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This is an article from the Wooster Daily Record on April 20, 1989. It covered the protest, now known as the Galpin Takeover, put on by both Black and white students after a series of violent incidences against people of color on campus. Noted as a…

This 1964 Daily Record article, featuring an interview with Reverend Adams, in which he discusses his goals for the new church

1975 Daily Record photo of Second Baptist being razed in preparation for the construction of the new building

A 1975 Daily Record photo of Second Baptist's groundbreaking ceremony for the new church, featuring Rev. Leroy Adams and Rufus Thompson

2012 Daily Record photograph of the Bogner Construction Company dismantling the original Second Baptist building for storage

This is a unique example of the kinds of non-agricultural exhibits held at the fair. Such exhibits were crucial to the fiscal life of the fair- it was the link that brought agriculturalists and agricultural lay people into one place at one time to…

This 1917 Wooster Daily Republican article describes an incident in which several College of Wooster students broke into a German classroom and removed the head from a portrait of Kaiser Wilhelm.

Wooster Electric Company Ad proclaiming, "Women must find time to help the nation," appeared in the Wooster Daily Republicanin 1917

Displayed is a cover of the 1966-1967 Yearbook from the Knesseth Israel Temple.

The obituary traces Bever’s interesting family history as he emigrated to the United States from Ireland after leaving Germany for unspecified religious reasons. The article also details the origin of the confusion about his family name, which still…

The Wooster Republican's announcement of the dedication of Second Baptist Church in 1894

The Willard Society, an all-female literary group, gave accounts of their previous meetings each week in The Wooster Voice. Their announcements included the names of the different talks and reviews and the names of the women who gave them.

The Special Edition describes the story of the fire and how the college responded. A lengthy section was devoted to listing how many people and organizations had donated and how people could continue to help.

The association lamented the loss of their bible teacher, Mary Irish, and resolved to always remember the sisters’ exemplary personalities.

This is a map of the Wayne-Holmes County Amish Settlement in Ohio.

This is an image of a corn and hay field taken at the Yoder's Amish home.

This is an image of an Amish vegetable patch at the Yoder's Amish home.

This is an image of an Amish Windmill water pump in the foreground and a red Amish barn in the background.

An image of an Amish barn as seen on the Yoder's Amish Home Tour.

A 1917 Committee on Public Information poster featuring an inhuman looking German soldier and the words, "Beat back the Hun with Liberty Bonds!"

A 1917 Committee on Public Information propaganda poster depicting a German soldier as a monstrous ape featuring the words, "Destroy this Mad Brute."

The map shows the land used for organic production in the United States in 2007, according to the U.S. Census of Agriculture.

In 1898, David Freedlander’s health began failing. He thought it would be best for his health if he returned to Europe for some time, so he applied for a passport in 1898. He later died while making the voyage, leaving Freedlander’s Department store…

Photoraph of James and Madeleine Caldwell's 1933 patent for the colored rubber dustpan

1942 Wartime Production Board poster proclaiming "America needs your scrap rubber" and describing what military products that rubber is used to produce

Front page of transcript of Dr. Lord's Inaugural Address

Front page of a pamphlet recording President Lord's Inaugural Address.

Part of Dr. Lord's speech when he reveals that the University "shall be open to students of both the sexes."

Charles E. Thorne started working at the OAES as a foreman right after graduating college. When he noticed the station was not near as large or successful as it could have been (mostly due to its location in Columbus), the young man started sharing…

Building a strong campus for the OARDC in Wooster took many years. The first building on campus is pictured here, erected in spring 1893.