Toledo-Lucas County Memorial Association (Toledo, Ohio)

Collection

Identifier: MS-0527

Staff Only

Collection Overview

Abstract

The records of the Toledo-Lucas County Memorial Association include minutes, membership lists, constitutions, financial reports, correspondence, and programs.

Dates

Creation: 1922-1975

Extent

1 Reels (1 reel of 16 mm microfilm)

Creator

Toledo-Lucas County Memorial Association (Organization)

Scope and Contents

The Toledo-Lucas County Memorial Association Collection includes minutes, membership lists, constitutions, financial reports, correspondence, and programs. The minutes and membership records date from 1922 through 1955, with the exception of the years 1936-137 and 1942-1943, for which documents are not available. Financial reports are included in the minutes, and also are available as audit reports from 1964 to 1975. The correspondence is filed chronologically with the minutes.

Biographical / Historical

The Toledo-Lucas County Memorial Association was formed to celebrate Memorial Day and honor those who have died while serving in the military. Specific activites of this Association have included planning Memorial Day parades, decorating the graves of the veterans, usually with flags, and providing information to the schools about the meaning of Memorial Day. The Association also maintained a card index on eleven cemeteries, with the name of each veteran and war in which he served listed along with the section, lot, and grave number.

Conditions Governing Access

No restrictions have been placed upon the use of the collection.

Conditions Governing Use

Researchers using this collection assume full responsibility for conforming to the laws of libel, privacy, and copyright, and are responsible for securing permissions necessary for publication or reproduction.

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Immediate Source of Acquisition

The Toledo-Lucas County Memorial Association Collection was transferred to the Center for Archival Collections for microfilming on April 7, 1988, with the cooperation of Jim Marshall and the Local History Department of the Toledo-Lucas County Public Library.