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Marietta, Ohio Centennial, April 7, 1888 1. Program, Centennial Day Exercises, April 7, 1888

Folder 2

Ohio Centennial, 1903 1. Pamphlet, What They Say of Toledo! : Comments of the Press on the Proposed Location of the State Centennial of 1903.” Toledo: Batch & Downs, Printers, [1897] 2. Program, Commemorative of the Admission Ohio into the Union…to be used by Corps and Schools on Ohio Day February 19th … 1898 3. Newspaper article, “The Northwest Territory and Ohio Centennial Celebration.” Toledo Saturday Night, April 22, 1899 (2 copies, photocopies) 4. Program, Ohio Centennial Carnival and Battle of San Juan, at the Armory and Armory Park, Toledo, Ohio, August 8-12, 1899 5. Promotional brochure, The Ohio Centennial and Northwest Territory Exposition: Why the Citizens of Toledo Should Invest in It and Promote It, November 1, 1899 6. Receipt, Capital stock of The Ohio Centennial Company, August 17, 1900: #1248 – Mrs. Ella S. Galloway; #1251 – Mrs. E. Suder

Folder 3

King Wamba Carnival, August 24-28, 1909 1. Postcard, K. Tiedtke to Miss Hopkins, August 25, 1909 2. Program, Spanish Ball given by the Mystic Order of Odelots, August 27, 1909 3. “King Wamba Rules Toledo,” Charles Ware. The World Today, v. 17 #4 (October 1909), pp. 1096-1099 (photocopy)

Folder 4

Shakespeare Tercentenary, 1916 1. Program, Community Celebration, Toledo, Ohio, April 24-30, 1916

Folder 4a

Century of Progress International Exposition, Chicago, 1933-34 1. Pamphlet, “The Ohio State Exhibit”

Local History & Genealogy Department Toledo-Lucas County Public Library, Toledo, Ohio

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Toledo Centennial, 1937 1. Leaflet, Events, Coming to Toledo Homecoming Celebration, September 17-26, 1937 (3 copies) 2. Official Homecoming Invitation, Toledo Centennial Commission, September 17-26, 1937 (2 copies, 1 with cover letter) 3. Program, Centennial Church Service, September 19, 1937 4. Leaflet, Toledo, Some Points of Interest, Prepared…by the Federal Writers’ Project, 1937 5. Centennial stamps

Folder 6

Northwest Territory Sesquicentennial, 1937-38 1. Pamphlet, The Northwest Territory Celebration, 1787-88 – 1937-38. Issued by the Northwest Territory Celebration Commission of Ohio, ca. 1937 (3 copies) 2. Postcard, Main Events of Celebration 3. Leaflet, “Ohio in the Northwest Territory Sesquicentennial, 1937-1938.” Prepared by the Federal Writers’ Project, Works Progress Administration in Ohio, ca. 1937 (2 copies) 4. Leaflet, “Marietta: Pioneer Settlement in the Northwest Territory.” Prepared by the Federal Writers’ Project, Works Progress Administration in Ohio, ca. 1937 5. Leaflet, “Ohio’s Capitols.” Prepared by the Federal Writers’ Project, Works Progress Administration in Ohio, ca. 1937

Folder 7

Commodore Perry Memorial and Peace Celebration, 1938 1. Leaflet, Program, September 9-11, 1938 at Put-in-Bay, Ohio

Folder 8

Treaty of Greeneville Sesquicentennial, 1945 1. Pamphlet, Treaty of Greene Ville Sesquicentennial, Greenville, Ohio, June 16-August 3, 1945 (2 copies)

Folder 9

Freedom Train, 1948 (visited Toledo August 31, 1948) 1. Script, All Nations Festival, A Freedom Train Special Event, Amphitheatre of the Toledo Zoological Gardens, August 29, 1948 2. Pamphlet, “Our American Heritage”, Official Souvenir of the Freedom Train

Local History & Genealogy Department Toledo-Lucas County Public Library, Toledo, Ohio

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Ohio Sesquicentennial, 1953 – Toledo & Lucas County 1. Leaflet, Special edition of Toledo Blade, June 12-July 5, 1953 2. Leaflet, “It’s Ohio’s 150th Birthday! Celebrate it at Toledo’s Sesquicentennial Exposition and Sesqui Show, Walbridge Park – Zoo Amphitheatre,” June 12-July 5, 1953 (2 copies) 3. Souvenir Program, “The Sesqui-Show,” June 12-July 5, 1953 (2 copies) 4. Leaflet, The Program, June 12 for 12 nights [1953] (2 copies) 5. Script, The Sesqui-Show, 1953 6. Leaflet, “Bulletin: How You May Enjoy Participating in the ‘Sesqui-Show’”

Folder 10a

Ohio Sesquicentennial, 1953 – Newsletter 1. Newsletter, vol. 1 #10 (October 1952) – vol. 2 #12 (December 1953)

Folder 10b

Ohio Sesquicentennial, 1953 – Pamphlets 1. The Jews of Ohio. Issued by The American Jewish Archives, on the Cincinnati Campus of the Hebrew Union College, ca. 1953 (2 copies) 2. Suggestions for Celebrating Ohio’s 150th Anniversary. By R. L. F. McCombs, The Ohio Sesquicentennial Commission, ca. 1952 (2 copies) 3. Plant Ohio Today---For Tomorrow, ca. 1952

Folder 10c

Ohio Sesquicentennial, 1953 – Pamphlets by Ruby Anglin Kaiser 1. Famous Ohio Ladies, 1803-1953. (2 copies) 2. Only Yesterday. (2 copies) 3. A Pageant of Ohio. (2 copies) 4. Tea Party in Columbus, 1857. (2 copies)

Local History & Genealogy Department Toledo-Lucas County Public Library, Toledo, Ohio

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Ohio Sesquicentennial, 1953 – Brochures 1. “The Sesquicentennial Tree” by Ray White, 1953 (2 copies) 2. “The 17th Star” Souvenir Program, Ohio State Fairgrounds, August 27-September 7, 1953 3. Advertisement for Sesquicentennial items 4. Advertisement for Official Ohio Sesquicentennial Medallion 5. Shop Talk, house organ for Monarch Machine Tool Company, Sidney, Ohio, January 1953 6. “Official Ohio” 1953 (2 copies) 7. “Celebrate Ohio’s 150th Birthday in 1953” (blue ink) (2 copies) 8. “Celebrate Ohio’s 150th Birthday” (red ink) 9. “Celebrate Ohio’s 150th Birthday in 1953” (green ink) (2 copies) 10. “The Birth of a State: A Suggested Outline for Your Club’s Next Program” 11. “We’ve Come a Long Way Since 1803…” 12. Advertisement, Sesquicentennial seals

Folder 10e

Ohio Sesquicentennial, 1953 – Newspaper Copy 1. Four sheets of copy for newspapers to use with special Sesquicentennial editions, 22 ½” x 16 ½”

Folder 10f

Ohio Sesquicentennial, 1953 – School Activities 1. Pamphlet, How to Celebrate the Ohio Sesquicentennial in the schools,” December 1952 (2 copies) 2. Script, “The Land Needs Book-Learning or the Three R’s.” Dialogue and Music by Lucy Browning 3. Script, “The Land Needs Faith.” Dialogue, Music, Adaptations by Lucy Browning 4. Outline of Activities proposed for schools, 4 pp 5. List of Free or Inexpensive Materials to Assist in Studying Ohio, Compiled by George F. Jenny. 20 pp (2 copies) 6. An Outline for Teachers who are Planning Units of Work and Activities for the Ohio Sesquicentennial, by Robert E. Lucas. 12 pp (2 copies) 7. The Unit Method of Teaching, by Robert E. Lucas. 4 pp

Folder 10g

Ohio Sesquicentennial, 1953 – Bibliographies 1. “The Ohio Country From Pre-Historic Times Through the Indian Wars, 1795. Prepared by the Anthony Wayne Parkway Board, 4 pp. (3 copies) 2. List from Mrs. Probst, Board of Education, October 1952, 2 pp. 3. “Ohio History in Fact & Fiction,” Compiled by Toledo Public Library, 7 pp. Local History & Genealogy Department Toledo-Lucas County Public Library, Toledo, Ohio

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Ohio Sesquicentennial, 1953 – Ohioana Library Association 1. Leaflet, “Suggested Family Reading List” 2. Pamphlet, Suggested Reading List to Better Know Ohio and Ohioans 3. Pamphlet, Suggested Programs and Topics for the Study of Ohio Ohioana Bulletin No. 2 4. Pamphlet, Some Notable Ohio Personalities, Ohioana Bulletin No. 3 5. Pamphlet, Books for Children and Young People 6. Leaflet, Available Materials 7. “Early Ohio Land Grants,” 3 pp. (2 copies) 8. “Settlements of Ohio During the Frontier Period,” 5 pp. 9. “Some Books About Ohio Now in Print,” 6 pp. 10. Article, “The Treasure Trove of Ohio Poetry,” Tom Burns Haber. Reprint from March Ohio Schools

Folder 10i

Ohio Sesquicentennial, 1953 – Ohio Bell 1. Pamphlet, Highlights of Ohio History, published by Ohio Bell 2. Leaflet, “Highlights of Ohio’s History” publicizing special episodes of “The Ohio Story” radio program, 1953 3. Scripts, “The Ohio Story” Sesquicentennial episodes (Nos. 963976)

Folder 10j

Ohio Sesquicentennial, 1953 – Standard Oil 1. Pamphlet, Teacher’s Guide for A Story of Ohio. For use with Land of the Pioneers, prepared by The Standard Oil Co. (Ohio) 2. Comic Book, Land of the Pioneers: A Story of Ohio. (3 copies)

Folder 10k

Ohio Sesquicentennial, 1953 – Miscellaneous 1. Materials Listed…Available…Ohio Sesquicentennial Commission Headquarters, ca. 1953 (2 copies) 2. News Release, Members of commission and committees 3. News Release, Enabling Act, for release April 30 4. Prospectus, Symbol Contest 5. Rules, Song Writing Contest 6. Advertisement, Postage Meter Postmarks 7. Facsimile, Office of Governor, Proclamation for Ohio Sesquicentennial Year, 1953 8. Address, “The Ohio Heritage” by Walter Havighurst, April 10, 1953 9. “Ohio Sesquicentennial” 11 pp. 10. “Free and Inexpensive Materials on Ohio” (3 copies) Local History & Genealogy Department Toledo-Lucas County Public Library, Toledo, Ohio

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Ohio Lincoln Sesquicentennial, 1959 1. Pamphlet, The Ohio Lincoln Calendar, 1959 2. Pamphlet, A Lincoln Reading List, 1959 3. Pamphlet, The Critter in Marble, 1959 4. Pamphlet, The Lincoln Ideals, ca. 1959 5. Pamphlet, Lincoln’s Other Scrapbook, 1959 6. Pamphlet, During Two Journeys, 1959 7. Memo, To: Ohio Library Directors

Folder 12

War of 1812 Sesquicentennial, 1963 1. Souvenir Program, “Inter-Lake Yachting Assn. Commemorates The Sesquicentennial of the War That Won the Peace, 18131963” 2. Folder, “The War of 1812 in the Northwest --- in Maps & Pictures” Anthony Wayne Parkway Board

Folder 13

Ohio Bicentennial, 2003 1. Calendar, African Americans in Ohio’s History, 2003

Oversize Folder 1 (Black map case)

Posters 1. Lucas County Sesquicentennial, 1985

Local History & Genealogy Department Toledo-Lucas County Public Library, Toledo, Ohio