MS 1177 - OhiOntario International Friendship Games Collection

Title	MS 1177 - OhiOntario International Friendship Games Collection
Introduction	The OhiOntario International Friendship Games Collection consists mostly of meeting minutes, correspondence, officer and planning information, financial documents and pictures related to various OhiOntario International Friendship Games. Also included are a variety of artifacts such as t-shirts, medals and other souvenirs. The material in this collection dates from 1994 to 2001 and documents the organization and proceedings of the OhiOntario International Friendship Games held in Bowling Green, Ohio and St. Thomas, Ontario. The collection was donated to the Center for Archival Collections on July 11, 2012 by Dolores Black, officer for the OhiOntario International Friendship Games. No restrictions exist on the use of this collection. Duplication may be permitted for the purposes of preservation and research. This register was completed by undergraduate student assistant Emily Schoenlein in July 2012, with revisions by Marilyn Levinson, Curator of Manuscripts.
Agency History	The OhiOntario International Friendship Games were held from 1994 to 2001. They were created to "demonstrate a community approach to international goodwill by promoting active living in the sister cities of St. Thomas, Ontario, and Bowling Green, Ohio." The following were the aims of the Games: To encourage maximum participation in all eligible age categories in amateur recreational competition between St. Thomas and Bowling Green To develop and maintain community support of the Games from the public, the industrial and business sectors, and service organizations To provide the opportunity for cultural exchange between the two cities To share valuable resources, both physical and human, in each community To emphasize the importance of participating over the importance of winning
Scope and Content	The OhiOntario International Friendship Games Collection consists primarily of information relating to the organization and proceedings of the Games dating from 1992 to 2007. This information is mostly organizational meeting minutes, correspondence between various officers, schedules, financial documents, programs, pictures and artifacts from the Games that document the Games from their earliest planning stages until the disbandment of the Organizing Committee. The OhiOntario International Friendship Games Collection also contains information about St. Thomas, the sister city relationship between St. Thomas and Bowling Green, and information from other conferences and games such as the International Games Conference.
Series Description	PROCEEDINGS MINUTES 1995-1998, 2001 Arranged chronologically Includes minutes from meetings planning the OhiOntario International Friendship Games. CONSTITUTIONS 1995, 1998, 2001 Arranged chronologically Includes OhiOntario Games constitutions and their various revisions. CORRESPONDENCE GAMES CORRESPONDENCE 1994-1999, 2001 Arranged chronologically Includes correspondence relating to the planning and organization of the Games. GRANT CORRESPONDENCE 1996 Includes correspondence about the 1996-1997 government grant for the Games. THANK YOU CORRESPONDENCE 1995, 1997, 1999 Arranged chronologically Includes thank you letters to sponsors and volunteers as well as thank you cards. MISCELLANEOUS CORRESPONDENCE 2003, 2007 Arranged chronologically Includes correspondence from Dolores Black and regarding the disbandment of the OhiOntario International Friendship International Friendship Games Committee. SUBJECT FILES OHIONTARIO GAMES 1994-2001 Arranged chronologically Includes officer information, promotional material, planning information, schedules, surveys, evaluation forms and participant information from the OhiOntario International Friendship Games. LETTERHEAD Includes OhiOntario Games blank letterhead paper and envelope. ST. THOMAS Includes information on the St. Thomas-Bowling Green sister city relationship as well as brochures and other information relating to St. Thomas. OTHER GAMES/CONFERENCES 1993-1996, 2000, 2001 Arranged chronologically by group Includes information and programs from games similar to the OhiOntario International Friendship Games, such as the Can-Amera Games and the Saginaw Friendship Games, as well as information from the International Games Conferences attended by OhiOntario International Friendship Games officers. REPORTS REPORTS 1995, 1997 Arranged chronologically Includes annual reports as well as overall reports from various departments within the Games. FINANCIAL DOCUMENTS BUDGETS 1994-2001 Arranged chronologically Budget information from the Games. SCRAPBOOKS AND SCRAPBOOK MATERIALS NEWSCLIPPINGS 1994, 1995, 1997-2001 Arranged chronologically Includes newspaper clippings and inserts related to the OhiOntario International Friendship Games. MAPS, CHARTS, DIAGRAMS, GRAPHS, LISTS, ETC. MAPS 1995, 1997 Arranged chronologically Includes Bowling Green city and park maps. PRINTED MATERIAL PROGRAMS 1994-1996, 1998-2001 Arranged chronologically Includes programs and travel guides from the Games. NEWSLETTERS 1999, 2001 Arranged chronologically Includes Bowling Green Parks & Recreation Foundation newsletters. PHOTOGRAPHIC MATERIAL PHOTOGRAPHS 1995, 1997-2001 Arranged chronologically Includes photographs from the opening and closing ceremonies, gatherings, and sporting events of the Games. AUDIO/VIDEO RECORDINGS VIDEOTAPES 1995, n.d. Includes VHS tapes from the OhiOntario International Friendship Games as well as a promotional commercial. ARTIFACTS CLOTHING 1995, 1997-2001, n.d. Includes OhiOntario International Friendship Games t-shirts given to participants and volunteers as well as a baseball cap. MEDALS 1994-2001 Includes OhiOntario International Friendship Games medals given to each participant as well as a CANUSA Games medal. MISCELLANEOUS 1995, 1997, 1999, n.d. Includes various souvenirs such as a tote bag, frisbees, a pin, a magnet and a bracelet, as well as carved wooden items such as bears and plaques with flags and the Games symbol.
Inventory	Box 1 Folder Meeting minutes – 1995 Games Meeting minutes – 1996 Games Meeting minutes – 1997 Games Meeting minutes – 1998 Games Meeting minutes – 2001 Games Constitution – 1995 Games Constitution – 1998 Games Constitution – 2001 Games Correspondence – 1994 Games Correspondence – 1995 Games Correspondence – 1995 Games thank you letters Correspondence – 1996 Games Correspondence – 1996 Games grant Correspondence – 1997 Games Correspondence – 1997 Games thank you letters Correspondence – 1998 Games Correspondence – 1999 Games Correspondence – 2001 Games Box 2 Folder Correspondence – Thank You cards Correspondence – Dolores Black Correspondence – OIGC disband letter 1994 OhiOntario Games – officer information 1995 OhiOntario International FriendshipGames – officer/planning information 1995 OhiOntario International FriendshipGames – promotional material, sponsor/schedule information 1996 OhiOntario International FriendshipGames – officer/schedule information, promotional material 1996 OhiOntario International FriendshipGames – surveys 1996 OhiOntario International FriendshipGames – survey data 1997 OhiOntario International FriendshipGames – officer/planning/schedule information 1998 OhiOntario International FriendshipGames – officer/schedule information/press releases 1999 OhiOntario International FriendshipGames – officer/planning/participant information 2000 OhiOntario International FriendshipGames – planning/evaluation information 2001 OhiOntario International FriendshipGames – officer/planning/schedule/participant information OhiOntario International FriendshipGames letterhead paper and envelope St. Thomas/Bowling Green sister city information St. Thomas brochures/information 1993 International Games Conference 1994 International Games Conference 1995 International Games Conference 1996 International Games Conference 2000 International Games Conference 2001 International Games Conference 1993 Can-Amera Games Box 3 Folder 1993 Saginaw Friendship Games 1995 OhiOntario International FriendshipGames annual report 1995 OhiOntario International FriendshipGames reports 1997 OhiOntario International FriendshipGames coordinator report 1997 OhiOntario International FriendshipGames reports 1994 OhiOntario International FriendshipGames budget 1995 OhiOntario International FriendshipGames budget 1997 OhiOntario International FriendshipGames budget 1998 OhiOntario International FriendshipGames budget/paid invoices/receipts 1999 OhiOntario International FriendshipGames budget 2000 OhiOntario International FriendshipGames budget 2001 OhiOntario International FriendshipGames budget 1994 Bowling Green Sentinel-Tribune clipping 1995 various newspaper clippings 1997 Bowling Green Sentinel-Tribune clippings 1998 Bowling Green Sentinel-Tribune clippings 1999 various newspaper clippings 2000 Times-Journal (St. Thomas, ON) issue 2001 Bowling Green Sentinel-Tribune clippings Bowling Green city map - 1995 OhiOntario International FriendshipGames Bowling Green park map - 1997 OhiOntario International FriendshipGames 1994 OhiOntario International FriendshipGames program 1995 OhiOntario International FriendshipGames program/travel guide 1996 OhiOntario International FriendshipGames program/travel guide 1998 OhiOntario International FriendshipGames program 1999 OhiOntario International FriendshipGames program 2000 OhiOntario International FriendshipGames program/travel guide 2001 OhiOntario International FriendshipGames program January 1999 Bowling Green Parks & Recreation Foundation newsletter Winter 2001 Bowling Green Parks & Recreation Foundation newsletter Box 4 Folder 1995 OhiOntario International FriendshipGames photographs 1995 OhiOntario International FriendshipGames photographs 1997 OhiOntario International FriendshipGames photographs 1998 OhiOntario International FriendshipGames photographs 1999 OhiOntario International FriendshipGames photographs 1999 OhiOntario International FriendshipGames photographs 1999 OhiOntario International FriendshipGames photographs 1999 OhiOntario International FriendshipGames photographs 2000 OhiOntario International FriendshipGames photograph 2001 OhiOntario International FriendshipGames photographs 2001 OhiOntario International FriendshipGames photographs 2001 OhiOntario International FriendshipGames photographs Box 5 Items 1995 OhiOntario Games VHS tape OhiOntario International Friendship Games St. Thomas promo VHS tape OhiOntario International Friendship Games promo VHS tape OhiOntario International Friendship Games unknown year VHS tape Box 6 Items Unknown year OhiOntario International Friendship Games t-shirt Unknown year OhiOntario International Friendship Games t-shirt 1995 OhiOntario International Friendship Games t-shirt 1997 OhiOntario International Friendship Games t-shirt 1998 OhiOntario International Friendship Games t-shirt 1999 OhiOntario International Friendship Games t-shirt 2000 OhiOntario International Friendship Games t-shirt 2001 OhiOntario International Friendship Games t-shirt Box 7 Items OhiOntario International Friendship Games baseball cap 1995 OhiOntario International Friendship Games tote bag 1994 OhiOntario International Friendship Games medal 1994 OhiOntario International Friendship Games medal 1995 OhiOntario International Friendship Games medal 1995 OhiOntario International Friendship Games medal 1995 OhiOntario International Friendship Games medal 1996 OhiOntario International Friendship Games medal 1996 OhiOntario International Friendship Games medal 1996 OhiOntario International Friendship Games medal 1997 OhiOntario International Friendship Games medal 1998 OhiOntario International Friendship Games medal 1998 OhiOntario International Friendship Games medal 1998 OhiOntario International Friendship Games medal 1999 OhiOntario International Friendship Games medal 1999 OhiOntario International Friendship Games medal 2000 OhiOntario International Friendship Games medal 2000 OhiOntario International Friendship Games medal 2001 OhiOntario International Friendship Games medal 1995 CANUSA Games medal Box 8 Items OhiOntario International Friendship Games wooden symbol plaque with flags OhiOntario International Friendship Games wooden symbol plaque with flags OhiOntario International Friendship Games frisbee 1999 OhiOntario International Friendship Games frisbee OhiOntario International Friendship Games pin 1995 OhiOntario International Friendship Games magnet 1997 OhiOntario International Friendship Games painted wooden bear 1997 OhiOntario International Friendship Games painted wooden bear OhiOntario International Friendship Games handmade bracelet

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