Collections

Results by Letter

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Karam, Adib

Range: 1925 - 1985 Size: 6 cubic feet Record Group:

Materials dealing with Dr. Karam's volunteer work with people around the world, including: Project Hope, Africa, Navajo Indians, Vietnam, Middle East, Alaska, San Quentin, California Institute for Women, and Southeast Asia. Included are certificates, diaries, slides, photographs, maps, newspaper and journal articles, correspondence, manuscripts, booklets, and brochures.

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Kiwanis Club of Akron

Range: 1916 - 1990 Size: 25 cubic feet Record Group: 99/108

Many of the Kiwanis Club activities focused around civil service and patriotic objectives. Materials relate to the club's history, its organization, financial information, membership, activities, and relationships to other organizations.

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Knight, Charles M. and Family

Range: 1849 - 1940 Size: 21 cubic feet Record Group:

Personal letters, diaries, journals, business papers, photographs, and artifacts relating to Charles M. Knight, professor of natural sciences at Buchtel College, and family members Joel Knight, Jr., Fanny Maria Duncan Knight, Sophie Knight McCollester, Eva Knight Greenwood, Colonel William Henry (Hal) Greenwood, Susan Helen Knight, Esther Knight Guild, and Mary Knight Dutton. There is also a small amount of publications, flyers, and other documents from sources outside the family.

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Knight, John S.

Range: 1921 - 1981 Size: 100 cubic feet Record Group: 99/110

Biographical information on Knight and family members, correspondence, articles, news clippings, editorials, scrapbooks, photographs, phonotapes, phonodisks, films, speeches, materials relating to hobbies (particularly horse-breeding and golf), charitable activities, awards and honors, and artifacts.

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Collections in Archival Services are classified by the following ways:

• University Archives contain historical resources that document the history and development of The University of Akron and its predecessor institutions.
• Special Collections contains personal papers of local families/individuals and organizational records of local organizations/businesses.  Strengths of the collection are primary and secondary sources documenting the history of the rubber industry, lighter-than-air flight, and Ohio canals. Special collections also include local government records for a nine county region.
• Book collections include rare books and books documenting the history of the university, the region, and special topics.  All cataloged books are included in the UA Libraries Catalog.