection contains branch minutes, board minutes, correspondence, bulletins, and scrapbooks detailing the activities of the AAUW.
- American Civil Liberties Union, 1950s-1970s. 6 Cubic Feet.
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This collection contains a variety of documentation about the ACLU, the Ohio Civil Liberties Union, and the Akron Area Civil Liberties Union. Materials include the Articles of OCLU organization, newsletters, correspondence, minutes, newspaper clippings, information about membership and miscellaneous materials.
- Area Progress Board. Records, 1936-1974. 15 cubic feet.
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Minutes, correspondence, scrapbooks, reports and subject files of the board and its predecessors, the Citizens Postwar Planning Committee, the Area Development Committee, and Citizens for Progress.
- Arnold, Helen E. Papers, 1970-1975. 3 inches.
Correspondence, reports, and printed material concerning the activities of the Akron NAACP (of which she was president), the Ohio Black Political Assembly, and other black organizations, as well as her 1973 Akron City Council campaign.
- Arnstein, Karl
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- Bailey, Rae. Papers, 1849-1957. 1 cubic foot.
Materials relating the author's interest in the history of Savannah and Clear Creek Township, Ashland County, Ohio. Also included are genealogical papers spanning the author's ancestors (John R. Bailey Family), and the historical pageant, various poems, and short stories written by Bailey.
- Ballard, John S. Records, 1966-1978. 80 cubic feet.
Files while Ballard was Mayor of the City of Akron.
- Barton, Fred B. Papers, 1937-1947. 0.25 cubic foot.
Correspondence and writings on business and other topics by an Akron author, brother of Bruce Barton (a few of whose letters are included).
- Baus, Louis Canal Photograph Collection, 1896-1933. 0.5 cubic feet
Louis Baus, photographer, shot numerous scenes along the Ohio & Erie, Miami & Erie, and the connecting feeder canals. This collection of ove 400 photo negatives portrays a sense of canal life during the late 1800s to early 1900s. Found in this collection are images of canal boats, crew and passengers, as well as various locks, businesses and homes along the canalways.
- Better Business Bureau of Akron. Records, 1920-1976. 67 cubic feet.
Board minutes, publications, scrapbooks, correspondence, and case files.
- Better Business Bureau of Stark County. Records, 1962-1977. 21 cubic feet.
Minutes, agendas, by-laws and revisions, speeches, pamphlets, newsletters, correspondence, public relations material, policy statements, personnel training course information, insurance policies, newspaper clippings, and case files.
- Blair, Charles V., Papers, 1964-1973. 3 Cubic Feet.
Blair was the Director of the University News Bureau, Director of the Institute for Civic Education and Dean of the Evening College. Correspondence, minutes, financial statements, project proposals, progress reports, and clippings of the Summit County Greater Akron Community Action Council, the Akron-Summit Tutorial Program, and Upward Bound.
- Bock, Fred C.
- Bosworth, Glenn "Speed." Papers, 1912-1978. 6 cubic feet.
The collection includes: correspondence, military papers, church programs, autograph sheets, personal awards, newspaper clippings, team statistics and scorecards (from coaching career), materials relating to leagues in which Bosworth coached, and materials relating to scouting for the Cleveland Indians (Cleveland Indians season passes, minor league rosters, player evaluation reports, and schedules. Scrapbooks and photographs of Bosworth's activities as a player and coach of baseball and basketball.
- Boy Scouts of America — Akron Area Council. Records, 1920-1963. 26 cubic feet.
Business papers, including: annual meeting materials, budget requests, receipts, finances, committee meeting minutes, licenses and royalties, operations, organizational procedures and practices, and personnel files comprise the bulk of the records. Also included are: files on the significant sponsoring institutions, materials on Camp Manatoc (Peninsula), and programs such as scout advancement, aviation and scouting, badges and awards, cubbing, health and safety, juvenile delinquency, Air Scouts, Black Scouting, Catholic Scouting, Jamborees, the Area Planning Assembly, Region Four, the Scout-O-Rama, Mother's Club, and the Wood Badge Course.
- Boy Scouts of America — Buckeye Council. Records, 1919-1959. 0.5 cubic feet.
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Materials dealing with the Buckeye Council, including: correspondence, minutes, merger materials (Buckeye/Massillon and McKinley/Canton Councils), financial analyses, the Colorado Springs Jamboree (1960), annual programs, field director staff meeting minutes, the merger agreement, and the organization of the new council.
- Bricklayers, Masons and Plasterers' International Union of America, Local 51 (Wooster). Records, 1902, 1920-1957. 0.25 cubic foot.
Charter and minute books.
- Brown, Daniel Webster (Web). Papers, 1964-1972. 0.5 cubic feet.
Cartoonist for the Akron Beacon Journal, Cleveland Press, and Boston Post. Correspondence, newspaper clippings (including some cartoons and stories about him and his colleagues), diaries from 1964 and 1968, and a family history, including accounts of "Jim Brown the Counterfeiter" (his grandfather), and the wife of O.C. Barber, founder of Barberton (his grandfather's sister), and also about his own life and experiences.
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- Cain, John W., Photographs, 1890-1930. 1 Cubic Foot.
This collection of photographs includes early twentieth century portraits, snapshots (particularly of the Cain and Von Kanel families), and postcards of Akron, Ohio; documenting styles and living standards of middle class families.
- Canal Society of Ohio. Historical collections. 6 cubic feet.
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The collections of the Canal Society of Ohio relate to Ohio's canal systems, including: articles, books, materials relating to canal boats, documents, drawings, inventories and indexes, correspondence, magazines, maps, manuscripts, official reports, pamphlets, photographs, slides and movies
- Cascade Locks Park Association. Records, 1990-1992.
Mustill Store National Register Nomination, photographic negatives, and oral history interviews.
- Chamberlain, Gladys. Historical Collections. 25 cubic feet.
Historical materials of Ohio and Summit County, including: short written histories (topical), correspondence, photographs, drawings, clippings (arranged by topic and year), The University of Akron, clippings regarding Ohio counties, Ohio subject matter, Akron/Summit County clippings by topic, clippings regarding Akron during World War II, clippings relating to early and current area families, miscellaneous local history publications, clippings about Akron clubs and associations, materials regarding Summit County government, agencies, schools, special interest groups, and the War of 1812. Also included are copies of the Firestone Non-skid Sept. 1949-Sept. 1954.
- Citizens for a County Charter, 1979. .33 Cubic Feet.
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The papers of the Citizens for a County Charter Committee include materials pertaining to various aspects of the 1979 campaign for the adoption of a Summit County Charter. Collection includes proposal, publicity, campaign plans, and correspondence.
- Clapp, Kate. Papers, 1931-1977. 10 cubic feet.
Scrapbooks, newspaper clippings and photographs regarding Mrs. Clapp's activities as Akron Beacon Journal garden specialist for over forty years.
- Clark, C. J. Collection, 1922-1933. .33 Cubic Feet.
Mrs. Clark, an early radio enthusiast, transcribed radio program transmissions from around the world as well as corresponded with various radio stations. This collection contains scrapbooks, postcards, and correspondence.
- Colleagues Club of Canton. Records, 1927-1978. 3 cubic feet.
Minutes, correspondence, financial records, reports, scrapbooks, and miscellany of a Jewish social organization.
- Colley, Russell S. Papers, 1944-1971. 1 cubic foot.
Patents, articles, photo album, photographs, newsclippings, and correspondence regarding Colley's development of pressurized flight suits.
- Collyer, John L. Papers, 1939-1976. 1 cubic foot.
News clippings and photographs of Mr. Collyer, former president of BF Goodrich Company.
- Communication Workers of America, Local 4302 (Akron). Records, 1937-1971. 8 cubic feet.
Minutes, correspondence, financial records, bargaining and grievances, AFL-CIO Affiliates, community activities, and publications of CWA Local 4302 and its predecessor, Ohio Federal of Telephone Workers Local 201.
- Communication Workers of America, Local 4303 (Canton). Records, 1935-1972. 3 cubic feet.
Minutes of grievance meetings, reports on contract bargaining.
- Council of Churches of Christ, 1964-1973. 5 Cubic Feet.
Membership in the Council of Churches of Christ is open to all Christian churches; the organization assembled four times a year. Included in this collection are a position paper, constitution, pastor's list, programs of annual meetings, and various brochures/pamphlets.
- Cuyahoga Valley Collection. Records, 1972-1978. 1 cubic foot.
Publications and miscellanea regarding the Cuyahoga Valley, particularly the Cuyahoga Valley Park Federation and the Cuyahoga Valley National Recreation Area.
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- Davidson, Dr. Herbert A. Papers, 1927-1974. 1 cubic foot.
Scrapbooks, minutes of meetings, financial and organizational records, correspondence, writings and other materials of a black physician who was active in black life insurance programs and civil rights efforts.
- Davis, Edward. Papers, 1959-1975. 1 inch.
Correspondence, newspaper clippings, campaign literature, resolutions, and photographs of a longtime Akron City Council President.
- Dixon, G. Gale. Papers, 1912-1954. 1 cubic foot.
Materials relating to Dixon's career as consulting engineer and Chief Sanitary Engineer for the City of Akron. The collection, which deals with Akron's water supply, includes: biographical information, reports, publications, topographic maps, and miscellanea.
- Dobbs, Catherine R. Papers, 1950-1973. 3 cubic feet.
Correspondence, clippings, photographs, and other materials dealing mainly with her activities as mayor of Barberton (1955-1961) and also as a Democratic member of the Ohio State Senate (1949-1950) and local historian as well as minutes and committee reports (Ohio Program Commission of the Agricultural Committee which investigated rural health in 1950), correspondence and financial reports for the Ohio Sesquicentennial Commission Executive Committee, information on the Midwest Regional Conference of the Council of State Governments, materials from election campaigns, community activities, speeches, lectures, publications, and local history materials.
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- Edgerton, Sidney, Papers, 1846-1901. 0.86 Cubic Feet.
The Edgerton papers contain correspondence between Sidney and his wife, speeches, certificates, and biographical material. These papers pertain to the Civil War and westward expansion.
- Electrical Workers, International Brotherhood of, Local 306. Records, 1942-1974. 0.5 cubic feet.
Agreements between Hoover Company and Local 709, Local 24425, Constitution and By-Laws for the United Electrical, Radio, and Machine Workers of America, AFL-CIO. Includes minutes books for Local 306 (1958-1972).
- Erie Lackawanna Railroad. Records, 1960-1991. 300 cubic feet.
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Annual reports to the Interstate Commerce Commission, annual reports to stockholders, minutes, Interstate Commerce Commission valuation maps, real estate sales files, land agreements, leases, mortgages, conveyance documents, and other legal and financial materials. Includes materials from the 1938 Erie reorganization and the 1960 Erie-Lackawanna merger and records from the former Delaware, Lackawanna and Western and Erie Railroads.
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- Fair Housing Contact Service. Records, 1965-1973. 2 cubic feet.
Minutes, correspondence, organization reports, membership and program information, newsletters, and news clippings of an Akron organization formed to combat housing discrimination. Also research notes and draft manuscript for Juliet Saltman's, Open Housing as a Social Movement.
- Family Services of Summit County, 1912-1980. 5 Cubic Feet.
The records of the Family Services of Summit County contain material relating to the Dorcas Society, early Family Service achievements, the Board of Volunteers, and Family Service publications. Materials include: scrapbooks, annual reports, news clippings, correspondence, photographs, and publications.
- Fetzer, Herman and Hazel. Papers, 1921-1973. 6.75 cubic feet.
Manuscripts, correspondence, newspaper clippings, photographs, and miscellaneous material concerning Fetzer's life and work as a newspaper man and writer. Fetzer wrote under the pen name Jake Falstaff.
- Findley, Theodore H. Papers, 1962-1980. 4 cubic feet.
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Family materials, photographs, photographic negatives, Towpath proofs (newsletters), canal-related manuscripts, canal-related maps, newspaper clippings, canal photographs and postcards, canal slides, and records relating to the Canal Society of Ohio.
- Firestone, Elizabeth Parke. Papers, ca. 1940-1970. 55 cubic feet.
The papers collected by Elizabeth Parke Firestone (wife of Harvey S. Firestone, Jr.) include: correspondence, materials relating to clubs and interests of Harvey S. Firestone, Jr., speeches, writings, materials regarding Twin Oaks (the family's Akron residence), family photographs, miscellaneous medals and awards, phonodisks, and news clippings.
- First Universalist Church, Norwalk. Records, 1872-1975.
Publications, class rosters, forms, minutes of Women's Universalist Missionary Association, financial reports, and other church records.
- Flickinger, Maynard L., Collection, 1929-1950. 0.75 Cubic Feet.
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The Maynard L. Flickinger Collection contains memoranda, reports, photographs, printed materials and mementos. This collection is predominantly photographs and printed materials pertaining to airship design and travel, including several types of Goodyear-built airships, both military and civilian.
- Franklin Club. Records, 1920-1985. 2 cubic feet.
History of meetings, attendance records, treasurer's records, constitution, correspondence, meeting summaries, obituaries, and membership registers.
- Furry, Thelma. Papers, 1935-1980. 4 cubic feet.
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Akron attorney. Legal papers, correspondence, a scrapbook, publications, and taped interviews regarding her defense of civil rights cases.
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- General Tire and Rubber Company. Oil-extended rubber patents, 1940-1973. 155 cubic feet.
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Court records, exhibits, technical reports, manufacturers literature, and other material, both original and microfilm, relating to legal proceedings concerning oil-extended rubber patents.
- Gieck, Jack E. Photographs and negatives, 1859-1980s. 1 cubic foot.
Negatives, prints, and contact sheets of canal scenes from all over Ohio. Images used in A Photo Album of Ohio's Canal Era, 1825-1913, by Jack Gieck, Kent: Kent State University Press, 1988. Includes photographic images of sketches, engravings, and maps.
- Gladwin, Mary E. Papers, 1895-1920. ca. 1.3 cubic feet.
Diary, memoir, letters, and photographs of Red Cross nurse who served in the Spanish-American, Russo-Japanese, and First World War.
- Goodrich, (B.F.) Company. Records, 1868-1990. ca. 500 cubic feet.
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Board of Director's minutes; annual reports; journals, ledgers, and other accounting records of the parent company, various domestic subsidiaries, and BFGoodrich International; advertising material; publications and news releases; speeches by corporate officials; registrations of patents and trademarks; research center reports and other files; product information; photographs and films.
- Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company. Records, 1898-1993 ca. 800 cubic feet.
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Correspondence, annual reports, financial reports, news releases and publicity, advertising, historical materials, materials relating to company history, historical materials relating to Charles Goodyear, audio-visual materials, photographs, scrapbooks, publications, aviation materials, materials relating to labor relations, employee activities, products files, materials relating to plants, plantations, realty and property, public relations, racing, scrapbooks, photograph albums, and news clippings.
- Grand Army of the Republic (GAR) — Buckley Post #12. Records, 1870-1938. 2 cubic feet.
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Minutes, postcards, newspaper clippings, resolutions, correspondence, relief fund reports, and membership lists.
- Greater Akron Area Barbers-Stylists Association, Local 105. Records, 1909-1979. 1.5 cubic feet.
Correspondence, financial records, meeting minutes, memoranda, newspaper clippings, photographs, and miscellanea. Materials relating to the Journeymen Barbers, Hairdressers, Cosmetologists, and Proprietors Union.
- Greater Akron Arts Federation/Akron Area Arts Council 1968-1975. 2 boxes.
This collection contains materials pertaining to the formation and organization of the GAAF and AAAC. Materials include correspondence, minutes, membership records, financial statements, and publications.
- Greater Canton AFL-CIO Council. Records, 1944-1972. 4 cubic feet.
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Minutes of the Canton Federation of Labor (1944-1955), Stark County Industrial Union Council (1944-1953), Canton AFL-CIO Council (1965-1972), materials on 1958 right-to-work campaign, clippings, and speech materials.
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- Hall, Marian. Papers, 1968-1974. 2 inches.
Correspondence, reports, and printed material concerning the activities of various black and poor people's organizations.
- Hegbar, Jacqueline, Collection; Bertl Arnstein Oral History 1992-1995. 0.5 cubic foot.
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This collection consists of five 90-minute cassette tape recordings of Hegbar's conversations with Bertl Arstein, wife of Karl Arnstien. These recordings contain recollections of Mrs. Arstein's early and young adult life in early 20th century Germany and her experience immigrating to Akron in the 1920's.
- House, John D. Papers, 1938 (1941) 1942. 1 inch.
Correspondence and other materials of CIO field representative, principally regarding United Rubber Workers activity at the Gadsden, Alabama, plant of the Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company.
- Hower/Ayers Collection. Papers, 1896-1980. 3 cubic feet.
Materials relating to the Hower and Ayers families, including: books, materials regarding Hower companies, genealogy publications, photograph albums, newspaper clippings, and notes. The three series are comprised of materials relating to John Bruot Hower, Mary Hamilton Ayers, and Allan F. Ayers/Lucy A. Hamilton.
- Hower Family. Papers, c. 1822-1970. 35 cubic feet.
Personal and business correspondence, financial and legal papers, accounts of foreign travel, photographs, newspaper clippings, ledgers, certificates, and scrapbooks of the Hower family of Akron and Doylestown, principally M. Otis Hower, his wife Blanche Bruot, and their daughter Grace Crawford. The Howers were involved in a variety of business and community activities, including the American Cereal Company, the Akron Board of Education, and the Hower Trade School.
- Huber, Walter B. Books, 1939-1955. 42 cubic feet.
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Correspondence of the congressman, miscellaneous books, including Akron Telephone Directories, annual reports, Congressional Directories, copies of the Congressional Record, political convention proceedings, miscellaneous histories (local, national, and international), and magazines.
- Huber, William Henry. Papers, 1920-1945. 6 cubic feet.
Sermons, articles for the Akron Beacon Journal, photographs, and news clippings dealing with Dr. Huber's activities as Pastor of the First Presbyterian Church of Akron.
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- International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees and Moving Picture Machine Operations of the United States and Canada, Local 48 (Akron). Records, 1910-1978. 0.8 cubic foot.
Constitution and bylaws, contracts, financial records, membership applications, and minutes of meetings.
- International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, Local 306 (Akron). Records, 1929-1962. 14 volumes.
Executive Board minutes, 1929-1962 (6 volumes) and local union minutes, 1930-1960 (8 volumes).
- International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, Local 690 (Akron). Records, 1929-1935. 1 volume.
Records, 1933-1935, 1 volume, minutes of a defunct local.
- International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, Local 1985 (North Canton). Records, 1942-1974. 8 inches.
Minutes of the Board and membership meetings, 1958-1971 (6 volumes), minutes of stewards meetings, 1961-1967 (1 volume), and contract agreements with the Hoover Company..
- International Institute of Akron. Records, 1923-1978. 15 cubic feet.
Minutes, correspondence, reports, financial records, and clippings.
- Isroff, Lola. Papers, 1950-1992. 2 cubic feet.
Materials relating to art shows, including: correspondence, annual reports, newspaper clippings, lists of works exhibited, programs, publicity, and price lists.
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- Karam, Adib. Papers, 1925-1985. 6 cubic feet.
Materials dealing with Dr. Karam's volunteer work with people around the world, including: Project Hope, Africa, Navajo Indians, Vietnam, Middle East, Alaska, San Quentin, California Institute for Women, and Southeast Asia. Included are certificates, diaries, slides, photographs, maps, newspaper and journal articles, correspondence, manuscripts, booklets, and brochures.
- Kiwanis Club of Akron, 1916-1990. 1 Cubic Foot.
Many of the Kiwanis Club activities focused around civil service and patriotic objectives. Materials relate to the club's history, its organization, financial information, membership, activities, and relationships to other organizations.
- Knight, Charles M. and Family. Papers, 1849-1940. 21 cubic feet.
Personal letters, diaries, journals, business papers, photographs, and artifacts relating to Charles M. Knight, professor of natural sciences at Buchtel College, and family members Joel Knight, Jr., Fanny Maria Duncan Knight, Sophie Knight McCollester, Eva Knight Greenwood, Colonel William Henry (Hal) Greenwood, Susan Helen Knight, Esther Knight Guild, and Mary Knight Dutton. There is also a small amount of publications, flyers, and other documents from sources outside the family.
- Knight, John S. Papers, 1921-1981. 100 cubic feet.
Biographical information on Knight and family members, correspondence, articles, newsclippings, editorials, scrapbooks, photographs, phonotapes, phonodisks, films, speeches, materials relating to hobbies (particularly horse-breeding and golf), charitable activities, awards and honors, and artifacts.
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- Laborers' International Union of North America, Ohio-Kentucky Regional Office. Records, 1937-1967. 55 cubic feet.
Correspondence, minutes of meetings, financial records, and reports relating to the activities of the Locals and the Regional and National Offices of the LIU and its predecessor, the International Hod Carriers,' Building and Common Laborers' Union of America.
- League of Women Voters of Akron. Records, 1940-1974. 4 cubic feet.
Minutes of board of director's meetings, financial statements, correspondence, organization reports, program information, scrapbooks, news clippings, and publications regarding the League and its various projects.
- League of Women Voters of Canton. Records, 1920-1970. 2 cubic feet.
Minutes, financial reports, correspondence, organization reports on the local, state, and national level, program information, membership lists, committee aids, case files, and publications.
- Lighter-Than-Air Collection. 16 mm. Film.
Primarily on the building of the Goodyear Airship Dock (completed in 1929).
- Lighter-Than-Air Society. Records, 1900-1974. 70 cubic feet.
Correspondence, photographs, books, speeches, clippings, serials, films, and miscellany concerning lighter-than-air flight collected by the L-T-A Society. Materials from Akron, other activity in the United States and international (particularly Germany) lighter-than-air activity are included.
- Lockheed Martin Collection, 1916-1959. 28 Cubic Feet.
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The materials consist of textual records and photographs pertaining to airships, but also include information on corporate organization and other aircraft. Included are engineering and technical reports on the design and operation of various airships, reproductions of airship general arrangement and parts drawings, promotional documents, photographs and illustrations.
- Lodge, William R. Papers, 1930-1946. 3 inches.
Typewritten articles relating to Silver Lake, Stow, Cuyahoga Falls, and surrounding areas.
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- Mansfield Education Association, 1939-1966. 0.33 Cubic Feet.
The collection contains minutes of general and Executive Board meetings, treasurers' reports, newsletters, and correspondence.
- Manufacturers' Mutual Fire Insurance Company. Plans, c.1900-c.1940. 4 cubic feet.
Insurance plan drawings for industrial sites in the Northeast, Midwest, and South, most located in Pennsylvania, New York and Ohio. Plans give isometric and flat plan views of plant sites and include detailed information on construction and layout. Scale: 1"=50'.
- Massillon Trades and Labor Assembly. Records, 1895-1969. 1.2 cubic feet.
Minute books, roll call books, journals of receipts and expenses, newsletters, clippings, pamphlets, and lists.
- McClarran Gerlach Family. Papers, 1860-1919. 0.5 inch.
Wartime records of three generations of a Wooster family. Included are pre-Civil War correspondence and wartime diaries of Harry L. McClarran, Spanish-American War correspondence and diary of Harry L. McClarran, and World War I correspondence of Frank C. Gerlach.
- McCollam, William. Papers, 1864. 2 inches, (135 items).
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Letters to and from Captain McCollam, 161st Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, mainly while he was serving in the Shenandoah Valley.
- McGovern, Frances, Collection, 1966-1974. 3 Cubic Feet.
The Frances McGovern Collection consists primarily of material relating to her activities with the Akron Area Chamber of Commerce Committee on Urban Services, the Little Hoover Commission, and the Summit County Charter Commission. Materials include reports, correspondence, notes, and information on the Summit County Charter commission. Also included are books and pamphlets.
- McIntosh, W. B. Papers, 1920-1980. 7 cubic feet.
The collection contains material relating to McIntosh's relationships with: Akron Community Trust, Litchfield Rehabilitation Center, Seiberling Foundation, First Congregational Church, Canal Street Property, Children's Hospital, and Pyramid Rubber Company. Materials include correspondence, reports, appraisals, lists of grants, financial reports, minutes, publications, governance papers, building plans, yearbooks, notes, donations records, and agreements.
- Munn, Russell. Papers, 1944-1994. 2 cubic feet.
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The papers of R. Russell Munn, director of the Akron-Summit County Public Library, includes: correspondence, news clippings, publications, miscellanea, annual reports, survey of public libraries, and photographs.
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- National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, Akron Branch (NAACP). Records, 1945-1968. 2 inches.
Reports, correspondence, and miscellany.
- National Inventors Hall of Fame, 1973-1999. 37 Cubic Feet.
This collection consists primarily of material relating to the National Inventors Hall of Fame and Inventure Place. Materials included are minutes from board meetings, information on inductions, children's programs, construction information, personal records of CEO Richard Nichols, information from Inventor's Conferences, and information on the BF Goodrich Collegiate Inventors Program.
- National Organization for Women, (NOW) local chapter. Records, 1971-1993. 2 cubic feet.
Records of the Akron Chapter (formed in 1971), includes: By-Laws, minutes, membership lists, newsletters, records of annual "Women's Equality Day," program files, correspondence, materials relating to community involvement, miscellanea, and materials relating to Ohio and National NOW organizations.
- Nelson, Daniel. Research material, 1900-1941. 9 cubic feet.
Research material for American Rubber Workers & Organized Labor, 1900-1941. Materials include: research notes, phonotaped interviews, materials regarding the United Rubber Workers (URW), meeting minutes, manuscripts, notes and materials relating to many rubber companies, demographic studies, articles, newsclippings, chapter critiques, and correspondence.
- North Hill Literary Club, 1916-1958. 1 Cubic Foot.
A member of the Federation of Women's Clubs, this collection covers the beginning of the club until 1958. The materials include annual booklets and records of the club secretary. The booklets list activities, events, and membership. The records include minutes of meetings. Also, scrapbooks, newspaper clippings and miscellaneous club material.
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- Oenslager, George, Collection, 1850-1972. 3 Cubic Feet.
This collection contains correspondence, financial records, photographs, biographical information, travel memorabilia, chemistry notes, manuals and equipment, and United States patents (held by Oenslager and later the BF Goodrich Company). The contents document Oenslager's personal life, as well as his discoveries in the field of chemistry. A secondary collection consists of personal correspondence written to and by George Oenslager pertaining to the rubber industry and his receipt of the Perkins Medal in 1933.
- Ohio Ballet Collection, 1972-1991. 22 Cubic Feet.
This collection includes information about employment, financial records, correspondence, performance schedules, and donor lists. An auxiliary collection includes lighting designs and stage cues for numerous performances of the Ohio ballet, as well as notes from Thomas Skelton, one of America's most distinguished lighting designers.
- Ohio Edison Company. Records, 1889-1964. ca. 315 cubic feet.
Minutes, ledgers, financial and operating reports, photographs, and other records of Ohio Edison and predecessor gas light, traction, interurban, power, and holding companies.
- Ohio Volunteer Infantry 104th, Company H.
This collection includes the roster of Company H, 104th Ohio Volunteer Infantry, a brief history and biographical sketches of every member of the company, and newspaper clippings. The bulk of the collection documents available pension records and military service records of the veterans of Company H and their beneficiaries.
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- Pahlau, James A. Collection,
James, A. Pahlau, historian of Akron's Architecture, collection includes: brochures, postcards mostly of local Akron Area and Summit County, but also including U.S. and foreign, booklets, calendars, annual reports and publications of Stan Hywet Hall and Gardens, books, albums, videotapes, newsletters, drawings, and maps.
- Perkins, Simon, Jr. Papers, 1862-1864. 25 cubic feet.
Personal records, correspondence, telegrams, and Field Quartermaster records, including: reports, records of daily activities, financial records, abstracts vouchers, death and burial records, and miscellaneous records of the Union Army. This collection is also available on microfilm.
- Petersen, Jorgen. Diaries, 1864-1875. 0.5 cubic foot.
Petersen was a Peninsula canal boat captain.
- Pilgrim United Church of Christ, Cuyahoga Falls. Records, 1833-1976. 1 cubic foot.
Minutes, reports, financial records, membership rosters, scrapbooks, sermons, historical summaries, correspondence, clippings, and photographs.
- Polsley, John J. Papers, 1862-1879. 182 items.
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Chiefly correspondence (1862-1865) of Polsley, a lieutenant colonel in the 8th West Virginia Regt., which became the 7th West Virginia Cavalry in 1864; together with a few military documents and correspondence of Polsley's wife, Ellen S. Donnally Polsley. Most of Polsley'' letters were written to his wife and relate to military activities in central West Virginia, and the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia, and to his imprisonment by the Confederates.
- Private Industry Council of Akron, 1980-1982. 2 Cubic Feet.
Documentation of the P.I.C. job training and hiring programs and the advertising campaign to attract new businesses to Akron.
- Progress Through Preservation (PTP). Records, 1984-1995. 1.5 cubic feet.
Records of an Akron non-profit organization devoted to preservation of the city's historic architecture, includes: organizational documents, trustee meeting minutes, newsletters, correspondence, program records, and mailing lists.
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- Ray, Roy. Papers, 1978-1988. 10 cubic feet.
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Mayor of Akron (1980-1984), includes: campaign records, correspondence, financial reports, speeches, photographs, miscellanea, mayoral records, appointment books, plans and budgets, photographs, certificates and diplomas, award plaques, and miscellanea.
- Rebenack, John. Papers, 1967-1985. 1 folder.
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Correspondence of John Rebenack, formerly director of Akron-Summit County Library, mostly letters to previous director R. Russell Munn.
- Resnik, Judith Materials. 4 Cubic Feet.
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Collection includes technical materials, notes, and memorandums pertaining to space shuttle flight.
- Rohner, Ralph Collection, 1882-1977. 2 Cubic Feet.
Contains materials involving personal, business, and legal matters directly related to the Akron Area. Also comprises a record of school papers and notebooks of Eva Rohner from grade school (Sacred Heart Academy) to her education at Buchtel College.
- Ross, Rev. George Everett. Papers, 1957-1990. 5.5 cubic feet.
Sermons, church bulletins, documents relating to diocesan and parish matters (Episcopal Church), correspondence, newspaper clippings, course outlines for classes conducted by Ross, class notes, term papers, and phonotapes.
- Rotary Club of Akron. Records, 1914-1993. 26 cubic feet.
Rosters, committee materials, individual member files, Chili Open program books, Akrotarian (newsletter), financial files, framed portraits, publications, and Akron Rotary Camp Audit Files.
- Rowland, Jasper M. Jr., Family Correspondence, 1976-1973.
This collection contains letters between parents of children of middle-class American family, reflecting the cultural changes during the period of the late 1950's to the early 1970's.
- Roth, Harry C., Correspondence, 1904-1920. 1 cubic foot.
This is a collection of letters written to Harry C. Roth; mostly personal in nature.
- Ruhlin, Mrs. Ben. Prayer Campaign Committee Records, 1970-1977. 12 cubic feet.
Correspondence, publicity, petitions, and other materials relating to Mrs. Ruhlin's efforts to restore prayer to public schools.
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- Sailor, Joseph. Papers, 1862-1863. 35 items.
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Civil War letters of Private Sailor, 45th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry.
- Sawyer, William T. Papers, 1887-1953. 5.3 cubic feet.
Correspondence, travel accounts, photographs, genealogies and miscellaneous material concerning Sawyer's personal life, professional life and family. Includes military memorabilia from George Childs (1860s-1890s).
- Schnee, Charles F. Papers, 1940-1966. 3 cubic feet.
The collection includes legal briefs, documents, notes, correspondence, bulletins, and pamphlets relating to Schnee's career as a lawyer and conservationist activities.
- Schneider, Dorothy
Notebooks, news clippings, photographs, and other genealogical material.
- Sears, W. James Papers, 1945-1955.
These papers offer a detailed account of the transfer of the synthetic rubber plant to private industry after World War II. The collection contains correspondence, telegrams, minutes of meetings, proposed legislation and hearings, statistics, articles from newspapers, and reports.
- Seiberling, John F. Papers, 1937-1995 [bulk 1971-1987]. ca. 650 cubic feet.
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Congressional files, including: materials regarding Seiberling's congressional activities, correspondence, memorandums, notes, legislation drafts, miscellaneous materials relating to bills before Congress, reports, and news clippings. Subjects include President Nixon impeachment hearings, Cuyahoga Valley National Park, Alaska lands, strip and surface mining, and public lands issues.
- Seiberling, Willard P., Collection, 1859-1964. 29 Cubic Feet.
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This collection consists of personal and business correspondence, printed matter, drawings, photographs, negatives, blueprints, legal documents, and meeting records pertaining to the Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co., Seiberling Rubber Co., Akron Canton and Youngstown Railway, and Midland Continental Railroad. Other items include advertisements, aviation documentation, and correspondence dealing with Stan Hywet Hall.
- Semon, Waldo. Papers, 1926-1966. 9 cubic feet.
Materials from Semon's years as a research chemist for BFGoodrich, including experiment notebooks, research notes, correspondence, and general files relating to rubber research arranged by topic.
- Shilts, W. D. Papers, 1908-1955. 2 cubic feet.
Correspondence, clipping file and research notes of William Delbert Shilts, official of the Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company, including a manuscript history of the company, 1898-1927.
- Stan Hywet Hall Foundation, Inc., 1955-1960. 1 Cubic Foot.
This collection consists of business records, correspondence concerning funding, profile of the executive director, John Paolano, minutes of meetings, and publications concerning Stan Hywet.
- Summit County Civilian Defense Council. Records, 1941-1946. 3 cubic feet.
Scrapbooks, radio scripts, and publications. Scrapbooks (six) on civilian defense activities , Books (four) with publications on child care, nutrition, statistics, and handbooks on jobs within the council (medical corps, firefighters, bomb squads, etc.). Framed "Citation for Merit" for the work done by members of the Defense Council.
- Summit County General Hospital. Records, 1919-1924. 0.25 cubic foot.
Two scrapbooks with clippings, posters, and other materials relating to campaigns for the Hospital.
- Summit County Historical Society. Historical Collections, 1800-1980s. 250 cubic feet.
The manuscript collections of the Historical Society includes: biographies; historical materials by subject; materials relating to businesses, community and religious organizations, government and public institutions; historical information about the Historical Society itself; business ledgers, genealogical materials, the Samuel A. Lane collection, books, maps, scrapbooks, photographs, some artifacts, and exhibit materials.
- Summit County Historical Society. Oral Histories, 1988-1990. 1 cubic foot.
92 audio cassettes and files of Speaking of Summit Oral History Project, including some transcripts. Akron history topics include: 1920s, 1930s, 1940s, amusement parks, and Akron Porcelain & Plastics Company.
- Summit County Historical Society. Carl Pockrandt photographs. 5 cubic feet.
- Suso, Julian. Papers, Department of Urban Planning Collection 1949-1972. 8 cubic feet.
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Reports, proposals, correspondence, and memoranda regarding the development of the Akron area. Mr. Suso was formerly a member of the University of Akron faculty and Director of the Akron Department of Planning and Urban Renewal.
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- Telephone Directories. Books, 1912-1990. 6 cubic feet.
Akron and surrounding area telephone directories, including Barberton, Clinton, Cuyahoga Falls, Macedonia, Uniontown, Tallmadge, Copley, Ghent, and Kenmore.
- Tuesday Musical Club. Records, 1893-1973. 30 cubic feet.
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- Unitarian Universalist Association, Ohio-Meadville District. Records, 1920-1998. 46 cubic feet.
Primarily records of the Ohio-Meadville District (UUA-OMD) from 1963-1998, includes: District office records, board records, program records, financial records, and congregational records. Collection consists of correspondence, minutes, press releases, and photographs.
- United Brick and Clay Workers, District Council No. 9, Dennison. Records, 1928-1976. 2.6 cubic feet.
Correspondence, minutes, agreements, and financial records.
- United Food and Commercial Workers (U.F.C.W.), International Union. 1935-1981. 12 Cubic Feet.
This collection largely focuses on the Local 31 and includes a variety of materials such as manuals, reports, ledgers, dues books, a film, membership forms, attendance records, benefit forms, shop cards, cash books, agreements, insurance information and minutes. The bulk of the collection consists of local contracts and negotiations.
- United Garment Workers of America, Local 294 (Ashland). Records, 1941-1967. 0.2 cubic foot.
Meeting minutes.
- United Glass and Ceramic Workers, Local 96, Collection. 1964-1978. 0.2 Cubic Feet.
The collection includes agreements, attendance records, correspondence, minutes of meetings and records of individual union dues paid to the Local.
- United Paperworkers, Local 150. Records, 1933-1976. 0.6 cubic foot.
Meeting minutes.
- United Rubber Workers (URW), Local 5. Records, 1939-1987. 64 cubic feet.
This collection, representing a local founded in Akron, contains newsletters, contracts, agreements, negotiations, grievance files, petitions, general office files, meeting minutes, union elections, and photographs.
- United Steel Workers of America, Local 4377 (Coshocton). Records, 1950-1976. 4 inches.
Minutes of meetings, a written history, auditing committee quarterly reports, and miscellaneous materials.
- University Club of Akron. Records, 1916-1978. 8 cubic feet.
Contains minutes of board meetings, minutes of annual meetings, financial and accountants statements, rosters of members, committee and officer correspondence, merger documents, theatrical show programs, pamphlets, photographs, deeds, and time-log books.
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- WHLO Phonotapes, 1962-1977. 10 cubic feet.
Recordings of programs broadcast concerning local people and issues. Approximately 310 reel-to-reel tapes.
- Waterhouse, Helen, Papers, 1930-1964. 2 Cubic Feet.
Ms. Waterhouse's papers contain materials relating to the newspaper woman's career, including a selection of her published articles in newspapers and journals. The collection consists of correspondence, reports from the Ohio Newspaper Woman's Association and National Federation of Press Women, and Waterhouse's "Big Story," the Russian Series.
- Waldron, Mildred Scrapbooks, 1927-1937. 3 Scrapbooks.
These scrapbooks document films and shows appearing at the Palace Theatre. Materials include film stills, reviews, cast lists, and photographs of the stars.
- Wilson, Craig, Collection. 6 Boxes.
This twenty-one year Akron Beacon Journal project documents the lives of 40 people born in the Akron Area on July 4, 1976.
- Weathervane Community Playhouse. Records, 1935-1983. 8 cubic feet.
Papers documenting the growth of community theater in Akron, including: historical materials, membership lists, governance papers, newsletters, minutes, scripts, publications, financial statements, check registers, paid bills, expense records, play programs, youth theater scripts, youth theater financial records and miscellaneous materials, photographs, individual folders arranged by play (39 titles), scrapbooks, slides, phonotapes, and clippings.
- Welton, Allen, Collection; Oak Hill Cheese Factory, 1862-1876. 1 cubic foot.
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The Welton Collection pertains to the Oak Hill Cheese Factory and contains correspondence, postcards, circulars, receipts, and market reports. The earlier correspondence relates to the Civil War and period immediately following.
- West Side Neighbors. Records, 1967-1973. 2 cubic feet.
Minutes, newsletters, correspondence, committee records, publications, and news clippings of a west Akron neighborhood organization seeking to maintain a stable, integrated community.
- Wetmore, Alton, Collection, 1864-1878. 1 cubic foot.
This is a collection of historical documents (diaries of a canal captain) related to one family's activities along the Ohio and Erie Canal.
- Whited, Charles. Audiotapes, 1985. 41 tapes.
Taped interviews relating to the career of publisher John S. Knight, including: family members, business associates, and notables such as Jack Anderson, George Beebe, and Bernard Ridder.
- Wilson, Craig, Collection. 6 Boxes.
This twenty-one year Akron Beacon Journal project documents the lives of 40 people born in the Akron Area on July 4, 1976.
- Wingard, Paul, Collection, 1974-1976. 18 cubic feet.
Contains materials from Wingard's two-year term in Ohio Legislature, including committee proceedings, legislation, and general correspondence.
- Women's Art League of Akron. Records, 1934-1956. 0.5 cubic foot.
Scrapbook with clippings on the activities of the Women's Art League and a financial ledger of the 1939 Rubber Ball, which was sponsored by the League.
- Women's Clubs, Akron-Summit County Federation of. Records, 1894-1986. 6 cubic feet.
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The collection includes directories, histories, certificates, reports, annual reports, minutes, by-laws, program schedules, rosters, treasurer's reports, financial statements, membership reports, correspondence, and newsletters.
- Works Progress Administration (WPA), Real Property Survey. Records, 1936,1938. 1 cubic foot.
11 volumes of Real Property survey books for Akron, Barberton, and Cuyahoga Falls, Project No. 9077, February 15 to April 15, 1936.
- Wright, W. Richard. Papers, 1963-1966. 4 cubic feet.
Regarding the Ohio Youth Services Advisory Board (chaired by Wright), includes: governing documents, minutes of board meetings, correspondence, inspection reports and recommendations, news releases, pamphlets, photograph albums, scrapbook, and oral history phonotapes of W. Richard Wright.
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- Young Women's Christian Association of Akron. Records, 1940-1968. 56 cubic feet.
Minutes of board of trustees, board of directors, and operating committees. Also includes records of routine operations and activities of the Akron YWCA and of the involvement of the Akron Association in national and international affairs.
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- The Zonta Club of Akron Collection, 1933-1990. 1 Cubic Foot.
Contains scrapbooks, minutes, Constitution and Bylaws of the Zonta Club.
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Collections by Category
- African-American:
- Arnold, Helen [Brief Description]
- Davidson, Dr. Herbert A. [Brief Description]
- Davis, Edward [Brief Description]
- National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, Akron Branch (NAACP) [Brief Description]
- Athletics:
- Bosworth, Glenn "Speed" [Brief Description]
- Business:
- Akron Area Chamber of Commerce [Brief Description]
- Better Business Bureau of Akron [Brief Description]
- Better Business Bureau of Stark County [Brief Description]
- General Tire & Rubber Company [Brief Description]
- Goodrich, B. F., Company [Brief Description]
- Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company [Brief Description]
- Manufacturers' Mutual Fire Insurance Company [Brief Description]
- Ohio Edison Company [Brief Description]
- Canals:
- Canal Society of Ohio [Brief Description]
- Cascade Locks Park Association [Brief Description]
- Gieck, Jack E. [Brief Description]
- Louis Baus Canal Photograph Collection [Brief Description]
- Summit County Historical Society. Carl Pockrandt photographs [Brief Description]
- Clubs:
- Akron Garden Club [Brief Description]
- Akron Roundtable [Brief Description]
- Boy Scouts of America — Akron Area Council [Brief Description]
- Boy Scouts of America — Buckeye Council [Brief Description]
- Colleagues' Club of Canton [Brief Description]
- Franklin Club [Brief Description]
- Rotary Club of Akron [Brief Description]
- Tuesday Musical Club [Brief Description]
- University Club of Akron [Brief Description]
- Women's Art League of Akron [Brief Description]
- Communications
- Bock, Fred C. [Finding Aid]
- Clapp, Kate [Brief Description]
- Communication Workers of America, Local 4302 (Akron) [Brief Description]
- Communication Workers of America, Local 4303 (Canton) [Brief Description]
- Fetzer, Herman and Hazel (Jake Falstaff) [Brief Description]
- Knight, John S. [Finding Aid]
- Whited, Charles (interview tapes with John S. Knight) [Brief Description]
- WHLO Phonotapes [Brief Description]
- Community Service/Civic Groups:
- Area Progress Board [Brief Description]
- Cuyahoga Valley Collection [Brief Description]
- Fair Housing Contact Service [Brief Description]
- Progress Through Preservation (PTP) [Brief Description]
- West Side Neighbors [Brief Description]
- Cultural:
- International Institute of Akron [Brief Description]
- Isroff, Lola [Brief Description]
- Rebenack, John [Brief Description]
- Tuesday Musical Club [Brief Description]
- Weathervane Community Playhouse [Brief Description]
- Women's Art League of Akron [Brief Description]
- Education:
- Akron Board of Education [Brief Description]
- Government/Politics:
- Area Progress Board [Brief Description]
- Ballard, Mayor John S. [Brief Description]
- Dixon, G. Gale [Brief Description]
- Dobbs, Catherine R. [Brief Description]
- Huber, Congressman Walter B. [Brief Description]
- League of Women Voters of Akron [Brief Description]
- League of Women Voters of Canton [Brief Description]
- Ray, Mayor Roy [Brief Description]
- Seiberling, Congressman John F. [Brief Description]
- Summit County Civilian Defense Council [Brief Description]
- Suso, Julian [Brief Description]
- Works Progress Administration (WPA), Real Property Surveys [Brief Description]
- Historical Organizations:
- Canal Society of Ohio [Brief Description]
- Grand Army of the Republic (GAR) — Buckley Post #12 [Brief Description]
- Lighter-Than-Air Society [Brief Description]
- Summit County Historical Society [Brief Description]
- Individuals/Families:
- Arnold, Helen [Brief Description]
- Arnstein, Karl [Finding Aid]
- Bailey, Rae [Brief Description]
- Barton, Fred B. [Brief Description]
- Bock, Fred C. [Finding Aid]
- Bosworth, Glenn "Speed." [Brief Description]
- Brown, Daniel Webster (Web) [Brief Description]
- Chamberlain, Gladys [Brief Description]
- Clapp, Kate [Brief Description]
- Colley, Russell S. [Brief Description]
- Collyer, John L. [Brief Description]
- Davidson, Herbert A. [Brief Description]
- Davis, Edward [Brief Description]
- Dixon, G. Gale [Brief Description]
- Fetzer, Herman and Hazel (Jake Falstaff) [Brief Description]
- Findley, Theodore H. [Brief Description]
- Firestone, Elizabeth Parke [Brief Description]
- Furry, Thelma [Brief Description]
- Gladwin, Mary E. [Brief Description]
- Hall, Marian [Brief Description]
- House, John D. [Brief Description]
- Hower, John H., and Family [Brief Description]
- Hower/Ayres Collection [Brief Description]
- Huber, Walter B. [Brief Description]
- Huber, William Henry [Brief Description]
- Karam, Adib [Brief Description]
- Knight, Charles M., and Family [Brief Description] [Finding Aid]
- Knight, John S. [Brief Description] [Finding Aid]
- Lodge, William R. [Brief Description]
- McClarran/Gerlach Family [Brief Description]
- McCollam, William [Brief Description]
- McIntosh, W. B. [Brief Description]
- Munn, Russell [Brief Description]
- Perkins, Simon Jr. [Brief Description]
- Peterson, Jorgen [Brief Description]
- Polsley, John J. [Brief Description]
- Rebenack, John [Brief Description]
- Ross, Reverend George Everett [Brief Description]
- Ruhlin, Mrs. Ben [Brief Description]
- Sailor, Joseph [Brief Description]
- Sawyer, William T. [Brief Description]
- Schnee, Charles F. [Brief Description]
- Schneider, Dorothy [Brief Description]
- Seiberling, John F. [Brief Description]
- Shilts, W. D. [Brief Description]
- Suso, Julian [Brief Description]
- Wright, W. Richard [Brief Description]
- Labor:
- Akron Association of the Pattern Makers League of North America [Brief Description]
- Bricklayers, Masons and Plasterers International Union of America, Local 51 (Wooster) [Brief Description]
- Communication Workers of America, Local 4302 (Akron) [Brief Description]
- Communication Workers of America, Local 4303 (Canton) [Brief Description]
- Greater Akron Area Barbers-Stylists Association, Local 105 [Brief Description]
- Greater Canton AFL-CIO Council [Brief Description]
- House, John D. [Brief Description]
- International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees and Moving Picture Machine Operations, Local 48 [Brief Description]
- International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, Local 306 (Akron) [Brief Description]
- International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, Local 690 (Akron) [Brief Description]
- International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, Local 1985 (North Canton) [Brief Description]
- Laborer's International Union of North America, Ohio-Kentucky Regional Office [Brief Description]
- Massillon Trades and Labor Assembly [Brief Description]
- Nelson, Daniel [Brief Description]
- United Brick and Clay Workers, District Council No. 9, Dennison [Brief Description]
- United Garment Workers of America, Local 294 (Ashland) [Brief Description]
- United Paperworkers, Local 150 [Brief Description]
- United Rubber Workers (URW), Local 5 [Brief Description]
- United Steel Workers of America, Local 4377 (Coshocton) [Brief Description]
- Lighter-Than-Air:
- Arnstein, Karl [Finding Aid]
- Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company [Brief Description]
- Lighter-Than-Air Society [Brief Description]
- Photographic Collections
- Summit County Historical Society [Brief Description]
- Summit County Historical Society. Carl Pockrandt Collection [Brief Description]
- Religion:
- Akron Area Council of Churches [Brief Description]
- First Universalist Church, Norwalk [Brief Description]
- Pilgrim United Church of Christ, Cuyahoga Falls [Brief Description]
- Ross, Reverend George Everett [Brief Description]
- Unitarian Universalist Association, Ohio-Meadville District [Brief Description]
- Rubber Industry:
- General Tire & Rubber Company [Brief Description]
- Goodrich, B. F., Company [Brief Description]
- Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company [Brief Description]
- Shilts, W.D. [Brief Description]
- Scientific/Technical:
- Colley, Russell S. [Brief Description]
- Semon, Waldo [Brief Description]
- Transportation:
- Akron, Canton & Youngstown Railroad Company [Brief Description]
- Erie Lackawanna Railroad [Brief Description]
- Women:
- Clapp, Kate [Brief Description]
- Dobbs, Catherine R. [Brief Description]
- Furry, Thelma C. [Brief Description]
- Gladwin, Mary E. [Brief Description]
- Hower Family [Brief Description]
- National Organization for Women (NOW), local chapter [Brief Description]
- Women's Art League of Akron [Brief Description]
- Women's Clubs, Akron-Summit County Federation of [Brief Description]
- Young Women's Christian Association of Akron (YWCA) [Brief Description]