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1	Title:	Harriet M. MacDonald Letters
	Creator:	MacDonald, Harriet M.
	Dates:	1918-1920
	Abstract:	Harriet M. MacDonald was a Red Cross nurse who served in France during World War I. The collection consists of letters from France during World War I.
	Call #:	MS 3211
	Extent:	0.20 linear feet (1 container)
	Subjects:	MacDonald, Harriet M. \| World War, 1914-1918 -- Medical care. \| Nurses -- Correspondence. \| Military nursing. \| World War, 1914-1918 -- Personal narratives, American.
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2	Title:	Hall Family Papers
	Creator:	Hall Family
	Dates:	1735-1918
	Abstract:	The Hall family of Peninsula (Summit County), Ohio, included Mary Bond Hall, John G. Hall and William Hall. The collection consists primarily of family correspondence and miscellaneous materials, including some genealogical notes, receipts, a stock certificate, lists and wills of John G. and Mary B. Hall. Several letters relate to everyday concerns during the Revolutionary War and to the experience of a soldier in World War I.
	Call #:	MS 4263
	Extent:	0.10 linear feet (1 container)
	Subjects:	Hall family. \| World War, 1914-1918 -- Personal narratives, American. \| Summit County (Ohio) -- Social life and customs. \| United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783 -- Personal narratives.
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3	Title:	Edward W. Hitchcock Papers
	Creator:	Hitchcock, Edward W.
	Dates:	1918-1919
	Abstract:	Edward W. Hitchcock was a native of Kalamazoo, Michigan who served as a first lieutenant in France in World War I. The collection consists of Hitchcock's military papers, newspaper clippings, and two notebooks detailing the organization of the French Army and convoy running, and describing the ambulance service during the war. The collection sheds light on an American officer's view of the French Army during World War I. The clippings provide information about a German officer's hopes for German world domination after the war.
	Call #:	MS 4431
	Extent:	0.10 linear feet (1 container)
	Subjects:	Hitchcock, Edward W., b. 1877. \| France. Armee -- Organization. \| France. Armee -- History -- World War, 1914-1918 -- Sources. \| United States. Army -- Transportation of sick and wounded. \| World War, 1914-1918 -- Personal narratives, American.
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4	Title:	Henry Dodge Papers
	Creator:	Dodge, Henry
	Dates:	1958
	Abstract:	Henry Dodge was a descendant of one of the oldest families in Cleveland, Ohio, and an employee of Standard Oil of New Jersey. Dodge lived his adult life in Scarsdale, New York. The collection consists of a book of reminiscences for his children. In addition to his own life story, his book provides information on many of his family members, including his wife, Lila McClelland Dodge, his parents, Samuel Douglas Dodge and Jeannette May Groff, and his grandparents, George C. Dodge, Lucy A. Burton Dodge, Henry R. Groff, and Mary A. Sutherland Groff. The book contains references to prominent Clevelanders, including John D. Rockefeller. The collection is valuable as a sketch of the life of Henry Dodge and for the information it contains on the Dodge family and related families. Since the Dodges were a prominent Cleveland family, the material also includes information on the social life of Cleveland's upper class during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Dodge's experiences in France during World War I may also be of interest.
	Call #:	MS 4432
	Extent:	0.10 linear feet (1 container)
	Subjects:	Dodge, Henry, b. 1883. \| Dodge family. \| Groff family. \| Upper classes -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| World War, 1914-1918 -- Personal narratives, American. \| Cleveland (Ohio) -- Biography. \| Cleveland (Ohio) -- Social life and customs.
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5	Title:	Laurence Harper Norton Papers
	Creator:	Norton, Laurence Harper
	Dates:	1760-1960
	Abstract:	Laurence Harper Norton (1888-1960) was a soldier, banker, industrialist, Ohio state legislator and Cleveland civic and cultural leader. He was also private secretary to Ambassador Myron T. Herrick and president of the Western Reserve Historical Society. The collection consists of correspondence, legal documents, financial records, newspaper clippings, photographs, genealogical materials, certificates and other materials relating to various members of the Norton, Castle and Harper families, including Robert, Alexander J., and Rice Harper, and to Jay Cooke, Myron Herrick, Ohio National Guard Troop A, and the 37th Division of the 135th Field Artillery.
	Call #:	MS 3371
	Extent:	9.90 linear feet (12 containers)
	Subjects:	Norton, Laurence Harper, 1888-1960. \| Norton family. \| Castle family. \| Harper family. \| Ohio. National Guard. Cavalry Regiment, 107th. Troop A. \| United States. Army. Field Artillery, 135th. Division, 37th. \| United States. Army -- History -- Punitive expedition into Mexico, 1916. \| Soldiers -- Ohio -- Correspondence. \| World War, 1914-1918 -- Personal narratives, American.
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6	Title:	Dawson Kelly Family Papers
	Creator:	Kelly, Dawson Family
	Dates:	1917-1924
	Abstract:	Dawson Kelly was born in Cleveland, Ohio, and was a grandson of Irish immigrant Daniel Kelly. His parents were William Kelly, a plumber, and Mary Dawson. He married Anna Melia in 1920. She had arrived in Cleveland from Ireland ca. 1912. Dawson Kelly served in the United States Army from 1918-1919. He initially was stationed at Camp Gordon in Atlanta, Georgia, and later was sent to France. During this time, he and Anna Melia exchanged letters. After his return to Cleveland, he worked as a plumber, and also at Westinghouse Company. A child, William Austin, was born to Dawson and Anna Kelly in 1921. In 1922, Anna Kelly became ill with tuberculosis and died in 1923. Dawson Kelly formed the D.W. Kelly Moving Company ca. 1925. It later became known as the D.W. Kelly & Son Moving Company. He remarried in 1929 and had three more children. The collection consists of correspondence, postcards, greeting cards, a job referral, and receipts. Dawson Kelly's letters as a soldier in the United States Army during World War I reflect his experiences, both at Camp Gordon, Atlanta, Georgia, and in Toul, France. Of interest also are letters written by Anna Kelly from the Warrensville Sanatorium in Cleveland, detailing medical practices and treatment of tuberculosis.
	Call #:	MS 4661
	Extent:	0.20 linear feet (1 container)
	Subjects:	Kelly, Dawson, 1895-1977. \| Kelly family. \| Kelly, Anna Melia. \| D.W. Kelly Moving Company. \| Irish American families -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Irish Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| World War, 1914-1918 -- Personal narratives, American. \| Soldiers -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Correspondence. \| Tuberculosis -- Hospitals -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Tuberculosis -- Patients -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
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7	Title:	Dudley J. Hard Papers
	Creator:	Hard, Dudley J.
	Dates:	1864-1944
	Abstract:	Dudley J. Hard (1872-1950) was a Cleveland, Ohio, businessman and soldier. He was a member of Cleveland's Troop A, serving with the First Squadron Ohio Cavalry during the Mexican border dispute of 1916-1917, and with the 135th Field Artillery in France during World War I, commanding the unit from August 1917 to April 1919. He retired a brigadier general in 1936. His father, Curtis V. Hard, of Wooster, Ohio, served as a colonel in the 8th Ohio Volunteer Infantry during the Cuban campaign of 1898. The collection consists of military orders, bulletins, memoranda, rosters, payrolls, maps, war diaries, tactical procedures, discharge records, correspondence, newspaper clippings, certificates of commission, and a souvenir volume and programs. Included are records relating to the Eighth Ohio Volunteer Infantry, the 135th Field Artillery, the 62nd Field Artillery Brigade and the 37th Division, American Expeditionary Forces, and souvenir volumes concerning various Cleveland military units. Also included are documents relating to the military career and death of Curtis V. Hard, the Spanish-American War, and his manuscript account of the war which was published in 1988 as, Banners in the air.
	Call #:	MS 3138
	Extent:	2.10 linear feet (2 containers and 1 oversize folder)
	Subjects:	Hard, Dudley J., 1872-1950 -- Archives. \| Hard, Curtis V., 1845-1917 -- Archives. \| United States. Army -- History -- Punitive expedition into Mexico, 1916. \| United States. Army. Ohio Volunteers, 8th. \| Ohio. National Guard. Cavalry Squadron, 1st. Troop A. \| United States. Army. American Expeditionary Forces. Field Artillery, 135th. \| United States. Army. American Expeditionary Forces. Division, 37th. \| United States. Army. American Expeditionary Forces. Field Artillery Brigade, 62nd. \| World War, 1914-1918 -- Campaigns -- France. \| World War, 1914-1918 -- Regimental histories -- United States. \| World War, 1914-1918 -- Personal narratives, American. \| World War, 1914-1918 -- United States. \| Cleveland (Ohio) -- History, Military -- Sources. \| Spanish-American War, 1898 -- Personal narratives.
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8	Title:	Paul Bough Travis Papers
	Creator:	Travis, Paul Bough
	Dates:	1812-1963
	Abstract:	Paul Bough Travis (1891-1975) was an artist and art educator who taught at the Cleveland School of Art (later the Cleveland Art Institute). His wife, Marjorie Penfield Travis, collected materials on her family history. The collection consists of correspondence, diaries, mementos, unpublished short stories and poetry, and other materials relating to the World War I experiences and artistic career of Paul Travis, and to the genealogy of Marjorie Penfield Travis. Includes diaries and correspondence of her grandparents, William L. and Lucy E. Wood.
	Call #:	MS 3844
	Extent:	1.00 linear feet (3 containers)
	Subjects:	Travis, Paul Bough, 1891-1975. \| Ely family. \| Hall family. \| Ramsey family. \| Rawson family. \| White family. \| Wood family. \| United States. Army. Ohio Infantry Regiment, 29th (1861-1865). Company A. \| Soldiers -- Ohio -- Correspondence. \| World War, 1914-1918 -- Personal narratives, American. \| United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives. \| United States -- Description and travel -- 1865-1900. \| Africa -- Description and travel -- 1901-1950.
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9	Title:	James C. Adell Papers
	Creator:	Adell, James C.
	Dates:	1916-1957
	Abstract:	James C. Adell (1887-1971) was a Cleveland, Ohio, educator and one of the organizers of the Cleveland Teachers Union. Adell served as Science Dept. chairman and director of the Educational Research Division of the Cleveland Public Schools, authored science curriculum books and participated in the design and implementation of curriculum centers in seven Cleveland senior high schools. The collection consists of correspondence, book drafts, sample tests, speeches, newspaper clippings, and other printed materials relating to the Cleveland Teachers Union and the development of the science curriculum and educational tests for the Cleveland Public Schools. In addition, there are some materials pertaining to Adell's inventions, his experience during the great depression, a journal detailing his naval training during World War I, and Wendell Willkie campaign materials.
	Call #:	MS 4285
	Extent:	2.00 linear feet (2 containers)
	Subjects:	Adell, James C. (James Claude), 1887-1971. \| Willkie, Wendell L. (Wendell Lewis), 1892-1944. \| Cleveland Teachers Union. \| Cleveland Public Schools. \| Cleveland Public Schools -- Curricula. \| Curriculum planning -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Educational tests and measurements -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Science -- Study and teaching -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Teachers' unions -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| World War, 1914-1918 -- Personal narratives, American. \| Depressions -- 1929 -- United States.
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10	Title:	Herman Lansing Vail Family Papers
	Creator:	Vail, Herman Lansing Family
	Dates:	1882-1928
	Abstract:	Herman Lansing Vail was a prominent lawyer, newspaper publisher and Cleveland, Ohio, civic leader who served two terms as a state representative and in various local positions. His father, Harry Lorenzo Vail, was a prominent Cleveland journalist, lawyer and politician who served as Cuyahoga County Commissioner and Clerk of Courts. The collection consists of diaries of Herman Vail, 1909-1922, correspondence of Herman and his father, Harry Vail, announcements for gatherings, certificates of membership, and telegrams. The collection pertains largely to Herman Vail's early life and touches upon his experiences at University School in Cleveland, Princeton University and Harvard Law School, his World War I experiences and his European travels. Harry Vail's correspondence is useful for the study of Cuyahoga County politics and dealings within the local Republican Party, with correspondence of Warren G. Harding, Theodore E. Burton, Mayor Harry L. Davis and Marcus Hanna.
	Call #:	MS 4515
	Extent:	0.40 linear feet (1 container)
	Subjects:	Vail, Herman L. (Herman Lansing), 1895-1981 -- Diaries. \| Vail, Harry L. (Harry Lorenzo), 1860-1935 -- Correspondence. \| University School (Cleveland, Ohio) -- Students -- Diaries. \| Princeton University -- Students -- Diaries. \| Harvard Law School -- Students -- Diaries. \| Republican Party (Cuyahoga County, Ohio) \| Politicians -- Ohio -- Cuyahoga County -- Correspondence. \| World War, 1914-1918 -- Personal narratives, American. \| Cuyahoga County (Ohio) -- Politics and government. \| Europe -- Description and travel -- 1800-1918. \| Europe -- Description and travel -- 1919-1944.
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