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| | Manuscript Collection | Save | | 2021 | 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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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 2022 | Title: | Picket Latimer Family Papers
| | | | Creator: | Latimer, Picket Family | | | | Dates: | 1840-1865 | | | | Abstract: | Picket Latimer and his brothers, Peter and John Mulford Latimer, were farmers in Huron County, Ohio. Picket and John also operated a general store, P. & J.M. Latimer, in Norwalk, Ohio. John's son, John Mulford Latimer, Jr., served as a captain in the 101st Ohio Infantry during the Civil War. The collection consists of photocopies of letters written to Picket Latimer regarding the business operations of his general store in the 1840s and copies of John Mulford Latimer, Jr.'s American Civil War service records. | | | | Call #: | MS 4433 | | | | Extent: | 0.10 linear feet (1 container) | | | | Subjects: | P. & J. M. Latimer (Firm) | General stores -- Ohio -- Norwalk -- History -- 19th century -- Sources. | Soldiers -- Ohio -- Miscellanea. | United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Sources. | Norwalk (Ohio) -- Commerce -- History -- 19th century -- Sources.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 2025 | Title: | Julia McCune Flory Papers
| | | | Creator: | Flory, Julia McCune | | | | Dates: | 1923-1970 | | | | Abstract: | Julia McCune Flory (1882-1971), an author and book illustrator, traveled through North Africa in the 1920s with Dr. Gertrude E. Sturges and later wrote about her journey in hopes of publishing her experiences as a book entitled "On the Road to Kairowan." The collection consists of Flory's manuscript, postcards with notes, pen and ink illustrations for her book, travel publications, correspondence, and an itinerary for her North Africa trip. | | | | Call #: | MS 4436 | | | | Extent: | 0.20 linear feet (1 container) | | | | Subjects: | Flory, Julia McCune, d. 1971. | Sturges, Gertrude E., 1887- | Africa, North -- Description and travel -- 1901-1950.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 2026 | Title: | Research Club of Cleveland Records
| | | | Creator: | Research Club of Cleveland | | | | Dates: | 1895-1959 | | | | Abstract: | The Research Club of Cleveland was a woman's social and study club in Cleveland, Ohio, which included bi-weekly luncheon meetings at members' homes, with yearly meetings centered around specific topics. The majority of members were retired or former school teachers. The club was founded in 1895 as the Avery Literary Circle, became the Minerva Literary Club by 1898, and the Research Club in 1905. It disbanded in 1959 due to the declining health and age of the members. The collection consists of minutes, annual reports, yearly program booklets containing topics, names and addresses of members, constitutions and bylaws of the club, newspaper articles about the club, correspondence, and attendance lists. | | | | Call #: | MS 4437 | | | | Extent: | 0.80 linear feet (2 containers) | | | | Subjects: | Research Club (Cleveland, Ohio) -- Archives. | Women -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Societies and clubs. | Clubs -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 2027 | Title: | Jesse Hart Papers
| | | | Creator: | Hart, Jesse | | | | Dates: | 1808-1914 | | | | Abstract: | Jesse Hart was a storekeeper in Wallingford, Vermont, who moved to Portage County, Ohio, in 1812. He was married first to Esther Warner, then to Freelove Ives and had 14 children. The collection consists of a ledger detailing Hart's financial transactions for the operation of his store in Wallingford. Also includes data on his family, written in 1914 by a descendant. | | | | Call #: | MS 4438 | | | | Extent: | 0.10 linear feet (1 container) | | | | Subjects: | Hart, Jesse, 1774-1868 -- Family. | Hart family. | Stores, Retail -- Vermont -- Wallingford -- History -- 19th century -- Sources. | Wallingford (Vt.) -- Commerce -- History -- 19th century -- Sources.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 2028 | Title: | Arthur and Murtis Taylor Family Papers
| | | | Creator: | Taylor, Arthur and Murtis Family | | | | Dates: | 1895-1979 | | | | Abstract: | Arthur and Murtis Taylor were community leaders active in Cleveland, Ohio, African American organizations. They both worked at Karamu House and Outhwaite Homes Housing Project. Arthur then became an insurance underwriter and Murtis became director of Mount Pleasant Community Center and coordinator of the Federation for Community Planning's Project on Aging. Their son Bruce was a biomedical engineer researching artificial arteries at Akron City Hospital. Their son Howard became associate professor of sociology at Syracuse University in 1969. The entire family was named Outstanding Family of the Year in 1968 by the Urban League. The collection includes biographical items, correspondence, clippings, writings by Murtis, Bruce, and especially, Howard F. Taylor, and miscellany, including a marriage license, programs and certificates. The collection pertains largely to the careers and community activities of a Cleveland Afro-American family and includes some materials on social work, sociology, and medicine. Included is Howard's dissertation: Balance and tension in the two-person group. | | | | Call #: | MS 4439 | | | | Extent: | 0.40 linear feet (1 container) | | | | Subjects: | Taylor family. | Taylor, Arthur, 1903-1974. | Taylor, Murtis Howard. | Taylor, Bruce C., 1942- | Taylor, Howard Francis, 1939- | African Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Aged -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Social service -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Sociology.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 2029 | Title: | Eugene Bailey Papers
| | | | Creator: | Bailey, Eugene | | | | Dates: | 1938-1946 | | | | Abstract: | Eugene Bailey was an African American from Cleveland, Ohio, who attended Virginia State College for Negroes, excelling in athletics. Bailey became physical education director at Booker T. Washington High School in Norfolk, Va. and then enlisted in the Navy at the start of World War II. In 1942, he was killed in an explosion at the Norfolk Navy Yard. The collection includes correspondence, certificates, memorabilia, scrapbooks, and newspaper clippings pertaining to the life and death of Bailey, especially as a youth and young adult during the Great Depression. | | | | Call #: | MS 4440 | | | | Extent: | 0.20 linear feet (1 container) | | | | Subjects: | Bailey, Eugene, 1913-1942. | Norfolk Naval Shipyard. | African Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | African Americans -- Virginia -- Norfolk. | African American athletes -- Virginia. | African American athletes -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 2030 | Title: | Ruth Chisholm Family
| | | | Creator: | Chisholm, Ruth Family | | | | Dates: | 1925-1959 | | | | Abstract: | Ruth Chisholm was a Birmingham, Michigan, resident who collected genealogical materials on the Covell (Coville) and related families. She was the wife of Theo L. Chisholm. The collection consists of correspondence and source material concerning the Covell and Edgerton families, as well as genealogies of the Munson and Hail families. | | | | Call #: | MS 4441 | | | | Extent: | 0.40 linear feet (1 container) | | | | Subjects: | Chisholm, Ruth. | Covell family. | Edgerton family. | Munson family. | Hale family.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 2031 | Title: | Music and Drama Club of Cleveland Records
| | | | Creator: | Music and Drama Club of Cleveland | | | | Dates: | 1917-1985 | | | | Abstract: | The Music and Drama Club of Cleveland was a women's club devoted to promoting interest in, and appreciation of, the combined arts of music and drama. The club was founded in 1904 in Cleveland, Ohio, and originally was called the Music and Drama Study Club. They held monthly meetings featuring performances, primarily by members, and awarded scholarships to students at the Cleveland Music School Settlement, Cleveland Play House and Cleveland Institute of Music, as well as donating funds to various musical organizations in the community. The collection consists of minutes, annual reports, scrapbook materials, and clippings, as well as questionnaires, scripts for skits, and publications concerning scholarship awards. | | | | Call #: | MS 4442 | | | | Extent: | 1.00 linear feet (4 containers) | | | | Subjects: | Music and Drama Club of Cleveland -- Archives. | Women -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Societies and clubs. | Music -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Societies, etc. | Musical theater -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Societies, etc. | Clubs -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 2032 | Title: | Harold T. Clark Papers
| | | | Creator: | Clark, Harold T. | | | | Dates: | 1876-1965 | | | | Abstract: | Harold T. Clark was a prominent Cleveland, Ohio, attorney and philanthropist. Clark was a partner in the law firm of Squire, Sanders, and Dempsey, 1913-38, before opening his own law office in 1938. He served with the American Committee to Negotiate Peace after World War I. In addition, he was active in numerous civic and cultural organizations, including the Educational Museum of the Cleveland Public Schools, the Cleveland Museum of Natural History, the Cleveland Museum of Art, and the Cleveland Metroparks. He received many honorary degrees and civic awards, including the Migel Medal from the American Foundation for the Blind for work on the William Terry Touch Alphabet. The collection consists of newspaper clippings, correspondence, certificates, scrapbooks, and resolutions concerning Clark, the organizations he was involved in, and the committees he served on. | | | | Call #: | MS 4443 | | | | Extent: | 2.01 linear feet (2 containers and 1 oversize folder) | | | | Subjects: | Clark, Harold T. (Harold Terry), 1882-1965. | Squire, Andrew, 1850-1934. | Hay, John, 1838-1905 -- Anniversaries, etc., 1938. | Hanna, Leonard C. (Leonard Colton), 1889-1957. | Mather, William Gwinn, 1857-1951. | Luce, Henry Robinson, 1898-1967. | Rockefeller, John D. (John Davison), 1874-1960. | Rockefeller family. | Benesch, Alfred A. (Alfred Abraham) 1879-1973. | Ohio. National Guard. Cavalry Squadron, 1st. Troop A. | Cleveland Metroparks System. | Cleveland Museum of Art. | Charities -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Education -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Museums -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Parks -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | World War, 1914-1918. | World War, 1914-1918 -- Peace.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 2033 | Title: | Anton L. Maresh Papers
| | | | Creator: | Maresh, Anton L. | | | | Dates: | 1899-1956 | | | | Abstract: | Anton L. maresh was a Cleveland, Ohio, musician, piano store owner, Republican politician, and collector of Abraham Lincoln material, who was also known as Anthony L. Maresh. His piano store on East 55th Street became the Republican political headquarters for Cleveland's southeast side, and in 1913, Maresh and his associates helped launch the political candidacy of Harry L. Davis for mayor. Maresh retired from the piano business in 1937, but actively pursued his hobby of collecting Lincoln memorabilia, building one of the largest private collections of Lincoln documents and lecturing on Lincoln lore to various groups. He served as long-time president of the local branch of the Lincoln Association of Ohio. The collection consists of personal correspondence, files on Cleveland politics and the music business, clippings, and financial and legal documents. Included is a collection of Lincoln material, consisting of copies of documents and facsimiles, addresses and writings about Lincoln by Maresh, writings on Lincoln by other authors, magazine articles and clippings. The collection pertains primarily to Maresh's interest in Abraham Lincoln and the Civil War, as well as Maresh's activities in the local Lincoln Association. Additional materials pertain to Maresh's music business and political activities. | | | | Call #: | MS 4444 | | | | Extent: | 1.10 linear feet (1 container and 1 oversize folder) | | | | Subjects: | Maresh, A. L. (Anton L.) b. 1877. | Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865. | Music trade -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865. | United States -- Politics and government -- 1861-1865. | Cleveland (Ohio) -- Politics and government.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 2034 | Title: | Joseph Worden Notebook
| | | | Creator: | Worden, Joseph | | | | Dates: | ca. 1877 | | | | Abstract: | Joseph Worden was a resident of Willoughby, Ohio, who sketched drawings of ancient earthworks and artifacts found near his home on the Chagrin River. The collection consists of sketches and descriptions of ancient earthworks and artifacts, as well as a draft of a letter concerning these sites addressed to Charles Whittlesey. The collection pertains primarily to prehistoric Indians in the Willoughby area. | | | | Call #: | MS 4445 | | | | Extent: | 0.10 linear feet (1 container) | | | | Subjects: | Worden, Joseph, 1822-1898. | Indians of North America -- Ohio -- Antiquities. | Lake County (Ohio) -- Antiquities.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 2035 | Title: | Painesville Township Schools Minute Book
| | | | Creator: | Painesville Township Schools | | | | Dates: | 1826-1900 | | | | Abstract: | Painesville Township is a Lake County, Ohio, school district which was originally known as School District No. 2, became School District No. 3 in 1838 when the district was redrawn, and later was called School Subdistrict No. 3. The collection consists of minutes for School Sub-district No. 3 and its earlier designations, School District No. 2 and School District No. 3, detailing land purchases and building construction, taxation and finances, election of officers to the school board, employment of teachers, rules governing conduct of students, and highlighting the changes in rural education during the 19th century. | | | | Call #: | MS 4446 | | | | Extent: | 0.10 linear feet (1 container) | | | | Subjects: | Painesville Township School Subdistrict No. 3 (Ohio) -- Archives. | School districts -- Ohio -- Painesville (Township) | Education -- Ohio -- Painesville (Township)
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 2036 | Title: | George and Margaret Knowles Papers
| | | | Creator: | Knowles, George and Margaret | | | | Dates: | 1870-1974 | | | | Abstract: | George Knowles was a Cleveland, Ohio, patent attorney who served as assistant executive in charge of patents in the Engineering Department of Materiel Command at Wright Field Air Corps Base (Dayton, Ohio) during World War II. Margaret Knowles was his wife. The collection consists primarily of correspondence, organizational materials, journals, and military files. The collection pertains primarily to George Knowles' military experience, involvement with patents, and organizational activities with the Cleveland Patent Law Association, Exchange Club of Euclid and the Wildwood Yacht Club. Included is a small amount of material relating to Knowles' wife, Margaret, and his nephew, Myles Knowles. | | | | Call #: | MS 4447 | | | | Extent: | 0.60 linear feet (2 containers) | | | | Subjects: | Knowles, George H. 1909-1965. | Knowles, Margaret Keal. | United States. Army Air Forces -- Diaries. | World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal narratives, American. | World War, 1939-1945 -- Economic aspects -- United States. | Soldiers -- United States -- Diaries. | Patents -- United States. | Evidence, Expert -- United States. | Patent and government-developed inventions -- United States.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 2037 | Title: | Edward D. Lynde Family Papers
| | | | Creator: | Lynde, Edward D. Family | | | | Dates: | 1892-1959 | | | | Abstract: | Edward D. Lynde was a nationally recognized authority in the field of social reform during the first half of the twentieth century. Much of Lynde's career was spent with the Associated Charities of Cleveland, Ohio, 1923-1933; then he became assistant director of the Family Welfare Association in New York. He returned to Cleveland in 1935 to head the Cleveland Welfare Federation (later the Federation for Community Planning) until his retirement in 1959. The collection consists of correspondence, newspaper clippings, and articles pertaining to Lynde's personal life and professional career, and genealogical materials relating to Lynde family members. The collection pertains to the private and professional life of Edward D. Lynde, particularly his involvement in the social service reform movement, and relationships between Lynde family members. Included are the Civil War letters and documents of Lynde's grandfather, Abraham G. Schermerhorn, letters from Myron H. Bent, a journalist with the Brooklyn, N.Y. Times-Herald regarding his anti-New Deal activities, and letters to Lynde's mother, Ardelle S.L. Nutting. | | | | Call #: | MS 4448 | | | | Extent: | 0.61 linear feet (2 containers and 1 oversize folder) | | | | Subjects: | Lynde, Edward D. (Edward Dudley Bent), 1892-1973. | Lynde, Arthur L. | Lynde, Lucile. | Werner, Carl A. | Lynn family. | Federation for Community Planning. | Associated Charities (Cleveland, Ohio) | Social service -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Federations, Financial (Social Service) | Charities -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 2038 | Title: | Paul Gebhart Papers
| | | | Creator: | Gebhart, Paul | | | | Dates: | 1921-1961 | | | | Abstract: | Paul Gebhart was the art director for Stouffer Foods in Cleveland, Ohio, and an active member and long-time secretary of the Cleveland Society of Artists, which was founded in 1913 as the successor to the Arts Club and was disbanded in 1983. Gebhart was associated with the art department of Stouffer Foods from at least 1943 to 1960 and, as art director, supervised the art work for menus and other publications. The collection consists of administrative materials for the Cleveland Society of Artists; also menus and advertisements for Stouffer Foods, and miscellaneous advertisements, some signed by Gebhart. | | | | Call #: | MS 4449 | | | | Extent: | 1.01 linear feet (4 containers and 1 oversize folder) | | | | Subjects: | Gebhart, Paul, d. ca. 1971. | Cleveland Society of Artists. | Stouffer Foods. | Advertising -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Commercial art -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Art -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Societies, etc. | Clubs -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 2039 | Title: | John Branchflower, Jr. Family Papers
| | | | Creator: | Branchflower, John Jr. Family | | | | Dates: | 1835-1919 | | | | Abstract: | John Branchflower, Jr., was a Cleveland, Ohio, native who lived in Rockport (Rocky River), Ohio, for a time and may have attended Baldwin University in Berea, Ohio. He moved to Jackson, Michigan, and appears to have done carpentry and house-building work there. He married Emma Taylor in 1875 and had three children, Emma Grace Branchflower Goodall, Pearl Branchflower Dickerson, and John Roy Branchflower. The collection consists of letters, diaries, wills, marriage certificates, and other legal documents relating to the family of John Branchflower and his Aunt and Uncle, Simeon and Harriet Dunbar of Brighton, Ohio. | | | | Call #: | MS 4450 | | | | Extent: | 0.40 linear feet (1 container) | | | | Subjects: | Branchflower, John, 1844-ca. 1914. | Dunbar, Simeon. | Dunbar, Harriet. | Branchflower family. | Jackson (Mich.) -- Social life and customs. | Brighton (Ohio) -- Social life and customs.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 2040 | Title: | United States Customs Service, Port of Cleveland Records
| | | | Creator: | United States Customs Service, Port of Cleveland | | | | Dates: | 1860-1905 | | | | Abstract: | The United States Custom Service was established in Cleveland, Ohio, in 1805 and responsible for the collection of duties, and, over the years, with the paying of military pensions, administration of the Marine Hospital, reporting the number of imports and exports, and protecting the safety of passengers. The collection consists primarily of correspondence between Charles J. Ballard, Collector of Customs for the Port of Cleveland, and Salmon P. Chase, Secretary of the Treasury during the Civil War. In addition, the collection includes other correspondence and five oaths of office of customs house employees. In large part, the material relates to the role the customs house played in the search and seizure of suspected munitions imports and related espionage activities of the Confederate States during the Civil War. | | | | Call #: | MS 4452 | | | | Extent: | 0.20 linear feet (1 container) | | | | Subjects: | United States. Customs Service. Port of Cleveland -- Archives. | Customs administration -- United States. | Customs administration -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Smuggling -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Contraband of war. | United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Secret service.
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