Acquisition Note:
This is an artificial collection comprised of records from multiple accessions. The majority of these records were solicited and received by Christopher Metzger from the former Galion Iron Works plant in Galion, Ohio during the 1990s. Mr. Metzger provided considerable additional information for this guide.
Additional records have been added from:
• Judd Griffith Collection, Accession 2000-0113 (received Sep 22 2000).
• Donald W. Frantz Collection, Accession 2005-0150 (received Dec 31, 2005). Filed with his collection per his request.
Other Note: The Galion Historical Society of Galion, Ohio also has large holdings of Galion Iron Works materials.
Mr. Douglas Osborne, 980 Bucyrus Road, Galion, OH 44833, was the informal historian of Galion Iron Works until his retirement.