2018-10-03 Preliminary Inventory of the John W. Crawford Papers, 1938-1995 RG.42.144 Finding aid prepared by Karen Glenn Ohio State University Libraries Special Collections
1858 Neil Avenue Columbus, OH, 43210
2018 October

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 This finding aid was produced using the Archivists' Toolkit 2022-12-02T13:35-0500 English Describing Archives: A Content Standard John W. Crawford Papers RG.42.144 Ohio State University Libraries Special Collections 0.4 Cubic feet 1938-1995 (3) letter file folders; (2) two oversize folders English Crawford, John W., 1937-2017 Arrangement of Materials

Collection is unprocessed. Materials are arranged in the order received.

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 Scope and Contents

This collection contains a video recording, photographs, and other personal materials.

 Crawford, John W., 1937-2017 Accession Number UA.2017.0205 0.4 Cubic feet 1938-1995 (3) letter file folders; (2) two oversize folders Scope and Contents

1. Radio-TV press pass issued to Station WLW for access to the Radio Booth at Ohio Stadium 2. Two issues of The Columbus Dispatch that feature large, front-page coverage of OSU football, one on a win over Indiana Hoosiers with large photo of Chic Harle) and one on the crackdown on ticket scalpers.

 Eight photographs of Crawford, mostly on stage West Wall A - Noteworthy Alumni undated Two pencil drawings of Roy Bowen, former director of Stadium Theatre Flat Items 45 undated Sketch, in color, of a cover of Sun Dial Magazine Flat Items 44 undated Appearance on Ted Mack Original Amateur Hour television program Small Accessions 45 1951 March 13 Resume lists of theatre productions, mostly at OSU Small Accessions 45 1938-1995 Video recording of appearance on Ted Mack Original Amateur Hour Audio-visual Recordings 9 1951 March 13 Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements

DVD

 Accession Number UA.2021.0073 0.02 Cubic feet 1949-1953 (1) letter file folder Scope and Contents

Typed summaries of the highlights of student life on campus for each year that Crawford attended Ohio State as a student (1949-1953), written for his 25th class reunion.

 Annual summaries of highlights of student life on campus Small Accessions 73 1978 Accession Number UA.2022.0181 0.18 Cubic feet 1951-2020 (4) letter file folders, (1) oversize folder The ink drawing was based on a 1977 photograph of Hayes taken by Ken Chamberlain. Crawford used the drawing as a basis for a color poster he created for the Department of Athletics. Scope and Contents

Correspondence, news clippings, photographs and Rose Bowl memorabilia from Crawford's time as a student and alumnus. Includes an original pen drawing by Crawford of Woody Hayes.

 Separated Materials

An issue of the alumni magazine, an "O"-shaped pin, ROTC letterhead and a donation card to the Jewish Community Center in Crawford's name were all discarded.

 Clippings Small Accessions 77 1951-circa 2010 Correspondence Small Accessions 77 1951, 1952, 2017, 2020 Gallery Players program and photocopies of photographs Small Accessions 77 1972 Photographs Small Accessions 77 circa 1953, undated Rose Bowl trip memorabilia Small Accessions 77 1955 Pencil drawing of Woody Hayes Flat Items 55 undated