SA Series 2728 AV Historical Commission of Ohio, World War I Photograph Collection

              Series 2728 AV
Historical Commission of Ohio
World War I Photograph Collection
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OHIO HISTORICAL SOCIETY
State Archives Record Series
SA 2728 AV
Historical Commission of Ohio
World War I Photograph Collection
OVERVIEW OF THE SERIES
Series Number: SA 2728 AV
Creating Agency: Historical Commission of Ohio
Series Title: World War I Photograph Collection
Dates of Series: 1918
Media: Photographic
Quantity: Approximately 1300 photographs.
Location: Ohio Historical Center, Boxes 1-4 3/14/5A, Folders 1-112
Cabinet 10, 3rd Floor, Drawers 1-8, Folder 113 Cabinet 9,
5th Floor, Drawer 3
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:]
FUNCTIONS OF THE RECORD SERIES These records were created through the
Historical Commission’s collection of war records and materials relating to Ohio’s
participation in World War I.
SCOPE AND CONTENTS OF THE SERIES This series consists of approximately
1300 photographs, mostly panoramic, of military organizations and camp scenes of
World War I. The photographs were taken in 1918. Most of the photographs have