Series 19 -  Governor's Office - Office of Veterans' Affairs

David Aldstadt served as director of Veterans' Affairs.

The records are arranged in the order in which they were received. They are arranged by subject. The files contain correspondence, reports, memos, committee and advisory board records, printed materials, budget reports, projects and programs, personnel information, legislative matters, and greetings and resolutions.

31.5 cu.ft. The records are in subject order.

Governor's Advisory Committee on Women Veterans, Women Veterans Survey 1994-96

1. Three Boxes, Completed Surveys and Volunteer Forms [All Loose Materials]

Box# 4 - Select Committee on Veterans' Employment 1992-93, State Universities, Box 1 of 2

1. [Loose] Kent State
2. Wright State
3. [Loose] Material Regarding Numerous Universities
4. Kent State
5. Misc.
6. Central State
7. Youngstown State
8. Cincinnati U.
9. Miami U.
10. [Loose] JSC to Study Veterans' Affirmative Action at State Supported Four-Year Universities Report
11. [Loose] OSU Material
12. [Loose] U. of Akron Material
13. Toledo U.
14. Ohio U.
15. [Loose] Material regarding Bowling Green & Cleveland State
16. Shawnee State U.
17. OSU Material [3-Ring Binder]

Box# 5 - Select Committee on Veterans' Employment 1992-93, State Universities, Box 2 of 2

1. [Untitled] Several copies of "Ohio State U. Veterans Task Force Report"
2. Univ. Affirm. Action Plans
3. [Loose] Materials from Various Universities
4. [Untitled] Testimony to the Senate Veterans Affairs Committee on University Veterans Affirmative Action Programs
5. Dave
6. [Loose] Materials from Various Universities & Government Agencies
7. OSU
8. [Loose] OSU Materials

Box# 6 - Correspondence

1. POW/MIA Correspondence 1991 through 1996
2. Vietnam Veterans of America 1991 through 1997
3. Veterans of Foreign Wars 1991 to 1997
4. Veterans General 1997
5. Veterans General 1996
6. Veterans General
7. Governor's Advisory Committee on Women Veterans 1996
8. [Loose] Vietnam Vets of America Folder

Box# 7 - OVH - Ohio Veterans Home

1. OVH Correspondence 1996
2. OVH Correspondence 1997
3. OIT
4. Greg Pegrim - Marketing
5. News Clippinngs
6. Fiscal Reports
7. Budget
8. Annual Report
9. Laws Revision
10. Landscaping 1997
11. Labor Costs
12. Certificate of Need
13. 1987 Master Plan
14. [Loose] News Clippings 1990

Box# 8 - OVH - Ohio Veterans Home

1. OVH Correspondence Prior to 1991
2. OVH Correspondence 1991-1993
3. Correspondence January - July 1993
4. Correspondence July - December 1993
5. Correspondence 1994
6. Correspondence 1995
7. Investigation Data - Historical
8. Board of Trustees - Nominees
9. Turinsky Case
10. Governor

Box# 9 - 50^th Anniversary of World War II 1995

1. WWII Commemorative Committee
2. Ibid.
3. Cleveland Event - Representatives from Counties
4. WWII Ohio Commemorative Events
5. Cleveland Event 1995
6. Cleveland Expenses - Commemorative Event for WWII
7. WWII Commemorative Exhibit "A People At War"
8. Stage Door Canteen 12/7/95
9. Vienna - Trip for Child of Disabled Veteran (WWII)
10. Veterans Day at the Fair (WWII Emphasis)
11. Veterans Day Parade - Statewide
12. Underage Veterans Event 12/2/95
13. WWII Warbirds
14. Life Magazine, Collector's Edition, 50th Anniversary WWII
15. "Winning the Peace" - 12/7/95
16. WWII State of Ohio Designated Community
17. WWII State meeting Responses
18. Fundraising for Events 1993
19. [Loose] Program - VE Day 50th Anniversary, Adena
20. [Loose] Various Materials

Box# 10 - Governor's Advisory Committee on Women Veterans

1. Correspondence, 1993
2. Ibid., 1994
3. Women Vets. Nov 5, 1994
4. Correspondence, 1995-96
5. Ibid., 1997 [Contains Videotape]
6. General Information on Committee
7. Resource Guide [Bound]
8. Committee Minutes February 1996 to January 1998
9. Miscellaneous Files Stan Weigman
10. Ibid.

Box# 11 - Desert Storm

1. Correspondence
2. "I Love America"
3. Gulf Crisis Information
4. Legal Assistance
5. Military Points of Contact - Roster
6. Orange Ribbon Campaign
7. Persian Gulf Family Support Program
8. Operation Desert Storm - Benefits
9. [Loose] Supplements - Ohio Desert Storm Research Report - Nov. 1997
10. [Loose] Ohio Desert Storm Research Report - January 1998
11. Gulf War Syndrome, 1991-96
12. Letters to Family Members (KIA in Desert Storm)
13. Operation Desert Storm - PTSD
14. Operation Desert Storm Task Force
15. Operation Desert Storm - Return of Troops
16. [Untitled] Misc.
17. Desert Storm Meeting
18. Veterans Day Programs
19. Veterans Employment Rights
20. Veterans Hire-a-Vet Week
21. Veterans Preference, Columbus
22. Ibid., State
23. Ibid., Marion Corr.

Box# 12 - GOVA - Governor's Office of Veterans' Affairs

1. Gov. - Room 1825
2. Construction at 65 S. Front Street (Room 426)
3. GOVA Office 1995
4. Accomplishments
5. Budget
6. Christmas Card List
7. Personnel Files: Rhonda Bradley
8. Ibid.: Tondalaya Davis
9. Ibid.: Frank Mechem
10. Ibid.: Richard Scott
11. Ibid.: Ron Seman
12. Ibid.: Stan Weigman
13. Resumes - Jobs in GOVA Office
14. Statistics of Calls, Correspondence, Etc.
15. GOVA Time Sheets, 1997
16. Ibid., 1996
17. Ibid., 1995
18. [Untitled] Time Sheets '92-93
19. VA Work Study
20. Washington Trip - DEA 1991
21. Weekly Reports - Doug

Box# 13 - Parade: Desert Storm Welcome Home Parade - November 1991

1. Parade Line-Up
2. Concert Notes Including Logo
3. Participants in Order of March
4. Applications
5. Bills Paid
6. Celeste Center
7. Columbus Celebration
8. Concert - November 9th
9. Concessions
10. Contacts
11. Contracts/Proposals
12. Downtown Schematic
13. British Companies - Fundraising
14. Finance Committee and Finances
15. Financial Statements
16. Flyover
17. Food
18. Grand Marshal
19. Hotels
20. KFS Contract with Celeste Center
21. Laser Show
22. Mayors' Letter
23. Media and Communications
24. Meetings and Agendas
25. News Clippings
26. Office
27. Parades - Outside Ohio
28. Parking
29. Planning Notes
30. Posters
31. Progress Reports
32. Reviewing Stands
33. Responses to Invitations
34. Rickenbacker Ceremony 10/24/91
35. Script
36. Survey of Troops for Problems
37. Thank Yous
38. Transportation
39. Video
40. Volunteers
41. Bands - Dept. of Education
42. [Loose] Reviewing Stands - Seating Chart
43. [Loose] Signs with Ticket Colors

Box# 14 - Miscellaneous Files

1. Affirmative Action - Veterans Preference - Universities
2. Select Committee on Affirmative Action
3. Air Force Base Closings
4. Air Force and Army Reserve
5. Air Show - Bolton Field
6. Ameriflora
7. Armed Forces Day
8. Armory Closings
9. Army Recruiting
10. Assistance Program - Ohio
11. Battle of Normandy Foundation
12. Bonus Commission
13. Gary and Nancy Bumgardner
14. BVR
15. Cabinet Days in the Region, Chillicothe
16. Ibid., Lancaster
17. Ibid., Athens
18. Ibid, Zanesville
19. Ibid., Canton
20. Ibid., Kirtland
21. Ibid., Cincinnati
22. Ibid., Fariborn
23. Ibid., Medina
24. Ibid., Warren
25. Ibid., Urbana
26. Ibid., Fremont
27. Ibid., Camp Perry
28. Ibid., Archbold
29. Ibid., Newark
30. Ibid., Lake County
31. Central Recruiting and Referral Program - DAS
32. Civil Air Patrol - CAP
33. Columbus Veterans Advisory Board
34. Congressional Medal of Honor
35. CMOH - 1995 and 1997 - National Meeting in Ohio
36. Constituent Affairs Staff Meetings
37. Constituent Affairs Correspondence 1993
38. Ibid., 1994
39. Ibid., 1995

Box# 15 - Miscellaneous Files

1. Constituent Affairs Correspondence 1996
2. Ibid., 1997
3. VCR Tape of Oakwood City Council and Flag Issue
4. Harley Coon and the Flag Issue
5. Cookies (To Troops Overseas)
6. Council of State Governments
7. Cuts in Military in Ohio
8. D-Day Concert
9. Dayton Air Show
10. Department of Army - Corps of Engineers
11. Department of Veterans Affairs - Brecksville
12. DVA, Correspondence 1991-92
13. Hospital Proposal
14. DVA Correspondence, 1993
15. Ibid., 1994
16. Ibid., 1995
17. Ibid., 1996-97
18. VA Hospital for Columbus
19. DVA - Rural Health Care
20. DOL/VETS 1991-93

Box# 16 - Miscellaneous Files

1. DOL/VETS 1994-98
2. Dresden
3. Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve - Correspondence
4. ESGR Task Force - Lt. Governor Nancy Hollister
5. ESGR Task Force Report
6. ESGR Nellis AFB Trip - David Aldstadt
7. Federal Legislation
8. Federal Legislation Military Record
9. Flag Requests
10. Flags of Freedom Foundation
11. HB 415
12. HB 497
13. Freedom of Light Celebration
14. Games of Chance - Legislation
15. General Assistance Committee
16. Governor's Awards & Recognition From Veterans' Organizations
17. Governor's Awards Banquet
18. Governor's Council on People with Disabilities
19. Governor's Involvement with Veterans
20. Governor's Letters to Families of KIA in Military
21. Governor's Transition Assistance Task Force
22. MTATF (Dave's File)
23. Governor's Veterans Business Committee
24. Holiday Greetings
25. Homeless Veterans Task Force
26. Hungary
27. International Technology Transition Center
28. Korean War Memorial/Desert Storm

Box# 17 - Miscellaneous Files

1. Marshall Legacy Symposium
2. Merci Boxcar
3. Military Pensions - Taxation
4. NASDVA Correspondence, 1991-94
5. Ibid., 1994-97
6. Ohio Bureau of Employment Services
7. OBES 1994-98
8. OBES JTPA
9. Ohio Civil Rights Commission
10. Ohio Job Training Coordinating Council Report to Governor
11. Ohio Military Reserve
12. Ohio Militia
13. Ohio National Guard Correspondence, 1991-94
14. Ibid., 1994-97

Box# 18 - Miscellaneous Files

1. Ohio National Guard Family Support Group Roster
2. Family Assistance Newsletters
3. ONG Family Support Group Weekend
4. Ohio Naval Militia
5. OSU - Epsilon Tau Sigma - national Veterans Fraternity
6. Ohio Veterans Children's Home
7. OVCH - Correspondence 1995
8. Ohio Veterans Children's Home - Letters Answered
9. Operation Restore Hope
10. Peace Day
11. Rehabilitation Services Commission
12. Rickenbacker Air Show, 1995
13. Ibid., 1997
14. Selective Service
15. SB 3 Signing
16. Select Committee SR 11 - County Veterans Service Officers
17. SB 11
18. Select Committee Minutes
19. Thad Schulz
20. Roland Stegall
21. "These Are My Jewels" Statue Dedication
22. Mel Thomas
23. Tower Readi-Mix
24. Troops to Teachers
25. USO Show Final Bills
26. USS Ohio and Lake Erie
27. USS Toledo
28. November 10, 1993 - Buy Ohio
29. Veterans Business Resource Councils
30. Veterans Day at the Fair
31. The Wall - 10th Anniversary

Box# 19 - "From the Office of the Governor"

1. Greetings and resolutions from GVV to the veterans community. Individual, annual folders from 1991 through 1998

Box# 20 - [Untitled] (All are bound)

1. Select Committee on County Veterans Service Program (SB 11) Documents and Testimony from Each meeting 10/15/91 to 11/18/92 Final Report
2. Report on University Compliance with Affirmative Action for Veterans 1991
3. Veterans Committee Minutes on 5901 11/16/92 to 6/30/93
4. Miscellaneous Correspondence 1991-92
5. Information on Captain Eddie Rickenbacker

Box# 21 - GOVA Advisory Board Files

1. First Annual Report, October 1, 1995
2. Director, GOVA, Duties and Responsibilities
3. Rules of Operation
4. Board Members from 9/94 to 10/26/98
5. Policy Letters and Forms
6. Standard Application for Financial Assistance Comments and Recommendations for Change, 1995
7. Meeting Announcements, Agendas and Minutes, 1994
8. Ibid., 1995
9. Ibid., 1996
10. Ibid., 1997
11. Ibid., 1998 (through Oct. 15, 1998 meeting)
12. Genealogy Requests and Other Correspondence, Jan. 1998
13. Ibid., Feb. 1998
14. Ibid., March 1998
15. Ibid., April 1998
16. Ibid., May 1998
17. Ibid., June 1998
18. Ibid., July 1998
19. Ibid., Aug. 1998
20. Ibid., Sept. 1998
21. Ibid., Oct. 1998
22. Ibid., Nov. 1998