Toledo (Ohio) -- Politics and government

Abstract The Bradley family papers date from approximately 1797 to 1977, with the information contained within the papers covering the period 1620-1977. Included are family correspondence, journals, account records, Justice of the Peace Dockets, census records, and documents acquired through the National Archives, the Library of Congress, Daughters of the American Revolution Library, and the National Genealogical Society. The papers reflect the activities and business transactions of several Bradley...

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Personal papers, scrapbooks, photographs and publications of a Toledo, Ohio defense lawyer active in civil liberties and criminal cases.

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This collection consists of the papers of Ohio Democratic politicians Frazier Reams, Sr. and Frazier Reams, Jr., with the vast majority of the material relating to their political careers. Materials in the collection include documents, correspondence, photographs, scrapbooks, publications, and ephemera dating from circa 1901-1971, with the bulk of the materials dating from the 1930s-1960s.

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Scrapbooks of clippings centered on the City of Toledo, focusing on municipal legal issues, such as the confiscation and destruction of slot machines, criminal activity, city politics, and such issues getting the Miami and Erie Canal right of way vacated.

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The scrapbooks chronicle Judge O'Brien O'Donnell's life and career as a probate court judge in Toledo, Ohio from 1909 - 1932.

Abstract The papers of William Backus Guitteau date from 1884 to 1963. This collection consists of scrapbooks detailing the education and career of William B. Guitteau with the bulk of the material focusing on the years 1890 through 1932. In addition, the collection contains several original copies of speeches Dr. Guitteau gave at various points in his career, correspondence pertaining to Guitteau's employment and miscellaneous newsclippings on his career. This particular collection will prove useful...