The Bender Family Collection consists of correspondence dating from 1865 to 1898 written by the daughters-in-law and daughters of Peter and Elizabeth Bender (Eveline Goff Bender, Caroline Bender Wack, Betsey Powell Bender) and members of their families. There are also letters from the daughter of…
The scrapbook, printed materials and photographic materials of the Mahla family originates in Bucyrus, Crawford County, Ohio and spans from 1873 to 1968. These materials provide a family history of the following families: Lowmiller, Neumann, Goebel, Mahla and Hughey. These records were purchased by…
The Borton Family Papers, MS-462, is a collection of 216 letters dating from 1849-1889. The .75 linear foot collection of correspondence is housed in two boxes, box 1 containing photocopies of the original letters and box 2 containing transcripts of the same. Provenance has been maintained. The…
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 burial records of the Ft. Meigs Cemetery were transferred to the Center for Archival Collections, Bowling Green State University, with the cooperation of Betty Jefferis, Perrysburg, Ohio. The records are maintained by the Ft. Meigs Union Cemetery in Perrysburg, Ohio. This collection consists of…
The Charles C. Starr papers includes seventy-nine personal letters, dating from June 2, 1855 to July 1909. Most of the letters written in the 1870s were addressed to Charles C. Starr from his relatives who lived in Ohio and throughout the Midwest. Also included in the collection is a series of legal…
The correspondence of the Carter/Martin/Morgan Families of Kelley's Island, Ohio, span the years 1851 to 1892 and include thirty letters between the relatives of these families. The letters express the trials and triumphs of 19th century life in America. The collection was loaned to the Center for…
The Robert Preston Randall Collection is composed of proceedings, correspondence, legal documents, printed materials, and literary productions in the possession of the Randall and Green families at the time of transfer to the Center for Archival Collections on October 25, 1984. The documents cover…
The George F. Jenks Papers consists of 0.3 linear feet of material related to the career of newspaper reporter George F. Jenks along with family photographs. The donation and transfer of these records to the Center for Archival Collections was arranged through the cooperation of Louise Jenks of…
The Henry O. Sheldon Collection consists of fifty-seven volumes of journals, dating from 1817 through 1882, and four volumes of Sheldon family genealogies. The journals written by Henry O. Sheldon, document the daily activities of this Methodist preacher who settled in northern Ohio, specifically…
The Holgate Diaries (1833-1948) consist of thirteen volumes; eleven diaries and two account ledgers. Three diaries (1833-1852) were kept by William Curtis Holgate and the other eight diaries (1868-1894) and two account ledgers (1878-1880, 1924-1948) were kept by his son, who was also named William…
The C.A. Risser Papers consist primarily of correspondence from C.A. Risser to his cousin Christian Risser, both residing in Ohio, between the years 1879 and 1888. The collection was donated to the Center for Archival Collections by Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Yeager, Bowling Green, Ohio, on April 25,…
The family papers of Joan Brisbin Wills (Mrs. Robert Wills), a Toledo, Ohio resident, chronicles the years from 1910 to 1970, with some family genealogical information back to 1545. Primarily, the collection profiles the lives and careers of Mrs. Wills' aunts, Neva King Lambert and Hazel King…
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…
The Kenneth Smith Collection was transferred for microfilming to the Center for Archival Collections, Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, Ohio with the cooperation of Kenneth R. Smith, Fremont, Ohio, in August 1997. The Center for Archival Collections is the publisher of this microfilm…
The Hill/Morgan Family Collection spans four generations of a Wood County, Ohio family, from 1831 to 1980. The surnames of the successive generations are: Hill, Morgan, Overmyer, and Graf. The collection includes correspondence, documents, manuscripts, printed materials, photographs, newspaper…
The documents from Lucile Toan Waugh Toan reflect some of the work, social, and religious activities of the Thomas F. Waugh family, various relatives and friends, during the period from 1879 to 1923. The collection consists of 1/2 linear foot of correspondence, a family ledger/journal, family…
The records of the Taylor Funeral Home, Oakwood, Ohio were transferred for microfilming to the Center for Archival Collections, Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, Ohio with the cooperation of Bertie Taylor, Oakwood, Ohio in November 1996. The Center for Archival Collections is the…
The Bertha M. Carter Papers were donated to the Center for Archival Collections by Mrs. Bertha Carter in July 1980. Additional donations were made in September 1985 and August 1991. The Papers are divided into three main family collections; the Hood family, the Pargellis family, and the Carter…
The Spencer Family Collection was found as a bundled set of papers encased inside a leather traveling case in a closet of the McComb School in Hancock County prior to the school's demolition. The collection was brought to the Center for Archival Collections for preservation microfilming in February…
The McClish Family Daybook, 1908-1922, was transferred for microfilming to the Center for Archival Collections, Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, Ohio, with the cooperation of Pat Bauman in May of 1994. Entries contained within the Daybook were made by three members of the McClish…
The Pioneer Families of Hancock County were transferred for microfilming to the Center for Archival Collections, Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, Ohio, with the cooperation of the Hancock County Genealogical Society and Margaret Latham in October of 1993. The collection consists of 90…
The Evelyn Barber Metcalf Brewster Papers were donated to the Center for Archival Collections on May 1, 1979. As per the Manuscript Deed of Gift Agreement, the donor will remain anonymous. Included in the collection are correspondence, genealogies, maps, books, pamphlets, ledgers, newspapers,…
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Pratt, Hull Prairie Road, Perrysburg, Ohio donated the William Pratt Family Papers to the Center for Archival Collections in November 1979. The papers were transferred by Paul Yon, Associate Director and Rebecca Harkema, Graduate Assistant, History Department. Additions to the…
The papers of the Pearson Collection consist of .33 linear feet of genealogical information, a stenographer pad, a financial ledger, and a scrapbook of newspaper articles. It mainly provides an overview of life in Toledo around the turn of the 20th century. The donation and transfer of these records…