Finding aid for the Dr. Kathleen L. Endres Collection, 1841-2020


Title:
Dr. Kathleen L. Endres Collection, 1841-2020
Repository:
Archives and Special Collections, University Libraries, The University of Akron
Phone: 330-972-7670
http://www.uakron.edu/libraries/archives
Creator:
Dr. Kathleen L. Endres
Dates:
1841-2020
Quantity:
12 cubic feet
Abstract:
Dr. Kathleen L. “Kitty” Endres is Distinguished Professor Emerita of Communication and Women’s Studies at The University of Akron. Her collection is comprised of her personal papers including publications, documentary films, writings, and research files as well as collected materials assembled and used by Dr. Endres during her career.
Identification:
99/253
Language:
The records are in English

Biography of Dr. Kathleen L. Endres

Dr. Kathleen L “Kitty” Endres is a Distinguished Professor Emerita of Communication at The University of Akron. She received a Bachelor of Arts in English and a Master of Arts in Journalism from the University of Maryland, College Park. She completed her Ph.D. in History at Kent State University in 1985. She has been a Professor at the University of Akron since 1987 and was previously an Instructor at the School of Journalism at Kent State University (1976-1978), an Instructor of Communication at Hiram College (1984-1985), and an Assistant Professor of Journalism at Bowling Green State University (1985-1987). While at the University of Akron, she also served as the Director of Women’s Studies (1999-2001), Head of Media Area for the School of Communication (2002-2006), and the Interim Director of the School of Communication (2009-2010). Dr. Endres has taught numerous graduate and undergraduate courses over her long and distinguished career including Documentary Writing, The History of American Documentaries, and New Media Writing, to name a few. A trained historian, Endres does research on magazines, journalism history, and women’s studies. Dr. Endres has also authored over 80 book chapters, 25 scholarly articles, and numerous books on women’s history and local history including Akron’s Better Half: Women’s Clubs and the Humanization of the City (Akron, OH: University of Akron Press, 2006), Rosie the Rubber Worker (Kent, OH: Kent State University Press, 2000), and Akron Women (Chicago, IL: Arcadia Publishing, 2004). She is also an Emmy and Telly-award winning producer of documentary films, including Rebels on Lake Erie (2012) and BLIMP! Sports, Broadcasting and the Goodyear Airship (2016).

Scope and Content

The Dr. Kathleen L. Endres Collection is comprised of her personal papers including publications, documentary films, writings, research files, and subject files. The collection also includes collected materials assembled and used by Dr. Endres during her career as professor, historian, author, documentary filmmaker, and community volunteer. These materials include publications, printed material, photographs, audio-visual material, and artifacts relating to the history of The University of Akron and Akron and Summit County, Ohio, mostly women’s history, particularly the Young Women’s Christian Association (YWCA) and the Women’s History Project, the history of the tire and rubber industry and lighter-than-air flight, and transportation history. There are annual accruals to the collection which are in their own subseries within the collected materials.

Statement of Arrangement

Series I: Subject Files. This series contains files concerning both Dr. Endres' professional life as a professor and her various writings, documentary films, and volunteer projects. Subseries include: American Association of University Women, Commission on the Status of Women, Correspondence, Documentaries, Office of Women in Higher Education, Research Topics, UA School of Communications, UA Women's Studies Program, Women's History Project, Writing Projects. Series II: Collected Material. This series contains materials collected by Dr. Endres that relate to Akron and Summit County history, women’s history, and the history of The University of Akron. Subseries include: Printed Material, Collected Correspondence, Audio/Visual Material, Artifacts, Oversized Collected Material, 2023 Accruals.

Restrictions on Use

Copyright restrictions may apply. Permission to reproduce or publish materials in this collection must be secured in writing from Archival Services, University Libraries, The University of Akron.

Restrictions on Access

Restrictions on one file for personal information; not available through interlibrary loan.

Related Material: Related Material

Akron and Summit County Federation of Women's Clubs Records, 1894-2010 Akron Women's Chapter of the National Aeronautic Association Records, 1928-1978 American Association of University Women Records Frances McGovern Papers, 1928-2000 Helen Waterhouse Papers, 1930-1964 Judith Resnik Papers, 1976-1986 League of Women Voters of the Akron Area Records, 1940-2004 League of Women Voters of Canton Records, 1920-1979 League of Women Voters of Cuyahoga Falls Records Mary E. Gladwin Papers, 1898-1939 North Hill Literary Club Records, 1916-1960 National Organization for Women, Akron Chapter, Records, 1966-1992 Women's History Project Collection YWCA Records, 1940-1968 Zonta Club of Akron Records, 1933-1990


Indexing Terms

The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.

Subjects:

American Association of University Women
Endres, Kathleen L.
University of Akron. School of Communication
Women's History Project of the Akron Area
Women's studies.
Women’s History Month
YWCA

Preferred Citation

[Identification of Item], Dr. Kathleen L. Endres Collection, Archival Services, University Libraries, The University of Akron, Akron, Ohio.

Acquisition Information

Gift of Dr. Kathleen L. Endres

Processing Information

Processed by Theodore Mallison, Special Projects Processing Archivist, 2019. New accessions added by M. Rose Vance-Grom, Special Projects Archivist, September 2022, February 2024.


Other Finding Aid

See Updated Finding Aid here: https://cdm15960.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/p15960coll3/id/90350/rec/485


Detailed Description of The Collection



Subject Files, 1943-2018




American Association of University Women, 1999-2001

Box 1 / Folder 1
American Association of University Women, 1999-2001







Commission on the Status of Women, 1996-2001

Box 1 / Folder 2
Voices, final report of the Status on Women Committee, 1999




Box 1 / Folder 3
Voices, summary report of the Status on Women Committee, 1999




Box 1 / Folder 4
Women's Words, newsletter of the Commission on the Status of Women, 1999-2002




Box 1 / Folder 5
Documents related to the Commission on the Status of Women, 1996-2001







Correspondence, 1982-2002

Box 1 / Folder 6
Assorted University of Akron Correspondence, 1998-2002, undated







Documentaries, 2005-2017

Box 1 / Folder 7
Akron Women: Another Look at History documentary files, undated




Box 1 / Folder 8
Akron Women: Another Look at History documentary, 2005




Box 1 / Folder 9
Akron Women: Another Look at History documentary, 2005




Box 1 / Folder 10
Blimp! Sports, Broadcasting, and the Goodyear Airship documentary, 2017




Box 1 / Folder 11
Blimp! documentary transcripts - working binder, front pocket, undated




Box 1 / Folder 12
Blimp! documentary transcripts - working binder, contents and notes, undated




Box 1 / Folder 13
Rebels on Lake Erie documentary “rough cut” DVD, 2012




Box 1 / Folder 14
Rebels on Lake Erie documentary premier photos, undated







Office of Women in Higher Education, undated

Box 1 / Folder 15
Office of Women in Higher Education materials, undated







Research Topics, 1943-2003

Box 1 / Folder 16
Akron Women's Exchange research material, undated




Box 1 / Folder 17
Akron Children's Hospital / Mary Day Nursery research material, undated




Box 1 / Folder 18
Black women's organizations research material, undated




Box 1 / Folder 19
Churches in Akron research material, undated




Box 1 / Folder 20
Churches in Akron files on CD-Rs, undated




Box 1 / Folder 21
Girl Scouts research material, undated




Box 1 / Folder 22
Hartville Auction and Country Kitchen research material, undated




Box 1 / Folder 23
Hudson Parent-Teacher Association assorted documents, 1952




Box 1 / Folder 24
Ladies Home Journal / women's magazine research material, undated




Box 1 / Folder 25
Mickey Wittman “Sports Broadcasting Hall of Fame Induction” DVD, 2013




Box 1 / Folder 26
Suffrage and League of Women Voters research material, undated




Box 1 / Folder 27
Tuesday Musical Association, assorted programs, 1943-1948




Box 1 / Folder 28
Tuesday Musical Associations research material, undated




Box 1 / Folder 29
Women's Benevolent Association research material, undated




Box 2 / Folder 1
Women's Christian Temperance Union research material, undated




Box 2 / Folder 2
Women's clubs and organizations miscellaneous research material, undated




Box 2 / Folder 3
Women's Council of Summit County research material, undated




Box 2 / Folder 4
Membership lists of Akron women's associations, 1987-2003




Box 2 / Folder 5
Women’s Universalist Missionary Associated Collected Material, undated




Box 2 / Folder 6
YWCA collected information 1, undated




Box 2 / Folder 7
YWCA collected information 2, undated




Box 2 / Folder 8
YWCA collected information 3, undated




Box 2 / Folder 9
YWCA collected information 4, undated




Box 2 / Folder 10
YWCA collected information 5, undated




Box 2 / Folder 11
YWCA collected information 6, undated




Box 2 / Folder 12
YWCA assorted VHS videocassettes, undated




Box 2 / Folder 13
YWCA assorted CD-Rs with photos and documents, undated




Box 2 / Folder 14
YWCA assorted CD-Rs with photos and documents, undated




Box 2 / Folder 15
YWCA assorted CD-Rs with photos and documents, undated







UA School of Communications, 1990-2010

Box 2 / Folder 16
UA School of Communications assorted documents, brochures, and newsletters, 1990-2010




Box 2 / Folder 17
UA School of Communications files on CD-R, undated







UA Women's Studies Program, 1990-2008

Box 3 / Folder 1
"Let Ohio Women Vote" materials, National Association on Women's Studies, UA Women's Studies Program, 1990




Box 3 / Folder 2
Kids' Career Day materials, Women's Studies Program, 2000-2001




Box 3 / Folder 3
Kids’ Career Day Photos, Women’s Studies Program, 2001




Box 3 / Folder 4
UA Women's Studies Program assorted brochures, 1999-2008




Box 3 / Folder 5
UA Women's Studies Program assorted documents, 1998-2002




Box 3 / Folder 6
UA Women's Studies Program newsletters, 1999-2000







Women's History Project, 1987-2018

Box 3 / Folder 7
Women's History Month celebration program, March 8, 1987




Box 3 / Folder 8
Women professionals share talents, undated




Box 3 / Folder 9
Women's History Project assorted documents, undated




Box 3 / Folder 10
Women's History Project assorted documents, 1986-2001




Box 3 / Folder 11
Women's History Project Bylaws, 1994-1997




Box 3 / Folder 12
Women of Summit County: A Self-Guided Tour (book and cassette tape), March 1991




Box 3 / Folder 13
Women's History Project assorted brochures, 2004, undated




Box 3 / Folder 14
Women's History Project website CD-Rs, undated




Box 3 / Folder 15
Women's History Project "Celebrating Women" program, 1985




Box 3 / Folder 16
Women's History Project 9th Annual Celebration program, 1988




Box 3 / Folder 17
Women's History Project 10th anniversary celebration program, 1989




Box 3 / Folder 18
Women's History Project 11th Annual Celebration program, 1990




Box 3 / Folder 19
Women of the Year Awards luncheon program, March 10, 1991




Box 3 / Folder 20
Women of the Year Awards luncheon program, March 29, 1992




Box 3 / Folder 21
Women of the Year Awards luncheon program, March 28, 1993




Box 3 / Folder 22
Women of the Year Awards luncheon program, March 20, 1994




Box 3 / Folder 23
Women of the Year Awards dinner program, March 6, 1997




Box 3 / Folder 24
Women of the Year Awards program, March 2, 2000




Box 3 / Folder 25
Women's History Project awards dinner program, March 1, 2004




Box 3 / Folder 26
Women of the Year Awards celebration dinner program, March 1, 2006




Box 3 / Folder 27
Women of the Year Awards dinner program, March 1, 2007




Box 3 / Folder 28
Women of the Year Awards luncheon program, March 13, 2009




Box 3 / Folder 29
Women of the Year Awards dinner program, March 15, 2011




Box 3 / Folder 30
Women of the Year Awards luncheon program, March 14, 2018




Box 3 / Folder 31
Women of the Year Awards luncheon program, March 4, 2020




Box 3 / Folder 32
Women of the Year Awards celebration program, June 15, 2022




Box 3 / Folder 33
Women Professionals Share Talents, undated







Writing Projects, 1990-2004

Box 3 / Folder 34
Assorted writings by Dr. Kathleen Endres, 1990-2001




Box 3 / Folder 35
Akron Women Images of America, Arcadia Publishing, photos and documents on CD-R, 2004




Box 3 / Folder 36
Akron Women Images of America, Arcadia Publishing, photos and documents on CD-R, 2004





Collected Material, 1841-2020




Printed Material, 1841-2004

Box 3 / Folder 37
Adoniram Lodge Masons 100th and 75th Anniversary booklets, 1953, 1978




Box 3 / Folder 38
Akron Art Institute May Show brochure, May 5-June 2, 1946




Box 3 / Folder 39
Akron Beacon Journal Directory of Employees, undated




Box 3 / Folder 40
Akron Beacon Journal News/Editorial Staff members, 1973, 1978




Box 3 / Folder 41
Akron Beacon Journal Press Official Business sign, undated




Box 3 / Folder 42
Akron Beacon Journal Pulitzer Prize-winning article and certificate, 1971




Box 3 / Folder 43
Akron Beacon Journal, “The Story of the Beacon Journal” pamphlet, 1964




Box 3 / Folder 44
Akron Beacon Journal Style books, 2 versions, undated




Box 3 / Folder 45
Akron Branch NAACP: " Annual Freedom Fund Dinner with Dr. Benjamin Elijah Mays, Oct 31, 1969




Box 3 / Folder 46
Akron Division: " Order of Railroad Telegraphers Seniority list, 1932




Box 3 / Folder 47
Akron Museum of Natural History, Children’s Zoo News, July 1956




Box 3 / Folder 48
Akron Newspaper Guild: " Editorial and Maintenance contracts with Akron Beacon Journal, 1993-1996




Box 3 / Folder 49
Akron Press Club History, 1971-1998




Box 3 / Folder 50
Akron Is... promotional book by Marting Realty, c. 1980




Box 3 / Folder 51
"Akron Ohio" elementary school workbooks, undated




Box 4 / Folder 1
Akron Women's City Club items, undated




Box 4 / Folder 2
Akron and Summit County Federation of Women's Clubs, 1946/1947, 2003/2004




Box 4 / Folder 3
Akron and Summit County Street Directory, undated




Box 4 / Folder 4
The Akron Swiss Ladies Society roll book, 1933-1955




Box 4 / Folder 5
The Akron Times-Press route book belonging to Michael Hornyak, undated




Box 4 / Folder 6
Akron Yankees Scorecard, 1938




Box 4 / Folder 7
Altrusa Club information booklet, 1948-1949




Box 4 / Folder 8
American Association of University Women: " Akron Branch yearbook, 1965-1966




Box 4 / Folder 9
The Ancient Accepted Scottish Rite Valley of Akron 25th Anniversary Booklet, 1984




Box 4 / Folder 10
The Beacon Journal Story booklet, c. 1970s




Box 4 / Folder 11
“Behind the Front Page: A Newsman Looks at Akron -" columns from the Akron Beacon Journal by James S. Jackson”, 1986




Box 4 / Folder 12
B.F. Goodrich Almanac, 1942




Box 4 / Folder 13
B.F. Goodrich Travelog, by Rand McNally and Company, 1950




Box 4 / Folder 14
B.F. Goodrich wooden toy plane kits, undated




Box 4 / Folder 15
The Burkhardt Brewing Company Highway Sign Contracts, c. 1940s




Box 4 / Folder 16
Cleveland Plain Dealer article “Cyrus Eaton’s ‘Stand In’ is Full of Surprises for Dignitaries” with Photo of Betty Royon, Jan 16, 1959




Box 4 / Folder 17
Commemorative Etching of New Y Bridge, North Akron Board of Trade, Oct 31, 1981




Box 4 / Folder 18
The Delphian Quarterly, Vol. VII, No. 4, July 1924




Box 4 / Folder 19
The Delphian Quarterly, Vol. VIII, No. 3, April 1925




Box 4 / Folder 20
The Delphian Society, Topical Outlines book, undated




Box 4 / Folder 21
Delphian Society, Yearbook for Delphian Chapters, Fourth Year, undated




Box 4 / Folder 22
Delphian Society, Yearbook for Delphian Chapters, Fifth Year, undated




Box 4 / Folder 23
Diary of Daniel T. Shehan, 1841-1846




Box 4 / Folder 24
Directory of Public Information Contacts, Washington DC, 1972




Box 4 / Folder 25
Falls Music Club yearbooks, 1952/1953, 1956-1967




Box 4 / Folder 26
Firestone Booklet: Firestone 50th Anniversary”, 1950




Box 4 / Folder 27
Firestone Booklet: The Firestone Story: 65 Years of Leadership 1900-1965, 1965




Box 4 / Folder 28
Firestone Booklet: History of Racing and Racing Records, Golden Anniversary Edition, 1959




Box 4 / Folder 29
Firestone Booklet: Liberia and Firestone, undated




Box 4 / Folder 30
Firestone Booklet: Pioneer and Pacemaker: The Story of Firestone, undated




Box 4 / Folder 31
Firestone Tire Co. and United Rubber Workers agreement, Sept 11, 1967




Box 4 / Folder 32
The Firestone Park Trust and Savings Bank Season’s Greeting Card, 1924




Box 4 / Folder 33
Firestone Statement of Earnings Envelope, K. Weigandt, 1945




Box 4 / Folder 34
Firestone Tire and Rubber Co. Paycheck Slip, Walter Vatter, *RESTRICTED MATERIAL* (includes a redacted copy), Mar 31, 1954




Box 4 / Folder 35
First Evangelical and Reformed Church Ladies Aid Society, 75th and 85th Anniversary booklets, 1951, 1961




Box 4 / Folder 36
First Methodist Church - Wesleyan Service Guild, Business Women's Guild materials, 1912-1943




Box 4 / Folder 37
Greater Akron Musical Association Program for “Ballet Ruse de Monte Carlo”, Nov 8, 1955




Box 4 / Folder 38
Goodrich Rubbers Family Shoe Store Advertisement, undated




Box 4 / Folder 39
Goodyear Booklet: 101 Things About Akron, 1957




Box 4 / Folder 40
Goodyear Booklet: The Miracle of Rubber, undated




Box 4 / Folder 41
Goodyear Engineering Machinery Division Open House, undated




Box 4 / Folder 42
Goodyear Film Library Guide, undated




Box 4 / Folder 43
Goodyear Prayer for Pearl Harbor Day pamphlet, Dec 7, 1942




Box 4 / Folder 44
Goodyear publications, assorted, 1952-1970s




Box 4 / Folder 45
Goodyear Regulars Program, 1931-1932




Box 4 / Folder 46
Goodyear “Spirit of America” information pamphlet, c. 1960s




Box 4 / Folder 47
Goodyear “Twenty-Five Year Club Inc.” monthly bulletin, Aug 1946




Box 4 / Folder 48
Goodyear Theater programs, 1943-1956




Box 4 / Folder 49
Goodyear Wingfoot Girls’ Club 50th Anniversary Cookbook, 1925-1975, 1975




Box 4 / Folder 50
Goodyear Women’s Club yearbooks, 1949-1951




Box 4 / Folder 51
Goodyear “Word of Rubber Tour” transcript, undated




Box 4 / Folder 52
Helen Waterhouse testifying on Guadalcanal Story, 1943




Box 4 / Folder 53
“I am a Democrat Fan!” Paper fan, 1984




Box 4 / Folder 54
John S. Knight Lectureship Program for Pierre Salinger’s “The New World Order”, signed by Pierre Salinger, Apr 8, 1991




Box 4 / Folder 55
Junior Women's Civic Club membership rosters, 1951-1959




Box 4 / Folder 56
Kimberly Clark Corporation, More for Your Printing Dollar, 1951




Box 4 / Folder 57
Knights Templar Akron Commandery No. 25, “One Hundredth Anniversary 1871-1971" booklet, 1971




Box 4 / Folder 58
“A Matter of Conscience: A Report on Editorials in Knight Newspapers” booklet, 1970




Box 4 / Folder 59
National Parent-Teacher Magazine, March 1951




Box 4 / Folder 60
New York Times style book belonging to Betty Royon, 1950




Box 4 / Folder 61
Newspaper Guild of Memphis Booklet, The Guild Story, undated




Box 4 / Folder 62
Ohio Historical Review featuring Summit County, Logan and Shelby Counties, and Medina County, 1980




Box 4 / Folder 63
The Ohio Woman Voter, Vol. XII, No. 6, September 1933




Box 4 / Folder 64
"Ohio Women", Ohio Bureau of Employment Services, Women's Services Division, 5th edition, 1982




Box 4 / Folder 65
Ohioana Quarterly, Vol. XXXI, Winter, 1988




Box 5 / Folder 1
Oratorical Contest Pamphlet, 1895




Box 5 / Folder 2
“Play Indian” Suartz and Fetzger Inc. Advertisement, undated




Box 5 / Folder 3
Postcard advertisement for Ohio Theater in Cuyahoga Falls, 1952




Box 5 / Folder 4
‘Print It!’ 150 Years of the Akron Beacon Journal, 1989




Box 5 / Folder 5
“Program Planning in the YWCA”, 1975




Box 5 / Folder 6
Rubber and Plastics News publication, Dec 28, 1987




Box 5 / Folder 7
Score Card West vs. East City Championship Pamphlet, undated




Box 5 / Folder 8
SPJ Awards Program, “Ohio’s Best Journalism”, 2010




Box 5 / Folder 9
The Summit County Auditorium Co. Information Card, undated




Box 5 / Folder 10
Telephone Directory: The Akron Times-Press and the Sunday Times, 1930




Box 5 / Folder 11
Time Book and Suburban Auto Routes, 1941




Box 5 / Folder 12
Transitions Magazine for Baby Boomers (published by The University of Akron), first issue and business plan, 1998




Box 5 / Folder 13
Tri-County Society of Fine Arts yearbooks, 1966-1968




Box 5 / Folder 14
Two papers by Dr. Virginia Gunn, "Western Reserve Women and the U.S. Sanitary Commission, 1861-1865" (1988), "Enlisted for the War: The Ladies of the Soldiers' Aid Society" (1990), 1988-1990




Box 5 / Folder 15
University of Akron Faculty Women and AAUP reports, proposals, summary, correspondence, Office of Equal Employment Opportunity Policy, 1973




Box 5 / Folder 16
University of Akron publications: Faculty and student directory, 1948, Marching Band yearbook, 1979, Alumnus Magazine, 1969, 1948-1979




Box 5 / Folder 17
Various Akron historical publications, 1970-1975: The Big Ditch canal history comic book, Quaker Square newsletter, A Proud Past, A Promising Future booklet, Akron Sesquicentennial Simon Who? play program, 1970-1975




Box 5 / Folder 18
WAKR presents Your Community Through the Years, 1955




Box 5 / Folder 19
Wampole’s Preparation Stimulant Tonic, Handy Pharmacy Advertisement, undated




Box 5 / Folder 20
“We Had a Ride in the Airship in Akron, Ohio” Postcard, undated




Box 5 / Folder 21
The Weideman Co.’s Social Club constitution and by-laws, undated




Box 5 / Folder 22
Women's Network Resource Directory, 2000-2001




Box 5 / Folder 23
The Woman’s Club of Hudson, OH yearbooks, 1951-1957




Box 5 / Folder 24
YWCA annual reports, 1988-1997




Box 5 / Folder 25
YWCA “Membership Recruitment Handbook”, 1988




Box 5 / Folder 26
YWCA of Summit County centennial publications, 2001




Box 5 / Folder 27
YWCA �" Looking Back �" Moving Forward: The History of the Billings YWCA 1907-1988, 1991




Box 5 / Folder 28
YWCA �" Rubber City YWCA Centennial Cook Book, undated




Box 5 / Folder 29
YWCA: Thinking About the YWCA: Reflections by Women of the YWCA on the Occasion of the 100th Anniversary of the World YWCA 1894-1994, 1994




Box 5 / Folder 30
YWCA various publications, 1947-2003: Yawaca Sings camp songbook, date rape awareness comic book, others, 1947-2003







Collected Correspondence, 1919-1942

Box 5 / Folder 31
Collected correspondence, various people, some identified but not researched, 1919-1942




Box 5 / Folder 32
Gov. Martin L. Davey campaign letters to Akron residents Olive R. Red, Howard, E. Sera, and Nick Milzaao, July 29, 1938







Audio-Visual Material, 1840-2010

Box 5 / Folder 33
“2002 YWCA of Summit County Women of Achievement Awards”, VHS, 2002




Box 5 / Folder 34
Akron: Do You Remember? DVD, 2005




Box 5 / Folder 35
“Blanche Weisen Cook, Eleanor Roosevelt”, VHS, Mar 15, 2000




Box 5 / Folder 36
Defending Our Daughters: The Rights of Women in the World screening copy Lifetime Television, VHS, undated




Box 5 / Folder 37
“Dr. Carol Garrison ?" TV interview about Women’s History Month”, VHS, Mar 1988




Box 5 / Folder 38
Floating on Air, DVD, 2001




Box 5 / Folder 39
“Great 88”, DVD, undated




Box 5 / Folder 40
Historical Akron Children’s Hospital Images, CD-R, May 2004




Box 5 / Folder 41
“If You’re Not Dead, Play!!” The University of Akron, DVD, 2005




Box 5 / Folder 42
“It’s Everything and Then It’s Gone”, The University of Akron, DVD, 2005




Box 5 / Folder 43
“Morning Exchange Cambodia: TUS”, VHS, Sept 20, 1993




Box 5 / Folder 44
“Ohio Women’s Hall of Fame”, VHS, 1988




Box 5 / Folder 45
“Ohio Women’s Hall of Fame Ceremony, Ohio Statehouse”, VHS, 2002




Box 5 / Folder 46
“A Simple Life”, DVD, 2002




Box 5 / Folder 47
“Student Protests in 1970”, Producer: Amy West, DVD, May 2010




Box 5 / Folder 48
“Take Back the Night” - Various New Coverage, Cleveland, Ohio, VHS, Oct 20, 1999




Box 5 / Folder 49
“Women in the Military” Channel 3 CBS, VHS, May 26, 1991




Box 6 / Folder 1
Photograph of 2 Akron “A’s” Baseball Players, undated




Box 6 / Folder 2
Akron Area Photographs, c. 1930s




Box 6 / Folder 3
Akron Area Streetcar Photographs, Northern Ohio Traction and Light Co., 1902-1950, undated




Box 6 / Folder 4
Photographs (copies) of Akron Children’s Hospital / Mary Day Nursery, 1917-1934




Box 6 / Folder 5
Photographs (copies) of Akron Children’s Hospital / Mary Day Nursery, 1912-1951




Box 6 / Folder 6
Photograph of B.F. Goodrich Akron Store, Inside, early 20th century, c. 1900s




Box 6 / Folder 7
Photograph of B.F. Goodrich Akron Storefront, early 20th century, c. 1900s




Box 6 / Folder 8
Continental Grove Nightclub Souvenir Photo, c. 1940s




Box 6 / Folder 9
Photographs (copies) of Early Akron belonging to Kenneth Nichols (Akron Beacon Journal, 1840-1910s




Box 6 / Folder 10
Photographs of General Tire Factory and B.F. Goodrich bowling team, undated




Box 6 / Folder 11
General Tire Office photograph, undated




Box 6 / Folder 12
Goodyear Aircraft/Aerospace photos and press releases, Arizona Division, Litchfield Park, 1959-1968




Box 6 / Folder 13
Goodyear Aircraft/Aerospace photos and press releases, Arizona Division, Litchfield Park, 1959-1968




Box 6 / Folder 14
Goodyear Aircraft/Aerospace photos and press releases, Arizona Division, Litchfield Park, 1959-1968




Box 6 / Folder 15
Goodyear Heights overview photographs, 2001, undated




Box 6 / Folder 16
High-Speed Akron-Cleveland roadbed near Northfield, undated




Box 6 / Folder 17
Hillary Clinton, Eric Snow signed photograph (Cleveland Cavaliers), undated




Box 6 / Folder 18
John S. Knight photograph, c. 1950s




Box 6 / Folder 19
John S. Knight photographs and correspondence on CD-R, c. 1950s-1970s




Box 6 / Folder 20
Transportation in Akron photographs, c. 1910s-1940s




Box 6 / Folder 21
University of Akron Marching Band, undated




Box 6 / Folder 22
Woman of the Year Awards art show, Emily Davis Gallery, 1985




Box 6 / Folder 23
YWCA photographs, 1913-1990s




Box 6 / Folder 24
YWCA photographs, 1950-1951




Box 6 / Folder 25
YWCA photographs, 1960s-1990s




Box 6 / Folder 26
YWCA photographs, 1990s




Box 6 / Folder 27
YWCA photographs, Tallmadge branch, undated




Box 7
Akron Elementary Field Track Meet (16mm silent film, B&W, 300 ft.), 1937




Box 7
Akron Playground Parade, (16mm silent film, color, 500 ft.), 1941




Box 7
Akron Public School (16mm silent film, B&W, 400 ft.), 1935




Box 7
Happy Day Camp (16mm silent film, Color, 300 ft.), 1936




Box 7
High School (16mm silent film, Color, 100 ft.), 1937




Box 7
Hower Vocation Body Shops/Firestone Park Bathing Beauties/Mayor Schray Vaudeville (16mm silent film, B&W, 175 ft.), 1939




Box 7
Jennings Bird Houses/Fraunfelter Future Artists/Crosby Dolls (16mm silent film, color, 150 ft.), 1935




Box 7
Playground Winter Activities (16mm silent film, B&W, 500 ft.), 1939




Box 7
Untitled ¾" reel-to-reel audio tape, undated







Artifacts, 1972, undated

Box 8
Betty Royon, Ohio Women’s Equity Action League Award for Early and Valuable Support plaque, 1984




Box 8
B. F. Goodrich breast pump, undated




Box 8
Decca Record Cleaner, Polsky’s Record Department, undated




Box 8
Dr. D. J. Guzzetta wool blanket, 1972




Box 8
Firestone Thermos, undated




Box 8
Firestone Tire and Rubber Company Records Manual, undated




Box 8
Goodyear “Grip-ette Twist Pad”, undated




Box 8
L. Cross Machine Manufacturing Division Badges, undated




Box 8
Metal paperweight presented to Fred W. Climer, Manager of the Labor Division at the Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company, 1927




Box 8
Photograph of John S. Knight with General George C. Marshall on wooden stand, June 27, 1940




Box 8
Polsky's box top, undated




Box 8
Undeveloped disposable cameras (4), 2003





Polsky's jacket, undated







Oversized Collected Material, 1895-2020

Box 9
Firestone Sup-R-Belt tires advertisement, c. 1968-1969




Box 9
Summit County Children’s Home photo album (loose pages), 1916




Box 10
The 43rd Anniversary of The Akron Swiss Ladies Society scrapbook, undated




Box 10
Unidentified Akron Workers Photo Album, c. 1920s




Box 10
Unidentified Akron Workers Photo Album pages, c. 1920s




Box 11
B. F. Goodrich scrapbook, 1895-1920s




Box 12
Criminal Dockett: Summit County, Springfield Township, AE Miller Justice of Peace, undated




Box 13
The Firestone Tire & Rubber Co. Historic Highlights: General Offices and Factories of Akron, Ohio overview, undated




Box 13
Photograph: Acme Employee’s Banquet, Feb 15, 1915




Box 13
Photograph: Akron Centennial Parade, 1925




Box 13
Photograph: Deen's Garage in Kenmore, undated




Box 13
Poster: Anne E. Dechant at the University of Akron in celebration of Women’s History Month, Mar 9, 2001




Box 13
Poster: Blimp! Sports, Broadcasting, and the Goodyear Airship documentary, 2017




Box 13
Poster: The University of Akron, University Singers Concert, May 4, 1953




Box 13
The Wingfoot Clan (Akron Edition), Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co., 1981-1985




Box 13
Jessie Sandusky Scrapbooks (2) - YWCA Member, Firestone Tire and Rubber Co. Office worker, c. 1920s-1930s




Box 14
Scrapbook of the Crash of U.S.S. Shenandoah Airship, undated




Box 15
Polsky’s: Original ink drawings for advertisements (furniture, appliances, clothing, etc.), undated




Box 15
Polsky’s: Proofs of advertisement art and layouts, undated




Box 16
Polsky’s: Newspaper advertisements, undated




Map-case 4 / Drawer 5 / Folder 4
Akron Beacon Journal evolution poster, 2000




Map-case 4 / Drawer 5 / Folder 4
Akron Rubber Bowl Midget Race Newspaper, Sept 1948




Map-case 4 / Drawer 5 / Folder 4
Akron Women: Another Look at History documentary poster, 2005




Map-case 4 / Drawer 5 / Folder 4
Goodyear Biden-Harris Political Sign, 2020




Map-case 4 / Drawer 5 / Folder 4
Goodyear Calendar “Blimp’s Eye View of America”, 1976




Map-case 4 / Drawer 5 / Folder 4
Goodyear “Rubber and Tire Production Flowcharts” laminated information pamphlet, undated




Map-case 4 / Drawer 5 / Folder 4
Pencil Drawing - Order of Rebekahs, Female Affiliates of Independent Order of Odd Fellows, Sept 28, 1917




Map-case 4 / Drawer 5 / Folder 4
Sample Ballot for Ohio Ticket, 1928




Map-case 4 / Drawer 5 / Folder 4
Sample Party Column Ballot A Vote for Names of Candidates for President and Vice President, 1932




Map-case 4 / Drawer 5 / Folder 4
Women’s History Project Presents: Women’s History Week Celebration Women: Partners in America Akron Civic Theater, 1988




Map-case 4 / Drawer 5 / Folder 5
Timeline of Newspaper Pulitzer Prize Winners, 1917-1999




Map-case 4 / Drawer 5 / Folder 6
Local Daily Newspaper Table of Organization, undated




Map-case 4 / Drawer 5 / Folder 6
Watercolor limited edition print of Mohawk Rubber Company (no. 53 of 100) by Stan Waybright, undated





The 2000 John S. Knight Lecture featuring Ray Bradbury, event poster, Apr 13, 2000





Landscape oil painting by Ruth Logue, undated







2023 Accruals, 1885-1969

Box 17 / Folder 1
Booklet: Cuyahoga Falls Homecoming, Aug 1908




Box 17 / Folder 2
Booklet: Goodyear Aircraft Female Squadron, Apr 7, 1945




Box 17 / Folder 3
Booklet: “What’s Doing in Akron and Neighboring Communities”, 1965




Box 17 / Folder 4
Farmers Record and Account Book, 1917-1918




Box 17 / Folder 5
Materials from Lawrence C. Riccilli: Firestone Annual Report 1974, “Non-Skid” Newsletters 1968-69, photographs, retirement cards, 1968-1969, 1974




Box 17 / Folder 6
Ohio Bell Telephone Almanac, 1960




Box 17 / Folder 7
Photographs and tintypes of the Bennington Family, Kenmore, Ohio, undated




Box 17 / Folder 8
Photograph: Akron Flood, Case Avenue, Apr 1913




Box 17 / Folder 9
Photograph: Crash of U.S.S. Akron dirigible, 1933




Box 17 / Folder 10
Photograph: Goodyear Theater with cast on stage, c. 1920s




Box 17 / Folder 11
Photographs: Historic Akron from Ken Nichols, author of Yesterday’s Akron, 1885-1950, undated




Box 17 / Folder 12
Photograph: Junior Aviation Contest, Akron, Ohio, undated




Box 17 / Folder 13
Photographs: Schulman Company Fire, Aug 3, 1944




Box 17 / Folder 14
Photographs: Train Porters, Akron, Ohio, undated




Box 17 / Folder 15
Postcards: Akron Industry, 1909-1918, undated




Box 17 / Folder 16
Postcard: Furnace Street Mission Boys Camp, 1930




Box 17 / Folder 17
Postcards: Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company, 1935, 1949, undated




Box 17 / Folder 18
Postcards: Historic Akron, undated




Box 17 / Folder 19
Postcard: Ohio Newspaper Women’s Association Convention, Oct 1951




Box 17 / Folder 20
Postcards: Y.W.C.A. Building, Akron, Ohio, 1908, 1914




Box 17 / Folder 21
Post Folder, Akron, Ohio, undated




Box 17 / Folder 22
Rubber City Rugs advertisement, undated




Box 17 / Folder 23
Sons and Daughters of Herman, Bertha Lodge, By-Laws and Receipt Book, 1941