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Special Collections
for Toledo and Lucas County include:

Information for this and the associated pages is from a paper obtained at the Toledo-Lucas County Public Library (Local History and Genealogy Department)

  • The Blade obituary index, 1835-present

  • Microfilmed newspapers, both English and foreign language

  • Microfilmed records for Lucas County, Ohio courts

  • Toledo City directories, 1858-present; Toledo Suburban directories, 1957-present

  • Yearbooks for local high schools, Univ. of Toledo, Mary Manse College, and nursing schools

  • Newspaper clippings, arranged by subject

  • Manuscript collections from individuals and organizations

  • Photograph Collection

  • Map Collection

  • Oral Histories

  • Architectural files

  • Ohio Historic Inventory forms and National Register applications

  • Toledo Police Department Jail Registers, 1872-1921

  • Microfilmed records for several churches

  • Toledo City Council ordinances, resolutions, journals, 1837-1917

  • Woodlawn Cemetery Records, 1877-1995


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