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The Ward M. Canaday Center for Special Collections The University of ToledoFinding Aid Edward C. Ames Papers, 1957-1972 MSS-026
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Size: 9 linear feet
Provenance: received from Edward C. Ames, 1971
Access: Open
Collection Summary: Collection consists of an almost complete run of the Board's minutes during the period, reports, memoranda, correspondence, and clippings related to the State Board of Education. Subjects include: Edward E. Holt and Martin W. Essex, superintendents of the State Board during Ames's tenure; vocational education; and racial issues in school districting.
Subjects: Education and Schools
Copyright: The literary rights to this collection are assumed to rest with the person(s) responsible for the production of the particular items within the collection, or with their heirs or assigns. Researchers bear full legal responsibility for the acquisition to publish from any part of said collection per Title 17, United States Code. The Ward M. Canaday Center for Special Collections may reserve the right to intervene as intermediary at its own discretion.
Completed by: Paul Gifford, July 1986; last updated: June, 2014
Biographical Sketch
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1906, June 6 |
Born in Riverside, Illinois. |
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1926 - |
Ph. B. (cum laude), University of Chicago. |
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1928 - |
Harvard University. |
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1927-1929 |
Instructor, Ohio Wesleyan University. |
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1930-1934 |
Editorial and feature writer, reporter, copy editor for Toledo Times. |
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1934-1938 |
Assistant professor of English and director of news bureau, University of Toledo. |
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1935-1940 |
Nightly newscaster, WSPD radio, Toledo. |
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1940-1953 |
Public relations director at Owens-Corning Fiberglas Corporation, Toledo. |
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1945-1953 |
Member, Toledo Board of Education. |
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1953-1954 |
Public relations director at Calumet and Hecla, Inc., Chicago. |
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1954-1971 |
Public relations director at Owens-Illinois, Inc., Toledo. |
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1957-1972 |
Member, State Board of Education representing the 9th Ohio Congressional District. |
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1968-1969 |
President, State Board of Education. |
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1973 - |
L. L. D. (honorary), University of Toledo. |
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1987, Jan. 1 |
Died in Waterville, Ohio. |
Scope and Content Note
All of the material in this collection was generated by Edward C. Ames's activity as a member of the Ohio State Board of Education. He did work concurrently as public relations director for Owens-Illinois, but nothing in the collection reflects that activity. The material in this collection, nevertheless, covers broad ground; virtually every subject which reached the Board's attention between 1957 and 1972 is documented through Board minutes, reports, publications, and news clippings.
In 1955, the 101st General Assembly enacted House Bill #272 which provided for an elected State Board of Education with twenty-three members. Each member was to represent one congressional district and would run for election on a non-partisan ticket. A Superintendent of Public Instruction, appointed by the Board, would act in a full-time administrative capacity. During Ames's tenure on the Board, Edward E. Holt and Martin W. Essex served as superintendents. Ames became the second member from the Ninth Congressional District in 1957, being responsible to his constituents in that Northwest Ohio district. He, thus, took a special interest in affairs there.
Although Ames, as a Board member, studied and voted on matters of statewide interest, researchers will probably find material relating to Northwest Ohio issues of greatest interest. One of the more enduring was that of the Spencer-Sharples School District. A poor, predominantly black district west of Toledo, it was for years barely capable of functioning. Eventually it was added to the Toledo School District, but not without legal problems. During this period, urban areas sprawled rapidly, and the annexation of the Washington Township School District by that of Toledo reflected this trend locally. Another issue was vocational education. One local development, well documented here, was the PENTA-County Technical School and PENTA Skill Center for Vocational Rehabilitation. Certain constituent mail and Toledo newspaper clippings document other issues of local interest.
The largest part of this collection consists of an almost complete run of the minutes of the State Board of Education. Meetings were held eleven times a year. The minutes of each meeting are kept within a folder together with the agenda for the following meeting and with the reports and recommendations of the State Superintendent of Public Instruction; each bearing the date of the following meeting. Frequently attached to the minutes and reports are resolutions and reports from local districts and miscellaneous other items. The Superintendent also passed memoranda to Board members, and these are fairly
complete for 1968 to 1972. Correspondence includes both incoming and
outgoing letters -- the most significant correspondents being Edward E. Holt and Martin W. Essex. Other correspondents are state officials and local school officials. The only major block of constituent mail is that from 1969 dealing with sex education.
The topical files consist mainly of mimeographed and photocopied reports written by the Board and by local school officials. If one can use bulk as a criterion for significance, the most significant topical material deals with the reorganization of school districts, followed by the budget and then educational standards. Other important topics are vocational education, transportation to school, special education, urban education and minorities, and student rights. Finally, the clippings and publications in the collection, mostly of Toledo origin, document issues of particular concern to Toledo and Northwest Ohio.
Folder List
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Ohio State Board of Education Minutes, Agenda, Reports, and Recommendations of Superintendent of Public Instruction. (First date = minutes/second date = agenda and report and recommendations) |
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1957 |
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1 |
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Nov. 11/Dec. 9 |
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2 |
Dec. 9/Jan. 13, 1958 |
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1958 |
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3 |
Jan. 13/Feb. 10 |
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Feb. 10/Mar. 10 |
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5 |
Mar.10/Apr. 14 |
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6 |
Apr. 14/June 9 |
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7 |
June 9/July 14 |
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8 |
July 14/Aug. 11 |
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9 |
Aug. 11/Sept. 8 |
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10 |
Sept. 8/Oct. 13 |
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11 |
Oct. 13/Nov. 10 |
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12 |
Nov. 10/Dec. 8 |
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13 |
Dec. 8/Jan. 12, 1959 |
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1959 |
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14 |
Jan. 12/Feb. 4 |
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15 |
Feb. 4/Mar. 9 |
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16 |
Mar. 9/Apr. 13 |
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17 |
Apr. 13/May 11 |
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18 |
May 11/June 8 |
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19 |
June 8/July 13 |
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20 |
July 13/Sept. 14 |
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21 |
Sept. 14/Oct. 12 |
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22 |
Oct. 12, 13/Ncv. 9 |
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23 |
Nov. 9/Dec. 14 |
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24 |
Dec. 14/Jan. ll, 1960 |
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1960 |
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25 |
Jan. 11/Feb. 8 |
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26 |
Feb. 8/Mar. 14 |
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1960 |
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2 |
1 |
Mar. 14/Apr. 11 |
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2 |
Apr. 11/May 9 |
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3 |
May 9/July 11 |
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July 11/Sept.12 |
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5 |
Sept. 12/Oct.10 |
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6 |
Oct. 10/Nov. 14 |
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7 |
Nov. 14/Dec. 12 |
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8 |
Dec. 12/Jan. 9, 1961 |
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1961 |
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9 |
Jan. 9/Feb. 13 |
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10 |
Feb. 13/Mar. 13 |
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11 |
Mar. 13/Apr. 10 |
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12 |
April 10/June 12 |
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13 |
June 12/July 10 |
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14 |
July 10/Aug. 14 |
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15 |
Aug. 14/Oct. 9 |
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16 |
Oct. 9/Nov. 13 |
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Dec. 11/Jan. 8,1962 |
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1962 |
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18 |
Jan. 8/Feb. 12 |
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19 |
Feb. 12/Mar. 12 |
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20 |
Mar. 12/Apr. 9 |
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21 |
Apr. 9/June 11 |
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22 |
Oct. 8/Nov. 12 |
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Dec. 10/Jan. 14, 1963 |
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1963 |
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2 |
Jan. 14/Feb. 11 |
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Feb. 11/Mar. 11 |
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Mar. 11/Apr. 8 |
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Apr. 8/June 10 |
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June 10/July 8 |
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July 8/August 12 |
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8 |
Aug. 12/Oct. 14 |
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9 |
Oct. 14/Nov. 11 |
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10 |
Nov. 11/Dec. 9 |
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11 |
Dec. 9/Jan. 13, 1964 |
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1964 |
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12 |
Jan. 13/Feb. 10 |
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13 |
Feb. 10/Mar. 9 |
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14 |
Mar. 9/Apr. 13 |
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15 |
Apr. 13/May 11 |
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16 |
May 11/June 8 |
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June 8/July 13, 14 |
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July 13, 14/Aug. 10 |
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Aug. 10/Oct. 12 |
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20 |
Oct. 12/Nov. 9 |
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21 |
Nov. 9/Dec. 14 |
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Dec. 14/Jan. 11, 1965 |
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1965 |
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23 |
Jan. 11/Feb. 8 |
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24 |
Feb. 8/Mar. 8 |
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25 |
Mar. 8/Apr. 12 |
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4 |
1 |
Apr. 12/May 10 |
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2 |
May 10/June 14 |
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June 14/July 12 |
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July 12/Aug. 9 |
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Aug. 9/Sept. 13 |
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Sept. 13/Oct. 11 |
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Oct. 11, 12/Ncv. 8 |
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Nov. 8/Dec. 13 |
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Dec. 13/Jan. 10, 1966 |
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1966 |
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10 |
Jan. 10/Feb. 14 |
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11 |
Feb. 14/Mar. 14 |
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12 |
Mar. 14/Apr. 11 |
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13 |
Apr. 11/May 9 |
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14 |
May 9/June 13 |
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June 13/July 11 |
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July 11/Aug.8 |
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Aug. 8/Sept. 12 |
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Sept. 12/Oct. 10 |
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Oct. 10/Nov. 14 |
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Nov. 14/Dec. 12 |
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Dec. 12/Jan. 9, 1967 |
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1967 |
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Jan. 9/Mar. 13 |
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Mar. 13/Apr. 10 |
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Apr. 10/May 8 |
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May 8/June 12 |
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June 12/July 10 |
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July 10/Sept. 11 |
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9 |
Sept. 11/Oct. 9 |
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10 |
Oct. 9/Nov. 13 |
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11 |
Nov. 13/Dec. 11 |
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12 |
Dec. 11/Jan. 3, 1968 |
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1968 |
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13 |
Jan. 3/Feb. 12 |
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14 |
Feb. 12/Mar. 11 |
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15 |
Mar. 11/Apr. 8 |
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16 |
Apr. 8/May 13 |
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May 13/June 10 |
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June 10 July 8 |
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July 8/Sept 9 |
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Sept. 9/Oct. 14 |
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Oct. 14/Nov. 11 |
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22 |
Nov. 11/Dec. 9 |
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Dec. 9/Jan. 13, 1969 |
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1969 |
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24 |
Jan. 13/Mar. 10 |
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Mar. 10/Apr. 14 |
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6 |
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Apr. 14/May 12 |
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May 12/June 9 |
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June 9/July 14 |
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July 14/Sept. 8 |
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Sept. 8/Oct. 13 |
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Oct. 13/Nov. 10 |
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Nov. 10/Dec. 8 |
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Dec. 8/Jan. 12, 1970 |
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1970 |
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9 |
Jan. 12/Feb. 9 |
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10 |
Feb. 9/Apr. 13 |
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11 |
Apr. 13/May 11 |
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12 |
May 11/June 8 |
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13 |
June 8/July 13 |
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14 |
July 13/Sept. 14 |
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15 |
Sept. 14/Oct. 12 |
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Oct. 12/Nov. 9 |
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Nov. 9/Dec. 14 |
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Dec. 14/Jan. 11, 1971 |
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1971 |
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19 |
Jan. 11/Mar. 8 |
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Mar. 8/Apr. 12 |
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21 |
Apr. 12/May 10 |
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May 10/June 14 |
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June 14/July 12 |
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July 12/Sept. 13 |
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7 |
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Sept. 13/Oct. 11 |
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Oct. 11/Nov. 8 |
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Nov. 8/Dec. 13 |
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Dec. 13/Jan. 10, 1972 |
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1972 |
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June 12/July 10 |
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Sept. 11/Oct. 9 |
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Oct. 9/Nov. 13 |
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8 |
Nov. 13/Dec. 11 |
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Dec. 11 (minutes only) |
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Policy Manual |
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Memoranda from Superintendent of Public Instruction |
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1961-1967 |
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12 |
1968-1969 |
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13 |
1970-1972 |
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Correspondence |
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1957-1964 |
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15 |
1965-1967 |
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1968-1972 |
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Sex Education, 1969 |
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Legislative Recommendations |
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Division of Special Education |
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Division of Vocational Education |
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Topical |
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8 |
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General |
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Athletic Programs |
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Bicentennial Goals |
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Board of Regents |
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Budget |
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Court Cases |
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Data Processing |
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Dayton Board of Education |
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Driver Education |
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Drug Education |
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Educational Accountability |
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Elections |
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Federal Aid to Education |
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Minorities |
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Non-public Schools |
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School Audits |
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School District Reorganization |
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General |
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(Folder 1) |
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(Folder 2) |
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Columbus School District |
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Spencer-Sharples School District |
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(Folder 1) |
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(Folder 2) |
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Washington Township School District |
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Sex Education |
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Special Education |
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25 |
Standards |
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26 |
Teacher Certification |
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27 |
Transportation |
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28 |
Vocational Education |
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Committees |
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Environmental Education |
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Foundation Program |
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Legislative Relationships |
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Organization and Transfer of Districts |
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Report Forms |
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Student Rights and Responsibilities |
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Urban Education Development |
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Commissions |
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Public School Personnel Policies |
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Right to Read |
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School Survey |
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Press Releases |
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Photographs |
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Clippings |
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3 |
1957-1962 |
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1963-1965 |
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1966-1968 |
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1969-1972 |
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Publications |
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Department of Education |
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Newsletter/Report |
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Miscellaneous |
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Toledo Organizations |
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Miscellaneous |