Daniel H. McCullough papers

This digital collection features select items from the Daniel H. McCullough papers (MS-0603), which contain the personal papers, photographs, scrapbooks, and publications of prominent Toledo defense lawyer Dan McCullough (1898-1976).

McCullough served in Troop D of the 1st Ohio Cavalry, 37th Division, American Expeditiary Force, in England, France and Belgium during World War I. As a defense lawer in Toledo, McCullough built his practice defending bootleggers and gamblers in the 1930s and 1940s. In the 1950s and beyond, McCullough became heavily involved in the civil liberties movement championing it in speeches, articles and in the courtroom. In 1961-1962, he served as the President of the National Association of Criminal Lawyers and was instrumental in passage of the Bail Bond Act of 1966.

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This digital collection contains only a selection of items from the Daniel H. McCullough papers. The original physical collection is also available to view onsite at the Center for Archival Collections. View the full collection finding aid.

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"One of Our Guns"

Members of the 135th Field Artillery, 62nd Field Artillery Brigade, 37th Infantry Division, pictured with one of their unit's field guns at Camp Sheridan, Montgomery, Alabama. In the very back is Daniel H. McCullough of Toledo, Ohio, who later became a prominent Toledo defense lawyer.

"Captured Hun plane, Avrianville, 10-26-18"

A German fighter plane captured by the Allied Powers during World War I, Avrainville, France, 1918.

"Our Tent"

Troops from the 135th Field Artillery, 62nd Field Artillery Brigade, 37th Infantry Division, in front of their tent at Camp Sheridan, Montgomery, Alabama. The soldier identified as "Mac" is Daniel H. McCullough of Toledo, Ohio, who later became a prominent Toledo defense lawyer.

"Kitchen Car"

Troops from the 135th Field Artillery, 62nd Field Artillery Brigade, 37th Infantry Division, American Expeditionary Forces, in a kitchen train car while serving in Europe during World War I. In the very back is Daniel H. McCullough of Toledo, Ohio, who later became a prominent Toledo defense…

37th Infantry Division troops constructing tents at Camp Sheridan

Troops from the 37th Infantry Division, American Expeditionary Forces, constructing tents at Camp Sheridan, Montgomery, Alabama.

"On the Vermont"

Troops from the 135th Field Artillery, 62nd Field Artillery Brigade, 37th Infantry Division, American Expeditionary Forces, on the USS Vermont, returning home to the United States from Europe after the end of World War I.

"Death Valley," 1918

Photograph of part of the Western Front, the main theater of war in Europe during World War I.

37th Infantry Division troops on horseback at Camp Sheridan

Troops from the 37th Infantry Division, American Expeditionary Forces, on horseback at Camp Sheridan, Montgomery, Alabama.

Troops from the 135th Field Artillery, 62nd Field Artillery Brigade, 37th Infantry Division, at Camp Sheridan

Troops from the 135th Field Artillery, 62nd Field Artillery Brigade, 37th Infantry Division, at Camp Sheridan, Montgomery, Alabama. In the front row, second in from the left, is Daniel H. McCullough of Toledo, Ohio, who later became a prominent Toledo defense lawyer.

"Thiaucourt Sector, Nov. 11 1918"

Troops from the 135th Field Artillery, 62nd Field Artillery Brigade, 37th Infantry Division, American Expeditionary Forces, engaged in battle in the Thiaucourt Sector of France during World War I.

"Encountering barbed wire. Thiaucourt Sector. Nov. 1918."

Troops from the 135th Field Artillery, 62nd Field Artillery Brigade, 37th Infantry Division, American Expeditionary Forces, encountering barbed wire on a French battlefield during World War I.

Daniel H. McCullough in combat gear in France during World War I

Photograph of Daniel H. McCullough of Toledo, Ohio, in France while serving in the 135th Field Artillery, 62nd Field Artillery Brigade, 37th Infantry Division, American Expeditionary Forces, during World War I. McCullough later became a prominent Toledo defense lawyer.