MS-121

MS-121

 

LAWRENCE OVERHOLT COLLECTION

 

INTRODUCTION

 

The Lawrence Q. Overholt Collection was accessioned into the Flesh Public Library and Special Collections on 20 April, 1989.  The donor was Maria B. Overholt, his wife.

 

This MS contains transcripts and reel to reel tapes prepared by Lawrence Overholt for broadcast over WPTW.  Originally played during the 1960’s, they constitute the first organized regular public relations effort of the Piqua City Schools.  The collection also includes a few other miscellaneous audio visual materials used by Leonard Overholt during his career as an educator.

 

This collection encompasses two Gaylord boxes containing transcripts and reel to reel tapes from 1960 to 1965.  There are no known restrictions on its use.

 

SCOPE AND CONTENTS

 

The Lawrence Q. Overholt collection is a series of tapes, transcripts and miscellaneous audio visual resources used during his career as a Piqua educator.  This collection contains 104 files in two Gaylord boxes.

 

HISTORY

 

     Lawrence Q. Overholt taught in the Piqua Schools from 1956-1976, at Nicklin and South Street Schools, and Bennett Junior High.  He also taught at Versailles High School.  He died on 13 December, 1996.

 

     He was a World War II veteran and began his teaching career in Piketon, Ohio.  He moved to Piqua in 1956 and began teaching at Nicklin and South Street schools.  He then taught OWA (Occupational Work Adjustment) at Bennett Junior High from 1972-1976.

 

     In the 1960’s he wrote and prepared these tapes as a public relations service for the Piqua City Schools.  They were broadcast over WPTW from 1960-1965. 

 

CONTAINER LISTING

 

BOX 1

File

Description

Date

1

WPTW transcript & tape

12 June 1960

2

WPTW transcript

19 June 1960

3

WPTW transcript

26 June 1960

4

WPTW transcript

3 July 1960

5

WPTW transcript

10 July 1960

6

WPTW transcript

17 July 1960

7

WPTW  transcript  & tape

24 July 1960

8

WPTW transcript

31 July 1960

9

WPTW transcript

7 Aug 1960

10 

WPTW transcript

14 Aug 1960

11 

WPTW transcript

21 Aug 1960

12 

WPTW transcript

28 Aug 1960

13 

Tape only

4 Sept 1960–18 Oct 1960

14 

WPTW transcript

11 Oct 1960

15 

WPTW transcript & tape

23 Oct 1960

16 

WPTW transcript

30 Oct 1960

17 

WPTW transcript

6 Nov 1960

18 

WPTW transcript

13 Nov 1960

19 

WPTW transcript

20 Nov 1960

20 

WPTW transcript

27 Nov 1960

21 

WPTW transcript

2 Dec 1960

22 

WPTW transcript & tape

11 Dec 1960

23 

WPTW transcript

18 Dec 1960

24 

WPTW transcript

25 Dec 1960

25 

WPTW transcript

1 Jan 1961

26 

WPTW transcript

8 Jan 1961

27 

WPTW transcript

15 Jan 1961

28 

WPTW transcript & tape

22 Jan 1961

29 

WPTW transcript

29 Jan 1961

30 

WPTW transcript

5 Feb 1961

31 

WPTW transcript

12 Feb 1961

32 

WPTW transcript

19 Feb 1961

33 

WPTW transcript

26 Feb 1961

34 

WPTW transcript & tape

5 Mar 1961

35 

WPTW transcript

12 Mar 1961

36 

WPTW transcript

19 Mar 1961

37 

WPTW transcript

26 Mar 1961

38 

WPTW transcript

2 Apr 1961

39 

WPTW transcript

9 Apr 1961

40 

WPTW transcript

16 Apr 1961

41 

WPTW transcript

23 Apr 1961

42 

WPTW transcript & tape

30 Apr 1961

43 

WPTW transcript

7 May 1961

44 

WPTW transcript

14 May 1961

45 

WPTW transcript

21 May 1961

46 

WPTW transcript

28 May 1961

47 

WPTW transcript

4 June 1961

48 

WPTW transcript & tape

1 Oct 1961

49 

WPTW transcript

8 Oct 1961

50 

WPTW transcript

15 Oct 1961

51 

WPTW transcript

22 Oct 1961

52 

WPTW transcript

29 Oct 1961

53 

WPTW transcript

5 Nov 1961

54 

WPTW transcript

12 Nov 1961

55 

WPTW transcript & tape

26 Nov 1961

56 

WPTW transcript

10 Dec 1961

57 

WPTW transcript

17 Dec 1961

58 

WPTW transcript

24 Dec 1961

59 

WPTW transcript

31 Dec 1961

60 

WPTW transcript

7 Jan 1962

61 

WPTW transcript

21 Jan 1962

62 

WPTW transcript

4 Feb 1962

63 

WPTW transcript

11 Feb 1962

64 

WPTW transcript

18 Feb 1962

65 

WPTW transcript

25 Feb 1962

66 

WPTW transcript

4 Mar 1962

67 

WPTW transcript

11 Mar 1962

68 

WPTW transcript

18 Mar 1962

69 

WPTW transcript

25 Mar 1962

70 

WPTW transcript  & tape

8 Apr 1962

71 

WPTW transcript

15Apr 1962

72 

WPTW transcript

22 Apr 1962

74 

WPTW transcript

13 May 1962

75 

WPTW transcript

20 May 1962

76 

WPTW transcript

27 May 1962

77 

WPTW transcript

7 Oct 1962

78 

WPTW transcript

18 Oct 1962

79 

WPTW tape only

25 Nov 1962-17 Feb 1963

80 

WPTW transcript

16 Dec 1962

81 

WPTW transcript

30 Dec 1962

82 

WPTW transcript

17 Feb 1963

83 

tape only

25 Nov 1962-17 Feb 1963

84 

WPTW transcript

26 May 1963

85 

WPTW transcript

2 June 1963

86 

WPTW transcript

9 June 1963

87 

tape only

10 May 1964-8 Nov 1964

88 

tape only

15 Nov 1964-28 Feb 1965

BOX 2

 

Piqua City Schools “Listen & Read” lessons, reel to reel tapes

File

Description

Date

1

Tape 1 – “How Well Do You Listen?”

c. 1960

 

Tape 2 – “Listening & Reading,”

c. 1960

2

Tape 1 – “Words & Your Senses,”

c. 1960

 

Tape 2 – “Meeting New Words,”

c. 1960

3

Tape 1 – “Using the Dictionary,”

c. 1960

 

Tape 2 – “Decoding Complicated Sentences,”

c. 1960

4

Tape 1 – “Using Signs & Signals In Reading,” 

c. 1960

 

Tape 2 – “Spotting Topics in Paragraphs,”

c. 1960

5

Tape 1 – “Paragraph Keys,”

c. 1960

 

Tape 2 – “Following the Author’s Organization,”

c. 1960

6

Tape 1 – “Check Your Work Habits,”

c. 1960

 

Tape 2 – “A Formula for Effective Study,”

c. 1960

7

Tape 1 – “Composing Ideas by Abbreviating and Summarizing,”

c. 1960

 

Tape 2 – “Underlining With a Purpose,”

c. 1960

8

Tape 1 – “Outlining,”

c. 1960

 

Tape 2 – “The Art of Note Making,”

c. 1960

9

1 movie reel, entitled “Leaf,” unknown subject,

c. 1960

10

1 reel to reel tape, containing recitals of the following students:

 

 

Susu Mago

1964

 

Rebecca McClure 

1967

 

Gail Nelson 

1965

 

Heather Woodall 

1963

11

1 reel to reel tape, readings by Lawrence Overholt, “The Snake,” “The Snail.” “Rikki Tikki Tavi,” etc.

c. 1963

12

1 reel to reel tape, 4th /5th General Sessions, unknown subjects

c. 1963

13

1 reel to reel tape, Grace UMC Worship Service

1971

14

1 reel to reel tape, Piqua Central Band

1965

15

1 reel to reel tape, Piqua City Schools, unknown subject

c. 1965

16

3 reel to reel tapes, marriage ceremony of Margaret Overholt and Stewart Saunders

1969