The McDougle Center, located in the Northwest State Community College Library, was built in 2002 and dedicated to President Emeritus Dr. Larry McDougle and his wife Ruth. Home to Northwest State's rare books and local and regional historical collections, the McDougle Center serves as a research and special collections room that is open to both students and the community.
Collections that are on display in the McDougle Center include personal papers and photographs from historical families and political leaders from the area; The Julian and Emelia (Freytag) Kryder Collection contains a complete four year set of Civil War letters, Ohio Senate state papers of Sen. George Kryder (1918-24), and newspapers from the Civil War era, a 1932 newspaper with a story presenting an historical perspective on an adult female abduction in 1842 by Native Americans, and a nearly complete set of Luthers Werke printed editions ranging from the early to mid 1800s. There is also a special focus on Black Swamp's Native American, settlement, and development (drainage) history. A more recent focus has been an emphasis on German immigration history and culture as it pertains to the local area.
As a result of Northwest State's recent involvement in creating the Ohio War of 1812 Bicentennial Commission, there is an extensive collection of primary and secondary source materials on this national event, of which Northwest Ohio played an important national and international role.
The McDougle Center is open during regular library hours. If you are interested in studying the collections available in the McDougle Center, please make an appointment with Pete Wilhelm, Coordinator of Historic Preservation, to ensure the material and room is available.
Pete Wilhelm
Coordinator of Historic Preservation
(419) 267-1217
pwhilhelm@northweststate.edu
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An online resource that may also be helpful is Ancestry Library Edition. This website contains wide-ranging collections of information for conducting genealogical and local history research. These collections include: digitized images of the United States Federal Census from 1790 forward; the American Genealogical Biographical Index; Passenger and Immigration Lists Index; United Kingdom and United States Directories 1680-1830; court, land and probate records; and many other resources. |
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