World War I Stereoview Collection

              SA Series 1947 AV
Historical Commission of Ohio
World War I Stereoview Collection
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OHIO HISTORICAL SOCIETY
State Archives Record Series
SA 1947 AV
Historical Commission of Ohio
World War I Stereoview Collection
OVERVIEW OF THE SERIES
Series Number: SA 1947 AV
Creating Agency: Historical Commission of Ohio
Series Title: World War I Stereoview Collection
Dates of Series: Ca. 1914 -1919
Media: Stereoviews
Quantity: 0.60 Cubic Feet
Location: Ohio Historical Center
AGENCY BACKGROUND
The Historical Commission of Ohio was appointed by Governor James M. Cox in
February 1918, as the official agency of the state for the collection and preservation of
records and materials pertaining to Ohio’s part in World War I. Governor Cox appointed
nineteen members, mostly professors of history in the colleges of Ohio. The Commission
worked under a cooperative agreement with the Ohio State Archaeological and
Historical Society (now the Ohio Historical Society). The Commission was
headquartered within the Society’s building in Columbus, Ohio and with the approval of
the Governor’s Office, its collections were stored in the collection facilities of the Society.
With Columbus, Ohio serving as the centralized collection point for the war records, the
Historical Commission of Ohio also appointed Chairmen of county branches of the
Commission. These Chairmen were charged with the responsibility of collecting war
records and materials on a community level and then forwarding them on to Columbus.
Source:
Schlesinger, Arthur M. Report of the Chairman of the Historical Commission of Ohio,
September 25, 1918. Columbus, Ohio, 1918. [Call number Ohio Docs OY H 64.2:]