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Archival Chronicle: Tax Records, Great Depression

lmclair — Tue, 24 Mar 2009 18:05:31 +0000

Which came first, the government or the taxes? We can’t answer that question, but but we can explain and describe county tax records. Useful for both the social historian and the genealogist, tax records often hold surprising information about regional and personal finances.

Gallery Feature: Alphabet Soup. The New Deal paved the way for government investment in the economy. An explosion of federal agencies and programs, all identified by their initials caused confusion, amusement and hope in the Depression-weary public. Often referred to as Roosevelt’s “alphabet soup,” the agencies were intended to gather, distribute, and regulate the supply of money. Our gallery features several pictorial explanations of how the system was intended to work.

Happy Birthday, Bowling Green!

lmclair — Tue, 23 Dec 2008 15:01:12 +0000

2008 marked a year of celebration for the City of Bowling Green: 175 years ago, Elisha Martindale made his home on the site that would someday grow to be the home of nearly 30,000 residents.

The December 2008 Archival Chronicle looks back at BG history with a brief essay and photo album.

Happy Terquasquicentennial!

December Trivia Quiz

lmclair — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 14:36:50 +0000

The BGSU Trivia Quiz for December is ready! Try the interactive version or the pencil-and-paper version. BGSU has a fascinating history!

BGSU Trivia Quiz for November 2008

lmclair — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 20:58:55 +0000

Enjoy November’s Trivia Quiz online today! Each month’s quiz can be printed out for pencil-and-paper or can be enjoyed in an interactive version. Learn fun facts about BGSU!

Old Website Fades Away

framos — Mon, 04 Aug 2008 19:03:57 +0000

Regular visitors to the CAC and HCGL website have noticed a change in our appearance during the last year. Converting to our “new look” is an on-going process. Most of our site has been updated in this way–the HCGL site as well as the University Archives site are completed. The CAC’s Archival Chronicle, local records, bibliographies, manuscripts, genealogy, and some “historical perspectives” pages are also finished. The old-style webpages have remained online as a backup as we’ve made the conversions, but all information updates are added only to the new-style pages.

However, many online search engines still locate the old pages and direct users to them, instead of to our new pages. Carefully chosen “re-directs” have eliminated only some of this problem. Beginning in August 2008, the CAC will gradually remove the old-style pages from the web as the new-style pages take their place. The website continues to grow as the CAC adds more features, finding aids, and services. Stop back often!

Visit Updated Historic Campus Tour

framos — Thu, 15 May 2008 13:13:26 +0000

Our Historic Campus Tour now has a new look! The same great information can be found about the BGSU campus, all with a smart new appearance. Follow the links under Digital Exhibits to see what we mean

New Look for Website

framos — Mon, 10 Dec 2007 16:59:18 +0000

The Center for Archival Collections and the Historical Collections of the Great Lakes will be sporting a new look for 2008.

In keeping with BGSU’s web guidelines, the sites have been reorganized and re-designed. They will now share more information in common, and we hope that our patrons will find the information they are looking for more easily. Although the look is different, the information remains the same.

A new feature has been added: A Digital Exhibits page will lead users to the many photographs we have available through the Archival Chronicle and other web resources.

Because the website is such a large one, the remaining pages will gradually be converted over the course of the next few months.

We hope our patrons will let us know about what features of the new site they like as well as any problems they might encounter while visiting.

Lorain County Civil War Newspapers

framos — Wed, 29 Aug 2007 15:25:31 +0000

Letters from Civil War soldiers published in two Lorain County newspapers have been added to the CAC’s Civil War Newspaper Index. As with our other Civil War newspaper indexes, letters can be found by date of publication, or by unit, or by individual soldier’s name.

A brief biography of most of the correspondents (along with available photographs) can be found on our webiste under Northwest Ohio in the Civil War. Check it out!

‘Way Off Broadway: Live Theater in NW Ohio

framos — Tue, 14 Aug 2007 19:38:03 +0000

The August 2007 issue of the Archival Chronicle is now online. Drawing from the CAC’s manuscript and photograph holdings, it features some of the resources available to researchers interested in the rich history of live theater in this part of the state.

The Gallery features photographs, posters, playbills, and other memorabilia from a variety of CAC collections relating to theater.

Toledo City Manager Correspondence, 1934-1967

framos — Fri, 29 Jun 2007 20:21:24 +0000

More than thirty years of correspondence (over 90 cubic feet) from the Toledo City Manager’s office are now ready for use by researchers at the CAC.

Toledo established a City Manager form of government in 1934, during the depths of the Great Depression. The City Manager was responsible for the day-to-day operation of city services, under the direction of the City Council. This form of government continued in use in Toledo until 1992 when it was abolished and the “strong-mayor plan” of city government was once again re-established.

Depression, World War II, the Cold War, and the ferment of social change in the 1960s are all reflected in these files, as well as documenting the everyday operation of one of Ohio’s largest cities.

To view the finding aid for this collection, see
Toledo City Manager Correspondence on our website.