Center for Archival Collections News

Lt. Amos E. Wood served in Company I of the 21st OVI.

This year marks the Sesquicentennial of the Civil War.  Battles and troop movements have always been a subject of fascination.  Now, researchers looking for more personal information on specific soldiers can find suggestions for the types of records that will reveal details about the men who sacrificed to preserve the Union.

The current issue of the Archival Chronicle describes these records, from military rosters to pension and census information, and provides several examples of soldiers biographies compiled from this research.

The Gallery’s focus is on union veterans’ post-war social lives, particularly their fraternal organization, the Grand Army of the Republic, its auxiliary the Woman’s Relief Corps and the host of unit reunions held for decades following the conflict.

Students are the reason that Bowling Green State University is here. They come to prepare for careers in teaching, in business, or in service to others in many diverse fields. But while they are here, they affect each other and the Bowling Green community profoundly. With their own rituals and customs, they also reflect the times in which they live. In this issue of the Archival Chronicle, we focus on these special people.

This issue gives a glimpse of student life at BGSU over the past one hundred years. Whether taking notes in the classroom or gathering with friends, students have always remembered these years fondly. The photographs in this issue are found in the University Archives.

It’s the faculty members who work with students every day who probably have the most significant influence on the direction of their studies and their future careers; but every staff member has an important contribution to make toward the quality of life on campus.

The Archival Chronicle takes a look at a few of these staff members–Rea McCain (the first chair of the Department of English), Frank Ogg (the chair of the Department of Mathematics, administrator, library advocate), Laura Heston (the chair of the Department of Home Economics), James Paul Kennedy (the first dean of the College of Musical Arts), and everyone’s favorite–Steve the Cop (Lyman Stevens, campus police officer).  The Gallery offers views of faculty at work and at play.  It’s another in our series honoring Bowling Green State University’s Centennial!