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| | Manuscript Collection | Save | | 242 | Title: | Severance Family Papers
| | | | Creator: | Severance Family | | | | Dates: | 1826-1843 | | | | Abstract: | Members of the Severance family were prominent bankers and industrialists in Cleveland, Ohio. Solon L. Severance was the son of Solomon Lewis and Mary Long Severance and the grandson of Dr. David Long, Cleveland's first physician. Severance organized the Euclid Ave. Natl. Bank, which later became the First Natl. Bank. One of the most notable members of the Severance family was John Long Severance (1863-1936) who worked for the Standard Oil Co. and the Cleveland Linseed Oil Co., a pioneer paint and varnish industry. Severance was president of the Cleveland Museum of Art and the Musical Arts Assoc., and in 1929 gave Cleveland the funds to build Severance Hall, home of the Cleveland Orchestra. Severance Center (Cleveland Heights), Ohio's first indoor shopping mall, was built on the site of John Long Severance's 161-acre estate "Longwood". The collection consists of seven volumes of autographs, poetry, and notes, including five autograph albums belonging to members of the Severance family, a book of autographs and poems of Mary Long Severance, 1827-1843, and a notebook of Solon L. Severance, 1840s. | | | | Call #: | MS 0805 | | | | Extent: | 0.40 linear feet (1 container) | | | | Subjects: | Severance family. | Autograph albums -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 243 | Title: | John Gottlieb Ernestus Heckewelder Diaries
| | | | Creator: | Heckewelder, John gottlieb Ernestus | | | | Dates: | 1786-1789 | | | | Abstract: | John Gottlieb Ernestus Heckewelder (1743-1823) was a Moravian missionary who worked to Christianize Indians in Pennsylvania and Ohio. Heckewelder, David Zeisberger, and Christian Delaware Indians migrated from Pennsylvania to the Ohio territory and laid out Schoenbrunn ("Beautiful Spring") in 1772 along the Tuscarawas River. They also founded Gnadenhutten ("Tents of Grace") further downstream, where nearly 100 Christian Indians were murdered by whites in 1782. The collection consists of a diary kept while journeying with Sarah and Anna Heckewelder from the "Cayahoga river" to Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, October 5-Nov.ember 15, 1786; diary kept while journeying with Abraham Steiner from Bethlehem to Pettiquotting near the Huron River and Lake Erie, and back to Bethlehem, April 17-June 20, 1789; and a church history of the Moravians, undated. | | | | Call #: | MS 0813 | | | | Extent: | 0.20 linear feet (1 container) | | | | Subjects: | Heckewelder, John Gottlieb Ernestus, 1743-1823. | Moravians -- Ohio. | Missionaries -- United States -- Diaries. | Travelers -- United States -- Diaries. | Moravian Church -- United States -- History. | Ohio -- Description and travel. | Pennsylvania -- Description and travel. | United States -- Description and travel -- 1783-1848.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 244 | Title: | William H. Eckman Papers
| | | | Creator: | Eckman, William H. | | | | Dates: | 1865-1885 | | | | Abstract: | William H. Eckman was probably a member of the Cleveland Art Club, formed in 1876 by Archibald M. Willard, the celebrated painter of The Spirit of '76, the most popular painting of The Centennial Exhibition held in Philadelphia in 1876. Primarily a group of young artists, the Art Club (also known as the Old Bohemians) provided Cleveland with its first nucleus of notable artists, most of them the sons of German immigrants. The members met at Willard's studio in the Union Natl. Bank Bldg. to discuss art and draw from live models, and club members fostered the Cleveland Art School, which operated out of the clubrooms until 1868. Frederick Carl Gottwald, the dean of Cleveland painters and a long-time instructor at the Cleveland School of Art (later the Cleveland Institute of Art), founded the Art Club along with Willard in 1876. George Grossman later left Cleveland to found a New York City artists colony, and Daniel Wehrschmidt eventually taught and painted in Bushey, near London. The collection consists of a journal (1870) containing brief notes on Eckman's daily activities, scrapbook containing drawings, sketches, and watercolors by members of the Cleveland Art Club, and other papers. Persons represented in the scrapbook include Otto H. Backer, George P. Bradley, William H. Eckman, George Grossman, George C. Groll, Daniel A. Wehrschmidt, Sion L. Wenban, and Archibald M. Willard. Includes manuscripts on the assassination of Abraham Lincoln. | | | | Call #: | MS 0820 | | | | Extent: | 0.40 linear feet (1 container) | | | | Subjects: | Eckman, William H. | Willard, Archibald M., 1836-1918. | Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 -- Assassination. | Artists -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Drawing -- 19th century -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Watercolor painting -- 19th century -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 245 | Title: | Freeman Harlow Morse Papers
| | | | Creator: | Morse, Freeman Harlow | | | | Dates: | 1848-1888 | | | | Abstract: | Freeman Harlow Morse (1807-1891) was a state legislator, United States Representative from Maine, and United States consul in London. The collection consists of correspondence from Charles Francis Adams, John Bigelow, James D. Bulloch, and William Pitt Fessenden; copies of affidavits made by seamen aboard the U. S. S. Kearsarge and the C. S. S. Alabama, June 19, 1864, and a printed letter (1888) from Morse to W. L. Putnam of Portland, Maine, concerning Morse's claim of $38,189 against the United States. | | | | Call #: | MS 0823 | | | | Extent: | 0.20 linear feet (1 container) | | | | Subjects: | Morse, Freeman Harlow, 1807-1891. | Alabama (Confederate cruiser) | Consuls -- United States -- Correspondence. | United States -- Diplomatic and consular service -- Great Britain. | United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Naval operations. | United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives, Confederate.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 246 | Title: | Frederick Kinsman Papers
| | | | Creator: | Kinsman, Frederick | | | | Dates: | 1854-1877 | | | | Abstract: | Frederick Kinsman (1807-1877) was Director of the Cleveland and Mahoning Valley Railroad. The collection consists of general correspondence (1866-1877) and accounts, agreements, and mortgage bond receipts (1854-1867), relating to the Cleveland and Mahoning Valley Railroad. Includes references to Dudley Baldwin, Reuben Hitchcock, Jacob Perkins, Charles L. Rhodes, Charles Smith, David Tod, directors of the railroad. | | | | Call #: | MS 0825 | | | | Extent: | 0.20 linear feet (1 container) | | | | Subjects: | Kinsman, Frederick, 1807-1877. | Baldwin, Dudley. | Hitchcock, Reuben, 1806-1883. | Perkins, Jacob, 1821-1859. | Rhodes, Charles L. | Smith, Charles. | Tod, David, 1805-1868. | Cleveland and Mahoning Valley Railroad. | Railroad companies -- United States -- Management. | Railroads -- United States -- Management.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 247 | Title: | Calvin Pease Papers
| | | | Creator: | Pease, Calvin | | | | Dates: | 1798-1841 | | | | Abstract: | Calvin Pease (1776-1839) was a lawyer, legislator and judge, of Warren, Trumbull County, Ohio, in the Connecticut Western Reserve. Pease came to the Western Reserve from Connecticut in 1800. He was admitted to the bar and was appointed the first clerk of the court of quarter sessions, a position he held until 1803. He served as judge of the Third Circuit, Court of Common Pleas (1803-1810), and justice of the Ohio Supreme Court (1816-1830). Pease also served as a tax collector, primarily in Trumbull County, from 1801-1819. He served in the Ohio state legislature from Trumbull County, and also was the official agent for the U.S. postmaster-general in northeastern Ohio. He was a delegate to the canal convention meeting in Warren in 1833. Pease continued the private practice of law until his death at Warren in 1839. The collection consists of correspondence; personal papers including land records, tax records, bank notes and accounts; business papers including bills, receipts, agreements, and deeds; field notes and land records; and legal documents from the court. | | | | Call #: | MS 0827 | | | | Extent: | 1.40 linear feet (4 containers) | | | | Subjects: | Pease, Calvin, 1776-1839. | Pennsylvania and Ohio Canal. | Western Reserve Bank of Warren, Ohio. | Judges -- Ohio -- Correspondence. | Lawyers -- Ohio -- Correspondence. | Deeds -- Ohio -- Western Reserve. | Real property -- Ohio -- Western Reserve. | Real property tax -- Ohio -- Trumbull County. | Postal service -- Ohio -- Western Reserve. | Court records -- Ohio. | Banks and banking -- Ohio -- Warren. | Banks and banking -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Banks and banking -- Ohio -- Western Reserve. | Western Reserve (Ohio) -- History -- Sources. | Trumbull County (Ohio) -- History -- Sources.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 248 | Title: | Caleb Emerson Family Papers
| | | | Creator: | Emerson, Caleb Family | | | | Dates: | 1795-1905 | | | | Abstract: | Caleb Emerson was a Marietta, Ohio lawyer, journalist and abolitionist, and co-founder of the Marietta Branch of the Washington Benevolent Society. He married Mary Dana, the daughter of an early settler of Washington County. Their son, George Dana, was a captain in the 1st Michigan Engineers during the Civil War. Their son-in-law, William D. Bailey was Treasurer of Warren Township, Ohio. The collection consists of personal and business correspondence; legal papers, financial papers (receipts and accounts); historical, political, and biographical sketches; public letters and addresses; notes and articles on slavery, abolition, religion, and temperance; minutes and journals of the Washington Benevolent Society; civic records of Warren Township; and original poetry. | | | | Call #: | MS 0830 | | | | Extent: | 1.75 linear feet (4 containers and 3 oversize volumes) | | | | Subjects: | Emerson family. | Emerson, Caleb, 1779-1853. | United States. Army. Michigan Engineers Regiment, 1st (1862-1865) | Washington Benevolent Society. | Soldiers -- Michigan. | Pioneers -- Ohio -- Washington County. | Antislavery movements -- United States. | Abolitionists -- Ohio -- Marietta. | Temperance. | Real property -- Ohio -- Washington County. | Northwest, Old -- History -- 1775-1865. | United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives. | Marietta (Ohio) -- History -- Sources.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 249 | Title: | Wayne, Medina & Cuyahoga Turnpike Road Company Records
| | | | Creator: | Wayne, Medina & Cuyahoga Turnpike Road Company | | | | Dates: | 1824-1851 | | | | Abstract: | The Wayne, Medina & Cuyahoga Turnpike was the second toll road after the Wooster Turnpike along what is now Pearl Road (Rt. 42) in Cuyahoga County, Ohio. It ceased operations ca. 1852, when a railroad built a depot in Berea, which diverted the traffic to it. Toll roads were once common in the county as a means of advancing transportation for commodity goods and services to the large market centers. The collection consists of lists of subscribers, their addresses, and number of shares bought (1824), and accounts of tolls collected and receipts (1829-1851). | | | | Call #: | MS 0831 | | | | Extent: | 0.20 linear feet (1 container) | | | | Subjects: | Wayne, Medina & Cuyahoga Turnpike Road Company. | Roads -- Ohio -- Cuyahoga County. | Toll roads -- Ohio -- Cuyahoga County.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 250 | Title: | Mentor Library Company Records
| | | | Creator: | Mentor Library Company | | | | Dates: | 1820-1850 | | | | Abstract: | The Mentor Library Company was a book-lending company founded in 1819 in Mentor, Ohio. It dissolved in 1850. The collection consists of bylaws (1820), and account records (1826-1850). | | | | Call #: | MS 0832 | | | | Extent: | 0.10 linear feet (1 volume) | | | | Subjects: | Mentor Library Company (Mentor, Ohio) | Libraries -- Ohio -- Mentor.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 252 | Title: | Asa Coleman Letters
| | | | Creator: | Colman, Asa | | | | Dates: | 1811-1818 | | | | Abstract: | Asa Coleman was a resident of Troy, Ohio. He was elected as a representative to the Ohio state legislature in 1816. The collection consists of letters from Asa Coleman to his father, Dr. Asaph Coleman, of Glastonbury, Connecticut, dated: Troy, Miami County, Ohio, December 6, 1811-May 24, 1818; and a letter from Julius Coleman to his father, Asaph Coleman, Glastonbury, Connecticut, dated: Troy, March 4, 1817. | | | | Call #: | MS 0843 | | | | Extent: | 0.20 linear feet (1 container) | | | | Subjects: | Coleman, Asa. | Troy (Ohio) -- Social life and customs.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 253 | Title: | Doolittle Family Account Books
| | | | Creator: | Doolittle Family | | | | Dates: | 1797-1837 | | | | Abstract: | The collection consists of account books of Eunice, Daniel, John, Oliver, and Seth Doolittle. | | | | Call #: | MS 0844 | | | | Extent: | 0.20 linear feet (1 container) | | | | Subjects: | Doolittle family. | Account books.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 254 | Title: | Jeremiah Kinsman and Roswell Adams Papers
| | | | Creator: | Kinsman, Jermiah and Adams, Roswell | | | | Dates: | 1804-1851 | | | | Abstract: | Jeremiah Kinsman was a resident of Plainfield, Connecticut Roswell Adams was a resident of Lisbon, Connecticut. The collection consists of letters and account statements (1825-1851) addressed to Kinsman and Adams from Douglas Putnam, land agent of Marietta, Ohio; letters (1804-1807) from Kinsman's brother, John Kinsman, founder of Kinsman, Ohio; and surveys of the land of Robert Kinsman. | | | | Call #: | MS 0846 | | | | Extent: | 0.20 linear feet (1 container) | | | | Subjects: | Kinsman, Jeremiah. | Adams, Roswell. | Real property -- Ohio -- Marietta. | Marietta (Ohio) -- History -- Sources. | Kinsman (Ohio : Trumbull County) -- History -- Sources.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 256 | Title: | William Eldredge Papers
| | | | Creator: | Eldredge, William | | | | Dates: | 1798-1832 | | | | Abstract: | William Eldredge was a merchant of New London, Connecticut, and land owner in Huron County, Ohio. The collection consists of correspondence and travel journals, together with deeds, lists of proprietors, and lists of land for sale in the towns of Eldredge and Huron, Huron County, Ohio. Correspondents include John Walworth of Cleveland, Ohio. | | | | Call #: | MS 0870 | | | | Extent: | 0.20 linear feet (1 container) | | | | Subjects: | Eldredge, William. | Walworth, John, 1765-1812. | Merchants -- Connecticut -- Correspondence. | Travelers -- United States -- Diaries. | Deeds -- Ohio -- Huron County. | Land titles -- Ohio -- Huron County. | Real property -- Ohio -- Huron County. | United States -- Description and travel -- 1783-1848.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 257 | Title: | Haskell Golf Ball Company Records
| | | | Creator: | Haskell Golf Ball Company | | | | Dates: | 1901-1917 | | | | Abstract: | The Haskell Golf Ball Company was founded by Coburn Haskell Work, who, with Bertram G. Work, patented an improved rubber-wound core for golf balls. The collection consists of a record of proceedings, minutes of meetings, financial statements, a journal and ledger book, incorporation documents, and certificate of dissolution. | | | | Call #: | MS 0879 | | | | Extent: | 0.40 linear feet (1 container) | | | | Subjects: | Haskell Golf Ball Company (Cleveland, Ohio) | Golf equipment industry -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Golf balls.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 260 | 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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