Daniel H. McCullough papers

The McCullough Papers are the personal papers, photographs, scrapbooks and publications of prominent Toledo defense lawyer, Dan McCullough (1898-1976). Thirty-seven scrapbooks are the main series of this collection. They contain newsclippings and memorabilia dating from 1932 to 1974 covering cases handled by McCullough as well as his involvement in Toledo's high society. His cases included numerous gambling and pinball cases in the 1930s and 1940s and civil liberty/due process cases in the 1950s and 1960s. One of his most interesting and infamous cases was the defense of Rose La Rose, owner of a well-known Toledo burlesque showplace. The scrapbooks also detail McCullough's participation in social events in Toledo; theater, opera and especially polo.

Two other series form an important part of the collection. The first is an extensive series of photographs. Unfortunately, most are not identified nor dated and thus grouped only by subject. The other series is a collection of McCullough's speeches and articles responding to the civil liberties movement of the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s, of which he was a tireless and prominent supporter.

The collection does not include any complete case files and is frustratingly silent on the extent of his work in the civil liberties movement. It will, however, serve as an excellent starting point for researchers investigating the Toledo law community and national and local legal issues during the time period 1930 to 1970, and for those working specifically on the life of Dan McCullough.

BIOGRAPHICAL MATERIAL; One folder; No arrangement, scattered dates. Contains newsclippings, official records and miscellaneous information on the life of Dan McCullough.

GENEALOGICAL MATERIAL; One folder; No arrangement. Family tree information compiled by Dan McCullough.

SCRAPBOOKS-PERSONAL; 26 volumes, numbered; 1932-1964; Arranged chronologically. Collections of newsclippings and memorabilia involving McCullough's cases and his participation in Toledo society. Numbered 1-14, 16, 17, 18 1/2, 21-28, 32.

SCRAPBOOKS-PERSONAL; 11 volumes, unnumbered; 1946-1974; Arranged chronologically. Collections of newsclippings and memorabilia involving McCullough's cases and his participation in Toledo society.

PUBLICATIONS; Two folders; 1899, 1961;. Arranged alphabetically McCullough's personal copy of the Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam and a masters thesis.

PERSONAL SPEECHES/ARTICLES; Nine folders; 1954-1975; Arranged alphabetically. Various speeches and law articles concerning civil liberties.

PHOTOGRAPHS; 32 folders/scrapbooks; 1890-1970s; Partially arranged chronologically and by subject. Photographs of McCullough, family and friends. Includes photographs from WWI and postcards.

TAPE RECORDINGS-CITY COUNCIL; Four tapes; March 18, 1968. Tapes in various formats of McCullough's defense of Rose La Rose before Toledo City Council.

TAPE RECORDINGS-CRIMINAL INSANITY INSTITUTE; One tape, reel to reel; April 1962. Tape of McCullough's speech at the Institute.

PLAQUE; 1963. Opinion page of The Blade concerning McCullough-Edison "war".