2018-08-08 Preliminary Inventory of the William Ditman Papers, 1993-2007 SPEC.HRL.0003 Finding aid prepared by Courtney Bishop and Nicole Miller Ohio State University Libraries Special Collections
1858 Neil Avenue Columbus, OH, 43210
2018 July

New cat record needed

 This finding aid was produced using the Archivists' Toolkit 2019-10-02T14:39-0400 English Describing Archives: A Content Standard William Ditman Papers SPEC.HRL.0003 Ohio State University Libraries Special Collections 2.86 Cubic feet 1993-2007 In 1993, William Ditman traveled to Orenburg, Russia looking for business opportunities while working for American Electric Power Company. Subsequent trips were primarily for exchange programs he was working on. As of 2018, he has made fifteen trips to Orenburg to continue building the relationship between Lancaster and Orenburg State University. The William Ditman Papers contains scrapbooks, photographs, t-shirts, sweatshirt, and a hat regarding Ditman's work with Orenburg State University in Orenburg, Russia. A box made of Ural stone along with two VHS videocassettes titled: “Lycum Four” and “Orenburg Region Abdulino City Moy Gymnazia No 1” are also included. Material is dated 1993-2007. (2) cartons and (1) flat box English Ditman, William D. Orenburgskii gosudarstvennyi universitet. Arrangement of Materials

This collection is unprocessed. Materials are arranged in the order received.

 Acquisitions Information

Accession No. HRL.2018.0020: William Ditman, 2018 May; Accession No. HRL.2019.0017: William Ditman, 2019 April.

 Preferred Citation

[identification of item], William Ditman Papers, SPEC.HRL.0003, Hilandar Research Library, Ohio State University

 Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements

VHS videocassettes

 Access to Materials

Materials in this collection are available for use, but may be used in the Thompson Library Special Collections reading room only. Audio/visual materials and computer media may need a use copy produced before access is allowed.

 Use of Materials

Materials in this collection may be protected by copyright, and are made available for research and educational purposes. In general, the OSU Libraries do not own the copyright for materials from our collections and cannot grant copyright permissions for these materials. The user is responsible for making a final determination of copyright status. If copyright protection applies, permission must be obtained from the copyright holder to reuse, publish, or reproduce the work beyond the bounds of fair use or other exceptions to the law. Works in the public domain are not protected by copyright and do not require permission to use.

 Processing Information

This collection is unprocessed; finding aid written by: Courtney Bishop, 2018 July and Nicole Miller, May 2019

 Biographical Note

In 1993, William Ditman traveled to Orenburg, Russia looking for business opportunities while working for American Electric Power Company. Subsequent trips were primarily for exchange programs he was working on. At the time, Ditman lived in Lancaster, Ohio and he and his wife connected his community with people in Orenburg. In 1995, Victor Bondarenko invited Ditman to Orenburg to speak with students in the business department, after which he was named Honored Professor. As of 2018, he has made fifteen trips to Orenburg to continue building the relationship between Lancaster and Orenburg State University.

 Scope and Contents

The William Ditman Papers contains scrapbooks, photographs, t-shirts, sweatshirt, and a hat regarding Ditman's work with Orenburg State University in Orenburg, Russia. This includes work with the Collegiate Sertoma Club, which organized annual conventions. A box made of Ural stone along with two VHS videocassettes titled: “Lycum Four” and “Orenburg Region Abdulino City Moy Gymnazia No 1” are also included. Material is dated 1993-2007.

 Ditman, William D. Orenburgskii gosudarstvennyi universitet. College student development programs Educational exchanges--Ohio Educational exchanges--Russia--Orenburg Photographs Scrapbooks Sweatshirts T-shirts VHS Accession No. HRL.2018.0020 0.46 Cubic feet 1993-2007 Orenburg State University scrapbooks Accession No. HRL.2018.0020.001 1993-1996, 2003 Delegation from Orenburg, Russia scrapbook Accession No. HRL.2018.0020.001 1994 Delegation from Orenburg, Russia photograph folder Accession No. HRL.2018.0020.001 1994 Sertoma in Russia photographs Accession No. HRL.2018.0020.001 2004-2007 Exchange program photograph Accession No. HRL.2018.0020.001 2003 Accession No. HRL.2019.0017 2.4 Cubic feet 1995-2005 (2) cartons Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements

VHS videocassettes

 Scope and Contents

This accession contains t-shirts, sweatshirts, and a baseball hat for the Orenburg State University Sertoma Club. A box made of Ural stone along with two VHS videocassettes titled: “Lycum Four” and “Orenburg Region Abdulino City Moy Gymnazia No 1” are included. Materials date 1995-2005.

 Orenburg/USA sweatshirt Accession No. HRL.2019.0017.001 1995 Orenburg State University sweatshirt Accession No. HRL.2019.0017.001 undated Orenburg State University T-shirt Accession No. HRL.2019.0017.001 undated Orenburg State University/Creative Solutions T-shirt Accession No. HRL.2019.0017.001 undated Fairfield County Arts Alliance t-shirt Accession No. HRL.2019.0017.001 undated Russian Sertoma Club t-shirt Accession No. HRL.2019.0017.001 2002 Orenburg conference baseball hat Accession No. HRL.2019.0017.002 2005 May 6-8 Orenburg Region Abdulino City Moy Gymnazia No 1. Accession No. HRL.2019.0017.002 2005 Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements

VHS videocassette

 Lycum Four Accession No. HRL.2019.0017.002 undated Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements

VHS videocassette

 Ural stone box Accession No. HRL.2019.0017.002 undated