DOWNTOWN TOLEDO ASSOCIATES RECORDS, 1955-1978.
Organization representing downtown retailers (1955-1983).
Correspondence, reports and studies, and newspaper clippings related to downtown Toledo revitalization. Subjects include: parking, urban renewal, transportation, and other postwar ideas on urban planning. Much of the material was sponsored by city government. MSS-027, 2 linear feet and 3 volumes.
MARY M. GILLHAM GREATER TOLEDO MUNICIPAL LEAGUE PAPERS, 1955-1970.[PDF version]
Member and officer, Greater Toledo Municipal League (1899-1986).
Collection consists of material generated by Gillham's activity with this non-partisan civic organization that was created to encourage "maximum efficiency and economy in local governmental operations." Includes minutes, agenda, memoranda, research reports, and newsletters on urban planning. MSS-029, 1 linear foot.
CALVIN M. LAKIN PAPERS, 1980's-1990's.
Toledo Metropolitan Area Council of Governments Executive Director (1919-1997).
This collection is comprised of Mr. Lakin's professional papers and office files created during his tenure as Executive Director of the Toledo Metropolitan Area Council of Governments. A dedicated civil servant, Mr. Lakin led this non-profit organization of regional governments in its goal of providing technical services to its members. MSS-144, 7.5 linear feet.
TOLEDO COMMISSION ON PUBLICITY AND EFFICIENCY COLLECTION, 1916-1963. [PDF version]
Commision established to research municipal operations, to make recommendations to the City Council, and to provide information to the public about the city of Toledo.
Collection includes meeting minutes from 1916 to 1963 and reports on such topics as public utilities, construction, streets, the police department, and unionization of city employees. Also a compilation of city statutes regulating street railways and public utilities. MSS-030, 1 linear foot.
TOLEDO MAYORAL AND CITY COUNCIL PAPERS, [1920]-1998. [PDF version]
Public records of the mayor and some council offices: Mayors Ollie Czelusta, Loyd Roulet, John Yager, Michael Damas, John W. Potter, William Ensign, Harry Kessler, Douglas DeGood; Vice Mayor Robert Savage; Council members Robert Savage, Russel Wozniak, Andy Douglas, Harold J. Garner, Andy Devine, Clayton Umbles, Jane Kuebbeler, Maude Shapiro, Linda Furney, Peter Ujvagi, and Eleanor Kahle.
Categories of files include: Finance Department, Health Department, Department of Public Safety, Department of Public Service, and Welfare Department. Each officer also generally kept numerous subject files and voluminous constituent correspondence. General topics include: mass transit, utilities, parks, traffic, urban planning, and other policy issues. MSS-061, 90 linear feet.
TOLEDO METROPOLITAN AREA COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS RECORDS, 1963-1993.
"TMACOG" is a voluntary non-profit association of local governments in northwestern Ohio and southeastern Michigan that provides technical assistance to it's members.
Correspondence; meetings minutes of various committees within TMACOG; reports; printed materials; program materials; personnel and payroll records; and budgets. MSS-089, 114, 33 linear feet.