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Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland. (231)
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Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland (50)
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Jewish women -- Ohio -- Cleveland. (35)
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Charities -- Ohio -- Cleveland (23)
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Zionism -- Ohio -- Cleveland. (22)
Jewish businesspeople -- Ohio -- Cleveland. (21)
Political campaigns -- Ohio -- Cleveland. (21)
Business enterprises -- Ohio -- Cleveland. (20)
Connecticut Land Company. (20)
Orthodox Judaism -- Ohio -- Cleveland. (20)
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801Title:  Justus Lafayette Cozad Autobiographical Account     
 Creator:  Cozad, Justus Lafayette 
 Dates:  1840-1931 
 Abstract:  Justus Lafayette Cozad (1833-1910) was a native of Cleveland, Ohio, who worked as a surveyor in Kansas, Missouri, and Nebraska, a railroad engineer in Indianapolis, and as a partner in a land-title business in Cleveland. The collection consists of a handwritten autobiography by Cozad, two typescript copies of the autobiography, newspaper and journal articles about Cozad and his family, copies of correspondence, excerpts from Cozad's diaries, news clippings, and comments on his later years written by his daughter, Gertrude. 
 Call #:  MS 3142 
 Extent:  0.20 linear feet (1 container) 
 Subjects:  Cozad, Justus Lafayette, 1833-1910. | Indians of North America -- Reservations. | Slavery -- United States. | Cleveland (Ohio) -- History. | United States -- Description and travel -- 1848-1865.
 
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802Title:  Eveline Bosworth Cook Recollections     
 Creator:  Cook, Eveline Bosworth 
 Dates:  1905-1906 
 Abstract:  Eveline Bosworth Cook was a descendant of Jonathan Hale, an early settler of Bath Township, Summit County, Ohio. The collection consists of recollections relating to the Hale and Hammond families, early pioneers of Bath, Ohio, and especially to their religious habits and the Old Center Church. 
 Call #:  MS 3143 
 Extent:  0.20 linear feet (1 container) 
 Subjects:  Cook, Eveline Bosworth. | Hale family. | Hammond family. | Bath (Ohio) -- History. | Bath (Ohio) -- Religious life and customs.
 
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803Title:  Ihna Thayer Frary Papers     
 Creator:  Frary, Ihna Thayer 
 Dates:  1895-1963 
 Abstract:  I. T. Frary (1873-1965) was the membership and publicity secretary of the Cleveland Museum of Art (1921-1946) and author of books concerning historic homes and properties. The collection consists of correspondence and papers relating to the Federal Art Project and the Historic American Buildings Survey, scrapbooks concerning Thomas Jefferson and the Cleveland Museum of Art, newspaper clippings, and several book manuscripts. 
 Call #:  MS 3144 
 Extent:  2.00 linear feet (6 containers) 
 Subjects:  Frary, I. T. (Ihna Thayer), b. 1873. | Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826. | Historical American Buildings Survey. | Federal Art Project. | Architecture -- United States. | Cleveland (Ohio) -- Description and travel.
 
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804Title:  Samuel J. Ritchie Papers     
 Creator:  Ritchie, Samuel J. 
 Dates:  1870-1920 
 Abstract:  Samuel J. Ritchie (1838-1908) was a railroad and mining promoter, and resident of Summit County, Ohio. The collection consists of correspondence, memoranda, notes, legal proceedings, and other papers dealing primarily with the construction and operation of the Central Ontario Railroad Co. and the incorporation and affairs of the Canadian Copper Company and the Anglo-American Iron Company, three companies which Ritchie served as president. Includes papers relating to Ritchie's discovery of copper and nickel mines in Sudbury, Ontario and to his large coal properties in West Virginia., and family correspondence, private account books, and newspaper clippings. 
 Call #:  MS 3145 
 Extent:  21.60 linear feet (40 containers and 11 oversize volumes) 
 Subjects:  Ritchie, Samuel J., 1838-1908. | Ritchie family. | Copper mines and mining -- Ontario. | Nickel mines and mining -- Ontario. | Iron mines and mining -- Canada. | Iron mines and mining -- United States. | Coal mines and mining -- West Virginia. | Railroads -- Ontario.
 
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805Title:  James Frederick Jackson Papers     
 Creator:  Jackson, James Frederick 
 Dates:  1904-1926 
 Abstract:  James Frederick Jackson (1861-1927) was the superintendent of Cleveland Associated Charities in Cleveland, Ohio. The collection consists of Jackson's speeches on various aspects of charity, social work, philanthropy, family life, and social welfare. 
 Call #:  MS 3146 
 Extent:  0.40 linear feet (1 container) 
 Subjects:  Jackson, James Frederick, 1861-1927. | Charity. | Charities -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Family. | Social service. | Speeches, addresses, etc. -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
 
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806Title:  Philomathian Society Records     
 Creator:  Philomathian Society 
 Dates:  1849-1852 
 Abstract:  The Philomathian Society was a debating society in Orange, Ohio, of which James A. Garfield was an officer. The collection consists of a constitution, by-laws, and minutes of meetings. 
 Call #:  MS 3147 
 Extent:  0.20 linear feet (1 container) 
 Subjects:  Philomathian Society (Orange, Ohio) | Debates and debating -- Ohio -- Orange -- Societies, etc. | Forums (Discussion and debate) | Oratory -- Ohio -- Orange -- Societies, etc.
 
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807Title:  Fayette Brown Family Papers     
 Creator:  Brown, Fayette Family 
 Dates:  1831-1891 
 Abstract:  Fayette Brown (1823-1910) was a banker and industrialist who resided in Cleveland, Ohio with his wife, Cornelia, and children, Alexander, William, and Mary. The collection consists of personal correspondence of members of the Brown family, poetry, grade reports, a cash sheet detailing school expenses, a Union Army payroll sheet, and notices and memoranda from the Northern Ohio Sanitary Fair (1864). 
 Call #:  MS 3150 
 Extent:  1.40 linear feet (4 containers) 
 Subjects:  Brown family. | Brown, Fayette, 1823-1910. | Strikes and lockouts -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Labor -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Women -- United States -- Social life and customs. | Upper classes -- United States -- Social life and customs. | United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives. | Yellowstone National Park.
 
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808Title:  Ferdinand V. Hayden Papers     
 Creator:  Hayden, Ferdinand V. 
 Dates:  1846-1865 
 Abstract:  Ferdinand Vandeveer Hayden (1829-1887) was a geologist who began his career as a teacher in Oberlin, Ohio. The collection consists of letters received by Hayden while he was teaching in Oberlin, Ohio, and deposit slips with various private banks. 
 Call #:  MS 3154 
 Extent:  0.40 linear feet (1 container) 
 Subjects:  Hayden, F. V. (Ferdinand Vandeveer), 1829-1887. | Geologists -- Ohio -- Oberlin. | Teachers -- Ohio -- Oberlin.
 
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809Title:  Henry B. Boynton Papers     
 Creator:  Boynton, Henry B. 
 Dates:  1854-1931 
 Abstract:  Henry B. Boynton (b. 1829) was a farmer, of Orange, Ohio. The collection consists of letters to Boynton from his cousin, President James A. Garfield, clippings relating to Garfield's death, and journal (1854-1856) kept by Boynton and his brother, William A. Boynton, student at Hiram Eclectic Institute and bookseller. 
 Call #:  MS 3160 
 Extent:  0.20 linear feet (1 container) 
 Subjects:  Boynton, Henry B., b. 1829. | Garfield, James A. (James Abram), 1831-1881.
 
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810Title:  Royalton Township, Ohio, Justice of the Peace Records     
 Creator:  Royalton Township, Ohio, Justice of the Peace 
 Dates:  1858-1899 
 Abstract:  The collection consists of a docket book containing entries of several justices of the peace of Royalton Township, Ohio, and including copies of warrants, subpoenas, and judgements rendered in civil cases. 
 Call #:  MS 3167 
 Extent:  0.20 linear feet (1 container) 
 Subjects:  Court calendars -- Ohio -- Royalton. | Court records -- Ohio -- Royalton. | Royalton (Township : Ohio) -- History -- Sources.
 
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811Title:  Brecksville Congregational Church Records     
 Creator:  Brecksville Congregational Church 
 Dates:  1816-1947 
 Abstract:  The Brecksville Congregational Church was founded in 1816, in Brecksville, Ohio, as the Church of Christ. It was also known as the First Congregational Society of Brecksville, before it became the Brecksville Congregational Church. The collection consists of a confession of faith, covenant, minutes of church committee and trustee meetings, and registers of members of the church and of its predecessors, the Church of Christ and the First Congregational Society of Brecksville. The membership records contained in this collection have been indexed. Click here to search the WRHS genealogy index. 
 Call #:  MS 3168 
 Extent:  0.60 linear feet (2 containers) 
 Subjects:  Congregational churches -- Ohio -- Brecksville. | Churches -- Ohio -- Brecksville. | Church records and registers -- Ohio -- Brecksville. | Baptismal certificates. | Confirmation records -- Ohio -- Brecksville. | Marriage records -- Ohio -- Brecksville. | Registers of births, etc. -- Ohio -- Brecksville.
 
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812Title:  John Evelyn Denison Ossington Diaries     
 Creator:  Ossington, John Evelyn Denison 
 Dates:  1824-1825 
 Abstract:  John Evelyn Denison Ossington was the speaker of England's House of Commons (1857-1872). He was created Viscount Ossington upon his retirement. The collection consists of typescript copies of diaries and of several letters (addressed to his mother) written while Denison was on a tour of Canada and the United States. 
 Call #:  MS 3172 
 Extent:  0.20 linear feet (1 container) 
 Subjects:  Ossington, John Evelyn Denison, Viscount, 1800-1872. | United States -- Description and travel -- 1783-1848. | United States -- Politics and government -- 1817-1825. | United States -- Social life and customs -- 1783-1865. | Canada -- Description and travel -- 1763-1867.
 
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813Title:  Joel Blakeslee Papers     
 Creator:  Blakeslee, Joel 
 Dates:  1815-1895 
 Abstract:  Joel Blakeslee (1787-1863) was a historian, of Colebrook and New Lyme, Ohio. He was connected with the Ashtabula Historical Society in the 1850s and collected information and spoke on topics of local importance. The collection consists of correspondence, speeches, and other papers. Includes material relating to the history of Ashtabula County, Ohio, United States Independence, slavery, and history of Madison, Lake County, Ohio, with references to Cyrus Cunningham, Abraham and Electra Tappan, Asa Turney, and other early settlers; and correspondence, account book (1820-1827), bail bonds, Jefferson Township tax records, case depositions, and other papers (1826-1860) of Samuel Hendry, clerk of the Ashtabula Court of Common Pleas. Correspondents include Quintus F. Atkins, Joseph Badger, Joshua R. Giddings, Rice Harper, P.R. Spencer, David Tod, and Benjamin F. Wade. 
 Call #:  MS 3173 
 Extent:  0.60 linear feet (2 containers) 
 Subjects:  Blakeslee, Joel, 1787-1863. | Cunningham, Cyrus. | Tappan, Abraham, 1779-1855. | Tappan, Electra. | Turney, Asa. | Frontier and pioneer life -- Ohio -- Ashtabula County. | Slavery -- United States. | Madison (Lake County, Ohio) -- History. | Ashtabula County (Ohio) -- History.
 
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814Title:  Margaret Van Horn Dwight Bell Journal     
 Creator:  Bell, Margaret Van Horn Dwight 
 Dates:  1810 
 Abstract:  The collection consists of a manuscript journal of a trip by wagon from New Haven, Connecticut, to Warren, Ohio, by Margaret Van Horn Dwight Bell (1790-1834). 
 Call #:  MS 3174 
 Extent:  0.20 linear feet (1 container) 
 Subjects:  Bell, Margaret Van Horn Dwight, 1790-1834. | Women pioneers -- United States -- Correspondence. | Ohio -- Descripton and travel. | Western Reserve (Ohio) -- History -- 19th century -- Sources. | Western Reserve (Ohio) -- History. | Western Reserve (Ohio) -- Description and travel. | United States -- Description and travel -- 1783-1848.
 
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815Title:  John Seward Papers     
 Creator:  Seward, John 
 Dates:  1803-1846 
 Abstract:  John Seward (b. 1784) was a minister in Portage County, Ohio. The collection consists of a diary kept while Seward was a student and teacher in Granville, Ohio (1803-1806), copy of a sermon he delivered, and several letters addressed to him and his wife in Aurora, Ohio. 
 Call #:  MS 3176 
 Extent:  0.20 linear feet (1 container) 
 Subjects:  Seward, John, b. 1784. | Teachers -- Ohio -- Granville. | Clergy -- Ohio.
 
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816Title:  Rufus Percival Ranney Docket Book     
 Creator:  Ranney, Rufus Percival 
 Dates:  1836-1853 
 Abstract:  Rufus Percival Ranney (1813-1891) was an attorney in Warren and Cleveland, Ohio, Ohio, Supreme court justice, and first president of the Ohio Bar Association. The collection consists of a docket book containing entries for cases contested in Portage, Trumbull, and Ashtabula counties, a synopsis of the law of real property taken principally from James Kent's Commentaries on American Law (1826-1830), and some financial records. 
 Call #:  MS 3180 
 Extent:  0.20 linear feet (1 container) 
 Subjects:  Ranney, Rufus Percival, 1813-1891. | Court calendars -- Ohio -- Ashtabula County. | Court calendars -- Ohio -- Trumbull County. | Court records -- Ohio -- Portage County. | Court calendars -- Ohio -- Portage County. | Court records -- Ohio -- Ashtabula County. | Court records -- Ohio -- Trumbull County.
 
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817Title:  William L. Foote Papers     
 Creator:  Foote, William L. 
 Dates:  1819-1856 
 Abstract:  William L. Foote was a resident of Ohio City, Ohio, which was annexed to Cleveland in 1854. The collection consists of personal and general correspondence, land contracts, and deeds. Most of Foote's correspondents were members of his family still living in Connecticut. 
 Call #:  MS 3181 
 Extent:  0.20 linear feet (1 container) 
 Subjects:  Foote, William L. | Real property -- Ohio -- Ohio City (Cuyahoga County) | Deeds -- Ohio -- Cuyahoga County. | Ohio City (Cleveland, Ohio) -- History -- Sources.
 
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818Title:  Abigail Reid Family Correspondence     
 Creator:  Reid, Abigail Family 
 Dates:  1823-1899 
 Abstract:  Abigail Reid (1804-1861) resided in Lorain County, Ohio. The collection consists of general and personal correspondence, primarily from Jerusha Whipple of Nelson, New York, to her sister, Abigail Reid, and to Dolly Murdock and Saba Jones. Includes 11 letters addressed to Conrad Reid and others (1834-1899), and a school certificate of Mary Abigail Reid (1884). 
 Call #:  MS 3182 
 Extent:  0.20 linear feet (1 container) 
 Subjects:  Reid family. | Reid, Abigail Murdock, 1804-1861.
 
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819Title:  Henry Hallock Hosford Genealogical Papers     
 Creator:  Hosford, Henry Hallock 
 Dates:  1930-1961 
 Abstract:  Henry Hallock Hosford (1859-1965) was a descendant of the Hosford family which was prominent in the development of Oberlin College and Lorain County, Ohio. The collection consists of correspondence, notes, charts, and memoranda books, concerning the genealogy of the Hosford family and of other related families, including Field, Knowlton, Marshall, Nutting, Plant, Rogers, and Woods. 
 Call #:  MS 3184 
 Extent:  0.20 linear feet (1 container) 
 Subjects:  Hosford, Henry Hallock, 1859-1965. | Hosford family. | Field family. | Knowlton family. | Marshall family. | Nutting family. | Plant family. | Rogers family. | Wood family.
 
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820Title:  George Hurlbut Diary     
 Creator:  Hurlbut, George 
 Dates:  1862 
 Abstract:  George Hurlbut (b. 1838 or 1839) was a 2nd Lieutenant in the 14th Independent Battery, Ohio Volunteer Light Artillery, during the American Civil War. The collection consists of a diary kept during Hurlbut's first year with the Ohio Volunteer Light Artillery, during which he saw action in several engagements in Mississippi. 
 Call #:  MS 3185 
 Extent:  0.20 linear feet (1 container) 
 Subjects:  Hurlbut, George, b. 1838 or 9. | United States. Army. Ohio Light Artillery. Independent Battery, 14th (1861-1865) | Soldiers -- Ohio -- Correspondence. | United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives. | Mississippi -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865.
 
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