Guide to the Dorothy Nichols Dolbey Papers, ca. 1940s-1974

Biography of Dorothy Nichols Dolbey

Dorothy Nichols Dolbey, Cincinnati's first female mayor, was a Cincinnati native and a graduate of the University of Cincinnati. She was first elected to Cincinnati City Council in 1953 and was chosen to be Vice Mayor by the City Council. Upon the death of Mayor Edward Waldvogel, Dolbey served as acting mayor for eight months. Dolbey continued to serve on Cincinnati's City Council as a member of the Charter Party until 1961. Mrs. Dolbey was also highly active in civic and religious organizations including the Better Housing League, the Women's City Club, and the YWCA. She served as president of both the Cincinnati Council of Church Women United and the National Church Women United. Dolbey died in 1991.

Sources: "Dorothy Dolbey," Biographical File, University of Cincinnati Archives and Rare Books Library.; "Dorothy Dolbey, 82, City Leader," Cincinnati Post, 14 February 1991, Sec. A, p. 9.; Miller, Martha "Dorothy Dolbey, civic leader" Cincinnati Enquirer, 14 February 1991, Sec. D, p. 4.

Scope and Content

This collection of Dorothy Nichols Dolbey's papers include files on Cincinnati political, civic, and religious issues, newspaper clippings, and Dolbey's speeches.

Statement of Arrangement

Restrictions on Access

This collection is housed in an offsite storage facility. Please contact the Archives and Rare Books Library at least one week prior to your visit to ensure adequate time for retrieval. The Archives and Rare Books Library can be reached by phone at 513-556-1959 or by email at archives@ucmail.uc.edu

The University of Cincinnati Archives and Rare Books Library also holds two other collections of Dorothy Dolbey's papers. The accession numbers for these collections are US-75-15 and US-76-4A. For more information on these collections, please see the Archives and Rare Books web page:
http://www.libraries.uc.edu/libraries/arb/archives/collections/urban_coll.html

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Preferred Citation

The preferred form of citation for this collection is: Cite specific item as appropriate, Dorothy Nichols Dolbey Papers, US-76-4B, Archives and Rare Books Library, The University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio.

Detailed Description of The Collection