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Regional History Subject Files

Special Collections and Archives

Regional History Subject Files

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Regional History Subject Files

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Regional History subject files

Finding Aid

Prepared by Katie Panko, July 27, 2006; Last Updated: February 2024


Inclusive Dates: 1980-2009
Extent: 2 cubic feet (2 record storage boxes)
Physical Location: 11th floor


Scope and Content: This collection has been compiled by Special Collections and Archives and includes clippings that contain historical information concerning Kent, Ohio, as well as the regions surrounding it. The bulk of these files contain newspaper clippings from local area news publications: The Kent-Ravenna Record Courier, Inside Kent State, The Daily Kent Stater and The Akron Beacon Journal. The majority of these materials are dated from the 1980s through the 1990s but there are some earlier and some more recent content in the collection.

Arrangement: The files are listed alphabetically by subject heading with occasional sub-headings included. 

Accruals: Additional material is added to this collection on a continual basis as it is received or compiled.


Related Materials: Various issues of the Portage County Historical Society Newsletter are available in Special Collections and cataloged in KentLINK.


Box 1
Folder -- Contents

  1. Akron, Ohio - History
  2. Akron Metropolitan Area Transportation Study (AMATS)
  3. Akron University
  4. Anheuser-Busch Clydesdales
  5. Animal shelters and rescue societies
  6. Annexation (Franklin Township)
  7. Atwater, Ohio
  8. Aurora, Ohio
  9. Aurora Memorial Library
  10. Baroque Festival of Music
  11. Black Squirrel Gallery
  12. Brady, Captain Samuel
  13. Brady Lake, Ohio and Crystal Beach, Ohio
  14. Brady Lake Women's Club
  15. Brady's Cafe
  16. Brimfield, Ohio
  17. Brimfield, Ohio - Oral History
  18. Bumphrey, Mildred
  19. Cackler, Christian
  20. Campbellsport, Ohio
  21. Canals
  22. Casinos
  23. Cemeteries
  24. Chatfield, Hale
  25. Coleman Professional Services
  26. Colony House (Brimfield)
  27. Columbiana County, Ohio
  28. Commercial Press, Inc.
  29. Congregational Churches
  30. Consortium of Historical Agencies in Portage and Summit Counties (CHIPS)
  31. Cowlin, Sid
  32. Crestwood School District
  33. Crime, Charges, Lawsuits
  34. Cuyahoga County, Ohio
  35. Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR)
  36. Davey Family (John, b. 1846 d.1923)
  37. Davey Family (Smith, Alexander M.)
  38. Davey House
  39. Davey Tree Expert Company
  40. Davey Warehouse Art Studio
  41. Davis, Jessie
  42. Deerfield, Ohio
  43. DuBois, John Harold
  44. Edinburg, Ohio
  45. Education policy
  46. Eidson House
  47. Elections and voting
  48. First Christian Church
  49. Ford, Seabury
  50. Franklin Township Hall
  51. Fred Fuller Park
  52. Garrettsville, Ohio
  53. Geauga Lake
  54. Ghost Stories (related materials in Kent State University Subject Files collection)
  55. Girl scouts
  56. Halliday, Kirk W.
  57. Halloween
  58. Hartville, Ohio
  59. Herriff, Amy
  60. Hiram, Ohio
  61. Historical Markers
  62. Historical Societies and Museums - Ohio
  63. Home Savings Bank
  64. Hotel Franklin
  65. Hudson, Ohio
  66. Immy Awards
  67. Iraq War - casualties
  68. James, Thomas
  69. JB's Bar
  70. John Davey Arboretum
  71. Joseph, Jeff
  72. Kelso House
  73. Kent, Marvin Homestead
  74. Kent, Ohio - Area Chamber of Commerce
  75. Kent, Ohio - Brochures, Pamphlets
  76. Kent, Ohio - Businesses
  77. Kent, Ohio - Charter, 1963
  78. Kent, Ohio - City Schools
  79. Kent, Ohio - Concerts and Musical Performances
    Acquisition Information: Many of the items in this file were donated by Luba Gawur.
  80. Kent, Ohio - Council of the City
  81. Kent, Ohio - Department of Community Development
  82. Kent, Ohio - Development
  83. Kent, Ohio- Gateway project
  84. Kent, Ohio - History
  85. Kent, Ohio - Maps
    Physical Location: Oversized maps from this file are filed in the map case.
  86. Kent, Ohio - Poetry Readings and Related Events
    Acquisition Information: Many of the items in this file were donated by Luba Gawur.
  87. Kent, Ohio - Police
  88. Kent, Ohio - Streets
  89. Kent, Ohio - "Things to do in Kent"
  90. Kent Adhesive Products Co. (KAPCO)
  91. Kent Bicentennial
  92. Kent Bog Nature Preserve
  93. Kent Cinema - Downtown
  94. Kent City Downtown Festival
  95. Kent Coloring Book
  96. Kent Community - City Guides and Directories
  97. Kent Crain Avenue Bridge
  98. Kent Family
  99. Kent Free Library
  100. Kent Glass - Brief History of Kent Glass by Ed Beckwith. 1986
  101. Kent Heritage Festival
  102. Kent Historical Society
  103. Kent Hotel
  104. Kent Jaycees
  105. Kent La Leche League
  106. Kent Masonic Center
  107. Kent Methodist Church
  108. Kent Opera House
  109. Kent Parks and Recreation Programs
  110. Kent Phoenix Project

Box 2
Folder -- Contents

  1. Kent, Ohio - Rockin' on the River
  2. Kent Stage
  3. Kent Towne Center Mall (DeBartolo Corporation Proposal)
  4. Kent Triangle (Historic District)
  5. Kent Vision 2000
  6. Kentway Retirement Center 1959-1969
  7. Kerwin, Elizabeth
  8. Konopka, Matt
  9. Lang, Walter W., M.D.
  10. Lauer, Penny
  11. Leadership Portage County
  12. League of Women Voters
  13. Lilac Gardens, Wolcott House
  14. Liquor Control Board
  15. Loudin, Frederick J.
  16. Mantua, Ohio
  17. McCormick, Edgar Lindsley
  18. Media and broadcasting
  19. Michel, Robert
  20. Midway Drive-in
  21. Mini Grand Prix
  22. Mooney, Granville W.
  23. Neighborhood Development Services
  24. NEOUCOM (Northeast Ohio Universities Colleges of Medicine and Pharmacy)
  25. O'Neil's Department Store
  26. "On the Fringe" (Journal of the Native Plant Society of Northeastern Ohio)
  27. Palmyra Township, Ohio
  28. Paris, Ohio
  29. Patton House (Kent, Ohio)
  30. Portage Area Regional Transporation Authority (PARTA)
  31. Portage Community Peace Coalition
  32. Portage County, Ohio
  33. Portage County, Ohio - Annual Reports
  34. Portage County, Ohio - Architecture and Development
  35. Portage County, Ohio - Bicentennial
  36. Portage County, Ohio - Breakneck Creek
  37. Portage County, Ohio - Courthouse
  38. Portage County, Ohio - Departmental Services Directory
  39. Portage County, Ohio - Government Records
  40. Portage County, Ohio - High School Sports
  41. Portage County, Ohio - Information Technology Strategic Plan: 2002
  42. Portage County, Ohio - Maps, Brochures
  43. Portage County, Ohio - Randolph Fair
  44. Portage County, Ohio - Regional Planning Commission
  45. Portage County, Ohio - Social Services Program
  46. Portage County, Ohio - Subdivision Regulations
  47. Portage County, Ohio - Traffic
  48. Portage County Chapter of the American Red Cross (Blood Drive)
  49. Portage County Cultural Resources
  50. Portage County District Library
  51. Portage County Historical Society
  52. Portage County NAACP
  53. Portage County Schools
  54. Portage Land Association Conservation and Education (PLACE)
  55. Portage Private Industry
  56. Price, Lucien
  57. Protests
  58. Public Health
  59. Pufferbelly
  60. Railroad
  61. Randolph Historical Society
  62. Raven Hall of Fame
  63. Ravenna Aluminum foundry
  64. Ravenna, Ohio
  65. Ravenna, Ohio - Balloon-A-Fair
  66. Ravenna, Ohio - Businesses
  67. Ravenna, Ohio - History
  68. Ray's
  69. Reed Memorial Library
  70. Relay for Life
  71. Roberto House
  72. Robin Hood Inn
  73. Robinson Memorial Hospital
  74. Rootstown, Ohio
  75. Rootstown, Ohio - Businesses
  76. Rootstown, Ohio - Plane Crashes
  77. St. Joseph Church
  78. Seiberling, C. W.
  79. Shep's Bar
  80. Southeast School District
  81. Stow, Ohio
  82. Streetsboro, Ohio
  83. Streetsboro, Ohio - Robinson Health Center
  84. Summit County Charter
  85. Taft Family
  86. Tallmadge, Ohio
  87. Tappan, Benjamin
  88. Tax policy
  89. T.G. Parsons Lumber Company
  90. Theater and playwrights
  91. Time to Respect our Endangered Environment (TREE)
  92. Tree City TV
  93. Trinity Lutheran Church
  94. Troyer, Loris C.
  95. Tsai, Albert, Dr.
  96. Turkeyfoot Lake
  97. Twin Lakes, Ohio
  98. United Auto Workers (UAW)
  99. United Church of Christ
  100. Voinovich, Janet
  101. Waterstreet Saloon and Kove fire
  102. Watson, Barbara
  103. Wells Sherman House (250 E. Erie St., Kent)