Title: |
Guy Garman papers |
Repository: |
Hudson Library & Historical Society
Phone: 330-653-6658 http://www.hudsonlibrary.org |
Creator: |
Garman, Guy |
Dates: |
1935-1938 |
Quantity: |
0.3 linear feet |
Abstract: |
Papers of Guy Garman, former mayor of Hudson. |
Identification: |
MS G18 |
Location: |
vault |
Language: |
The records are in English |
Guy Garman (1875-1952) was the mayor of Hudson, Ohio from 1936 to 1945. He was born in Springfield Township, Ohio, and moved to Hudson, Ohio, in 1889. He attended Western Reserve Academy for a year graduated from Hudson High School.
Garman served as a teacher for most of his career, working in schools in Northampton, Boston, Munroe Falls, Portage Township, Stow, Richfield, Hudson, and Cuyahoga Falls. He served as principal at Richfield and Hudson for several years.
Garman was mayor of Hudson from 1936 to 1945. He left the position to move to California, but then later returned to Ohio.
Guy and his wife Nellie had two children, daughter Vida Bechtle (who married Glenn Bechtle) and son Roe.
The Guy Garman papers consist of mayoral papers and personal papers (mainly photographs).
The mayor papers include correspondence, legal documents, notes, and other materials primarily relating to the strained budget and finances of Hudson that Garman inherited when he took office in 1936. The papers primarily focus on the issues of the village's large bonded indebtedness and a claim for money owed on an overpayment of the Ellsworth estate inheritance tax. The papers also include some reports and correspondence discussing various affairs of Hudson and two unidentified photographs, most likely of a sewer plant.
Garman's personal papers consist primarily of photographs of his family, which include photos of himself, his wife Nellie, his daughter Vida and her husband Glenn Bechtle, his son Roe and his wife Bessie, as well as a few photographs of extended family including Guy's father. Modern photographs (probably taken in 2012) of the Lindley-Brewster home (19 Owen Brown St.), the home that Guy Garman resided in while living in Hudson, are also included.
The collection also includes a small marriage record book of Vida and Glenn's wedding.
The collection is open for research use.
The collection is open for research use.
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.
[Box number, Folder number], Guy Garman papers, Hudson Library & Historical Society
The Guy Garman papers were donated in 1982 (accession no. 82-1646). Three additional donations were received in 2012 (accession nos. 2012-09, 2012-12, and 2012-13).
The collection was processed by Polly Reynolds in 2009. Additions were processed by Polly Reynolds in 2012.