Clayton C. Kohl papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS-0102

Collection Organization

Dr. Clayton C. Kohl's papers consists of his speeches and various writings, dating from approximately 1900 to 1935, on topics of education and the social sciences. The writings document his extensive academic study and knowledge and his social consciousness. Specific topics of more local interest include a discussion of the Town and Gown Club, a Bowling Green study group comprised of city and university men, and a discussion of the proposed year of graduate instruction being considered at Bowling Green State University.

The small amount of correspondence and memorials offered at the time of his death shed light on his academic credentials, his social involvement, community mindedness, and important influence he had at Bowling Green State University as a faculty member and administrator.

Local depression-era concerns are evidenced in some correspondence of the Wood County Citizenship Council and some news clippings dating from 1933 to 1934 documenting Dr. Kohl's involvement with public welfare. He also illustrated his concerns about the State's interest in converting the University to a mental institution in the 1930s by the clipping, "Costly Folly to Abandon Bowling Green College." Also included is an essay/interview by Lois L. Hodge about the Toledo Travelers' Aid Society which highlights the work of that organization in 1929.

Correspondence and other documents regarding Dr. Kohl's death and donation of his papers, 1938-1970

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Creation: 1938-1970

Correspondence of Ivan (Doc) Lake-memoralizing Dr. Kohl for Five Brothers Fraternity (SAE), undated

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Correspondence-Wood County Citizenship Council (Wood County Farm and Home Protective Committee), 1933

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Creation: 1933

Address delivered at Dr. Kohl's memorial service by Grove Patterson, November 30, 1938

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Creation: November 30, 1938

Memorial Tributes for Dr. Kohl, 1938-1939

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Creation: 1938-1939

American Ideals (speech outlines), undated

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The American Question in England from 1763-1773, undated

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Bismarck's Work for Germany, 1862-1866, July 1903

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Creation: 1862-1866
Creation: July 1903

The Boundaries of School Education, undated

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Claims as a Cause of the Mexican War (doctoral thesis), 1914

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Creation: 1914

Congress of the United States from 1783-1787, undated

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The Congressional Story of the Kansas-Nebraska Bill, December 17, 1900

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Creation: December 17, 1900

The County Boy and Education, February 15, 1905

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Creation: February 15, 1905

County Government in Ohio (two copies), circa 1930

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Creation: circa 1930

Educational Folkways (outline), undated

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Educational Theory vs. Integrity of the Social Studies (published article in The Historical Outlook), November 1930

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Creation: November 1930

The Enemies of Good Studentship (BG News article and copy), November 20, 1920

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Creation: November 20, 1920

The Great Needs of the Youth of To-day, undated

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Health Education and the Physician (published article in The Ohio State Medical Journal), August 1, 1930

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Creation: August 1, 1930

The High School and the Citizen, undated

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The High School and the Citizen, undated

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The History of Mankind (notes on a book by Friederich Ratzel), undated

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Horace Mann, undated

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Institute Lectures (briefs), undated

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Invention in Teaching (outline), undated

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The Kind of Study History Is (chapter 1), undated

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Men of the Stone Age (summary of a book by Henry Fairfield Osborn), undated

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Men of the Stone Age (summary of a book by Henry Fairfield Osborn), undated

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Needed Research in Method (published article in Journal of Educational Psychology), April 1912

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Creation: April 1912

Notes (manuscript), undated

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Notes (typed), undated

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Notes on American Revolution-lectures and reference reading-course by Professor Brown, New York University, 1907-1908

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Creation: 1907-1908

Notes on Froebel's Life, undated

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Notes on the Life of John Locke, undated

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Notes on Pestalozzi as a Man and Reformer, undated

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Notes on Philip Melanchthon the Protestant Preceptor of Germany, 1497-1902, undated

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Opposition to the War of 1812 (Bachelor's thesis), June 1901

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Creation: June 1901

Our Pilgrim Fathers (written for high school admission), May 1893

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Creation: May 1893

Outline of a brief lecture on Rousseau to Serve as an Introduction to the Study of "Emile", undated

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Outline of the Life of Comenius, undated

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The Outlook for American Youth (commencement address-Bowling Green High School), February 6, 1932

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Creation: February 6, 1932

Plato, undated

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Power of Aristotle at the Close of the Sixteenth Century, undated

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The Problem of Relief (written for Wood County News), August 16, 1932

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Creation: August 16, 1932

The Psychology of Saving, undated

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Purpose of a parent- teacher association, undated

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Qualities of a good state legislator (from the Ohio Woman Voter), August 1926

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Creation: August 1926

The Qualities of a Good Student, undated

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Russia in Revolution, undated

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The Shortcomings of American History Teaching in the Elementary Schools, undated

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Shortcomings of Elementary History Teaching, undated

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Slavery in Connecticut, New Jersey and Pennsylvania, undated

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The Social Conception of Education: A Preliminary View, undated

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Social Education, undated

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The Social Science Course of Study in the First Three Grades, July 16, 1924

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Creation: July 16, 1924

The Social Sciences and the Present Crisis, April 7, 1933

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Creation: April 7, 1933

The Social Sciences in a Liberal Education (printed in the Bee Gee News), April 19, 1933

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Creation: April 19, 1933

Socrates, undated

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Some Aspects of the Psychology of Personal Relationships, undated

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Some Problems Relating to the Establishment of a Year of Graduate Instruction at BGSU (with statistics), November 6, 1935

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Creation: November 6, 1935

The Struggle Over the Governor's Salary During the Colonial Period, January 1909

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Creation: January 1909

The Study of Human Nature in Its Relation to Morals and Religion, undated

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Outline of The Ancient Regime, by H.A. Taine, undated

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A Teacher and Student of History (published in Educational Foundations), April 1909

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Creation: April 1909

The Teaching of History in Elementary Schools (New York University), 1915-1916

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Creation: 1915-1916

The Teaching of Method, undated

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The Town and Gown Club, undated

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The Value of the Study of History, April 1903

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Creation: April 1903

The Veto Power of the President, March 3, 1909

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Creation: March 3, 1909

The War and the Civics Teacher (Scott High School), October 15, 1917

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Creation: October 15, 1917

Washington's Legacy to American Citizenship (speech to Toledo Club), February 22, 1933

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Creation: February 22, 1933

The Weaknesses of High School Instruction, undated

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What Is A University? (given at BGSU Chapel), October 16, 1935

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Creation: October 16, 1935

Why Emphasize the Social Purpose of Education?, undated

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The Work Faith of the Teacher, undated

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The Traveler's Guardian Angel by Lois Hodge (Traveler's Aid Society of Toledo), undated

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Mifflin Township of Wyandot County, Ohio (student paper), undated

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The Philosophy of Journalism-written for Town and Gown by S.A. Canary, January 12, 1925

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Creation: January 12, 1925

An Economic Review of America-written for Town and Gown by S.A. Canary, February 12, 1923

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Creation: February 12, 1923

News clippings and articles for reference, 1921-1933 (scattered dates)

 File – Box 2, Folder: 44
Dates
Creation: 1921-1933 (scattered dates)

News clippings and articles regarding public welfare and BGSU, 1933-1934

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Dates
Creation: 1933-1934

News clippings regarding Dr. Koh's death and memorial, 1938-1940

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Dates
Creation: 1938-1940

Regional Conference Speakers and Program (from Michigan Education Journal), 1938

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Dates
Creation: 1938

Commencement Program-Ohio State University, 1901

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Creation: 1901

Draft of Constitution and bylaws for First Presbyterian Church, Bowling Green and list from Young People's Society, undated

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Photographs of Dr. Kohl, circa 1925, November 1938

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Creation: circa 1925
Creation: November 1938