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| | Manuscript Collection | Save | | 701 | Title: | William B. Britton Letters
| | | | Creator: | Britton, William B. | | | | Dates: | 1861-1864 | | | | Abstract: | William B. Britton was a Captain of the Janesvile Fire Zouaves, 8th Regiment, Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry during the American Civil War. The collection consists of letters written by Britton, to the editors of the Janesville Gazette, Janesville, Wisconsin, concerning the participation of his regiment in the Civil War. | | | | Call #: | MS 2886 | | | | Extent: | 0.20 linear feet (1 container) | | | | Subjects: | Britton, William B. | United States. Army. Wisconsin Infantry Regiment, 8th (1861-1865) | Soldiers -- Wisconsin -- Correspondence, reminiscences, etc. | United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 703 | Title: | Alexander Bourne Plats
| | | | Creator: | Bourne, Alexander | | | | Dates: | 1813 | | | | Abstract: | Alexander Bourne was a surveyor who produced the landmark 1815 map of Ohio. The collection consists of a plat of a meridian line from the Mouth of Eagle Creek to the Little Miami River, plat of a meridian line from the mouth of Brush Creek to the Indian boundary line, surveyed by Bourne in 1813, and a survey of Ohio's Brush Creek. | | | | Call #: | MS 2895 | | | | Extent: | 0.10 linear feet (1 container) | | | | Subjects: | Bourne, Alexander. | Ohio -- Surveys.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 704 | Title: | Henry Barnes Curtis Papers
| | | | Creator: | Curtis, Henry Barnes | | | | Dates: | 1824-1847 | | | | Abstract: | Henry Barnes Curtis (1799-1885) was a lawyer, of Mt. Vernon, Ohio. The collection consists of specifications, contracts, bills, orders, receipts, and other memoranda, relating to the construction of the Curtis home. Actual construction of this building, now known as the Curtis-Devin home, was begun in 1934 by Westley Irvin and Eliphalet Armstrong, who followed a design published in Edward Shaw's Civil Architecture in 1831. Some of these papers were published in the Appendix of I. T. Frary's Early Homes of Ohio (Richmond: Garrett and Massie, 1936). | | | | Call #: | MS 2896 | | | | Extent: | 0.10 linear feet (1 container) | | | | Subjects: | Curtis, Henry Barnes, 1799-1885. | Architecture, Domestic -- Ohio. | Mount Vernon (Ohio) -- History.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 706 | Title: | Warner M. Bateman Papers
| | | | Creator: | Bateman, Warner M. | | | | Dates: | 1837-1897 | | | | Abstract: | Warner M. Bateman (1827-1897), noted Cincinnati, Ohio, lawyer, pursued a long and distinguished career not only in the field of law, but also in the world of nineteenth century Republican politics. Bateman served as an Ohio state senator 1865-1868, and as the United States Attorney for the Southern District of Ohio 1869-1877. He played a prominent role at the 1880 Republican National Convention, heading the campaign of John Sherman as Republican candidate for the Presidency of the United States. The collection consists of journals, notebooks, speeches, letters, bound volumes of correspondence, account books, dockets, checks, receipts, deeds, dividends, tax records, agreements, invitations, business cards and advertisements, notes, souvenirs, notebooks containing notes for Republican Party lectures, and eight volumes of newspaper clippings relating to legal and political matters. The bulk of the correspondence consists of letters relating to various legal, personal, political, and professional matters associated with Bateman's activities as lawyer, politician, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Ohio (1869-1877), and manager (1880) of John Sherman's political interests. Notable correspondents include John Sherman, Salmon P. Chase, James A. Garfield, Marcus A. Hanna, Rutherford B. Hayes, William T. Sherman, and William H. Taft. A calendar of correspondence is included in Appendix I in the register to the collection. | | | | Call #: | MS 2900 | | | | Extent: | 8.80 linear feet (22 containers) | | | | Subjects: | Bateman, Warner M. (Warner Mifflin), 1827-1897. | Sherman, John, 1823-1900. | Republican Party (U.S. : 1854-) -- History. | Republican Party (Ohio) -- History. | Lawyers -- Ohio -- Cincinnati -- Correspondence. | Government attorneys -- Ohio -- Correspondence. | Legislators -- Ohio -- Correspondence. | Ohio -- Politics and government -- 1865-1950. | United States -- Politics and government -- 19th century. | United States -- History -- 1865-1898.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 707 | Title: | Thomas Jefferson Hyatt Papers
| | | | Creator: | Hyatt, Thomas Jefferson | | | | Dates: | 1863-1864 | | | | Abstract: | Thomas Jefferson Hyatt (1830-1864) was a Captain in the 126th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, during the American Civil War. He was killed on September 19, 1864. The collection consists primarily of letters from Hyatt to his wife, Mary, of Marlboro, Ohio. Originally published as "Captain Hyatt; being the letters written during the years 1863-1864 to his wife, Mary." Hudson Hyatt, ed. (Ohio State Archaeological and Historical Quarterly, 53: 166-183). | | | | Call #: | MS 2901 | | | | Extent: | 0.20 linear feet (1 container) | | | | Subjects: | Hyatt, Thomas Jefferson, 1830-1864. | United States. Army. Ohio Infantry Regiment, 126th (1862-1865) | Soldiers -- Ohio -- Correspondence. | United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 708 | Title: | William H. Hunt Papers
| | | | Creator: | Hunt, William H. | | | | Dates: | 1910-1943 | | | | Abstract: | William H. Hunt was the Chairman of the executive committee for the Cuyahoga County, Ohio, centennial. The collection consists of correspondence, financial reports, newspaper clippings, programs, and other material, relating to the Cuyahoga County Centennial Celebration, October 10-15, 1910, and to the International Congress of Aviation held at that time. | | | | Call #: | MS 2909 | | | | Extent: | 0.40 linear feet (1 container) | | | | Subjects: | Hunt, William H. | Aeronautics -- United States -- Congresses. | Cuyahoga County (Ohio) -- Centennial celebrations, etc.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 709 | Title: | Benjamin D. Forsythe Papers
| | | | Creator: | Forsythe, Benjamin D. | | | | Dates: | 1856-1859 | | | | Abstract: | Benjamin D. Forsythe was a Lieutenant, Recruiting Service, 4th Infantry, United States Army, Chicago, Ill. The collection consists of letters, circulars, orders, and reports received by Forsythe from recruiting stations in New York, Pennsylvania, Michigan, Illinois, and Kentucky. | | | | Call #: | MS 2919 | | | | Extent: | 0.20 linear feet (1 container) | | | | Subjects: | Forsythe, Benjamin D. | United States. Army -- Recruiting, enlistment, etc.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 710 | Title: | Myron T. Herrick Papers
| | | | Creator: | Herrick, Myron T. | | | | Dates: | 1827-1941 | | | | Abstract: | Myron T. Herrick (1854-1929) was a humanitarian, financier, industrialist, Governor of Ohio, and United States Ambassador to France. Herrick served as president and chairman of the board of the Society for Savings, Cleveland, Ohio. He also had numerous other local and national business interests. Herrick was involved in Ohio and national Republican party politics, maintaining close ties with Marcus A. Hanna, William McKinley, and other party notables. He won election as Ohio governor in 1903, serving one term. He was appointed United States Ambassador to France in 1912, serving until November 1914. Herrick played a key role in wartime France, both in his participation in diplomatic relations between combatants and in various humanitarian aid pursuits. Herrick was reappointed Ambassador to France by President Harding in 1921, serving until his death in 1929. The collection consists of correspondence, speeches, articles, memoirs, newspaper and magazine clippings, memoranda, notes, receipts, deeds, programs and other memorabilia, passports, reports, appointment books, bound visitors' and engagement books, luncheon and dinner records, diaries, photographs, and scrapbooks. Includes correspondence covering Herrick's terms as United States Ambassador to France, particularly his second stint 1921-1929. Correspondents include Ida and William McKinley, William Howard Taft, Theodore Roosevelt, Woodrow Wilson, Herbert Hoover, Warren G. Harding, Calvin Coolidge, Charles E. Hughes, Frank B. Kellogg, Aristide Briand, Georges Clemenceau, Raymonde Poincare, and Charles A. and Anne Morrow Lindbergh. Also included are materials relating to the 1927 transatlantic flight of Lindbergh and his reception in Paris. A diary kept by Carolyn P. Herrick, wife of Myron T. Herrick, describing a 1900 trip to Europe and cruise on the Mediterranean Sea, is contained in the collection. | | | | Call #: | MS 2925 | | | | Extent: | 16.01 linear feet (16 containers and 1 oversize folder) | | | | Subjects: | Herrick, Myron T. (Myron Timothy), 1854-1929. | Lindbergh, Charles A. (Charles Augustus), 1902-1974. | Republican Party (U.S. ; 1854-) -- History. | Ambassadors -- United States. | Governors -- Ohio. | World War, 1914-1918 -- France. | World War, 1914-1918 -- Reparations. | Disarmament. | Sacco-Vanzetti Trial, Dedham, Mass., 1921. | Teapot Dome Scandal, 1921-1924. | Transatlantic flights. | Prohibition -- United States. | Ohio -- Politics and government -- 1865-1950. | France -- Politics and government -- 1870-1940. | France -- Foreign relations -- United States. | United States -- Foreign relations -- France. | United States -- Politics and government -- 1865-1933. | Soviet Union -- Foreign relations -- United States.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 711 | Title: | James E. Bishop Miscellany
| | | | Creator: | Bishop, James E. | | | | Dates: | 1939-1940 | | | | Abstract: | James E. Bishop was a writer who worked for the Works Progress Administration (W.P.A.) Federal Writers' Project, 1939-1940. The collection consists of two "Sketches" of the city of Steubenville, Ohio, and some notes on Mormonism. | | | | Call #: | MS 2926 | | | | Extent: | 0.10 linear feet (1 container) | | | | Subjects: | Bishop, James E. | Mormon Church. | Steubenville (Ohio) -- Description.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 713 | Title: | James John Hagerman Memoirs
| | | | Creator: | Hagerman, James John | | | | Dates: | 1908 | | | | Abstract: | James John Hagerman (1838-1909) was a resident of Newport, Michigan, who rose from a steamboat clerk to an officer in the Milwaukee Iron Company. The collection consists of memoirs describing Hagerman's activities in the iron industry of the Great Lakes region between 1860 and 1890. | | | | Call #: | MS 2935 | | | | Extent: | 0.10 linear feet (1 container) | | | | Subjects: | Hagerman, James John, 1838-1909. | Iron industry and trade -- United States.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 714 | Title: | George Camp Curtis Papers
| | | | Creator: | Curtis, George Camp | | | | Dates: | 1886-1894 | | | | Abstract: | George Camp Curtis (1817-1894) was a Presbyterian minister who served communities in Ohio, Michigan, and New York. The collection consists of letters concerning the Curtis family genealogy, and an autobiographical sketch of Rev. Curtis in which he discusses his years at Lane Theological Seminary, his career as a minister, and various trips to Europe. | | | | Call #: | MS 2936 | | | | Extent: | 0.10 linear feet (1 container) | | | | Subjects: | Curtis, George Camp, 1817-1894. | Curtis family. | Lane Theological Seminary. | Clergy -- United States -- Correspondence, reminiscences, etc. | Europe -- Description and travel -- 1800-1918.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 715 | Title: | David and John McKinley Papers
| | | | Creator: | McKinley, David and John | | | | Dates: | 1748-1794 | | | | Abstract: | David and John McKinley were ancestors of United States President William McKinley. The collection consists primarily of surveys of land owned by the McKinley family in Chanceford, York County, Pennsylvania. | | | | Call #: | MS 2943 | | | | Extent: | 0.10 linear feet (1 container) | | | | Subjects: | McKinley, William, 1843-1901. | McKinley family. | Chanceford (Pa.) -- Surveys.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 716 | Title: | John Hayslip Papers
| | | | Creator: | Hayslip, John | | | | Dates: | 1801-1876 | | | | Abstract: | John Hayslip was an officer in the Ohio Militia during the War of 1812. The collection consists of petitions, affidavits, and other legal papers, relating to the proceedings of Ohio Militia regimental courts and Common Pleas courts, held in Hayslip's home in West Union, Adams County, Ohio. Includes rosters, muster rolls, and election poll books for various brigades of the Ohio Militia during the War of 1812, and letters and other papers concerning pension matters, particularly those of Captain William Faulkner. | | | | Call #: | MS 2944 | | | | Extent: | 0.10 linear feet (1 container) | | | | Subjects: | Hayslip, John. | Court records -- Ohio -- Adams County. | Courts-martial and courts of inquiry -- Ohio -- Adams County. | Pensions, Military -- Ohio. | Ohio -- History -- 1787-1865 -- Sources. | United States -- History -- War of 1812 -- Registers.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 717 | Title: | Grand Army of the Republic, Cleveland Posts Records
| | | | Creator: | Grand Army of the Republic. Deptartment of Ohio | | | | Dates: | 1904-1941 | | | | Abstract: | The Grand Army of the Republic is a Civil War veteran's association which has several posts in Cleveland, Ohio. The collection consists of letters, programs, and mayoral proclamations regarding the celebration of Memorial Day in Cleveland, and newspaper clippings (1904-1935). | | | | Call #: | MS 2947 | | | | Extent: | 0.40 linear feet (1 container) | | | | Subjects: | Grand Army of the Republic. Dept. of Ohio. | Memorial Day.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 718 | Title: | Samuel Williamson Papers
| | | | Creator: | Williamson, Samuel | | | | Dates: | 1797-1886 | | | | Abstract: | Samuel Williamson (1808-1866) was a lawyer, Ohio State senator, and railroad executive, of Cleveland, Ohio. Williamson was a law partner of Albert Gallatin Riddle. The collection consists of correspondence, land deeds, leases, agreements, financial papers, appointments, and certificates. Includes land agreements and deeds of Samuel Williamson (d. 1834) and Matthew Williamson (d. 1832), brothers who settled in Cleveland in 1810, and letters of George T. Williamson, Dr. James D. Williamson, and other members of a prominent Cleveland family; and journal (1848-1876) of the activities of the commissioners appointed by the Ohio Legislature to subscribe to the capital stock of the Cleveland, Columbus, & Cincinnati Railroad Company. | | | | Call #: | MS 2950 | | | | Extent: | 1.00 linear feet (3 containers) | | | | Subjects: | Williamson, Samuel, 1808-1866. | Cleveland, Columbus and Cincinnati Railroad Company. | Deeds -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Land titles -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Real property -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Cleveland (Ohio) -- Politics and government.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 719 | Title: | Lane and Wheller Family Papers
| | | | Creator: | Lane and Wheller Family | | | | Dates: | 1821-1918 | | | | Abstract: | Warren Lane was a Berea, Ohio, farmer and storekeeper. His son, Charles F., was Mayor of Berea (1900-1902) and an Ohio state representative (1904-1905). In 1878 Charles married Delia, the daughter of James Wheller, a shoemaker in Cuyahoga and Lorain counties. The collection consists of correspondence, legal and financial documents, diaries, account books, newspaper clippings, verse, and essays of members of the Lane and Wheller families. | | | | Call #: | MS 2951 | | | | Extent: | 1.88 linear feet (5 containers and 1 oversize volume) | | | | Subjects: | Lane family. | Wheller family. | United States. Army. Ohio Infantry Regiment, 103rd (1862-1865) | United States. Army. Ohio Infantry Regiment, 49th (1861-1865) | Soldiers -- Ohio -- Correspondence. | Farm life -- Ohio -- Berea. | Children's writings, American. | nited States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives.
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