Social Welfare
ABILITY CENTER OF GREATER TOLEDO RECORDS, 1920-2015. [PDF]
Originally started by a small group of Toledo Rotarians as the Toledo Society for
Crippled Children, through the years the organization has served as a convalescent
home for children with disabilities, a polio and tuberculosis center, a school, and
a social service agency.
The collection includes photographs, board minutes and administrative materials, fundraising
material, programming material, publications, newspaper clippings, and awards. MSS-190,
10 linear feet.
See also: entry under Disability History
ASSISTANCE DOGS OF AMERICA, INC., 1986-2002. [PDF]
Organization founded for the purpose of providing trained dogs and special equipment
to enable disabled persons to be more independent (1984-present).
The collection includes administrative and financial records, photographs and videotape,
printed material, and correspondence documenting the day-to-day work of the organization.
MSS-175, 5 linear feet.
See also: entry under Disability History
BITTERSWEET FARMS, 1974-2004. [PDF]
Supported living farm dedicated to the individual development of persons with autism
Included in this collection are administrative, funding, research, correspondence,
and historical materials, as well as photographs and videotapes. MSS-195, 9 linear
feet.
See also: entry under Disability History
NOTE: Researchers will be asked to sign a Confidentiality Note prior to using this collection per donor's request
WILLIAM M. BOOKER SCRAPBOOKS, 1907-1952. [PDF]
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Civic leader, regional manager of Mutual Benefit Life Insurance Company (1874-1945)
Three volumes document Booker's civic and business endeavors from 1907 to 1945, including
his work with the Toledo War Chest (which underwent many name changes, including Community
Chest, now known as United Way), the Rotary Club, the American Red Cross, and the
Toledo Area Boy Scouts of America through newspaper clippings, correspondence, speeches,
and other materials. There is also some evidence of Booker's involvement with the
disposition of Edward Drummond Libbey's estate in 1941. MSS-070, 1 linear foot.
See also: entries under Civic Interests, Philanthropy, and Philosophy and Religion
CAESAR'S SHOWBAR (JOSEPH C. WICKS) COLLECTION, 1980-2012. [PDF]
Toledo's longest-running gay bar (early 1980s-2010)
Collection consists of publications, photographs, artifacts, and awards granted to
the popular nightspot for its work in supporting HIV/AIDS awareness through fundraisers.
MSS-317, 4 linear feet.
See also: entries under Civic Interests, Gender and Sexuality, and Music, Art, Drama, and Theatre.
CUMMINGS-ZUCKER CENTER RECORDS, 1913-1997. [PDF]
A residential facility which also operated a school, it gave dependent, neglected,
and underprivileged girls a proper home life and suitable educational and vocational
training as well as providing academic and domestic science training. The school was
accredited by the Toledo Public Schools.
The collection contains administrative records, ephemera/memorabilia, and financial
records of the institution in its various iterations: Girl's Protection Agency (1913-1914),
the Luella Cummings Home (1914-1981), and the Cummings-Zucker Center (1981-1997).
MSS-130, 5.75 linear feet.
See also: entry under Education and Schools
DAVID'S HOUSE COMPASSION, 1987-2004. [PDF]
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Service organization that provided education and counseling programs, as well as other
assistance, to HIV/AIDS victims
Contains administrative files, funding and financial records, material on planning
and development, printed material, audiovisual material, and ephemera. MSS-188, 12
linear feet.
See also: entries under Disability History and Gender and Sexuality
DOUBLE ARC RECORDS, 1978-2018. [PDF]
Organization that serves children and their families who are affected by prenatal
alcohol exposure.
The collection consists of administrative records, publications, and audio/visual
materials that document Double ARC’s operations, activities, and accomplishments. Double ARC merged with A
Renewed Mind in March 2018. MSS-336, 9 linear feet.
See also: entries under Civic Interests, Education and Schools, and Medicine and Health.
FAIR HOUSING CENTER RECORDS, 1957-2018.
Organization that serves the Toledo community by enforcing fair housing laws and eliminate
housing discrimination.
The collection contains the founding and administrative records of the agency, as
well as photographs and publications that chronicle the organization's efforts and
successes. MSS-335, 5.25 linear feet.
FAMILY SERVICE OF NORTHWEST OHIO RECORDS, 1904-1989. [PDF]
Social service agency (1904-Present)
Records document the programs, policies, and activities of this agency through its
many name changes. Materials include minutes (1904-1987), daily reports (1904-1908),
scant correspondence, literary productions on agency history, a document signifying
Edward D. Libbey's $30,000 donation to the agency in 1927, scrapbooks (1908-1980s),
pamphlets, an in-house newsletter, and scattered issues of 3 agency newsletters. Some
materials pertain to the Traveler's Aid Society of Toledo, (1919-1939). Access to
some materials in this collection is restricted. MSS-075, 5 linear feet.
See also: entry under Philanthropy
HUGH GREGORY GALLAGHER PAPERS, 1880-2002. [PDF]
Disability Rights Activist (1932-2004)
Paralyzed by polio contracted at the age of 19, Gallagher was known as the "father
of the disability rights movement." He was the author of the Architectural Barriers
Act of 1968, and wrote several books and articles. Gallagher was also a respected
Franklin D. Roosevelt scholar. Perhaps his best-known book is FDR's Splendid Deception, which explored the former president's disability and how he hid it from the public.
This collection contains correspondence, biographical and family files, Mr. Gallagher's
writings, research files, senate files, photographic material, awards, and artifacts.
MSS-185, 13 linear feet.
See also: entries under Disability History, Medicine and Health, and Politics and Government
GLENN GEELHOED PAPERS, 1995-2015. [PDF]
Surgeon and professor
Collection of travel logs describing Geelhoed's medical missions to developing countries.
His recollections are also presented in the form of emails to friends and colleagues,
and photographs. MSS-233, 5 linear feet.
See also: entries under Medicine and Health, Philanthropy, Travel
JAMES E. JONES, PRESIDENT OF FAMILY SERVICE OF NORTHWEST OHIO, PORTRAIT BY LESLIE
ADAMS [PDF]
Former President and CEO of Family Service of Northwest Ohio, 1998-2015.
This collection consists of a single portrait, measuring approximately 35 x 27, of
James E. Jones, who had served as President and CEO of Family Service of Northwest
Ohio from 1998 until 2015. Family Service of Northwest Ohio commissioned Leslie Adams,
a prominent Ohio artist whose patrons include governors, judges, and university and
Fortune 500 presidents, to do the portrait, which is charcoal on paper. MSS-346, one
35x27 framed portrait.
See MSS-075 for the historical records of Family Service of Northwest Ohio.
KIWANIS CLUB OF DOWNTOWN TOLEDO RECORDS, 1916-2011. [PDF]
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Fraternal and charitable organization (1916-Present)
Collection documents the activities of this businessmen's organization through meeting
minutes, membership records, monthly reports, weekly bulletins, and newsletters. Subjects
include fund-raising (especially the annual Kiwanis Peanut Sales and Pancake Days)
and business promotion. Files on guest speakers at weekly Kiwanis meetings offer information
on a wide variety of subjects. MSS-081, 11 linear feet.
See also: entries under Business and Commerce, Civic Interests, and Philanthropy
LEE LAWRENCE PAPERS, 1923-2002. [PDF]
Disability Rights Activist (1923-2002)
After a catastrophic fall ended her theatre and television career, Lee Lawrence spent
the rest of her life advocating for the disabled and educating the public. This collection
contains correspondence, manuscripts, material on programs, agencies, organizations,
laws, illnesses, diseases, and accessibility. It also contains printed material and
proceedings of the White House Conferences on Handicapped Individuals and the White
House Conference on Aging. MSS-174, 9 linear feet.
See also: entry under Disability History
JOSINA JONES LOTT PAPERS, 1949-2000. [PDF]
Educator (1898-1972)
Founder of the Lott Day School, the first of several schools for developmentally disabled
children. Also founded the Lott Sheltered Workshop (later known as Lott Industries)
to provide her students with job skills.
This collection consists of administrative records, biographical and historical materials,
printed material, audiovisual material, and ephemera. MSS-186, 4.5 linear feet.
See also: entries under Disability History and Education and Schools
BETTY MORAIS PAPERS, 1976-2004. [PDF]
Activist and Director of Planned Parenthood of Northwest Ohio
This collection contains letters, awards, articles, memos, speeches, photographs,
and other records pertaining to Morais's directorship of Planneed Parenthood and to
her activism in other areas. MSS-183, .5 linear foot.
See also: entry under Women
NATHAN HALE COMMUNITY SCHOOL RECORDS, 1973-1995.[PDF]
The Nathan Hale Community School was a community outreach program fostered by Nathan
Hale Elementary School to expand its facilities for year-round activities. The Nathan
Hale Community School Committee was headed by Bettye Kay, who worked to ensure the
school-aged children of the community would have enrichment outside of their traditional
school day.
See also: entry under Education and Schools
NATIONAL ALLIANCE FOR THE MENTALLY ILL, TOLEDO CHAPTER, RECORDS, 1980's-2002. [PDF]
Organization formed to improve the lives of persons with mental illness
The collection contains administrative and financial records, photographs, and material
about the organization's education programs. MSS-178, 3.25 linear feet.
See also: entry under Disability History
NEIGHBORHOOD IMPROVEMENT FOUNDATION OF TOLEDO SCRAPBOOKS, 1958-1971. [PDF]
Community operated organization devoted to the conservation and preservation of Toledo
neighborhoods (est. 1952)
Scrapbooks contain mission statements and other foundation papers, newspaper clippings,
and other materials documenting the group's efforts at community beautification. The
scrapbooks were used to recruit new members and entered into national city beautification
contests. Among the issues covered by these scrapbooks are air and water pollution,
traffic safety, fair housing, gun control, industrial development, streets, and expressway
construction. MSS-073, 16 scrapbooks.
See also: entry under Civic Interests
NORTHWEST OHIO PEACE COALITION COLLECTION, 1972-2013. [PDF]
Organization dedicated to building a nonviolent movement for peace, social justice,
and environmental responsibility (est. 2001)
Collection consists of flyers, photographs, newspaper clippings, and other items that
document the activities of the Northwest Ohio Peace Coalition (NWOPC). The NWOPC staged
multiple protests on the war in Iraq and Afghanistan that included picketing, marches,
and demonstrations. MSS-285, 0.5 linear feet.
See also: entries under Politics and Government and War, Soldiers, and Veterans
GUSTAVUS OHLINGER PAPERS, 1821-1987. [PDF]
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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 are papers generated and collected
by various family members. The most extensive group is the papers of Ohlinger's sister,
Constance Ohlinger. MSS-013, 5.25 linear feet.
See also: entries under Civic Interests, Politics and Government, and Travel
BETTY A. REARDON PAPERS, 1960-2009. [PDF]
Acknowledged founder of peace education (b. 1929)
The Reardon papers include published and unpublished manuscripts, correspondence,
curricula, policy documents, reports, presentations, projects, and notes. MSS-226,
9 linear feet.
For an annotated bibliography that lists the box and folder numbers of Reardon's published
work that is contained in the collection, click here.
See also: entries under Civic Interests, Politics and Government, Social Welfare, and Women
DAVID WARREN RYDER SOCIAL CREDIT PAPERS, 1930-1955. [PDF]
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San Francisco journalist (1892-1975)
Papers document the internal workings of the American Social Credit movement and its
pursuit of economic reform. This collection consists primarily of correspondence,
along with manuscripts, newspaper clippings, and photographs. Topics covered include
unions, banking practices, the New Deal, communism, democracy, and the disruption
of the American Social Credit Union in 1937. MSS-004, 3 inches.
See also: entry under Politics and Government
SIGHT CENTER OF TOLEDO RECORDS, 1920-2004. [PDF]
Founded in 1923 as the Toledo Society for the Blind, this organization strove to improve
the lives of persons with visual impairments by teaching vocational and life skills
and hosting social events.
The collection includes photographs, administrative records, newspaper clippings,
and scrapbooks. MSS-179, 12.25 linear feet.
See also: entries under Disability History and Education and Schools
ELLA P. STEWART PAPERS, 1922-1987. [PDF]
Pharmacist, civic leader of Toledo, Ohio (1893-1987)
This collection consists of scrapbooks and literary productions documenting 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.
See also: entries under African-Americans, Civic Interests, Medicine & Health, and Women
SUNSET HOUSE RECORDS, 1871-1988. [PDF]
A home for elderly and retired women in Toledo, Ohio (1872-present)
Administrative records, financial records, ephemera and memorabilia, including annual
reports, treasurers reports, membership and admission committee reports, a visitor's
register, board minutes, correspondence, cash books, financial ledgers, accountants
reports, financial statements, scrapbooks, newspaper clippings, photographs, secondary
and primary source histories of the institution and residents, proclamations and slides.
MSS-125, 4.25 linear feet.
See also: entry under Civic Interests
TOLEDO AREA GAY AND LESBIAN AFFILIATION (TAGALA) NEWSLETTERS, 1983-2019. [PDF]
Newsletter for the gay and lesbian communities of the greater Toledo and Northwest
Ohio areas.
Collection consists of paper copies of the newsletter from 2014 to present, as well
as high-resolution PDF copies of issues from 1983 to 2014 stored on CD-R discs. MSS-288,
.25 linear feet.
See also: entries under Civic Interests and Gender and Sexuality.
TOLEDO BOTANICAL GARDEN RECORDS, 1956-2016. [PDF]
Public garden that supports community gardens and hosts artist communities (1964-present)
Board minutes, annual reports, development projects, programming (specifically regarding
the Crosby Festival of the Arts), publications, and photographic material comprise
this collection. MSS-327, 3 linear feet and 22 drawing tubes.
See also: entries under Civic Interests, Education and Schools, and Music, Art, Drama and Theater
TOLEDO HEARING AND SPEECH CENTER RECORDS, 1920-2000. [PDF]
Organization that provided hearing screenings and speech therapy as well as special
instruments to assist hearing impaired individuals (1920-2014)
Collection contains numerous administrative, financial, legal, audiovisual, and published
materials of the organization. Specific items include minutes, agendas, reports, financial
statements, contracts, photographs, films, newsletters, and newspaper clippings, among
others. MSS-292, 12.25 linear feet.
See also: entry under Disability History
TOLEDO ROTARY CLUB RECORDS, 1908-2011. [PDF]
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Service organization of professional businessmen
This collection includes administrative and committee files, correspondence, membership
records, scrapbooks, and project files of the Toledo Rotary Club, in addition to materials
from Rotary International. MSS-145, 25.5 linear feet.
See also: entries under Business and Commerce, Civic Interests, Disability History, and Philanthropy
TOLEDO STATE HOSPITAL, LUCAS COUNTY INFIRMARY, & MAUMEE VALLEY HOSPITAL ARCHITECTURAL
AND SURVEY DRAWINGS, 1884-1989. [PDF]
Insane Asylum (1888-1973)
Collection includes schematic maps from the Toledo Insane Asylum, which was designed
by Edward O. Fallis and operated by Dr. Henry A. Tobey. The schematic drawings are
from the original plans for the asylum. MSS-221, 50 linear feet.
See also: entries under Architecture, Disability History, and Medicine and Health
UNITED WAY OF GREATER TOLEDO COLLECTION, 1941-1983. [PDF]
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Charitable organization supporting seventy-six human service agencies in Lucas, Ottawa,
Wood, and eastern Fulton Counties. (1918-present)
The scrapbooks in this collection include clippings on fund drives, explanations of
the work of the United Way and its agencies, and profiles of the organization's beneficiaries.
They also document many name and location changes over the years. MSS-064, 46 volumes.
BRAND WHITLOCK LETTERS, March 1915. [PDF]
Toledo, Ohio mayor; lawyer; author; and U.S. ambassador to Belgium (1869-1934)
Approximately 7000 letters written by the schoolchildren of Ghent, Belgium expressing
thanks for American shipments of food and clothing following World War I. MSS-023,
5 linear feet (ca. 7000 items).
See also: entry under Politics and Government
ZEIGLER HABILITATION HOMES, 1960s-2005. [PDF]
Intermediate care facility for persons with developmental disabilities and mental
illness, founded in 1979 by Charlotte Zeigler
Contains photographs of the Zeigler family, the homes and their residents, Mrs. Zeigler's
obituary, and sympathy cards. MSS-208, .75 linear feet.
See also: entries under African-Americans, Disability History, and Women