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1	Title:	George G. Washburn Correspondence
	Creator:	Washburn, George G.
	Dates:	1850-1896
	Abstract:	George G. Washburn (1821-1898) was a lawyer and journalist of Elyria, Ohio. He was the manager and editor of the Elyria Democrat (1856-1890). The collection consists of letters on business or politics received by Washburn. Correspondents include R. Brinkerhoff, John Brough, Schuyler Colfax, William Dennison, Joseph B. Foraker, Joshua R. Giddings, Rutherford B. Hayes, Henry Howe, James Monroe, John Sherman, Norton S. Townshend, F. S. Washburn, Elisha Whittlesey, C. P. Wickham and William McKinley.
	Call #:	MS 1890
	Extent:	0.20 linear feet (1 container)
	Subjects:	Washburn, George G., 1821-1898. \| United States -- Politics and government -- 19th century. \| Ohio -- Politics and government.
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2	Title:	Hanna Family Papers
	Creator:	Hanna Family
	Dates:	1812-1926
	Abstract:	The Hanna Family is an Ohio family (New Lisbon and Cleveland) whose members included Senator Marcus A. Hanna and businessman Leonard C. Hanna. The collection consists of correspondence, legal documents, charts, deeds, notes, wills, photos, and magazine and newspaper clippings containing genealogical data relating primarily to members of the Hanna family in Cleveland and Ohio, especially to Robert, Benjamin, and Leonard Hanna. Includes 7 v. of congratulatory messages sent to Marcus A. Hanna after successful campaigns of the Republican Party in which Hanna played a major role.
	Call #:	MS 2510
	Extent:	3.50 linear feet (5 containers and 8 oversize volumes)
	Subjects:	Hanna family. \| Ohio -- Politics and government -- 1787-1865. \| United States -- Politics and government -- 19th century.
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3	Title:	William McKinley Papers, Series II
	Creator:	McKinley, William
	Dates:	1878-1901
	Abstract:	William McKinley was born in Niles, Ohio, served in the American Civil War, and practiced law in Canton, Ohio, where he served as prosecuting attorney for Stark County 1869-1871. In 1876, he was elected to the United States House of Representatives. He was Governor of Ohio 1891-1896. First elected President of the United States in 1896, he was reelected in 1900. He was assassinated in September 1901. The collection consists of editors' copies and page proofs of McKinley's speeches as President, as well as an index for the book Speeches and Addresses of William McKinley. This collection also includes a small number of speeches made by McKinley's Executive Cabinet and some speeches he made as a Representative of Ohio to the United States Congress.
	Call #:	MS 4674
	Extent:	1.60 linear feet (4 containers)
	Subjects:	McKinley, William, 1843-1901. \| Speeches, addresses, etc., American. \| Presidents -- United States. \| United States -- History -- 1865-1921. \| United States -- Politics and government -- 19th century.
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4	Title:	James A. Briggs Scrapbooks
	Creator:	Briggs, James A.
	Dates:	1830-1887
	Abstract:	James A. Briggs was an attorney in Cleveland, Ohio, and New York State; editor of the Cleveland True Democrat; special correspondent to several newspapers, including the Cleveland Leader; temperance advocate; and political supporter of Abraham Lincoln. The collection consists of two scrapbooks containing newspaper clippings, letters, proclamations, pictures, and notes written by Briggs, concerning Briggs' career as an attorney and journalist.
	Call #:	MS 0882
	Extent:	0.60 linear feet (2 volumes)
	Subjects:	Briggs, James A., 1811-1889. \| Republican Party (U.S. : 1854- ) \| Lawyers -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Journalists -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Political activity. \| Cleveland (Ohio) -- History -- Sources. \| United States -- Politics and government -- 19th century.
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5	Title:	William Pitt Fessenden Papers
	Creator:	Fessenden, William Pitt
	Dates:	1837-1880
	Abstract:	William Pitt Fessenden (1806-1869) was a Republican legislator from Maine who became a United States Representative, Senator, Chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, and Secretary of the Treasury. He was a strong opponent of slavery. The collection consists of letters from supporters and constituents spanning Fessenden's career in the Main House of Representatives; the United States Senate; and as Secretary of the Treasury.
	Call #:	MS 2145
	Extent:	0.80 linear feet (2 containers)
	Subjects:	Fessenden, William Pitt, 1806-1869. \| Antislavery movements -- United States. \| Slavery -- Law and legislation -- United States. \| Whig Party -- United States. \| Republican Party -- United States. \| Maine -- Politics and government -- 1775-1865. \| United States -- Politics and government -- 19th century.
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6	Title:	Milton Sutliff Letters
	Creator:	Sutliff, Milton
	Dates:	1838-1867
	Abstract:	Milton Sutliff was a Warren, Ohio, attorney. The collection consists of 87 letters from Joshua Giddings and Benjamin Wade concerning Ohio and United States politics and the slavery issue.
	Call #:	MS 3326
	Extent:	0.20 linear feet (1 container)
	Subjects:	Sutliff, Milton, 1838-1867. \| Giddings, Joshua R. (Joshua Reed), 1795-1864. \| Wade, B. F. (Benjamin Franklin), 1800-1878. \| Slavery -- United States. \| Ohio -- Politics and government -- 1787-1865. \| United States -- Politics and government -- 19th century.
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7	Title:	Warner M. Bateman Papers
	Creator:	Bateman, Warner M.
	Dates:	1837-1897
	Abstract:	Warner M. Bateman (1827-1897), noted Cincinnati, Ohio, lawyer, pursued a long and distinguished career not only in the field of law, but also in the world of nineteenth century Republican politics. Bateman served as an Ohio state senator 1865-1868, and as the United States Attorney for the Southern District of Ohio 1869-1877. He played a prominent role at the 1880 Republican National Convention, heading the campaign of John Sherman as Republican candidate for the Presidency of the United States. The collection consists of journals, notebooks, speeches, letters, bound volumes of correspondence, account books, dockets, checks, receipts, deeds, dividends, tax records, agreements, invitations, business cards and advertisements, notes, souvenirs, notebooks containing notes for Republican Party lectures, and eight volumes of newspaper clippings relating to legal and political matters. The bulk of the correspondence consists of letters relating to various legal, personal, political, and professional matters associated with Bateman's activities as lawyer, politician, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Ohio (1869-1877), and manager (1880) of John Sherman's political interests. Notable correspondents include John Sherman, Salmon P. Chase, James A. Garfield, Marcus A. Hanna, Rutherford B. Hayes, William T. Sherman, and William H. Taft. A calendar of correspondence is included in Appendix I in the register to the collection.
	Call #:	MS 2900
	Extent:	8.80 linear feet (22 containers)
	Subjects:	Bateman, Warner M. (Warner Mifflin), 1827-1897. \| Sherman, John, 1823-1900. \| Republican Party (U.S. : 1854-) -- History. \| Republican Party (Ohio) -- History. \| Lawyers -- Ohio -- Cincinnati -- Correspondence. \| Government attorneys -- Ohio -- Correspondence. \| Legislators -- Ohio -- Correspondence. \| Ohio -- Politics and government -- 1865-1950. \| United States -- Politics and government -- 19th century. \| United States -- History -- 1865-1898.
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8	Title:	Maria D. Coffinberry Family Papers
	Creator:	Coffinberry, Maria D. Family
	Dates:	1767-1930
	Abstract:	The collection includes records of the Coffinberry and Morgan families and allied families of Hampson, Duane, DuBarry, and Chevalier. Members of these families were at the forefront of events in American, Ohio and Cleveland history, from before the Revolutionary War until the Reconstruction period and beyond. The collection consists of correspondence, journals, other manuscript materials, plats, maps, pamphlets, political broadsides, speeches, newspaper clippings, biographical and genealogical items, engravings, campaign ribbons, and other family memorabilia.
	Call #:	MS 2805
	Extent:	1.20 linear feet (3 containers)
	Subjects:	Coffinberry family. \| Morgan family. \| Hampson family. \| Duane family. \| DuBarry family. \| Chevalier family. \| Shipbuilding -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Frontier and pioneer life -- Western Reserve (Ohio) \| Cumberland Gap, Battle of, 1862. \| Vicksburg (Miss.) -- History -- Siege, 1863. \| United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783 -- Sources. \| United States -- History -- War with Mexico, 1845-1848 -- Personal narratives. \| United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives. \| United States -- Politics and government -- 19th century. \| United States -- Description and travel -- 1783-1848. \| Texas -- History -- Revolution, 1835-1836 -- Personal narratives. \| Ohio -- Politics and government -- 1787-1865. \| Zanesville (Ohio) -- Biography.
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