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This case displays photographs showing downtown revitalization efforts supported by Owens-Illinois, development of tyhe Portside area, Portside promotional material, commemorative glasses and a plaque, speeches by Edwin Dodd, and two books on local business and media leaders.


Portside promotion

1984

Portside promotional materials, 1984.  Ward M. Canaday Center Local History Vertical Files.
These items celebrated the opening of Toledo’s festival marketplace Portside.  It was designed by developer James Rouse’s company, Enterprise Development.  It was modeled after similar Rouse projects in Boston and Baltimore.


Kohlberg plaque

1987

Commemorative plaque, Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. acquisition of Owens-Illinois, 1987.  Owens-Illinois Company Records, MSS-200.

This plaque commemorates the acquisition of Owens-Illinois by the holding company KKR.  It was produced by Goldman, Sachs & Co., which acted as financial advisor to Owens-Illinois.


In the Company of
Friends

By: James R. Findlay, 2001

Jim Findlay, In the Company of Friends. Fostoria, OH:  Gray Printing Co., 2001.  Signed by author.

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Jim Findlay, co-founder and chairman of Impact Products, Inc. of Toledo, wrote this autobiography in 2001.  The book describes how Findlay and his partner used their life savings to create the company in 1963.  Their first product was Spiffy, a toilet bowl cleaner.  Today, Impact Products is a multi-million company, and Findlay and his wife are major supporters of the University of Toledo.


Groundbreaking

1979

Photograph, One SeaGate groundbreaking, 1979.  Owens-Illinois Company Records, MSS-200.

The groundbreaking ceremonies for One SeaGate drew some important dignitaries, including Mayor Douglas DeGood, Congressman Thomas Ludlow Ashley, Blade publisher Paul Block Jr., and Owens-Illinois CEO Edwin Dodd.  After the dignitaries turned the first shovels, others were invited to join in, including O-I employees.  Included here is one of the silver-plated shovels used to break ground.  Another ceremony was held on July 7, 1980, to commemorate the placement of the last beam of the building.  For each event, O-I’s Libbey division produced commemorative glasses.


Edwin Dodd Speech

May 22, 1979

Speeches by Edwin D. Dodd on downtown revitalization, 1979.  Jack Paquette Collection on Northwest Ohio’s Glass Industry, MSS-169.

Edwin Dodd, head of Owens-Illinois, became one of the leaders of the downtown revitalization effort and often spoke of its importance to the company and to the city.


Downtown Revitalization

1979-1981

Photographs, downtown revitalization, 1979-1981.  Owens-Illinois Company Records, MSS-200.

These photographs show progress on the construction of One SeaGate, the world headquarters for Owens-Illinois downtown; and Portside, the festival marketplace.  One SeaGate was the beginning of the efforts to revitalize the downtown area.


No Lamb for Slaughter
  

By: Edward Lamb, 1963

Edward Lamb, No Lamb for Slaughter.  New York:  Harcourt, Brace & World, Inc., 1963.  Signed by author.

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Edward Lamb began his career as a lawyer in Toledo.  In 1934, he represented the striking workers at the Toledo Electric Auto-Lite strike, and helped to negotiate an end to the strike.  Despite threats to disbar him and repeated stints in jail for his work, he continued his work on behalf of labor unions, representing more than 75 unions in the 1930s and 1940s.  Thanks to a series of wise investments, Lamb purchased several television stations.  In the 1950s, the FCC tried to have his broadcasting license revoked on the grounds Lamb was a Communist.  He won that case in 1957.  Lamb continued to be active in liberal causes until his death in 1987.  This autobiography describes his unique life as a millionaire industrialist and champion of labor.