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Ohio Constitution - Selected Bibliography

Bibliographic Essay

Bibliography

• Primary Sources - Ohio Constitutions and Constitutional Conventions
• Secondary and Other Sources -Ohio Constitution
• Secondary Sources - Ohio History
• Secondary and Other Sources - National
• Bibliographies

Some of these document titles are linked to either: (1) a copy of the document on the Internet, (2) a copy of the document available via a subscription database accessible to College of Law Students and Faculty, such as Heinonline, Lexis or Westlaw or (3) a pdf copy of the document. Where no electronic copy is available, a library call number is provided. Unless otherwise indicated, the item is available at the Cleveland Marshall College of Law Library. If the item is available at the Cleveland State University library, there will be a (University Library) indication. If the item is available via Ohiolink, there will be an (Ohiolink) indication.

 

PRIMARY SOURCES — OHIO CONSTITUTIONS AND CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTIONS

• Ohio Constitution of 1802  (also contained in State Constitutional Conventions, Commissions and Amendments, Congressional Information Service [microform], KF4529 .S74 ) .
• Ohio Constitution of 1851  (also contained in State Constitutional Conventions, Commissions and Amendments, Congressional Information Service [microform], KF4529 .S74 ) .
• Journal of the Convention, of the Territory of the United States North-west of the Ohio, begun and held at Chillicothe, on Monday the First Day of November, A.D., 1802 - page 80-132 of  "From Charter to Constitution: Being a Collection of Public Documents Pertaining to the Territory of the Northwest and the State of Ohio, From the Charters of James I, to and Including the First Constitution of Ohio, and the State Papers Relating to its by Daniel J. Ryan, 1-164 [Volume 5/August 1897/Annual] **If this link does not work, hit the back button and try again, It is a quirk in the Ohio Historical Society's webpage.

• Report of the Debates and Proceedings of the Convention for the Revision of the Constitution of the State of Ohio, 1850-51, 2 vols. (Columbus: S. Medary, 1851). (KF 4530 .O44 1851) (also contained in  State Constitutional Conventions, Commissions and Amendments, Congressional Information Service [microform], KF4529 .S74 ) .
• Official Report of the Proceedings and Debates of the Third Constitutional Convention of Ohio, 2 vols. (Cleveland: W.S. Robison & Co., 1873-74). (KFO401 1873 .A2 v.2), (also contained in  State Constitutional Conventions, Commissions and Amendments, Congressional Information Service [microform], KF4529 .S74 ) .
• Proceedings and Debates of the Constitutional Convention of the State of Ohio: Convened January 9, 1912, 2 vols. (Columbus: The F.J. Heer Printing Co., 1912). (KFO401 1912) (also contained in  State Constitutional Conventions, Commissions and Amendments, Congressional Information Service [microform], KF4529 .S74 ) .
• "Review of Fourth Ohio Constitutional Convention by Contributing Members and Amendments Adopted by the People in 1912" published in Mercer, James K. Ohio Legislative History 1909-1913. Columbus: Edward T. Miller Co., (1913). (KFO421 .M4) pages 409-476. Searchable PDF file(1.28 MB - may take a while to download, depending on your connection speed)

SECONDARY AND OTHER SOURCES- OHIO CONSTITUTION

• Abaray, Janet G., "Déjà Vu All Over Again Ohio’s 2005 Tort Reform Act Cannot Survive A Rational Basis Challenge", 31 Dayton L. Rev. 141 (No. 2 2006)
• Bettman, Marianna Brown , Ohio Joins the New Judicial Federalism Movement: A Little Toing and Froing, 51 Clev. St. L. Rev.  333 (Nos. 3 & 4, 2003-04), 491-504.
• Bigelow, Herbert S. New Constitution for Ohio: An Explanation of the Work of Ohio’s Fourth Constitutional Convention. Washington: [s.n.], July 5, 1912. (Contained in  State Constitutional Conventions, Commissions and Amendments, Congressional Information Service [microform], KF4529 .S74 ) pdf copy.
• Cayton, Andrew R. L. "Law and Authority in the Northwest Territory", p. 13-39 of The History of Ohio Law. Athens, Ohio: Ohio University Press, 2004. KFO78.H57 2004.
• Chase, Salmon P. ed. Statutes of Ohio and the Northwest Territory. 3 vols. Cincinnati: Corey and Fairbank, 1833-35. KFO30 1788 .C32. PDF copy
• Chesley, Richard A. “The Current Use of Initiative and Referendum in Ohio and Other States,” 53 U. Cin. L. Rev. 541 (1984). ( Heinonline).
• Cianca, Stephen. “Home Rule in Ohio Counties: Legal and Constitutional Perspectives,” 19 U. Dayton L. Rev. 533 (1994). ( Heinonline).
• Clayborn, Mark A. “Ohio’s ‘Employment Intentional Tort’: A Workers’ Compensation Exception, or the Creation of an Entirely New Cause of Action?” 44 Clev. St. L. Rev. 381 (1996). (Heinonline).
• Coriell, Karen Bond. “Chaos, Contradiction and Confusion: Ohio’s Real Property Tax Exemptions,” 53 Ohio St. L.J. 265 (1992). (Heinonline).
• Downes, Randolph C. “Judicial Review Under the Ohio Constitution of 1802.” Northwest Ohio Quarterly XVIII (October 1946): 140-170 Searchable PDF copy. Used with the permission of the Maumee Valley Historical Society
• _________. “Ohio's First Constitution” Northwest Ohio Quarterly XXV (Winter 1952-53): 12-21. (pdf) Used with the permission of the Maumee Valley Historical Society.
• _________. “Ohio' s Second Constitution” Northwest Ohio Quarterly XXVI (Spring 1953): 71-78. (pdf). Used with the permission of the Maumee Valley Historical Society.
• Entin, Jonathan L. “Judicial Supermajorities and the Validity of Statutes: How Mapp Became a Fourth Amendment Landmark Instead of a First Amendment Footnote,” 52 Case W. Res. L. Rev. 441 (2001). (Heinonline).
• Entin, Jonathan L. , An Ohio Dilemma: Race, Equal Protections, and the Unfulfilled Promise of a State Bill of Rights, 51 Clev. St. L. Rev.  333 (Nos. 3 & 4, 2003-04), 395-414
• Galbreath, C.B. Constitutional Conventions of Ohio . Columbus: Stoneman Press, 1911.
• Gargan, John J. & Coke, James G. Political Behavior and Public Issues in Ohio Kent, Ohio: Kent State University Press, 1972. JK5525 1972 .P65 
• Gold, David M. "The General Assembly and Ohio's Constitutional Culture" page 88-138 of The History of Ohio Law. Athens, Ohio: Ohio University Press, 2004. KFO78.H57 2004.
• Gold, David M. “Public Aid to Private Enterprises Under the Ohio Constitution: Sections 4, 6, and 13 of Article VIII in Historical Perspective,” 16 U. Tol. L. Rev. 405 (1985). (Heinonline)
• Granger, Moses M. The judiciary of Ohio, 1803-1903 : a paper. Zanesville, Ohio : G. Lilienthal, 1903.  F490 .G75 1903
• Graves, Charles S. The Constitution of the State of Ohio and the Several Amendments Submitted at the Election of September 3, 1912, with the Proclamation of the Governor and the Vote by Counties on Each Amendment. Columbus: F. J. Heer Printing Co., 1913. (see Ohiolink)  (also contained in  State Constitutional Conventions, Commissions and Amendments, Congressional Information Service [microform], KF4529 .S74 )
• Hawk, Morris L. “As Perfect As Can Be Devised:” DeRolph v. State of Ohio and the Right to Education in Ohio, 45 Case W. Res. L. Rev. 679 (1995). (Heinonline)
• Haynes, Anne M. “Tension in the Judicial-Legislative Relationship: DeRolph v. State,” 32 U. Tol. L. Rev. 611 (2001). (Heinonline)
• Hensler, Megan "Comment and Casenote: Separation of Powers, Paternity Disputes, and the Child's Best Interest: The Unconstitutionality of Ohio Revised Code Section 3119.961", 73 U. Cin. L. Rev. 747 (Winter 2004). (Heinonline)
• Hignett, Christen Spears, "Ohio's Public School Funding System: The Unanswered Questions andthe Unresolved Problems of DeRolph", 33 Cap. U.L. Rev. 739, (Summer, 2005)
• Hoffer, Stephanie; McDade, Travis, Of Disunity and Logrolling: Ohio's One-Subject Rule and the Very Evils it was Designed to Prevent , 51 Clev. St. L. Rev.  333 (Nos. 3 & 4, 2003-04), 557-580
• Janutis, Rachel M., "The Struggle Over Tort Reform
  and the Overlooked Legacy of the Progressives" , 39
  Akron L. Rev. 943 (2006).
  
• Kahlenberg, Michael. "Broken Record Lawmaking and Stare Decisis: The Unconstitutionality of Ohio's Latest Tort Reform Effort" Notes & Comments, 37 U. Toledo L. Rev. 1087 (No. 4 Summer 2006) (Hein Online)
• Karel, Tamara. "Note: The Failure of Ohio's Drug Treatment Initiative", 51 Clev. St. L. Rev. 203 (Isue 2 2004). (Heinonline).
• Koski, William S." The Politics of Judicial Decision-Making in Educational Policy Reform Litigation
• Krumlauf, Clare E. "Note: Ohio's New Modified Joint and Several Liability Laws: A Fair Compromise for Competing Parties and Public Policy Interests", 53 Clev. St. L. Rev. 333 (No. 2 2005-2006).
  
• Kulewicz, John J. “The History of the One-Subject Rule of the Ohio Constitution,” 45 Clev. St. L. Rev. 591 (1997). (Heinonline)
• Kulewicz, John J."Reinventing the Governor: A History of Executive Power under Ohio Law" p. 139-210 of The History of Ohio Law. Athens, Ohio: Ohio University Press, 2004. KFO78.H57 2004.
• Lassiter, Christo. “Eliminating Consent from the Lexicon of Traffic Stop Interrogations,” 27 Cap. U. L. Rev. 79 (1998). (Heinonline)
• Les Benedict, Michael. "Civil Liberty in Ohio" p. 675-747 of The History of Ohio Law. Athens, Ohio: Ohio University Press, 2004. KFO78.H57 2004.
• Kulewicz, John. “The Relationship between Military and Civil Power in Ohio,” 28 Cleve. St. L. Rev. 611 (1979). (Heinonline)
• Maddox, Rolland W. "Minority Control of Court Decisions in Ohio." American Political Science Review 24 (August 1930): 638-48. (see Ohiolink - electronically available via JSTOR)
• Magrish, James L. “Ohio Constitutional Requirement that Laws of a General Nature Shall Have Uniform Operation throughout the State,” 3 U. Cin. L. Rev. 344 (1929). (Heinonline)
• Mallison, Jr., W.T. “General Versus Special Statutes in Ohio,” 11 Ohio St. L. J. 462 (1950). (Heinonline)
• Marshall, Carrington T. A History of the Courts and Lawyers of Ohio. New York: The American Historical Society, 1934. KFO78 .M37
• McDonald, Howard. “A Study in Constitution Making – Ohio: 1802-1874.” Ph.D. dissertation, University of Michigan, 1916. (see Ohiolink )
• McDonald, Nathaniel J. "Note: Ohio Charter Schools and Educational Privatization: Undermining the Legacy of the State Constitution's Common School Approach", 53 Clev. St. L. Rev. 467 (Issue 3, 2005-06)
• Melhorn, Donald F. Jr. "Jupiter's Sons: Greene County's Citizen Judges and the Sweeping Resolution, 1810-1814" p. 238-266 of The History of Ohio Law. Athens, Ohio: Ohio University Press, 2004. KFO78.H57 2004.
• Melhorn, Donald F. Jr. Lest We Be Marshall’d: judicial powers and politics in Ohio, 1806-1812. Akron, Ohio : University of Akron Press, 2003. KFO525.M45 2003.
• Milligan, William W. and James E. Pohlman. “The 1968 Modern Courts Amendment to the Ohio Constitution,” 29 Ohio St. L. J. 811 (1968). (Heinonline)
• Newbauer, Frank. "Of All Nineteenth-Century Novelties: The Admission of Women to the Bar in Ohio, 1873-1900" p. 834-855 of The History of Ohio Law. Athens, Ohio: Ohio University Press, 2004. KFO78.H57 2004.
• Obhof, Larry J., " DeRolph v. State and Ohio's Long Road to an Adequate Education", 2005 BYU Educ. & L. J. 83 (2005). (HeinonLine).
  
• O'Brien, Molly; Woodrum, Amanda , Constitutional Common School, 51 Clev. St. L. Rev.  333 (Nos. 3 & 4, 2003-04), 581-642
• Ohio. Constitutional Revision Commission. Recommendations for Amendments to the Ohio Constitution: Final Report, Index to Proceedings and Research. Columbus: The Commission, 1977. (see Ohiolink)  (also contained in State Constitutional Conventions, Commissions and Amendments, Congressional Information Service [microform], KF4529 .S74 )
• O'Neil, Cindy M. “Ohio's School Funding Dilemma: A Review of Derolph v. State, 27 Cap. U. L. Rev. 891 (1999). (Heinonline)
• O'Neill, Kevin Francis, Foreward: Ohio Constitution on the Occasion of Its Bicentennial. 51 Clev. St. L. Rev.  333 (Nos. 3 & 4, 2003-04), 333-337.
• O'Reilly, James T. , Writing Checks or Righting Wrongs: Election Funding and the Tort Decisions of the Ohio Supreme Court , 51 Clev. St. L. Rev.  333 (Nos. 3 & 4, 2003-04), 643-658
• Onuf, Peter S. Statehood and Union:  A History of the Northwest Ordinance. Bloomington: Indiana Univ. Press, 1987. E309 .O58 1987
• _________. "For the Common Benefit” Timeline 2 (Ohio Historical Society, April/May 1988). ( Univ Periodicals 4th FL)
• Owsiany, David J. “The General Assembly v. The Supreme Court: Who Makes Public Policy in Ohio?” 32 U. Tol. L. Rev. 549 (2001)(Heinonline).
• Patterson, Isaac F. The Constitutions of Ohio: Amendments and Proposed Amendments. Cleveland, Arthur H. Clark Co., 1912. (KFO401 .A15). Google books.  Contains:
  • "Comparison of the Constitutions of 1851 and 1802 Showing Changes Made by the Constitution of 1851". PDF Copy.
  • "Changes Proposed by the Constitution of 1873-74". PDF Copy.
• Peck, Robert S. "Violating the Inviolate: Caps on Damages and the Right to Trial by Jury" 31 Dayton L. Rev. 141 (No. 2 2006)  
• Pierce, Michael. "Organized Labor and the Law in Ohio"p. 883-910 of The History of Ohio Law. Athens, Ohio: Ohio University Press, 2004. KFO78.H57 2004.
• Pollack, Ervin H., ed. Ohio Unreported Judicial Decisions, Prior to 1823. Indianapolis: The Allen Smith Company, 1952. KFO47.A4 P6 1952
• Porter, Mary Cornelia and G. Alan Tarr. “The New Judicial Federalism and the Ohio Supreme Court: Anatomy of a Failure,” 45 Ohio St. L.J.143 (1984) (Hein Online).
• Rodebush, Curtis, Separation of Powers: A Critical Analysis, 51 Clev. St. L. Rev.  333 (Nos. 3 & 4, 2003-04), 505-530
• Ryan, Daniel J. “The First Constitution: What Influenced Its Adoption and Its Influence on Ohio.” Ohio History 12, n. 1 (January 1903): 11-23.
• _________. “From Charter to Constitution: Being a Collection of Public Documents Pertaining to the Territory of the Northwest and the State of Ohio, from the Charters Of James I, to and including the First Constitution of Ohio, and the State Papers Relating to Its Admission to the Union, Showing Thereby the Historical Chain of Title of Said State from 1606 to 1803.” Ohio History 5 (August 1897): vii-164.  Contains:
  • The Northwest Territorial Government—1789. p. 61
  • The Northwest Territorial Government—1800, p.64
  • Enabling Act for Ohio—1802, p. 74
  • Propositions from the Ohio Constitutional Convention to the Congress of the United States, Relating to the Admission of Ohio, p. 78
  • First Constitutional Convention, Convened November 1, 1802, p.80
  • Constitution of the State of Ohio—1802, p. 132
  • Communication from the Constitutional Convention to the President and Congress of the United States, p. 154
    
  • Report of A. Gallatin Relating to the Public Lands in the State of Ohio, p. 155
  • Report of John Randolph Relating to the Admission of Ohio and the Public Lands Therein, p. 159
  • Act of Congress Recognizing the State of Ohio—1803, p. 163
• Sampson, Sara A., "Researching Initiatives and Referenda, A Guide for Ohio", Legal Reference Services Quarterly ,VOl. 26, Issue 3/4 (2007).
• Saphire, Richard B., Ohio Constitutional Interpretation, 51 Clev. St. L. Rev.  333 (Nos. 3 & 4, 2003-04), 437-490.
• Schnopp, Stefan. “Garrett v. Sandusky: Justice Pfeifer’s Fight for Full & Fair Legal Redress: Does Sovereign Immunity Violate Ohio’s ‘Open Court’ Provision?” 27 U. Tol. L. Rev. 729 (1996) (Hein Online). 
• Schuck, James Preston. “Returning the ‘One’ to Ohio’s ‘One-Subject’ Rule,” 28 Cap. U. L. Rev. 899 (2000).  (Hein Online).
• Shannon, Kevin P. "Speeding Towards Disaster: How Cleveland's Traffic Cameras Violate the Ohio Constitution" 55 Clev. St. L. Rev. 608 (No. 4 2007), 608-635.
• Shilling, D. C. “Women’s Suffrage in the Constitutional Convention of Ohio.” Ohio History 25 (1916): 166-74. Searchable PDF
• Singer, Matthew "Protecting the Public's Interest in an Open Government Through the Creation of an Executive Privilege?: The Dann v. Taft Decisions" LexisNexis® 75 U. Cin. L. Rev. 1741 , (Summer, 2007) (may eventually appear on U Cin L Rev website)
• Skeel, Lee E.  “Constitutional History of Ohio Appellate Courts,” 6 Cleveland-Marshall L. Rev. 323 (1957) (Hein Online).
• Solimine, Michael E. and Saphire, RIchard B. "The Selection of Judges in Ohio" p. 211-237 of The History of Ohio Law. Athens, Ohio: Ohio University Press, 2004. KFO78.H57 2004.
• Solimine, Michael E. , Recalibrating Justiciability in the Ohio Courts, 51 Clev. St. L. Rev.  333 (Nos. 3 & 4, 2003-04), 531-556.
• Sparks, Sarah, Deteriorated vs. Deteriorating: The Void for Vagueness Doctrine and Blight Takings - Norwood v. Horney, LexisNexis® 75 U. Cin. L. Rev. 1769 (Summer 2007). Link is to Lexis - will eventually appear on the Law Review's website.
• Spindelman, Marc, "State v. Carswell: The Whipsaws of Backlash" 24 Wash. U. J.L. & Pol'y 165 (2007).
• Sponholtz, Lloyd. “Progressivism in Microcosm: An Analysis of the Political Forces at Work in the Ohio Constitutional Convention of 1912.” Ph.D. dissertation, University of Pittsburg, 1969.  See Ohiolink
• Steinglass, Steven H. and Scarselli, Gino J. The Ohio State Constitution : A Reference Guide . Westport, Conn. : Praeger, 2004, KFO401.1851.A6 S74 2004.
  • Essay on Ohio Constitutional History from Steinglass & Scarselli, The Ohio State Constitution: A Reference Guide 2004, p. 1-60.
• Stokes, Michael L. , "Judicial Restraint and the Presumption of Constitutionality", 35 University of Toledo Law Review 347 (No. 2 Winter 2003) (Hein Online)
• Sweet, Brenda, "Banning Residency Requirements: Has the Ohio Legislature Overstepped its Constitutional Authority to Enact Laws for the General Welfare of All Employees?" - to be published in Cleveland State Law Review.
  
• Swisher, Thomas R., ed. Ohio Constitution Handbook. Cleveland: Banks-Baldwin Law Publishing Co., 1990. (KFO401 1851.A6 S94 1990)
• Symposium,"The Ohio Constitution - Then and Now: An Examination of the Law and History of the Ohio Constitution on the Occasion of Its Bicentennial" 51 Clev. St. L. Rev.  333 (Nos. 3 & 4, 2003-04)
• Tarr, G. Alan. "The Ohio Constitution of 1802: An Introduction" (Rutgers Univ. Center for State Constitutional Studies, 2000).

• Terzian, Barbara A. “Effusions of Folly and Fanaticism: Race, Gender and Constitution-Making in Ohio, 1802-1923.” Ph.D. dissertation, The Ohio State University, 1999. See Ohiolink
• Terzian, Barbara A. "Let Us Agitate: Woman Suffrage at Ohio's Constitutional Conventions, 1850-1913" p. 856-882 of The History of Ohio Law. Athens, Ohio: Ohio University Press, 2004. KFO78.H57 2004.
• Terzian, Barbara A. "Ohio's Constitutional Conventions and Constitutions", p. 40 of The History of Ohio Law. Athens, Ohio: Ohio University Press, 2004. KFO78.H57 2004.
• Terzian, Barbara A., Ohio's Constitutions: An Historical Perspective, 51 Clev. St. L. Rev.  333 (Nos. 3 & 4, 2003-04), 357-394
• Tumeo, Mark A. " Civil Rights for Gays and Lesbians and Domestic Partner Benefits: How Far Could an Ohio Municipality Go?", 50 Clev. St. L. Rev. 165 (No. 2 2002-2003).
  
• Utter, William T.. “Judicial Review in Early Ohio,” Mississippi Valley Historical Review, XIV (June 1927).
• Vaubel, George D. “Municipal Home Rule in Ohio Part IV,” 3 Ohio N. U. L. Rev. 1106 (1976)(Hein Online) (reprinted in Vaubel, George D.  Municipal Home Rule in Ohio. Buffalo: William S. Hein & Co., Inc., 1978) KFO431.9.H6 V38
• _________. “Municipal Home Rule In Ohio (1976-1995),” 22 Ohio N.U. L. Rev. 143 (1995)(Hein Online).
• Walker, Harvey, ed., An Analysis and Appraisal of the Ohio State Constitution 1851–1951. Cincinnati, Stephen J. Wilder Foundation, 1951. KFO401 1951 . A285 , pdf doc.
• _________. “County Home Rule in Ohio,” 1 Ohio St. Student Bar Assn L. J. 11 (1935)(Hein Online).
• _________. “Municipal Government in Ohio Before 1912,” 9 Ohio St. L. J. 1 (1948)(Hein Online).
• Vrobel, Patrick "Note: Harnessing the Hired Guns: The Substantive Nature of Ohio Revised Code § 2743.43 under Article Iv, Section 5(B) of the Ohio Constitution" 21 Clev. Marshall J. Law & Health 123-148(No. 1 2007-08).
• Warner, Landon “Ohio’s Constitutional Convention of 1912,” Ohio State Archaeological and Historical Quarterly vol. 61, n. 1 (January 1952): 11-31. Univ Periodicals 4th FL. Searchable PDF
• Werber, Stephen J., Ohio: A Microcosm of Tort Reform versus State Constitutional Mandates, 32 Rutgers Law Journal 1045 (2001) (Hein Online)
  
• Werber, Stephen J. “Ohio Tort Reform Versus the Ohio Constitution,” 69 Temple L. Rev. 1155 (1996) KFO195 .W471 1996 (Hein Online)
• _________. “Ohio Tort Reform in 1998: The War Continues,” 45 Clev. St. L. Rev. 539 (1997)(Hein Online)
• Westlaw database: Ohio Statutes Annotated, see annotated Ohio Constitution with Editor's Notes. Also in print: Baldwin's Ohio Revised Code Annotated KFO 30 1953 .A4 (first volume)
• Williams, Jeffery D. “Humphrey v. Lane: The Ohio Constitution’s David Slays the Goliath of Employment Division, Department of Human Resources of Oregon v. Smith,” 34 Akron L. Rev. 919 (2001).
• Williams, Robert F. , The New Judicial Federalism in Ohio: The First Decade, 51 Clev. St. L. Rev.  333 (Nos. 3 & 4, 2003-04), 415-436.
• Winkler, John F. “The Probate Courts of Ohio,” 28 U. Tol. L. Rev. 563 (1997) (Hein Online).
• Woodbridge, Frederick. “A History of Separation of Powers in Ohio: A Study in Administrative Law,” 13 U. Cin. L. Rev. 191 (1939) (Hein Online).

SECONDARY AND OTHER SOURCES- OHIO HISTORY

• Abbott, John S.C., The History of the State of Ohio: From the Discovery of the Valley to the Present Time. Detroit: Northwestern Publishing Co., 1875. Google books.
• Atwater, Caleb. A History of the State of Ohio, Natural and Civil. Cincinnati: Glezen & Shepard, 1838. (E169.1 .L5 LAC 11378 : microform; Law special collections)
• Aumann, F.R. “The Development of the Judicial System of Ohio.” Ohio History 41 (1932): 195-236.
• Barnhart, John D. Valley of Democracy: The Frontier versus the Plantation in the Ohio Valley, 1775-1818. Bloomington: Indiana University Press, 1953. F517.B3 1953a
• Barrett, Jay A. Evolution of the Ordinance of 1787. New York: Arno Press, 1971. E173 .N36 1971. Google books.
• Bogart, Ernest Ludlow. Internal Improvements and State Debt in Ohio: An Essay in Economic History. New York, Longmans, Green and Co., 1924. (see OhioLink) (Reprinted from  19 Journal of Political Economy, 151 (1911) (p. 151-245, nos. 4,5,6)(this journal is at the storage facility - article copies can be obtained in 3-5 days.)
• Bond, Jr., Beverley W.  The Foundations of Ohio. Vol. I of Carl Wittke, ed., The History of the State of Ohio. Columbus: Ohio State Archaeological and Historical Society, 1941. F491 .W78 (University Library)
• Brown, Charles R, The Government of Ohio, its History, Resources and Jurisprudence, also, a brief outline of the government of the United States, Kalamazoo, Mich.,: Moore & Quale, 1875. Collection: Making of America Books
• Burns, James J., Educational History of Ohio: A History of Its Progress Since the Formation of the State together with the Portraits and Biographies of Past and Present State Officials. Columbus: Historical Publishing Co., 1905. Google books.
• Cayton, Andrew R. L. The Frontier Republic: Ideology and Politics in the Ohio Country, 1780-1825. Kent, Ohio: Kent State University Press, 1986. F495 .C35 1986 (University Library)
• Chaddock, Robert E. Ohio Before 1850: A Study of the Early Influence of Pennsylvania and Southern Populations in Ohio. New York: Longmans, Green & Co., 1908. Google books.
• Cole, Frank P. “Thomas Worthington.” Ohio Archaeological and Historical Publications, vol. XII (1903): 339-74. F486 .O512 (University Library)
• Salmon P. Chase, A Preliminary Sketch of the History of Ohio from The Statutes of Ohio and of the Northwestern Territory, Cincinnati: Corey and Fairbank, 1833-35.
• Cutler, Julia Perkins. Life and Times of Ephraim Cutler. Cincinnati: Robert Clark & Co., 1890 (reprinted New York: Arno Press, 1971). Google books.
• Downes, Randolph C. Frontier Ohio, 1788-1803. Columbus: Ohio Historical Society, 1935. (see Ohiolink)
• _________.  “Thomas Jefferson and the Removal of Governor St. Clair in 1802.” Ohio Archaeological and Historical Society Publications vol. 36 (1927): 62-77. F486.O512 (University Library)
• FInkelman, Paul. "Race, Slavery, and Law in Antebellum Ohio" p. 748-781of The History of Ohio Law. Athens, Ohio: Ohio University Press, 2004. KFO78.H57 2004.
• Gerber, David A. Black Ohio and the Color Line. Urbana : University of Illinois Press, 1976. E185.93.O2 G47 
• Gilmore, William. Life of Edward Tiffin. Chillicothe: Horney & Son, 1897. Full text on Google books. (also see Ohiolink)
• Gittes, Frederick M. "Paper Promises: Race and Ohio Law after 1860" p. 782 to 833 of The History of Ohio Law. Athens, Ohio: Ohio University Press, 2004. KFO78.H57 2004.
• Hagerty, J.E., C.P. McClelland, and C.C. Huntington. History of the Ohio Canals: Their Construction, Cost, Use and Partial Abandonment. Columbus: Ohio State Archaeological and Historical Society, 1905 (clarified and copyrighted by Arthur W. McGraw, 1992). TC624.O3 O3; E169.1 .L5 LAC 11611 (University Library). Google books.
• Hickock, Charles T. The Negro in Ohio, 1802-1870. Cleveland: Williams Publishing & Electric Co. (reprinted New York: AMS Press, 1975). E185.93.O2 G54 1969
• Holt, Edgar Allan. “Party Politics in Ohio, 1840-50.” Ohio History. 37, n.3 (July 1928): 439-591; Ohio History. 38, n. 1 (January 1929): 47-182; and Ohio History. 38, n. 2 (April 1929): 260-402.
• Howe, Henry, Historical collections of Ohio: containing a collection of the most interesting facts, traditions, biographical sketches, anecdotes, etc., relating to its general and local history; with descriptions of its counties, principal towns and villages. Illustrated by 180 engravings ... Cincinnati,: Pub. by H. Howe at E. Morgan & co's., 1851. Collection: Making of America Books
• Howe, Henry. Historical Collections of Ohio. Columbus: Henry Howe & Son, 1891. Google books: Volume 1. Volume 2. Volume 3.
• Hurt, R. Douglas. The Ohio Frontier, Crucible of the Old Northwest, 1720-1830. Bloomington, Indiana University Press 1996. F495 .H87 1996 (University Library)
• Massie, David Mead. Nathaniel Massie: A Pioneer of Ohio: A Sketch of His Life and Selections From His Correspondence. Cincinnati: Robert Clark, 1896. Google books.
• Mathews, Alfred. Ohio and her Western Reserve; with a story of three states leading to the latter, from Connecticut, by way of Wyoming, its Indian wars and massacre. New York, D. Appleton and Company, 1902. F491 .M42  (University Library) Google books.
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• Pershing, Benjamin H. “The Admission of Ohio to the Union.” Ohio History 63 (1955): 240-53. PDF version- full text .
• Quillin, Frank. The Color Line in Ohio: A History of Race Prejudice in a Typical Northern State. New York: Negro Universities Press, 1913. E185.93.O2 Q62. Google books.
• Randall, Emilius O. and Daniel J. Ryan. History of Ohio. New York: The Century History Company, 1912. F491 .R18 1912. Google books -Volume 2; Volume 3 ; Volume 4
• Ratcliffe, Donald J. “The Experience of Revolution and the Beginning of Party Politics in Ohio, 1776-1816.” Ohio History 85 (1976): 186-230.
• Roseboom, Eugene H. The Civil War Era: 1850-1873. Vol. IV of Carl Wittke, ed., The History of the State of Ohio. Columbus: Ohio State Archaeological and Historical Society, 1944. F491 .W78 (University Library).
• _________. and Francis P. Weisenburger. A History of Ohio. Columbus, The Ohio Historical Society 1991. F491 .R76 1991 (University Library).
• Scheiber, Harry N. Ohio Canal Era: A Case Study of Government and the Economy, 1820-1861. Athens : Ohio University Press, 1987.  HE395.O47 S3 (University Library).
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