William B. Guitteau papers

The papers of William B. Guitteau, with minor exceptions, document his public career from the turn of the century until 1932. The majority of the documents span from 1907 through 1920 with several items being undated. These papers consist primarily of original drafts of public speeches and essays submitted to journals covering a wide range of topics from citizenship to Boy Scouts, correspondence pertaining to Guitteau's employment and a few newsclippings.

In addition to the papers, this collection contains three scrapbooks. These scrapbooks are filled with a variety of items, for example newsclippings, photographs, and broadsides.

Volume I contains newsclippings, photographs, and grade cards detailing Guitteau's education and early career in the Toledo Public Schools. The only weakness of this material is in the lack of dates. Regardless, most of the items are arranged categorically and chronologically making identification possible.

Also, this volume contains several miscellaneous items concerning Guitteau's civic involvement after 1933.

Volume II contains material specifically relating to Guitteau's role in Toledo politics including newsclippings, photographs, and telegrams outlining his mayoral campaign. In addition, this volume contains substantial material, for example, newsclippings and telegrams detailing the development and response to the "textbook controversy" which plagued Guitteau's publishing career.

Volume III consists primarily of newsclippings outlining Guitteau's career in school administration in Toledo. also several personal notes are contained including correspondence from Heidelburg College concerning Guitteau's posthumous donation of his private library.

The strength of this collection lies in its coverage of Guitteau's involvement in reform, both in government and education. Much of the material is "classically" progressive. Of particular research interest are the materials concerning the controversy over Guitteau's Our United States. The one weakness of this collection is its lack of Dr. Guitteau's personal papers beyond the speeches.

Contains materials detailing Guitteau's early life, education, and early career in the Toledo Public Schools, including newspaper clippings, correspondance, grade cards, geneologies, journal articles, advertisements, pamphlets, photographs, and records of various awards. Also contains several miscellaneous items concerning Guitteau's civic involvement after 1933.

Newspaper clippings concerning Toledo politics, 1926-1927, 1963.

Newspaper clippings concerning education in Toledo, 1909-1920, 1953, 1963; correspondence from Heidelberg College, 1963.