MC. Manuscript Collections

Ledger of customer accounts, by name, of Grand Rapids, Ohio hardware store.

Handwritten letter providing general genealogical information on the Stow family.

The records of the Burgoon Woman's Christian Temperance Union, Sandusky County, Ohio, consist of minutes, financial records, pamphlets, convention programs and handbooks, and date from 1935 to 1960.

Minute books, with minor correspondence and some clippings.

Minute books, with some information on members.

Minute book of Bucyrus, Ohio women's auxiliary to local G.A.R. post.

Organizational records including member list, minutes, and printed material.

Minute book of Tiffin, Ohio women's auxiliary to local G.A.R. post

Photocopy of a 1963 detailing women's work at an olive-packing plant at Vermilion, Ohio.

The records of the Women's Auxiliary #2 of the United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America date from 1902 to 1977 and consist of minutes, dues, registers, scrapbooks, membership lists, constitutions, and the original charter of the auxiliary.

Organizational records including Board minutes, clippings, and a speech delivered in 1951.

The records of the Amsden, Ohio, Woman's Christian Temperance Union date from 1907 to 1977. The history of this religious anti-alcohol and tobacco activist group is reflected in one linear foot of minutes, membership and financial records, correspondence, reminiscences, newspaper clippings, workbooks, recipes, songbooks, handbooks, pamphlets, newsletters, programs, and photos.

The records contained in this collection, which span the years 1906-1969, present the history, activities, and beliefs of the Women's Christian Temperance Union (WCTU). These records include minutes, correspondence, reports, WCTU publications, newspaper clippings, pamphlets, programs, and the personal papers of Sarah Berlekamp Smith, an important member of the Bettsville, Ohio, WCTU.

Organizational records including constitution, by-laws, minutes, and financial records, primarily associated with the operation of a public rest room for the Village of Put-in-Bay and other improvements in the Park.

The records of Wiley Post #85, Woman's Relief Corps, consist of minutes, rolls of members, cashbooks, convention publications, and artifacts, covering the period from 1885 to 1974.

Yearbook and membership list of a Bryan, Ohio women's club.

Minutes of the Alumni Home Council, with additional clippings and member lists.

Office records, primarily annual reports written by both the agricultural extension agent and the home demonstration agent; the narratives include summaries of outreach activities with local farmers, women's organizations, and 4-H youth groups as part of the educational mission of the Extension Service.

The Emergency Farm Labor records of the Cooperative Extension Service span from 1943-1948, with the majority of materials covering the range of 1944 through 1945. This collection consists of correspondences between local and state agents, as well as with military personnel. In addition, the collection contains such records as applications for employment, laws and regulations, farm labor handbooks, and the leases of land used for a prisoner of war camp.

Minutes of meetings, membership lists, and attendance records.

Signed subscription lists, divided in columns by political party, for a biennial post election political event; includes one program from the 1920 dinner.

Township plats with lists indicating landowners, and legend notation marking FB [Farm Bureau] members, FB ins., and fert 1927.

The records of the Wood County Farmers' Mutual Fire Association consist of assessment books, ledgers, and certificates of membership, ranging from 1903 until 1960.

The records, dating from 1922 to 1978, include newsletters, financial statements, brochures, correspondences and research notes.