MATTIE ANDERSON SCRAPBOOK COLLECTION, 1860-1901.
Kindergarten teacher, (1870's-?).
With the exception of the fourth scrapbook, which contains personal items (Civil War memorabilia, graduation certificates, invitations, and poetry) collected by Mattie Anderson, the scrapbooks were compiled as a requirement for her training as a kindergarten teacher. These contain geometric drawings, mathematical problems, songs, curriculum instructions, and other teaching projects and ideas. MSS-088, 1 linear foot.
LOUISE BRUNER COLLECTION, 1967-1989.
Louise Bruner is the former art editor of the Toledo Blade. She was also a contributing editor of Art Gallery, and a contributor to American Artist and Antiques. MSS-215, .25 linear foot.
MARY BOYLE BURNS PAPERS, 1935-1977. [PDF version]
Vice chair, Ohio Democratic Party (1938-1968), Vice chair, Lucas County Democratic Party (1945-1968), Deputy clerk, Lucas County Board of Elections (1945-1971), (1892 - 1977).
Five scrapbooks containing newspaper clippings from three Toledo newspapers: the Blade, Times, and News-Bee. Most concern Democratic Party affairs, Toledo elections, and political issues such as: relief payments and federal aid to Toledo (1935-1937); aid to parochial schools (1935-1936); property tax (1937); payroll income tax (1946); city government reorganization (1946); and township incorporation and annexation in the postwar years. Scanty photographs and pamphlets. MSS-034, 1 linear foot.
BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL WOMEN/TOLEDO RECORDS, 1920-1997.
Organization advocating for Professional Women.
Collection contains pictures, newspaper clippings, memorabilia, reports, scrapbooks, and audio-visual materials documenting the activities of this politically active social service organization. Supporters of such issues as Pay Equity for Women as well as an Equal Rights Amendment to the Constitution, this organization has championed the causes of working women for most of the 20th century. MSS-137, 16 linear feet.
LUCILLE KOCHER BUX SCHOOL PAPERS, 1905-1918.
Student, Scott High School, Toledo, Ohio (1899-1978).
Collection includes six issues of The Thistle, Scott High's literary magazine (1913-1918); a scrapbook; class workbook; promotion and attendance cards, dance cards and other ephemera from Bux's school years. MSS-043, 6 inches.
OLIVE A. COLTON COLLECTION, 1867-1961.
Suffragist, pamphleteer, philanthropist, and world traveler from Toledo, Ohio (1873-1972).
Although the bulk of the collection consists of postcards that document Colton's extensive travels, there is considerable information on her activities as a woman suffragist. Colton was a founder of Toledo's League of Women Voters in 1921, a member of the National Woman's Party in the 1930s, and served as a delegate to Carrie Chapman Catt's Woman's Centennial Congress in 1940. Materials in the collection include pamphlets, correspondence (1909 -1961), clippings, and autographs. MSS-008, 4 linear feet.
LINDA FURNEY PAPERS, 1985-1998.
State of Ohio Senator from Toledo (11th District) (1987-Present).
Collection includes personal papers generated during service as State Senator: including House and Senate bills, legislative files, campaign and fund raising files, and correspondence. These materials reflect her interest in and support of labor, women's and environmental issues. MSS-134, 42.5 Linear Feet.
ELIZABETH GOULD HOCHMAN COMPOSITIONS, 1945-1992
Composer and piano teacher (1904-1995).
The bulk of the collection is scores with programs, posters and other printed material making up the rest. The scores were written for brass, string, and woodwind instruments. MSS-108, 4.7 linear feet.
HAZEL DELL KELLOGG PAPERS, 1878-1923.
Primary School Teacher (1885-1918).
Materials in the collection include correspondence, writings, datebooks, financial documents, photographs, and ephemera documenting the life of this school teacher and 19th resident of Toledo, Ohio. MSS-131, 1.75 linear feet.
MAHER FAMILY COLLECTION, 1757-1938.
Prominent Toledo 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 Maher, feminist and social activist. William also purchased a number of autograph letters and signatures from the Revolutionary, Early National, and Civil War eras. MSS-005, 6 inches.
BETTY MAUK PAPERS, 1969-1998.
Community Activist, Toledo Ohio (1960's-Present)
Founder of Promenade Park in downtown Toledo, Mauk has championed a clean, safe, and revitalized downtown for over 30 years. Her papers consist of photographs, personal and business correspondence, printed materials and ephemera related to various organizations she founded, causes she supported, and individuals with whom she corresponded. MSS-135, 2 linear feet.
MONROE-CENTRAL BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL WOMEN'S CLUB, TOLEDO, OHIO, RECORDS, 1954-1993.
National civic organization providing fellowship and support for working women.
Contains materials relating to local, regional, and national BPW clubs including by-laws and constitutions, correspondence, meeting minutes, newsletters and other printed materials and scrapbooks. MSS-100, 2.7 linear feet.
NATIONAL ORGANIZATION FOR WOMEN: TOLEDO, OHIO CHAPTER RECORDS, 1972-1989.
Largest women's rights organization in the United States (1966-Present).
Collection includes records on the local, state, and national levels, such as meeting minutes, newsletters and other publications, bylaws, and annual conference programs. Subjects include: job discrimination, affirmative action, ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment, Title IX compliance, and the Toledo group's association with the American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees, Local 544. MSS-035, 3 linear feet.
BERTHA POTTER COLLECTION, 1941-1980s
Long time employee of Jeep. MSS-213, .5 linear foot.
MARGOT SANGER PAPERS, 1920-1967.
Prominent Toledo socialite, performer, and author (1890-1967).
This collection documents Margot Sanger's career as a monologist and later as an author, containing handwritten notebooks filled with poetry, prose and monologue scripts. Also included among these papers are newspaper reviews of her performances around the world, a description of how she talked her way out of a 1962 traffic ticket, and various photographs. MSS-140, .5 linear feet.
RUBY T. SCOTT COLLECTION, 1690-1966.
Professor of English, University of Toledo (1891-1966).
Primary focus of the collection is a group of autograph letters and other documents of British origin (1690-1905). Other materials include correspondence, genealogical material, poetry, photographs, and a scrapbook that document Scott's professional and personal life. MSS-006, 1.8 linear feet.
ELLA P. STEWART PAPERS, 1922-1987.
Pharmacist, civic leader of Toledo, Ohio (1893-1987).
Scrapbooks and literary productions document Stewart's activities and honors. She was active in the Berea in Korea Foundation, the Pan-Pacific and South East Asia Women's Association, the Indiana Avenue Nursery, and the Delta Sigma Theta sorority. Subjects include child care, famous figures in African-American history, and women's social clubs. MSS-052, 2 linear feet.
TOLEDO WOMAN'S SUFFRAGE ASSOCIATION RECORDS, 1903-1927.
One of the earliest organized groups working for women to have the right to vote (1869-1915).
The collection consists of minutes, 1909-1915; by-laws; speech notes, newspaper clippings; correspondence; pamphlets; and flyers pertaining to the suffrage movement and its activities. MSS-091, .25 linear feet.
NAOMI TWINING COLLECTION, 1940s-1990s.
Member in and officer of The American Civil Liberties Union of Northwest Ohio.
Author of They Fought for Civil Liberties: Genesis of the ACLU of Northwest Ohio, published in 1997. MSS-216, 1 linear foot.
MARY RUTH WOTHERSPOON PAPERS, 1983-1992.
Author (b. 1924).
This collection consists of the notes taken by Mary Ruth Wotherspoon while she was researching her family history, a process that would become the basis for her book So Here I Am! But Where Did I Come From?. These notes include correspondence as well as conversations with her newly discovered family memebers. MSS-141, .2 linear feet.