Manuscripts Collections
The Manuscripts Division of the Ward M. Canaday Center for Special Collections collects, preserves, organizes, describes and makes available records of enduring value pertaining to the history of Toledo and Northwest Ohio. Collections include records and personal papers of political figures, civic leaders, labor unions, social service agencies, and Toledo corporations.
To learn more about what we collect for our Manuscripts Collections, visit our Collection Policy LibGuide.
Manuscripts Collections by Subject
Below is a list of subject areas covered by our Manuscripts collections. Click on a subject heading to see the collections available for research, including their finding aids.
- African-Americans
- Architecture
- Business and Commerce
- Sripati Chandrasekhar
- Civic Interests
- Collectors and Collecting
- Crime and Criminals
- Disability History
- Early Manuscripts
- Education and Schools
- Ethnic Culture
- Gender and Sexuality
- Glass Industry
- Labor
- Literature
- Medicine and Health
- Municipal Government
- Music, Art, Drama and Theater
- Philanthropy
- Philosophy and Religion
- Politics and Government
- Small Manuscripts Collection
- Social Life and Customs
- Social Welfare
- Travel
- University Manuscripts
- War, Soldiers, and Veterans
- Women