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| | Manuscript Collection | Save | | 661 | Title: | Grand Army of the Republic, Army and Navy Post No. 187 Records
| | | | Creator: | Grand Army of the Republic, Army and Navy Post No. 187 | | | | Dates: | 1892-1920 | | | | Abstract: | The Grand Army of the Republic, Army and Navy Post No. 187 was the Cleveland, Ohio, chapter of this national association of Union Civil War veterans. The GAR worked on both the state and national levels for issues such as pensions and the establishment of soldiers' homes. By 1908 there were a total of 8 GAR posts in Cleveland, with a membership of 886. Five additional posts were located elsewhere in Cuyahoga County, with 129 additional members. The collection consists of a list of members who served in the Civil War with information concerning their births, deaths, and military service, minutes of meetings of Post 187 (1913-1920), and a memorial volume to Louis Black, Company A, 150th Ohio Infantry. | | | | Call #: | MS 2758 | | | | Extent: | 0.40 linear feet (1 container) | | | | Subjects: | Black, Louis, d. 1919. | Grand Army of the Republic. Army and Navy Post, No. 187 (Cleveland, Ohio) | Registers of births, etc. -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Veterans -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Societies, etc. | Veterans -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Registers. | Ohio -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Registers. | United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Registers. | Cleveland (Ohio) -- Genealogy. | Cleveland (Ohio) -- Biography.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 662 | Title: | King's Daughters' Society of Berea, Ohio, Records
| | | | Creator: | King's Daughters' Society of Berea, Ohio | | | | Dates: | 1894-1900 | | | | Abstract: | The King's Daughters' Society of Berea, Ohio, was a women's Bible-study society founded ca. 1894, in Berea, Ohio, a suburb of Cleveland. Its mission was "to develop spiritual life and to stimulate Christian activity," particularly through "the monthly study of the Bible." The collection consists of a constitution, bylaws, and minutes of meetings. | | | | Call #: | MS 2761 | | | | Extent: | 0.20 linear feet (1 container) | | | | Subjects: | King's Daughters' Society of Berea, Ohio. | Bible -- Societies, etc. | Women -- Ohio -- Berea -- Religious life. | Women -- Ohio -- Berea -- Societies and clubs. | Berea (Ohio) -- Religious life and customs -- History -- Sources.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 664 | Title: | Windsor, Ohio, Township Records
| | | | Creator: | Windsor, Ohio, Township | | | | Dates: | 1811-1867 | | | | Abstract: | Windsor Township is located in Ashtabula County, Ohio. The collection consists of copies of contracts, deeds, subpoenas, and commissions (1811-1867), book of earmarks (1811-1850), list of taxable property in Windsor (1823), and a record book for School District No. 5 (1833-1847). | | | | Call #: | MS 2767 | | | | Extent: | 0.20 linear feet (1 container) | | | | Subjects: | Court records -- Ohio -- Windsor. | Livestock brands -- Ohio -- Windsor. | Real property -- Ohio -- Windsor. | Schools -- Ohio -- Windsor. | Windsor (Township : Ashtabula County, Ohio) -- History -- Sources.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 665 | Title: | Personal War Sketches of the Members of Army and Navy Post No. 187
| | | | Creator: | Grand Army of the Republic, Army and Navy Post No. 187 | | | | Dates: | ca. 1899 | | | | Abstract: | The Grand Army of the Republic, Army and Navy Post No. 187, was the Cleveland, Ohio, chapter of this national association of Union Civil War veterans. The GAR worked on both the state and national levels for issues such as pensions and the establishment of soldiers' homes. By 1908 there were a total of 8 GAR posts in Cleveland, with a membership of 886. Five additional posts were located elsewhere in Cuyahoga County, with 129 additional members. The collection consists of a record of the Civil War service of living and deceased members of the post. Presented to the post by William Bingham, 1899. | | | | Call #: | MS 2769 | | | | Extent: | 0.20 linear feet (1 container) | | | | Subjects: | Grand Army of the Republic. Army and Navy Post, No. 187 (Cleveland, Ohio) | Registers of births, etc. -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Veterans -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Societies, etc. | Veterans -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Registers. | Cleveland (Ohio) -- Genealogy. | Cleveland (Ohio) -- Biography. | United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives. | United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Registers. | Ohio -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Registers.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 666 | Title: | Anne Scarr Bowler Diary
| | | | Creator: | Bowler, Anne Scarr | | | | Dates: | 1849-1851 | | | | Abstract: | Anne Scarr Bowler was an English immigrant who settled in Royalton, Ohio. She was the wife of F. J. Scarr, and later married William Bowler. The collection consists of a diary kept while on a voyage from Cleveland, Ohio, to San Francisco, California. Includes three letters to members of her family. | | | | Call #: | MS 2781 | | | | Extent: | 0.20 linear feet (1 container) | | | | Subjects: | Bowler, Anne Scarr. | Travelers -- United States -- Diaries. | Voyages to the Pacific coast.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 667 | Title: | Euclid Avenue Opera House Records
| | | | Creator: | Euclid Avenue Opera House | | | | Dates: | 1869-1878 | | | | Abstract: | The Euclid Avenue Opera House was located at Euclid Avenue and Sheriff Street in Cleveland, Ohio. It was designed by D. Graham and opened in 1875. The opera house seated 1,638. It was destroyed by fire in 1892, and rebuilt on a grander scale in 1893. It was torn down in 1922, and the Hanna Theater became its successor. The collection consists of a list of plays produced at the Opera House, with an enumeration of props needed for each act. | | | | Call #: | MS 2784 | | | | Extent: | 0.20 linear feet (1 container) | | | | Subjects: | Euclid Avenue Opera House (Cleveland, Ohio) | Theaters -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- History -- Sources.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 668 | Title: | Bassett Family Papers
| | | | Creator: | Bassett Family | | | | Dates: | 1805-1915 | | | | Abstract: | Mr. and Mrs. Stephen H. Bassett resided in Chester, Ohio. May Louise Bassett resided in Cleveland, Ohio. The collection consists of correspondence, land deeds, tax payment receipts, financial papers, account books, pocket diaries of meteorological information, memoranda, biographical sketches, genealogical material, and other papers of Mr. and Mrs. Stephen H. Bassett and May L. Bassett. Includes a list of Cleveland public school principals (1913-1914) and material relating to the Cleveland Woman's Club (1914-1915). | | | | Call #: | MS 2788 | | | | Extent: | 0.60 linear feet (2 containers) | | | | Subjects: | Bassett family. | Cleveland Woman's Club. | School principals -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 670 | Title: | Horatio Ford Railroad Records
| | | | Creator: | Ford, Horatio | | | | Dates: | 1896-1926 | | | | Abstract: | The Eastern Ohio Traction Company, a Cleveland interurban railroad, was formed by the 1902 merger of the Cleveland and Eastern Railway Company, the Cleveland and Chagrin Falls Railway Company, and the Chagrin Falls and Eastern Railway Company. In 1910, the company was reorganized into two affiliated, yet separate companies, the Cleveland and Eastern Traction Company, which was abandoned in 1925, and the Cleveland, Youngstown and Eastern Railway Company, which became the Cleveland and Chagrin Falls Railway in 1915 and was then abandoned in 1925. Horatio Ford (1881-1952) served on the board of several of these lines. Ohio was the heartland of the electric interurban railway early in the 20th century, with a 2,798 mile network. The electric carriers offered the public clean and convenient service, operating at greater frequency and dramatically lower costs vs. the steam railroad. The electric interurban was also an exceedingly attractive business venture. The collection consists of minutes of meetings, articles of incorporation, agreements, deeds, reports, resolutions, franchises, and other records, of the Cleveland and Eastern Railway Company, Cleveland and Eastern Traction Company, Eastern Ohio Traction Company, Cleveland and Chagrin Falls Railway Company, and Cleveland, Youngstown & Eastern Railway Company. | | | | Call #: | MS 2797 | | | | Extent: | 1.00 linear feet (2 containers and 1 oversize volume) | | | | Subjects: | Ford, Horatio, 1881-1952. | Street-railroads -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- History -- Sources. | Street-railroads -- Ohio -- History -- Sources. | Local transit -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- History -- Sources.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 672 | Title: | James B. and John D. Campbell Papers
| | | | Creator: | Campbell, James B. | | | | Dates: | 1779-1914 | | | | Abstract: | Thomas Campbell served in the 4th Pennsylvania Regiment during the Revolutionary War. The collection consists of certificates of membership of James B. and John D. Campbell in various fraternal organizations. Includes a supply, clothing, and pay record book for the 4th Pennsylvania Regiment kept by Lieutenant Thomas Campbell, 1779-1780. | | | | Call #: | MS 2800 | | | | Extent: | 0.20 linear feet (1 container) | | | | Subjects: | United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783 -- Sources.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 673 | Title: | Charles Asa Post Papers
| | | | Creator: | Post, Charles Asa | | | | Dates: | 1916-1941 | | | | Abstract: | Charles Asa Post (1848-1943) was a businessman and historian, of Cleveland, Ohio. His works on local history include Doans Corners and the City Four Miles West (Cleveland: The Caxton Company, 1930); "The Cuyahoga, the Crooked River that Made a City Great," 1941; and Those Were the Days (Cleveland: The Caxton Company, 1935). The collection consists of correspondence (1927-1941), research notes, and preliminary and final copies of an unpublished ms. on social clubs in Cleveland; personal papers, including correspondence (1917-1918), journal (1930-1935), and letters (1930-1931) received by Post from recipients of his book on Doan's Corners Ohio. | | | | Call #: | MS 2803 | | | | Extent: | 2.40 linear feet (6 containers) | | | | Subjects: | Post, Charles Asa, 1848-1943. | Clubs -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 675 | Title: | Maria D. Coffinberry Family Papers
| | | | Creator: | Coffinberry, Maria D. Family | | | | Dates: | 1767-1930 | | | | Abstract: | The collection includes records of the Coffinberry and Morgan families and allied families of Hampson, Duane, DuBarry, and Chevalier. Members of these families were at the forefront of events in American, Ohio and Cleveland history, from before the Revolutionary War until the Reconstruction period and beyond. The collection consists of correspondence, journals, other manuscript materials, plats, maps, pamphlets, political broadsides, speeches, newspaper clippings, biographical and genealogical items, engravings, campaign ribbons, and other family memorabilia. | | | | Call #: | MS 2805 | | | | Extent: | 1.20 linear feet (3 containers) | | | | Subjects: | Coffinberry family. | Morgan family. | Hampson family. | Duane family. | DuBarry family. | Chevalier family. | Shipbuilding -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Frontier and pioneer life -- Western Reserve (Ohio) | Cumberland Gap, Battle of, 1862. | Vicksburg (Miss.) -- History -- Siege, 1863. | United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783 -- Sources. | United States -- History -- War with Mexico, 1845-1848 -- Personal narratives. | United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives. | United States -- Politics and government -- 19th century. | United States -- Description and travel -- 1783-1848. | Texas -- History -- Revolution, 1835-1836 -- Personal narratives. | Ohio -- Politics and government -- 1787-1865. | Zanesville (Ohio) -- Biography.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 676 | Title: | George Washington Crile Papers
| | | | Creator: | Crile, George Washington | | | | Dates: | 1888-1946 | | | | Abstract: | George Washington Crile (1864-1943) was an internationally-known surgeon and co-founder of the Cleveland Clinic in Cleveland, Ohio. He was also a respected medical scientist whose research and writings included surgical shock, glandular function, blood pressure and transfusion, shell shock, and the effects of wartime surgery. He served in the Army Medical Corps during the Spanish American War. During World War I, he was surgical director at the American Ambulance Hospital in Neuilly, France. In 1917, he organized and trained medical personnel from Lakeside Hospital, Cleveland, Ohio, who then served at United States Army Base Hospital No. 4 in Rouen, France. In 1921, he co-founded the Cleveland Clinic, serving as president (1921-1940) and as a trustee (1921-1936). In 1913, Crile helped found the American College of Surgeons, and was a member and officer not only of that organization, but also of the American Medical Association, American Surgical Association, Royal Academy of Surgeons, and the Royal Academy of Medicine. The collection consists of diaries, correspondence, papers, articles, speeches, notes and memoranda, medical records, account books, invoices and receipts, photographs and postcards, scrapbooks, pamphlets, programs and other memorabilia, passports, blueprints, and newspaper clippings. Includes material on modern medical science, Crile's service during World War I with the United States Army Hospital Base No. 4 (Lakeside Unit) in France, the antivivisection controversy, scientific expeditions to regions of North and Central America and Africa, the founding of the Cleveland Clinic in 1921 and the devastating fire there in 1929, and the genealogy of the Crile family. Also included are notes and other material used in the writing of George Crile: An Autobiography, prepared and edited by Grace Crile and published in 1947. Correspondents include Newton D. Baker, Myron T. Herrick, Charles F. Thwing, Harvey Cushing, Charles Mayo, Lord Berkely Moynihan, Nicholas Senn, and Hans Zinsser. The role that Grace Crile played in her husband's life and work is evident, and her own experiences are documented by her diaries, correspondence, and memoranda. | | | | Call #: | MS 2806 | | | | Extent: | 28.50 linear feet (73 containers and 1 oversize folder) | | | | Subjects: | Crile family. | Crile, George Washington, 1864-1943. | Crile, Grace. | Cleveland Clinic Foundation. | Cleveland Clinic Foundation -- Fire, 1929. | United States. Army. Base Hospital No. 4. | Hospitals -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Military Hospitals -- France. | Physicians -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Scientific expeditions -- North America. | Scientific expeditions -- Central America. | Scientific expeditions -- Africa. | Medicine -- Research -- United States. | World War, 1914-1918 -- Medical care. | World War, 1914-1918 -- Hospitals. | World War, 1939-1945 -- Medical care. | Vivisection -- United States. | Spanish-American War, 1898 -- Medical care.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 677 | Title: | Ashtabula County Society of Cleveland Record Book
| | | | Creator: | Ashtabula County Society of Cleveland | | | | Dates: | ca. 1908 | | | | Abstract: | The Ashtabula County Society of Cleveland was an organization of former Ashtabula County, Ohio, residents who moved to Cleveland. the collection consists of a roll-call book with names and addresses of members. | | | | Call #: | MS 2812 | | | | Extent: | 0.20 linear feet (1 container) | | | | Subjects: | Ashtabula County Society of Cleveland. | Clubs -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 678 | Title: | Woman's Christian Temperance Union, Lakewood, Ohio, Records
| | | | Creator: | Woman's Christian Temperance Union, Lakewood, Ohio | | | | Dates: | 1909-1934 | | | | Abstract: | The Woman's Christian Temperance Union was a temperance society founded in 1905, by a group of women in Lakewood, Ohio, a suburb of Cleveland. The collection consists of a list of members, minutes of meetings (1909-1921), and financial accounts (1925-1934). | | | | Call #: | MS 2813 | | | | Extent: | 0.20 linear feet (1 container) | | | | Subjects: | Woman's Christian Temperance Union (Lakewood, Ohio) | Temperance societies -- Ohio -- Lakewood. | Women -- Ohio -- Lakewood -- Societies and clubs.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 680 | Title: | Orlando John Hodge Papers
| | | | Creator: | Hodge, Orlando John | | | | Dates: | 1806-1913 | | | | Abstract: | Orlando John Hodge (1828-1912) was a soldier, State legislator, and journalist, of Cleveland, Ohio. The collection consists of correspondence, reminiscences, pocket diaries, journals describing Mexican War experiences and world travels, speeches, and genealogical notes on the Doan, Hodge, and related families; together with correspondence and journals of Hodge's brother, Alfred A. Hodge; correspondence, accounts, and military papers of Hodge's brother-in-law, David L. Wood; personal correspondence of Wood's wife, Mandana S. (Hodge) Wood; and memoirs of Velorus Hodge, correspondence of Mrs. Orlando J. Hodge, and Cleveland Centennial Commission treasurer's book. | | | | Call #: | MS 2823 | | | | Extent: | 6.30 linear feet (15 containers) | | | | Subjects: | Hodge, Orlando John, 1828-1912. | Hodges family. | Doan family. | Daughters of the American Revolution. | Soldiers -- Ohio -- Correspondence. | Silver mines and mining -- Nevada. | Gold mines and mining -- California. | South America -- Description and travel. | Brazil -- Description and travel. | Africa -- Description and travel -- to 1900. | Europe -- Description and travel -- 1800-1918. | Alaska -- Description and travel -- 1867-1896. | Hawaii -- Description and travel -- To 1950. | United States -- History -- War with Mexico, 1845-1848 -- Personal narratives. | United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives, Confederate.
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