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1Title:  Norton Family Photographs     
 Creator:  Norton Family 
 Dates:  1860-1894 
 Abstract:  Laurence Harper Norton (1888-1960) was a soldier, banker, industrialist, Ohio state legislator and Cleveland civic and cultural leader. He was also private secretary to Ambassador Myron T. Herrick and president of the Western Reserve Historical Society. Collection consists of correspondence, legal documents, financial records, newspaper clippings, photographs, genealogical materials, certificates and other materials relating to various members of the Norton, Castle and Harper families, including Robert, Alexander J., and Rice Harper, and to Jay Cooke, Myron Herrick, Ohio National Guard Troop A, and the 37th Division of the 135th Field Artillery. The collection consists of 4 albums and 9 loose photographs belonging to the Norton family of Cleveland, Ohio. Watterson and Harper family members are also included in the collection. Nine loose photographs of a trip to London, 1894, including two group portraits of John A. Norton, Harry Burnett, and Charlie Burnett are included. Each album contains copies of content inventories. 
 Call #:  PG 027 
 Extent:  0.80 linear feet (2 containers) 
 Subjects:  Norton family -- Photograph collections. | Watterson family -- Photograph collections. | Harper family -- Photograph collections. | Cabinet photographs. | Carte de visite photographs.
 
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2Title:  Ada Watterson Yerkes Family Photograph Albums     
 Creator:  Yerkes, Ada Watterson Family 
 Dates:  1860-1930 
 Abstract:  Ada Watterson Yerkes (1873-1963) was related to three families who settled early in the Western Reserve. The Harper family came from New York in 1798 and founded Harpersfield, Ohio. The Norton family came from New York before 1839 when Ada Yerkes' maternal grandparents were married in Harpersfield. The Watterson family came from England in 1826 and settled in Warrensville, Ohio. Various family members served in the Civil War and were active in a number of business ventures, including the Gardner Gun Company of London, England and the Ogleby-Norton Company of Cleveland. The collection consists of photographs relating to the Harper, Norton, and Watterson families. 
 Call #:  PG 178 
 Extent:  0.30 linear feet (1 container) 
 Subjects:  Yerkes, Ada Watterson, 1873-1963 -- Photograph collections. | Harper family -- Photograph collections. | Norton family -- Photograph collections. | Watterson family -- Photograph collections.
 
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