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Finding Aid
Toledo Sister Cities International
MSS-203
Size: 3 linear feet
Provenance: Sister Ann Francis Klimkowski
Access: Unrestricted
Related Collections: Association of Two Toledos Collection, 1609-1994, MSS-071
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Completed by:
Stephanie Shook and Casey Stark; revised by Tamara Jones, January 2007
Historical Sketch
The Sister Cities International (SCI) program began on September 11, 1956, under the administration of President Dwight D. Eisenhower. It is a national, non-profit organization that strives to promote cultural, economic and educational development between United States cities and cities throughout the world.
Toledo Sister Cities International (TSCI), founded on August 1, 1992, is a branch of the SCI national program. It was created by an advisory board of community leaders, the Lucas County Port Authority, Toledo Edison, the Private Industry Council, and the City of Toledo. The pre-1992 sister city relationships were formed through the initiative of private citizens and businesses. Then, in 1992 TSCI was created to unite the already created sister city relationships and to promote the development of future affiliations. Toledo’s efforts with international sister cities. Toledo had formed the very first US-sister city connection with our namesake, Toledo, Spain, in 1931. Toledo’s other six sister cities are: Londrina, Brazil (1975), Qinhuangdao, China (1985), Szeged, Hungary (1990), Poznan, Poland (1991), Toyohashi, Japan (2000), Tanga, Tanzania (2001), Delmenhorst/Bremen, Niedersachsen, Germany (2002).
TSCI won the bid for hosting the 2002 Sister Cities International Annual Conference. By this time, the United States had connections with 1900 US cities and 124 countries. The conference was held July 17-20, 2002, at the Seagate Convention Center in downtown Toledo. The conference featured opening ceremonies, meetings, workshops, luncheons, a mayoral reception, tours of Toledo, and closing ceremonies. Over 600 delegates and 300 guests from 28 countries attended the conference.
Scope and Content Note
The Toledo Sister Cities International records begin 1992 and end in 2003, which represents the period during which Sister Ann Francis Klimkowski served as president of the chapter. They are arranged in seven series: Administrative Documents, Sister Cities International and Sister City Relationships, Programs and Events, Conferences, Public Interest, Miscellaneous and Audio-Visual materials.
Series 1, Administrative Documents, The collection starts with administrative documents including board and committee minutes and agendas, reports, correspondence, membership information, financial information, programs, proposals, and legal documents.
Series 2, Sister Cities International and Sister City Relationships, The next series continues with information regarding Toledo’s sister cities and potential sister cities.
Series 3, Programs and Events, follows with records of youth programs and featured events.
Series 4, Conferences, includes records regarding the 2002 Annual Sister City Conference held in Toledo. These include planning and committee documents, promotional items, financial aspects, and correspondence.
Series 5, Public Interest, The collection concludes with presentations and speeches, press releases, and periodicals in which the SCI or TSCI programs are featured. The last items include information of the TSCI website,
Series 6, Miscellaneous, consists of miscellaneous correspondence.
Series 7, Audio Visual, contains four VHS recordings.
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