City of Akron, Office of the Mayor, John S. Ballard records, 1966-1979.

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City of Akron, Office of the Mayor, John S. Ballard records, 1966-1979.

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This collection of records from the Administration of John S. Ballard, Mayor of Akron, Ohio from 1966 to 1979 covers a range of topics relating to the government of Akron. It is divided into six series including Office Subject Files, Lawsuits, Boards and Commissions, Existing Boards and Commissions, Urban Aid Programs, and the Mayor's Scrapbooks. Each series is arranged alphabetically by the folder title and then chronologically. The items within each folder are arranged chronologically. Of interest in this collection are the records relating to the operation of the city including the budgets, capitol improvements, and executive orders. Also of note are special interest topics such as the civil disturbances of the late 1960s, the urban aid programs, and the correspondence resulting from Akron's Abortion Ordinance.

86.08 cubic feet.

University of Akron, Bierce Library

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University of Akron, Bierce Library

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Akron (Ohio). Mayor (1966-1979 : Ballard)

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John S. Ballard served as Mayor of the City of Akron from 1966 to 1979. He was born in Akron, Ohio on September 30, 1922 and graduated from the University of Akron in 1943. Ballard received a law degree from the University of Michigan in 1948 and went on to serve as a special agent in the Federal Bureau of Investigation until 1952. He returned to Akron to open a private law practice. Soon he reentered public service and became the Assistant City Law Director. In 1955, he ran for the office of Su...

Ballard, John S., 1922-

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