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| | Manuscript Collection | Save | | 262 | Title: | Hannah Huntington Letters
| | | | Creator: | Huntington, Hannah | | | | Dates: | 1791-1811 | | | | Abstract: | Hannah Huntington (1770-1818) was the wife of Samuel Huntington (1765-1817), jurist, legislator, and governor of Ohio. The collection consists of personal letters, primarily concerning family matters, from Mrs. Huntington to her husband. | | | | Call #: | MS 0884 | | | | Extent: | 0.20 linear feet (1 container) | | | | Subjects: | Huntington, Hannah, 1770-1818. | Huntington family. | Huntington, Samuel, 1765-1817. | Frontier and pioneer life -- Ohio. | Governors -- Ohio. | Governors' spouses -- Ohio. | Ohio -- Social life and customs -- 19th century.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 263 | Title: | Cleveland Charter Commission Records
| | | | Creator: | Cleveland, Ohio Charter Commission | | | | Dates: | 1912-1913 | | | | Abstract: | The collection consists of amendments, calendars, proceedings, proposals, questionnaires, recommendations, and correspondence concerning the activities of the members of the first Cleveland Charter Commission, which included Mayor Newton D. Baker, Edward W. Doty, Mayo Fessler, and Earl H. Wells. | | | | Call #: | MS 0885 | | | | Extent: | 0.40 linear feet (1 container) | | | | Subjects: | Cleveland (Ohio). Charter Commission -- Archives. | Cleveland (Ohio). Charter Commission. | Municipal home rule -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Municipal charters -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Cleveland (Ohio) -- Charters. | Cleveland (Ohio) -- Politics and government.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 264 | Title: | Kirtland Society of Natural Science Records
| | | | Creator: | Kirtland Society of Natural Science | | | | Dates: | 1869-1885 | | | | Abstract: | The Kirtland Society of National Science was originally organized in 1845 by Jared P. Kirtland, John Lang Cassels, and Samuel St. John as the Cleveland Academy of Natural Sciences, Cleveland's first scientific organization. Renamed the Kirtland Society of Natural Science in 1869, this science society was organized with the aim of establishing a natural history museum. In 1876, it opened a museum in Case Hall on Cleveland's Public Square which contained the bird and mammal collection of William Case, the bird collection of R. K. Winslow, the entomology collection of John Fitzpatrick, and fish specimens from the collections of Jared P. Kirtland and Elisha Sterling. The museum continued to function until 1920, when the Cleveland Museum of Natural History was established and the various collections were transferred to it. The collection consists of minutes of meetings, notes on birds, drawings, newspaper clippings, and other papers. Among the early members were Theodatus Garlick, Jared P. Kirtland, B. A. Stanard, George A. Stanley, Elisha Sterling, and Rufus K. Winslow. | | | | Call #: | MS 0888 | | | | Extent: | 0.20 linear feet (1 container) | | | | Subjects: | Kirtland Society of Natural Science (Cleveland, Ohio) | Science -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Societies, etc. | Natural history museums -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Natural history -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Societies, etc. | Clubs -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 265 | Title: | Cleveland Academy of Natural Science Records
| | | | Creator: | Cleveland Academy of Natural Science | | | | Dates: | 1845-1858 | | | | Abstract: | The Cleveland Academy of Natural Science was a Cleveland, Ohio, science society whose early members included John W. Allen, Sherlock D. Andrews, William D. Beattie, William Case, J. Lang Cassells, James D. Cleveland, Jacob J. Delameter, Theodatus Garlick, Charles H. Heard, Jared P. Kirtland, Samuel L. Mather, Samuel Starkweather, Elisha Sterling, Charles Whittlesey, Rufus K. Winslow, and Moses C. Younglove. The collection consists of a constitution, list of members, bylaws, and minutes of meetings. | | | | Call #: | MS 0889 | | | | Extent: | 0.20 linear feet (1 container) | | | | Subjects: | Cleveland Academy of Natural Science (Cleveland, Ohio) | Natural history -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Societies, etc. | Science -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Societies, etc. | Clubs -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 266 | Title: | Cleveland City Council Records
| | | | Creator: | Cleveland City Council | | | | Dates: | 1909 | | | | Abstract: | The 1909 Cleveland, Ohio, City Council served during the final tenure of Mayor Tom L. Johnson, and prior to Home Rule. At this time, council was embroiled in the controversy over municipal ownership of Cleveland's street railways and the $.03 fare. The controversy was settled with voter approval in 1910 of the compromise "Tayler Grant" which called for "service at cost," a $.03 fare, and city supervision of the Cleveland Electric Railway Company, reorganized as the Cleveland Railway Company. The collection consists of papers dealing with railways and the Street Railway Ordinance, including minutes of meetings of the Council of the Whole, January 20 to October 14, 1909; addresses of attorney Homer H. McKeehan, July 19 and 20, 1909; transcript of the arbitration proceedings before U.S. federal judge Robert W. Tayler (arbitrator) concerning differences between the Cleveland City Council and the Cleveland Electric Railway Company over the proposed Street Railway Ordinance, including Judge Tayler's decision, October 18 to December 1, 1909; and minutes of City Council meetings, October 25 to December 18, 1909. | | | | Call #: | MS 0896 | | | | Extent: | 2.40 linear feet (6 containers) | | | | Subjects: | Cleveland (Ohio). City Council. | Street-railroads -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Street-railroads -- Law and legislation -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Grievance arbitration -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Cleveland (Ohio) -- Politics and government.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 267 | Title: | Columbia Nantucket Logbook
| | | | Creator: | Columbia Nantucket | | | | Dates: | ca. 1870 | | | | Abstract: | The Columbia Nantucket was a merchant ship which traveled to ports in the South Pacific. The collection consists of a logbook containing brief entries concerning the ship's voyages to ports in the South Pacific. | | | | Call #: | MS 0898 | | | | Extent: | 0.20 linear feet (1 container) | | | | Subjects: | Columbia Nantucket (Ship) | Logbooks. | Merchant ships -- Oceania.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 269 | Title: | Daughters of the American Revolution, Western Reserve Chapter Records
| | | | Creator: | Daughters of the American Revolution, Western Reserve Chapter | | | | Dates: | 1891-1917 | | | | Abstract: | Local chapter of the national patriotic society. The Western Reserve Chapter was founded in 1891 in Cleveland, Ohio, by a group of women led by Catherine Hitchcock Tilden Avery. In addition to planning and implementing some of the earliest Americanization programs, the DAR was also involved in providing nursing care and emergency relief to victims of wars and floods. The collection consists of minutes, reports of delegations to the Continental Congress of the DAR, resolutions in memory of deceased members, notices of events, correspondence, addresses given to the DAR and other groups, reports of events of the Society of the Army of the Tennessee, and committee reports. | | | | Call #: | MS 0910 | | | | Extent: | 0.40 linear feet (1 container) | | | | Subjects: | Daughters of the American Revolution. Western Reserve Chapter (Cleveland, Ohio). | Patriotic societies -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Women -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Societies and clubs. | Women in charitable work -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Spanish-American War, 1898 -- War work -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783 -- Societies, etc. | Cleveland (Ohio) -- Genealogy.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 270 | Title: | Henry Lovejoy Ambler Papers
| | | | Creator: | Ambler, Henry Lovejoy | | | | Dates: | 1871-1911 | | | | Abstract: | Henry Lovejoy Ambler (1843-1924) was a dentist and author, of Cleveland, Ohio. The collection consists of original manuscripts and galley proofs for two books by Ambler: Facts, fads and fancies about teeth (Cleveland: The Helman-Taylor Company, 1899) and History of dentistry in Cleveland, Ohio (Cleveland: Publishing House of the Evangelical Association, 1911); and speeches delivered by Ambler on topics relating to history and dentistry. | | | | Call #: | MS 0920 | | | | Extent: | 0.80 linear feet (2 containers) | | | | Subjects: | Ambler, Henry Lovejoy, 1843-1924. | Dentists -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Dentistry -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- History.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 272 | Title: | Abel Larkin Family Papers
| | | | Creator: | Larkin, Abel Family | | | | Dates: | 1790-1918 | | | | Abstract: | Abel Larkin (1764-1830) of Lancaster, Massachusetts and Rutland, Vermont, settled in Rutland, Ohio, in 1804. He served as township clerk, justice of the peace, and associate justice for Meigs County. Abel Jr. and Stillman C. Larkin were his sons. The collection consists of correspondence, family histories, legal and financial documents, account books, church records, speeches, invitations, and writings, of Abel Larkin Sr., Abel Larkin Jr., Stillman C. Larkin, and other members of their family. Includes records of the Chillicothe Methodist Church and Civil War correspondence of James E. Bullock, who served with the 116th Regt. of Ohio Infantry. | | | | Call #: | MS 0924 | | | | Extent: | 2.10 linear feet (5 containers and 1 oversize volume) | | | | Subjects: | Larkin, Abel, 1764-1830. | Larkin family. | United States. Army. Ohio Infantry Regiment, 116th (1862-1865) | Church records and registers -- Ohio -- Chillicothe. | Court records -- Ohio -- Gallia County. | Court records -- Ohio -- Meigs County. | Soldiers -- Ohio -- Correspondence. | Chillicothe (Ohio) -- Church history -- Sources. | United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives. | Meigs County (Ohio) -- History -- Sources. | Gallia County (Ohio) -- History -- Sources.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 273 | Title: | Documents Signed by Presidents of the United States
| | | | Creator: | Documents Signed by Presidents of the United States | | | | Dates: | 1803-1875 | | | | Abstract: | The collection consists of land grants and appointments signed by the following United States Presidents, or their secretaries: John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, James Monroe, John Quincy Adams, Andrew Jackson, Martin Van Buren, John Tyler, Zachary Taylor, Millard Fillmore, Franklin Pierce, James Buchanan, Abraham Lincoln, Andrew Johnson, and Ulysses S. Grant. | | | | Call #: | MS 0940 | | | | Extent: | 0.40 linear feet (2 containers) | | | | Subjects: | Land grants -- United States. | Presidents -- United States -- Autographs. | United States -- Officials and employees -- Selection and appointment.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 276 | Title: | John M. Scott Papers
| | | | Creator: | Scott, John M. | | | | Dates: | 1874-1896 | | | | Abstract: | John M. Scott (1824-1898) was a judge, of Bloomington, Illinois. The collection consists primarily of speeches delivered by Scott, reflecting his interest in the early history and judicial system of Illinois, the Presbyterian Church, mound builders, French history, immigration, and the laboring class. Includes eulogies of prominent men. | | | | Call #: | MS 0970 | | | | Extent: | 0.80 linear feet (2 containers) | | | | Subjects: | Scott, John M., 1824-1898. | Speeches, addresses, etc., American -- Illinois. | Law -- Illinois -- History. | Presbyterian Church. | Mound-builders. | Emigration and immigration -- United States. | Working class -- United States. | Illinois -- History. | France -- History.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 277 | Title: | Methodist Episcopal Church, West Salem, Ohio, Records
| | | | Creator: | Methodist Episcopal Church, West Salem, Ohio | | | | Dates: | 1853-1864 | | | | Abstract: | The Methodist Episcopal Church of West Salem, Wayne County, Ohio, records consist of one volume of minutes of trustee meetings, quarterly conference reports, and list of subscribers. | | | | Call #: | MS 0990 | | | | Extent: | 0.20 linear feet (1 container) | | | | Subjects: | Methodist Episcopal Church (West Salem, Ohio) | Methodist Church -- Ohio -- West Salem. | Church records and registers -- Ohio -- West Salem. | West Salem (Ohio) -- Church history -- Sources.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 278 | Title: | Four-In-Hand and Tandem Club Company Records
| | | | Creator: | Four-In-Hand and Tandem Club Company | | | | Dates: | 1902-1908 | | | | Abstract: | The Four-In-Hand and Tandem Club Company was formed in Cleveland, Ohio, "to furnish facilities for and to promote an interest in four-in-hand and tandem driving and other athletic and outdoor exercises for the amusement, recreation, health, and profit of its members, and to acquire and own property convenient therefore." The collection consists of articles of incorporation, minutes of meetings, correspondence, and legal papers. Stockholders include Daniel R. Hanna, Howard M. Hanna, A.F. Holden, L. Dean Holden, James M. Hoyt, Edward A. Merritt, Charles A. Otis, James Parmelee, Jacob B. Perkins, William L. Rice, Belden Seymour, and R.H. York. | | | | Call #: | MS 0993 | | | | Extent: | 0.30 linear feet (1 container and 1 oversize volume) | | | | Subjects: | Four-In-Hand and Tandem Club Company (Cleveland, Ohio) | Coaching -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Societies, etc. | Driving of horse-drawn vehicles -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Societies, etc. | Recreation -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Societies, etc. | Clubs -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 280 | Title: | James Barnaby Papers
| | | | Creator: | Barnaby, James | | | | Dates: | 1842-1865 | | | | Abstract: | James Barnaby was an Army officer and post commissioner at Charleston, West Virginia. The collection consists of correspondence, vouchers, invoices, and other military papers; and legal papers and other material relating to Salem, Ohio, including records of the Western Anti-Slavery Society and partnership agreement between Jacob Heaton and James C. Marshall to sell goods. | | | | Call #: | MS 1007 | | | | Extent: | 0.20 linear feet (1 container) | | | | Subjects: | Barnaby, James. | United States. Army -- Commissariat. | United States. Army -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Sources. | Western Anti-slavery Society. | Antislavery movements -- Ohio. | Antislavery movements -- United States. | Abolitionists -- Ohio -- Societies, etc. | Salem (Ohio) -- History -- Sources. | United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Equipment and supplies. | United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Sources.
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