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planned with Ohio State University
Broadcasting station and is being of-
fered each Tuesday afternoon over WOSU.
This series, which is pro-
fessional in caliber, has attracted wide
attention and is being rebroadcast by
several additional stations. Dr. William
D. Overman, as historian, deserves
credit for the exhaustive research which
has made these broadcasts unique
up to the present time.
As of January 1, 1940, two members of
the staff--Mr. Howard R.
Goodwin, registrar and staff artist, and
Mr. Alfred Johns, day watchman,
were retired under the age limit
provision of the Society. Because of a
shortage in funds for personal service,
these two positions have not been
filled. It is hoped that this may be
done later in the year. In this con-
nection, it may be timely to mention the
fact that the State appropriation
for the present biennium is not adequate
for the satisfactory operation of
the Museum, a situation which we trust
may be corrected for the next
biennium. Incidentally, the duties of
the registrar at present are being
taken over by the several curators of
the departments, while Mr. P. F.
Mooney, a recent addition to the staff
is filling the position of day watchman
temporarily, and is rendering a
much-needed service in conducting groups
through the Museum.
This report should not be closed without
acknowledging the ines-
timable asset which W.P.A. assistance
has been to the Museum. Mr. A.
Otto Steele, as supervisor, has shown
himself to be a man of exceptional
ability and character. The services of
the W.P.A. have been as follows:
Archaeology: assistance in
bibliographical research; preparation of loan
collections and reproduction of
specimens; Ohio history: preparation of
exhibits and printing of labels; Natural
history: preparation of maps and
records; Cabinet shop: construction of
display cases, preparation of exhibit
rooms and construction of storage
cabinets, etc.
In closing, I wish to state that Dr.
Harlow Lindley, Secretary, Editor
and Librarian, and his staff, have been
uniformly helpful throughout the
year in every situation and to this I
attribute the fact that the Museum
has been able to accomplish even more
during the past year, I think, than
any preceding one. I trust that you will
feel that we have done the best we
could with what facilities we have had.
H. C. SHETRONE, Director.
List of Accessions
Accessions to the archaeological and
historical collections of the
Society herewith listed, have been
acknowledged and recorded, and placed
on exhibition or stored, as seemed most
desirable. All are gifts unless
otherwise noted.
228 OHIO ARCHAEOLOGICAL AND HISTORICAL
QUARTERLY
Department of
History
Item Donor Address
Collection of
daguerreotypes
and tintypes Mrs.
J. S. Harrell Indian
River City, Fla.
Homespun
linen Blanch
Tipton Rings Columbus,
Ohio
Pkg. of block
matches Dr.
E. C. Mills Columbus,
Ohio
Carpet
sweeper Mrs.
H. P. Thomas Columbus,
Ohio
Model of
cider press Prof.
E. H. Beach Columbus,
Ohio
Portrait of
John Craig and
engraving
"Men of Progress" Dean
E. A. Hitchcock Columbus,
Ohio
Wooden
spindles John
Covan Columbus,
Ohio
Prayer book
and papers Mrs.
Lillian Thompson Columbus,
Ohio
Powder flask
and shot flask Glenn
V. Wagner Columbus,
Ohio
Jig-saw Mr.
and Mrs. R. W. Magly Columbus, Ohio
Books,
earthenware, and
china Mr. and Mrs. Wm. T.
Heilman Columbus,
Ohio
Bank notes Mrs.
Raymond Shoemaker Columbus,
Ohio
Parasols,
hymn book Mary
T. Bowen Hollywood,
Cal.
Gear wheels
from old mill Dr.
A. C. Dunlap Cadiz,
Ohio
Well hook Ross
E. Hedges Cadiz,
Ohio
Elgin watch Mrs.
W. H. Kear Columbus,
Ohio
Ohio pottery Prof.
A. S. Watts Ohio
State University
Toy cook
stove* Genevieve
F. Clark Columbus,
Ohio
Election
tickets E.
Liverpool Historical
Society E.
Liverpool, Ohio
Surgical
instruments Dr.
E. C. Mills Columbus,
Ohio
Edison
phonograph and records Mr.
and Mrs. Wm. R.
Bennett Columbus,
Ohio
Token C.
L. Weaver Columbus,
Ohio
Carpet
stretcher J.
S. Waite Columbus,
Ohio
Oil painting
and photographs
of Columbus
Fire Department Columbus Fire
Dept. Columbus, Ohio
Model of
block-house and
covered wagon Amy
H. Brown Toledo,
Ohio
Surgical
instruments Dr.
R. S. Conner Des
Moines, Iowa
Photograph Margaret
B. Church Urbana,
Ohio
Historical
collection:
costumes,
china, etc. Dr.
C. E. Rice Alliance,
Ohio
Syrup jug Ella
Bowden New
Vienna, Ohio
Photograph Oberlin
College Oberlin,
Ohio
Gas iron M.
B. Binning Columbus,
Ohio
Photograph Charles
Justice Columbus,
Ohio
Civil War
flag Mrs.
Sidney Young Marion,
Ohio
French
bayonet John
Randall Columbus,
Ohio
Erie and
Kalamazoo R. R.
notes H.
S. Bissell Toledo,
Ohio
Wooden fork John
J. Carner Columbus,
Ohio
Coffee mill,
candle-mold,
steelyards Mrs.
W. A. Rubrecht Columbus,
Ohio
Cartridge box Mrs.
John S. Crabb Columbus,
Ohio
Civil War
collection F.
W. Hart Akron,
Ohio
* Indicates
loan.
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Item Donor Address
Steelyards John
R. Horst Lancaster,
Ohio
Cooper's
tools Margaret
E. Lautenklos Chillicothe,
Ohio
Hair jewelry Mrs.
W. H. Sawyer Columbus,
Ohio
Pewter
platter and portraits Elizabeth
Jenkins Mt.
Pleasant, Ohio
Watchmaker's
bench Mr.
and Mrs. Clarence
Oglesbee London,
Ohio
Typewriter Campus
Martius Museum Marietta,
Ohio
Surveying
instruments Chas.
A. Hochenedel Fremont,
Ohio
Sleighbells C.
H. Zipf Columbus,
Ohio
Watchmaker's
tools Wm.
J. Nonnenmacher Columbus,
Ohio
Shoemaker's
tools J.
R. Edelblute Columbus,
Ohio
Shoemaker's
tools* P.
A. Gauschemann Columbus,
Ohio
Shoemaker's
tools Greiner's
Shoe Store Columbus,
Ohio
Shoes Chas.
O. Graham Columbus,
Ohio
Scissors,
hand-made Mrs.
Helen Curry Columbus,
Ohio
Watchmaker's
lathe wheels A.
Dupps Columbus,
Ohio
Gun J.
C. Campbell Columbus,
Ohio
Watchmaker's
lathe Wm.
F. Savage Columbus,
Ohio
Vase Joseph
Slight Columbus,
Ohio
Watchmaker's
tools Geo.
Schneider Columbus,
Ohio
Rifles* Harold
Barnhart Chillicothe,
Ohio
Watchmaker's
tools J.
J. Boesch Columbus,
Ohio
Watchmaker's
tools Carl
Moehlenpah Columbus,
Ohio
Watches H.
J. Heimberger Columbus,
Ohio
Sheffield
Razor Thomas
Foster Columbus,
Ohio
Scarf-pin
removed by
tracheotomy Mrs. Charlotte Reeve
Conover Dayton,
Ohio
Cello, made
in Ohio before 1817 Mary
Scott Washington,
D. C.
Baby carriage Helen
G. Plumb Columbus,
Ohio
Civil War
flag and documents Walter
A. Stafford Oakland,
California
Department of
Archaeology
Indian
lacrosse raquette Elmer
G. Spahr Columbus,
Ohio
Indian pestle Robert
Findlay Columbus,
Ohio
Potsherds
from Greenup
County,
Kentucky A.
C. Spetnagel Chillicothe,
Ohio
Archaeological
specimens Mrs.
C. S. Plumb Klamath
Falls, Oregon
Flint disks Irvin
Peithman Carbondale,
Illinois
Two stone
celts and a stone
gorget J.
B. Sanders Not
stated
Thirty-three
arrowheads William Taylor Millersport,
Ohio
Rawhide lasso Henry
F. Juerin Not
stated
Archaeological
specimens Mrs.
E. B. Thomas Columbus,
Ohio
Three casts
of petroglyphs Randall
Ragan Columbus,
Ohio
Flint from
Peoria, Oklahoma Fred
Ulrich Galena,
Kansas
Flint from
Cumberland, Md. Frank
Wisman Cumberland,
Maryland
Flint from
New York, Penn-
sylvania, and
Vermont William A. Ritchie, Ro-
chester
Museum of Arts
and
Sciences Rochester, New
York
Pottery
vessel from the South-
west Miss Florence
Murdoch Cincinnati, Ohio
* Indicates
loan.
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HISTORICAL QUARTERLY
Next in the order of business came the
annual report of the
Secretary, which follows.
REPORT OF THE SECRETARY OF THE OHIO
STATE
ARCHAEOLOGICAL AND HISTORICAL SOCIETY
To the Trustees and Members of the Ohio
State Archaeological and
Historical Society:
The Secretary presents to the Board of
Trustees and members of the
Society his seventh annual report for
the year ending March 31, 1940, it
being the annual report for the
fifty-fourth year of the Society.
I. Secretarial Duties
Since the Annual Meeting held April 7,
1939, the trustees have held
three regular meetings and the Executive
Committee four called meetings.
During the year the Secretary has given
more than the usual attention
to local historical society interests in
the State. He has assisted personally
in the organization of two new societies
during the year and has visited by
request and corresponded with a number
of others. We now have a record
of fifty-six regional and county
historical societies in the State. In ad-
dition to speaking in Ohio the Secretary
was on the program of the
annual meeting of the American
Historical Association which met in
Washington, D. C., December 28-30, 1939,
and is on the program of the
Pennsylvania Federation of Historical
Societies which meets at Harrisburg,
April 11, and the annual meeting of the
Mississippi Valley Historical
Association which will meet at Omaha,
Nebraska, May 2-4.
The total membership as of April 1,
1940, was 658, as compared with
734 one year ago. The members are
classified as follows: One Patron,
two sustaining members, thirteen
contributing members, 262 annual mem-
bers, and 380 life members. During the
year the Society has added one
life member, one sustaining member, four
contributing members and 45
annual members, making a total of 51 new
members. Yet with these ad-
ditions there was a net loss of 76
members. This is a situation which
should claim the attention of all our
members. While a large list of mem-
bers is not necessarily desirable yet in
a state with the population of Ohio,
there should be a minimum of 1000
members. A number of our states
with a less population and less
spectacular history have state societies with
even a larger membership. The QUARTERLY
is being mailed to 1195 persons
and institutions, and Museum Echoes to
1522.
The terms of Arthur C. Johnson, Sr.,
George Florence, and Albert C.
Spetnagel, as trustees elected by the
Society's members, expire this year.
In this connection mention should be
made of the death of Mrs. Anna
Young of Zanesville who was serving her
first term as a trustee of the
Society. While Mrs. Young had attended
only two meetings of the Board