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Speaker series to highlight history of ‘Wholly Toledo’ businesses
In conjunction with its current exhibition “Wholly Toledo: The Business and Industry That Shaped the City,” The University of Toledo’s Ward M. Canaday Center for Special Collections will present a series of talks by local experts on the history of several businesses that have been important to Toledo’s economic development.
The free, public talks will be held at 3 p.m. in the Canaday Center on the fifth floor of Carlson Library.
The schedule will be:
• Wednesday, March 16, 2011: Jack Paquette, a retired Owens-Illinois vice president and author of several books about Ohio’s glass industry, will speak on the early history of Owens-Illinois. He will sign copies of two of his glass histories, The Glassmakers, Revisited (2010) and Blowpipes (2002), as well as his memoir about northwest Ohio, A Boy’s Journey Through the Great Depression (2005). Copies of his books will be for sale at the event.
• Wednesday, March 23: Charles Hartlage, author of The Story of the Dana Corporation (2004), will talk about the history of Dana.
• Wednesday, March 30: Robert Terry, author of Honest Weight: The Story of Toledo Scale (2000), who will speak on the history of Toledo Scale and sign copies of his book, which will be for sale at the event.
• Wednesday, April 6: Bill Hamilton, a writer and media consultant who is the retired media relations leader for Owens Corning, will talk about the history of Owens Corning.
• Wednesday, April 13: Marjorie Waterfield, local historian, will speak on the history of DeVilbiss Co. perfumizers.
A reception will follow each presentation. The series of talks and the exhibition are made possible, in part, by a grant from the Ohio Humanities Council, a state affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities.
“Wholly Toledo: The Business and Industry That Shaped the City” will be on display in the Canaday Center through Friday, Aug. 12. The free, public exhibit can be seen Monday through Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.
For more information, contact Barbara Floyd, director, Ward M. Canaday Center for Special Collections, 419.530.2170.
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