Records of the Browne Popular Culture Library, part of the Special Collections of the BGSU University Libraries. Although containing some materials relating to the founding of the BPCL, the bulk of the collection documents the operations of the library during the 1980s and 1990s, including monthly and annual reports and accession information.
The personal correspondence of the Searight family of Fayette County, Pennsylvania; Canton, Ohio; and South Bend, Indiana, dates from 1839 to 1898. The bulk of the collection falls during the Civil War period and provides ample information on daily life of the times. The correspondents comment upon political, social, educational, recreational, economic, and personal concerns.