MS 7 Carpenter Family
Papers, 1914-1969.
Wood County, Ohio
Farm and business financial records of Adam T. Carpenter, educational and teaching material of Esther Carpenter, and miscellaneous printed items of a family living in southern Wood County. (.3 linear ft.)

MS 19 O. B. Workman, O.B. (1908-1971)
Papers, 1878-1971.
Paulding County, Ohio
Correspondence, literary manuscripts, printed material, photographs, and oral interview tapes related to the agricultural, industrial, and small town life of Paulding County, Ohio. Includes Workman family genealogy. (1.25 linear ft.)

MS 44 Bradley Family
Papers, 1643-1977.
Family correspondence, journals, account records and genealogical material of a Toledo, Ohio family. (6 linear ft.)

MS 45 Dorothy Ringle
Papers, 1862-1961.
Family collection, including extensive material on Rolla M. Myers, the Ohio Marketing Quota Protest Association, general Myers Family material, and a small pocket diary and correspondence of Leander Coe, a corporal serving with Co.D of the 123rd O.V.I. (3.5 linear ft.)

MS 57 George W. Pearson
Papers, 1883-1902.
These records are associated with George Wilkerson Pearson, a reporter for the Toledo Blade from 1893 to 1920 and from 1922 to 1947, a period of fifty-two years. Brief genealogical information on the Pearson family is included.

MS 72 William Pratt (d. 1824)
Papers, 1801-1905.
Wood County, Ohio
Legal papers and correspondence, with some land grants and correspondence of his descendants. (.25 linear ft.)

MS 92 Evelyn Barber Metcalf Brewster (1889-1979)
Papers, 1827-1969.
Findlay, Ohio
Diaries, correspondence, and scrapbook materials of a prominent Findlay, Ohio family. Father, Clarendon B. Metcalf, was a mayor of Findlay, Hancock County auditor, and a school superintendent. Collection includes genealogical material. Evelyn was the first woman County Auditor.

MS 119 mf Ohio Genealogical Society. Hancock County Chapter
Pioneer Families of Hancock County, circa 1700-1993.
Hancock County, Ohio
Genealogical information submitted to local O.G.S. Chapter to prove that an ancestor was living in Hancock County prior to 1846. 2 rolls of microfilm

MS 121 mf  McClish Family Collection
Daybook, 1908-1922.
Hancock County, Ohio
Entries made by three members of the McClish family. The entries include listings of the deaths of community and family members.

MS 128 mf Ohio Genealogical Society. Wood County Chapter
First Families of Wood County.
Wood County, Ohio
Genealogical information submitted to local O.G.S. Chapter to prove that an ancestor was living in Wood County prior to 1856. Microfilm.

MS 129 mf Spencer Family Collection, Kalida, Ohio
Papers, 1830-1938.
Putnam County, Ohio
Correspondence, deed records, miscellaneous legal records from Union Township, Putnam County, Ohio. Microfilm.

MS 151 Bertha M. Carter
Papers, 1818-1943.
Wood County, Ohio
Family papers of the Hood and Pargellis families of Wood County, Ohio; includes correspondence relating to Company H, 1st O.V.I.

MS 155 Taylor Funeral Home
Records, 1858-1974.
Oakwood, Ohio
Church record books containing membership records, officers, probationers, pastoral records, class records, baptisms, marriages, deaths, and other miscellaneous records.

MS 185 Waugh Family
Papers, 1879-1923.
Bowling Green, Ohio
Correspondence, family ledger, and a genealogy of a Bowling Green family. (.5 linear ft.)

MS 190 Hill/Morgan Family
Papers, 1831-1980.
Wood County, Ohio
Family collection of correspondence, papers, and photographs of Hill, Morgan, Overmyer, and Graf families of Wood County, Ohio, including Civil War correspondence and papers of Guy Morgan, who served with Co. K, 21st O.V.I. (1.25 linear ft.)

MS 193 mf Thelma R. Marsh. Wyandot Indian Genealogical Cards
Index cards, 1795-1910.
Ohio
Index cards containing birth, marriage or death information on members of the Wyandot Indians in Ohio.

MS 194 mf Kenneth Smith. Ohio Native Genealogical Cards
Index cards, 1724-1932.
Ohio
Index cards containing birth, marriage, death or other information on Native Americans from Ohio tribes who later moved to Oklahoma and Kansas, including Miami, Shawnee, Huron, Wyandot, Delaware, Seneca, and Ottawa.

MS 210 mf  West Family
Papers, 1842-1898.
Lucas County, Ohio
Diaries of Aaron B. West and Mary C. Titus West, with some correspondence, ledgers, and miscellaneous papers of a Sylvania, Ohio family. Includes correspondence of related family of Emma West Comstock. (3 linear ft. and microfilm)

MS 229 Searight Family
Papers, 1839-1898.
Stark County, Ohio
Family correspondence, memoirs, and a deed of the Searight and Stidger families of Stark County, Ohio. (.25 linear ft.)

MS 258 Marilyn Clay Papers
Papers, 1862-1904.
Family collection of Clay, Stevens, Sindel, Tappan, Fisher, and Wood families, including photocopies of Civil War correspondence of James D. Fisher, a private serving with Co.F of the 67th O.V.I. (.25 linear ft.)

MS 267 Joan Brisbin Wills
Papers, 1830-1973
Toledo, Ohio
Family papers profiling the life of Joan Brisbin Wills, and the nursing careers of her mother and two aunts at the Toledo Hospital School of Nursing

MS 308 Christian A. Risser (1841-1909)
Correspondence, 1879-1888.
Wood County, Ohio
Correspondence with a cousin, also named Christian, primarily about family matters, business transactions, and local events, including the Wood County, Ohio oil and gas discoveries. (.25 linear ft.)

MS 311 Blake Tyson Collection
Photographs, 1900-1912
Sixty copy negatives and 52 black and white prints depicting scenes and events taken of or by a rural Wood County family during the early 20th century.

MS 335 mf  William Curtis Holgate (1814-1888)
Diaries, 1833-1948.
Defiance, Ohio
Diaries and account ledgers kept by William C. Holgate and his sons, describing local events, business affairs, farm accounts, and personal trips in the Defiance, Ohio area. Microfilm (some duplication restrictions apply)

MS 349 mf Henry Olcott Sheldon (1799-1882)
Journals, 1817-1882.
Ohio
Journals documenting daily activities of a Methodist preacher on a Northern Ohio circuit, including religious, social, and political views, and information on baptisms, marriages, and funerals. Also genealogy compiled by Sheldon on his family. Microfilm

MS 377 Phillips Family
Papers, 1844-1976.
Cincinnati, Ohio
Correspondence, educational files and scrapbooks of George A. Phillips, a Black educator; diaries kept by Myrtle Phillips, his wife; assorted family albums with genealogical information from Paulding County and Cincinnati. (4.5 linear ft.)

MS 385 George F. Jenks Papers
Papers, 1942-1980
Articles, columns and book reviews written by newspaper editor and reporter George F. Jenks, along with family photographs from the Baldwin, Jenks and Pennington families.

MS 389 Robert Preston Randall
Papers, 1834-1944.
Sylvania, Ohio
Correspondence, diaries, legal papers, memoirs, and clippings of the Randall and allied families of Western New York and Sylvania, Ohio. (.25 linear ft.)

MS 393 Belkofer Family
Papers, 1851-1892
Kelley's Island, Ohio
Family correspondence of the Carter, Martin, and Morgan families of Kelley's Island, Ohio. (.25 linear ft.)

MS 394 Charles C. Starr
Papers, 1855-1909
Lucas and Ottawa Counties, Ohio
Family collection documenting Charles and Elizabeth Starr of Toledo and Port Clinton, Ohio and their relatives in New York state.

MS 407 mf  Fort Meigs Cemetery
Records, 1901-1998
Perrysburg, Ohio
Three record books of burials in the Ft. Meigs Union Cemetery.

MS 409 mf Harris Funeral Home
Record Books, 1924-1976
Columbus Grove, Ohio
Record books containing obituaries, military discharge and enlistment papers, death certificates, and the information that was used to write the obituaries.

MS 446 mf  William Henry Gorrill (1841-1874)
Papers, 1857-1923
Wood County, Ohio and California
Correspondence, diaries, and photographs of a Wood County, Ohio lawyer who served as President of the Pacific Bridge Company. 4 rolls of microfilm.

MS 448 Reynolds Family
Papers, 1941-1986
Wood County, Ohio
Correspondence and photographs of the Robert and Hazel Fry Reynolds family. Especially noteworthy are the letters 1951-1953, and 1941 and 1945 covering the military service of two sons during the Korean War and World War II. Additional correspondence documents the lives of other family members and also details genealogical research conducted on the Reynolds Family.

MS 462 Borton Family
Papers, 1849-1889
Fulton County, Ohio
Civil War era letters written between members of the Borton Family, including service in the 67th O.V.I. and the 130th O.V.I.

MS 471 Mahla Family
Papers, 1873-1968
Bucyrus, Ohio
Scrapbooks, photographs, clippings, and yearbooks related to the Mahla, Lowmiller, Neumann, and allied families of Bucyrus, Ohio. (1.25 linear ft.)

MS 482 George Albert Adam (1894-1925)
Photograph collection, circa 1900-1925
Van Wert County, Ohio
Original glass plate negatives of a Van Wert County, Ohio amateur photographer, showing family activities and farm life (.5 lf.)

MS 486 Bender Family
Papers, 1865-1898
Elyria, Ohio
Correspondence on family matters, agriculture, and social life among members of an Elyria, Ohio area family. (.25 linear ft.)

MS 493 A. Lowell Randall (1912-1997)
Papers, 1942-1945
Bowling Green, Ohio
World War II era correspondence from a Bowling Green, Ohio podiatrist serving with the U.S. Army in Naples, Italy and Okinawa, Japan, written to his mother. Includes photographs taken while stationed overseas (1 linear ft.)

MS 496 Charlotte Dunipace Shaw (1919-2008)
Papers, 1832-2004
Wood County, Ohio
Correspondence, research files, literary productions, legal documents, financial documents, newsclippings, printed material and photographic material from a Scotch Ridge family.

MS 505 mf Nieman-Beckman Funeral Home
Funeral registers, 1893-1986
Pemberville, Ohio
Funeral registers including information on deceased such as name, age, residence, occupation, date and place of birth and death, name and birthplace of mother and father. Indexed. Microfilm

MS 522 Noah W. Prowant (1864-?)
Papers, 1941-1962
Putnam County, Ohio
Handwritten manuscripts of letters to newspapers, speeches, and autobiographical memoirs, of a Putnam County, Ohio pharmacist. (.25 linear ft.)

MS 542 Donnal Vore Smith (1901-1989)
Papers, 1943-1944
Incoming and outgoing correspondence during World War II from soldiers and their families to Smith, while he was President of New York State Teachers College at Cortland, N.Y. (.25 linear ft.)

MS 589 Henry Ellsworth
Papers, 1915-1923
Wood County, Ohio
Correspondence, membership lists for the Ladies and Men's Red Circle Class, a diary (1917), poems, philosophical, and historical writings of a Wood County resident.

MS 605 Martha Butman
Correspondence, 1847-1937
Includes correspondence of a midwestern woman and her daughters telling about holidays, clothing, social events, women in law school (1880s), church events, and San Francisco architecture and transportation. Also includes a letter detailing attitudes toward Native American tribes, and some details about their customs, language, and religion. A privately published book provides transcriptions of the letters as well as genealogical information.

MS 608 Andrew Brown and Jeanette Hall Family
Papers, 1833-1992
McComb, Ohio
A collection of family history, including correspondence, photographs, financial documents, literary productions, scrapbook materials, and legal documents. Also included is a large collection of postcards and documentation on the Hall Hardware Store in McComb, Ohio; the McComb Public Library; the McComb Philomath Club; and the Presbyterian Church and Woman's Home Missionary Society, McComb, Ohio. (13 linear feet.)

MS 609 Nauts Family
Papers, 1844-1970
Lucas County, Ohio
Family papers, primarily the correspondence of Charles H. Nauts and his father, John C. Nauts, both active in Toledo and Lucas County Republican politics. (.5 linear ft.)

MS 616 Solomon Kuder (1790-1873)
Papers, 1819-1918
Wood County, Ohio
Correspondence relating to War of 1812 pension, land patents, legal papers, and tax receipts of an early settler of Wood County, Ohio. (.5 linear ft.)

MS 627 mf Ellen Lilie
Papers, 1894-1950
Huron County, Ohio
Family histories, genealogies, and autobiographies of the Wildman, Fenner, Howe, Hicks, Snyder, and related families of Huron County, Ohio. Microfilm

MS 632 Louis Emil Schraidt
Papers, 1847-1963
Ottawa County, Ohio
Correspondence, legal documents, clippings, photographs and genealogical files relating to the Schraidt, Weigand, and Trapp families and life in Ottawa County and Put-in-Bay, Ohio.

MS 635 Frank C. Ogg (1899-1976)
Papers, 1859-1970
Bowling Green, Ohio
Personal papers of Dr. Frank C. Ogg, who served as a faculty member and chairman of the Department of Mathematics at Bowling Green State University. The collection documents both his professional and family life.

MS 641 Kehrwecker Family
Papers, 1830-1960
Family collection, including extensive Civil War correspondence of Frederick Kehrwecker(1841-1862) with the 31st O.V.I. and his brother John Kehrwecker (1838-1863) with the 96th O.V.I.

MS 651 mf Ohio Genealogical Society
First families of Ohio, circa 1700-1992
Genealogical information submitted to O.G.S. to prove that an ancestor was living in Ohio prior to 1820. Microfilm

MS 656 Miller Family
Papers, 1828-1978
Ottawa County, Ohio
Family collection from Ottawa County, Ohio of the Miller, Mackey, and McRitchie families; includes information on fruit culture in the Lake Erie region, correspondence from family members serving during the Civil War with Co.K, 139th O.V.I., Co.I, 41st O.V.I., and the Fifth Independent Company Ohio Volunteer Sharpshooters. (5 linear ft.)

MS 661 McMillan Family
Papers, 1828-1916
Erie County, Ohio
Family collection from Erie County, Ohio; includes correspondence, legal documents, notes, speeches, and hand-copied versions of popular songs and ballads. (.25 linear ft.)

MS 662 Ruth Perry Chase
Papers, 1900-1960
Wood County, Ohio
Family collection from Wood County, Ohio, including photographs and memoirs; collection centers around Ruth Perry Chase.

MS 663 Boltz Family
Papers, 1871-1981
North Baltimore, Ohio
Family collection from North Baltimore, Ohio, including World War II correspondence and memoirs, legal and financial documents, photographs, and printed material; collection centers around Harry Emerson Boltz, editor of the North Baltimore News. (.25 linear ft.)

MS 667 Cadwallader Family
Papers, 1863-1918
Fostoria, Ohio
Diaries, notebooks, financial documents, and newsclippings from Samuel Cadwallader and his son, Ira Cadwallader, of Fostoria, Ohio.

MS 681 Feick Family
Papers, 1810-1982
Sandusky, Ohio
Business and financial records of Sandusky, Ohio contractors involved in such projects as the Ohio Soldiers' and Sailor's Home, and the Perry Victory Monument. Includes some family material and photographs. (1 linear ft.)

MS 683 Dumond Family
Papers, 1862-1962
Civil War documents, correspondence, financial and legal documents, account books, a scrapbook and diaries covering the period 1862-1962, focused on John Wesley Dumond, a volunteer in the 69th Regiment of the Ohio Volunteer Infantry from 1862 to 1865, and his descendants. A genealogical scrapbook containing pictures and a narrative family history is included.

MS 689 Van Tassel Family
Papers, 1804-1983
Wood County, Ohio
Papers of a pioneer Wood County, Ohio family, the Van Tassels, with the majority of documents concentrated between 1850-1890. Includes correspondence, journals, some genealogical materials, and books.

MS 692 Bruce Pratt Family
Papers, 1839-1944
Henry and Wood Counties, Ohio
Family papers of the Bruce Pratt family and allied families including Brown and Patterson, of Ontario, New York and Henry and Wood Counties in Ohio. Includes correspondence, legal papers, clippings, printed material, and photographs. Some Civil War correspondence of John Carter, Co.B, 38th O.V.I. (.25 linear ft.)

MS 695 mf Ohio Genealogical Society. Ottawa County Chapter
First Families of Ottawa County, Ohio, 1984-1991
Ottawa County, Ohio
Genealogical information submitted to local O.G.S. Chapter to prove that an ancestor was living in Ottawa County prior to 1840. Microfilm

MS 709 Betty Bucher Becker Collection
Papers, Photographs, 1864-1941
Lucas County, Ohio
Primarily a photographic collection centered around Waterville, Ohio, with some additional genealogical/family history material. The majority of the photos are from the Isham farm near Waterville, but include photographs of flood damage and several depicting the construction of the Ohio Electric Interurban Bridge at Waterville around 1906.

MS 714 Hartman Family
Papers, 1891-1977
Henry County, Ohio
Correspondence (1891-1960) of the Charles Jacob Hartman family with some family photographs dating between 1939 to 1977. (.25 linear ft.)

MS 716 Donald and Barbara Gorrell Family
(Kunkle and Cocanower Families)
Papers, 1848-1960
Correspondence and business papers of the Kunkle family; diaries of members of the Cocanower and Divine families, largely concerned with business interests; school memorabilia, photographs, and scrapbook material.

MS 720 Bentley Family
Papers, 1830-1991
Toledo, Ohio
Family papers with correspondence and genealogical information related to the Chamberlain, Hascall, Grosh, Ritchie, Perky, Jones, Lewis, and Bentley families. Bentley Construction Company of Toledo, Ohio information is also included. (10 linear ft.)

MS 721 William C. Eichelberger
Papers, 1826-1990s
Correspondence, genealogical files, memoirs, and reports documenting the Eichelberger and Carman families, including members who served in the Civil War and in the medical corps during World War I.

MS 754 Harp Family
Papers, 1899-1934
Sandusky, Ohio
Family correspondence of a traveling salesman and his wife in northern Ohio. Some transcripts available online.

MS 755 Brigham Family
Papers, 1859-1998
Civil War era correspondence and postwar papers, clippings and photographs, primarily relating to the family of Joseph H. Brigham and his career during the Civil War and with the Grange and U.S. Department of Agriculture. Genealogical materials also included.

MS 765 Haner Family
Papers, 1836-1950
Wyandot County, Ohio
Minor correspondence, land records, and two photographs related a family living in Wyandot County, Ohio.

MS 786 Newton Family
Papers, 1862-1944
Xenia, Ohio
Correspondence, poetry and literary materials, newsclippings, and photographs of three generations of a family prominent in the Xenia, Ohio area and in Tennessee during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Includes papers of Mary Leslie Newton and Frances Halley Newton, educators and writers.

MS 787 mf  Ely Family
Papers, 1856-1926
Fayette, Ohio
Correspondence, dairies, manuscripts, certificates and photographs of Levi and Karl Ely of Fayette, Ohio. Levi served as mayor of Fayette and was ordained a minister in the Christian Union Church. His son Karl was a musician and press agent for John F. Stowe's Uncle Tom's Cabin Company, a traveling theatrical troupe.

MS 794 Schall Family
Papers, 1933-1968
Incoming correspondence (primarily from the family of Heinrich Cordes in Germany), discussing family matters, including the situation of the family during WW II, as well as detailed Shall and Seyfang family genealogical documents. There is a gap in the correspondence from 1939-1945. Written in German.

MS 797 Benjamin Basil Jackson Family
Papers, 1861-1922
Civil War correspondence written to and from men serving with Co. G, 14th Ohio Volunteer Infantry and postwar personal correspondence of George and Martha Jackson Banks. Some correspondence transcripts online. Diary of A. J. Jackson transcript online.

MS 806 Ruth Kerns Matthews
Papers, 1940-1966
Compilations of research notes, family group sheets, genealogical charts, photographs, and historical notes on Altman, Kern, Knight, McKee, Mitchell, Place, Trotter, and allied families. 1 linear foot.

MS 858 Hefner Family
Papers, 1945-1952
Correspondence between various members of a Lima, Ohio area family during the period at the end of World War II and during the Korean War, primarily the letters from the mother, Zelma Hefner to her sons. Some transcripts available online.

MS 964 Carter Family
Papers, 1796-1995
Personal collection centered on the families of Lena B. Rees and James L. Carter, their ancestors, and children. Contains extensive genealogical material, photographs, and some correspondence, including a few letters written by Rees family members in the 72nd O.V.I. during the Civil War and an extensive series by Robert A. Carter while in training for submarine service during World War II.

MS 983 Hollington Family
Correspondence, 1874-1884
Letters addressed primarily to Mary Hollington, including correspondence between her and her brother-in-law and sister, William and Maria (Hollington) Frederick, as well as correspondence with their parents, Joseph and Elizabeth Hollington, and various relatives and friends.

MS 997 Sarah V. Elder Dicken
Correspondence, 1854-1898
Correspondence with family members serving in the 21st, 49th, and 64th O.V.I. and the 9th O.V.C., as well as a variety of other units.

MS 1003 Stuller Family
Papers, 1880s-2004
Wood County, Ohio
Genealogical charts and information and photographs from a Wood County family.

MS 1024 McKarns Family
Papers, 1846-2000
Correspondence, genealogical research files, newspaper clippings, literary productions and photographs relating to the McKarns and allied families

MS 1025 Virginia Uhlman Nader Papers
Papers, 1860s-1998
Bowling Green, Ohio
Letters, genealogical materials, and other documents as well as a collection of books, printed material, and photographs centered on the Uhlman, Millikin, and Baldwin families. The bulk of the collection exists in an extensive grouping of letters sent and received by various members of the family.  50 linear feet, 11 bound volumes.

MS 1048 Donald F. Rodawig Papers
Papers, 1938-1944
Transcripts, with some photocopies, of original letters and a diary written by a physician serving during World War II in North Africa and Italy.

MS 1050 William Ellis Schumaker
Papers, 1846-1994
Three scrapbooks with original documents, photographs, clippings, and artifacts related to members of the extended Schumaker family.

MS 1051 Henry ZumFelde
Papers, 1850-2000
Photographs of the Oberhaus, ZumFelde and related families of Henry County, Ohio.

MS 1067 Paul Willis Jones
Papers, 1901-2005
Correspondence, genealogical subject files, project subject files, literary materials, printed materials and photographs related to the life and activities of Bowling Green Daily Sentinel-Tribune Editor Paul W. Jones, and includes the correspondence and research notes of John L. Dickey.

MS 1076 mf Latty Family
Papers, 1840-1945
Paulding and Defiance Counties, Ohio
Correspondence and other family papers of Common Pleas Judge Alexander Sankey Latty of Paulding and Defiance Counties and his family. The collection includes political, business and personal correspondence.

MS 1090 Spring/Eldredge Family
Papers, 1840s-2003
Correspondence, memoirs, photographs and other family papers of five generations of an Ohio/Michigan family.

MS 1094 Marian Niles
Papers, 1941-1953, n.d.
Genealogical materials, legal documents, and photographs centered on Marian Niles of northwest Ohio.

MS 1095 Farwell-Myers Family
Papers, 1842-1903
Correspondence and financial records of a Fulton County farm family.

MS 1104 Wentz Family
Papers, 1890-1940
Photographs, both in albums and loose, documenting scenes around the Wood County Courthouse, Court Street, and the Women’s Club Building in Bowling Green, Ohio. Activities include parades, picnics and church, and some views of family vacations including the Chicago “Century of Progress” World’s Fair in 1933 and Ohio tourist destinations, Mac-o-Chee Castle and Ohio Caverns.

MS 1106 Wankelman Family
Papers, 1880-1977
Family photographs and documents and artifacts regarding the Kiwanis Club and Masons belonging to Frederick Wankelman, father of William Wankelman, a member of the BGSU art faculty.

MS 1118 Fairview Cemetery
Records, 1883-1982
Galion, Crawford County, Ohio. 
Burial records, including transfer records from Union Green Cemetery.

MMS 857 Seth M. Shank and Carl S. Shank
Diary, 1923-1930
Diary entries from January 1-April 6, 1923 by Carl Seth Shank; remainder by Seth Milroy Shank includes genealogy and family events. 1 volume, 3 photographs.

MMS 1773 Minnie Miller Ziegler
Papers, 1880-1943
Fulton County, Ohio
Family papers including birth and marriage certificates, photographs, and school report cards of a Fulton County, Ohio family.

MMS 1774 Hill Family
Family Record, 1833-1943
Henry County, Ohio
Family Bible record pages of the Hill and related Edwards families, with roots in Henry County, Ohio.

MMS 1781f Loman Family
Scrapbook, 1833-1938
Bloomdale, Ohio
Correspondence, receipts, clippings and ephemera related to the Richard Loman family of the Bloomdale, Ohio area.