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| | Manuscript Collection | Save | | 722 | Title: | C. R. McLean Unpublished Manuscript
| | | | Creator: | McLean, C. R. | | | | Dates: | ca. 1938 | | | | Abstract: | C. R. McLean was the Supervisor of District No. 5 (Akron and Summit County, Ohio) of the Works Progress Administration (W.P.A.) Federal Writers Project. Wilbur C. Ammon was editor of the district. The collection consists of the original and revised copy of notes on the early history of Akron and Summit County, Ohio, compiled by C.R. McLean and Wilbur C. Ammon. | | | | Call #: | MS 2970 | | | | Extent: | 0.20 linear feet (1 container) | | | | Subjects: | McLean, C. R. | Akron (Ohio) -- History. | Summit County (Ohio) -- History.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 723 | Title: | Adella Prentiss Hughes Family Papers
| | | | Creator: | Hughes, Adella Prentiss Family | | | | Dates: | 1801-1933 | | | | Abstract: | Adella Prentiss Hughes (1869-1950) was a musical impresario and founder and manager of the Cleveland Orchestra. Her grandparents were leaders in various charitable and religious institutions in Cleveland, Ohio. the collection consists of correspondence, land deeds, genealogical data, poems, music programs, religious tracts, circulars, broadsides, newspaper clippings, memorabilia, legal documents, journal, diary, account books, and other papers, relating to the activities of Mrs. Hughes, her parents, Loren and Ellen Prentiss, and her maternal grandparents, Benjamin and Rebecca Rouse. | | | | Call #: | MS 2980 | | | | Extent: | 4.0 linear feet (9 containers and 1 oversize volume) | | | | Subjects: | Hughes, Adella Prentiss, 1869-1950. | Corbet family. | Cromwell family. | Elliott family. | Rouse family. | American Sunday-School Union. | Baptists -- Ohio. | Europe -- Description and travel -- 1800-1918.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 725 | Title: | Clarence H. Hutchinson Papers
| | | | Creator: | Hutchinson, Clarence H. | | | | Dates: | 1930-1939 | | | | Abstract: | Clarence H. Hutchinson was an assistant engineer in the Cuyahoga County, Ohio, Surveyor's Office. The collection consists of surveys, deeds, contracts, township and county records, and notes, relating to the history of road construction in the Western Reserve, acquired by Hutchinson under the auspices of the Ohio Historical Records Survey of the Works Progress Administration. Includes material on taverns and hotels in Cleveland. | | | | Call #: | MS 2996 | | | | Extent: | 1.60 linear feet (4 containers) | | | | Subjects: | Hutchinson, Clarence H. | Road construction -- Western Reserve (Ohio) | Hotels, taverns, etc. -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Ohio -- Surveys. | Western Reserve (Ohio) -- Surveys.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 726 | Title: | Cleveland Military Units Records
| | | | Creator: | Cleveland Military Units | | | | Dates: | 1877-1964 | | | | Abstract: | Troop A was founded in Cleveland, Ohio, in 1877 as an independent military unit to defend against strikers and unruly mobs. It affiliated with the Ohio National Guard in 1877, formed part of the 1st Ohio Volunteer Cavalry in 1898, was absorbed into the 135th Field Artillery in 1918, and reorganized in 1920 as Troop A of the 107th Cavalry Regiment of the Ohio National Guard. It became part of the 107th Armored Cavalry Regiment in 1947. The Cleveland Gatling Gun Battery was also founded in 1877 to quell labor violence. It disbanded by 1905. The collection consists of correspondence, minutes, invoices, vouchers, financial statements and reports, ledger sheets, legal documents and briefs, newspaper clippings, blueprints, and maps of the 1st Cleveland Cavalry (Troop A); constitution, by-laws, minutes, financial accounts, rosters, booklets of memoranda and statistical information, and other materials of the Cleveland Gatling Gun Battery; and records of the Troop A Armory Company, the Cavalry Riding Academy, and the Cavalry Veteran Association. | | | | Call #: | MS 3000 | | | | Extent: | 8.0 linear feet (20 containers) | | | | Subjects: | United States. Army. -- History -- Punitive expedition into Mexico, 1916. | Troop A (Cleveland, Ohio) | Strikes and lockouts -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | World War, 1914-1918. | World War, 1939-1945. | United States -- Armed Forces -- Reserves. | United States -- Militia. | United States -- History, Military. | Cleveland (Ohio) -- History, Military. | Riots -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 727 | Title: | E.C. Blackman & Company Records
| | | | Creator: | E.C. Blackman & Company | | | | Dates: | 1858-1900 | | | | Abstract: | The E. C. Blackman & Company was a cheese factory and warehouse, organized in 1861 under the name of Robbins & Blackman Company by Edwin C. Blackman and A.D. Robbins. It was located in Solon, Ohio. The collection consists of correspondence, daybooks, ledgers, journals, invoice books, and cashbooks, of E.C. Blackman & Company. Includes newspaper clippings (1868-87), from the New York Bulletin containing the dairy-products market quotations; score book (1867) of "The Republic" baseball club of Solon; 2 record books (1876-1900) of the Solon Presbyterian Church; daily record book (1875-78) for Solon's Primary School; and daily record book (1880-1886) for Solon High School. | | | | Call #: | MS 3003 | | | | Extent: | 13.20 linear feet (6 containers and 54 oversize volumes) | | | | Subjects: | E.C. Blackman & Company (Solon, Ohio) | Cheese factories -- Ohio -- Solon. | Dairy products industry -- United States. | Baseball -- Ohio -- Records | Solon (Ohio) -- Schools.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 728 | Title: | Marcus F. Roberts Papers
| | | | Creator: | Roberts, Marcus F. | | | | Dates: | 1859-1898 | | | | Abstract: | Marcus F. Roberts was a resident of Wayne County, Indiana, who served (probably in the Indiana Volunteer Infantry) during the American Civil War. He was mustered out as a 1st Lieutenant on June 16, 1865. He spent most of 1864 in Alabama. The collection consists of diaries, apparently kept by Roberts, before and during the Civil War, and a certificate. | | | | Call #: | MS 3005 | | | | Extent: | 0.20 linear feet (1 container) | | | | Subjects: | Roberts, Marcus F. | Soldiers -- Indiana -- Correspondence, reminiscences, etc. | United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 729 | Title: | First Congregational Church (North Ridgeville, Ohio) Records
| | | | Creator: | First Congregational Church (North Ridgeville, Ohio) | | | | Dates: | 1822-1960 | | | | Abstract: | The First Congregational Church of North Ridgeville, Ohio, was founded in 1822, in North Ridgeville, Ohio, a suburb of Cleveland. The collection consists of a covenant and constitution, minutes of meetings, annual reports (1951-1957), financial accounts, and other records. Includes the Ridgeville Register (1953-1956), and records of the following church-related activities: the Ladies Benevolent Society, 1886-1917; the Plus Ultra Class, 1909-1915; and the North Ridgeville Christian Endeavor, 1909-17. | | | | Call #: | MS 3006 | | | | Extent: | 1.40 linear feet (4 containers) | | | | Subjects: | First Congregational Church (North Ridgeville, Ohio) | Congregational churches -- Ohio -- North Ridgeville. | Churches -- Ohio -- North Ridgeville. | Church records and registers -- Ohio -- North Ridgeville.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 730 | Title: | Pliny Porter Family Papers
| | | | Creator: | Porter, Pliny Family | | | | Dates: | 1812-1940 | | | | Abstract: | Pliny Porter (1787-1840) was a resident of Onondaga County, New York. His father, David Porter (1757-1815), was a resident of Williamsburg, Massachusetts. The collection consists of general and personal correspondence of several members of this family, but primarily that of Pliny Porter, and his father, David Porter. Also included are typescript notes on the genealogy of the Porter family, compiled by Winifred Wolcott, ca. 1940. | | | | Call #: | MS 3008 | | | | Extent: | 0.20 linear feet (1 container) | | | | Subjects: | Porter family.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 731 | Title: | Farrand Family Genealogical Papers
| | | | Creator: | Farrand, Harry M. | | | | Dates: | 1924-1962 | | | | Abstract: | The Farrand family traces its connections to Jared Farrand, a Revolutionary War veteran who resided in Norwich, Connecticut, and Bennington, Vermont, before moving to Dover and Middleburgh Township, Ohio. The collection consists of memorabilia, correspondence, notebooks, newspaper clippings, other printed material, photostats, maps, and other illustrations, relating to the history of the Farrand family. | | | | Call #: | MS 3010 | | | | Extent: | 3.20 linear feet (11 containers) | | | | Subjects: | Farrand, Jared, ca. 1758-1862. | Farrand family.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 732 | Title: | Butler Ives Papers
| | | | Creator: | Ives, Butler | | | | Dates: | 1850-1864 | | | | Abstract: | Butler Ives was a surveyor in and around Oregon City and Portland, Oregon. In 1850, Ives left Detroit, Michigan, for California and Oregon, but by 1855 was back in Michigan. In 1860, he traveled extensively throughout the United States and records of his observations are in one of these volumes. The collection consists of diaries containing meteorological observations, financial accounts, surveying notes, and other data relating to Butler's activities while surveying in Oregon and while traveling throughout the United States. Also contains letters written in 1864. | | | | Call #: | MS 3011 | | | | Extent: | 0.20 linear feet (1 container) | | | | Subjects: | Ives, Butler. | Surveyors -- Oregon -- Correspondence, reminiscences, etc. | Oregon -- Surveys. | United States -- Description and travel -- 1848-1865.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 733 | Title: | Martin E. Gray Papers
| | | | Creator: | Gray, Martin E. | | | | Dates: | 1835-1900 | | | | Abstract: | Martin E. Gray was a farmer and Baptist church leader, of Willoughby, Ohio. He was active in the Baptist Church, serving as a deacon and member of the board of trustees of the Baptist Convention of the State of Ohio and of the missionary board of the Cleveland Baptist Association. The collection consists of correspondence, pocket diaries, account books, financial receipts, and land deeds and agreements. Includes correspondence with members and officers of the Ohio Baptist Education Society, American Baptist Publication Society, American Baptist Missionary Union, and Denison University, in connection with Gray's position on the board of trustees of the Baptist Convention of the State of Ohio and of the missionary board of the Cleveland Baptist Association. | | | | Call #: | MS 3012 | | | | Extent: | 5.20 linear feet (13 containers) | | | | Subjects: | Gray, Martin E. | Denison University. | American Baptist Publication Society. | American Baptist Missionary Union. | Ohio Baptist Education Society. | Baptist associations -- Ohio. | Baptists -- Ohio -- Government.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 734 | Title: | Edward Alexander Scovill Papers
| | | | Creator: | Scovill, Edward Alexander | | | | Dates: | 1862-1871 | | | | Abstract: | Edward Alexander Scovill (1819-1890) was an officer in Hoffman's Battalion, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and an administrator of the Union Prison on Johnson's Island, Sandusky, Ohio, during the American Civil War. The collection consists of letters addressed to Scovill, relating to life in the Johnson's Island Prison, including several letters from former inmates, as well as theater programs, tickets, and lists of prisoners. | | | | Call #: | MS 3015 | | | | Extent: | 0.20 linear feet (1 container) | | | | Subjects: | Scovill, Edward Alexander, 1819-1890. | Johnson Island Prison. | United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Prisoners and prisons.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 736 | Title: | John Harmon Family Papers
| | | | Creator: | Harmon, John Family | | | | Dates: | 1799-1871 | | | | Abstract: | John Harmon (b. 1789) settled in Portage County, Ohio, in 1806 with his family.. The collection consists primarily of correspondence, diaries (1807-1819), autobiographical writings, speeches, financial accounts, and land papers of John Harmon and of other members of his family. The papers relate primarily to the early settlement of Portage County, Ohio, and include election polls for various townships in the county (1808), a docket book (1818-1824), a list of subscribers to the Ohio Watchman (1835), and abstracts of Connecticut Land Company records as compiled by Orrin Harmon. | | | | Call #: | MS 3022 | | | | Extent: | 0.60 linear feet (2 containers) | | | | Subjects: | Harmon family. | Portage County (Ohio) -- History -- Sources.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 737 | Title: | Asahel Porter and Leverett Johnson Papers
| | | | Creator: | Porter, Asahel and Johnson, Levert | | | | Dates: | 1809-1864 | | | | Abstract: | In 1810, Asahel Porter and his nephew, Leverett Johnson, settled in Westlake, Cuyahoga County, Ohio (a suburb of Cleveland), where Johnson became a justice of the peace. The collection consists of land deeds and contracts, financial accounts, and miscellaneous notes of Asahel Porter and Leverett Johnson, including inventories and accounts of Porter's estate (1820s), subpoenas and other legal documents of Johnson, and Cuyahoga County tax receipts of members of the Foot(e) family (1813-1865). | | | | Call #: | MS 3030 | | | | Extent: | 0.20 linear feet (1 container) | | | | Subjects: | Court records -- Ohio -- Cuyahoga County. | Land titles -- Ohio -- Cuyahoga County. | Deeds -- Ohio -- Cuyahoga County. | Real property -- Ohio -- Cuyahoga County. | Taxation -- Ohio -- Cuyahoga County.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 738 | Title: | Abraham Lincoln Collection
| | | | Creator: | Lincoln, Abraham | | | | Dates: | 1841-1870 | | | | Abstract: | The collection consists of letters and documents, written or signed by United States President Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865), and numerous petitions, primarily concerning patronage, addressed to Lincoln and arranged by state. Also includes 50 letters in which Lincoln is mentioned or discussed, including letters to or from Edward Bates, Andrew Boyd, Salmon P. Chase, William Pitt Fessenden, Andrew Johnson, and Edwin M. Stanton. | | | | Call #: | MS 3031 | | | | Extent: | 0.20 linear feet (237 items) | | | | Subjects: | Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865. | Judges -- United States -- Selection and appointment. | Patronage, Political -- United States. | United States -- Politics and government -- 1861-1865.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 739 | Title: | Emma Boutelle Hawley Genealogical Data
| | | | Creator: | Hawley, Emma Boutelle | | | | Dates: | 1940-1956 | | | | Abstract: | Emma Boutelle Hawley (1880-1967) was a genealogist who served as Head Genealogist at the Western Reserve Historical Society in Cleveland, Ohio, from 1942-1956. The collection consists of random correspondence, genealogical charts, memoranda, and other records, relating to families researched by Mrs. Hawley, representing her efforts at tracing family histories for persons in New York, Ohio, and elsewhere. | | | | Call #: | MS 3033 | | | | Extent: | 10.40 linear feet (25 containers) | | | | Subjects: | New York (State) -- Genealogy. | Ohio -- Genealogy. | United States -- Genealogy.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 740 | Title: | Louisa Maria Johnson Smith Papers
| | | | Creator: | Smith, Louisa Maria Johnson | | | | Dates: | 1895-1930 | | | | Abstract: | Louisa Maria Johnson Smith (1848-1932) was the President of the National Society, United States Daughters of 1812, and wife of Major Charles Henry Smith. The collection consists of correspondence, invitations, programs, and newspaper clippings, concerning the centennial celebration of Perry's victory on Lake Erie. | | | | Call #: | MS 3036 | | | | Extent: | 0.60 linear feet (2 containers) | | | | Subjects: | Smith, Louisa Maria Johnson, 1848-1932. | Lake Erie, Battle of, 1813 -- Centennial celebrations, etc.
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