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1	Title:	Mary Jane Blair Letters
	Creator:	Blair, Mary Jane
	Dates:	1866-1867
	Abstract:	The collection consists of letters written by Mary Jane Blair while on a tour of Europe.
	Call #:	MS 3232
	Extent:	0.20 linear feet (1 container)
	Subjects:	Blair, Mary Jane. \| Europe -- Description and travel -- 1800-1918.
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2	Title:	George R. Nott Family Papers
	Creator:	Nott, George R. Family
	Dates:	1874-1904
	Abstract:	The Nott family moved to Ohio from New Haven, Connecticut. The collection consists of letters and notebooks of George R. Nott containing genealogical information on the Nott family, other genealogical notebooks, and a journal of a European tour (England, France, Germany, and other countries) by Belle Nott Whitney (1895-1896).
	Call #:	MS 3383
	Extent:	0.20 linear feet (1 container)
	Subjects:	Nott family. \| Europe -- Description and travel -- 1800-1918.
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3	Title:	W. Burr Gongwer Papers
	Creator:	Gongwer, W. Burr
	Dates:	1910-1948
	Abstract:	W. Burr Gongwer (1873-1948) was a Cleveland, Ohio, Democratic leader who served as secretary to Tom L. Johnson, was an ally of Newton D. Baker, and became chairman of the Cuyahoga County Democratic Central Committee in 1924. The collection consists of letters, newspaper clippings, and a diary of a trip to Europe, May-June, 1914.
	Call #:	MS 3397
	Extent:	0.20 linear feet (1 container)
	Subjects:	Gongwer, W. Burr, 1873-1948. \| Europe -- Description and travel -- 1800-1918.
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4	Title:	Ann Maria Stockwell Green Journals
	Creator:	Green, Ann Maria Stockwell
	Dates:	1877-1878
	Abstract:	Ann Maria Stockwell (1840-1904) was a Boston, Massachusetts resident (her home was in the Roxbury section of Boston), and wife of George Green. She was born in West Acton, Massachusetts on March 28, 1840. Her first husband, David Hapgood, died during the American Civil War. Her second husband, George Green, was a stationer who died in 1899. The collection consists of three bound, handwritten notebooks containing an account of an extended trip to Europe. Includes descriptions of Glasgow, Edinburgh, Oxford, London, Brussels, Amsterdam, Cologne, Strasbourg, Bern, Geneva, Paris, Rome, and other cities in Italy. Mrs. Green was in Rome at the time of the deaths of Victor Emmanuel II and Pius IX, in 1878. She also attended a London church service and sermon given by the Nonconformist divine, Charles Haddon Spurgeon, at his church, The Tabernacle.
	Call #:	MS 3557
	Extent:	0.20 linear feet (1 container)
	Subjects:	Green, Ann Maria Stockwell, 1840-1904. \| Europe -- Description and travel -- 1800-1918.
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5	Title:	Paul Rosenwasser Diary
	Creator:	Rosenwasser, Paul
	Dates:	1904-1905
	Abstract:	Paul Rosenwasser (1890-1968) was the son of a prominent Jewish doctor, Dr. Marcus Rosenwasser, and Ida Rohrheimer Rosenwasser. He married Florence Hirscheimer in 1914 and entered automobile sales in the 1920s. He owned Downtown Chevrolet in Cleveland, Ohio. The collection consists of a diary of a European tour, 1904-1905.
	Call #:	MS 4037
	Extent:	0.20 linear feet (1 container)
	Subjects:	Rosenwasser, Paul, 1890-1968 \| Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Europe -- Description and travel -- 1800-1918.
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6	Title:	Frederick A. Bacon Journal
	Creator:	Bacon, Frederick, A.
	Dates:	1835-1836
	Abstract:	Frederick A. Bacon was a midshipman in the United States Navy who served on board the frigates Constitution and Shark. The collection consists of a journal kept by Bacon which records shipboard incidents and observations on places he toured and on museums and historic buildings he visited in Gibraltar, Lisbon, Genoa, Rome, Florence, Naples, and Athens.
	Call #:	MS 2883
	Extent:	0.20 linear feet (1 container)
	Subjects:	Constitution (Ship) \| Shark (Ship) \| Sailors' writings, English. \| Midshipmen -- Correspondence, reminiscences, etc. \| Europe -- Description and travel -- 1800-1918.
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7	Title:	George Camp Curtis Papers
	Creator:	Curtis, George Camp
	Dates:	1886-1894
	Abstract:	George Camp Curtis (1817-1894) was a Presbyterian minister who served communities in Ohio, Michigan, and New York. The collection consists of letters concerning the Curtis family genealogy, and an autobiographical sketch of Rev. Curtis in which he discusses his years at Lane Theological Seminary, his career as a minister, and various trips to Europe.
	Call #:	MS 2936
	Extent:	0.10 linear feet (1 container)
	Subjects:	Curtis, George Camp, 1817-1894. \| Curtis family. \| Lane Theological Seminary. \| Clergy -- United States -- Correspondence, reminiscences, etc. \| Europe -- Description and travel -- 1800-1918.
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8	Title:	William Sheldon Kerruish Papers
	Creator:	Kerruish, William Sheldon
	Dates:	1849-1910
	Abstract:	William Sheldon Kerruish (1831-1927) was a Cleveland, Ohio, attorney. His son Sheldon joined him in his law practice. His daughter Miriam married attorney and Ohio state representative Charles W. Stage. The collection consists of correspondence, legal and financial records, speeches, poetry, invitations, personal papers and newspaper clippings of Wm. S. Kerruish, a diary of Miriam Kerruish Stage, an account book of Thomas Cain, an autobiography of Charles Stage, and legal records of Richard Bridson, Amelia Imbery, and William Wick.
	Call #:	MS 3585
	Extent:	0.40 linear feet (1 container)
	Subjects:	Kerruish, William Sheldon, 1831-1927. \| Kerruish family. \| Grocery trade -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Europe -- Description and travel -- 1800-1918.
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9	Title:	William Bascom-Hiram Little Family Papers
	Creator:	The William Bascom-Hiram Little Family Papers
	Dates:	1837-1929
	Abstract:	William Tully Bascom was an Ohio journalist and editor. His daughter Laura L., a music teacher and soloist, married Dr. Hiram H. Little. Their son, Tully Bascom Little, was a Cleveland businessman who became chairman of the National Defense Committee of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. W.T. Bascom's son, Gustavus, fought in the Civil War and became a Lt. Colonel in the U.S. Army. The collection consists of correspondence, diaries, newspaper clippings, memorabilia, and genealogical and autobiographical material.
	Call #:	MS 3618
	Extent:	0.61 linear feet (2 containers and 1 oversize folder)
	Subjects:	Bascom family. \| Little family. \| Soldiers -- Ohio. \| Europe -- Description and travel -- 1800-1918. \| United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives.
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10	Title:	Minerva Brace Norton Papers
	Creator:	Norton, Minerva Brace
	Dates:	1848-1904
	Abstract:	Minerva Brace Norton (b. 1837) was the assistant editor of the "Little Corporal" magazine in Chicago, Illinois, who became principal of the ladies department at Ripon College (1874-1876). She wrote numerous magazine articles and several books, including one about Mary Mortimer, her teacher at the Milwaukee Female College. The collection consists of letters of Mary Mortimer concerning the Milwaukee Female College, and letters of Mrs. Norton, her family, friends, publisher, missionary friends, and Frances Willard (temperance leader and feminist) concerning Mrs. Norton's European travels and her book, In and Around Berlin.
	Call #:	MS 3698
	Extent:	0.20 linear feet (1 container)
	Subjects:	Norton, Minerva Brace, b. 1837. \| In and Around Berlin. \| Milwaukee Female College. \| Women in education. \| Europe -- Description and travel -- 1800-1918.
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11	Title:	Chapple-Wooldridge Family Collection
	Creator:	Chapple-Wooldridge Family
	Dates:	1856-1943
	Abstract:	Frank J. Chapple was a London, Ontario, importer and wholesaler who married Nellie Lavine Wooldridge of Cleveland, Ohio, in 1889. He later moved to Cleveland and founded F.J. Chapple, General Insurance. The collection consists of correspondence of the Chapple and Wooldridge families, and diaries of Mrs. Chapple's niece, Alice Marie Mitchell Keetch. The correspondence includes descriptions of Europe by Mrs. Chapple and descriptions of Canada by Mr. Chapple's brother-in-law, James Rice. Many of Mrs. Keetch's diary entries (1940-1945) relate to World War II.
	Call #:	MS 3705
	Extent:	1.20 linear feet (3 containers)
	Subjects:	Chapple family. \| Wooldridge family. \| World War, 1939-1945 -- United States -- Personal narratives. \| Europe -- Description and travel -- 1800-1918. \| Canada -- Description and travel -- 1867-1950.
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12	Title:	George C. Dodge Journal
	Creator:	Dodge, George C.
	Dates:	1869-1889
	Abstract:	George C. Dodge (1813-1883) was a prominent Cleveland, Ohio, merchant who served as Cuyahoga County's first Democratic treasurer from 1852-1858. The collection consists of a journal of Dodge's daily activities and business transactions in 1869, and of a family member's tour of Europe in 1885.
	Call #:	MS 3742
	Extent:	0.20 linear feet (1 container)
	Subjects:	Dodge, George C., 1813-1883. \| Dodge family. \| Buell family. \| Hutchins family. \| Europe -- Description and travel -- 1800-1918.
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13	Title:	Moses J. Gries Family Papers
	Creator:	Gries, Moses J. Family
	Dates:	1885-1933
	Abstract:	Moses J. Gries (1868-1918) was Rabbi of Tifereth Israel Congregation (The Temple) in Cleveland, Ohio, from 1892 to 1917. His wife, Frances, was the daughter of Kaufman Hays, a Cleveland businessman and banker. The collection consists of correspondence, a European travel diary (1897), a memorandum and account book of Kaufman Hays, the Will of Regina Thorman, a book of clippings on aerial derbies (1919-1920), and a scrapbook of condolences and newspaper clippings upon the death of Frances Hays Gries Watters (1933).
	Call #:	MS 3756
	Extent:	0.40 linear feet (1 container)
	Subjects:	Watters, Frances Hays Gries, d. 1933. \| Gries family. \| Gries, Moses J., 1868-1918. \| Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Europe -- Description and travel -- 1800-1918.
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14	Title:	Samuel Williamson Family Papers
	Creator:	Williamson, Samuel Family
	Dates:	1793-1969
	Abstract:	Samuel Williamson (1772-1834) was a judge of the Ohio Court of Common Pleas. His son, Samuel Jr. (1808-1884), was an Ohio state legislator. His grandson, Samuel E. (1844-1903), was also a Common Pleas Court Judge. Another grandson, James D. (1849-1935), was a minister. His great-grandsons, Frederick E. (1876-1944) and Arthur P. (1884-1973), were businessmen. The collection consists of the papers of the Williamson family, including business papers, deeds, a journal of James D. Williamson's trip to Europe (1914), newspaper clippings, court documents, genealogical material, memorial books, and letters of the Day-Ely family.
	Call #:	MS 3771
	Extent:	0.70 linear feet (2 containers and 1 oversize volume)
	Subjects:	Williamson family. \| Ely family. \| Day family. \| Court records -- Ohio. \| Europe -- Description and travel -- 1800-1918.
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15	Title:	Sarah Gaylord Newberry Papers
	Creator:	Newberry, Sarah Gaylord
	Dates:	1849-1850
	Abstract:	Sarah Gaylord Newberry (b. 1823) was the daughter of Erastus Gaylord, a Cleveland, Ohio, druggist, and Lucetta Cleaveland Gaylord. She married Dr. John S. Newberry, a physician and well-known geologist, in 1848. The collection consists of a diary of a voyage to Europe in 1849-1850.
	Call #:	MS 4003
	Extent:	0.10 linear feet (1 container)
	Subjects:	Newberry, Sarah Gaylord, b. 1823. \| Women -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Diaries. \| Voyages and travels. \| Women -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Europe -- Description and travel -- 1800-1918.
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16	Title:	Bingham-Brayton Family Papers
	Creator:	Bingham-Brayton Family
	Dates:	1869-1918
	Abstract:	William Bingham (1816-1904) was a prominent Cleveland, Ohio, businessman, city councilman, and Ohio state senator. His daughter, Caroline (1844-1921), married Charles A. Brayton (1841 or 1842-1909), owner of the Standard Car Wheel Company of Cleveland. His granddaughter, Frances Payne Bingham Bolton (1885-1977), became a prominent philanthropist and United States Congresswoman from Ohio. The collection consists of personal items and correspondence of members of the Bingham and Brayton families.
	Call #:	MS 4100
	Extent:	0.40 linear feet (1 container)
	Subjects:	Brayton family. \| Bingham family. \| W. Bingham Co. \| United States -- Description and travel -- 1900-1920. \| Europe -- Description and travel -- 1800-1918.
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17	Title:	Clara Belle Ritchie Family Papers
	Creator:	Ritchie, Clara Belle Family
	Dates:	1838-1977
	Abstract:	The Ritchie and Hale families were prominent in civic and philanthropic activities in Akron and Summit County, Ohio. Clara Belle Ritchie, daughter of Samuel J. and Sophronia Hale Ritchie, inherited the Hale farm from her uncle, Charles Oviatt Hale, and bequeathed it to the Western Reserve Historical Society when she died in the 1950s. The collection consists of Ritchie and Hale family correspondence, diaries, recollections, clippings, legal files, financial materials, and guest registers of the Hale farm.
	Call #:	MS 4124
	Extent:	4.01 linear feet (4 containers and 1 oversize folder)
	Subjects:	Ritchie family. \| Hale family. \| Ritchie, Clara Belle, 1869-1956. \| Europe -- Description and travel -- 1800-1918. \| Summit County (Ohio) -- Social life and customs.
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18	Title:	Adella Prentiss Hughes Family Papers
	Creator:	Hughes, Adella Prentiss Family
	Dates:	1801-1933
	Abstract:	Adella Prentiss Hughes (1869-1950) was a musical impresario and founder and manager of the Cleveland Orchestra. Her grandparents were leaders in various charitable and religious institutions in Cleveland, Ohio. the collection consists of correspondence, land deeds, genealogical data, poems, music programs, religious tracts, circulars, broadsides, newspaper clippings, memorabilia, legal documents, journal, diary, account books, and other papers, relating to the activities of Mrs. Hughes, her parents, Loren and Ellen Prentiss, and her maternal grandparents, Benjamin and Rebecca Rouse.
	Call #:	MS 2980
	Extent:	4.0 linear feet (9 containers and 1 oversize volume)
	Subjects:	Hughes, Adella Prentiss, 1869-1950. \| Corbet family. \| Cromwell family. \| Elliott family. \| Rouse family. \| American Sunday-School Union. \| Baptists -- Ohio. \| Europe -- Description and travel -- 1800-1918.
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19	Title:	Emma Betts Sterling Diaries
	Creator:	Sterling, Emma Betts
	Dates:	1854-1894
	Abstract:	Emma Betts Sterling (1837-1914) was a wealthy Cleveland, Ohio, matron. She and her husband, Frederick A. Sterling, were active in many social and charitable organizations. The collection consists of eighteen diaries and a composition book written by Mrs. Sterling, and a composition book written by her daughter, Jennette.
	Call #:	MS 3323
	Extent:	1.00 linear feet (2 containers)
	Subjects:	Sterling, Emma Betts, 1837-1914. \| Sterling family. \| Children of the rich -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Upper classes -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Cleveland (Ohio) -- Social life and customs. \| United States -- Description and travel -- 1865-1900. \| Europe -- Description and travel -- 1800-1918.
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20	Title:	Randall Palmer Wade Travel Journals
	Creator:	Wade, Randall Palmer
	Dates:	1870-1871
	Abstract:	Randall Palmer Wade (1835-1876) was the son of Jeptha Homer Wade (1811-1890). He worked in the Cleveland, Ohio, office of the family telegraph company. He and his wife, Anna R. McGraw, had two children, Jeptha Homer, Jr. and Alice L. The collection consists of three handwritten journals describing the experiences of the Wade family during a fourteen month European trip, June 1870 to September 1871. Topics covered include architecture, landscape, social classes and customs, and the Franco-Prussian war.
	Call #:	MS 3934
	Extent:	0.60 linear feet (2 containers)
	Subjects:	Wade, Randall Palmer, 1835-1876. \| Wade family -- Periodicals. \| Franco-German War, 1870-1871. \| Architecture -- Europe. \| Europe -- Social life and customs -- 19th century. \| Europe -- Description and travel -- 1800-1918.
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