University of Wyoming
Louis Klewer's travel movies -- Motion pictures -- 16 mm.
Louis Klewer (1900-1983) was a journalist and outdoors writer during the twentieth century. Born in Toledo, Ohio, Klewer attended the University of Toledo from 1920 to 1923, then worked for the "Toledo Times" as sports editor. He became Outdoor Editor of the "Toledo Blade" in 1924 and enjoyed a long career with this newspaper (1924-1983), becoming a noted outdoors writer through his regular outdoors column. Klewer was an active member of the Boy Scouts of America, achieving the rank of Eagle Scout and becoming a Toledo, Ohio field director in 1918 and a member of the council in 1930. In addition to his work with the "Toledo Blade" and the Boy Scouts of America, Klewer served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War I (1918-1919) and served in Europe with the American Red Cross during World War II (1943-1946), where he was awarded a Bronze Star. He was also an avid world traveler, a member of the Explorers Club, and an avid fis herman.
Collection contains several scrapbooks created by Louis Klewer, including those concerning his outdoor columns for the "Toledo Blade", Camp Cohn Boy Scout Camp in Toledo, Ohio, and his service in Europe with the American Red Cross during World War II. Collection also contains Klewer's photographs and photograph negatives (including images of Klewer and his family, his outdoor activities, his Boy Scout activities, and his world travels), slides (including images of Klewer's outdoor activities and world travels), and several 16 mm films of Klewer's world travels. Clippings of Klewer's columns in the "Toledo Blade", Boy Scout diary, award certificates, a few printed materials, and a number of artifacts are in this collection as well.
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There are no known other archival collections created by Louis Klewer at the date of processing.
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