BARLOW LETTERS, 1944-1951.
The letters written by Leo Barlow to his mother while serving in Korea from 1950-51, and the letters of his brother, William Barlow, written to his mother while in the
Philippines and South Pacific during World War II, 1944-46. MSS-219, .5 linear foot.
BUCHANAN AND MacGAHAN MILITARY PENSION APPLICATIONS, 1875-1889. [PDF version]
Toledo law firm (in partnership 1875-1880).
Single volume record book of affidavits of military service made by applicants for federal military pensions. Notarized and kept by Francis Buchanan and Patrick A. MacGahan from 1875 and maintained by successors as late as 1889. MSS-046, 1 volume.
FRANK H. CANADAY PAPERS, 1911-1976. [PDF version]
Advertising and corporate executive (1893-1976).
Collection pertains primarily to personal interests and activities, including travel, writing, music, and art. Programs and scrapbooks document Frank and his wife Molly's support of the Friends of Music, a Toledo organization which led to the creation of the Toledo Symphony Orchestra in the 1940s. MSS-031, 18 linear feet and 2 volumes.
See also: Entries under Music and Travel
DONALD D. DUHAIME COLLECTION, 1776-1977. [PDF version]
Collector of Civil War and nineteenth century materials.
This eclectic collection includes items that were acquired independently of one another. Types of materials include: subject files (1776-1975); minutes and reports (1868-1869, 1967); correspondence (1843-1945); speeches (1845-1946); almanacs (1829-1918); dime novels (1889-1909); newspapers; legal documents (1781-1962); financial documents (1850-1938); Civil War military documents (1861-1915); certificates (1855-1933); postcards, valentines and school keepsakes (1927-1930); sheet music (1849-1975); scrapbooks, advertisements and political memorabilia, photographic material, booklets, pamphlets, photo albums, philatelic materials, material culture, posters, broadsides, and prints. MSS-077a, 23 linear feet.
DONALD D. DUHAIME COLLECTION ALASKA PHOTOGRAPH COLLECTION, 1943-1944. [PDF version]
An album containing personal photographs and professional postcards. The images primarily document the time period Mr. Duhaime was in Alaska, between 1943 and 1944, although the dates on the postcards range from 1887 to 1919. It is an eclectic collection of landscapes, wildlife, sled dogs, natives, soldiers, celebrities, architecture, and culture (religion, fishing, village life). MSS-019, 3 inches (396 items).
See also: entry under Collectors and Collecting.
FELIX C. HARMAN PAPERS, 1898-1919.
Physician and soldier (1880-1925).
Collection consists of four photographs of Dr. Harman; his Teacher's Common School certificate and certification of appointment to the rank of First Lieutenant in the Officers' Reserve Corps of the U.S. Army, and ten medical school notebooks which cover areas of study such as genito-urinary diseases, neurology, bacteriology, chemistry, pathology, and dermatology. MSS-110, 5 inches.
ALICE E. HUEBNER COLLECTION, 1861-1976.
English Professor at The University of Toledo (1942-1972), Civil War Veteran's Descendant
This collection contains items related to the Huebner Brewery of Toledo Ohio which was owned by Alice's family, as well as artifacts (including pieces of a soldier's uniform) related to her ancestor who fought in the Civil War. MSS-133, .25 linear feet.
CYRUS HUSSEY DIARIES, 1862-1864. [PDF version] [Digital Samples]
Officer, 48th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry (1838 - 1926).
Three diaries with daily entries document the period in which Hussey's regiment was stationed primarily in Tennessee, Mississippi, and at the siege of Vicksburg during the American Civil War. Typed transcription of the diaries is included with the collection. MSS-017, 4 items.
MAHER FAMILY COLLECTION, 1757-1938.
Prominent Toledo, Ohio family.
Collection consists primarily of letters to William H. Maher (1846-1913), a businessman, writer, and political reformist, but also includes letters written to his wife Anne (Kelsey) Maher, as well as a few written to their daughter Amy Grace Maher, feminist and social activist. William also purchased a number of autograph letters and signatures of Revolutionary, Early National, and Civil War eras. MSS-005, 6 inches.
NAVARRE-WILLIAMS FAMILY PAPERS, 1815-1980s.
Early settlers of Oregon Township.
Collection includes deeds, other land and property documents, marriage and religious records, tax receipts, school memorabilia, a few Civil War and Grand Army of the Republic (GAR) documents and letters, newspaper clippings, and photographs. MSS-042, 1.5 linear feet.
HENRY W. NORDMEYER PAPERS, 1905-1962.
Professor of German language and literature, University of Michigan (1891-1981).
Collection consists primarily of extensive correspondence with colleagues and relatives. Since Nordmeyer was active during difficult years for German-Americans, letters frequently touch on issues such as American attitudes towards Germans following World War I and the American absorption of scholars fleeing Nazi Germany. Slightly more than half of the correspondence is in German -- scanty outgoing letters are often in shorthand. The Canaday Center also houses Nordmeyer's massive (largely German) library. MSS-012, 8 linear feet.
STEVEN PECSENYE COLLECTION, 1944-1983.
Artist, World War II Veteran (d. 1995).
300 original ink, pencil, pastel, and chalk drawings depicting people, customs, wildlife, and buildings of Hungary, many of which were made into postcards, included in Pecsenye's "Hungarian Coloring Book", or intended for other projects that never went to publication. Additional works represent other European countries as well as Toledo, Ohio ca. early 1900's. In addition to these drawings a large amount of correspondence in the form of V-Mail, newsclippings and other memorabilia dating from Pecsenye's service in Europe during World War is included in the collection. These materials chronicle in both words and pictures the events of the war from Pecsenye's perspective. MSS-084, 2.2 linear feet.
MAX T. SCHNITKER PAPERS, 1936-1983.
Local Neurosurgeon, World War II Veteran (1905-1983).
Collection contains scrapbooks and memoirs kept by Dr. Schnitker while he worked in England from 1936-1938 as a Harvey Cushing Travelling Fellow, as well diaries documenting his experiences in the Army. He served first in Utah from 1942-1945, and then in India from 1945-1946. Also included are photographs of Max and plaques that Dr. Schnitker recieved for his medical practice in Toledo Ohio. MSS-142, 1 linear foot.
ERASTUS WARD CIVIL WAR DIARY AND LETTERS, 1862-1865.
This collection contains the transcribed Civil War diary of Erastus Ward, Co. F, 6th Michigan Cavalry, as well as a selection of transcribed letters to and from various family members. It also includes scanned photographs and lettters, and a memorial poem written upon Ward's death at Petersburg, Virginia, in 1865, by his commander, M.J. Farnsworth. Found within the Donald White Collection, MSS-152s, 1/2 inch.
JAN WAGGONER SUTER PAPERS, 1954-1985.
Radical libertarian, mathematics instructor, University of Toledo (1938-1986).
Collection consists primarily of newsletters, memoranda, circulars, and flyers issued by the many pacifist, anti-war, and anti-draft and personal rights organizations with which Suter was involved. These groups included: the War Resisters League, the Fellowship of Reconciliation, the American Friends Service Committee, and the Central Committee for Conscientious Objectors. Minutes of the Draft Information and Counseling Service of the Toledo Area Council of Churches date from 1969 to 1972. MSS-059, 6 linear feet.
UNITED SPANISH WAR VETERANS EGBERT CAMP NO. 10 RECORDS, 1901-1972. [PDF version]
Collection spans the entire history of this Spanish-American War veterans' organization. Includes: minutes, membership lists, correspondence, and memorabilia. MSS-028, 2 linear feet.
HERBERT WHITE PAPERS, 1916-1974. [PDF version]
Engineer and soldier from Youngstown and Toledo Ohio (1897-1974).
Personal diaries; photographs; hand-drawn maps; and correspondence between White and his family during World War I. This collection provides an excellent account of life for an American soldier serving on the Western Front during the first world war. MSS-096, 5 linear inches.