Finding aid for the Guy Garman papers


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

Biography of Guy Garman

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.

Scope and Content

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.

Statement of Arrangement

The papers have been arranged in two series: 1. Mayoral papers 2. Personal papers

Restrictions on Use

The collection is open for research use.

Restrictions on Access

The collection is open for research use.

Indexing Terms

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

Persons:

Bechtle, Glenn.
Bechtle, Vida Garman.
Garman, Bessie.
Garman, Guy, 1875-1952.
Garman, Nellie.
Garman, Roe.

Places:

Hudson (Ohio)--Politics and government.

Material Types:

Photographs.

Preferred Citation

[Box number, Folder number], Guy Garman papers, Hudson Library & Historical Society

Acquisition Information

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).

Processing Information

The collection was processed by Polly Reynolds in 2009. Additions were processed by Polly Reynolds in 2012.


Detailed Description of Guy Garman papers



Mayoral papers, 1935-1938

Box 1 / Folder 1
Mayoral papers, 1935-1938




Box 1 / Folder 2
Photographs, undated





Personal papers, undated

Box 1 / Folder 3
Vida Garman marriage record book, undated




Box 1 / Folder 4
Photographs, Guy and Nellie, undated




Box 1 / Folder 5
Photographs, Vida and Glenn, undated




Box 1 / Folder 6
Photographs, Roe and Bessie, 1918-1940 and undated




Box 1 / Folder 7
Photographs, Garman family, 1918 and undated




Box 1 / Folder 8
Photographs, Guy Garman's house (19 Owen Brown St.), ca. 2012