OhiOntario International Friendship Games collection

The OhiOntario International Friendship Games collection consists primarily of information relating to the organization and proceedings of the Games dating from 1992 to 2007. This information is mostly organizational meeting minutes, correspondence between various officers, schedules, financial documents, programs, pictures and artifacts from the Games that document the Games from their earliest planning stages until the disbandment of the Organizing Committee.

The OhiOntario International Friendship Games Collection also contains information about St. Thomas, the sister city relationship between St. Thomas and Bowling Green, and information from other conferences and games such as the International Games Conference.

MINUTES; 1995-1998, 2001; arranged chronologically. Includes minutes from meetings planning the OhiOntario International Friendship Games.

CONSTITUTIONS; 1995, 1998, 2001; arranged chronologically. Includes OhiOntario Games constitutions and their various revisions.

GAMES CORRESPONDENCE; 1994-1999, 2001; arranged chronologically. Includes correspondence relating to the planning and organization of the Games.

GRANT CORRESPONDENCE; 1996. Includes correspondence about the 1996-1997 government grant for the Games.

THANK YOU CORRESPONDENCE; 1995, 1997, 1999; arranged chronologically. Includes thank you letters to sponsors and volunteers as well as thank you cards.

MISCELLANEOUS CORRESPONDENCE; 2003, 2007; arranged chronologically. Includes correspondence from Dolores Black and regarding the disbandment of the OhiOntario International Friendship International Friendship Games Committee.

OHIONTARIO GAMES; 1994-2001; arranged chronologically. Includes officer information, promotional material, planning information, schedules, surveys, evaluation forms and participant information from the OhiOntario International Friendship Games.

LETTERHEAD. Includes OhiOntario Games blank letterhead paper and envelope.

ST. THOMAS. Includes information on the St. Thomas-Bowling Green sister city relationship as well as brochures and other information relating to St. Thomas.

OTHER GAMES/CONFERENCES; 1993-1996, 2000, 2001; arranged chronologically by group. Includes information and programs from games similar to the OhiOntario International Friendship Games, such as the Can-Amera Games and the Saginaw Friendship Games, as well as information from the International Games Conferences attended by OhiOntario International Friendship Games officers.

Includes annual reports as well as overall reports from various departments within the Games.

Budget information from the Games.

Includes newspaper clippings and inserts related to the OhiOntario International Friendship Games.

Includes Bowling Green city and park maps.

PROGRAMS; 1994-1996, 1998-2001; arranged chronologically. Includes programs and travel guides from the Games.

NEWSLETTERS; 1999, 2001; arranged chronologically. Includes Bowling Green Parks and Recreation Foundation newsletters.

Includes photographs from the opening and closing ceremonies, gatherings, and sporting events of the Games.

Includes VHS tapes from the OhiOntario International Friendship Games as well as a promotional commercial.

CLOTHING; 1995, 1997-2001, undated. Includes OhiOntario International Friendship Games t-shirts given to participants and volunteers as well as a baseball cap.

MEDALS; 1994-2001. Includes OhiOntario International Friendship Games medals given to each participant as well as a CANUSA Games medal.

MISCELLANEOUS; 1995, 1997, 1999, undated. Includes various souvenirs such as a tote bag, frisbees, a pin, a magnet and a bracelet, as well as carved wooden items such as bears and plaques with flags and the Games symbol.