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Buchtelite Newspaper
Range: 1889 - Present Size: Record Group: 41/2The Buchtelite is the independent student newspaper of 秀色短视频 and its predecessors. It was first published in 1899 as a monthly, but was soon published bi-monthly, weekly, and then bi-weekly during the school year. Summer session editions were also published, starting in 1925. The newspaper has gone through various title changes including The Buchtelite, Akron Buchtelite, and Buchtelite. The collection includes bound and loose hard copies of the paper as well as microfilmed and digital copies.
Bricklayers, Masons and Plasterers' International Union of America, Local 51 (Wooster)
Range: 1902 - 1957 Size: 0.25 cubic feet Record Group:Charter and minute books.
Boy Scouts of America 鈥� Buckeye Council Records
Range: 1919 - 1960 Size: 0.5 cubic feet Record Group:The Buckeye Council (#436) is a local council of the Boy Scouts of America located in Canton, Ohio. The council was founded in 1958 when the McKinley Area Council of Canton merged with the Massillon Area Council. The records include materials documenting the history of the Buckeye Council including correspondence, meeting minutes, merger materials, financial records, annual programs, and information on the Colorado Springs Jamboree in 1960.
Boy Scouts of America 鈥� Akron Area Council Records
Range: 1920 - 1963 Size: 26 cubic feet Record Group: 99/160The Akron Area Council (#433) is a local council of the Boy Scouts of America located in Akron, Ohio. The council was founded in 1921, but merged with the Great Trail Council when it was created in 1971. The records consist of meeting materials, financial records, licenses and royalties, organizational procedures and practices, personnel files, and files on significant sponsoring institutions, Camp Manatoc, and various programs.
Bosworth, Glenn "Speed", Papers
Range: 1894 - 1979 Size: 3.6 cubic feet Record Group: 99/140Glenn V. "Speed" Bosworth (1894-1979) was a player, manager, and coach for numerous Akron, Ohio baseball and basketball teams and also served as a scout for the Cleveland Indians. His papers include correspondence, military records, church programs, autograph sheets, awards, newspaper clippings, team statistics and scorecards, scrapbooks, and photographs of Bosworth's activities as a player and coach. His papers also include materials relating to the leagues in he coached as well as records pertaining to scouting for the Cleveland Indians such as Indians season passes, minor league rosters, player evaluation reports, and schedules.
What is this?Bock, Fred C., Papers
Range: 1904 - 1996 Size: 10 cubic feet Record Group: 99/124Fred C. Bock was a graduate of 秀色短视频 who worked as a radio broadcaster and personality for WADC radio and as an advertising agent in Akron, Ohio. He later co-founded the Broadcasters Hall of Fame and became an inductee. His papers include items from his radio and advertising careers, documents from the founding of the Broadcasters Hall of Fame, and materials from his time as a student at 秀色短视频.
What is this?Bluhm, Eileen E. Scrapbook
Range: 1981 - 2005 Size: 0.13 Record Group:Eileen Bluhm was the Vice President of Communications at the Akron Regional Development Board from 1975 to 1995 and was considered one of Akron’s “chief civic boosters.” She was involved in a number of local organizations including the Ohio Ballet, Akron Zoo, and the Akron Art Museum, to name a few. She was also a supporter of education and women’s rights. The scrapbook contains photographs, articles, awards, and newspaper clippings that document her life and work in the Akron area.
What is this?Bliss, Ray and Ellen, Papers
Range: 1925 - 1990 Size: 65 cubic feet Record Group:Ray C. Bliss (1907-1981) was a long-time Republican politician from Akron, Ohio who served on the local, state, and national levels. As Chairman of the Republican National Committee he helped rebuild the Republican Party and helped Richard Nixon win the White House in 1968. The papers document the life and work of Ray Bliss and his wife, Ellen, as well as the Republican Party and political events including conventions and inaugurations. They include correspondence, publications, newspaper clippings, photographs, scrapbooks, campaign materials, artifacts, and memorabilia.
Blakeman, Alan E., Canal Slides
Range: 1950s - 1950s Size: 0.1 Record Group:Alan E. Blakeman (1934-2016) of Montpelier, Vermont was a high school history and geography teacher in Ohio and Vermont and graduate of the College of Wooster where he wrote his senior independent study thesis on Ohio’s canals, titled “Canal Era in Ohio” (1956). His collection consists of 40 35mm color photographic slides he took of the remnants of the Ohio & Erie Canal during the 1950s.
Blair, Charles V., Papers
Range: 1964 - 1973 Size: 4 cubic feet Record Group: 99/94Charles V. Blair (1933-2004) served in various roles at 秀色短视频 including Director of the News Bureau and Institute for Civic Education and Dean of the Evening College. His papers include correspondence, meeting minutes, financial statements, project proposals, progress reports, and newspaper clippings of the Summit County Greater Akron Community Action Council, the Akron-Summit Tutorial Program, and Upward Bound.
What is this?Better Business Bureau of Stark County Records
Range: 1962 - 1977 Size: 21 cubic feet Record Group:The Better Business The Better Business Bureau (BBB) of Stark County (also known as the Canton Better Business Bureau and Better Business Bureau of Canton and Greater West Virginia) was founded in 1961 and serves the Canton region in addition to 12 counties in Ohio and 52 in West Virginia. The Canton BBB strives to be the leader in advancing marketplace trust and provides numerous services to the community including business reviews, dispute resolution, education information, and business ethics. The records consist of board meeting minutes, publications, scrapbooks, correspondence, and case files.
Better Business Bureau of Akron Records
Range: 1920 - 1976 Size: 67 cubic feet Record Group:The Better Business Bureau (BBB) of Akron was founded in 1920 and serves both businesses and consumers in a six-county area including Ashland, Medina, Portage, Richland, Summit, and Wayne counties. The Akron BBB strives to be the leader in advancing marketplace trust and provides numerous services to the community including business reviews, dispute resolution, education information, and business ethics. The records consist of board meeting minutes, publications, scrapbooks, correspondence, and case files.
Baus, Louis Canal Photograph Collection
Range: 1896 - 1933 Size: 0.5 cubic feet Record Group:Louis Baus, photographer, shot numerous scenes along the Ohio & Erie, Miami & Erie, and the connecting feeder canals. This collection of over 400 photo negatives portrays a sense of canal life during the late 1800s to early 1900s. Found in this collection are images of canal boats, crew and passengers, as well as various locks, businesses and homes along the canal ways.
What is this?Bath Volunteers for Service Records
Range: 1958 - 2013 Size: 14 cubic feet Record Group: 99/179Bath Volunteers for Service was founded in 1958 by the residents of Bath Township, a suburb of Akron, Ohio. The charitable organization works to serve the community through fundraising and financial donations to local schools, businesses, and recreation centers. The records include meeting minutes, financial documents, scrapbooks, reports, newsletters, membership information, photographs, and subject files.
What is this?Baldwin, Frank B., Papers
Range: 1919 - 1972 Size: 6.2 cubic feet Record Group: 99/134Frank B. Baldwin was an employee of the Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company under their flight operations department and later their astronautics and undersea warfare sales department. He also served as a pilot and personal aide to Paul W. Litchfield, president and later CEO and Chairman of the Board of Goodyear. His papers include photograph albums, logs, and subject files from Baldwin’s 34 years at the company, in addition to numerous Goodyear-related film strips, slides, published materials, and artifacts.
What is this?Bailey, Rae, Papers
Range: 1849 - 1957 Size: 1 cubic foot Record Group: 99/104Rae Bailey (1879-1958) was an author born in Savannah, Ohio who spent most of her life serving the community under a variety of different occupations. In addition to numerous poems and short stories, Bailey's most noted works are The Heritage of Agriculture: Historical Pageant Depicting the Past Achievements of Ashland County (1933) and Old Keys: An Historical Sketch of Clear Creek Township, Ashland County, Ohio (1941). Her papers include various poems and short stories as well as materials relating to her interest in the history of Savannah and Clear Creek Township in Ashland County. The papers also include genealogical records about the author’s ancestors, the John R. Bailey Family.
What is this?B-26 Marauder Archives, Wilfred "Wally" Berg Collection
Range: 1941 - 1945 Size: 1.0 Record Group: 100/37Wilfred T. “Wally” Berg (1908-2002) was an artist from Muskegon, Michigan who served as the photographer for the 17th Bomb Group of the 95th Bomb Squadron during World War II. He was stationed in North Africa, Italy, France, Austria, and Germany. His collection consists of photographic prints and negatives and notes on World War II as well as an extensive scrapbook made by Berg that includes photographs, newspaper clippings, and memorabilia.
What is this?B-26 Marauder Archives, Wendell A. Fetters Collection
Range: 1944 - 2012 Size: 1.36 Record Group: 100/29Wendell A. Fetters (1924-2015) of Iowa served as a tail gunner on a B-26 Marauder in the 391st Bomb Group, 574th Bomb Squadron of the 9th Air Force during World War II. He flew 25 missions until being shot down and captured, spending the rest of the war in a German prison camp. After the war he served as an account representative and marketing manager and as Vice Commander and then Commander of the 391sth Bomb Group Association. His collection consists of correspondence with members of the 391st Bomb Group Association, newsletters, memoirs, and histories of the 391st Bomb Group.
What is this?B-26 Marauder Archives, Washington Area Marauder Men Collection
Range: 1992 - 2009 Size: 1.0 Record Group: 100/17The Washington Area Marauder Men (WAMM) is a chapter of the B-26 Marauder Historical Society organized to preserve the memory of the B-26 Marauder and associated service personnel. WAMM consists of veterans and anyone interested in the history of B-26 Marauders from the Washington, D.C. area. The collection includes correspondence, photographs, and media articles documenting monuments and memorials dedicated to the B-26 Marauder and the men who flew and operated them.
What is this?B-26 Marauder Archives, Virgil L. Bell Collection
Range: 1941 - 1993 Size: .33 Record Group: 100/19Virgil L. Bell (1920-2002) served as a radio operator and mechanic on B-26 Marauders in the 17th and 319th bombardment groups of the 12th Air Force during World War II. He also served in the Korean and Vietnam conflicts. His collection includes photographs, newsletters, rosters, registrations, and plaques documenting the 319th Bombardment Group and 17th Bombardment Group of the 12th Air Force.
What is this?B-26 Marauder Archives, Thelbert H. Thomas Collection
Range: 1943 - 2017 Size: .13 Record Group: 100/36Thelbert "Dick" H. Thomas (1918-1985) was a B-26 Marauder pilot with the 391st Bomb Group (BG) of the 572nd Bombardment Squadron (BS) during World War II before being reassigned to the 323 BG, 454 BS and ultimately the 323 BG, 457 BS. His collection includes military orders, correspondence that details Thomas’s army career, photocopies of photographs from his service, and other war-time documents including a graduation list and certificates.
What is this?B-26 Marauder Archives, Robert L. Holliday Papers
Range: 1942 - 2001 Size: 3 cubic feet Record Group: 100/1Lt. Col. Robert L. "Hap" Holliday (1916-2013) of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania served as a B-26 Marauder pilot in the 572nd and 573rd bomb squadrons of the 391st Bombardment Group during World War II. He flew 65 missions during the war, including the D-Day invasion. After the war Holliday worked as a sales engineer and later founder and president of R.L. Holliday Company. His papers include his military service records and correspondence and materials from the 391st Bomb Group Association, the B-26 Marauder Historical Society, and the B-26 Archives Advisory Council.
What is this?B-26 Marauder Archives, Robert J. McCallum Collection
Range: 1942 - 1944 Size: 0.33 Record Group: 100/9Robert J. McCallum was a 1st Lieutenant and B-26 Marauder pilot in the 554th Bomb Squadron of the 386th Bombardment Group during World War II. His collection includes various orders, flight logs, and CD-Roms containing scans of McCallum’s letters during the Second World War.
What is this?B-26 Marauder Archives, Robert E. Herndon Papers
Range: 1940 - 1957 Size: .25 Record Group: 100/20Colonel Robert E. Herndon (1916-2006) served as a pilot of B-26 Marauders with different squadrons including the 476th, 440th, and 619th during World War II. His papers consist of his military records, self-authored magazine articles, and the 42nd Bombardment Wing operations report.
What is this?B-26 Marauder Archives, Richard P. Ellinger Oral Video Histories
Range: 1990 - 1994 Size: 4.0 Record Group: 100/24Richard P. Ellinger (1920-2013) of Washington, D.C. served on a B-26 Marauder with the 322nd Bomb Group of the 449th Bomb Squadron during World War II and was a member of the B-26 Marauder Historical Society after the war. His oral video histories include 125 VHS tapes and digital copies on DVDs of oral history interviews conducted by Ellinger of World War II B-26 Marauder veterans.
What is this?B-26 Marauder Archives, Richard J. Atkinson Collection
Range: 1988 - 2003 Size: .76 Record Group: 100/23Richard J. Atkinson (1923-2009) served as a radio operator and gunner on B-Marauders in the 397th Bomb Group of the 9th Air Force during World War II. His collection consists of his personal papers including correspondence and plaques documenting his military career, as well as collected materials such as newsletters and information on B-26 Marauders and the Ninth Air Force Association.
What is this?B-26 Marauder Archives, Richard H. Denison Collection
Range: 1936 - 1994 Size: 2.07 Record Group: 100/25Richard H. Denison was a 1st Lieutenant and navigator in the 553rd Bombardment Squadron of the 386th Bombardment Group of the 9th Air Force during World War II. His collection consists of military records, maps with highlighted flight paths, newsletters and magazines involving the B-26 Marauder, photographs, and a model of the B-26 Marauder known as "Rat Poison."
What is this?B-26 Marauder Archives, Richard C. Booth Papers
Range: 1942 - 1995 Size: .58 Record Group: 100/14Richard C. Booth (1925-2011) of Akron, Ohio served stateside as an airplane mechanic working on B-26 Marauders in the United States Army Air Force during World War II. After the war he served as a sheet metal worker and for NASA. His papers include his autobiography, correspondence with various organizations, personal records, and magazine articles on Richard Booth, B-26 Marauders, and Barksdale Air Force Base.
What is this?B-26 Marauder Archives, Marvin C. Colton Papers
Range: 1942 - 1994 Size: 0.5 cubic feet Record Group: 100/5Marvin C. Colton (1920-1998) served as a bombardier on B-26 Marauders in the 555th Bomb Squadron, 386th Bomb Group (M) during World War II. His papers consists of photographs from the World War II era and the 1980s and 1990s "Return of the Crusader" reunions. They also include a brief history of the 555th Bomb Squadron and rosters for the 386th Bomb Group (M) Association.
What is this?B-26 Marauder Archives, Martin C. Mazurk Newsletter Collection
Range: 1987 - 1997 Size: 0.33 cubic feet Record Group: 100/21Martin C. Mazurk (1924-2013) of Illinois was a bombardier in the 391st Bomb Group of the 575th Bombardment Squadron during World War II. His collection includes copies of The Bombardiers, Inc. newsletter, Crosshairs, and several issues of On Course! and The Marauder Thunder.
What is this?B-26 Marauder Archives, George W. Parker Collection
Range: 1936 - 2008 Size: 18.25 Record Group: 100/33George W. Parker (1923-2009) served as a B-26 Marauder pilot with the 397th Bomb Group during World War II. He went on to serve a distinguished career in the United States Air Force, served three terms as a Missouri state representative, and was a founder of the B-26 Marauder Historical Society. His collection consists of materials documenting the Second World War including mission reports, flight logs, diaries, notebooks, photographs, and publications. His collection also includes materials on various B-26 Marauder and 9th Air Force reunion groups.
What is this?B-26 Marauder Archives, Gaylord M. Yoder Collection
Range: 1942 - 1945 Size: 0.2 Record Group: 100/38Gaylord M. Yoder (1923-2015) of Wooster, Ohio served as a tail gunner on a B-25 Mitchell and B-26 Marauder during World War II. His collection includes photographs of Yoder, a history of the 386th Bombardment Group, and Yoder’s discharge form, awards, insignia, ribbons, patches, and emblems.
What is this?B-26 Marauder Archives, Donald McDonald Collection
Range: 1943 - 1945 Size: 0.25 cubic feet Record Group: 100/4Donald McDonald was the Chief Engineering Clerk of the 575th Squadron of the 391st Bomb Group of the 9th Air Force during World War II. After the war he served as the Commander of the 391st Bomb Group Association. His collection consists of a photograph of the 575th ground crew and newspapers written, printed, and distributed to the 391st Bomb Group while at various stations during World War II.
What is this?B-26 Marauder Archives, Charles R. Meyers Jr. Collection
Range: 1943 - 1945 Size: 1 cubic foot Record Group: 100/7Charles R. Meyers Jr. was a B-26 Marauder pilot in the 319th Bomb Group of the 438th Bombardment Squadron during World War II. His collection includes strike photographs of various bombing missions and photographic negatives of combat crews and United Service Organizations (USO) shows, visitations, and other events associated with camp life during World War II.
What is this?B-26 Marauder Archives, Charles H. Tillson Papers
Range: 1941 - 1999 Size: .33 Record Group: 100/22Charles H. Tillson (1920-2007) of Iowa served stateside with the United States Army Air Force as a flight instructor for the B-26 Marauders during World War II. After the war he became an engineer and worked for the B.F. Goodrich Company. His papers include correspondence, military records, photographs, and his autobiography.
What is this?B-26 Marauder Archives, Charles H. Drake Papers
Range: 1943 - 1949 Size: 0.25 cubic feet Record Group: 100/2Major Charles H. Drake (1918-2009) of Georgia served as a bombardier/navigator and later combat intelligence officer in the Headquarters Squadron of the 391st Bomb Group of the 9th Air Force during World War II. He saw action in England, France, Holland, Belgium, and Germany. His papers include orders he received throughout his military service and numerous photographs taken during World War II.
What is this?B-26 Marauder Archives, C. Forman 鈥淒ee鈥� Dirickson Collection
Range: 1941 - 1946 Size: 1.8 Record Group: 100/39C. Forman “Dee” Dirickson (1919-2007) was a 1st Lieutenant and B-26 Marauder pilot in the 451st Squadron of the 322nd Bomb Group of the 9th Air Force during World War II. After the war he served as a corporate pilot. His collection consists of materials from his time as a pilot during World War II including flight logs, orders, photographs, maps, memorabilia, and records from pilot training.
What is this?B-26 Marauder Archives, Anthony F. Mugan Collection
Range: 1942 - 1946 Size: 0.5 Record Group: 100/252Anthony F. Mugan (1919-1994) of Sheboygan, Wisconsin was a Technical Sergeant in the 345th Service Squadron of the 310th Service Group attached to the 319th Bomb Group during World War II. His collection includes letters, postcards, photographs, publications, and enlistment records of his friends in the service during the Second World War as well as a history of the 319th Bomb Group.
What is this?B-26 Marauder Archives, 455th Bombardment Squadron Association Records
Range: 1942 - 2011 Size: 9 cubic feet Record Group: 100/3The 455th Bombardment Squadron of the 323rd Bombardment Group was a B-26 Marauder squadron in the United States Army Air Forces that operated in the European Theater of Operations during World War II. The 455th Bombardment Squadron Association was organized in the early 1980s to plan reunions of members and document the squadron’s history, but disbanded in 2011. The association’s records include correspondence, memoirs, photographs, publications, and scrapbooks collected and used by the association.
What is this?B-26 Marauder Archives, 319th B.G. Reunion Association Records
Range: 1934 - 2001 Size: 20.05 Record Group: 100/26The 319th Bombardment Group was a group of bomber aircraft in the United States Army Air Forces during World War II. It was originally attached to the 12th Air Force, mostly flying B-26 Marauders in the North African and Italian campaigns, but was later attached to the 7th Air Force in the Pacific Theater. The 319th Bombardment Group Reunion Association was organized in 1974 to plan reunions of members and preserve the group’s history, but disbanded in 1999. The association’s collection consists of newsletters, photographs, correspondence, printed materials, and videos created and collected by the association and its members.
What is this?B-26 Marauder Archives, 17th B.G. Reunion Association Collection
Range: 1920 - 2011 Size: 24.23 cubic feet Record Group: 100/27The 17th Bombardment Group was a group of bomber aircraft in the United States Army Air Forces during World War II. It was attached to the 12th Air Force and participated in numerous missions, including the Doolittle Raid, but mostly operated in the Mediterranean Theater of Operations and over Germany, typically flying B-26 Marauders. The group also served during the Korean conflict. The 17th Bombardment Group Reunion Association was organized in 1977 to plan reunions of group members. The association’s collection consists of correspondence, military records, newsletters, photographs, printed materials, and videos created and collected by the association and its members.
What is this?B-26 Marauder Archives
Range: 1930 - 2008 Size: 200 cubic feet Record Group: 100The Martin B-26 Marauder was a medium bomber used in the Pacific and European theaters of operation during World War II and on a limited basis during the Korean conflict. The B-26 Marauder Archives consists of photographs, letters, diaries, mission reports, microfilm, artifacts, and other materials that document the important contribution made by the B-26 Marauder and the men who flew and maintained them during the Second World War. The Archives also contains official records of numerous Marauder reunion groups including newsletters, membership lists, reunion programs, and photographs. The archives also includes published materials including bombardment group and squadron histories, personal accounts, and books and pamphlets on the Marauder men.
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Collections are classified into the following broad categories:
- University Archives contain historical resources that document the history and development of 秀色短视频 and its predecessor institutions.
- Special Collections documents regional (mainly Akron and Summit County) history, and other designated collecting areas. Special Collections materials include personal and family papers and historical records of local governments, businesses, and civic and community organizations. Collection strengths are the history of the rubber and polymer industry, lighter-than-air flight, and Ohio canals. Special collections also include local government records for a nine county region.
- Book collections include rare books and books documenting the history of the university, the region, and special topics. All cataloged books are included in the .