Collection on Daniel J. Ransohoff

Collection — Box: 1

Identifier: BCA 0310

Staff Only

Content Description

This is a small collection of posters and other printed materials highlighting photographer Daniel J. Ransohoff's work on behalf of the Christian Appalachian Project, Community Chest and Council of the Cincinnati Area, and the field of social work.

Dates

Creation: 1961 - 1973

Creator

Ransohoff, Daniel J. (Author, Person)

Conditions Governing Access

Collection is open for research in the Special Collections and Archives reading room.

Conditions Governing Use

It is the responsibility of the user to obtain authorization to re-publish copyrighted materials from this collection, except in cases of Fair Use.

Biographical Note

Professional photographer, social worker and educator Daniel J. Ransohoff was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, in 1921. A graduate of Walnut Hills High School, he earned degrees from Bard College, Columbia University and Union Graduate School. After serving in the U.S. Navy, Ransohoff returned to his home town where he worked for the United Way and Community Chest and was an associate professor of community planning in the Department of Design, Art, Architecture and Planning at the University of Cincinnati. Ransohoff's photographs have been featured in many museum exhibitions and also in his books Pictures Tell the Story (1959), How Cincinnati Helps (1961) and There Is in Every Human Countenance, Either a History or a Prophecy (1988). He was the producer of the WCET public television show Think Cincinnati and a well-respected local tour guide. Ransohoff died in Cincinnati in 1993 at the age of 71. The main body of his work is archived at the Cincinnati History Library and Archives - Cincinnati Museum Center as the Daniel J. Ransohoff collection (https://search.worldcat.org/title/19578552).

Sources: Christian Appalachian Project Calendar 1973, website https://cincinnatichamber.com/chamber_greatliving/daniel-j-ransohoff/ and website https://researchworks.oclc.org/archivegrid/collection/data/19578552.

Extent

3 folders : Large format materials

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

The collection on Daniel J. Ransohoff comprises a group of large social work posters, a Christian Appalachian Project calendar and a book about community social services in the Cincinnati, Ohio, area. These materials shed light on Ransohoff's photography, community activism, and work among Appalachians.