Annual Report of

The Cincinnati Historical Society

July 1972-June 1973

Report of the President

Fellow members of the Historical Society. Tonight History has repeated itself,since it was at the end of my predecessor, Mr. Lucien Wulsin's term as Presi-dent, that the last amendment of our Constitution and By-Laws was adopted.

I congratulate you on taking a progressive step forward in making thischange, which will both broaden the representation of the membership on theBoard, and insure that the best qualified persons are assigned to the principaloffices of this Society.

Since this is the last time I will be making a report to you as President of thisgreat Society, I wish to take a few minutes, like Janus, to look back as wellas forward.

The untimely death of Lucien Wulsin in January of 1964 was a devastatingblow to the Society, not only because of the loss of his unparalleled qualitiesof leadership, but because the Society was about to take one of the momentoussteps in its history.

In January, 1964, we were still in the old quarters in the University Library.All of the old timers on the staff were retiring, or, in the case of our Librarian,Mrs. Hook, moving to a different assignment. None of the furnishings andequipment had been selected and ordered, and there were still questions relat-ing to the completion of the building to be decided. You may recall that severalyears elapsed before the Art Museum finally occupied all of that portion of thebuilding assigned to them.

After Mr. Wulsin's death, I was assigned the task of trying to fill a very largepair of shoes and have borne this responsibility ever since. How well I suc-ceeded, we must leave to the judgment of History.

Suffice to say, our quarters were finished by June of 1964. We opened ourdoors on a part-time basis and officially opened sometime in September.

With the exception of the Bulletin, we had not, up that time, tried either tomake our facilities available to the general public, or to disseminate the historyof the area, or conduct any educational programs, or to continue to acquire andprocess any collections of a really significant nature, because of lack of space.

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We had four full-time employees and five part-time employees.Our membership stood at 1,315.We now have eleven full-time employees, and nine part-time employees.In addition, we have a very significant program involving highly qualified

volunteers.Our membership continues to expand, as have our collections, and at-the

last meeting of the Board, it was reported that the capacity of our quarterswould be exceeded within two years. This is two years earlier than the dateprojected at the time the building was planned.

Our endowment has more than doubled and our budget has gone from$72,740.00 in 1965, when we were on a calendar year basis, to $177,900.00for the fiscal year 1973-74, ending June 30th.

To try to give credit to all those who have contributed so much to the growthof the Society, Board members, staff, and members-at-large, would take mostof the pages of the issue of the Bulletin in which this report will be printed.

In previous reports, I have tried to give credit where it was due, to thosepersons who deserved special mention. Therefore, in this respect I will men-tion only four staff names, although there are many others who deserve thegratitude and commendation of the Society.

The first is Miss Laura Chace. For many months she served as the actingdirector of the Society, as well as its Librarian. This was an assignment whichshe neither sought nor desired. Nevertheless, she performed her duties in amost competent and professional way under difficult circumstances. By anystandards, her performance would have to be graded as outstanding.

Equally meritorious was the work of our assistant Librarian, Mrs. FrancesForeman. Organized, composed, efficient, and competent, she has been aninspiration to me and the staff and of infinite help to those using our Library.

Third is Mrs. Allison Zimmerman, a most talented and versatile youngwoman. Single-handedly, she got the Bulletin back on the track, helped withpublicity and in a myriad other ways. Her recent resignation was accepted bythe Board with deep regret, but with the recognition that we could no longerask her to sacrifice so much of the time she owed to her husband, James M.Zimmerman, and her many other diverse interests. We wish her well in allthat she undertakes.

Lastly, we welcome our new Director, Stephen Z. Starr, who is no strangerto the Society, and whose reputation as an executive and an historian is wellestablished. His enthusiasm and his energy have not only put us on our toes, butsometimes left us gasping. He is direct and sometimes blunt—but he getsthings done.

Among those other than the staff, Mrs. Philip O. Geier, affectionately knownto all of us as "Sudie," deserves special mention. Her energy, drive, and organi-zational ability were greatly appreciated. The Mike Fink Party, two tours toKentucky, and many other successful activities resulted from her unequalled

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ability to organize and move things forward.Among the Board members, it would be hard to select one who excelled the

brilliant performance of the rest. In the conduct of the affairs of this Society,we rely heavily on our Standing Committees. Seldom is anything even broughtto the Board until it has the backing of a committee's recommendation. EveryBoard member heads or serves on more than one. The President is an ex-officiomember of all committees. In this way, we employ the knowledge andexperience of all of the Board members.

The conduct of this Society has certainly not been a one-man show. It is alsointeresting to note that its composition has been constantly changing as theloss of Board members and the needs of the Society required it. Only six of theseventeen members prior to tonight's election have served as long as ten years.Three have served less than three years and four less than two years. This hasinsured continuity and at the same time an influx of new energy and new ideas.

In closing, it is now my privilege to welcome five new members to the Board.Each name was selected from a much larger list by our committee, because theyhad demonstrated an interest in local history and qualities of leadership whichwill enhance and advance the purposes of the Society.

As one who has served this Society since 1952,1 can assure you this will be avery rewarding experience. It also has its frustrations. This Society was not estab-lished for the purpose of fun and games. If it were, no part of its dues orcontributions to the Society would be tax deductible.

Its purpose is to collect and disseminate local history. To accomplish this pur-pose, we have tried to create a pleasant, efficient, and interesting staff, plant,and programs. How well we have succeeded is attested by the numerous awardsand commendations which we have received, some of which are displayed inthe entrance hall of the Society.

If anyone has joined this Society for the sole purpose of being entertained, Iwould suggest that he has come to the wrong place.

The success of our lecture programs and the Bulletin would indicate, how-ever, that something of broad interest is offered. In this connection, it isinteresting to note that I have been told by one very serious group of membersthat we ought to move our lectures to larger quarters because they have to comeso early to get seats and by another that we ought to discontinue them becausethey are so dull. How they can be so dull and so well attended at the same timewill have to remain an enigma of history.

As some of you know, we have been asked to repeat at least half of them morethan once, and in various places and several on educational television.

It appears likely that our birthday celebration which we initiated a few yearsago will be on national television.

However, it is a matter of deep satisfaction that we have a membership whichnot only contains a wide diversity of opinion, and the willingness to express it,but the reasonable expectation that these opinions will be heard.

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You have been most patient and considerate to me over all these years, dur-ing which I have grown old in your service.

I am deeply grateful to all of you for the opportunity and for your support.God bless the Society and its wonderful membership.Thank you.

Robert M. GalbraithPresident

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The spring trip to Shakertown, Kentucky sponsoredby the Women's Association was much enjoyed.

Report of the Treasurer for the Fiscal YearEnding June 30, 1973

GENERAL FUND

Balance July i, 1972 $ 10,318.96

Receipts:Income from Investments $69,055.13Membership Dues and Bulletin 47,741.01Donations 6,580.37Hamilton County Grant 12,500.00Designated Projects 10,506.33Miscellaneous 15,284.32 161,667.16

$171,986.12Disbursements:Salaries $97-392-49Bulletin 16,982.41Rent, Security, Utilities, Janitorial

& Repairs 12,741.90Stationery & Supplies, Postage 2,268.89Public Relations, Travel & Prof.

Activities, Lectures 3,898.34Insurance 347.00Audit 1,500.00Fiscal Agent 1,288.58Books & Manuscripts

Purchase & Preservation 6,189.08Education 856.42Designated Projects 8,208.66Miscellaneous 5,487.47 157,161.25

Cash Balance —June 30, 1973 $ 14,824.87Transferred from Savings Account (net) 4,666.96

Net Cash Balance —June 30, 1973 $ 19,491.83

WOMEN'S ASSOCIATION

Cash Balance —July 1, 1972 $ 2,231.16

Receipts:Sales of Cards, Tiles, etc $ 943.85Special Project 226.44Miscellaneous .00 $ 1,170.29

Receipts & Cash —June 30, 1973 3,401.45Disbursements:Tiles, Notes, etc $ 489.76Special Project 228.43Miscellaneous 236.16 $ 95435

Cash Balance —June 30, 1973 $ 2,447.10

Frederic C. HironsTreasurer

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Director's Report

To follow tradition, a Director's Report should have two major themes: it shouldpoint with pride and it should view with alarm. I propose to do both.

Having been Director of this venerable organization for a mere sevenmonths, there is little in the way of my own accomplishments to which I canpoint with pride; on the other hand, I hope I have done little that needs to beviewed with alarm. As a reasonably active member of the Board since 1962, Ithought I was familiar with the inner workings and problems of the Society,but I have now learned that discussing these matters at meetings of the Boardand its committees is one thing, and living with them from day to day is adifferent kettle of fish altogether. But problems exist to be faced and solved.Winston Churchill remarked near the end of his career that he did not becomethe King's First Minister in order to preside over the liquidation of the BritishEmpire. I did not become the Director of this Society with the idea of playingit safe and making sure that we don't do anything for the first time. I am anactivist by temperament and by choice, and I am determined, insofar as it liesin my power, that this Society, building on its past and enlisting the activeparticipation of its members, shall play a vital part in the cultural life of thiscity. I don't imagine that anyone in this audience would disagree with thatobjective. The problem is to select the specific activities through which thatobjective is to be expressed. I do not consider it necessary for us to parade our"involvement" in the community by making soap, or running a dental clinic, orcleaning up the Workhouse, or helping our fellow-member, Lou Nippert, find agood replacement for Bobby Tolan. These are all worthy activities. I am heartilyin favor of all of them, especially the last. But we are a historical society. Wehave our own special niche of interest and competence. The greatest servicewe can render this community, and the greatest satisfaction we can derive fromdoing so, is to improve and expand our activities within the framework of theproper role of a historical society. I hope you will not consider that frame-work to be a strait-jacket. The opportunities within our own special field areboth challenging and limitless. There are many ways in which our past can bemade vivid and exciting —many ways in which it can be, and indeed, must be,made accessible to our contemporaries, young and old. This Society is andshould be firmly based on the past. But to fulfill its proper role, it must exist forthe future. The article of faith I want to have as my guide, and want to furtherto the best of my ability, is just that: a society based on the past and existing forthe future. I solicit the help of all our members to build this Society on thebasis of that principle. We need your ideas, we need your energy, we need yourtime and brains as volunteers, we need your outreach into the community, weneed your criticisms, and we even need your financial support.

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Now I am ready to point with pride and to view with alarm. I inherited aneager, imaginative and devoted staff, which was held together and led supremelywell through a most trying period by Laura Chace — so well, in fact, that in mymore modest moments I ask myself, "Why do they need me?" I have been givento administer one of the finest, and still growing, collections of historicalmaterials—books, manuscripts, pictures, and maps —in the United States. I amthe beneficiary of the efforts and the generosity of Cornelius Hauck, LucienWulsin, and many others, to provide us with beautiful quarters. We have ourBulletin; we have the Lecture Series; we have an Educational Program. We havea membership of 1,543. And we have an income from our endowment, mem-bership dues, gifts, and other sources, to finance our activities. Indeed, withthis glittering array of riches to boast about, what I should do is to say withthe Psalmist, My cup runneth over, and promptly sit down.

But alas, none of these riches is without its problems, and I cannot sit downjust yet. In several areas that are vital to the running of an orderly, well-functioning historical library, our staff is woefully inadequate in numbers, notin competence. Comparisons in this area are never wholly valid, but it is worthmentioning that the library alone of the Chicago Historical Society had a staffof twelve full time and four part time people, to deal with 3,354 visitors and705 inquiries by mail during the past year. Contrast that with our five fulltime and four part time employees doing their best to cope with 8,215 visitorsand exactly 1,000 inquiries that came to us through the mail. Our machineryis creaking. Much work that badly needs doing must remain undone, and theeffect on the morale of dedicated people of seeing themselves falling constantlyfurther behind in their work is really deplorable. Our collections continue togrow. To mention only a few of the major accessions of the past year, we havereceived the papers of Murray Seasongood and of John Hollister; our Boardmember, Charles Williams, has given us his large collection of Civil War regi-mental histories, and Mr. Francis S. Hannaford has given us a mass of extremelyinteresting and valuable family papers relating to the Civil War and the post-war years. Such accessions are the lifeblood of our existence and we are proudand happy to have them, but they also add to the backlog, already too large, ofwork that needs desperately to be done.

The growth of our collections is creating another problem: we have becomethe Old Woman Who Lived in a Shoe. We are strapped for space. Books, boxesof manuscripts, maps, and pictures must often be placed not where they oughtto be, but where we can make room for them by hook or by crook. To provideour staff and volunteers with adequate work space has become a nearly in-soluble problem. There are limits to what can be done by improvisation, andwe have reached those limits.

Then there is the Bulletin. I make it my business to examine all historicalsociety periodicals as they come in, and I am proud to tell you that ours is theequal of the best of them and is better than most. Nevertheless, the Bulletin is

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our chief means of communicating with all our members, and as such, itshould and will be improved. We intend to print more twentieth-century andcontemporary articles on history that all of us have lived through —or havesurvived would perhaps be more accurate — and in general, we intend to publisha periodical that will entertain as well as instruct.

Our Lecture Series is now nearly ten years old. We have had our successesand our failures, but generally, the series is accomplishing its purpose. Theplanning of these programs is done a year or more in advance by Ken Ziegel'sProgram Committee, the membership of which has been enlarged to increaseand broaden its fund of ideas. The committee hopes to schedule talks and otherprograms that will appeal to those who have turned out regularly for our lec-tures in the past, but will at the same time attract a wider public, especially theyounger people. We have had the American Music Group. Our talk in Februarywill be on the drinking habits of our forefathers. Samples will not be given away,but it will be an evening you will enjoy, Don't be surprised at anything we maydo in the future. We will continue to instruct you, but will not neglect any of theseven lively arts. Pike's Opera House is as much a part of Cincinnati historyas is the presidential campaign of i860.

The annual excursion has become an important part of our activities. Theexpedition to Lexington in October, with 104 members and guests in attend-ance, was an outstanding success. We hope to go onward and upward from that.

I would prefer not to discuss our educational program at this time. It is in atransitional stage, with a more ambitious, more far-reaching, more imaginativeprogram than any we have had in the past under study by Paul Simon's Educa-tion Committee. We think of our educational program as second in importanceonly to the maintenance and continued growth of our library, and hope todevelop it to the point where it will be worthy in every way of the Society andits objectives.

As I have mentioned earlier, we now have 1,543 members. We should havemany more. We need their active participation and we need their financialsupport. I will tell you frankly that in many of the activities I have mentionedwe are at least partly inspired by the mercenary motive of keeping all the mem-bers we have, and attracting as many new members as possible. However, you,who are already members of the Society, are our best means of attracting newmembers, and I hope you will use every opportunity to invite, persuade orcajole your friends and acquaintances to become members. I have heard it saidin all seriousness that only those are welcome as members whose ancestorslanded and shivered at Yeatman's Cove on December 28, 1788. I hope you willpass the word that that is not an indispensable qualification —those who havelanded at Boone County Airport are equally eligible and equally welcome. Andyou can assure any and all prospective new members that we are doing, andwill continue to do, our level best to make their membership in the Societyrewarding and enjoyable.

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Now we come to the one aspect of our problems that we would much preferto ignore. Our ability to innovate and expand, and even our ability to remainon an even keel, is severely limited by lack of funds. We are not alone in this.Our financial problems are no different and no worse than those of most cul-tural institutions which do not enjoy governmental support. In many respectswe must do what we can, and not what we would like. I don't want to imply thata larger income is the answer to all our problems and the key to the accom-plishment of all our goals and objectives and hopes. Much has been done, andmuch will be done, by means of ingenuity, and imagination, and the willingnessto make the best of what we have. But there are limits to how far one can go oningenuity alone and there will be many occasions when, in answer to the ques-tion, why doesn't the Society do this, or do that, we will have to answer in thewords of Frederic in the Pirates of Penzance, "I would if I could, but I amnot able."

I hope I have not depressed you with my tale of difficulties and problems.They don't depress me, and I am sure they don't depress the Board of Trusteesyou have just elected. Difficulties and problems are what make life interestingand worth living, and the opportunity to face them and contribute to theirsolution is the greatest reward of my job as Director. At age 142 we have noEnergy Crisis; we are a hale and hearty Society. We can use a little Geritol fromtime to time, but we are anything but ready for a wheelchair, and it is myobjective, as your Director, to make sure that we never will be.

Stephen Z. StarrDirector

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STANDING COMMITTEES 1973

PlanningFrederic C. Hirons, ChairmanCarlton BrownJ. Rawson CollinsRichard R. Deupree, Jr.

Mrs. Frank T. HamiltonStephen Z. Starr

Lee Welsh

Bulletin and PublicationsDottie Lewis, EditorStephen Z. Starr, ChairmanDr. William D. AeschbacherJoseph E. HollidayPaul L. Simon

Real Estate and BuildingsJohn A. Diehl, ChairmanJames M. E. MixterLouis NippertCharles M. Williams

Library and Acquisitions

John A. Diehl, ChairmanLaura L. ChaceFrederic C. Hirons

James R. HuntLouis NippertMrs. Clayton R. Sikes, Jr.

MembershipDr. Walter C. Langsam, Chairman

Wiley DinsmoreWilliam T. EarlsWilliam S. RoweMrs. John H. Skavlem

Mrs. Lawson E. Whitesides

PensionHerbert J. Larmann, ChairmanFrederic C. Hirons

LawRichard R. Deupree, Jr., ChairmanFrank G. DavisLouis Nippert

EducationDr. Paul L. Simon, ChairmanDr. William D. AeschbacherJames BruckmannLaura L. ChaceWilliam H. Hopple, Jr.Carolyn B. LeaMondKenneth F. Ziegel

Finance and InvestmentWilliam S. Rowe, ChairmanWilliam E. AndersonJ. Rawson CollinsWiley DinsmoreFrederic C. HironsJoseph S. Stern, Jr.

BudgetRobert M. Galbraith, ChairmanJohn A. DiehlFrederick A. HauckFrederic C. HironsLouis Nippert

Ronald D. ShepherdWiley Dinsmore

Public RelationsDr. Walter C. Langsam, Chairman

Women's Activities

Mrs. Frank T. Hamilton, ChairmanMrs. Philip O. Geier, President

Women's AssociationMrs. Robert J. AmidonMrs. Richard R. Deupree, Jr.Mrs. Robert M. GalbraithMrs. Cornelius J. HauckMrs. Frederic C. HironsMrs. Louis NippertMrs. Lucien WulsinMiss Dorothy RawsonMrs. Clayton R. Sikes, Jr.

Program

Kenneth F. Ziegel, Chairman

Thomas W. EarlsArthur G. King, M.D.Philip D. SpiessStephen Z. StarrJoseph S. Stern, Jr.

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Young and old alike learned about Cincinnati and its history from the Society's summer History mobile.

Report of the LibrarianJuly 1972 —June 1973

REFERENCE SERVICES

This year 8,215 people visited the library. Although it is used primarily byadults and students from area high schools and universities, the library alsoserves researchers throughout the country and occasionally researchers fromEurope. Students'research reflected the current interest in urban history, citygovernment and social services, transportation, and ethnic history. The closingof the Cincinnati Union Terminal sparked an interest in the history of thebuilding and art deco murals by laymen and preservationists. Adult users wereinterested in historic restoration, antiques, and genealogy. Genealogical in-quiries accounted for nearly one-half of our reference requests, a significantincrease over previous years. On several occasions the reading room was filledto capacity. Folding tables were set up and additional seating space in theHauck Room, Librarian's Office, and the second floor staff area was utilized.

The staff replied to 1000 reference letters and answered 808 telephone ques-tions during the year. With this volume of reference requests there was littletime for our small staff to devote to the maintenance of the collections. Thereclassification of a portion of the pamphlet collection and the complete re-filing of the book catalog were continued as time permitted.

ACQUISITIONS-BOOKS, PERIODICALS, NEWSPAPERS

Of the 815 volumes added to the book collection, 765 were received as gifts.The War of the Rebellion: a Compilation of the Official Records of the Unionand Confederate Armies and The Official Records of the Union and Confed-erate Navies in the War of the Rebellion were donated by Mr. and Mrs. HowardD. Porter. Mr. Charles Williams has presented his entire collection of Civil Warregimental histories to the library. Both of these collections representsignificant additions to our holdings.

The brewing industry has long been associated with Cincinnati. The gift of192 volumes of The Brewery Worker, 1886-1960 from The International Unionof United Brewery Workers was an appreciated addition to our collection ofmaterial about this industry.

This year our holdings of suburban newspapers which are a valuable recordof community history were greatly increased due to the generosity of Mrs. DaleWolf. Microfilm copies of The Norwood Enterprise, 1955-1966; The HilltopNews, 1953-1966; The North East Suburban Life, 1961-1966; The Eastern HillsJournal, 1958-1966; The Price Hill News Advertiser, 1941-1954; The Enterpriseand News, 1930-1954, were given to the library by Mrs. Wolf.

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NIPPERT COLLECTION

The Louis and Ida E. Nippert Memorial Collection of German Methodism inAmerica and Europe was received in November, 1971. Consisting of books,periodicals, photographs, and manuscripts the collection represents a completerecord of the German Methodist Movement that began in the Middle Westabout 1835. It will be several years before this extensive collection will beprocessed and available for use. This year 1578 photographs were identifiedand indexed and work preliminary to cataloging the book collection was started.

PHOTOGRAPHS AND PAINTINGS

Our extensive photograph collection is used by the city, neighboring historicalsocieties and libraries, art museums, publishers, community organizations,clubs, banks, and the news media. Over 5700 photographs and negatives wereacquired by gifts bringing our total collection to approximately 300,000 items.One of the more interesting collections received was that of George Nieder-lehner, a commercial photographer. Containing photographs taken from 1920to 1935, the collection includes views of the city, buildings, houses in newlydeveloped areas of the suburbs, and construction scenes of the city'sill-fated subway.

Among the paintings received was Henry Mosler's portrait of George B. Cox,Republican boss of Cincinnati during the 1880s and 1890s donated by theShubert-Cox Theater Company.

Most donations are additions to collections but on one occasion the gift wastalent. In response to a reference question, our Benjamin Harrison campaignbanner was taken from storage and found to be in very poor condition. Mrs.Robert O. Klausmeyer, Mrs. Edgar H. Lotspeich, and Mrs. William R. Hardypainstakingly repaired the beautiful banner. It was displayed at the annualmeeting, December 11, 1972 and featured in the American Heritage article"Campaign Banners,'' October, 1972.

MANUSCRIPTS

The manuscripts staff completed the transfer of collections from the backlogsection to the processing area. All collections were listed, assigned a shelflocation, and will be processed as soon as possible.

A description of our manuscript holdings was prepared for the Society ofOhio Archivist's Guide to Ohio Manuscripts. A copy of this listing has beenadded to our manuscript registers and is a valuable finding aid for researchers.Although manuscript collections often come to the Society as gifts, this yearthe library purchased several letters as additions to existing collections.Through the courtesy of Mrs. Sophie B. Bell, Mrs. Elizabeth B. Drake, and

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Mrs. Elizabeth B. McCarthy, two letters were added to the William HenryHarrison collection. One, written by Harrison in January, 1840, shortly afterhis nomination for the Presidency by the Whig Party, expresses his satisfactionwith the progress of the campaign. The second, written by Henry L. Ellsworthto the Honorable William W. Boardman on April 3, 1841, deals with PresidentHarrison's illness.

Among collections donated to the library are the John Baker Hollister Papers(16 linear feet). Mr. Hollister, a Cincinnati lawyer, served three terms in theUnited States House of Representatives, 1931-1936, and during his last termwas the ranking Republican on the House Banking and Currency Committee.He was the chief political advisor to Wendell L. Willkie during his presidentialcampaign in 1940, worked for the Robert A. Taft candidacy in 1940, 1948, and1952, served as the Executive Director of the Second Hoover Commission onGovernment Reorganization, 1953-1955, and Director of the International Co-operation Administration, 1955-1957- The collection includes Mr. Hollister'spersonal and political correspondence, 1924-1957.

The Women's City Club Records, 1915-1963 (13 linear feet), contain businessrecords as well as committee studies and reports. One statement of purpose ofthe Woman's City Club is "to create and encourage an interest in the affairs ofour city and to assist in promoting its welfare and improvement." Committeesof the organization reflect the interests and concerns of the times —child wel-fare, city planning, courts, education, housing, juvenile delinquency, publichealth and welfare, and race relations.

The Citizens Development Committee was formed in 1943 as an advisorycommittee to the city Planning Commission to advise the Commission on cityplanning and the development of metropolitan Cincinnati. The records of theCommittee, 1943-1967 (10 volumes), were received this year.

An addition to the Edward Henry Knight Papers (5 linear feet) was receivedfrom Calvin Alfred Campbell. The collection includes papers relating to theCampbell and Knight families and correspondence, diaries, sketch books andscientific notebooks of Edward Knight, 1824-1888, surgeon, lawyer, and patentexaminer in the U.S. Patent Office.

STAFF

The Society was without a Director until May 1, 1973. During that time theLibrarian served as Acting Director. The Staff of nine full time and ten part-time employees assumed extra duties and worked cooperatively to carry outthe program of the Society. We are most grateful for their assistance.

Miss Carol Vetterhoeffer and Mrs. Cindy Spicer were hired as receptionistsin September, 1972. Miss Vetterhoeffer also provides secretarial help for thelibrary staff; Mrs. Spicer serves as Membership Secretary. Mr. Vincent Horak,who has been on the staff for eight years, is now working part-time and is

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assisted by Mr. Fred Ruck.In September, 1972, the Librarian and Mrs. Vestal attended the Twenty-

Seventh Institute on Archives Administration sponsored by the NationalArchives and the American University.

Mrs. Vestal was elected to the Council of the Society of Ohio Archivists andthe Librarian was appointed to the Action Council of the Research and PlanningDivision of the Ohio Library Association.

VOLUNTEERS

To handle the many requests for programs about the history of Cincinnati, theSpeakers Bureau was reinstated. Staffed by five volunteers, the Bureau pre-sented programs to fourteen community groups during the year.

Eight volunteers worked on a variety of projects in the Library. The staff isgrateful for their able assistance throughout the year.

The library had over 8,000 visitors this year. Many wereassisted in their work and research by the very able staff.

Statistical SummaryJuly 1972-June 1973

CATALOGING

Books:New Titles 551Added copies 47

Pamphlets:Recataloged 948

Manuscripts:Items 11Collections 2

Framed pictures 11Maps 41Microfilm rolls 6

PROCESSING

Manuscripts:Boxes 251Volumes 3Collections 19

INDEXING

Vital statistics 1,698Reference cards 138Pictures of places 464Portraits 244

REFERENCE

Letters 1,000Desk questions 536Telephone 808

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ACQUISITIONS

Donated Purchased TotalBooks 765 50 815Clippings 1,191 1,191Manuscripts

Items 588 4 592Boxes 26 1 27Volumes 116 116

Maps 54 54Microfilm rolls 7 28 35Museum objects 137 1 138Pamphlets 1,165 3 1 i»I96Periodicals 102 102Pictures

Items 5,188 5,188Slides 410 410Negatives 554 554

ATTENDANCE 1972-2973 J97J-J9728,2x5 7,070

VOLUNTEERS HOURS IQJ2-IQIJS 1Q71-1Q72

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Miss Laura L. ChaceLibrarian

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Calendar of EventsJuly 1972 —June 1973

1972

July-September

October 11 Lecture Series

November 8 Lecture Series

December 11 Annual Meeting

1973

January 3

February 7

March 14

April 9

June 25

Celebration

Lecture Series

Lecture Series

Spring Meeting

Historymobile presents 97 programs to almost 3,000people throughout the Cincinnati areaDr. Paul Herget, "The First Stars

Over Cincinnati"

Dr. Eslie Asbury, "Victorian Liberals in

Conservative Cincinnati"

The Honorable Charles Sawyer, "Reminiscences of a

Distinguished Diplomat"

Society sponsors the official commemoration of the

founding of Cincinnati, 184 years agoJoseph Sagmaster, "Our Local Press —Changesand Challenges"Lewis Gatch, "Maps, Millers and Methodists —A History of Early Milford"

Stephen Z. Starr, "Order No. 11"Historymobile begins fifth season of summer programs

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Librarians, Laura Chace andFrances Forman, joined othermembers of the staff andvolunteers to celebrate and enjoythe annual Christmas luncheon.

The Cincinnati Historical Society

THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES

Robert M. Galbraith, PresidentVice Presidents:Richard R. Deupree, Jr.John A. DiehlWalter C. LangsamLouis NippertWilliam S. RoweCharles M. Williams

William T. Earls, Corresponding Secretary

Frederic C. Hirons, TreasurerJ. Rawson Collins, Vice-TreasurerMrs. John H. Skavlem, Vice President EmeritusStephen Z. Starr, Secretary and Director

Curators:

William D. AeschbacherMrs. Frank T. HamiltonFrederick A. HauckJames R. HuntPaul L. SimonJoseph S. Stern, Jr.

Mrs. Philip O. Geier,

President, Women's Association

Miss Laura L. Chace, Librarian

STAFF

Stephen Z. Starr, Director

Miss Laura L. Chace, LibrarianMrs. Elmer S. Forman, Reference LibrarianMrs. William L. Stegeman, Registrar

Mrs. Shepard Layton Kahn, Director'sSecretary and Director of Publicity

Mrs. John W. Archea, Library Secretary

and BookkeeperMrs. Art F. Meyer, CatalogerMrs. James H. Spicer, Receptionist and

Membership SecretaryMiss Carol M. Vetterhoeffer, ReceptionistMiss Julie Stammer, ReceptionistCarolyn B. LeaMond, Education

CoordinatorMs. Peg Dann, Picture AssistantMrs. J. Robie Vestal, Curator of Nippert

CollectionMrs. Ronald D. Shepherd,

Manuscript CuratorMrs. Christopher F. Neely

Manuscript CuratorTheodore D. Appel, Manuscript

ProcessorDottie L. Lewis, Bulletin

Editor

Vincent J. Horak, Building

SuperintendentFred C. Ruck, CustodianPeter Hawkins, Page

VOLUNTEERS

Albert BauerFlorence CollinsJean DeupreePinney DeupreeJames C. ErvinLouise GoldmanFrances HauckKarl B. HauckJoseph E. HollidayLouise KepleyRobert C. KronerElliott PalmerDaniel R. ReifJane SikesMrs. Hugh StaplesJoseph S. Stern, Jr.Barbara WagnerAimee Workum

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Contributors to the EndowmentFund Drive 1970 — 1973

Following is a list of the more than two hundred individuals, foundations, and businesseswho contributed to The Cincinnati Historical Society's Endowment Fund Drive. Conductedover a period of three years, the fund drive sought to increase the endowment of theSociety and thus bring us closer to an income level that will enable us to live up to ourcommitment to collect, preserve, and disseminate materials bearing on the history ofCincinnati and Southwestern Ohio.

These generous donations will help The Cincinnati Historical Society, now in its 142ndyear, to retain and strengthen its position as a vital force within the community. Throughour fine research library and collection of manuscripts, our outstanding educationalprogram, our quarterly Bulletin, and our work with various civic organizations, we willcontinue to keep alive Cincinnati's vibrant history. In a very real way the donors listed inthe following pages are helping "to assure the future of the past."

Robert H. AllenEleanora C. U. Alms TrustW. H. Anderson Company

Atkins & Pearce Manufacturing CompanyArthur C. AvrilMiss Henrietta M. BainCharles M. Barrett, M.D.Mr. and Mrs. William BatterberryCyrus L. BaxterMrs. Sophie B. Bell (in memory of

Mrs. William T. Buckner)Miss Louise E. BentleyMrs. Gilbert BettmanRobert L. Black, Jr.Miss Marcelle BlaicherThe Rt. Rev. Roger BlanchardMrs. Herbert R. Bloch, Jr.Thomas N. BonnerLester J. Bossert M.D.Miss Gabrielle BouscarenMrs. Margaret R. BoyerCarlton E. BrownMrs. Richard M. BrownMrs. Gordon J. BurrerMiss Mary Louise BurtonMiss Janet CainMrs. Paul I. CarmanMrs. A. I. Carson, Jr.William CarsonMrs. W. W. CarverMrs. Albert ChatfieldCincinnati Enquirer FoundationJesse R. Clark, Jr.

Robert M. Galbraith

President

Ralph E. Clark, Jr.(Crested Butte, Colorado)

Mrs. Robert A. ClineA. B. Closson, Jr.A. Burton ClossonWilliam M. CoffinJ. Rawson Collins

Comisar LaNormandie Maisonette, Inc.Orville W. CraneThe Crosley FoundationRobert M. DennisJohn R. DeupreeRichard R. Deupree, Jr.Mrs. Charles DexterMrs. Otto A. DieckmannMiss Helen G. DornetteJ. H. Dornheggen, M.D.Mrs. C. M. DrackettElizabeth S. Drew FoundationThomas O. DunlapMr. and Mrs. Richard H. DurrellSamuel N. DyeMrs. Daniel E. EarleyJohn V. EarlsMrs. William T. EarlsWilliam T. EarlsE. W. Eckey

Mr. and Mrs. J. W. EilersMrs. John P. ErrettEx Libris Club (Public Library of

Cincinnati & Hamilton County)Mrs. Gerald FicksHarrison Field

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Mrs. Miriam FisherFleischmann FoundationGordon FooteDale E. Fox, M.D.Dr. and Mrs. Victor A. FrameFriedlander Family FundDavid Frisch FoundationRobert M. GalbraithOliver M. GaleJohn H. GallDavid G. GambleNelson M. Gampfer

Mrs. Kathryn E. GatesJames R. Gibson, Jr.Warren C. GilesDr. and Mrs. Nelson GlueckA. Otis GraeserJoseph C. Green

(Chevy Chase, Maryland)G. J. GrieshaberMr. and Mrs. George T. GruenJoseph B. Hall FoundationMrs. Virginius C. Hall (in memory of

Virginius Cornick HallMr. and Mrs. Albert N. HalverstadtMrs. Samuel M. Hamill, Jr.Mrs. Frank T. HamiltonMrs. Cornelius J. HauckCornelius W. HauckFrederick A. Hauck FoundationDr. and Mrs. Charles U. HauserHayden FoundationHayfields FoundationMr. and Mrs. John Z. HerschedeMrs. Robert HeuckG. W. HickenlooperMrs. G. Carlton HillG. Carlton Hill, Jr.Frederic C. HironsHenry W. Hobson, Jr.Mrs. Herbert H. HoffmanJoseph E. HollidayRobert G. HopkinsMrs. Frances L. Hopple (in memory of

William Hanna Hopple)Huenefeld Memorial, Inc.Thomas E. HuenefeldWilliam F. HugoInter Ocean CorporationMrs. Howard C. Ives (in memory

of Mrs. Earl Galbraith)Mr. and Mrs. Andrew N. Jergens, Jr.Mr. and Mrs. Morse JohnsonJames Hall JonesJohn Paul JonesRobert J. Kalthoff, M.D.Paul C. KeidelMrs. William Carroll KellyMrs. Harold KerstenMrs. Stanley KessArthur G. King, M.D.Robert W. KnauftDr. and Mrs. Henry O. KruseMiss Margaret Mary KyteJohn K. LambHerbert J. LarmannFrank I. Lazarus FoundationMrs. Mary Cunningham LeBlond

Charitable TrustsMr. and Mrs. John M. LockhartMr. and Mrs. Myron R. LukeHomer E. LunkenHoward B. LutherMiss Emmita LyfordMrs. Elizabeth B. McCarthy (in memory

of Mrs. William T. Buckner)Robert H. McCormickJ. Spotts McDowell

(Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania)Mr. and Mrs. Robert G. MclntoshMr. and Mrs. M. W. McMillanDr. and Mrs. John K. Major

(New York, New York)Mrs. Annette F. ManningMrs. Perrin G. MarchMarvin E. MathewsonMr. and Mrs. Edward G. MeadPhilip M. Meyers FoundationErnest I. MillerMr. and Mrs. Robert E. MillerLeonard R. Minster Charitable TrustMrs. Mark MitchellMrs. William W. MitchellFrancis N. MountelMr. and Mrs. Robert F. MuhlhauserMr. and Mrs. Lawrence B. MurphyPaul D. MyersLouis NippertOhio Valley FoundationJames G. Parry

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The Honorable Jefferson Patterson(Washington, D. C.)

Warner A. Peck, Jr., M.D.(in memory of Charles Sawyer, Jr.)

Mrs. Oliver W. PerinLowell G. PowersMrs. Carl E. PritzMrs. Achilles Henry PughMr. and Mrs. William M. RamseyMrs. Bertrand RauhMiss Dorothy RawsonMiss Gwendolyn RawsonMiss Marion RawsonAugust A. Rendigs, Jr.Bayle M. RichardsonRiemeier Lumber CompanyBurton E. RobinsonMrs. Harry S. RobinsonRogan FoundationMiss Miriam RomaineWilliam S. RoweCharles SawyerJacob G. Schmidlapp TrustMiss Mary Louise SchrothLouise Taft Semple FoundationMrs. Elizabeth K. ShaftoeGilbert J. ShaverMrs. Ronald D. ShepherdMiss Dorothy SissonMrs. Hildegarde F. Smith

(New York, New York)Miss Jeanne StantonPaul W. SteerJoseph L. SteinerJoseph S. Stern, Jr.Mrs. Sells StitesMrs. Albert M. StorrsJohn J. StraderCecil Striker, M.D. (in memory of

Delia Workum Striker)Mrs. Robert O. StrongMiss Mary A. Sullivan (in memory of

Sarah L. Sullivan)

Florence Laws Sutphin FoundationJ. Mack SwigertMr. and Mrs. William B. StylesMrs. Hulbert TaftMrs. Walter Tangeman (in honor of

Mrs. Lucien Wulsin)John R. TaylorRichard ThayerMr. and Mrs. Chilton Thomson

(Cleveland, Ohio)Parvin Titus (in memory of

Russell H. Anderson)Mr. and Mrs. Randolph TragerMarcia Brady Tucker Foundation, Inc.Louis L. WeberMr. and Mrs. Robert R. WeberJohn J. Weisert (Louisville, Kentucky)

(in memory of the family of Peter Krug)Lee M. WelshWilliam G. WernerMrs. Robert WerselMr. and Mrs. Charles WestheimerRichard H. WheelerJohn H. White, Jr. (Washington, D. C.)Kenneth WhiteCharles M. WilliamsMiss Louise A. WilliamsW. J. WilliamsMrs. Russell WilsonRichard P. Windisch

(Naples, Florida)Mrs. Dale WolfWarren R. WoodwardMrs. Clifford R. WrightMr. and Mrs. Gregory G. Wright

(in memory of Laura Lippincott Clark)Mrs. Lucien WulsinCharles F. YeiserEric B. YeiserMrs. William R. Yonker

(Charlottesville, Virginia)Miss Mariam A. Zabel

Contributors to the Society's Funds

Miss Annie W. AndersonMr. and Mrs. Richard W. Barrett

(in memory of Joseph C. Dinsmore)Mrs. Sophie B. Bell (in memory of

Dr. Ralph Ferguson)Blue Ash Women's ClubEstate of Lola Louise BonnellEstate of Elizabeth D. W. BrownJ. Rawson Collins (in memory of

Joseph C. Dinsmore)Daughters of the American Revolution,

Cincinnati ChapterMr. and Mrs. Jack W. Davis

(in memory of Neill C. Wilson)Deer Park Elementary Schools P.T.A.Richard R. Deupree, Jr.Mr. and Mrs. Frederic D. Diebel (in memory

of Mrs. Walter S. March andRoss W. Sloniker)

Thomas O. Dunlap, Jr. (in memory of

Stanley W. Lewis)The Engineering Society of CincinnatiMrs. Hugo A. Fussner (in memory of

Hugo A. Fussner)Robert M. Galbraith (in memory of

Bromwell Ault, Charles H. Burchenal,Thomas H. Carruthers, III, John L. Gates,Mrs. Eleonora Groene, GwendolynRawson, Margaret B. Rogan, Thomas R.Shepard, Paul W. Steer)

Joseph B. Hall FoundationHamilton County CommissionersMiss Viola HartmanMrs. Cornelius J. HauckFrederick A. Hauck

Hayfields Foundation (courtesy

Mrs. Louise F. Tate)I. B. M. Corp.Dr. Walter C. Langsam

Mary Cunningham LeBlond Charitable TrustMilitary Order of the World WarsMr. and Mrs. Sidney E. Miller

(in memory of Stanley W. Lewis)Misses Helen Betty and Jeannette P.

Newman (in memory of Mrs. Lewis)Queen City Women's ClubRendigs, Fry, Kiely & Dennis (in memory of

Joseph C. Dinsmore)Charles G. SattlerJohn J. Schiff

The Louise Taft Semple FoundationThe Society of Colonial Wars in

The State of Ohio (in memory ofJohn L. Gates)

Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Z. Starr (in memoryof Mrs. James O. Coates and

Ernest I. Miller)Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Strain (in memory of

Miss Adelia Brownell)Theta Phi Alpha AlumnaeMrs. Joseph A. Verkamp (in memory of

Joseph C. Dinsmore)W.C.P.O. T-V Public Service DepartmentMr. and Mrs. Harris K. Weston (in memory

of Joseph C. Dinsmore)Estate of Elizabeth R. Williams

(by designation of Charles M. Williamsand Elizabeth W. Kyte, executors)

Mrs. Lucien Wulsin (in memory of

Ernest I. Miller)

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Donors to the Library's CollectionsJuly 1972— June 1973

Abbott, Mrs. Clyde M.Abel, Mrs. John J.Adams, J. J.Adams, Walter E.Alfred A. Knopf, Inc.Alter, Mrs. Robert S.Anderson, Miss AnnieAnderson, Mrs. Dana (courtesy Mrs.

Anita Gorius Meyer)Andrew, Miss FlorenceAnna Louise Inn (courtesy

Mrs. Adaline Voorhees)Armour, TerryArmstrong, Robert N.Ault, Charles A.Aylor, Mrs. Lillian Horner (courtesy

Mrs. Russell Wilson)Baganz, Herbert M.Banfield, Mrs. Thomas H.Barnett, JamesBartholomew, C. L.Battery F. Chapter, 37th Division

Association (courtesy Harold Roth)Becker, Mrs. Margaret D.Beckman, Joseph M. (courtesy

Frank G. Davis)Benedict, SamuelBentley, Miss Louise E.Bethesda HospitalBettman, Mrs. GilbertBien, PaulBlanton, AdeleBoers, John W.

Boettger, Mr. and Mrs. Wm. C.Bowling Green State UniversityBoyer, Mrs. Byron E.Brahany, Mrs. Harry F.Brankamp, Mrs. HelenBrown, Mrs. Alexander C.Brown, Mrs. Bruce W.Bunker, Henry B.Brav, Rabbi Stanley R.Brodbeck, Mr. and Mrs. Robert J.Brunner, PaulBurbank, Richard L.Burress, Mrs. JackButts, Guy

Campbell, Mrs. C. AlfredCarothers, Dr. Ralph G.Central Trust BankCerney, Mr. and Mrs. Mai F.Chace, Miss Laura L.Chace, Mrs. Howard L.Cincinnati Art MuseumCincinnati Automobile ClubCincinnati Bar Association (courtesy

Mrs. Martha H. Perin)Cincinnati Branch Needlework GuildCincinnati Municipal Reference Library

(courtesy Mrs. Hila Foley)Cincinnati Water Works Department

(courtesy Charles M. Bolton)Cincinnati Dental SocietyCincinnati Gas & Electric Co.Cincinnati Literary and Musical Society

(courtesy Mrs. Marjorie D. Ely)Cincinnati May Festival AssociationCincinnati Music Hall Association

(courtesy Judge Peter Outcalt)Cincinnati Suburban Newspapers, Inc.Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra

(courtesy Mrs. Pat Hagerty)Cincinnatus Association

(courtesy Harold Walker)Clark, James R., Jr.Clough Valley Chapter Daughters of the

American Revolution (courtesy

Mrs. Arthur C. Avril)Collins, Herbert E.Collins, Thomas J.Colonial Dames of America

(courtesy Mrs. John H. Skavlem)Cook, William E.

(courtesy Leonard L. Young)Crawford, Andrew J.Crawford, Mrs. J. EbersoleCresci, Vincent MichaelCrush, Thomas A.Curtis, Miss BetsyDallow, Mrs. Francis L.Daly, Ms. George AnneDaniels, Mrs. BurtDaughters of American Revolution,

Cincinnati Chapter

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(courtesy Mrs. Robert Steiner)Davidson, Mrs. M. H.Davis, Frank G.Davis, Mrs. Jack W.DeCamp, John P.Dennis, E. W.DeRemer, Bernard R.DeSalvo, Russell, Jr.Deupree, Mrs. John R. (courtesy

John A. Lloyd)Deupree, Richard R., Jr.Diehl, John A.Dockweiler, Milton H.Dominican Sisters of The Sick Poor

(courtesy Sister Monica)Donnelly, Dr. Joseph L.Dossman, Mrs. Marian M.Dreyfus, Mrs. PhillipDriesbach, Walter C.Duncan, CharlesEarly, Mrs. ElmerEastabrooks, Mrs. Vernon F.Endejann, Mrs. Joyce G.Evans, PaulEversole, TheodoreFarny, Mrs. EugeneFenstermacher, E. A.Fern, JulesFetzer, John E.Finn, Mrs. FanchonFlacke, Miss AnnetteForeman, Marlene PhyllisForman, Mrs. Elmer S.Foster, Mrs. Frank C.Frederick, Thomas C.Fritzsch, Mrs. CharlesFunk, Robert C.Gale, Oliver M.Garden Club of Cincinnati (courtesy

Mrs. Hulbert Taft andMrs. Gerald J. Ficks)

Garlick, Norman LeeGates, Miss Helen (courtesy Mrs. Robert

M. Todd)Geaslen, Chester F.Gelke, MarkGibbs, Mrs. D. E.Gibson, Mrs. James R.Girls' Week Advisory CouncilGoodman, Gerard J.Greater Cincinnati Chamber of Commerce

Greene, Howard S., Estate of(courtesy Hans Schenk)

Grinnell College LibraryGuelich, Lewis M.Hamilton County Board of Education,

Superintendent's Office

(courtesy Mrs. LaVonne Frey)Hanes, John W., Jr.Hanna, Doreen PotterHarper & RowHart, Dr. Kenneth W.Harts Antique ShopHauck, Frederick A.Hay, Lawrence P.Hebrew Union CollegeHeidenreich, George E.Helwig, Mrs. E., Jr.Henkle, GeorgeHendricks, Mrs. WilliamHildebrant, Mrs. Richard H.

(courtesy Miss Kathryn E. Williams)Hill, G. Carlton, Jr.Hirsch, Mrs. EdwardHirschberg, LeonHoch, Mrs. Howard

(courtesy The Taft Museum)Holden, JohnHooker, Lovell L.Horn, John

Houghton Mifflin CompanyHowe, Mrs. Robert T.Hughes, Mrs. Bernard C.Hunsche, Mrs. Charles W.Hunter, Miss MarieHurley, W. F.Hutfles, Ms. CharlotteIllyinsky, Paul R.Indiana Historical SocietyInternational Union of United Brewery

Workers (courtesy Karl F. Feller)Jehn, Mr. and Mrs. James A.Johnson, Lorand V., M . D.Jones, DonaldJones, John PaulKatchen, DougKaucher, Jerome W.Keltch, Jerry L.Kersten, Mrs. Harold J.Kessinger, Thomas A.Kilgour, Bayard L., Jr.King, Dr. Arthur G.

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Kirby, Maurice H., Jr.Kisker, Mrs. Irvin

(courtesy Mrs. Louis Meier)Koch, Frank A.Koch, Mrs. Herbert F.Koons, J. F.Koons, J., Sr.Krasean, ThomasKroner, Robert C.Krusling, J. R.Kuehn, HowardLangdon, Miss AliceLangsam, Dr. Walter C.Lantry, Mrs. LoisLeaMond, Carolyn B.LeaMond, ThomasLewis, Mrs. EdwinLewis, Mrs. MarjoLiedel, Donald E.Lindenberg, Mrs. LeoLong Island UniversityLoos, Miss CarolynLouisville & Nashville Railroad Company

(courtesy Woodson Knight)Luerck, HarryLyford, Miss EmmitaLyon, Dr. Robert A.McClure, JackMcComas, Mrs. BessMcCord, Vincent M.Maddux, Mrs. Milton R.McDuffie, Mrs. JohnMcGreal, Sister Mary NomaMcHale, JamesMacht, Dr. CarolMcHenry, Mrs. A. S.MacNeale, Mrs. NeilMcNesky, JustinManning, JamesMaruska, Edward J.Mastriani, Anthony J., Jr.Maurer, Ms. Joyce C.Menderson, TedMenzies, Mrs. StuartMeyer, Mrs. Anita G.Miller, Robert J., Jr.

(courtesy Mrs. Ruth Miller)Millikin, Paul T.Mills, ClarenceMinges, Miss Eleanor

Mixter, Mrs. James M. E.Monroe, Mrs. JamesMorgenroth, Jerry

Morris, Mrs. J. WesleyMorris, Joseph G., Jr.Motrinn Management, Inc.Municipal Reference Library of Cincinnati

(courtesy Mrs. Hila Foley)Murphy, Mrs. LynnMyers, Miss Bertha

(courtesy Mrs. J. Robert Innis)Myers, C. WilliamNagel, Mrs. William S.

National House wares Manufacturers Assoc.Neff, EldonNewsom, EarlNiederlehner, Milton J.Nieman, HowardNinth Street Baptist Church

(courtesy Mrs. Richard Roepken)Nippert, LouisNorris, Mr. and Mrs. Denton

(courtesy Mrs. Richard R. Deupree, Jr.)Norwood EnterpriseNorwood Heights Supply Co.O'Donnell, James B., Jr.Ohio Historical SocietyO'Neil, JohnOsborne, YostOsper, RalphOttenjohn, Mrs. Ralph F.Pangburn, Mrs. GeorgePayer, James A.Park, Hall C.Parks, Warren W.Patterson, Mrs. Donald A.Peck, Herbert A.Peck, Dr. Warner A., Jr.Pence, Herbert A., Jr.Philadelphia Department of Records

(courtesy Allen Weinberg)Pogue, Dr. Samuel F.Porter, Mrs. Howard D.Porter, John S.Preston, Mrs. Robert W.Prichard, JackPrincipality of Liechtenstein

(courtesy Walter Kranz)Public Library of Cincinnati &

Hamilton CountyPulsifer, Mrs. Frank

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Purcell, Mrs. George H.Rappoport, Milton J.Reckman, Robert F.Reid, Mrs. Alfred C.Rendell, Kenneth W., Inc.

Rendigs, Mrs. August A., Jr.Rhodes, Irwin S.Rice, Joseph M.Riley, Estate of Mr. and Mrs. George C.

(courtesy Frank E. Riley)Robinson, Mrs. Harry IIRoepken, Mrs. Richard D.Ross, Mrs. ElsieRoth, Harold O.Rothert, Mrs. Edwin R.Ruck, Fred C.Sage, RickSailer, Miss AnnSawyer, Mrs. Charles, Jr.Schaeffer, Mrs. Bernie N.Schenk, HansSchlemmer, Eugene E.Schmidt, Mrs. Robert W.Schwab, Mrs. RichardSchwinn, Wm. A.Seasongood, MurraySeinsheimer, Walter G.Shear, CharlesSheblessy, Mrs. Sylvia K.

(courtesy Ms. Pat Hagerty)Sikes, Mrs. Clayton R., Jr.Shubert-Cox Theatres Company

(courtesy Bernard Friedman)Simmons, Percy Q.Simpkinson, Ewart W.Skavlem, Mrs. John H.Smalley, Stephen B.Smith, Allan W.Smith, Donald N.Smith, Estate of Mrs. John A.

(courtesy Mrs. Helen E. Beachy)Spiess, Philip D., IIStarr, Stephen Z.Stegeman, Mrs. William L.Stein, Mrs. Robert J.Steinberg's Clothing Store

(courtesy Mrs. Stine)Steinkolk, Henry J.Stevens, Mrs. RichardStover, Mrs. Karl J.Strothman, RoyStuckey, Ronald

Sweeney, R. J.(courtesy Cin. Chamber of Commerce)

Syracuse UniversityTaft, Mrs. HulbertTaft, Mrs. Hulbert, Jr.Tenfelde, Miss MarianThomas, CharlesThomas, Dr. Louis R.Thomas, RobertThornton, Mrs. CarlTierney, GordonToledo-Lucas County Public Library

(courtesy Morgan J. Barclay)Throop, Walter Fay and Beryl Estelle BurchUlland, Mrs. HaroldVestal, Mrs. J. RobieVigran, Mrs. NathanVogt, Peter A.Voight, Leonard M.Voss, Mrs. LeRoyWachs, Wm. C.Wald, Charles F.Wallenstein, Millard, M.D.

(courtesy Mrs. Sylvan Byck)Warren County Historical SocietyWarrington, John W.

(courtesy Dr. Walter C. Langsam)Waters, Mrs. Robert C.Weisberg, Gabriel P.Welsh, Lee

Wertheim, Mrs. WilliamWesley, Philip A.Western Reserve Historical SocietyWhite, AllanWhite, Miss LouisaWhiting, Mrs. William H.Willets, Rodney W.Williams, Charles M.Wilson, Misses Edith and LouiseWilson, Mrs. RussellWKRC-TVWolf, Mrs. DaleWolters, Ms. JeanneWorkum, Mrs. LeeWorrell, J. W.Wright, William H.Wulsin, Mrs. LucienWys, LawrenceYork, Mrs. JewelYoung, Edward H.Young, John B.Yungblut, GibsonZimmerman, Mrs. James M.

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