Archival Collections
- Archives Catalog
Search archival materials from Library and Summit County Historical Society collections. (Note: The Archives Catalog serves as an index to our collections and does not include images.) - Summit Memory
Search our digital collections of historic photographs, documents, newspapers, artifacts and audiovisual resources from the Library, as well as our partner organizations throughout the county.
Finding Aids
Our archival holdings include many individual collections. Finding aids for each are listed below. To view a PDF on the web, your computer must have the free Adobe Acrobat Reader application installed.
| Collection Title | |
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| Akron's 175th Anniversary | |
| Akron Art Time Capsule | |
| Akron Beacon Journal Spelling Bee News Clippings | |
| Akron Beacon Journal Veterans Projects | |
| Akron Crime Clinic Collection | |
| Akron Digital Media Center Collection | |
| Akron Jaycees Collection | |
| Akron Mineral Society | |
| Akron Motorcycle Dealers and People | |
| Akron OASIS Collection | |
| Akron PTA Collection | |
| Arbeiter Saengerbund Freiheit Club Collection | |
B |
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| Collection Title | |
| Bain E. “Shorty” Fulton Collection | |
| Berrodin Collection | |
| Beth El Congregation | |
| Bloetscher Collection | |
C |
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| Collection Title | |
| Castel di Sangro Club | |
| Cauffield Collection | |
| Charles Cook Bronson’s History of Tallmadge and the Western Reserve | |
| Coach House Theatre Collection | |
| Coming Together Project | |
| Coss Collection | |
| Cunningham/Cunningham-McCafferty Funeral Home Records, 1906 – 1966 | |
| Taylor Memorial and Cuyahoga Falls Collection | |
D |
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| Collection Title | |
| D. Bruce Mansfield Collection | |
| Daniel and Anna K. Bender Family Collection | |
| David McCann Collection | |
E |
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| Collection Title | |
| Eastman Collection: Fairy Tales, Myths and Legends | |
| Edwin Shaw Hospital - Briar Hill Cemetery Collection | |
F |
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| Collection Title | |
| Fairlawn Garden Club Collection | |
| Fairlawn West United Church of Christ | |
| Fortnightly Study Club Collection | |
| Frank-Klein Collection | |
| Frank E. Lawrence Collection | |
| Fred W. Albrecht Grocery Acme Man Radio Scripts | |
| Frederick J. Ilse Collection | |
| Furnace Street Mission/ Victim Assistance Program | |
G |
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| Collection Title | |
| Garden Forum of Greater Akron Collection | |
| German American Club Collection | |
| Glendale Cemetery 175th Collection | |
| Greater Akron Legal Secretaries Collection | |
| Greater Akron Touchdown Club | |
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| Collection Title | |
| H. L. Ginaven Collection | |
| Hal Fry Collection | |
| Harriet Leaf Collection | |
| High Street Christian Church | |
I |
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| Collection Title | |
| Imagine Akron 2025 | |
| Inventure Place/Inventor's Hall of Fame | |
J |
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| Collection Title | |
| Jewish Community Board of Akron Collection | |
| John R. Dixon Collection | |
| John Morgan Collection | |
| John F. Seiberling Collection | |
| Joseph D. Jesensky Collection | |
| Junior League of Akron Radio Scripts | |
K |
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| Collection Title | |
| Kepler Coss Collection of materials about Green Township | |
| Krumroy Senior Citizens Center Collection | |
L |
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| Collection Title | |
| Lewis Tobias Collection | |
| Lighter-Than-Air Collection | |
| Louise Sumner Board Collection | |
| Lutz Collection of Veterans’ Burial Cards | |
M |
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| Collection Title | |
| Mary Near Frashuer | |
| Memories of Downtown | |
N |
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| Neighborhood History Project | |
| Noble Elderkin Collection | |
| Northern Ohio Golf Charities Collection | |
O |
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| Collection Title | |
| Old-Time Athletes Association | |
| Ott Gangl Collection | |
| Ott Gangl Kenley Players Collection | |
| Ott Gangl Ohio Ballet Collection | |
| Our Lady of the Elms Family History Collection | |
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| Collection Title | |
| Pfahl Collection | |
| Phi Chapter Delta Kappa Gamma Collection | |
| Pi Beta Phi Akron Alumnae Club | |
| Pierson Collection | |
| Polly Paffilas Collection | |
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| Collection Title | |
| Ralph Holaday Collection | |
| Ralph E. (Koehn) Kane Collection | |
| Richard Gardner Collection | |
| Roadway Express Collection | |
| Robert Orr Collection | |
| Robert W. Little Collection | |
| Roderic B. Dibbert Collection | |
| Rubber City Retreads Collection | |
| Rubber History Collection | |
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| Collection Title | |
| Saalfield and Werner Publishing Companies Collection | |
| Saint Paul's Catholic Church | |
| Samuel Lane Collection | |
| Sherwood Kessell Collection | |
| Six-Hour Day Collection | |
| Smith-Clouse Collection | |
| Sounds of the City | |
| Stone Letters Collection | |
| Summit County Chapter of the Ohio Genealogical Society | |
| Summit County Medical Society Collection | |
| Summit Metro Parks | |
| Summit Regional Council of Catholic Women | |
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| Collection Title | |
| Thomas Knowles Collection | |
| “The Times They Were A-Changin’: Akron Remembers 1968” Oral History Project Collection | |
| Trucking History Collection | |
| Turkeyfoot Island Collection | |
U |
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| Collection Title | |
| U.S. Naval Air Station, Akron Collection | |
V |
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| Collection Title | |
| Van Dusen and Marquardt Family Collection | |
| Veterans’ Grave Registration Cards | |
| Veterans' Burial Reports | |
W |
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| Collection Title | |
| Wallpaper Project | |
| William W. Cox – Mohawk Rubber Company Collection | |
| WITAN (Women in Touch with Akron’s Needs) | |
| Women’s Art League Collection |
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