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Ethnic Culture of Toledo

ALLIANCE FRANCAISE RECORDS, 1970's-1990's.
Organization promoting French culture.
Collection contains the organization's constitution and by-laws as well as administrative files, correspondence, printed materials and ephemera documenting the Alliance Francaise's dedication to promoting French culture and language in the Toledo area. MSS-143, 15 linear feet.

ASSOCIATION OF TWO TOLEDOS COLLECTION, 1674-1980.
Organization created to promote cultural exchange between sister cities of Toledo, Ohio and Toledo, Spain, (1931 - Present).Association of Two Toledos Collection, 1609-1994, MSS-071
Collection includes scant proceedings (1974) and correspondence (1934-1944, scattered). Scrapbooks and scrapbook materials document early activities of the organization, first named Committee on Relations with Toledo, Spain. Scrapbooks incorporate photographs, newspaper clippings (in English and Spanish), and other materials on delegations sent to Spain to initiate cultural exchange (1934-1937) and miscellaneous Committee activities (1962-1971). The collection also includes maps (1976, 1930); certificates and awards (1934-1963); pamphlets, programs, and brochures (1930s); English-, Spanish-, and French-language periodicals, graphic arts, artifacts, and 54 books (1674-1977, primarily Spanish). MSS-071, 10 linear feet.

ADAM GRANT PAPERS, 1957-1994.
Painter and holocaust survivor (ca.1920's-1992).
Collection contains exhibition catalogs, newspaper clippings, correspondence, photographs, awards, publications associated with the paint-by-numbers business, biographical material, drawings, and paintings (some of which were created for the paint-by-numbers business). MSS-106, 2.5 linear feet. 

GUSTAVUS OHLINGER PAPERS, 1821-1987.
Lawyer, member of the Toledo United Nations Association (1877-1972).
Collection includes journals, correspondence, literary productions, scrapbooks, printed materials, and photographs related to Ohlinger's civic, professional, and personal life. Some correspondence documents his high school years in Chefoo, China. A journal kept by Ohlinger from 1902 to 1905 chronicles his law career in Shanghai and his participation in post-Russo-Japanese War negotiations. "Our Summer Odyssey, August 1 to September 1, 1954," a journal/photo album of a European vacation, further documents some of Ohlinger's travels. Also included in this collection is series of papers generated and collected by various family members. The most extensive group is the papers of Ohlinger's sister, Constance Ohlinger. MSS-013, 5 linear feet.

TOLEDO SISTER CITIES INTERNATIONAL, 1993-2003.
Organization created to unite existing sister city relationships and to promote the development of future affiliations.  MSS-203, 3 linear feet.

TOLEDO TURNERS RECORDS, 1858-1987.
Social and athletic club begun by German immigrants in 1858.
Newsclippings related to sporting events; correspondence; fliers; programs; newsletters; minutes books; inventory books; ledgers; and scrapbooks. MSS-103, 3 linear feet.

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