MANUSCRIPTS COLLECTION



MANUSCRIPTS COLLECTION

Finding Aid for Small Collections*

*see last page for manuscript locations key

(Last updated, January, 2008)

|Collection # |Creator/Donor |Title/Description |Date/s |Box # | Location |Date processed/ |

| | | | | | |processor |

|MSS-001s |Acklin, John S. and Martin |Blank marriage certificate. Within this is|1821-1932, 1898 |1 |R-66 | |

| | |the family record containing names of | | | | |

| | |family members, place of birth, birth, | | | | |

| | |marriage and death dates. There is also a| | | | |

| | |picture of Graff M. Acklin---Grand High | | | | |

| | |Priest 1898. | | | | |

|MSS-002s |Adams, John Quincy |Letter to Jeremy Robinson, agent of the |6 Nov 1817 |1 |** | |

| | |United States at Chile, from John Quincy | | | | |

| | |Adams regarding his inquiry as to whether | | | | |

| | |a new certificate of appointment and a new| | | | |

| | |passport was needed before setting sail to| | | | |

| | |South America | | | | |

|MSS-003s |Anonymous |Dutch sermon. Bible. Old Testament |[1577] |1 |R-66 | |

| | |Numbers: XXIII: JO | | | | |

|MSS-004s | |Antiphonary leaf on vellum |14th century |1 |*, 1 | |

|MSS-005s |Associated Press |Photographs (“Anne Frank in the World” |1990-1997 |1 |^ | |

| | |exhibition, 1998) | | | | |

|MSS-006s |Baraka, Imamu Amiri (LeRoi |The Slave: A Fable (playscript) |[1964] |1 |R-66 | |

| |Jones) | | | | | |

|MSS-007s |Bodenheim, Maxwell |The first letter to Mr. Bodenheim, 22 Sep |22 Sep 1948 |1 |R-66 | |

| | |1948, from Mrs. C.A. Pollard requesting |20 Sep [ ] 26 | | | |

| | |permission to include his two poems, |Sep [ ] 4 Oct | | | |

| | |Negroes and Poem to Negroes and Whites in |1948 | | | |

| | |the anthology compiled by Arna Bontemps | | | | |

| | |and Langston Hughes. Bodenheim's | | | | |

| | |signature at the bottom of the letter | | | | |

| | |indicates he's given his permission for | | | | |

| | |the inclusion of these poems in this book | | | | |

| | |of modern Negro poetry. | | | | |

| | |Letter to Mrs. Pollard dated 20 Sep [ | | | | |

| | |] in response to her request to use his | | | | |

| | |two poems in the anthology. | | | | |

| | |The third letter to Mrs. Pollard, 26 Sep [| | | | |

| | |], is a signed contract by Bodenheim | | | | |

| | |granting permission for the inclusion of | | | | |

| | |the aforementioned poems in the anthology.| | | | |

| | |The last letter to Mrs. Pollard, 4 Oct | | | | |

| | |1948, regards Bodenheim's withdrawal of | | | | |

| | |permission for the publication of the | | | | |

| | |poems, Negroes and Poem to Negroes and | | | | |

| | |Whites, because of the refusal of her firm| | | | |

| | |to make immediate payment for permission. | | | | |

|MSS-008s |Bontemps, Arna |Short note to Mr. Goldwater at the |18 Jun 1963 |1 |R-66 | |

| | |University Place Book Shop in New York | | | | |

| | |indicating how busy she's been and her | | | | |

| | |hopes to "get to the books in a few days".| | | | |

|MSS-009s |Bridson, D.G. |Blast: A Reconsideration of Vorticism |n.d. |1 |R-66 | |

| | |(radio script) | | | | |

|MSS-010s |Brooks, Gwendolyn |Aloneness (poem), Paul Robeson (poem), |n.d., n.d., 1977|1 |R-66 | |

| | |X-mas cards from Gwendolyn Brooks--one to |(card to | | | |

| | |Dean Leslie Sheridan, letter to Phil |Sheridan), | | | |

| | |Petrie, Sr., autographed photo of G. |4 Jan 1989, | | | |

| | |Brooks |n.d. | | | |

|MSS-011s |Bruce, Mrs. J.G. |Letter to Mrs. Rev. Levi White |14 Jan 1841 |1 |R-66 | |

|MSS-012s |Bryant, William Cullen |Memorandum |1874 |1 |R-66 | |

|MSS-013s |Burket, Joseph |Documents relating to Civil War service: |1864, 1866, 1880 |1 |*, 4 | |

| | |Ohio National Guard, 144th Regiment | | | | |

|MSS-014s |Bush, Blakesley Henry, M.D. |Letter from Edith Haughton (maternal |13 Oct 1940, 26 |1 |R-66 | |

| | |grandmother), his diploma from medical |Jan 1831, n.d. | | | |

| | |school and his photograph | | | | |

|MSS-015s |Butler, Walter and Sabrina |Marriage license |12 Dec 1826 |1 |R-66 | |

|MSS-016s |John Carey |Letter to Charles Lanman |29 Oct 1859 |1 |R-66 | |

|MSS-017s |Catholic Church |Lectionary |15th century |3 |** | |

|MSS-018s |Caxton, William (Printer) |Leaf from Chronicles of England |1480 (1933 |1 |** | |

| | | |presenta- | | | |

| | | |tion folder) | | | |

|MSS-019s |Cheney, John Vance |Letters to Mr. Dole |3 Dec 1904, 17 |1 |R-66 | |

| | | |Oct 1905 | | | |

|MSS-020s |Civic League of Toledo |Certificate of Incorporation |13 May 1915 |1 |*, 1 | |

|MSS-021s |Collins, Richard |Mortgage deed to J.P. Constable |12 Mar 1866 |1 |*, 1 | |

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|MSS-022s |Collins, Richard and |Mortgage deed to William Hook |26 Feb 1869 |1 |R-66 | |

| |Priscilla | | | | | |

|MSS-023s | |Commercialized Prostitution Survey, |Mar 1934 |1 |R-66 | |

| | |Toledo, OH | | | | |

|MSS-024s |Cotter, Harry C. |Membership certificate, Commercial Law |15 Aug 1917 |1 |R-66 | |

| | |League of America | | | | |

|MSS-025s |Cowley, Malcolm |Three letters addressed to George Core |18 Oct 1975, |1 |R-66 | |

| | |(with references to Allen Tate) |3 Mar 1979, | | | |

| | | |22 Apr 1979 | | | |

|MSS-026s |Curie, Marie |Autograph |n.d. |1 |R-66 | |

|MSS-027s |Dittenhaver, Lillian Sherer |F.1: Legal documents and receipt, f.2: |F.1: 1866, 1868, |2 |R-66/*, 1 | |

| | |Scherer-Sherer genealogy, f.3: |1888, 1912-1913 | | | |

| | |Invitations to the White House and f.4: |F.2: 1937 | | | |

| | |Photographs. A sheriff’s deed is in the |F.3: 1898, | | | |

| | |oversize cabinet. |1903-1905 F.4: | | | |

| | | |n.d. | | | |

|MSS-028s |Dopler, John |Short note of apology to Mrs. Downey |16 Jan 1973 |2 |R-66 | |

| | |concerning her contribution to an issue of| | | | |

| | |NewLetters | | | | |

|MSS-029s |Douglas, Alfred |Letter to Ms. Chancellor from Mr. Douglas |23 Jan 1935 |2 |R-66 | |

| | |regarding the delay of his visit to see | | | | |

| | |the Chancellors due to arrangements with | | | | |

| | |his nephew Francis Queensberry | | | | |

|MSS-030s |Dreiser, Theodore |A note written from Dreiser in Europe |24 Aug 1926 |2 |R-66 | |

| | |thanking Mr. Schering for his interest in | | | | |

| | |becoming his translator and an apology for| | | | |

| | |being unable to help him | | | | |

|MSS-031s |Easterwood, Jeremiah |Methodist exhorter’s and preacher’s |5 Jun 1827 17 |2 |R-66 | |

| | |licenses |Jan 1829 | | | |

|MSS-032s |Eisenhower, Dwight David |Invitation to installation of Eisenhower |12 Oct 1948 |2 |R-66 | |

| | |as president of Columbia University | | | | |

|MSS-033s |T.S. Eliot |Letter to John J. Munson from T.S. Eliot |7 Oct 1932 |2 |R-66 | |

| | |concerning a proposed anthology. He also | | | | |

| | |expresses his aversion to having a signed | | | | |

| | |edition released. | | | | |

|MSS-034s |[s.n.] |Letter from Ernest to Grace (his sister). |20 Jan 1898 |2 |R-66 | |

| | |He is writing from Dawson telling her how | | | | |

| | |much he enjoyed her letter and describing | | | | |

| | |the country around the Big Salmon River. | | | | |

|MSS-035s |Frost, Robert |Autograph |1945 |2 |R-66 | |

|MSS-036s |Gaines, Ernest J. |Letter to [ ] talking about his |5 Dec [ ] |2 |R-66 | |

| | |reaction to a negative review in the New | | | | |

| | |York Times. | | | | |

|MSS-037s |Gold, Herbert |Letter addressed “Dear Bill”. Gold speaks|n.d. |2 |R-66 | |

| | |of liking Paul Krassner’s works and asks | | | | |

| | |his friend if he’s angry at him for not | | | | |

| | |liking his book | | | | |

|MSS-038s |Grattan, Thomas Colley |Letter to Rufus [W.] Griswold, newspaper |24 Feb 1843, n.d |2 |R-66 | |

| | |clipping, mini book review and mini |n.d, | | | |

| | |biographical sketches |n.d. | | | |

|MSS-039s |"Harry" |A photocopied letter from a WWI soldier to| 24 Nov 1918 |2 |R-66 | |

| | |his father describing his experiences | | | | |

| | |since leaving the U.S. The letter is | | | | |

| | |written from the Headquarters of the 135th| | | | |

| | |Field Artillery in Gibralter Barrack, | | | | |

| | |France | | | | |

|MSS-040s |Gregory, Horace |Letters to Louis Untermeyer. The first |3/28/1936, |2 |R-66 | |

| | |letter is a response to an anthology |5/1/1936, | | | |

| | |Untermeyer worked on. The second letter, |7/12/1942, | | | |

| | |1 May 1936, contains criticisms of the |12/28/ | | | |

| | |poetry society. In the next note, July |1949, | | | |

| | |12, 1942, Gregory talks about receiving |3/30/1964, | | | |

| | |the Loines award and observing the war |n.d., | | | |

| | |industries of Milwaukee. The letter of |1 /13/ 1966, | | | |

| | |December 28, 1949 has Gregory telling |2/1/1971, | | | |

| | |Untermeyer how he admires his new book on |2/25/1971, | | | |

| | |Whitman. The March 30, 1964 note asks |n.d., | | | |

| | |Untermeyer's help in nominating his wife, |n.d. | | | |

| | |Marya, for a poetry award. The postcard | | | | |

| | |has no date and praises Untermeyer's talk | | | | |

| | |on Robert Frost. In the February 1, 1971 | | | | |

| | |letter, Gregory tells Untermeyer about his| | | | |

| | |editor and thanks him for his praise of | | | | |

| | |his book. The February 25, 1971 letter | | | | |

| | |agrees to help Untermeyer sponsor a poet | | | | |

| | |named Stanley. The last two letters are | | | | |

| | |undated. The first one discusses | | | | |

| | |Gregory's new anthology The Silver Swan . | | | | |

| | |The second discusses Gregory's career as | | | | |

| | |an author and asks Untermeyer's advice on | | | | |

| | |helping Gregory's wife publish her poetry | | | | |

|MSS-041s |Guest, Edgar Albert |Sound recording (poetry) |[1952] |2 |R-66 | |

|MSS-042s |Guise, David |Patent of Confirmation to heirs of, |17 Sep 1796 |2 |*, 1 | |

| | |(signature- Arthur St. Clair, Governor of | | | | |

| | |the territory North-West of the Ohio) | | | | |

|MSS-043s |Hackett, General Sir John |Letters to John R. Rokicki. The first |11 Oct 1982, 3 Dec|2 |R-66 | |

| | |letter from Hackett is a response to |1982 | | | |

| | |Rockicki's request for photographs. | | | | |

| | |Hackett's second letter thanks Rockicki | | | | |

| | |for returning his photos and for | | | | |

| | |enclosing a copy of his (Rockicki's) | | | | |

| | |article. | | | | |

|MSS-044s |Hall, Lawrence Washington |Letter to Charles Lanman in response to |9 Dec 1858 |2 |R-66 | |

| | |his request for biographical information | | | | |

|MSS-045s |Hamond, John |Case of John Hamond vs. William Strachey |27 May 1640 |2 |*, 1 | |

|MSS-046s |Harper, Henry H. |Letter to W.H. Bliss talking about a book |29 Jun 1904 |2 |R-66 | |

| | |he had written and his plans for issuing a| | | | |

| | |limited number for sale | | | | |

|MSS-047s |Hayes, Rutherford B. |Pardon of Moritz Hempel |16 Mar 1878 |2 |R-66 | |

|MSS-048s |Hellman, Lillian |The North Star (motion picture script) |[1943] |2 |R-66 | |

|MSS-049s |Hesse, Eva |Letter To Mr. Laurence Scott regarding his|27 Apr 1954 |2 |R-66 | |

| | |inquiry about Dichtung und Prosa | | | | |

|MSS-050s |Hiett, Albright & Co. |Broadside: Hiett & Skidmore’s Addition to|n.d. |2 |*, 1 | |

| | |the City of Toledo | | | | |

|MSS-051s |Hoag, Truman Harrison |Short biographical sketch |[1868] |2 |R-66 | |

|MSS-052s |Hooper, Harriet vs. Irwin |Divorce decree, Lucas County Court of |17 Nov 1885 |2 |R-66 | |

| |Hooper |Common Pleas | | | | |

|MSS-053s |Howells, William Dean |Personal letter to [Peiato], letter to Mr.|10 Sep 1859, 27 |2 |R-66 | |

| | |Stasey regarding a story sent to him, |Oct 1886, 31 Mar | | | |

| | |letter to Miss Buck regarding the use of |1898, 12 Jan 1907,| | | |

| | |his name for the Advisory Board of the |3 Nov 1909 n.d., | | | |

| | |[Committee on Playground], favorable reply|X-mas 1892 , 29 | | | |

| | |to Mr. Ely’s luncheon invitation, regrets |Dec 1887, | | | |

| | |to a dinner invitation given by Mr. Ely, |n.d. | | | |

| | |Howell’s autograph (two), autograph to J. | | | | |

| | |[C.] Jackson from Howell, signed | | | | |

| | |photograph of Wm. Howells | | | | |

|MSS-054s |Hughes, Langston |Postcard to Walter Goldwater, poem The |16 Mar [1966], |2 |R-66 | |

| | |Backlash Blues by Hughes, letter of |n.d., | | | |

| | |apology to Mrs. Goodloe regarding books |8 Jul 1954, | | | |

| | |that were mistakenly sent to her collect, |20 Dec 1965 | | | |

| | |an X-mas card with a photo of Hughes on | | | | |

| | |the front sent to Dr. & Mrs. Lucille | | | | |

| | |Goodloe | | | | |

|MSS-055s |Kent, Rockwell |Thank you note to George and Gladys with |24 Dec 1969 |2 |R-66 | |

| | |regard to the plant they sent . Also, an | | | | |

| | |invitation to be their only X-mas guests | | | | |

|MSS-056s |Lanman, Charles |Photograph (duplicate). (Information on |n.d., n.d., |3 |** | |

| | |Charles Lanman is in the locked cabinet |Aug-Sep 1975, | | | |

| | |within Richard Mott’s file). There is a |n.d.-1957 & 1967 | | | |

| | |dossier on the photographs (calotype | | | | |

| | |positives)in the Lanman collection with | | | | |

| | |five letters by national authorities on | | | | |

| | |the history of photography about the | | | | |

| | |nature of the photographs in the | | | | |

| | |collection. There are also three short | | | | |

| | |biographical sketches of Charles Lanman | | | | |

|MSS-057s | |Leaf from unidentified Latin treatise |15th century |3 |*, 1 | |

|MSS-058s |Lowell, Amy |Letter of acceptance to Mr. Ely regarding |13 Mar 1916, 4 Mar|3 |R-66 | |

| | |Ms. Lowell’s speech at the Civic Forum |1916 | | | |

| | |dinner, New Republic article | | | | |

|MSS-059s |Lunt, Margaret |Short biographical sketch of Alfred Lunt|1 Aug 1959, |3 |R-66 | |

| | |and letters from Alfred Lunt to Ms. Lunt |28 Nov 1960 | | | |

| | |regarding her letters of genealogical | | | | |

| | |inquiry | | | | |

|MSS-060s |Madison, James Bishop |The Ohio portion of “A map of Virginia” |1807 |3 |*, 1 | |

| | |(The First State) | | | | |

|MSS-061s |Marquette Club Program |Program of the 10th annual banquet for the|12 Feb 1896 |3 |R-66 | |

| | |birthday anniversary of Abraham Lincoln | | | | |

| | |1809-1896 | | | | |

|MSS-062s |Martyn, Charles |Letter to Book Review Editor/The Blade |3 Aug 1921 |3 |R-66 | |

| | |from Artemis Ward (Publisher). Also, | | | | |

| | |highlights from the biography of Artemas | | | | |

| | |Ward’s life by Charles Martyn (Author). | | | | |

|MSS-063s |McCulloch, Josephine |Invitation from Mrs. Birchard A. Hayes to |28 Oct 1886 |3 |R-66 | |

| | |Josephine McCulloch | | | | |

|MSS-064s |McDonald, William U. |X-mas cards to Wm. McDonald from George |1974-1976, |3 |R-66 | |

| | |Bixby at Albondocani Press and Ampersand |1978-1979, & | | | |

| | |Books |1981-1991 | | | |

|MSS-065s |McMahon, John B. |Certificates: Admission to U.S. Supreme |10 Dec 1926, 31 |3 |*, 1 | |

| | |Court and Sons of the American Revolution |Jan 1928 | | | |

|MSS-066s |Schoeffer, Peter (Printer) |Medieval Antiphonary leaf on vellum |[1472] |3 |*, 1 | |

|MSS-067s |Meisner, Johan Jacob |Letter to pastor (Amsterdam) |[23 Mar 1768] |3 |R-66 | |

|MSS-068s |Moore, E.D. |Telegram from E.D. Moore to Thomas |22 Jan [ ] |3 |R-66 | |

| | |Vanstone announcing the death of Richard | | | | |

| | |Mott | | | | |

|MSS-069s |Mott, Molly |Toledo urban renewal projects (The Face is|4 Mar 1969 |6 |R-66 | |

| | |Different but the Name’s the Same): a | | | | |

| | |typewritten narration, one color | | | | |

| | |filmstrip, audiocassette tape, and | | | | |

| | |reel-to-reel tape | | | | |

|MSS-070s |Mott, Richard |Short biographical sketches, letter to his|1971- n.d., 25 |3 |** | |

| | |brother, John, about having his pen |Oct 1857, 1858, | | | |

| | |mended, portrait photograph, letter to |27 Jan 1859, | | | |

| | |“doctor”, newspaper clippings and |8 Jun 1952 | | | |

| | |newspaper photos regarding the razing of | | | | |

| | |the Mott residence on Monroe St. | | | | |

|MSS-071s |Munsor, Katharine L. |YMCA Automobile Course Instruction |1 Mar 1916 |3 |R-66 | |

| | |Materials (with her handwritten notes and | | | | |

| | |written exams for lessons 2-14) | | | | |

|MSS-072s |Noden, Ralph |Surrender of lease of Ralph Noden |14 Apr 1719 |3 |*, 1 | |

|MSS-073s |Peak Family |Poster for concert |12 Apr 1857 |3 |*, 1 | |

|MSS-074s |Peel, Mabel |Missouri teacher’s certificate to teach |29 Aug 1896 |3 |R-66 | |

| | |third grade | | | | |

|MSS-075s |Percy, Walker |Letter to Mr. & Mrs. James Sprunt |2 Aug 1966 |3 |R-66 | |

| | |expressing Walker’s wishes to have them | | | | |

| | |drive down for a visit | | | | |

|MSS-076s |Perkins, Maxwell E. |Letter to Max Geffen regarding the fear of|6 Oct 1943 |3 |R-66 | |

| | |“undertaking” Mr. Nash’s book due to all | | | | |

| | |the competition | | | | |

|MSS-077s |Piatt, John James |Letter to Jim with an apology for not |11 Jan 1878 |3 |R-66 | |

| | |writing sooner. He also mentions a | | | | |

| | |manuscript. | | | | |

|MSS-078s |Pioneer and Historical |Broadside announcing the Pioneer Picnic |7 Aug 1903 |3 |R-66 | |

| |Society of Lenawee County | | | | | |

|MSS-079s |Pollard, Percival |Letter to Prof. George Gullette (Univ. of |24 Nov 1939, |3 |R-66 | |

| | |Toledo) from H.L. Mencken, letter to Prof.|11 Dec 1939, | | | |

| | |Gullette from Joseph Pollard, letter to |24 Dec 1939, | | | |

| | |Prof. Gullette from Frank Monaghan and a |26 Dec 1939 | | | |

| | |letter to Prof. Gullette from George Jean| | | | |

| | |Nathan | | | | |

|MSS-080s |Porter, Katherine Anne |Rope (typescript) and a letter to Mr. Al |[1928], 22 |3 |R-66 | |

| | |Abrams regarding his request for Ms. |Feb 1977 | | | |

| | |Porter’s autograph in her book Flowering | | | | |

| | |Judas . The letter was written by W.R. | | | | |

| | |Wilkins on behalf of Ms. Porter | | | | |

|MSS-081s |Potter, Emery Davis |Letter to John Y. Mason regarding the |29 Feb 1845 |3 |R-66 | |

| | |application of George L. Willard for an | | | | |

| | |appointment as midshipman in the navy | | | | |

|MSS-082s | |Railroad Code Books. One book contains |1 Jan 1924 26 Sep |3 |R-66 | |

| | |the rules and instructions of the Ann |1937 | | | |

| | |Arbor Railroad Company; the other book | | | | |

| | |from the New York Central System has rules| | | | |

| | |for the Government of the Operating Dept. | | | | |

|MSS-083s | |Remember Broadside poster: “Remember! The|WWII era |3 |Oversize cabinet| |

| | |Girl Who is Waiting for You---Give Her a | | |1 | |

| | |Square Deal---Keep Clean” | | | | |

|MSS-084s |Rensselaer, Stephen V. |Printed letter to “Dear Sir” regarding the|1 Apr 1797 |3 |R-66 | |

| | |election of Senators at hand and the | | | | |

| | |“serious division likely to take place | | | | |

| | |among mutual friends on that subject” | | | | |

|MSS-085s |Riddle, Miss Eliza |Invitation for the evening to Mr. & Mrs. |6 Jan 1846 |3 |R-66 | |

| | |White and Wm. White from Eliza Riddle | | | | |

|MSS-086s |Rodker, John |Two letters addressed “Dear Sir” from |24 Mar 1925, 1 May|3 |R-66 | |

| | |John Rodker; one regarding the particulars|1926 | | | |

| | |on the Ovid Poems and the other an answer | | | | |

| | |to a letter of inquiry regarding the | | | | |

| | |Casanova Society and Casanova Publications| | | | |

|MSS-087s |Ross, Jane |Three Hamilton County tax receipts for |1821, |3 |R-66 | |

| | |State, County, Township, Road and School |12 Nov 1830, | | | |

| | | |22 Nov 1833 | | | |

|MSS-088s |Ross, John |Letter to Joseph Ross (his uncle) |21 Dec 1818 |3 |*, 1 | |

|MSS-089s |Schneider, Hubert |Program for the Rowfant Club’s guest |n.d., |3 |R-66 | |

| | |speaker, Dr. Lyon N. Richardson, |23 Nov 1970 | | | |

| | |well-known James scholar. There is also a| | | | |

| | |letter of commendation from Hubert | | | | |

| | |Schneider to Dr. Lyon N. Richardson | | | | |

| | |regarding Richardson’s talk on Henry | | | | |

| | |James. | | | | |

|MSS-090s |Seney, George Ebbert |Letter to MAJ Poore with information to be|6 Dec 1883 |3 |R-66, * | |

| | |published in the Congressional Directory | | | | |

| | |particularly, Seney and his wife’s place | | | | |

| | |of residence | | | | |

|MSS-091s |[Shaw, George Bernard] |“Letter to Marx” regarding [Shaw’s] wish |5 Jul 1924 |3 |R-66 | |

| | |for more leisure time | | | | |

|MSS-092s |Spock, Benjamin, M.D. |Spock’s response to Ella B. Gosline’s |18 Oct 1951 |3 |R-66 | |

| | |letter regarding her concern about a | | | | |

| | |connection between left-handedness and a | | | | |

| | |stuttering problem | | | | |

|MSS-093s | |Stock Certificates from several different |1850’s |3 |R-66 | |

| | |railroad companies | | | | |

|MSS-094s |Swayne, Noah Hayne |Three letters to Charles Lanman in |25 Feb 1865, |3 |R-66 | |

| | |response to Lanman’s request for Swayne’s |7 Dec 1867, | | | |

| | |autobiographical information for his |28 Mar 1868, | | | |

| | |Dictionary. Also, a photocopy of a |n.d. | | | |

| | |picture of Noah Swayne. | | | | |

|MSS-095s |Tate, Allen |Letter to Jerome Magzaro concurring Harry |8 Jun 1961 |3 |R-66 | |

| | |[Strechausen’s] work is promising but that| | | | |

| | |an article about him would be premature | | | | |

|MSS-096s | |Tax paid stamp (Tax receipt on thirty-four|25 Jun 1869 |3 |R-66 | |

| | |gallons of distilled spirits---Buchanan & | | | | |

| | |Company purchasers) | | | | |

|MSS-097s |Taylor, Peter |Tennessee Day in St. Louis (85 page |1957 |3 |** (Custom | |

| | |mimeographed annotated typescript) | | |boxed) | |

|MSS-098s |Tilden, Samuel Jones |Letter to Mr. Manning from Samuel Tilden |6 Jan 1882 |3 |R-66 | |

| | |regarding his belief that Ward Gregory | | | | |

| | |ought to receive the “highest | | | | |

| | |consideration” for appointment under the | | | | |

| | |officers of the Legislature in spite of | | | | |

| | |Mr. Apgar’s appointment | | | | |

|MSS-099s |Toledo Charter Revision |F.1: Correspondence, f.2: Agenda & |F.1: Jul-Nov 1964,|5 |R-66 | |

| |Committee |Committee Minutes, f.3: Reports, f.4: |Feb-May & Dec 1965| | | |

| |Records |Clippings from The Toledo Blade and The |F.2: Aug-Dec 1964,| | | |

| | |Toledo Times and f.5: Miscellaneous |Jan-Feb & Apr-May | | | |

| | | |1965 F.3: Jan 1960| | | |

| | | |& 1963, Sep & | | | |

| | | |Nov-Dec 1964, Apr | | | |

| | | |& Jun 1965 F.4: | | | |

| | | |Jul-Sep & Nov-Dec | | | |

| | | |1964, Feb & | | | |

| | | |Apr-Jul 1965 F.5: | | | |

| | | |Apr & Jul 1964, | | | |

| | | |1965 | | | |

|MSS-100s |Tomlinson, Charles |The Poetry of Marianne Moore (radio |10 Mar 1968 |3 |R-66 | |

| | |script) | | | | |

|MSS-101s |Varney, John and Christina |Marriage license |20 Nov 1827 |3 |R-66 | |

| |Day | | | | | |

|MSS-102s | |Virginia Writs of Arrest (John Vandivear |12 Jun 1762, 18 |3 |R-66 | |

| | |vs. Jacob Lander. Also, Gabriel Jones vs.|May 1790 | | | |

| | |Harvey Philips) | | | | |

|MSS-103s | |Vortex Gaudier- Brzeska (radio portrait of|5 Jun 1965 |3 |R-66 | |

| | |Henri Gaudier-Brzeska in commemoration of | | | | |

| | |his death June 15, 1915. Compiled by | | | | |

| | |Mervyn Levy and Douglas Cleverdon) | | | | |

|MSS-104s |Washington, George |Dinner invitation to Mr. Van Allen from |10 Jan 1794 |3 |** | |

| | |U.S. President George Washington | | | | |

|MSS-105s |Vacated | | | | | |

|MSS-106s |White, Jacob |Deed to Thomas Sortor for 167 acres in |11 Aug 1810 |3 |*, 1 | |

| | |Hamilton County, Ohio | | | | |

|MSS-107s |Whitlock, Brand |Letters to John Dowd and Alexander L. |13 May 1915, |3 |R-66 | |

| | |Smith. In the letter to Mr. Dowd, |11 Apr 1916 | | | |

| | |Whitlock sends his regards, talks about | | | | |

| | |Spring and how he enjoys stargazing at the| | | | |

| | |constellation Orion. The letter to | | | | |

| | |Alexander Smith thanks Smith for his | | | | |

| | |letter. He also gives his regrets upon | | | | |

| | |hearing of his friend's illness and | | | | |

| | |mentions how he has been unable to use his| | | | |

| | |foot lately. | | | | |

|MSS-108s |Whitlock, Ella |A progression of letters to Mrs. Dowd |5 Dec 1917, |3 |R-66 | |

| | |discussing a variety of topics from Mrs. |27 Aug 1926, | | | |

| | |Whitlock’s lace making business, work with|12 Dec 1926, | | | |

| | |Belgian refugee children to personal |30 Nov 1927, | | | |

| | |family matters such as the death of Mr. |28 Feb 1929, | | | |

| | |Dowd, Ms. Whitlock’s bother and Brand |5 Dec 1929, | | | |

| | |Whitlock. |5 Dec 1930, | | | |

| | | |19 Dec 1931, | | | |

| | | |29 Sep 1934, | | | |

| | | |4 Dec 1934, | | | |

| | | |10 Jun 1934 | | | |

|MSS-109s |Whittlesey, Elisha |Response to Charles Lanman’s request for |9 Aug 1858 |3 |R-66 | |

| | |Elisha Whittlesey’s autobiographical | | | | |

| | |information | | | | |

|MSS-110s |Wilbur, Richard |Postcard to William K. Botteroff with |21 Jul 1964 |3 |R-66 | |

| | |Wilbur’s response regarding his | | | | |

| | |participation with the fall seminar | | | | |

| | |courses | | | | |

|MSS-111s |Wilson, Woodrow |Signed letter from Woodrow Wilson |9 Jul 1912 |3 |** | |

| | |acknowledging Mr. F.H. Aldrich’s message | | | | |

| | |of congratulation | | | | |

|MSS-112s |Wraight, Rex |Toledo Sesquicentennial Scrapbook |1987 |4 |R-66 | |

| | |(Newspaper clippings from The Toledo Blade| | | | |

| | |regarding Toledo’s Sesquicentennial) | | | | |

|MSS-113s |Lincoln, [C.] B. |Personal letter to Thomas Willing, Esquire|7 Mar 1800 |4 |*, 1 | |

|MSS-114s |Noble, Warren Perry |Letter to Charles Lanman with Noble’s |5 Jul 1861 |4 |R-66 | |

| | |autobiographical information | | | | |

|MSS-115s |Roosevelt, Eleanor |Letter to Mrs. Herbert Schering telling |17 Sep 1952 |4 |R-66 | |

| | |her Fala is buried in the Rose Garden | | | | |

|MSS-116s |k Hall of Fame Collection |List of Inductees, brochure listing 1998 |14 Dec 1998, |4 |R-66 | |

| | |nominees and a videocassette tape "The |22 Jan 1999, | | | |

| | |Builders" |1998 & n.d. | | | |

|MSS-117s |Hall and Sellers (Printer) |An original and facsimile of Colonial |1776 |4 |** | |

| | |currency |n.d. | | | |

|MSS-118s |US Postal Service |Commemorative stamp and image of the |1892 |4 |** | |

| | |"Landing of Columbus" | | | | |

|MSS-119s |Kipling, Rudyard |Annabelle Lee Recessional-printed on the |Printed in 1936 |4 |** | |

| | |margins of a 17th century book | | | | |

|MSS-120s |Jefferson, Thomas |Power of Attorney for John Barnes |1816 |4 |** | |

|MSS-121s |Vacated | | | | | |

|MSS-122s |Vacated | | | | | |

|MSS-123s |Vacated | | | | | |

|MSS-124s |Anonymous |19th century poem |19th century |4 |R-66 | |

|MSS-125s |Auden, W.H. |Typescript and letter |1959 |4 |R-66 | |

|MSS-126s |Libbey High School Collection|Health Department curricular materials |1940's |4 |R-66 | |

| | |related to girls' health and hygiene. | | | | |

|MSS-127s |Allen Ginsberg Interview |With Paul Ruben for Swank Magazine (28 |10 Oct 1971 |4 |R-66 | |

| | |pages) | | | | |

|MSS-128s |The Anti-Oderine Company |A logbook: contains financial information |1891-1908 |7 |R-66 | |

| |Records |of this company that sold disinfectant. (1| | | | |

| | |bound volume) | | | | |

|MSS-129s |McCarthy/Choice Words |A series of pro-choice newsletters |1980’s |8 |R-66 | |

|MSS-130s |Williamson Prostitution Study|Doctorate Thesis on Prostitution |2000 |8 |R-66 | |

|MSS-131s |Janice Hackbush/Polio Victim |Taped interviews with polio victims. |2000 |8 |R-66 near other | |

| |Oral History |Includes transcriptions | | |small mss | |

| | | | | |colls.- in its | |

| | | | | |own box | |

|MSS-132s |Huber, Thomas F. |Photograph scrapbook of World War I. Gift|[1971?] |8 |R-66 | |

| | |of Donald Duhaime | | | | |

|MSS-133s |Boegert, Lillian |Modern Glass Company photograph scrapbook.|[n.d.] |8 |R-66 | |

| | |Contains photos of the Modern Glass | | | | |

| | |Company, Toledo, OH n.d. Also contains | | | | |

| | |recipes written on back of the photo pages| | | | |

|MSS-134s |King Henry VII |Autograph of King Henry VII of England. A|1496 |8 |R-66 | |

| | |warrant to deliver a pair of satin shoes, | | | | |

| | |dated Tower of London, 1496. | | | | |

|MSS-135s |Toledo Times |Last issue of the newspaper Toledo Times |7/18/1975 |* |MSS oversize | |

| | |that was printed before the newspaper | | |cabinet drawer 5| |

| | |ceased publication. Removed from the | | | | |

| | |Toledo City Council records. | | | | |

|MSS-136s |Ueberroth 9/11 Photographs |Contains photographs of the 9/11 |9/27/2002 |9 |R-66 | |

| | |terrorists attacks on the World Trade | | | | |

| | |Center Twin Towers. | | | | |

|MSS-137s |Wolfe miscellaneous catalogs |Contains catalogs and miscellaneous other |10/14/02 |9 |R-66 | |

| | |publications donated by J.R. Wolfe, | | | | |

| | |Toledo, OH. Includes: Zaner & Bloser | | | | |

| | |Company, ca. 1900; Erie Commercial | | | | |

| | |Railroad time schedule, 1907; “Songs of | | | | |

| | |Our Country,” 1917; “Music for Various | | | | |

| | |Occasions from the Victor Talking Machine | | | | |

| | |Co., ca. 1900; Mead Cycle Company, | | | | |

| | |Chicago, IL catalog and correspondence, | | | | |

| | |ca. 1910; and Ranger Bicycle catalog, 1913| | | | |

|MSS-138s |Keen, Edward |Contains correspondence from Keen to |6-5-03. |9 |R-66 | |

| | |Toledo City Council, 1953, concerning |Transferred from | | | |

| | |racial issues in Toledo; a photograph of |Toledo City | | | |

| | |Keen; and sheet music for two of Keen’s |Council records | | | |

| | |musical scores, “America, America” (1952) |MSS-122 | | | |

| | |and “An American in America” (1952). | | | | |

|MSS-139s |Koslovsky, Thomas |Contains Christmas cards from President |6-20-3 |9 |R-66 | |

| | |and Mrs. Ronald Reagan and a signed letter| | | | |

| | |from Hubert Humphrey when he was Vice | | | | |

| | |President of the United States | | | | |

|MSS-140s |Schilling, Jonathan L. |Circular letter asking for support in | |9 |R-66 | |

| | |outlawing prison contract labor, Toledo, | | | | |

| | |Ohio, April 13, 1908 | | | | |

|MSS-141s | |Psalter. Manuscript written in a large |Removed from wall |9 |R-66 | |

| | |Gothic script with music on a 4-line |in reading room | | | |

| | |stave, rubricated throughout, all capital |and added to small| | | |

| | |letters supplied in red. Vellum, 12 x 8 |mss, October 2004 | | | |

| | |3/4 inches. England, about 1400 | | | | |

|MSS-142s |Butterick Publishing Co. |"Some Novelties in Styles for Sleeves, for|10/2004 |9 |R-66 | |

| | |Ladies, Girls, and Children", ca. 1890s | | | | |

|MSS-143s |Dessner, Lawrence |Lawrence Dessner memoirs. First of an |11/2004 |9 |R-66 | |

| | |anticipated two volume memoirs from | | | | |

| | |Dessner describing his life from birth | | | | |

| | |until his move to Toledo in 1969. | | | | |

|MSS-144s |Dessner, Lawrence |Moore, Adams, and Cornford poems. |11/2004 |9 |R-66 | |

| | |Consists of unpublished, signed, | | | | |

| | |manuscript poems entitled “Ruystead: | | | | |

| | |1945” by Frances Cornford; Untitled | | | | |

| | |manuscript and signed poet by Leonie | | | | |

| | |Adams; and typed signed poem “What are | | | | |

| | |Years?” by Marianne Moore, 1960. | | | | |

|MSS-145s |Rock, Daniel and James |Daniel and James Rock Civil War Letters. |11/2004 |9 |R-66 | |

| | |Letters from Daniel and James Rock written| | | | |

| | |to relatives in Indiana while serving in | | | | |

| | |Kentucky, Georgia, and Tennessee during | | | | |

| | |the Civil War | | | | |

|MSS-146s |Werner, Walter |Werner, Walter, letter and manuscript |December 2004 |9 |R-66 | |

| | |entitled "The Early New York Stock | | | | |

| | |Market." Letter dated July 15, 1985; | | | | |

| | |manuscript dated March 12, 1984. | | | | |

| | |Provenance: Hess Collection | | | | |

|MSS-147s |Schabacker, R.W. (Financial |Schabacker, R.W., manuscript entitled |December 2004 |9 |R-66 | |

| |Editor of Forbes Magazine and|"Technical Analysis and Market Profits," | | | | |

| |author of "Stock Market |n.d. Provenance: Hess Collection | | | | |

| |Theory and Practice" | | | | | |

|MSS-148s |Strachan, Paul |Strachan, Paul, program from the 1967 |January 2005 |9 |R-66 | |

| | |meeting of the President's Committee on | | | | |

| | |Employment of the Handicapped, and | | | | |

| | |photograph | | | | |

|MSS-149s |Laskey, H.S. |H.S. Laskey Diaries, 1856, 1866, 1867, |April 2005 |10 |R-66 | |

| | |Washington Twp., Lucas Co., Ohio. Entries| | | | |

| | |are primarily about farm work, the | | | | |

| | |weather, family and neighbors, and his | | | | |

| | |health. | | | | |

|MSS-150s |Unknown |Unsigned letter on Boody House stationery,|February 2005 |10 |R-66 | |

| | |dated April 14, 1881, to "My Dear Old | | | | |

| | |Cross Nell." The letter was donated by | | | | |

| | |Edward Morrill or Newton Centre, MA, and | | | | |

| | |his cover letter is also included. | | | | |

|MSS-151s |Liberty Loan Committee, |"It's Up To You: Toledo Prize Song," by |1943 |* |MSS oversize | |

| |Toledo, Ohio |George W. Stevens (sheet music) | | |cabinet drawer | |

|MSS-152s |Donald B. White |Erastus Ward Civil War diary and letters, |1862-1865 |10 |R-66 | |

| | |selected, transcribed, and compiled by | | | | |

| | |Donald B. and Elizabeth White | | | | |

|MSS-153s |Unknown. Accompanied The |Nine photographs, three showing a military|Ca. 1898 |10 |R-66 | |

| |Soldier's Letter, for |execution, and six showing military | | | | |

| |November 1898 |training, fortifications, and soldiers | | | | |

| | |marching through towns such as Cavite, | | | | |

| | |Paranaque, Novalishes, SaFernando, and | | | | |

| | |Binondo | | | | |

|MSS-154s |Donovan F. Emch |Unpublished typescript: The City Manager |1938 |10 |R-66 | |

| | |Government of Toledo, Ohio, 2 volumes | | | | |

|MSS-155s |Toledo Furnace Co., Toledo, |Glass plate negatives showing the Toledo |1919 |10 |R-66 | |

| |OH |Furnace Co., 1919 | | | | |

|MSS-156s |Gift of the Plymouth, |Photograph (panoramic), Cornerstone |August 15, 1920 |1 item |R-3/C/3 | |

| |Michigan, Historical Society |laying, A.M.E. Zion Church | | | | |

|MSS-157s |Lillie Naomi Haworth Middaugh|Middaugh, Lillie Naomi Haworth, Memories |1905-1969 |11 |R-66 | |

| | |of Lillie | | | | |

|MSS-158s |John Fitch |Letter to A.P. Edgerton, Esq. |February 4, 1847 |11 |R-66 | |

|MSS-159s |H.F. Gardiner, M.D. |“Dr. Reuben Barron, Clairvoyant and |February 28, 1853 |11 |R-66 | |

| | |Eclectic,” advertisement and testimonial | | | | |

|MSS-160s |Harry Bubb |Horace Carr Scrapbook (Carr was a printer |Early 20th Century|^ |4/A/2 | |

| | |in Cleveland, Ohio.) Contains examples of| | | | |

| | |Carr’s printing. Includes 2 letters and a| | | | |

| | |program from an exhibit of Carr’s work. | | | | |

|MSS-161s |Collector: Nghiem Xuan Trinh|Republic of Vietnam money collection |1954-1975 |11 |R-66 | |

| |Donor: Leslie Sheridan | | | | | |

|MSS-162s |Bob Sampson Sr./Bob Sampson |Bob Sampson Image Collection. (Sampson |Ca. 1950’s-2000 |- |66/C/3 | |

| |Jr. |was a Vice President for United Airlines | | | | |

| | |and a disability rights advocate). | | | | |

| | |Contains one CD of digital images and one | | | | |

| | |16x20 photograph of United Airline’s | | | | |

| | |aircraft, named the “Bob Sampson” in his | | | | |

| | |honor. | | | | |

|MSS-163s |Barbara Floyd |American Flint Glass Workers Union, |June 25, 1966 |11 |66/B/2 | |

| | |commemorative plate from the dedication of| | | | |

| | |their world headquarters | | | | |

|MSS-164s |Richard Meader |Map of Toledo drawn from field survey done|1862 |- |Oversize cabinet|8/09 kb |

| | |in 1837 | | |“Maps” drawer | |

|MSS-165s |Phil Williams |Glass City Family Tree |1880-2008 |11 |66/B/2 | |

|MSS-166s |Ralph Lysyk, Bill Munger |Sure, I was There: A compilation of |1943-1997 |11 |66/B/2 |8/09 kb |

| | |experiences of the men of the 529th Signal| | | | |

| | |Operations Company recording their | | | | |

| | |participation in the Battle of Okinawa in | | | | |

| | |World War II and the occupation of Korea | | | | |

|MSS-167s |Connie Maguire |Birdseye view of Toledo from “original |n.d. |11 |66/B/2 |8/09 kb |

| | |steel engraving” | | | | |

|MSS-168s |Lily Keller Tyler/Kimber |Lily Keller Tyler Diary |1927 |11 |66/B/2 |8/09 kb |

| |Fovell | | | | | |

|MSS-169s |Terry Fell |Jacobson, Julius, certificate. |Nov. 13, 1913 |11 |66/B/2 |8/09 kb |

| | |Certificate from the Regents of the | | | | |

| | |American College of Surgeons admitting | | | | |

| | |Jacobson as a Fellow | | | | |

|MSS-170s |Herbert Woodward Martin |Slave IOU |Jan. 19, 1846 |11 |66/B/2 |9/1/09 kb |

Manuscript Locations Key: * = oversize cabinet, drawer # ** = locked cabinet D R-4 = range 4 ^ = oversized area

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