| | Manuscript Collection | Requires cookie* | | 3 | Title: | Willoughby College Records
| | | | Creator: | Willoughby College | | | | Dates: | 1850-1911 | | | | Abstract: | Willoughby College was an institution of higher learning located in Willoughby, Lake County, Ohio. Incorporated in 1858, the school was known as Willoughby Collegiate Institute until April 1868, when it became Willoughby College. The college operated under the auspices of the Erie Annual Conference of the Methodist-Episcopal Church, which built the co-educational Institute on the site of the former Willoughby Medical College on the Willoughby town square. It lapsed into a prep school in 1869, with college and high school students studying under the same roof until 1882, when the last college class graduated. The collection consists of a constitution, subscription lists, trustees' minutes, principals' reports, financial accounts, receipts, contracts, and correspondence relating to this college. Also included are records pertaining to the estate of Benjamin Woolsey, one of the original incorporators of the university, and of his wife Kezia Woolsey, 1861-1870. | | | | Call #: | MS 2338 | | | | Extent: | 0.60 linear feet (2 containers) | | | | Subjects: | Woolsey, Benjamin d. ca. 1861 -- Estate. | Woolsey, Kezia -- Estate. | Willoughby College. | Universities and colleges -- Ohio -- Willoughby -- History -- Sources. | Willoughby (Ohio) -- History -- Sources.
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| Manuscript Collection | Requires cookie* | | 4 | Title: | Samuel L. Egbert Account Book
| | | | Creator: | Egbert, Samuel L. | | | | Dates: | 1830-1850 | | | | Abstract: | Samuel L. Egbert (1801-1885) was an early resident of the Western Reserve of Ohio, arriving at Fairport, Geauga County, Ohio in 1828. By 1830 he was a resident of Chagrin Township, Cuyahoga County, Ohio (later Willoughby Township, Lake County, Ohio). Egbert married Frances Miller (1793-1880) and had several children. He worked as a carpenter and joiner. He also served as postmaster of Willoughby, ca. 1853-1861. The collection consists of one volume of business accounts concerning his carpentry and joiner business and general household accounts. The book was also used by his son, William Henry Egbert, as a copy and notebook. | | | | Call #: | MS 0454 | | | | Extent: | 0.10 linear feet (1 volume) | | | | Subjects: | Egbert, Samuel L., 1801-1885. | Account books -- Ohio -- Lake County. | Western Reserve (Ohio) -- History -- Sources. | Frontier and pioneer life -- Ohio -- Western Reserve. | Willoughby (Ohio) -- History -- Sources. | Carpenters -- Ohio -- Lake County.
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| Manuscript Collection | Requires cookie* | | 5 | Title: | Dr. John M. Henderson Papers
| | | | Creator: | Henderson, John M. | | | | Dates: | 1810-1892 | | | | Abstract: | Dr. John M. Henderson was an early pioneer of the Connecticut Western Reserve in Ohio, arriving sometime before 1813 in Chagrin Township, Cuyahoga County, Ohio. He established a successful medical practice and in 1834 co-founded the medical school of the Willoughby University, Willoughby, Ohio. He was a trustee, treasurer, and secretary of the Willoughby Medical College, and was awarded an honorary degree in 1837. He also served as a postmaster and justice of the peace of Chagrin Township, Cuyahoga County (later Willoughby, Lake County), Ohio. The collection consists of an account book, correspondence, election tickets, resolutions, bylaws, minutes, essays, petitions, and legal documents including agreements, receipts, bills, depositions, inventories, oaths, testimonies, summons, subpoenas, notes, bonds, judgements, writs, settlements, and executions. | | | | Call #: | MS 0533 | | | | Extent: | 0.40 linear feet (1 container) | | | | Subjects: | Henderson, John M. | Willoughby Medical College. | Medical colleges -- Ohio -- Willoughby. | Frontier and pioneer life -- Ohio -- Western Reserve. | Physicians -- Ohio -- Willoughby. | Court records -- Ohio -- Willoughby. | Willoughby (Ohio) -- History -- Sources. | Willoughby (Ohio) -- Genealogy. | Lake County (Ohio) -- History -- Sources. | Lake County (Ohio) -- Genealogy.
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