CLARK COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY ARCHIVAL COLLECTIONS
Below are links to some of our most heavily used collections. Feel free to browse the indexes for these collections or scroll all the way down the page to see a complete list of our holdings.
Browse the Library Catalogue - Search over 2000 titles available in the Fisher Family Library.
Clark County Family Histories - Search surnames found in our published and unpublished family history research collections, located in the Fisher Family Library.
Biographical General Reference Surname Files - Search for your family name within a general index of hundreds of biographical files arranged A-Z. These are available in the Archives.
Photographs of Families of Clark County A-Z - Available in the Archives
Search for your family name in an index to the six volume set: Yesteryear in Clark County, published from interviews with prominent Clark Countians in the 1890s. or Browse list of Yesteryear in Clark County Interviewees - Available in the Fisher Family Library.
Microfilm Collection - Partial listing of our microfilmed holdings. Includes newspapers, census records, probate indexes, naturalization records, city directories, militia rolls, and children’s home records. Available in the Fisher Family Library.
Oversized Document Collection - These oversized documents include photographs, posters, maps and blueprints. Available in the Archives.
Tax Duplicate Inventory - 1846-1900 - Located in Storage Area.
Oral History Collection - Browse our collection of local interviews. Transcripts and recordings available in the Archives.
Prominent Clark County Citizens in the News - As listed in The Springfield Daily News 1909-1910.
Local Springfield Businesses - General Info and History located in the Archives.
Commercial A-Z (Local Businesses) - Photographs located in the Archives.
Business Trade Cards (Advertisements) A-Z - Located in the Archives.
General Manufacturing and Industry Listings and Histories - Located in the Archives.
Ballentine Collection - Civil War documents, business advertisements, local publications, Springfield history, postcards, books, and periodicals. Located in the Archives.
Index to "Clark County Firsts" - Series of 1938 Clark County History Articles by Arthur D. Hosterman. Located in the Fisher Family Library.
Index to Subject/Surname Card Files - Located in the Fisher Family Library, contains index cards on buildings, businesses, people, and more.
Index to older collections reference cards from early Clark County Historical Society donations.
Military Clippings Collection - Index to military servicemen clippings, mostly from WWII, located on index cards in a cabinet in the library
Bartley Collection - Books, correspondence, postcards, business trade cards, Springfield and Clark County History. Located in the Archives.
Springfield News-Sun Negatives - Browse this index of over 2000 original images from the local newspaper to find people, places, and events. Located in the Archives.
Springfield News-Sun Looking Back Articles - Browse a list of over 1,000 articles on local history topics and check out the index of images and topics included in each article. Includes sports photos, school photos, and much more! Originals located in the archives, copies can also be made from microfilm.
Springfield News-Sun People Files Index - A-Z - Files include article clippings and photographs.
"Leaves from the Old Family Album" Index - Historical photos from the Springfield News-Sun Sunday papers 1934-1935
Microfilm Story Index - Index to interesting stories from the newspaper, various years
Clark County's 100th Anniversary - Index to 1917 Centennial Special Section from the Springfield Daily News
Springfield's 150th Anniversary - Index to 1951 Sesquicentennial Special Section from the Springfield Daily News
Heartland Book Collection - Collection contains original images used in the museum's Heartland exhibition catalog. Images that were gathered for possible use in the museum exhibits or in the catalog that ultimately did not get used can be found here: Unused Heartland Images
Postcard Collection - Located in the Archives.
Scrapbook Collection - Browse index and descriptive list of 50+ scrapbooks on various topics. Located in the Archives.
Harry Laybourne Photo Collection - Browse this enormous collection of thousands of photographs, slides, clippings, and research which cover the history of Springfield and Clark County. Located in the Archives.
Index to Images found in photographer Harry Laybourne’s books, Springfield, Ohio and Springfield, Ohio Revisited - Search through nearly 400 images from around Springfield. Located in the Archives.
Moores Scrapbook Photograph Collection - Photographs of people and places from the late 1930s thru the 1970s. Located in the Archives.
Howard Weber Collection - Scrapbook of photographs of 130+ Springfield businesses c. 1920
List of Biographies included in the book Beautiful Ferncliff: Springfield, Ohio’s Historic Cemetery and Arboretum - Available in the Fisher Family Library or for purchase at the first floor museum store at the Heritage Center.
Index to homes and buildings included in the book No Place Like Home by George Berkhofer - Available in the Fisher Family Library or for purchase at the first floor museum store at the Heritage Center.
Index to the 1881 W.H. Beers & Co. History of Clark County - Available for use in the Fisher Family Library.
Index to the 1890 Portrait and Biographical Album of Greene and Clark County - Available for use in the Fisher Family Library.
Index of names found in the 1902 Biographical Record of Clark County - Available for use in the Fisher Family Library.
Index, Table of Contents, and Illustration List for the 1908 William Rockel 20th Century History of Springfield and Clark County - Available for use in the Fisher Family Library.
1870 Springfield Birdseye Lithograph list of sketches (available in archives map drawer)
Knights of Pythias Children’s Home Collection - Record of orphaned residents from 1895-1940s. Records give birth date, birth place, parents names and more. Located in the Archives.
Knights of Pythias Home Collection - Record of elderly adult residents from 1895-1980s. These records give the names of the resident’s parents, children (with addresses), siblings, nieces, nephews, grandchildren. The also include occupations, location of birth, level of education and name of the funeral home used. Often deeds from residences, cemetery lot deeds, wills and life insurance policies are included in the file. Located in the Archives.
Index to Springfield Illustrated from 1889 - This nine volume set of photographs is available for viewing in the Fisher Family Library.
Index to Springfield Illustrated from 1900
1855 Index of Landholders - Copied from 1855 Clark County Map.
Index of Landholders in the 1894 Clark County Atlas - Available in the Fisher Family Library or available for purchase from the Clark County Genealogical Society office.
Index of Images in the 1894 Clark County Atlas - Available in the Fisher Family Library or available for purchase from the Clark County Genealogical Society office.
Index to Newspaper Abstracts 1829-1843
Index to Clark County Genealogical Society Quarterly Newsletters 2007-2012
Education Collection - Schools in Clark County A-Z - Search hundreds of pictures of school buildings and classes. Located in the Archives.
Ohio Historical Site Inventories - Click here to look at a list of local historic sites and buildings that have submitted an Ohio Historic Inventory (OHI) form to the Ohio Historic Preservation Office in Columbus. Copies of the OHI forms are available in the archives. These forms provide photographs, information about architects, architectural styles, building dates, residents, and more. Located in the Archives.
List of Clark County sites on the National Register of Historic Places
Ohio History: The Scholarly Journal of the Ohio Historical Society 1887-1997 - This link will take you to the search index on the Ohio Historical Society’s website. This will enable a search of volumes of articles from 1887 to the present day. Our collection of journals are from the years 1887-1997 and are available in the Fisher Family Library.
Skardon Papers, Snodgrass Papers - Click to search for your family name in these indexes to genealogical information. Located in the Archives.
Index to Soldiers of the Revolution in Clark County, Ohio, edited by Mary A. Skardon and Anne Snodgrass Benston. 2 Volumes located in the Fisher Family Library.
Fisher Family Collection - Contains genealogical files pertaining to the Fisher Family, as well as genealogical research done by Heritage Hunter, a genealogical research business, and research requests completed by the Friends of the Library. This collection also contains files about Wittenberg University. Located in the Archives.
Sylvia Olson Genealogical Research Collection - Contains thousands of files of correspondence on various family surnames. Located in the Archives.
Clark County, Ohio Vital Statistics Index - Index to an 11 volume set of genealogical information submitted by researchers from around the country and compiled by Sylvia Olson. The index contains surnames of the male heads of the family. The volumes are available in the Fisher Family Library.
Steel Products Engineering Company (SPECO) Employee Records - These records contain detailed biographical information, husband/wife’s names, children and their ages, parents’ names, immediate family members, spouse’s family members, eduation, physical description, military service, and, if foreign born, date of arrival, ship, port of entry, and naturalization date. Located in the Archives.
International Harvester Employee Records c. 1900-1920 - The names listed in this collection each have employee record cards that list dates of employment, departments, age, and address.
"Springfield Men of Affairs" 1908 Caricature Book - Contains drawings of 100+ men in business and industry in Springfield.
"Souvenir of Springfield" 1903 Promotional Booklet with photos and business listings.
Buckets to Diesels Fire Department History Book Index
New Archival Items Added to Collection in 2011
New Archival Items Added to Collection in 2012
New Archival Items Added to Collection in 2013
New Archival Items Added to Collection in 2014
New Archival Items Added to Collection in 2015
New Archival Items Added to Collection in 2016
New Archival Items Added to Collection in 2017
New Archival Items Added to Collection in 2018
New Archival Items Added to Collection in 2019
New Archival Items Added to Collection in 2020
New Archival Items Added to Collection in 2021
New Archival Items Added to Collection in 2022
Research Request Inquiries 2013
Research Request Inquiries 2014
Research Request Inquiries 2015
Research Request Inquiries 2016
Research Request Inquiries 2017
Research Request Inquiries 2022
Donations to the Historical Society artifact and archival collections 2008-2017
PLEASE NOTE: WE HAVE THE ORIGINAL BOOKS RECORDING BIRTHS, DEATHS, AND MARRIAGES, AND YOU CAN COPY DOWN THE INFORMATION OR PRINT IT FROM MICROFILM OR MICROFICHE. WE DO NOT PROVIDE TYPED CERTIFICATES.
Below is a list of some of our local resources:
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Marriage Returns 1820-1823; 1827-1831; 1835-1843; 1850-1948, 1974 (some)
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Marriage Indexes 1818-1925
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Marriage Record Books 1920s-1970s
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Marriage Licenses (microfilm) 1818-1896, 1956-1959
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Probate Birth and Death Records 1867-1910
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Board of Health Birth and Death Records 1887-1910
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Wills and Estate Records “A Series” 1-7907; 1-72,000 1818-1980s
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AGRICULTURAL CATEGORY
Agricultural Associations
Horticultural Society
Agriculture Books
Ohio Farmers Grain and Milling Association
Shull Family Collection
General Agricultural Information
Farm Journals and Periodicals
ARCHAEOLOGICAL CATEGORY
Morris Collection
General Archaeological Information
Arthur Altick Collection
American Archaeological Institute
Archaeology Books
Lutz Research Collection
ARCHITECTURAL CATEGORY
Information on general architectural styles, local tours, individual buildings and homes.
ART CATEGORY
Information on local artists, expositions, and art drawings not in object collection.
Artworks of Springfield - 1927 Publication - Lithographs of Springfield Locations
Springfield Artists and Exhibitions
Springfield Museum of Art Collection
Art Association Collection
Drawings of Springfield by Urbana artist Mike Major, index ~ book available in the Fisher Family Library
Heidi Kirkpatrick Collection
ASSOCIATIONS CATEGORY
General Association Files - A-Z
Articles of Incorporation for Churches, Organizations and Businesses 1848-1894 - Index of Names
ABWA (American Business Women’s Association)
Alpha Delta Kappa Teachers Association Scrapbook
Altrusa Club
Babes in Toyland Doll Club Scrapbooks
Bicentennial Commission
Center Street YMCA
Chamber of Commerce
Commercial Club
Chamber of Commerce/Commercial Club
Board of Trade Minutes Ledgers
Church Women United of Springfield Minutes and Events 1993-1997
Colored Men’s Council - Minutes, Programs and Correspondence 1954-1982
Clark County Home Economics Association-Minutes, Events, Scrapbooks and Rosters 1954-1983
Miami Valley Dental Society
Clark County Retired Teachers Association
Daughters of the American Revolution
Delta Kappa Gamma
Donnelsville Garden Club
Environmental Development Team Collection
Elderly United
United Senior Services Collection
Epsilon Sigma Alpha Sorority
Garden Clubs Collection - Minutes, Scrapbooks, and Flower Show Programs and Yearbooks 1963-1992
Green Hedges Garden Club
Kiwanis
Kiwanis Adopt-a-School Scrapbook
Gyro Club
George Rogers Clark Heritage Association
Interfaith Hospitality Network Collection
Junior Service League
Knights of Pythias Collection
Ku Klux Klan (KKK)
Last Man’s Club
League of American Wheelmen - Handbook, Newsletters, Minutes
Les Femmes Des Charities - Minutes, Events, and Finances 1948-2007
L.I.N.K.S., Inc.
Literary Club
Men’s Literary Club
Springfield Literary Club
Young Men’s Literary Club - Raup Family Essays 1899-1987
Young Men’s Literary Club Collection
20th Century Literary Club Collection
Monday Afternoon Club
Mother Singers Collection - 1927-1939
Masonic Lodges Collection
New Moorefield O.U.A.M. Minute Books
Pitchin Jr. O.U.A.M. Minute Books
Omega Nu Tau Sorority Collection
Purple Heart Society
Planned Parenthood
Professional Women’s Club
Research Club
Review Club
Rotary Club
S'Allemande Square Dance Club
Soroptimist Club
Sons of the American Revolution – George Rogers Clark Chapter
Springfield Arts Council
Springfield Development Council Collection
Springfield History Committee
Springfield Peace Collection - Springfield Peace Camp/Springfield Peace Center
Springfield People for Peace - Springfield Peace School
Springfield Urban League
Traveler’s Assistance Program Collection
The Woman’s Club
The Worthington Club
United Senior Services Collection
United Way/Community Chest
YMCA
Young Woman’s Mission
Zonta Club
ATLAS AND ALMANACS
Atlases of Clark County 1870-1895, small collection of almanacs.
Louise Skillings Collection of Almanacs
City, County and Township Maps
1870 Atlas Table of Contents of Maps
1875 Atlas Index of Maps and Images
1894 Atlas Landholder Index, Image Index
AUDIO CATEGORY
Cassettes and transcripts of the Clark County Historical Society Oral History Program; audio and video cassettes of general interest; phonograph records.
Oral History Collection - 2016 Oral History Collection Survey - Indexed Transcript of Interviews
Audio and Video Reels and Cassettes
JFK Assassination Audio Tapes
Edison Record Collection
Phonograph Record Collection
Local Recordings - Phonograph Collection
BIOGRAPHICAL CATEGORY
Collection of General Files; individual family collections; Skardon and Snodgrass Papers; Probate Court records- primarily wills.
Biographical General Reference Surname Files
Scotch Irish in Clark County
Attendance List with Biographical Info from Unknown Nov. 25, 1921 Meeting
Deaths as Reported in the Newspaper 1829-1837, 1851
Marriages as Reported in the Newspaper 1829-1837, 1851
Index to Quarterly Newsletters of the Clark County Genealogical Society 2007-2012
Ackerman-Pfeiffer Collection
Lymon & Charlene Alexander Collection
Emory-Armstrong Collection
Ark-Peairs Family Collection
Baker-Foos Collection
Margaret Baker Collection - Travel Documentary - Malaysia, Morocco, Thailand, Guatemala, Yucatan, Taiwan, etc.
Barr, Beltz, Fox, Madden, Randall, & Young Families
Berry Collection
Roger Boone Collection
Bowden Collection
Blair-Grimes Collection
Geneva Fath Brown Collection
Bradley-Spencer Collection
Eugene Burg Collection
Governor Asa Bushnell Collection
Bushnell, Hollenbeck, Ludlow, McGrew Collection
Bushnell-Dunberg Collection
Bookwalter Collection
Broderick and Dunn Collection
John T. Campbell Collection
Cartmell Collection
Cartmell-Snyder Collection
Courson, Doner, Mitchell and Trout Collection
Crummel, Griffith, Harrington, and Warrington Collection
Dodson Collection
Coggeshall Family
Charles Collis Collection
Cook Family
Jordan S. Davis Collection
Thelma Dunn Collection
Grace Durig Collection
Duncan, Charles, and Margaret Collection
Ehrhart Collection
Eipper Collection
Embree Collection
Feaster McKinnon Collection
Gish Collection
Kay Glaesner Collection
Colonel Robert C. Hanes Collection - Mostly Military Materials
Harper-Goem Family
George W. Hastings Family
Holman Family
Hertzer, Snyder, Kurtz Family
Hoppes Family
Hunt Collection - Civil War Collection
Kinney Family
Marjorie Kinney Research Collection - Multiple families
J. Warren Keifer Family Collection
Dr. A. Richard Kent Collection
Elizabeth Rusby Kent Diary Collection
Simon Kenton Collection
Killen Family
Harry Kissell Collection
Kuss-Hauck Collection
Nina Marie Ladd Collection
Albert V. Lawson Jr. Collection
Ludlow Collection
Luger-Huter Collection
McBeth Collection
Lawrence, Littler & Jackson Families Collection ~ 3 binders of photos and documents (see Library)
Livingston Collection
Judge James D. Johnson Collection
Ludlow Collection
William D. McClenen Collection
McGregor Collection
Colonel C.J. Madden Collection
Emilie McMillen Family
Malowney, Odenbaugh, and White Families
Roland Matthies Collection
Warder Page Collection
Miller-Smith Families
William B. Patton M.D. Collection
Rausenberger Collection - Aeronautical/Aviation Collection
Nancy Mechlin Collection
Meehan Collection
Mickle Collection
Noonan Family Collection
Ollinger Collection
Ostot Collection
Quentin Family
Raup Family
Don Robey Collection
Rodgers Family
Reeder-Bennett Family
Dr. Gale Ross Collection
Orton Rust Collection
Lucille Schaefer Collection
Daniel Summers Collection
Snyder-Ream Collection
Snyder Family
Carl W. Steinkamp Collection - Aeronautical/Aviation Collection
Studebaker Family
Spinning-Wyant Collection
Steel Products Engineering Company (SPECO) Collection - Contains Employee Records with Detailed Biographical Information
Tarbutton Family
Thacker Family Collection
Thompson Family Collection - Lucy Rightmeyer Thompson and J. Robert Thompson - Diaries, Letters, etc.
Wise Collection
Tom Stafford Collection - Springfield News-Sun Writer
Harry Toulmin Collection - Wright Brothers’ Patent Attorney
Isaac Walter Collection
Weaver Family
Jeremiah Warder Papers
Westcott Collection
Warder Page Collection
Ridenour-Puckett Families
Ada Lewis Collection - Various Surnames
Janet McCroskey Collection - Various Surnames
Skardon Papers - Various Surnames
Snodgrass Papers - Various Surnames
Anne Benston Collection 1, Anne Benston Collection 2 - Various Surnames
Sylvia Olson Genealogical Research Collection - Various Surnames
Biographical Category - Oversized Materials
Biographical Category - Oversized Materials, part 2
Janet McCroskey Genealogical Research Collection
McAdams-Jordan Collection
CEMETERY COLLECTION
Listings for cemeteries in Springfield and Clark County; large collection of Greenmount Cemetery records.
County Cemeteries A-Z
Springfield Cemeteries A-Z
Greenmount Cemetery Register 1851-1881
Greenmount Cemetery Lot Owners & Purchasers 1855-1875
CLARK COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY RECORDS
Records of the historical society functions.
Heritage Center Exhibits 2001-2010
Heritage Center Exhibit 1987-2003, 2010-2013
CCHS Scrapbook Index 1897-1924
CLARK COUNTY HISTORY
General reference material on area history.
W.F. Lohnes Collection - Western Clark County
Clark County History Books
City and Rural Directories
Clark County History Collection
Ohio Memory Project Online Clark County Scrapbook
Clark County History Timeline 1768-1977
Index to Newsletters for Historical Societies in Clark County
COMMERCIAL CATEGORY
General files on city and county commercial interests; general information on banks and individual company collections.
Downtown Springfield Businesses c. 1949 - As represented in the Swonger Downtown models in the 1st Floor Expo Hall Gallery
Sketches of Springfield Businesses and Businessman 1854-1855 - From The Dollar Nonpareil Newspaper (see General Collection Boxes)
"What Springfield Makes" - Springfield News-Sun Special Section - 1930 (see General Collection Boxes)
CULTURAL CATEGORY
General reference files on events and institutions; individual theater collections.
Annual Events
DOCUMENTS CATEGORY
Official government documents such as marriage, land grants, deeds, naturalization papers, general documents.
Holland Collection - Includes Hertzler and Snyder Deeds
Neer Collection
Land Grants
Deed Index to Grantors and Grantees 1811-1870
Mortgages
Stock Certificates
Maps
Deeds
Harshman/Snyder Collection
Indentures 1825-1838
Index to Military Surveys
Plat Maps
EDUCATION CATEGORY
School (Text)Book Collection
Springfield High School/Springfield South High School Collection
Springfield High School Commencement and Reunion Collection
Springfield (South) High School Class of 1872-1966 -
Class, Commencement and Reunion Materials
Springfield High School Class of 1937, 1939 Reunion Materials
Springfield High School Yearbook Collection - 1911-1960 (no 1931) and after recombining North and South, 2010-2019
Springfield South High School Yearbook Collection -
1963-1994, 1996, 2000-2008
Springfield North High School Yearbook Collection - 1961-1969, 1971-1979, 1981-1984, 1988-1990, 1993, 1995, 2002, 2004-2006
Springfield (South)High School Herald, Wildcat, and Mentor - 1905-1976
Springfield High School Bound Heralds - located in library
Springfield North High School Collection
St. Raphael/Catholic Central High School Collection
Springfield City Schools - Elementary and Middle Schools
Springfield City Schools - Secondary, Post Secondary, and Specialty
Vocational Schools, JVS, Clark State Community Collection, Clark Technival College
Northwestern Schools Botkin Collection
Northwestern High School Yearbooks - 1952-59, 1960-68, 1970-78, 1981-82
Tecumseh High School Class of 1958 Collection
Township Schools Collection - Springfield Township
Township Schools Collection - Mad River Township
Township Schools Collection - Bethel, German, Greene, Harmony, and Madison Moorefield, Pike and Pleasant Townships
Township Schools Collection - Yearbook Collection
Bethel Township Records 1881-1887
Carra Mae Hinkle Collection
Union Settlement House Collection
New Moorefield School
I.T. Heck Collection
J.R. Clarke Collection
Evalind Pickering Music Education Collection
Edison Teaching Kit Collection
Extracurricular Collection
Frey Elementary PTA Collection
Educational Materials Collection
Educational Reports and Surveys Collection
Emmanuel Christian Academy Collection
School Sports Activities
Students Grades and Writings
Springfield Board of Education
PTA Collection
Mary M. Miller Collection
Wittenberg Collection
Wittenberg Student Life Collection
Wittenberg History Collection
World News of the Week Collection - World Maps and Quizzes based on weekly world events October 1943-May 1944
Shay Collection - Gene and Betty (Moore) Johnson Shay, Class of 1941 and other class memorabilia
Education Collection - Oversized Materials
Clark State Community College
Charter Schools, JVS/Career Technical Center
Springfield High School (1907-1959)/ Springfield South High School (1960-2008)/ Springfield High School (North + South) 2008-
Center for Innovation - The Dome, Career Connect ED, Global Impact STEM Academy
ETHNIC HISTORY CATEGORY
GOVERNMENT CATEGORY (CITY AND COUNTY)
Deeds (Grantor and Grantee) 1811-1875
Indenture Record Book - 1825-1834
Naturalization Records - See Index and Microfilm
Civil Docket Book - Early 1800s
List of Clark County Prosecutors 1801-2011
Tax Duplicates 1846-1900
Plats and Surveys
Index to Landowners in original Springfield Plat 1801
City Utilities Collection
City Police Department
City Police Department - Floyd Womacks Collection
City Streets Collection
City Commission - Robert Pyle Collection
Engineering, Planning and Transportation Department
City Issues and Renewal Projects: Committee of 21, Blueprint for Progress, Issues "7 and 6", Core Renewal
City Property Collection
City Law Collection
Health Department
City Budget Collection
Prohibition Probate Records
Jerome A. Nevius Silver Dollar Gambling Scandal Collection - Court of Common Pleas - 1940s
Municipal Court Cases
City Collection
City Collection - Oversized
Townships Collection
Clark County Departments
Clark County Board of Elections
Clark County Sheriff Department Collection
City of Springfield Collection
Clark County Courts
Postal Services Collection
Fire Department Collection - See also Roberds Collection in Small Collections Category
Springfield Fire Division Daily Log Collection - Platoon Chief/Commander Logs, Fire Marshal Logs, Stations 1& 3-10 Logs
Probate Court Ohio vs. Cases ~ These cases are listed in the Probate Index under "State of Ohio vs. ______"
Former Mayor Roger Baker Collection
Minnie Cochran, City Clerk - Scrapbook
Ann Armstrong Collection
Springfield Chamber Advertising Publication 1924
HEALTH AND CARE CATEGORY
General reference files; individual collections on area health interests and pursuits.
I.O.O.F. (International Order of Odd Fellows)
City/Community/Mercy/Springfield Regional Medical Center - Hospital Collection
Springfield Regional Medical Center - Construction Releases
Hospital Publications Collection
School of Nursing Collection
City-Community Hospital School of Nursing Alumni Collection
Clark County Health Care Facilities Collection
Medical Books and Pamphlets Collection
Medical History/ Diseases, Treatments, Cures/ Clark County Doctors
Medical Society Alliance Collection
Clark County Medical Education Foundation
Ohio Masonic Home Collection
Hullinger Collection
Clark County Medical Society
Springview Hospital Collection
Clark Memorial Home
Clark County Infirmary Inmate Records
Paramedic Collection
Geneva Fath Brown Collection
Clark County Health Department Collection - 1950-2002
Combined Health District Collection - Board Minutes 1920s-1950s
Knights of Pythias Children's Home Collection 1895-1940s
Knights of Pythias Home Collection 1895-1980s
JOURNALS CATEGORY
Diaries of local people.
Kissell Diaries
James H. Bird Diaries
George W. Netts Diaries
Grace Myrtle Rogers Collection
Nina Eichelberger Diary Transcript 1916-1920
LITERARY CATEGORY
Children’s Authors
Nathan Dunn Collection
Local Author Collection
Famous Author Collection
Nonlocal Nonfamous Authors
Ohio Authors
MANUFACTURING CATEGORY
General reference files concerning local industry and manufacturing; individual company collections.
MILITARY CATEGORY
Collections of local involvement in military endeavors from the American Revolution through WWII; specific and general reference books and periodicals.
NATURAL HISTORY CATEGORY
A small collection describing the area’s natural history features.
Natural History books
Cedar Bog Collection
Geology Collection
Ohio Natural History Collection
Soil Survey Collection
NORTHWEST TERRITORY COLLECTION
General reference files on Ohio’s early history as part of the Northwest Territory.
OHIO HISTORY CATEGORY
General information on Ohio history.
PERIODICAL COLLECTION CATEGORY
Collections of local periodicals and newspapers, including material from Farm and Fireside and Crowell-Collier.
Periodical Collection - Clark County Publications, Non-Local Publications, Newspapers
Newspapers Stored in 2nd Floor Collections
News-Sun Transparency Card Collection
News-Sun Graphics Binders Collection
News-Sun Story Graphics - Sketches and Illustrations for Various Story Topics
News-Sun Local Story Graphics 1992-2006 - Photos, maps, illustrations
News-Sun Miscellaneous Collection
News-Sun Reference Collection
News-Sun Entertainment Collection
Springfield Daily News Special Section - April 1915 ~ Has photos and articles featuring local businesses, clubs, educators, etc.
Index to Newspaper Abstracts 1829-1843
Newspapers, Single Issues - Stored in 2 Oversized Boxes
Microfilm Story Index - Index to interesting stories from the newspaper, various years
Microfilm Inventory
Springfield News Sun Collection - Subject Files A-Z
Springfield News Sun Collection - Local People Files A-Z
Springfield News Sun Collection - Non-Local People Files A-Z
Springfield News Sun Collection - Sports Files
Springfield News Sun Collection - Image Card Files 1995-1998
Springfield News Sun Chuck Matthews Photo and Negative Collection
Springfield News Sun Chuck Matthews Negative Collection
The Springfielder Magazine 1948-1955 - indexed
The Springfield Post Newspaper - Published Feb-December 1956, "Springfield's Only Negro Newspaper" (See Ethnic Category section)
Springfield Tribune 1909-1943
Western Pioneer 1829-1833
Springfield Pioneer 1833-1836
Pioneer & Chronicle 1833-1834
The Republic 1839-1854
The Weekly Republic 1854-1858
The Daily Republic 1854
Daily Springfield Nonpareil 1855-1858
Springfield Nonpareil 1855-1858
Dollar Nonpareil 1854-1855
Mad River Valley News
Evening News and Journal 1858-1859
Mad River Valley News 1858-1859
Springfield Daily News (formerly MRVN) 1860-1865
Springfield Evening News 1862
Springfield Weekly News
Springfield News 1860
Springfield Advertiser 1866, 1867
Springfield Morning Advertiser 1868
Springfield Weekly Advertiser 1871
Springfield Daily Advertiser 1872
Daily Urbana Free Press 1861
Urbana Citizen and Gazette 1849, 1862-1865, 1867 (various)
Urbana Union 1867
Clark County Democrat 1866
County Collustrator 1831
Methodist Recorder
Springfield Daily Gazette
Weekly Globe Republic
Springfield Globe Republic
Springfield Weekly Gazette
Springfield City Times
Champion City Times
Springfield Republic Times
Champion City Weekly Times
The Sunday Leader
Ohio Rural Times
The Daily Press
Ohio Weekly Rural Times
The Press Republic
Daily Press Republic
Daily Republican Gazette
Springfield Gazette
Journal Uno Adler (German Language Paper)
Springfield Morning Times
The Tribune
The Stars and Stripes
Springfield Daily News 1915-1923, 1939-1970
Springfield Daily News 1924-1938 (on microfilm)
Springfield Daily Sun 1924-1928 (on microfilm)
Springfield Daily Sun 1917-1921
Assorted Periodicals (mostly Springfield)
Peterson’s Ladies National Magazine
The Suburbanite 1960-1964
Miscellaneous Newspapers
Life Magazine
Hunt Collection Newspapers
National Intelligencer 1823-24, 1826-1831
Farm and Fireside 1882-1905, 1907-1918; 1922-1924
Women’s Home Companion 1903-1905; 1907-1918; 1921; 1941-1956
Ladies Home Companion 1888-1894; 1896-1899; 1901-1902
Collier’s Yearbook 1943-1971
Collier’s 1900; 1904; 1940-1956
Harper’s Weekly 1861-1865; 1871-1876; 1904-1905
Farm Journal
Miscellaneous Publications
Newsweek Magazine – “American Dream”
Clark County Publications
Springfield Newspapers 1994-1995
Home and Flowers
Clark County Publications
Escalade 1937-1941
Children’s Periodicals – Little Folks’ Magazine, Children’s Magazine, The Bud 1901-1902
The Mentor 1928-1930s
A New Concept 1977-1979
The Herbarist
The Farm 1920, 1953
The Champion City 1876, 1879, 1882
Illustrated Champion 1877, 1886-1887
Whitely’s Factory Farm
Our Young People 1882-1884, 1889
Home and School 1885
Young Folks’ Circle 1884-1886
Womankind 1895
Madame 1903
PHOTOGRAPH CATEGORY
Photographs arranged by category with the same designations as the main archives, however, there is not a one-to-one correspondence between the files.
Springfield News-Sun Negatives - 2000+ images of people, places, and events
Springfield Picture Book Indexes - Search nearly 400 images
Larry Marple Classroom Collection - Images used for Springfield/Clark County elementary school history unit
Springfield Ohio Photographers 1842-1920s
Harry Laybourne Photo Collection -Search thousands of photos, postcards, slides, and clippings of Springfield and Clark County History.
Education Collection - Schools in Clark County A-Z - Search hundreds of pictures of school buildings and classes.
Moores Photo Collection - Photographs of people and places from around Springfield and Clark County 1939-1972.
Moores Scrapbook Photograph Collection - Photographs of people and places from 1939-1945.
Howard Weber Collection - Scrapbook of photographs of 130+ Springfield businesses c. 1920
Carlton Bauer Collection
Everett Bush Collection
Smart Slide Collection
Springfield in the 1970s - Alex Heckathorn slides from Human Relations Commission Presentation 1973-1974
Springfield Calendar 1991 - includes B&W photos, some used in final, some not
Miscellaneous Slide Collection
Miscellaneous Photo Collection
Bill McCuddy Photo Reproductions - Collection once on display in office of Bill Roediger
Photographs of Families of Clark County A-Z
Agriculture Collection
Archaeology
Architectural Collection
Residential Architecture Collection - Architectural Styles & Residences in City and County A-Z
Historic Homes in Springfield, 1971 - Scrapbook by Amy Hecker
Hospital Neighborhood House Photos Prior to Demo for Springfield Regional Medical Center - mid 2000s
Architecture Oversized
Cultural Architecture Collection ~ Theaters, etc.
Springfield and Clark County Churches
David Crabill House
Arcade
Associations A-Z
ABWA
Donnelsville Garden Club
Les Femmes des Charities
Soroptimist Club
Rotary Club
Springfield Urban League
Associations - Oversized
Men A-Z
Men - Oversized Images
Women A-Z
Children A-Z
Identified Family Groupings A-Z
Unidentified Men
Unidentified Women
Unidentified Children
Unidentified Groups
Unidentified Families
Unidentified family albums found in demolished home in SMRC neighborhood
Banes, Dunn, and Welch
Margaret Baker Collection
Bushnell, Hollenbeck, McGrew
Ark Family
Crabill Family
Joseph Black/James Black Family
Campbell Collection
Baxter Family Collection
Bushnell-Dunberg Collection
Alma Cochran Collection
Courson, Doner, Mitchell & Trout Collection
Folkemer Collection
Kay M. Glaesner Collection
Glover Collection
Ihrig/Slough Collection
Hunt Collection
Keifer Collection
Killen Family
King Family
Latimer/Durig Collection
Layne Donation
McBeth Collection
McCullough Family
McGregor Collection
Meehan Collection
Noonan Family Collection
Otstot Collection
Spaces/Galleries
Kiser-Womac Collection
Quentin Collection
Rausenberger Collection
Schreiber Collection
Shingler Collection
Skardon Collection
Ann Snodgrass Collection
Snyder-Ream Collection
Crumel, Griffith, Harrison, Worthington
Steinkamp Collection
Yeazell-Thomas Families
Moore Family
Leffel Family
Livingston Collection
Longo Wedding Pictures
Snyder Wedding, Family, and racehorses
Tavenner Family
Titlow Collection
Lucille Schaefer Collection
Patton Family Collection
Wallace, Diehl, Rosenberry, and Cochran Families
Wedgwood Collection
Individual Family Groups
Identified Men, Women, and Groups
Unidentified Women
Bridges
Cemeteries A-Z (county)
Cemeteries A-Z (city)
Ferncliff Cemetery
Lagonda/St. Raphael Cemetery
CCHS Collection - Events, Programs, Exhibits, Facilities, Staff, Board, and Volunteers
CCHS Collection - Artifacts, Events and Facilities
CCHS Collection - Heartland and Exhibit Images
CCHS Collection - Digital Image Prints - Exhibits
CCHS Collection - Digital Image Prints - Events
CCHS Collection - Digital Image Prints - Mu
CCHS Collection - Oversized
Upper Valley Mall Photo Collection
Wittenberg Student Life Collection
POLITICAL CATEGORY
National, state, and local information on politics and the political process.
Congressmen Representing Clark County 1803-2013
Clark County Congressional Districts 1822-2013
Elections 1921, 1928, 1976-1980
The Congressional Globe 1860s - Congressional Proceedings
Springfield and Clark County Political Issues
Temperance Movement
"The New Era" Prohibition Newspapers
Ohio Politics
United States Politics
League of Women Voters
JFK Collection
John L. Zimmerman Collection
RECREATION CATEGORY
Local sports teams, facilities, sports news.
Football Scrapbook 1932
Nicholl Collection
High School Sports Collection
City and County Parks Collection
Regional Parks Collection
Sports Collection
Golf Collection
Baseball Collection
Ohio Baseball Hall of Fame/ Springfield, Clark County Baseball Hall of Fame
Davey Moore Collection - Boxing
Brooks Lawrence Collection - Baseball
Elwood Pitzer Collection - Springfield High School 1950 Basketball State Championship Team
Jr and Sr High Sports Collection
RELIGION CATEGORY
General reference files and collections concerning area religious groups and facilities
SCRAPBOOK CATEGORY
Scrapbook Collection
Springfield Development Center Scrapbook
8th Grade Assignment - Ohio History Scrapbook
Ohio Bell Scrapbook
South Vienna Scrapbook
SMALL COLLECTIONS CATEGORY
Individual boxed collections, primarily concerning area small towns; A. B. Graham Collection; Ballentine Collection; Roberds Collection
Massie Collection
Catawba Old School/Community Center
YWCA Collection
Ballentine Collection
Bartley Collection
Crime
Kinnison Collection - Samuel Shellabarger Manuscript and Research
Layne Donation
Laybourne Research Collection - Box 1
McCullough Collection
A.B. Graham Collection
Merle Grace Kearns Collection
Clifton
Donnelsville
Enon
Harmony
Lawrenceville
Medway
New Carlisle
Pitchin
South Charleston
South Vienna
Tremont City
Northampton, Rex, Catawba, Plattsburg, Selma
Columbus, Dayton, Lagonda, Lebanon, London, Mechanicsburg, St. Paris, Urbana, Yellow Springs
Disaster Collection - Blizzards, fires, floods, diseases, riots, accidents, cyclones, murders, earthquakes, etc.
Crime Collection
News Sun Collection
Zoe Johnson Papers
Robert A. Schneider Army Staff Sergeant Collection
Madonna of the Trail Collection
Marion (Bud) Clark Research Collection
Quirk Collection
Roberds Collection - Fire Department Collection
Lucille Schaefer Collection
Annie Shepard Collection
Weather Collection
Town and Country (TAC) Day School
TAC Industries Collection
Brain Family Collection
Springfield News-Sun Looking Back Articles - Browse a list of over 200 articles on local history topics and check out the index of images and topics included in each article. Includes sports photos, school photos, and much more! Located in the Archives.
U.S. Representative David L. Hobson Collection
Hobson Challenge Coin Collection - Partial List
Dr. Gertrude Stein Collection
WPA (Works Progress Administration) Kyle Collection
Robert Skabla Collection - Crystal Lakes Shootout, September 3, 1937 and Dingledine-Chapman Trial materials
SOCIAL HISTORY CATEGORY
Miscellaneous files on hobbies and social events.
Games, Hobbies & Humor Collection
Valentine's Collection
Greeting Cards
Clark County Fair
Clothing History Collection
Fairs and Expositions
Cookbooks
Domestic Arts Collection - Housekeeping, recipes, menus, weddings, new bride guides, child rearing, etiquette
"Pause for Living" Coca-Cola Magazine 1954-1970
SPRINGFIELD HISTORY CATEGORY
General reference files on Springfield history.
General History Collection
Memorial Hall Time Capsule Collection
Robert Horstman Research Collection
Bill Swonger Scrapbooks
Grace Knight Scrapbook
WIZE Local History show transcripts, 1986
Springfield Books
Tom Loftis Collection
Springfield Street Names Then and Now
TRANSPORTATION CATEGORY
Some general, but mostly specific information on local forms of transportation.
Electric Railways/Traction/Interurban lines
National Road (Route 40) Collection
Railroads
Air National Guard and WPAFB
Roads
Water
Bike Trails
Beckley Municipal Airport
Transportation Oversized Collection
Railroads & Railways - Timetables
Transportation Planning Studies
Transportation books
Railroad Engineer’s Field Books
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