| | Manuscript Collection | Requires cookie* | | 2 | Title: | Travel Journal
| | | | Creator: | Anonymous | | | | Dates: | 1829 | | | | Abstract: | The collection consists of a travel journal detailing a trip made by an anonymous young man from Boston, Massachusetts, to Zanesville, Ohio, September 1-29, 1829. The traveler stopped for commencement at Brown University, then proceeded through New York state, visiting prisons at Sing Sing and Auburn, staying with Cyrus Howard, a farmer in Morrisville, New York, and visiting Niagra Falls. He continued on to visit Cleveland, Canton, Zoar and Zanesville, Ohio, providing a detailed description of the communal settlement at Zoar. | | | | Call #: | MS 3918 | | | | Extent: | 0.20 linear feet (1 container) | | | | Subjects: | Society of Separatists of Zoar. | Prisons -- New York (State) | New York (State) -- Description and travel. | Ohio -- Description and travel.
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| Manuscript Collection | Requires cookie* | | 3 | Title: | "Myrtle L." Travel Journal
| | | | Creator: | Myrtle L. | | | | Dates: | 1898 | | | | Abstract: | Myrtle L. and her friend, Carrie E., were travelers from Cleveland, Ohio, on a sightseeing trip by steamer to Buffalo, New York, and then by train across the state to New York City. During their train ride, they stayed in towns and cities along the way, including Albany, Poughkeepsie, and Tarrytown. After visiting New York City, they traveled to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The collection consists of a one volume journal and loose materials removed from the journal, kept by Myrtle L., a young woman whose surname is not recorded. The journal contains descriptions in detail of the sights and events of the journey, the young men they met, shopping excursions, friends and fellow Clevelanders they saw; and documents expenses incurred on the trip. Includes a description of the interior of the Rockefeller mansion in New York and an account of their visit there. The diarist also writes of her personal interests and of her impressions of the people and places she encountered. | | | | Call #: | MS 4596 | | | | Extent: | 0.10 linear feet (1 container) | | | | Subjects: | Myrtle L. (of Cleveland, Ohio). | Rockefeller, John D. (John Davison), 1839-1937 -- Homes and haunts. | John D. Rockefeller House (Pocantico Hills, N.Y.) | Women -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Diaries. | Voyages and travels. | Women -- Travel. | New York (State) -- Description and travel.
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| Manuscript Collection | Requires cookie* | | 4 | Title: | Matthew Scott Cook Papers
| | | | Creator: | Cook, Matthew Scott | | | | Dates: | 1807-1887 | | | | Abstract: | Matthew Scott Cook (1803-1882) was a surveyor, farmer, businessman and Ohio State legislator, of Chillicothe, Ohio. The collection consists of correspondence, land agreements and deeds, survey and field notes, financial receipts, legal briefs, travel journals, memoranda and account books relating to Cook's farm; meteorological data; and American Civil War correspondence. Includes 17 diaries of Amos Wheeler, Jr. | | | | Call #: | MS 2129 | | | | Extent: | 1.40 linear feet (4 containers) | | | | Subjects: | Cook, Matthew Scott, 1803-1882. | Cook family. | Agriculture -- Ohio -- Finance. | Meteorology -- United States -- Observations. | River life -- United States. | Ohio River. | Mississippi River. | Chillicothe (Ohio) -- History -- Sources. | Ross County (Ohio) -- History -- Sources. | Massachusetts -- Description and travel. | New York (State) -- Description and travel. | Quebec (Province) -- Description and travel. | United States -- Description and travel. | United States -- Politics and government. | United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives.
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