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1Title:  John W. Barkley Family Papers     
 Creator:  Barkley, John W. Family 
 Dates:  1880-1919 
 Abstract:  John W. Barkley was a Cleveland, Ohio, lawyer who worked for Alta House and Goodrich House social settlements and the Cleveland Board of Education and also served as an assistant to the Law Director for the city of Cleveland in matters relating to the Board of Education. He later joined the firm of Squire, Saunders and Dempsey, served as mayor of Shaker Heights, 1950-55, and was a trustee of Hiram House. Barkley attended Allegheny College, Meadville, Pa., and was involved in many college debates. He later married Margaret Megrit. The collection consists of correspondence, newspaper clippings and a scrapbook relating chiefly to Barkley's college life at Allegheny College in Meadville, Pennsylvania. Also includes a farm journal, 1880-1886 kept by William B. Goodrich of Erie County, Pennsylvania, and two household ledgers belonging to Josephine Kreitler of Warren, Ohio, 1889-1898. 
 Call #:  MS 4514 
 Extent:  0.20 linear feet (1 container) 
 Subjects:  Barkley, John W., 1889-1986. | Allegheny College (Meadville, Pa.) -- Students -- Archives. | Lawyers -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Archives. | College students -- Pennsylvania -- Meadville -- Archives. | Debates and debating -- Pennsylvania -- Meadville. | Farm life -- Pennsylvania -- Erie County. | Agriculture -- Pennsylvania -- Erie County. | Home economics -- Ohio -- Warren -- Accounting. | Farmers -- Pennsylvania -- Erie County -- Diaries. | Erie County (Pa.) -- Social life and customs -- 19th century.
 
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