The Urban Studies Collection documents the development of the city in 20th
and 21st century America, particularly in Greater Cincinnati, which serves
as a case study area. By providing a topical focus for the gathering of materials
related to urban life, the collection furthers research into the process of
urban life and culture.
Collecting centers on politics, planning, housing, labor history, neighborhood
change and activism, and the arts. In recent years, there has been an emphasis
on the role of sports and leisure in the urban sphere, including the politics,
economics and sociology of ballpark and arena construction, and the history
and socio-cultural place of sport in American life.
Significant collections include the records of Alfred and Gilbert Bettman,
the Contemporary Arts Center, the Better Housing League, the McNamara Brothers
labor activists, the Cincinnati Council of the AFL/CIO, the Eugene Ruehlmann
Papers, Housing Opportunities Made Equal, the Cincinnati Park Board, the Cincinnati
rapid transit records, and subject files on American sport and recreation.
Urban Studies Collection Records
19th Century Medical Terminology
Cincinnati History Resource Links
Former Schools and Colleges in Cincinnati - 19th century
Old St. George Church: 1868-2008
The Paoletta Opera and the 1910 Cincinnati Exposition - Inventory or Images and Information