The BGSU Oral History collection consists of over two (2) linear feet of transcripts and audio tapes of interviews with people associated with the University. In total, seventy (70) interviews with sixty-six (66) individuals are represented in the collection. The majority of the material was…
The Dr. Stuart Givens Collection is comprised of ½ cubic foot of research files and notes for The Falcon Soars, his history of Bowling Green State University (BGSU) from 1963- 1985 (Dr. James Robert Overman's history, MS-100, left off at 1963), the year of BGSU's 75th anniversary. Information…
The Kathryn Zeigler Jeska Papers date from 1936 to 1940 and include a scrapbook, an account ledger, and photographs. The Papers were donated to the Center for Archival Collections in March 1984, through the cooperation of Mrs. Jeska and Ann Bowers, Assistant Director. Literary and property rights…
Dr. Clayton C. Kohl's papers, comprising one cubic foot, begin in approximately 1900 with his writing, "The Congressional Story of the Kansas-Nebraska Bill" and end with his sudden death in 1938, while chairman of Bowling Green State University's graduate school. A few pieces of correspondence…
The Dr. James Robert Overman Collection, 1920-1978, is comprised of two cubic feet of correspondence, his book manuscript for The History of Bowling Green State University, two of his journal articles, and titles for nine mathematics textbooks which he wrote for elementary and junior high school…
The Homer B. Williams Papers largely consists of speeches and addresses given by Williams while he served as the first president of Bowling Green State University from 1912 to 1937. Also included in the collection are notes taken for his speeches, papers prepared for meetings of the Town and Gown…
The printed material and photographs of Esther Brisbin Chamberlain date from 1918 to 1924. The collection focuses mainly on her attendance at Bowling Green State University. Included are several programs and tickets for some of the social events provided by the Normal College. Brisbin's career as an…
The papers of Ivan "Doc" Lake were part of the University Archives until separated and treated as a manuscript collection in 1980. The papers consist largely of newspaper clippings on the university and printed material about various university functions. The items in the collection date from…
The Elden T. Smith Collection (1939-1975, 1991, 2001 scattered) is comprised of ½ cubic foot of correspondence, printed materials and photographs belonging to Smith when he was a faculty member/administrator at Bowling Green State University (BGSU) from 1940-1961, specializing in Speech and…
The Margit Heskett Collection includes 5 linear feet of correspondence, files, literary productions, printed materials, news clippings, photographs, sound recordings and motion picture film documenting her life as a dancer, scholar and innovative instructor of dance at Bowling Green State University…
The records for the Cla-Zel Theatre Project were donated for the Center for Archival Collections, Bowling Green State University in December of 2007 by Paul Yon. The records for this project include many financial documents, projects, correspondence letters including both letters and e-mails, and…
The "Wild" Bill Davison Collection documents the life of a jazz cornetist. The collection focuses on his public and private life between 1906 through 1989. The collection consists of over 30 linear feet of correspondence, magazines, news clippings, photographs, posters, art work, and books. The…
Records of the Wallace Nutting Collector's Club include photocopies of correspondence, subject files, newsletters, articles, interviews, catalogs, and other printed material related to the artist Wallace Nutting and the activities of the Club. The records were donated to the Center for Archival…
The Harold Obee collection is comprised of 3.5 cubic feet of predominantly research files, student papers, printed materials, and news clippings focused upon the study of drama and theater history. Collection dates run from 1906-1989 with major concentration between 1948 and 1978. Dr. Obee was…
The correspondence and scrapbook material of Robinson Locke, a newspaper editor, owner, and theater critic date from 1885-1922. The documents detail Locke's career primarily as a theater critic, by providing his reviews and descriptions of various plays. Moreover, a number of letters, telegrams, and…
The R. Serge Denisoff Collection contains 15 cubic feet of literary manuscripts and research files dating from approximately 1960-1990. The collection documents several of Denisoff's numerous book projects while the remainder is comprised of research papers by other authors on sociological, musical…
This collection is comprised of documents pertaining to the community theater group of Bowling Green, Ohio, The Black Swamp Players, from 1968 to the present. It includes minutes of meetings, correspondence, history of the organization, reports, and printed materials, including newsletters,…
Mary Elizabeth Whitney taught in the Department of Health Physical Education and Recreation at Bowling Green State University from 1952 until her retirement in 1974. She specialized in dance instruction. The half a cubic foot collection includes correspondence, an interview with her, news…
The papers of John A. Himmelein date from 1892 to 1905. The history of his theatrical company, "The Ideals," is reflected in this collection which consists of correspondence, contracts, receipts, box office statements, play ads, broadsides and programs, newspaper clippings, sheet music, and numerous…
This collection consists of radio scripts for a series of juvenile programs on Ohio history, co-produced by the Ohio State University Radio (WOSU) and the Ohio Historical Society.
The records of the Ginnivan Dramatic Company Players and Neil O'Brien's Minstrels date from 1920-1969. These records were microfilmed by the Center for Archival Collections in 1980, through the cooperation of Mr. Harold B. Obee. No restrictions exist on the use of this collection.
The Kinsey Komedy Kompany Scrapbook Collection was loaned to the Center for Archival Collections by Dan McGinnis, Librarian at the Kaubisch Memorial Public Library, Fostoria, Ohio, for microfilming in May 1972. This collection consists of scrapbooks compiled from newspaper clippings, playbills,…
The Emergency Farm Labor records of the Cooperative Extension Service span from 1943-1948, with the majority of materials covering the range of 1944 through 1945. This collection consists of correspondences between local and state agents, as well as with military personnel. In addition, the…
The Gertrude Smith Diaries were transferred to the Center for Archival Collections, Bowling Green State University in December 2009 with the cooperation of Phyllis A. Mercer. The collection consists of 12 diary volumes spanning the years from 1936 to 1960. The diaries chronicle the daily life of…
The records of Ohio State Grange, Pomona Grange #30, Wood County, Ohio, consist of approximately .25 linear ft. of minutes, membership information, bylaws, and address listings, dating from 1888 through the 1970s. The collection was transferred to the Center for Archival Collections in June 2007…