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| | Manuscript Collection | Save | | 326 | Title: | George A. Myers Correspondence
| | | | Creator: | Myers, George A. | | | | Dates: | 1912-1923 | | | | Abstract: | George A. Myers (1859-1930) was the owner of the Hollenden Barber Shop, which became his steppingstone into Republican politics in the 1890s, Myers became an influential African American politician and civic leader in Cleveland, Ohio, and a close ally to Marcus Hanna. Myers was a delegate to the Republican National Convention in 1892, 1896, and 1900 and was instrumental in the development of the McKinley-Hanna organization and in the election of Hanna to the United States Senate. During the 1920s, Myers adopted a new tone of militancy in racial matters. The collection consists of correspondence between Myers and James Ford Rhodes, businessman and historian. Contains comments and opinions on contemporary political issues and notable public figures (Theodore Roosevelt, Marcus A. Hanna, William Howard Taft, and Woodrow Wilson). | | | | Call #: | MS 1199 | | | | Extent: | 0.20 linear feet (1 container) | | | | Subjects: | Myers, George A., 1859-1930. | Hanna, Marcus Alonzo, 1837-1904. | Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. | Taft, William H. (William Howard), 1857-1930. | Wilson, Woodrow, 1856-1924. | African Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Politics and government. | African Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Correspondence. | United States -- Politics and government -- 20th century -- Sources.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 327 | Title: | Elisha Whittlesey Papers
| | | | Creator: | Whittlesey, Elisha | | | | Dates: | 1769-1869 | | | | Abstract: | Elisha Whittlesey (1783-1863) was a lawyer, United States Representative from Ohio (1822-1838), and public official. The collection consists of correspondence, legal papers, receipts, account ledgers, memoranda, drafts of legislation, and land deeds. The Elisha Whittlesey Papers deal with his career as a member of the United States Congress for sixteen years, comptroller of the United States Treasury for eight years, and Auditor of the Post Office Department for two years. His voluminous correspondence involves a large number of men prominent in national, late, and local affairs, particularly the Whig Party, American Colonization Society, the American Bible Society, and the development of the canals, rivers, harbors, railroads, and banks of northern Ohio and the Western Reserve. His mass of legal papers deals with the practice of his law office in Canfield, Ohio, his large holdings of land in the Western Reserve, Firelands, and the Maumee Valley. His wife and family occupy another prominent place in his correspondence, and he also had an interest in agricultural problems and served in the War of 1812. | | | | Call #: | MS 1200 | | | | Extent: | 33.20 linear feet (83 containers) | | | | Subjects: | Whittlesey, Elisha, 1783-1863. | American Bible Society. | American Colonization Society. | African Americans -- Colonization. | Banks and banking -- Ohio. | Canals -- Ohio. | Harbors -- Ohio. | Indians of North America -- Government relations. | Postal service -- United States. | Railroads -- United States. | Antislavery movements -- United States. | Western Reserve (Ohio) -- History -- Sources. | Ohio -- History -- 1787-1865 -- Sources. | Ohio -- Politics and government -- 1787-1865. | United States -- History -- 1783-1865 -- Sources. | United States -- Politics and government -- 1783-1865.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 328 | Title: | Trustees of Kelleys Island Records
| | | | Creator: | Trustees of Kelleys Island | | | | Dates: | 1840-1872 | | | | Abstract: | Kelleys Island is a village located on the island of the same name, in Lake Erie, ca. 10 miles north of Sandusky, Erie County, Ohio. The collection consists of a copy of the act establishing the township of Kelleys Island, January 21, 1840, and results of annual elections and minutes of trustee meetings as recorded by Datus Kelley, George C. Huntington, William S. Webb, and George C. Bristol, township clerks. | | | | Call #: | MS 1201 | | | | Extent: | 0.20 linear feet (1 container) | | | | Subjects: | Kelleys Island (Ohio). Trustees. | Kelleys Island (Ohio) -- Politics and government.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 329 | Title: | Reunion Records of the 150th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry
| | | | Creator: | 150th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry | | | | Dates: | 1894-1927 | | | | Abstract: | The 150th Regiment of the Ohio Volunteer Infantry was composed of several former Ohio National Guard units and was organized at Cleveland, Ohio, on May 5, 1864, to serve 100 days. Its term of service was spent in garrison duty at Washington, D.C. It was mustered out on Aug. 23, 1864. After the war its veterans held annual reunions. The collection consists of company rosters, reports, speeches, and minutes of the annual reunions. | | | | Call #: | MS 1204 | | | | Extent: | 0.20 linear feet (1 container) | | | | Subjects: | United States. Army. Ohio Infantry Regiment, 150th (1864) | Ohio -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Registers. | United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Regimental histories -- Ohio Infantry -- 150th. | United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Registers.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 330 | Title: | Robert R. Sloan Speeches and Compositions
| | | | Creator: | Sloan, Robert R. | | | | Dates: | 1836-1842 | | | | Abstract: | Robert R. Sloan appears to have been a teacher at several academies in western Pennsylvania and eastern Ohio, including one in Ashland, Ohio, including Florence Academy and Jefferson College. The collection consists of copybooks containing speeches and compositions of Robert R. Sloan, many given at Jefferson College, Florence Academy and Ashland, Ohio. | | | | Call #: | MS 1205 | | | | Extent: | 0.20 linear feet (1 container) | | | | Subjects: | Sloan, Robert R. | Teachers -- Ohio -- Ashland -- Miscellanea. | Teachers -- Pennsylvania -- Miscellanea.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 334 | Title: | Alexander A. Taylor Autograph Album
| | | | Creator: | Taylor, Alexander A. | | | | Dates: | 1864 | | | | Abstract: | Alexander A. Tayor was a resident of Cambridge, Ohio, who served as a Captain of Company H, 122nd Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry during the American Civil War. He was taken prisoner during the battle of Winchester, Virginia, on June 15, 1863. The collection consists of autographs of prisoners of war in Libby Prison, Richmond, Virginia, collected by Taylor. | | | | Call #: | MS 1209 | | | | Extent: | 0.10 linear feet (1 container) | | | | Subjects: | Taylor, Alexander A., b. 1833 or 4. | Libby Prison. | Autographs -- United States -- Collections. | Prisoners of war -- United States -- Autographs. | Soldiers -- United States -- Autographs. | United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Autographs. | United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Prisoners and prisons.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 335 | Title: | Woman's Christian Temperance Union, Lakewood, Ohio, Records
| | | | Creator: | Woman's Christian Temperance Union, Lake County, Ohio | | | | Dates: | 1916-1924 | | | | Abstract: | The Woman's Christian Temperance Union of Lake County, Ohio, was a local chapter of the Woman's Christian Temperance Union. The collection consists of minutes of business, annual, and regular meetings, membership list (1922), and financial records. | | | | Call #: | MS 1210 | | | | Extent: | 0.10 linear feet (1 container) | | | | Subjects: | Woman's Christian Temperance Union (Lake County, Ohio). | Temperance -- Ohio -- Societies, etc. | Temperance -- Societies, etc. | Women -- Ohio -- Lake County -- Societies and clubs. | Temperance -- Ohio -- Lake County.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 337 | Title: | Elisha Sterling Papers
| | | | Creator: | Sterling, Elisha | | | | Dates: | 1849-1889 | | | | Abstract: | Elisha Sterling was a physician in Cleveland, Ohio. The collection consists of letters by Sterling, including a number of letters to his grand-daughter, Marianne Morgan, Cambridgeboro, Pennsylvania, 1889; Internal Revenue license to carry on the occupation of physician and surgeon in Cleveland, Ohio, 1861; and passports, 1849 and 1855. | | | | Call #: | MS 1216 | | | | Extent: | 0.20 linear feet (1 container) | | | | Subjects: | Sterling, Elisha. | Sterling family. | Morgan family. | Physicians -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Correspondence. | Physicians -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Physicians -- Licenses -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 338 | Title: | First Presbyterian Church of Lafayette, Chippewa Lake, Medina County, Ohio, Records
| | | | Creator: | First Presbyterian Church of Lafayette, Chippewa Lake, Medina County, Ohio | | | | Dates: | 1853-1887 | | | | Abstract: | Presbyterian church located in Chippewa Lake, Lafayette Township, Medina County, Ohio. The collection consists of minutes of meetings, baptisms, dismissals, and the church register. Includes records of the Union Sabbath School, 1877-1881. The membership records contained in this collection have been indexed. Click here to search the WRHS genealogy index. | | | | Call #: | MS 1217 | | | | Extent: | 0.40 linear feet (1 container) | | | | Subjects: | First Presbyterian Church of Lafayette (Chippewa Lake, Ohio) | Presbyterian Church -- Ohio -- Chippewa Lake. | Church records and registers -- Ohio -- Chippewa Lake. | Chippewa Lake (Ohio) -- Church history -- Sources. | Chippewa Lake (Ohio) -- Genealogy.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 339 | Title: | Beethoven Society Records
| | | | Creator: | Beethoven Society | | | | Dates: | 1845-1875 | | | | Abstract: | The Beethoven Society and the Seville Musical Association were formed to cultivate the "musical powers" of their members. The collection consists of preamble, constitution, names of members, and minutes of the Beethoven Society, 1845-1848; and the preamble, constitution, and minutes of meetings of the Seville Musical Association, 1860-1875. | | | | Call #: | MS 1218 | | | | Extent: | 0.20 linear feet (1 container) | | | | Subjects: | Beethoven Society (Seville, Ohio). | Music -- Ohio -- Seville -- Societies, etc.
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