MS 25 - Chamber of Commerce (Bowling Green, Ohio)

Title	MS 25 - Chamber of Commerce (Bowling Green, Ohio)
Subject	Business & Commerce
Introduction	The papers of the Bowling Green Chamber of Commerce document this agency's history from 1940-2003. The collection consists of seven linear feet of minutes, correspondence, subject files, financial records, printed material, scrapbooks, and photographs. The records were transferred to the Center in 1973 with the cooperation of Robert Hoagland, Executive Manager of the Chamber. A later addition was acquired from the Chamber in 2003 with the assistance of Jennifer Ruhe, Executive Director. In 2014, a large donation of materials from the estate of former Chamber Executive Director Joan Gordon included several items that were relevant to the collection. These items comprise the majority of the 2014 addition/revision. No restrictions exist on the use of this collection and duplication is permitted for the purposes of preservation and scholarly research. The collection was processed and register drafted by Les Warner, student intern at the Center for Archival Collections and revised by Ann Bowers in 2003. Additions and revisions are made to the collection on a periodic basis as new material is received. The most recent addition to the collection was processed by Graduate Archival Assistant Rebecca Denes in July 2014.
Agency History	The purpose of the Bowling Green Chamber of Commerce is to nurture the orderly growth and development of the community of Bowling Green, Ohio. Although the records of this organization provide scant information on its earliest years, the Chamber's predecessors include such Bowling Green commercial organizations as the Board of Trade and the Commercial Club. The Board of Trade, formed in 1905, assisted in locating new enterprises in Bowling Green, one of which became Bowling Green State University. In 1910, several businessmen joined together in the Commercial Club. This Club later merged with the Board of Trade. By selling stock and membership shares, money was raised to assist in bringing industry and business to Bowling Green, including the H. J. Heinz plant, the Newton Cut Glass factory and the Royal Manufacturing Company. In 1929, the Commercial Club joined the State Chamber of Commerce and changed its name to the Bowling Green Chamber of Commerce. The Bowling Green Chamber of Commerce has been important to community, economic, and cultural development in Bowling Green throughout its existence. It continues to do so today with outreach to both business owners and consumers. The Chamber is active in its promotion of the city and its sponsorship and support of various groups and events.
Scope and Content	This collection is arranged in three sections. The first section is comprised of fourteen boxes and several oversized scrapbooks. The items in this section were transferred from the Chamber offices to the Center in 1973. The second section, noted on the inventory as the “2003 Addition,” includes twenty-nine boxes of materials that were transferred to the Center during that year. The third section, “2014 Addition/Revision,” contains two boxes. Some items in this section were initially transferred and processed in 2006, but were revised and supplemented in 2014 with items transferred from the donation of the Joan Gordon Papers (MS-1203). Spanning seven decades, the materials within the collection contain a wealth of information about the city of Bowling Green and its history. Researchers are able to access such varied items as early chamber minutes, historic photographs of local businesses and events, documents relating to the development of local businesses, and the various laws and regulations that have impacted local businesses throughout the decades.
Inventory	This collection is organized in three parts. The first part includes Boxes 1-14 and oversize scrapbooks which comprises the first transfer of files from the Chamber Offices to the CAC in 1973. The second part includes Boxes 1-23 and comprises the second transfer of files from the Chamber offices to the CAC in 2003. The third part includes Box 1 and comprises a transfer of files to the CAC in 2006. 1973 Transfer Proceedings - Box 1 Correspondence - Box 1-3 Subject Files/CaseFiles - Box 4-12 Reports - Box 13 Printed Material - Box 14 Scrapbooks - Wrapped Financial Documents - Wrapped 2003 Addition Subject Files - Box 1-3 Financial Documents - Box 4 Scrapbooks - Box 5 Proceedings - Box 6-8 Correspondence - Box 9 Printed Material - Box 9 Convention and Visitors Bureau - Box 10 Promote Bowling Green - Box 11 Industrial and Development - Box 12 Retail Merchants - Box 13 Photographs - Box 14-27, Oversized Box 1 Folders Minutes, Oct. 1949, Aug.1954-Dec. 1955 Minutes, Jan. - Dec. 1956 Minutes, Jan. 1957-Nov. 1958 Minutes, Jan. 1961-Dec. 1963 Minutes, Jan. - July 1964, March 1965 - Dec. 1966 Minutes, Jan. 1967-Jan. 1969, Sept. 1970 Constitution and By-Laws, 1941-1965 (scattered), n.d. Daily Record Book, Dec. 1957-Mar. 1958 Correspondence, 1947-1962 (scattered) Correspondence, 1963-1964 Correspondence, Jan. - June 1965 Correspondence, July - Sept. 1965 Correspondence, Oct. - Dec. 1965 Box 2 Folders Correspondence, January-August 1966 (scattered) Correspondence, January-March 1967 Correspondence, April-July 1967 Correspondence, August-September 1967 Correspondence, October-November 1967 Correspondence, December 1967 Correspondence, January 1968 Correspondence, February-March 1968 Correspondence, April-May 1968 Correspondence, June-July 1968 Correspondence, August-September 1968 Box 3 Folders Correspondence, December 1968 Correspondence, January 1969 Correspondence, February 1969 Correspondence, March-April 1969 Correspondence, May-July 1969 Correspondence, August-September 1969 Correspondence, October-November 1969 Correspondence, December 1969 Correspondence, January-February 1970 Correspondence, March-April 1970 Box 4 Folders Amigo Days promotion, 1957 Annual dinner, 1950, 1955-1956 Annual dinner, 1957-1960 Annual dinner, 1961, 1962, 1964, 1966 Annual dinner, 1967-1968 Executive secretary/manager position, 1957, 1965 Automatic voting machines, 1947 Bad checks information, n.d. Better Business: information/requests, 1955 Better Business: information/requests, 1956, 1957, 1959 Better Business: information/requests, n.d. Blissfield Manufacturing Company: plant site, 1956 Board of Trustees: president's correspondence, 1956-1957, n.d. Bowling Green: correspondence and reports on city, 1941-1959 (scattered) Bowling Green: correspondence and reports on city, 1963-1967 (scattered), n.d. Box 5 Folders Bowling Green Development Corporation, 1958-1959 Bowling Green State University, 1957-1960 Canada-US relations, 1956, 1957 Christmas decorations, promotion, parade, 1954-1956, 1959-1963, 1965, n.d. Cuckle Creek development program, 1957 Civic affairs/community improvement committee, 1956, 1957 Civil defense, 1957 Classic Car Caravan, 1955 Commerce program suggestion poll, 1965, 1966 Committee appointments, 1958, 1960-1962, 1966 Community sign project, 1965-1966, 1968, 1969 Construction division, 1955-1956, 1961 Contact Club membership drive, 1956 Dale Carnegie program, 1966 Development department--State of Ohio, 1964-1965 Downtown idea exchange, 1965, 1966 Education, 1962, 1965 Election--Board of Trustees, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1965, 1966, 1968 Environmental Investment Corporation (blueprint), 1968 Box 6 Folders Financial study report on city income tax, 1956-1957 Glider contest, 1954-1957 Goodyear plant site, 1956 Highway and traffic correspondence, 1954-1958 Hi Neighbor Caravan, 1960 Housing survey rentals, 1966, 1967 Income tax questionnaire, 1957 Income tax questionnaire, 1957 Industrial committee meetings and correspondence, 1955-1957, 1960, n.d. Box 7 Folders Industrial development conferences/clinics, 1954-1957 Industrial development corporation--establishment files, 1953-1959 Industrial development corporation, 1964-1966, n.d. Industrial development corporation--Presstite Engineering Company, 1955-1956 Industrial development correspondence/files, 1955 Industrial development correspondence/files, 1956-1958 Industrial development correspondence/files, 1959 Industrial development correspondence/files, 1960-1963 Industrial development correspondence/files, n.d. Box 8 Folders Industrial directory, (1950s) Industries in Bowling Green, 1955, n.d. Industrial inquiries into locating in Bowling Green, 1953-1955 Industrial inquiries into locating in Bowling Green, 1956, 1959, 1964 Industrial inquiries into locating in Bowling Green, 1965-1967, 1969-1970, n.d. Industrial questionnaire, 1955 Labor market information, 1941, 1954-1958, 1960, 1964 Labor market information, 1965, 1969 Lincoln-Schlueter plant information/correspondence, July-October 1956 Lincoln-Schlueter plant information/correspondence, November 1956-May 1957 Manufacturer's Council meetings/correspondence, January 1966-January 1970, n.d. Box 9 Folders Management Development course, 1968 May luncheon information, 1965 McBride case, 1956-1957 Membership lists and correspondence, 1945-1954, 1956-1957, 1959-1960, 1963, 1965-1968 Membership lists and correspondence, n.d. Membership lists of other organizations, 1959, 1963-1964, n.d. Minimum wage, 1955-1957 Miss Bowling Green Pageant, 1967-1969 Mrs. Wood County, 1953-1954 National Classroom Teachers' Conference, 1958 National Council of Churches, 1955 Ohio Chamber of Commerce annual dinner, 1955 Ohio Chamber of Commerce annual dinner, 1956 Ohio Chamber of Commerce newsletter and pamphlet, 1955, 1962-1964 Box 10 Folders Ohio industry information, 1947, 1953-1954 Ohio industry information, 1955, 1956, 1959, 1960, 1969 Ohio information committee, 1954, August-September 1955 Ohio information committee, October-November 1955 Ohio information committee, 1957 Ohio Plan, 1956-1957 Ohio Turnpike, November 1955 Old Fashioned Bargain Days, 1960, 1962-1964 Old Fashioned Bargain Days, 1965-1968 Outstanding Citizen Award, 1957, 1959-1961 Outstanding Citizen Award, 1963-1964 Box 11 Folders Parking information/correspondence, 1955 Parking information/correspondence, 1956 Parking information/correspondence, 1957-1958, 1960, 1961, 1965 Plans for "Petunia City", 1961 Political Action, 1954-1957, 1966, 1968 Program of Work committee, 1954-1957, 1966-1967, n.d. Public Affairs committee, 1955-1956 Public Relations committee, 1955-1956, 1966 Purolator Products, Inc.--Plant site information, 1956 Radio, 1955, 1966 Rental survey, Bowling Green, 1957 Retail Committee reports/correspondence, 1958-1960 Right to work, 1958 Russell Boats, Inc., 1955-1956 Setting up the Municipal Court, 1960-1961 Box 12 Folders Solicitation, 1954-1955 Solicitation, January-August 1956 Solicitation, September-December 1956 St. Lawrence Seaway, 1955-1957 Telephone rates survey/protest: Northern Ohio Telephone Company, 1957-1958 Television, 1956-1957 Transportation, 1955 Utilities--Bowling Green, 1940s-1960s Wintergarden Camp, Inc., 1955 Wood County Industry Appreciation Dinner, 1965 Wood County Fair, 1965-1966 Wood County Fall Festival, 1948-1950 Box 13 Folders Annual Report, 1940, 1955-1957, 1963-1964 Ohio Department of Industrial Relations, 1954-1956 Ohio Employment Service Report, 1957 Charter form of city government, 1965 Contributions, 1964 Dues, 1955-1959, 1965, 1966 Financial Statements, 1946-1950, 1954-1961, 1965-1968 Fund-raising campaign, 1954-1956 Tax records, 1946-1954, 1958-1961, 1963 Treasurer's Reports, 1950-1958, 1960, 1963-1966 Box 14 Folders Newspaper clippings/news releases, 1954, 1958, 1965 Bowling Green Chamber Bulletin/Business News, 1954-1957 (scattered) Bulletins/memos sent and received, 1956-1965, n.d. Newsletters, Mar. 1972-Dec. 1975, Aug., Oct. 1978 Newsletters, Jan. 1981-Dec. 1987 Newsletters, Jan. 1988-Dec. 1994 Industrial Development Bulletins, 1954 Industrial Development Bulletins, 1955-1956 Wrapped Volumes Volumes Cashbook, 1947-1950 Cashbook, 1955-1957 Scrapbook, 1948-1950 Scrapbook, 1955 Scrapbook, 1956 Scrapbook, 1957 Scrapbook, 1958 Scrapbook, 1959 Scrapbook, 1960-1961 Scrapbook, 1962 Scrapbook-Bowling Green highlights for visitors, 1986 2003 Addition 2003 Addition - Box 1 Folder Community Day files, 1985-1988, 1990-1999 Golf Outing files, 1985-1998 2003 Addition - Box 2 Folder Merchants' Fair, 1990-1997 Spring Festival/Festival of Brass Parade, 1971-1975 Summer Parades (on top of box is film of the Spring Festival Parade, 1972), 1976-1977 2003 Addition - Box 3 Folder Holiday Parade, 1992-1999 US Bicentennial, 1975-1976 BG Sesquicentennial, 1982-1983 Carol-In, 1970-1974 Fireworks, 1971-1998 Annual meeting/Reports, 1940, 1956, 1967-1999 Outstanding Citizens, 1970-1986 Past Presidents, 1970-1974 with listings dating from 1910-1979 Heritage 76, 1976 Scott Hamilton Day, 1984 Ohio Development Association, 1989 Sign Ordinance, 1988, 1991, 1999 Ambassadors Committee, 1997 Economic Impact-BGSU, 1998 Farm Bureau, 1999 2003 Addition - Box 4: Financial Records Folder Ledger, 1957-1960 Ledger, 1959-1963 Notebooks with monthly reports and budget, 1984-1996 Folders of financial reports and budgets, 1960-1961, 1967-1976, 1978-1979 2003 Addition - Box 5 Folder News clippings, 1970s-1980s Scrapbooks of news clippings (3 volumes), 1959-1960, 1986, 1987 2003 Addition - Box 6: Executive Committee and Board Folder Minutes and Agenda items, April 1940-January 1942 Minutes and Agenda items, 1946-1957 Minutes and Agenda items, 1957 Minutes and Agenda items, 1959-1962 Minutes and Agenda items, 1963-1969 (scattered dates) Minutes and Agenda items, 1970-1971 Minutes and Agenda items, 1972-1973 Minutes and Agenda items, 1974 Minutes and Agenda items, 1975 Minutes and Agenda items, 1976-1977 Minutes and Agenda items, 1978-1979 Minutes and Agenda items, 1980-1981 2003 Addition - Box 7: Executive Committee and Board Folder Minutes and Agenda items, 1981-1982 Minutes and Agenda items, 1982-1983 Minutes and Agenda items, 1984-1985 Minutes and Agenda items, 1986-1987 Minutes and Agenda items, 1987-1988 Minutes and Agenda items, 1989 Minutes and Agenda items, 1990 2003 Addition - Box 8: Executive Committee and Board Folder Minutes and Agenda items, 1991 Minutes and Agenda items, 1992 Minutes and Agenda items, 1993-1994 Minutes and Agenda items, 1995 Constitutions, bylaws, codes and leases, 1940s-1970s 2003 Addition - Box 9 Folder Correspondence, 1972-1974 Newsletters, January 1995-December 1999 Flyers and brochures (Merchants Fair, Mid-Year Lunch, Hi-Lites of BG), 1970s-1990s Membership Drive/lists and directories, 1968-1978, 1985-1987 Dues Ledgers, 1950s-1984 Community Development Foundation files, January-June 1989 2003 Addition - Box 10: Convention and Visitor's Bureau Folder Minutes, financial reports, correspondence, 1980-1984 Minutes, financial reports, correspondence, 1981-1986 Minutes, financial reports, correspondence, 1983-1988 Minutes, financial reports, correspondence, 1983-1987 Minutes, financial reports, correspondence, 1983-1989 Minutes, financial reports, correspondence, 1987-1989 Minutes, financial reports, correspondence, 1990-1991 Minutes, financial reports, correspondence, 1992-1994 Minutes, financial reports, correspondence, 1995 Minutes, financial reports, correspondence, 1996 2003 Addition - Box 11: Promote Bowling Green Folder Minutes, financial reports, correspondence, 1970-1972 Minutes, financial reports, correspondence, 1973-1976 Minutes, financial reports, correspondence, 1977-1980 Minutes, financial reports, correspondence, 1981-1983 Minutes, financial reports, correspondence, 1983-1987 Minutes, financial reports, correspondence, 1985-1989 Minutes, financial reports, correspondence, 1990-1992 Minutes, financial reports, correspondence, 1993-1995 Minutes, financial reports, correspondence, 1997 2003 Addition - Box 12: Industrial and Development Corporation Folder Minutes, financial reports, correspondence, 1955-1964 Minutes, financial reports, correspondence, 1965 Minutes, financial reports, correspondence, 1966-1969 Minutes, financial reports, correspondence, 1970-1973 Minutes, financial reports, correspondence, 1974-1976 Minutes, financial reports, correspondence, 1977-1979 Minutes, financial reports, correspondence, 1980-1984 Minutes, financial reports, correspondence, 1985-1993 (scattered dates) Minutes, financial reports, correspondence, 1970-1972 Minutes, financial reports, correspondence, 1973-1974 Minutes, financial reports, correspondence, 1977-1978 Minutes, financial reports, correspondence, 1980 Minutes, financial reports, correspondence, 1981-1986 Minutes, financial reports, correspondence, 1987-1992 2003 Addition - Box 13: Retail Merchants Folder Minutes, financial reports, correspondence, 1949-1956 Minutes, financial reports, correspondence, 1958-1959 Minutes, financial reports, correspondence, 1960-1966 Minutes, financial reports, correspondence, 1964-1965 Minutes, financial reports, correspondence, 1967 Minutes, financial reports, correspondence, 1968-1969 Financial Ledger, Downtown Business Association, 1955-1969 Minutes, financial reports, correspondence, 1992-1994 Minutes, financial reports, correspondence, Business Women's Council, 1995-1997 Minutes, financial reports, correspondence, 1964-1986 Minutes, financial reports, correspondence, 2000-2003 Seminars, 1985-2003 Women Helping Women, 2000-2002 Staff Appreciation Banquet, 2000-2003 Bosses Day, 2000-2003 Tanzanian Women's Luncheon, 2003 Notebook of Business Cards of BWC members, n.d. 2003 Addition - Box 14: Photographs--Chamber Programs Folder Ambassadors and supplemental staff, 1998 Annual meeting/dinner dance, 1980 Annual meeting/dinner dance, 1995 Annual meeting/dinner dance, 1996 Beautiful BG contest, 1997 Bicentennial/NW Ordinance/US Constitution, 1976 Billboards (Convention and Visitors Bureau, CVB), n.d. Black Swamp Arts Festival artists’ reception, 1997 Bosses’ luncheon, 1996 Bosses’ luncheon, 1998 Business After Hours (Mid-Am/Ambassadors), 1997 Business After Hours, n.d. Business and Industry show (set-up), n.d. Business and Industry show, n.d. Chamber Board, 1991 Chamber Board, 1993 Chamber Board, 1994 Chamber Board, 1995 Chamber Board, 1996 Chamber Board, n.d. Chamber Board, n.d. Chamber Board, n.d. Chamber display at BGSU, n.d. Chamber and CVB display at Ohio Legislative Day, 1993 Chamber and CVB display at TIC on 175, n.d. Chamber and CVB display at Woodland Mall, n.d. Chamber display, n.d. Chamber office, 1980, n.d. Chamber open house, 1998, n.d. Christmas tree lighting ceremony – decorating, n.d. Christmas tree lighting ceremony – individuals, n.d. Christmas tree lighting ceremony – crowd, n.d. 2003 Addition - Box 15: Photographs--Chamber Programs Folder Clean-up on Main Street with Chamber Trustees and City Department Heads, 1995 Clean-up on Main Street and visit to South Main Street School, n.d. Coloring contest (BWC), 1992 Coloring contest (BWC), 1994 Coloring contest (BWC), n.d. Community Day – balloons, 1992 Community Day – activities, 1992 Community Day – activities, 1992 Community Day – activities, vendors, 1992 Community Day – city vehicles, military program, 1992 Community Day - tree planting, vendors, 1993 Community Day – visitors, anniversary cake with Wes Hoffman, 1993 Community Day – activities, 1993 Community Day – city vehicles, military program, 1993 Community Day – military program, vendors, 1994 Community Day – activities, 1994 Community Day - 1995 2003 Addition - Box 16: Photographs--Chamber Programs Folder Community Day, 1997 Community Day, 1998 Community Day, n.d. Community foundation plaques, 1996 Easter event, 1994 Easter event, 1995 Easter event, 1997 Easter event, 1999 Easter egg hunt, crowd, n.d. Easter egg hunt, staff, helpers, n.d. Easter egg hunt, costumed characters, n.d. Fireworks, n.d. Flower planting downtown, n.d. Golf outing, n.d. Great American Car Race, 1994 Great American Car Race, organizers, community leaders, 1994 Great American Car Race, drivers, parade, 1994 Great American Car Race, cars, 1994 Great American Car Race, cars, 1994 Great American Car Race, 1996 Great American Car Race, drivers, 1996 Great American Car Race, cars, 1996 Great Ohio Bicycle Adventure (GOBA), 1993 2003 Addition - Box 17: Photographs--Chamber Programs Folder Great Outhouse Race, 7-4-82 Great Outhouse Race, clippings, 7-4-82 Leadership BG, Class of 1992-1993 Leadership BG, Class of 1992-1993 Leadership BG, 1993-1994 Leadership BG, 1993-1994 Leadership BG, 1994-1995 Leadership BG, 1995-1996 Leadership BG, 1996-1997 Leadership BG, 1997-1998 Leadership BG, reception, 1997-1998 Leadership BG, visiting BG High School, 1998 Leadership BG, Sidney Ribeau, n.d. Leadership BG, visiting water treatment facility? 1998-1999 Literacy Day, 1993 Manufacturers’ Council, tour, 1997 Manufacturers’ Council, n.d. Membership drive, 1993-1994 Merchants’ Fair, 1994 Merchants’ Fair, 1997 Merchants’ Fair, n.d. 2003 Addition - Box 18: Photographs--Chamber Programs Folder Mid-year luncheon, 1985, 1993 Mid-year luncheon, 1994-1995 Mid-year luncheon, 1996-1997 Mid-year luncheon, n.d. Ohio Lottery television crew, 1994 Parade – BG holiday – VIPS, Santa, 1990-1991? Parade – BG holiday – Bands, 1990-1991? Parade – BG holiday – Units, 1990-1991? Parade – BG holiday – 1990-1991? Parade – BG holiday – Miscellaneous, 1990-1991? Parade – BG holiday - VIPS, 1992 Parade – BG holiday – Bands, 1992 Parade – BG holiday – Units, 1992 Parade – BG holiday – Tree lighting, Santa, 1992 Parade – BG holiday – Miscellaneous, 1992 Parade – BG holiday – VIPS, 1993 Parade – BG holiday – Bands, 1993 Parade – BG holiday – Units, 1993 Parade – BG holiday – Santa, miscellaneous, 1993 Parade – BG holiday – VIPS, 1994 Parade – BG holiday – Bands, 1994 Parade – BG holiday – Units, 1994 Parade – BG holiday – Santa, miscellaneous, 1994 2003 Addition - Box 19: Photographs--Chamber Programs Folder Parade – BG Holiday – VIPS, 1995, n.d. Parade – BG Holiday – Bands, 1995, n.d. Parade – BG Holiday – Units, 1995, n.d. Parade – BG Holiday – Santa, miscellaneous, 1995, n.d. Parade – BG Holiday – VIPS, units, 1996 Parade – BG Holiday – Bands, miscellaneous, 1996 Parade – BG Holiday – VIPS, 1997 Parade – BG Holiday – Units, 1997 Parade – BG Holiday – Bands, 1997 Parade – BG Holiday – Santa, miscellaneous, 1997 Parade – BGSU Homecoming – Promote BG Committee, n.d. Parade – Buckeye Boys State, 1977-1981 Parade – Buckeye Boys State, 1982 Parade – Chamber and BG City floats, 1970-1983 scattered Parade – Festival of Brass, 1973 Parade – Memorial Day (BG), n.d. Parade – Miss BG, n.d. Parade – Spring Festival Days, 1970 Parade – Spring Festival Days, 1971, 1972 Parade – US Bicentennial, 1976 Parade – Miscellaneous, 1949, n.d. Presidents’ visits to BG – Crowd, n.d. Quilters' Convention, 1992 Ribeau reception (BGSU president), 1995 Road Race, 1987 Sesquicentennial book photos, 1983 Supreme Court judges reception, n.d. Teachers’ Day, n.d. Volunteer promotion, n.d. Wood County Day at Wood County Historical Center, n.d. Miscellaneous, 1980-1995 scattered, n.d. 2003 Addition - Box 20: Photographs--Bowling Green Folder Aerial views – Wood County Fairgrounds, 1955 Aerial views – Brigham’s Greenhouse and Heinz, n.d. Aerial views – North of BG, n.d. Aerial views – South of BG, n.d. Aerial views – East of BG, n.d. Aerial views – West of BG, n.d. Aerial views – Unidentified building, n.d. Agriculture/Farming, n.d. Airport, n.d. Arts and Crafts Show, n.d. Banks, n.d. Buildings misc, n.d. Business and Industry, n.d. Business - Cains’s Potato Chip, n.d. Business - Cooper, n.d. Business - Hunan Palace Opening, May 1997 Business - Renhill Opening, n.d. Business - Stadium Plaza Greenwood Centre 1616 E. Wooster Business - Sterling House, n.d. Business - Misc., n.d. Century of Progress Banner, 1955 Churches, n.d. Downtown, 1985, 1986, n.d. Electric Company/Communication, n.d. Fall Festival, n.d. Fires/Fire Department, n.d. Flood Scenes, 1979, n.d. Florists, n.d. Hairdressers, n.d. Highway Signs, n.d. Highways and Transportation, n.d. 2003 Addition - Box 21: Photographs--Bowling Green Folder Hospitals/Healthcare, n.d. Hotels - Ross and Milliken Hotels, n.d. Hotels and Motels, n.d. Houses, n.d. Houses, n.d. Houses, n.d. People - Frank Baldwin, n.d. People - George Murray Brown (includes obituary), n.d. People - Ashel Bryan, n.d. People - Conley Family (Thomas and Minniebelle), n.d. People - Lyle Fletcher, n.d. People - Bud Gallier, n.d. People - Randy Gardner, n.d. People - Scott Hamilton, n.d. People - Scott Hamilton, 1984 People - John Hankey, n.d. People - Robert Hoagland, n.d. People - Mayor Hoffman and City Council, 1994 People - Irving Levine, n.d. People - Mayors, n.d. People - Jack Raney, n.d. People - Eva Marie Saint, Tim Conway, n.d. People - James Troup, n.d. People - Dave Wottle, n.d. People - BG High School athletes, n.d. People, n.d. People - unidentifiable, n.d. People - Groups - Businesses, n.d. People - Groups - Chamber of Commerce Open House, recognitions, etc., n.d. People - Groups – City government/utilities, n.d. People - Groups – Clubs, organizations, n.d. People - Groups – Community events, observances, n.d. People - Groups – Entertainment People - Groups – Girl Scouts (includes brief history) People - Groups – Hanna-Emmons Bill, 1929 People - Groups – Industry and development, n.d. People - Groups – Lawyers, n.d. People - Groups – Mid-Am Bank board? nd People - Groups – Women’s trolley excursion to Walbridge Park, n.d. People - Groups – WBGU TV, n.d. People - Groups – St. Aloysius, n.d. People - Groups – Sentinel staff, Jones, Canary, 1904, 1938, n.d. People - Groups – Unidentified, n.d. Police Department, n.d. Police Building Dedication, n.d. Public Buildings, n.d. 2003 Addition - Box 22: Photographs--Bowling Green Folder Railroads, interurban, n.d. Recreation and Sports - Everett E. Carter Park, n.d. Recreation and Sports - First city park, 1908 Recreation and Sports - Second city park (old fairgrounds), n.d. Recreation and Sports - Miscellaneous parks and recreation programs, 1980 Recreation and Sports - City swimming pool, n.d. Recreation and Sports - Country Club Recreation and Sports - Jr. High and High School teams, n.d. Recreation and Sports - Little League (Pee Wee Park, Mercer Road), n.d. Recreation and Sports - Marathons, n.d. Recreation and Sports - Marathons, n.d. Recreation and Sports - Miscellaneous photos, n.d. Restaurants and Bars, n.d. Schools - Conneaut, St. Al’s, miscellaneous, n.d. Schools – Old high schools (Jr. High and Central Administration Building), n.d. Schools – Present high school, n.d. Schools - Ridge Street, n.d. Schools – South Main, n.d. Schools – Wood Lane, n.d. Sesquicentennial, 1983 Sesquicentennial, sample of book mock-up, 1983 Snow scenes, 1978, 1983 Street scenes - Main Street, n.d. Street scenes - Non-Main Street, 1908 Street scenes - Non-Main Street (Court Street with Thurstin home on left), n.d. Street scenes - Non-Main Street, n.d. Television and radio stations, n.d. Tractor pull, 1977, n.d. Tractor pull, 1981, 1993 2003 Addition - Box 23: Photographs--Bowling Green Folder University - Buildings, n.d. University -Ivy Hall, n.d. University - Sports, n.d. University - Sports, n.d. University - Student scenes, n.d. Urschel’s windmill, n.d. Water tower, n.d. Woodland Mall, n.d. Woodland Mall, n.d. Unidentified photos, some possibly historic images of BG, n.d. Wood County Fair – Historic views, n.d. Wood County Fair, n.d. Wood County Courthouse, 1970 Wood County Historical Museum, n.d. Wood County Public Library - 20th anniversary, n.d. Wood County Sheriff, n.d. 2003 Addition – Box 24: Slides, A-O - Bowling Green, n.d. Folder Aerials Banks BGSU Buckeye Boys State Businesses Chamber of Commerce Churches City Government Downtown Entertainment: Movies, Bowling, Roller-skating, pageants, etc. Government Agencies Scott Hamilton Homes: Historic, Residential, Apartments Hotels and Motels Industry Meetings, Conventions, and Tradeshows Oak Grove Cemetery 2003 Addition – Box 25: Slides P-W - Bowling Green, Toledo, Wood County, n.d. Folder Parades Park (BG city) Parks (Other) Restaurants and bars Schools Sentinel-Tribune Streets Toledo Wood County Airport Wood County Courthouse, Jail, and Public Library Wood County Fairgrounds and National Tractor Pull Wood County Hospital Miscellaneous 2003 Addition – Box 26: Negatives - Chamber Programs and Board Folder Chamber Board, 1988-1983 Chamber Board, 1994 Chamber open house, 1988 Chamber programs, 1976, 1993-1994 Chamber programs, 1993-1994 Chamber programs, 1994-1997 Community Day, 1997-1998 Community Day, nd Easter Egg Hunt, 1985-1990 scattered Parades, holiday tree decorating, 1976, 1982, nd Leadership BG, 1997-1998 Unsorted Chamber programs, nd Unsorted Chamber programs, nd 2003 Addition – Box 27: Negatives - Chamber Programs, Bowling Green and Wood County Folder Chamber brochure images from around BG, 1979, nd Chamber brochure images from around BG, nd Marathon race, nd Miscellaneous, nd BG aerials, nd Scott Hamilton, nd BG streets, Four Corners, nd Wood County Courthouse, nd Wood County Fairgrounds, National Tractor Pull, nd Wood County Historical Society, nd Miscellaneous, nd 2003 Addition – Oversize: Photographs - Bowling Green - Box 1 Folder City Park, nd Businesses, nd Aerials, nd Fine Arts Annex building (BGSU), unidentified structure, nd 2003 Addition - Oversize: Photographs - Bowling Green - Box 2 Folder Tractor Pull, c. 1970s Wooster Street from I-75, n.d. Public Library, n.d. Downtown Parade, n.d. City Park, n.d. 2014 Addition *Box 1* Folders Downtown Business Association Membership List, 2000 Proposed By-Law Changes, 2001 Internal and General Correspondence, 2000 – 2007 Annual Report, 2000, 2006 Reports to Members, 2001 Press Releases, 2000 Business Women’s Council Mailers and Meeting Announcements, 2000 – 2003, n.d. Manufacturer’s Council Mailers and Meeting Announcements, 2000 – 2001 Golf Scramble Promotional Flyers, 2000 – 2009 Leadership BG Mailers and Flyers, 2000 – 2001, .n.d. Miscellaneous Event Mailers and Flyers, 2000 – 2008, n.d. Business After Hours Mailers and Flyers, 2001 – 2008 Miscellaneous Ribbon Cutting/Grand Opening Mailers and Flyers, 2005 – 2007, n.d. Annual Meeting and Dinner Dance Invitations, 2001 – 2009 Annual Mid-Year Meeting Invitations, 2002, 2004 – 2008 “Community Day” Program, 2000 BG Chamber Newsletter, 2001 BG Chamber Newsletter, 2002 BG Chamber Newsletter, 2003 BG Chamber Newsletter, 2004 *Box 2* Folders BG Chamber Newsletter, 2005 BG Chamber Newsletter, 2006 BG Chamber Newsletter, 2007 BG Chamber Newsletter, 2008 BG Chamber Newsletter, 2009 BG Convention and Visitors Bureau Newsletter, 2007 – 2008 Investor Directory and Business Guide, 2005 “Bowling Green Ohio: The Strength of Community” Promotional Booklet, n.d.