Papers, 1888-1984, (bulk 1912-1984) | WorldCat.org (original) (raw)

Summary:The majority of the collection consists of Otto D. Donnell's Ohio Oil Company and personal scrapbooks (1925-1952), which contain newspaper clippings, correspondence, photographs, and programs. Included are company golf party scrapbooks relating to the company's extensive public relations efforts. There are also family scrapbooks (1916-1984), biographical material, correspondence, speeches, awards, certificates, pins, and buttons of all three Donnells relating mainly to their careers. There are only a few records of the Ohio Oil Company, including miscellaneous financial (1894-1926) and legal (1888-1916) records. Also included are photographs of the Donnells, the Ohio Oil and the Marathon Oil Companies, filling stations, and John D. Rockefeller. In addition there are files relating to the Hancock County Museum in Findlay, Ohio