Collections
Historical Events
- 1848 Auditor Delinquencies
- 1904 Portsmouth, Ohio
- 1910 Gilbert Grocery Fire
- 1913 Portsmouth Flood
- 1936 Portsmouth Flood
- 1937 Portsmouth Flood
- 1940 Portsmouth Flood
- 1943 Portsmouth Flood
- 1945 Portsmouth Flood
- 1950 Portsmouth Flood
- 1955 Portsmouth Flood
- 1966 Portsmouth Flood
- 1967 Portsmouth Flood
- 1968 Wheelersburg Tornado Collection
- 1968 Wheelersburg Tornado Victims
- 2002 Winter Olympic Torch Relay
- 2005 Ohio River Flood at Portsmouth
- 2018 Ohio River Flood at Portsmouth
- Ice Storm 2003
Flood Collections and Publications
- A Photographic Story of the Flood - Portsmouth, Ohio - March 1913
- America's Major Flood Disaster 1937
- Flood Photos
- Flood Views of Portsmouth, Ohio - March 28 to April 2, 1913
- Flood Views of Portsmouth, Ohio During March and April, 1913
- Flood Views, Portsmouth, Ohio - March 1913
- Ohio River's Great Flood - Portsmouth-Cincinnati 1937
- Storm of the Century (1937 Flood)
Church and Religious Records
- 1880 St. Paulus Lutheran Church Ledger
- All Saints Church Ledgers
- 1852-1897 All Saints Ledger
- 1858-1905 All Saints Ledger
- 1897-1899 All Saints Ledger
- 1897-1913 All Saints Ledger
- 1910-1948 All Saints Ledger
- 1914-1952 All Saints Ledger
- Donations from Second Presbyterian Church
Personal Collections and Diaries
- Barack Obama's Visit to Shawnee State
- Charles Hayward Journals
- Diaries
- Dwight D. Eisenhower Campaign Tower
- Elmer Sword Collection
- Everett Williams Collection
- Henry A. Lorberg Scrapbooks
- Volume 1
- Volume 2
- Volume 3
- Volume 4
- Volume 5
- Volume 6
- Volume 7
- Volume 8
- James and Judy Wallace Collection
- Richard Henry Hayman Diary
Family Collections
- Boll Family Collection
- Danny G. Russell Collection
- Don Davis Collection
- Doug Smith Collection
- Fannin Family Collection
- George Sherman Family Scrapbook
- Jane (Beebe) Hughes Collection
- Mary Beaumont Collection
- Pelligrinon/Zoellner Collection
- Ray Brown Collection
Business and Industry
- 12 Early Portsmouth Businesses
- Buckeye Fire Brick and Clay Company Shipping Documents
- Business Letterhead Collection
- Businesses, Buildings, and Street Scenes
- Industrial Portsmouth 1910
- Industrial Portsmouth, Ohio. The All American City 1880-1980
- Ohio Stove Company
- Portsmouth Plant News
- Shoe Factories (Selby Demolition, 1999)
Donations and Contributions
- Anonymous Donations/Acquisitions
- Donations
- Donated photo scans from Dave Gilley's service near the West Germany border in 1987-1988
- Donations from Aaron L Mercer Jr.
- Donations from Ann Adele Lloyd
- Donations from Anna Biggs
- Donations from Augusta Cunningham
- Donations from Betty Stamper Wellman
- Donations from Bonny and Jay Foster
- Donations from Cheryl Swanson (Parsons)
- Donations from Dave Fannin
- Donations from Dave Huffman
- Donations from David Barber
- Donations from Denny Hamilton
- Donations from Doug Lowe
- Donations from Dr. John Lorentz
- Donations from Ed Litteral - Pioneer Village (Wheelersburg, Ohio)
- Donations from Edith S. Sauer
- Donations from Frank H. Rowe
- Donations from Gregory Syroney and Vicki Christian Cook
- Donations from Jack Holcomb
- Donations from Janet Revare
- Donations from Joan Lyons - Felstead
- Donations from John McHenry
- Donations from John Sisler
- Donations from Karen Bahr
- Donations from Larry Atkins
- Donations from Laura Greer Estate
- Donations from Lucasville Historical Society
- Donations from Marlene Robinson
- Donations from Martha Fuller
- Donations from Mrs. David Bower
- Donations from Mysti Stiltner
- Donations from Nancy Storey Adkins
- Donations from Norma Hoerr
- Donations from Paul O'Neill
- Donations from Richard L. Owens
- Donations from Terry Hartnett
- Donations from The Barber Family
- Donations from The Community Common
- Donations from the daughter of Agnes and Norman Parker
- Donations from the Scioto County Medical Society by Mrs. Grace Martin
- Donations from Wilma Jarrells
Portsmouth History and Publications
- Historic Item Collection
- Historic Postcards
- McKinley Elementary School Class Photos
- Mercy Hospital School of Nursing
- New Portsmouth High School Site (pre-demolition)
- Pictorial Portsmouth - The Peerless City - Past & Present
- Portsmouth City Directories (Parent Collection)
- Portsmouth Daily Times Building, 2016
- Portsmouth Daily Times Obituary Indexes
- Portsmouth in 1903, with added typed information dated 1969
- Portsmouth Public Library Photos, approximately 1970-1980
- Portsmouth Scenes
- Portsmouth-Scioto County Visitors' Bureau
- Portsmouth Street Photos
- Chillicothe and Gallia Street Photos
- Front and Second (2nd) Street Photos
- Gallia, Fourth (4th), Fifth (5th), Sixth (6th), Seventh (7th), and Sinton Street Photos
- Third (3rd), Market, and Madison Street Photos
Political and Social Events
- John McCain Town Hall Meeting
- President Bill Clinton Visits Shawnee State University, 2008
- Save Our Libraries Rally, 2009
Railroads and Infrastructure
- Railroad
- Red Cross Membership Cards
- U.S. Grant Bridge Construction 1927, Repair 1940
- U.S. Grant Bridge Grand Re-opening, 2006
School and Class Photos
- Portsmouth High School Class of 1928 - 50th Reunion
- School Class Photos by Carl Ackerman
- Scioto County Catholic School History
Sports and Recreational Events
Tombstones, Genealogy, and Memorials
Written and Audio Histories
- Oral/Recorded Audio Histories
- The Portsmouth Blade - Industrial Edition, 1898
- The Whittlers' Gazette by Clyde Brant of Lucasville
- Written Histories
Y.M.C.A. and Community Organizations
School Yearbooks
- (New Boston) Glenwood School Yearbooks
- Berean Christian School Yearbooks
- Bloom School Yearbooks
- Clay School Yearbooks
- Grant Middle School Yearbooks
- Green High School Yearbooks
- Highland School Yearbooks
- Holy Redeemer School Yearbooks
- Lindsay School Yearbooks
- McDermott School Yearbooks
- McKinley School Yearbooks
- Minford School Yearbooks
- North Moreland Yearbooks
- Northwest School Yearbooks
- Notre Dame Yearbooks
- Otway School Yearbooks
- Portsmouth East School Yearbooks
- Portsmouth School Yearbooks
- Portsmouth West School Yearbooks
- Rarden School Yearbooks
- Scioto County Joint Vocational School Yearbooks
- Scioto County School Annual Yearbooks
- Sciotoville High School Yearbooks
- South Portsmouth (Kentucky) School Yearbooks
- South Webster School Yearbooks
- St. Mary's School Yearbooks
- Valley School Yearbooks
- Wheelersburg School Yearbooks