Roy L. Ray papers, 1978-1988.

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Roy L. Ray papers, 1978-1988.

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The papers contain materials relating to Roy Ray's term as Mayor of the City of Akron and a small amount of material related to his tenure as an Ohio State Senator. The papers would be of value for the study of mayoral campaigns and the daily activities of the Mayor of Akron during the early 1980s. The papers contain campaign manuals and budgets of the 1979 and 1983 mayoral campaigns. It also includes photographs of Ray campaigning, although there are many fewer for the 1983 campaign than for the 1979 campaign. There are also photographs of Ray performing mayoral duties, such as handing out proclamations and cutting ribbons. However, many of these photographs do not include identification of the event or the people in the photograph. The collection also includes budgets and plans for the city of Akron from 1980 projected through to 1988. Lacking from the collection is official correspondence to and from the mayor's office. Ray's official Senate correspondence is also absent.

3 cubic feet.

University of Akron, Bierce Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7903042

University of Akron, Bierce Library

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Ray, Roy L. (Roy Lee), 1939-

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Roy Ray spent much of his life serving the City of Akron. He began his career as a research analyst at the City of Akron Service Department in 1969. He became Deputy Service Director in 1971, moved on to Public Utilities Commissioner in 1973, became Budget Director in 1975 and then Finance Director in 1977. In 1980, he launched a successful bid to become Mayor of Akron, where he served until 1984. After losing his bid for a second term as mayor in 1983, Ray went on to campaign for and win a seat...