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North Hill Literary Club Records
Range: 1916 - 1960 Size: 0.75 cubic foot Record Group: 99/158The North Hill Literary Club was organized in Akron, Ohio in 1916 to further the social and intellectual development of its members. The group met monthly to discuss a wide range of issues and subjects until its disbanding in 1958. The records consist of annual booklets, meeting minutes, a scrapbook, and a club history.
What is this?Ninth Air Force Association, Archives of the
Range: 1932 - 2012 Size: 39.36 cubic feet Record Group: 99/127The Ninth Air Force is a numbered air force of the United States Air Force Air Combat Command that carried out tactical bombing of enemy targets in support of the Allied ground forces and engaged in air to air fighter combat against enemy aircraft in the North African Campaign and European Theater of World War II. The Ninth Air Force also engaged in combat operations during the Korean War, Vietnam War, and Operation Desert Storm. The Ninth Air Force Association (9AFA) was established in 1990 to broaden public knowledge of the deeds and history of the Ninth Air Force and to honor and commemorate the sacrifices made by its members. The Archives of the 9AFA includes newsletters, membership lists, reunion programs, and photographs. It also contains unit histories and personal papers such as diaries, photographs, and oral histories of individuals who served in the Ninth Air Force, predominantly during World War II.
What is this?Neumann, Loretta, Oral History Interviews
Range: 1996 - 2006 Size: 1.0 Record Group:Loretta Neumann of Washington, D.C. served as legislative assistant to Congressman John F. Seiberling of Akron, Ohio from 1973 to 1987. Her oral history interviews include 14 cassette tapes and transcriptions of interviews she conducted with Congressman Seiberling and his colleagues and members of his staff and family.
Nelson, Daniel, Collection
Range: 1900 - 1941 Size: 9 cubic feet Record Group:Dr. Daniel Nelson is Professor Emeritus of History at Â鶹ÊÓƵAPK who specializes in American business and labor history and has published numerous books on these topics. His collection consists of research materials for his book American Rubber Workers & Organized Labor, 1900-1941 including research notes, oral history interviews, meeting minutes, manuscripts, demographic studies, articles, newspaper clippings, chapter critiques, and correspondence. The collection also includes information regarding the United Rubber Workers (URW) and numerous rubber companies.
National Organization for Women (NOW), Â鶹ÊÓƵAPKChapter Records
Range: 1966 - 1992 Size: 2.33 cubic feet Record Group: 99/88The National Organization for Women (NOW) is an American activist organization founded in 1966 that promotes equal rights for women. The Â鶹ÊÓƵAPKChapter was organized in 1971 to further the national organization’s goals in the Â鶹ÊÓƵAPKarea, especially through gender neutrality in employment advertisements, passage of the Equal Rights Amendment, repeal of abortion laws, and an increase in the number of women elected to political office. The records include bylaws, meeting minutes, membership lists, newsletters, program files, correspondence, and materials relating to Ohio and National organizations.
What is this?National Inventors Hall of Fame
Range: 1973 - 1999 Size: 37 cubic feet Record Group:The National Inventors Hall of Fame is a non-profit organization dedicated to inventors and their inventions. Formerly located in Akron, Ohio in a facility known as Inventure Place, the hall served as a science and technology museum and library, inventor’s workshop, and a national resource center for creativity. The records consist of board meeting minutes, records of CEO Richard Nichols, and information on inductions, programs, Inventor's Conferences, and construction of the hall.
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Collections are classified into the following broad categories:
- University Archives contain historical resources that document the history and development of Â鶹ÊÓƵAPK and its predecessor institutions.
- Special Collections documents regional (mainly Â鶹ÊÓƵAPKand 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 .