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State
of Ohio Archives
The Ohio Historical Society Archives/Library
is, by law, the archives for the State of Ohio.
As such, we collect, preserve, and make available
to the public, documents pertaining to the operation
of state and local governments.
Death Certificate
Index, 1913 - 1937
Search the death certificate index for persons
that died in Ohio (1913 - 1937). Helpful for
determining date of death and death certificate
number, the researcher can later obtain a copy
of the certificate itself (which holds further
information).
Manuscripts
and Audiovisual Finding Aids
Search Warren G. Harding Papers Inventory, Paul
L. Dunbar Collection Inventory, Columbus Citizen
Journal Photo Collection Finding Aid.
Newspaper
Index
Search by title, city, or county, to find microfilmed
Ohio newspaper titles (not the content)
held by the Archives/Library, the largest collection
of Ohio's newspapers in existence. Microfilmed
newspapers are available for use at the A/L
Reading Room or through interlibrary
loan. Some are available for purchase
by the roll.
African-American Experience
in Ohio: 1850-1920
This sample of digitized primary materials illuminates
specific moments in Ohio's history and provides
an overview of the experiences of African Americans
in Ohio. This project was made possible by the
generous support of the Library of Congress
and Ameritech. It will be completed in early
1999.
Civil
War Documents
Search Adjutant
General documents, including abstracts of
almost 4000 letters from Series
147, Correspondence to the Governor and
Adjutant General, 1861-1866; Index
to [Ohio] Prisoners at Andersonville and Salisbury
Prisons, 1864-1865; and also from the
Civil War Guide Project, Guide to Primary
Resource Collections at OHS.
Fundamental
Documents
Search the full text of the early Ohio Constitutions,
the Ordinance of the Northwest Territory, Executive
Journal of the Northwest Territory, War of 1812
in the Northwest documents, biographical sketches
of Ohio governors (1803-1971), Early Ohio Political
Leaders finding aid.
Military
Rosters
Search the full text of the Roster of
Ohio Soldiers in the War of 1812 from
the Adjutant
General records. Ohio furnished 1759 officers
and 24,521 enlisted men.
Historical
Organizations, Directory
Search for historical organizations in Ohio.
Compiled by the OHS Local
History Office and the Ohio
Association of Historical Societies & Museums
(OAHSM).
National
Register of Historic Places, Listings in Ohio
Search by architectural style, city, or county
for the Ohio subset of the National
Register of Historic Places. Listings from
the Ohio Historic
Preservation Office.
Teachers,
Primary Resources for
Search by Title, Subject, Curriculum Category,
and Appropriate Grade (k-12) in this database
of primary source material, a collaborative
effort of OHS' Archives/Library
and Educational Services
Divisions. Subjects include Ohio History, Civil
War, Native Americans, Underground Railroad/Slavery,
and Women.
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