| | Manuscript Collection | Requires cookie* | | 1 | Title: | John Spence Family Papers
| | | | Creator: | Spence, John Family | | | | Dates: | 1866-1968 | | | | Abstract: | John Spence immigrated from England in the mid-nineteenth century and worked as a stone contractor. John M. Spence was the first mayor of Cleveland Heights, Ohio (1904-1907), served eighteen years on the Cleveland Heights Board of Education and was active in the state Republican Party executive committee. Along with his three brothers he operated Spence Brothers Construction Company. His nephew, Stanley L. Orr served with Troop A Cavalry Regiment in the Texas-Mexican border dispute of 1916-1917 and was a judge and chairman of the Cleveland Chapter of the Red Cross during World War I. The collection consists of correspondence, newspaper clippings, financial records, and a scrapbook. The collection illustrates the activities of Troop A during the Southwest Expedition, 1916-1917, the business activities of John Spence in the late nineteenth century, and the growth and development of the Spence Brothers Construction Company. | | | | Call #: | MS 4411 | | | | Extent: | 3.01 linear feet (12 containers and 1 oversize folder) | | | | Subjects: | Spence family. | Ohio. National Guard. Cavalry Squadron, 1st. Troop A. | United States. Army -- History -- Punitive expedition into Mexico, 1916. | Spence Brothers Construction Company -- Archives. | Construction industry -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- History -- Sources. | Industries -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- History -- Sources.
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