This digital collection contains select items from the historical Ohio pamphlets (pOG) and general Ohio reference (OG) collections at the Center for Archival Collections.SelectBrowse Itemsto view all images currently in this digital collection, or enter specific terms in the collection search box to…
This digital collection provides access to copies of the Peter Faulk letters(MMS-1644),which date from 1862-1863 and document Faulk's military service during the American Civil War. Faulk was from Stark County, Ohio and served in Co.C, 104th Ohio Volunteer Infantry.SelectBrowse Itemsto view all…
The Poetic Portraits project was a collaboration between older women in Wood County, Ohio, Sandra L. Faulkner, Professor of Media and Communication, Phil Beskid, Associate Teaching Professor in the School of Media and Communication, and Michelle Sweetser Head Librarian from the BGSU archives. The…
Robert LaPorte served on Great Lakes freighters during the 1950 and 1951 sailing seasons while attending college. After graduating in 1953, LaPorte worked for another season in 1954. This collection is composed of 58 black and white photos of Great Lakes vessels taken by LaPorte during his service…
The Sheet Music Collection includes digitized copies of public domain sheet music from the Music Library and Bill Schurk Sound Archives collection.
The collection consists primarily of two scrapbooks containing mail art postcards solicited by the Popular Culture Library in the spring and summer of 1995 for an exhibition that was part of the conference "The Atomic Age Opens: American Culture Confronts the Bomb." The conference was held at BGSU…
Trailblazing Women in Ohio Politics is a collaboration between WBGU-PBS and Dr. Melissa K. Miller, Professor of Political Science at Bowling Green State University. Both the oral history collection and the companion WBGU-PBS documentary serve as time capsules of an important era when women began…
The United States Customs Service, created by an act of July 31, 1789, became part of the Department of the Treasury when that Department was established in September of 1789. The service has been responsible for the enforcement of numerous laws and regulations pertaining to the import and export of…
This digital collection features select images from the BGSU University Archives photographs collection (UA-0114), which contains thousands of photographic prints and negatives documenting myriad aspects of BGSU's history, including the design and construction of the BGSU campus, student groups and…
The Vintage Paperback Index serves as a graphic illustration of the evolution of American paperbacks from the 1940s through the 1970s. The cover images reflect the reading interests of the American public and changes in the paperback publishing industry during this time period. The covers also…
This digital collection features select items from the Wild Bill Davison papers (MS-0735), which document the life and career of Chicago-style jazz musician William Edward Davison, known affectionately as "Wild Bill." The Wild Bill Davison papers include correspondence, photos of Davison and fellow…
This digital collection contains reproductions of items from the Willard Singer collection (MS-1215), which contains 16mm motion picture films and photographic negatives taken by Dr. Singer during his time as a professor at BGSU. The majority of the collection is comprised of motion picture film…