Certificate of Award, Putnam Relay Team, May 25,, 1936 May 25

The Waldron Harry Wakefield (WHW) papers span from 1912 to 1966 and document WHW's business pursuits, local political career and personal life in Athens, Ohio. The collection is divided into four series: business, political, family, and miscellaneous. In the business series, there are various awards and letters related to the Wakefield Garage. In the political series, there are campaign postcards from WHW's first political campaign in 1944, and artifacts from his days as Athens County Commissioner including Athens County envelopes and receipts for County Commissioner's of Ohio dues. In the family series, there are several newspapers that his children had written in when they were young and printed programs from the Athens City Schools. The miscellaneous section includes a program from the horse races at the 1949 Athens County Fair with the standings penciled in.