SUMMIT COUNTY CHAPTER
of the Ohio Genealogical Society
P O Box 2232 Akron OH 44309-2232
e-mail: summitogs@yahoo.com

 

Holdings in Archives at University of Akron

        The University of Akron Archives in the basement of the old Polsky building on Main St. in Akron is part of the American History Research Center network of eight archives which collect historical records such as personal papers and records of local governments, businesses, labor unions and civic organizations.  The Akron archives cover Summit, Stark, Ashland, Coshocton, Holmes, Portage, Richland, Tuscarawas and Wayne counties.
    If yout think any of these resources might help you, call (330) 972-9780 to see what is available or visit Archival Services, Room LL10,  at the Polsky Building.  Hours are 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday.
    Finding aids for the holdings eventually will be on the Archives web site:

Summit County Records
    Here is a partial listing of local government records for Summit County::

Probate Records microfilmed by the L.D.S. Church in 1972:
Birth Index                                                                            1869-1908
Death Index                                                                          1870-1908
Birth Records 1866-1908
Death Records                                                                      1870-1908
Administration Dockets                                                          1846-1888
Index to Estates                                                                    1840-1944
Index to Guardianships                                                          1840-1929
Index to Administrations Vol. 1 - no date
Record of Wills                                                                      1840-1887
Marriage Records                                                                   1840-1943
Marriage Record Application                                                    1861-1865 Application Book C
Guardianship Docket                                                               1840-1876
Guardianship Appointments                                                     1881-1885
Probate Court Journal                                                              1852-1886

Summit County
Local Government Records; Board of County Commssioners:
Indigent Soldier Burial Records,                                                188 - 1896
Infirmary County Home Journal,                                                1913-1943
Surplus Revenue Fund Journal,                                                 1837-1857
Board of Railroad Appraisers and Assessors:
R.R. Appraisement Record,                                                      1891-1910

Clerk of Courts:
Court of Common Pleas: Civil Division:
Appearance Docket                                                                 1840-1852
Federal Census Schedule                                                        1880
Journal                                                                                   1840-1852
Plaintiff Index                                                                          1840-1870

Justice of the Peace:
Civil Docket, Green Township:                                                  1839-1841
Civil Docket, Northampton Tiqp.                                                1907-1936
Civil Docket, Springfield Twp.                                                    1909-1912
Civil Docket, Tallmadge Twp.                                                    1875-1932
Criminal Docket, Tallmadge Twp.                                              1878-1932 & 1936

Probate Court
Complete Record                                                                    1840-1927 not inclusive
Feeble Minded & Epilepsy Record                                            1904-1910 not inclusive
Guardian Record                                                                     1841-1850
                                                                                             1853-1874
Guardian Record of Accounts                                                  1896-1901
Inventory & Sale Bill Record                                                    1883-1903 not inclusive
Inventory & Appraisempnt Records                                          1933-1937
Journal                                                                                  1852-1925
Lunacy Record                                                                      1875-1922
Marriage Record                                                                    1840-1865
Naturalization Records                                                           1859-1906
Petition Record                                                                      1852-1921
Will Records                                                                         1840-1967
Microfilm                                                                              1887-1909

Supreme Court
Minutes                                                                                1842-1851
Record .                                                                               1842-1846

County Auditor
Annual Financial Statement                                                    1864-
Misc.Records not inclusive                                                     1857-1889
  (including Militia Rolls, Enumeration of Sailors & Marines ,Volunteer Lists & other materials)
Scrapbook of tax rates                                                           1874-1969
Soldiers Relief Cash. Book                                                     1896-1903
Soldiers Relief Disbursement List                                            1902-1903
Soldiers Relief Record                                                            1887-1888
Transfer Record                                                                     1840-1871
                                                                                           1876-1931

County Coroner
Record of Coroner's Inquests                                                   1882-1922

County Engineer
Road Records; Proceedings, etc.                                            1838-1892

County Home
Miscellaneous Records, including                                            1880-1968
admissions, discharges, financial

County Sheriff
Correspondence                                                                     1923-1933

County Treasurer
Inheritance Tax settlement                                                      1928-1945
Return of delinquent taxes 1928
Tax duplicates                                                                       1846-1900

Soldiers Relief Commission
Relief Record in Minute Book                                                 1892-1955

Municipalities in Summit County
Council Correspondence Files                                                1866-1938
Index to Council Minutes                                                       1908-1914
Letter Register                                                                      1902-1917
Minutes                                                                                1926-1972
Ordinances & Resolutions                                                     1965-1972
Sewer Contracts                                                                   1870-1903
Akron: Mayor's Court Civil Docket                                          1887-1892
Mayor's Court Criminal Docket                                               1883-1911
Mayor's Court Criminal Docket                                               1922-1923
Criminal Docket Calendar                                                      1893-1911
Intoxication Docket                                                               1891-1919
State Criminal Docket                                                           1884-1911
Vagrancy Docket                                                                  1886 & 1897
Akron: Municipal Court Calendar                                           1920-1940
Municipal Court Civil Docket                                                  1920-1931
Coventry Twp. Civil Docket                                                  1862-1920
Portage Twp. Civil Docket                                                      1882-1917
Coventry Twp. Criminal Docket                                            1864-1923
Judges Docket                                                                     1930&1933-1934

Akron: Justice of the Peace:
Civil Docket                                                                         1904-1919
Criminal Docket                                                                   1912-1916 & 1919
Police Court
Calendar                                                                             1912-1919
Criminal Docket                                                                   1911-1919
State Criminal Docket                                                          1912-1919
Treasurer:
Expense Ledger                                                                  1872-1875 & 1893

Municipalities:

Kenmore
Minutes, Board of Public Affairs                                            1915-1928
Justice of the Peace, Civil Docket                                         1920-1929
Criminal Docket                                                                  1921-1928
Mayor's Court Civil Docket                                                   1908-1916
Criminal Docket                                                                  1910-1928

Middlebury
Council Minutes/Ordinances                                                1838-1872

Portage Township:
Board of Trustees Minutes                                                  1856-1901

There are other miscellaneous records for Summit County, but not of genealogical value.
This account was copied from lists of archival records in March 1992 by the late Marilyn Kovatch, a former president of the Summit County Chapter of the Ohio Genealogical Society.

This is meant to be an aid to research and not an absolute complete-listing of everything available at the Archives.
 
 



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