MS-167
FRANK GEHLE COLLECTION
INTRODUCTION
MS-167, the Frank Gehle Collection, was accessioned into the Flesh Public Library Archives and Special Collections on July 27, 2007. The collection is comprised of newspaper clippings, taken from two scrapbooks, including his reminiscences, a few photos, and a testament - The Nature and Design of the Lord’s Supper, a small book owned by Mrs. Gehle’s sister, Ida, who died at age eight. (Mrs. Gehle died at age 88 on July 27, 1968.)
SCOPE AND CONTENTS
MS-167, the Frank Gehle Collection, is contained in one Gaylord box consisting of 4 Series and 21 file folders. The collection covers the years when Frank Gehle was Chief of Police for Piqua, Ohio, from 1903 to 1936. The collection is organized as follows:
SERIES 1 – Photographs
SERIES 2 – Reminiscences and other documents
SERIES 3 – Piqua Daily Call articles collected from two Scrapbooks
SERIES 4 – Books/testaments
CONTAINER LISTING
BOX 1
SERIES 1 – PHOTOGRAPHS
FILE
1. Chief Frank Gehle and the Piqua Police Force, c. 1930
2. “Salvation Corner” – Public Square, Piqua, c. 1930 (Chief Gehle is next to two ladies in front)
3. Police Chief Gehle in front of Piqua City Building upon his retirement with unidentified men and women – January 7, 1937
SERIES 2 – REMINISCENCES AND OTHER DOCUMENTS
FILE
4. Chief Frank Gehle’s Reminiscences – 1902-1937
5 Letter from Frank Gehle to Judges of Awards, True Detective Mystery Magazine, New York City, March 14, 1938
6 Letter from Frank Gehle to John F. Schiller Advertising, Director, True Detective, New York City
7. Letter to Frank Gehle from the Acting Secretary to the President, White House, Washington, D.C. – July 21, 1903
8. Reminiscences by George (Pop) Sank, Columbus, Ohio, dedicated to Charles W. Magee, Piqua, N.D.
9. Telegram in German from Piqua notifying someone in Germany that they are well and safe from the flood (Gehle’s family – 1913)
10. Tribute to Frank Gehle upon his retirement as Chief of Police from his officers – signed by: Noah Studebaker, John Evans, Frank Strickling, Edward Henderson, Edward Evans, Charles Sauer, Robert D. McNeal, and Earl Pursell, June, 1937
11. Tribute to Frank Gehle upon his retirement as Chief of Police from City Manager F.R. Buechner – Dec. 31, 1936
12. Letter to Frank Gehle from City Manager F.R. Buechner, acknowledging his resignation as Chief of Police – December 4, 1936
13. Letter from Frank Gehle to City Manager F.R. Buechner requesting to be retired as Chief of Police – December 4, 1936
14. Contract between Frank Gehle and Stanhope Boal, John A. Heiser, as Chief of Police, city of Piqua – July 13, 1903
15. Letter from Chief Gehle to citizens of Piqua, August 6, 1934, concerning a response to an editorial in the Piqua Daily Call questioning the ability of the Piqua Police Department to solve crime
16. Letter to the City Council from the Board of Public Safety – April 29th, 1904, concerning Chief Gehle’s allegedly being seen in a place where intoxicating liquors were sold.
SERIES 2 – REMINISCENCES AND OTHER DOCUMENTS
FILE
17. A card written to “Papa” Gehle on his 42nd birthday from his 3 “piggies.”- N.D.
18. A recipe for rheumatism medicine – N.D.
19. Parts of letters – incomplete – N.D.
SERIES 3 – PIQUA DAILY CALL ARTICLES COPIED FROM 2 SCRAPBOOKS ( 1903-1937)
FILE
20. Miscellaneous articles about Frank Gehle from the Piqua Daily Call, 1903-1937
SERIES 4 – BOOKS/TESTAMENTS
FILE
21. Small book, The Nature and Design of the Lord’s Supper, testament of Mrs. Gehle’s sister, Ida, who died at age 8