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| | Manuscript Collection | Save | | 621 | Title: | Berea Law and Order League Records
| | | | Creator: | Berea Law and Order League | | | | Dates: | 1887-1893 | | | | Abstract: | The Berea Law and Order League was founded in 1887 in Berea, Ohio, to maintain law and order generally, but, especially, to close saloons in the village. The collection consists of a constitution, minutes of meetings, vouchers, treasurer's book, bank book, and several letters. | | | | Call #: | MS 2493 | | | | Extent: | 0.10 linear feet (1 container) | | | | Subjects: | Berea Law and Order League (Berea, Ohio) | Liquor industry -- Ohio -- Berea. | Prohibition -- Ohio -- Berea -- Societies, etc. | Berea (Ohio) -- History -- Sources.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 622 | Title: | Elisha S. Loomis Papers
| | | | Creator: | Loomis, Elisha S. | | | | Dates: | 1890-1939 | | | | Abstract: | Elisha S. Loomis (1852-1940) was a professor of mathematics at Baldwin-Wallace College, Berea, Ohio, and head of the mathematics department at Cleveland's West High School. The collection consists of correspondence, autobiography, recollections, speeches, genealogical material, scrapbooks, and other papers, relating to education, geometry, mathematics, Sunday schools in Ohio, and Ohio pioneers. Includes biographical account of Dr. Aaron Schuyler, president of Baldwin University, obituary and cemetery records (1904) of Berea, Ohio, and genealogical material on Clara Byrde Loomis and Michael Shire, and the Beall, Benedict, Lawrence, Leete, Le Fevre, Loomis (Lumas), Oberholtzer, Rhoades, Taylor, Trowbridge, and Wright families. | | | | Call #: | MS 2500 | | | | Extent: | 2.80 linear feet (7 containers) | | | | Subjects: | Loomis, Elisha S. (Elisha Scott), 1852-1940. | Schuyler, Aaron, 1828-1913. | Loomis, Clara Byrde. | Shire, Michael. | Beal family. | Benedict family. | Lawrence family. | Leet family. | Le Fevre family. | Loomis family. | Oberholtzer family. | Rhodes family. | Taylor family. | Trowbridge family. | Wright family. | Sunday schools -- Ohio. | Pioneers -- Ohio. | Cemeteries -- Ohio -- Berea. | Registers of births, etc. -- Ohio -- Berea. | Berea (Ohio) -- Genealogy. | Berea (Ohio) -- History -- Sources.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 623 | Title: | Letters from the Northwest Territory Caravan
| | | | Creator: | Daughters of the American Revolution, Lakewood, Ohio, Chapter | | | | Dates: | 1937-1938 | | | | Abstract: | The Northwest Territory Caravan is the local chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution founded in Lakewood, Ohio, a suburb of Cleveland. The collection consists of letters sent to Mrs. Elatus G. Loomis, regent of the Lakewood, Ohio, chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution, by members of the Northwest Territory caravan, 36 young men reenacting the trek of pioneers from Peabody, Massachusetts to Marietta, Ohio, as part of the Northwest Territory sesquicentennial celebration of 1938. | | | | Call #: | MS 2504 | | | | Extent: | 0.20 linear feet (1 container) | | | | Subjects: | Northwest, Old -- Centennial celebrations, etc. | United States -- Description and travel -- 1920-1940.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 624 | Title: | Hanna Family Papers
| | | | Creator: | Hanna Family | | | | Dates: | 1812-1926 | | | | Abstract: | The Hanna Family is an Ohio family (New Lisbon and Cleveland) whose members included Senator Marcus A. Hanna and businessman Leonard C. Hanna. The collection consists of correspondence, legal documents, charts, deeds, notes, wills, photos, and magazine and newspaper clippings containing genealogical data relating primarily to members of the Hanna family in Cleveland and Ohio, especially to Robert, Benjamin, and Leonard Hanna. Includes 7 v. of congratulatory messages sent to Marcus A. Hanna after successful campaigns of the Republican Party in which Hanna played a major role. | | | | Call #: | MS 2510 | | | | Extent: | 3.50 linear feet (5 containers and 8 oversize volumes) | | | | Subjects: | Hanna family. | Ohio -- Politics and government -- 1787-1865. | United States -- Politics and government -- 19th century.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 625 | Title: | Mary A. R. Parsons Papers
| | | | Creator: | Parsons, Mary A. R. | | | | Dates: | 1894-1930 | | | | Abstract: | The collection consists of correspondence, charts, notes, newspaper clippings, and other papers, relating to genealogical research conducted by Mary A. R. Parsons (Mrs. Henry E. Parsons), of Avon Lake, Ohio, on the Crandall, Murdock, Reed, Schuyler, Walker, and other families. | | | | Call #: | MS 2517 | | | | Extent: | 0.80 linear feet (2 containers) | | | | Subjects: | Parsons, Mary A. R. (Mary Abigail Reid) | Crandall family. | Murdock family. | Reed family. | Schuyler family. | Walker family.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 627 | Title: | Cuyahoga Steam Furnace Company Records
| | | | Creator: | Cuyahoga Steam Furnace Company | | | | Dates: | 1834-1902 | | | | Abstract: | The Cuyahoga Steam Furnace Company produced furnace engines, hydraulic presses, boilers, mill gearing, castings, railroad construction equipment, locomotives, plows, screw propellers, and cannons for the United States Government. The collection consists primarily of commercial and legal documents and record books. Includes newspaper clippings, abstracts of titles, stock certificates, promissory notes, legal briefs, contracts, land deeds, tax forms, letters patent, receipts, bills of sale, insurance policies, memoranda, and some business correspondence. Persons represented include major shareholders Josiah Barber, Charles Hoyt, Richard Lord, and Luke Risley, and presidents William Bainbridge Castle, J.F. Holloway, and Elisha Sterling. | | | | Call #: | MS 2525 | | | | Extent: | 4.0 linear feet (5 containers and 15 volumes) | | | | Subjects: | Cuyahoga Steam Furnace Company (Cleveland, Ohio) | Locomotives -- United States. | Steam locomotives -- United States. | Marine engines.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 628 | Title: | Mattoon Monroe Curtis Papers
| | | | Creator: | Curtis, Mattoon Monroe | | | | Dates: | 1927-1934 | | | | Abstract: | Mattoon Monroe Curtis (1858-1934) was a professor of philosophy at Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio. The collection consists of correspondence, essays, magazine articles, notes, newspaper clippings, photos, and other papers, chiefly relating to tobacco, snuff, snuffers and snuff boxes. | | | | Call #: | MS 2529 | | | | Extent: | 0.60 linear feet (2 containers) | | | | Subjects: | Curtis, Mattoon Monroe, 1858-1934. | Tobacco. | Snuff. | Snuff boxes and bottles.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 629 | Title: | James McMahon Papers
| | | | Creator: | McMahon, James | | | | Dates: | 1863-1888 | | | | Abstract: | James McMahon (born 1835 or 1836) was an officer in the 41st Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, during the American Civil War. The collection consists of letters, commissions, and a pocket diary for 1864 kept by McMahon, recording his activities and accounts of battles, including the Siege of Atlanta, in which he participated from April to September, 1864. | | | | Call #: | MS 2531 | | | | Extent: | 0.20 linear feet (1 container) | | | | Subjects: | McMahon, James, b. 1835 or 6. | United States. Army. Ohio Infantry Regiment, 41st (1861-1865) | Soldiers -- Ohio -- Correspondence. | Atlanta Campaign, 1864. | United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 630 | Title: | Maple Leaf Land Company Records
| | | | Creator: | Maple Leaf Land Company | | | | Dates: | 1900-1918 | | | | Abstract: | The Maple Leaf Land Company was a real estate enterprise which developed and sold land in Mayfield and Gates Mills, Ohio. the collection consists of correspondence, articles of incorporation, contracts, deeds, leases, financial statements, reports, lists of stockholders, and stock certificates. Includes papers (1909) relating to the organizing of the Chagrin Valley Country Sports Club (later Chagrin Valley Hunt Club). | | | | Call #: | MS 2538 | | | | Extent: | 1.20 linear feet (3 containers) | | | | Subjects: | Maple Leaf Land Company (Cleveland, Ohio) | Deeds -- Ohio -- Cuyahoga County. | Leases -- Ohio -- Cuyahoga County. | Real estate business -- Ohio -- Cuyahoga County.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 631 | Title: | Trumbull County, Ohio, Justice of the Peace Records
| | | | Creator: | Trumbull County, Ohio, Justice of the Peace | | | | Dates: | 1817-1931 | | | | Abstract: | The collection consists of marriage certificates signed by various justices of the peace of Trumbull County, Ohio, and a clipping from the January 7, 1935 edition of the Warren tribune chronicle regarding the records. | | | | Call #: | MS 2550 | | | | Extent: | 0.20 linear feet (1 container) | | | | Subjects: | Marriage records -- Ohio -- Trumbull County. | Trumbull County (Ohio) -- Genealogy.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 633 | Title: | James M. Nash Papers
| | | | Creator: | Nash, James M. | | | | Dates: | 1861-1866 | | | | Abstract: | James M. Nash (1832 or 1833-1866) was an officer in Company B, 19th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry during the American Civil War, from 1861 to 1865. The collection consists of letters, muster-out rolls, notices of promotions, and part of a diary for the fall of 1863 kept by Nash. | | | | Call #: | MS 2571 | | | | Extent: | 0.10 linear feet (1 container) | | | | Subjects: | Nash, James M., 1832 or 3-1866. | Soldiers -- Ohio -- Correspondence. | Soldiers -- Ohio -- Diaries. | United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives. | United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Registers.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 636 | Title: | John T. Shyrock Papers
| | | | Creator: | Shyrock, John T. | | | | Dates: | 1861-1865 | | | | Abstract: | John T. Shyrock was the proprietor of a Zanesville, Ohio newspaper, the Currier and Gazette. the collection consists of letters received by Shyrock. Correspondents include Edward Ball and General Mortimer Dormer Leggett (1821-1896), who comment on military campaigns during the American Civil War. | | | | Call #: | MS 2615 | | | | Extent: | 0.20 linear feet (1 container) | | | | Subjects: | Shyrock, John T. | United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Campaigns.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 637 | Title: | First Ward Civic Association, Cleveland, Ohio, Records
| | | | Creator: | First Ward Civic Association, Cleveland, Ohio | | | | Dates: | 1921-1924 | | | | Abstract: | The First Ward Civic Association was a citizen's group organized to influence and create interest in municipal affairs in Cleveland, Ohio. The collection consists of a constitution and bylaws, resolutions, minutes of meetings, correspondence, lists of members, and other papers. | | | | Call #: | MS 2629 | | | | Extent: | 0.10 linear feet (1 container) | | | | Subjects: | First Ward Civic Association (Cleveland, Ohio) | Citizens' associations -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Cleveland (Ohio) -- Politics and government.
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