The Loyola Club World War I Scrapbook is a photocopy of material collected by St. Mary's Catholic Church. The donation and transfer of this material to the Center for Archival Collections on September 28, 2006 through the cooperation of members of the former Parish (now closed by the Diocese of…
The papers of Joseph Carl Spratt consist of approximately .25 linear feet of cards, letters, and photos from period of service in the U.S. Navy during the world tour of the “Great White Fleet” between 1908 and 1912 as part of a goodwill mission initiated by Theodore Roosevelt to…
The papers of William A. Spratt consist of approximately 1.25 linear feet of letters, photos and related printed material from his period of service in the U.S. First and Third Army during World War II. The material was transferred to the Center for Archival Collections through the cooperation of…
The Young-Furst collection consists of photographs relating to Eban Claude Young dating from 1916 through 1924. The collection also contains photographs relating to the World War I service of Sylvester A. Furst. Certificates and materials relating to Sylvester Furst’s tenure as an engineer of…
The records of the Goldstein-Goodman Post #6909, Veterans of Foreign Wars, in Toledo, Ohio include minutes, record books, scrapbooks, and printed material documenting this veterans' community service organization. The records donated to the Center for Archival Collections in 1981 with additional…
The papers of Mary Frances Goldmann Klein date from 1942 to 1946. The Klein Collection consists of three linear feet of scrapbooks and files containing correspondence, official Army documents, brochures, news clippings, and photos pertaining to her service in the Women's Army Auxiliary Corps and…
The Reynolds Family Papers were donated to the Center for Archival Collections by Michael Reynolds on June 5, 1990. The collection consists of 3.5 cubic feet of family correspondence, photographs, and negatives. Much of the correspondence documents family members in the military during World War II…
The A. Lowell Randall correspondence collection was donated by the author on June 1, 1987. The collection is comprised of about 250 letters written while Mr. Randall served in World War II. There are no restrictions on the use of this collection. An interview with the author was conducted on October…
The Donnal V. Smith Papers were donated to the Center for Archival Collections prior to July 1, 1977; however, records documenting the transaction do not exist. The collection consists of personal correspondence and clippings dating from 1943-1944. Occupying one-half linear foot, the collection was…
The Henry U. Ellsworth collection was donated to the Center for Archival Collections on October 11, 1990. The collection consists of personal correspondence, membership lists for the Ladies and Men's Red Circle Class, a diary, poems, philosophical and historical writings dating from 1915-1923. The…
The records of the Veterans of World War I of the U.S.A., Inc., date from the period of 1963 to 1983. It amounts to approximately two-thirds of a linear foot of materials. It contains minutes, membership rosters, and newsletters. The records of the Veterans of World War I of the U.S.A., Inc., Wood…
The records of the Ladies Auxiliary to the Wood County Barracks #71 of the Veterans of World War I of the U.S.A., Inc., cover the period from 1965 to 1985. There is one third of a linear foot of minutes, correspondence, and miscellaneous Auxiliary material. The records of the Auxiliary were donated…
The collection was transferred to the Center for Archival Collections by the Hancock County Chapter of the Ohio Genealogical Society in June of 2000. The collection, compiled by Goldie Estelle Wilch, comprises the records of the Hancock County Local Board No. 56, Selective Service System. Included…
The William Eichelberger Papers were donated to the Center for Archival Collections (CAC) in September 1994, by William C. Eichelberger, Spencerville, Ohio, with the assistance of Paul Yon, Director of the CAC. The papers consist of Civil War memoirs, family history files, a few letters, newspapers…
The James Puhl collection dates from the 1950’s to the 1970’s. The collection documents James Puhl’s injury in the Vietnam War in 1968. Also included are items related to James’ father, Paul Puhl’s, time as Post Master General of Maumee, Ohio. James Puhl donated this…
The Navy Mothers, Toledo Club #180 collection documents the activities of this organization from its inception in 1941 through the late-1990s. The collection includes minutes, membership records, correspondence, printed materials, scrapbooks, photographs and artifacts largely documenting the Toledo…
The D.L. Sears papers consist of correspondence, reports, photographs, maps, and printed material relating to service during World War II in the Pacific and covering period from 1938 to 1945. The collection was donated to the Center for Archival Collections by Frances S. Eliot of Ann Arbor, MI, on…
The correspondence of Vernell R. Miller consists of .25 linear feet (101 letters and 6 miscellaneous items) written during service in World War II from 1945 through 1946. The collection was purchased from Charles Apfelbaum, Rare Manuscripts & Archives, Watchung, NJ on January 27, 1997. No…
The Robert Warren Wolfe Papers were donated to the Center for Archival Collections by Robert Warren Wolfe on August 31, 1999. The collection consists of materials relating to his military service during World War II. The collection was processed and register prepared by Stephen M. Charter,…
The Schall Family Papers consist of .25 linear ft. of correspondence, genealogical and legal documents, and clippings. The papers were donated and transferred to the Center for Archival Collections on October 9, 1999, through the cooperation of Nancy Schall of Defiance, Ohio; scans of additional…
The Hefner Family Papers consist of 1.5 linear feet of family correspondence between various members of a Lima, Ohio area family during the period at the end of World War II and during the Korean War, primarily the letters from the mother, Zelma Hefner to her sons. The Papers were purchased by the…
The World War II interview collection consists of 1.25 linear feet of videotaped oral history interviews conducted by students in the History 303 (World War II) taught in the Fall of 2000 and Spring of 2001 at Bowling Green State University. More additions are expected as the course continues to be…
The Merl B. Smith Papers were donated to the Center for Archival Collections by Roger Chapman, with the cooperation of Gretchen Smith and Doris Recker, on November 2, 2001. The collection consists of 1.5 feet of personal lecture notes, teaching papers, military service files, and books belonging to…