• Welcome!

    The Special Collections Division houses the genealogy and local history materials of the Akron-Summit County Public Library. Our goal is to collect, preserve, and provide access to the history of Summit County, and to continue to maintain one of the area’s most extensive genealogy collections.

  • Local History Database

    The database contains references to the Library's local history collections as well as the Summit County Historical Society's collections. Search the index to the collections.

  • Summit Memory

    Visit the online scrapbook of Summit County History at www.SummitMemory.org

  • Summit County Myths Wiki

    Find out if that rumor, myth or legend about Akron or Summit County Ohio is true - visit the Summit County Myths Wiki.
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Research Guides

The Special Collections Division has created documents to help you in researching certain topics. Each research guide lists both book and electronic resources. If you have suggestions for additional research guides let us know at speccollections@akronlibrary.org.

Akron’s Neighborhoods

House Histories

Researching Local History

Guide to Map and Atlas Resources in Summit County

Ohio and Erie Canal Resources

Researching Civil War Ancestors

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