Center for Archival Collections
There are several ways to gain access to our materials: by searching the BGSU catalog, browsing or searching our finding aids, searching our website, or by searching our digitized content made available in the Digital Gallery and ScholarWorks. More helpful links are listed below. If you still do not find what you are looking for, ask us! Feel free to call, email, or "Ask An Archivist!"
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The Center for Archival Collections is an archive and manuscript repository within University Libraries at Bowling Green State University. Our collection strengths include our manuscript collections, the Historical Collection of the Great Lakes, our Rare Books & Special Collections, and the National Student Affairs Archive. We are also the home of the BGSU University Archives, and house local records from the nineteen counties of Northwest Ohio. Our collections can be used for scholarly, political, and family and genealogical research, and we welcome BGSU students and faculty, local residents, as well as international scholars.
*Please note, all services end 15 minutes prior to close.
CAC News
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WWII Oral History Collection
With generous support from the Ohio History Fund, we are pleased to provide full digital access to the History 303 World War II oral histories (MS-0871) collection. Over100 oral histories in the collection tell of Ohioans' experiences of World War II. Access the collection
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CAC Announces Winners of 2018 Local History Publication Awards
The CAC is pleased to announce the winners of its 2018 Local History Publication Awards. Our congratulations to the winning authors for their exemplary research and writing on various topics in the history of Northwest Ohio!
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CAC and Islamic Center of Greater Toledo Host Community Scan Day
The CAC is partnering with the Islamic Center of Greater Toledo to host a Community Scan Day on Sunday, May 5th, 2019. Community members are invited to bring personal items documenting the history of the Islamic community in the Toledo area to have them digitized by CAC staff. This event is part of our Common Heritage project funded by the National Endowment for the Humanities. All are welcome!
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CAC receives NEH grant to Preserve Islamic Culture in Northwest Ohio
The CAC has received a National Endowment for the Humanities grant that will support our efforts to document the history of Islamic culture in Northwest Ohio. The grant will enable us to partner with the Islamic Center of Greater Toledo on a series of public programs.
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New Digital Exhibit: Northwest Ohio in The Great War, 1917-1919
November 11, 2018 marked the 100th anniversary of the armistice that ended World War I. The CAC's latest digital exhibit, Northwest Ohio in The Great War: 1917-1919, commemorates this anniversary with archival materials telling the story of Northwest Ohioans' contributions to America's engagement in World War I, whether on the homefront or the Western Front. A companion physical exhibit will also be on display in our reading room through the rest of 2018.
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CAC LibGuides
Find bibliographies for classes that have utilized primary resources found here at the CAC. Find Them Here
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Collection Highlight: Rare Books & Special Collections
The mission of the Rare Books and Special Collections Division of Bowling Green State University, University Libraries is to collect, preserve, and make accessible to researchers rare, unique, or valuable materials. To Learn More
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Vincent D. Nickerson Collection
The Vincent D. Nickerson Collection consists of original perspective drawings, many in color, prepared to provide the details needed for the paintings Nickerson was commissioned to produce. This exhibit includes fifty-two of the more than three hundred original vessel drawings. View the gallery here
WWII Oral History Collection
With generous support from the Ohio History Fund, we are pleased to provide full digital access to the History 303 World War II oral histories (MS-0871) collection. Over100 oral histories in the collection tell of Ohioans' experiences of World War II. Access the collection
CAC Announces Winners of 2018 Local History Publication Awards
The CAC is pleased to announce the winners of its 2018 Local History Publication Awards. Our congratulations to the winning authors for their exemplary research and writing on various topics in the history of Northwest Ohio!
View the complete award winners list.
CAC and Islamic Center of Greater Toledo Host Community Scan Day
The CAC is partnering with the Islamic Center of Greater Toledo to host a Community Scan Day on Sunday, May 5th, 2019. Community members are invited to bring personal items documenting the history of the Islamic community in the Toledo area to have them digitized by CAC staff. This event is part of our Common Heritage project funded by the National Endowment for the Humanities. All are welcome!
Read More
CAC receives NEH grant to Preserve Islamic Culture in Northwest Ohio
The CAC has received a National Endowment for the Humanities grant that will support our efforts to document the history of Islamic culture in Northwest Ohio. The grant will enable us to partner with the Islamic Center of Greater Toledo on a series of public programs.
Read more.
New Digital Exhibit: Northwest Ohio in The Great War, 1917-1919
November 11, 2018 marked the 100th anniversary of the armistice that ended World War I. The CAC's latest digital exhibit, Northwest Ohio in The Great War: 1917-1919, commemorates this anniversary with archival materials telling the story of Northwest Ohioans' contributions to America's engagement in World War I, whether on the homefront or the Western Front. A companion physical exhibit will also be on display in our reading room through the rest of 2018.
View the digital exhibit here.
CAC LibGuides
Find bibliographies for classes that have utilized primary resources found here at the CAC. Find Them Here
Collection Highlight: Rare Books & Special Collections
The mission of the Rare Books and Special Collections Division of Bowling Green State University, University Libraries is to collect, preserve, and make accessible to researchers rare, unique, or valuable materials. To Learn More
Vincent D. Nickerson Collection
The Vincent D. Nickerson Collection consists of original perspective drawings, many in color, prepared to provide the details needed for the paintings Nickerson was commissioned to produce. This exhibit includes fifty-two of the more than three hundred original vessel drawings. View the gallery here