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101	Title:	Abraham Tappan Papers
	Creator:	Tappan, Abraham
	Dates:	1803-1879
	Abstract:	Abraham Tappan (1779-1855) was a surveyor and postmaster of Unionville, Ohio, during the nineteenth century. The collection includes correspondence relating to land transactions, surveys and politics in the Western Reserve; and field notes made by Tappan while surveying Henry Champion's land in Concord Township, the road from the Muskingum River to Lake Erie, the road from the mouth of the Grand River to Warren, Ohio, and areas west of the Cuyahoga River and north of the Tuscarawas River.
	Call #:	MS 0259
	Extent:	0.20 linear feet (1 container)
	Subjects:	Tappan, Abraham, 1779-1855. \| Surveyors -- Ohio -- Correspondence. \| Ohio -- Politics and government -- 1787-1865. \| Ohio -- Surveys. \| Western Reserve (Ohio) -- Surveys.
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102	Title:	First Universalist Church (Brimfield, Ohio) Records
	Creator:	First Universalist Church
	Dates:	1839-1922
	Abstract:	The First Universalist Church was founded in 1839 in Brimfield, Ohio. The collection consists of a constitution, membership lists, minutes of regular, annual and business meetings, and other church and pastoral records. The membership records contained in this collection have been indexed. Click here to search the WRHS genealogy index.
	Call #:	MS 0292
	Extent:	0.20 linear feet (3 volumes in 1 container)
	Subjects:	First Universalist Church (Brimfield, Ohio) \| Unitarian Universalist churches -- Ohio -- Brimfield. \| Churches -- Ohio -- Brimfield. \| Church records and registers -- Ohio -- Brimfield.
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103	Title:	Bartlett Clan Reunion Records
	Creator:	Bartlett Family
	Dates:	1882-1894
	Abstract:	The collection consists of condensed reports of reunions of the Bartlett family held in Chester, Chardon, Munson, Strongsville, and Collinwood, Ohio; Collins, Lawton Station, and Kindara, New York; and Pontiac, Michigan.
	Call #:	MS 0314
	Extent:	0.20 linear feet (1 container)
	Subjects:	Bartlett family.
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104	Title:	Elroy McKendree Avery Papers
	Creator:	Avery, Elroy McKendree
	Dates:	1871-1911
	Abstract:	The collection consists of correspondence and contracts relating to the printing and sale of the book by Avery entitled Cleveland in a Nutshell (1893), notebooks related to school teaching, and notes on genealogy of the Avery family used by Avery and his wife Catherine Hitchcock (Tilden) Avery (1844-1911) in compiling The Groton Avery Clan (1912).
	Call #:	MS 0316
	Extent:	0.20 linear feet (1 container)
	Subjects:	Avery family. \| Avery, Catherine Hitchcock, 1844-1911. \| Avery, Elroy McKendree, 1844-1935. \| Teaching.
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105	Title:	Ezra and William H. Lacey Papers
	Creator:	Lacey, Ezra and William
	Dates:	1848-1866
	Abstract:	The collection consists of bonds, deeds, mortgages, and financial papers (1848-1863), relating to land in Saginaw City and elsewhere in Michigan, purchased from William Jennison and William Rice, and will and estate papers (1860-1863), of Ezra Lacey; leases (1859-1861) and cashbook (1860) of William H. Lacey; and mortgage deeds (1863-1866) to land in Hambden, Geauga County, Ohio, and Davies County, Missouri.
	Call #:	MS 0317
	Extent:	0.20 linear feet (1 container)
	Subjects:	Lacey, Ezra. \| Lacey, William H. \| Deeds -- Ohio -- Hambden. \| Deeds -- Missouri -- Davies County. \| Land titles -- Michigan. \| Land titles -- Ohio -- Hambden. \| Land titles -- Missouri -- Davies County. \| Real property -- Michigan. \| Real property -- Ohio -- Hambden. \| Real property -- Missouri -- Davies County.
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106	Title:	Arthur St. Clair Papers
	Creator:	St. Clair, Arthur
	Dates:	1765-1844
	Abstract:	Arthur St. Clair (1734-1818) was a soldier, Pennsylvania political leader, and Governor of the Northwest Territory. The collection consists of correspondence, financial accounts, receipts, military resolutions, and other documents, chiefly 1790-1818. Mainly the accounts of St. Clair with merchants, grocers, lawyers, laborers, and the Hermitage Furnace and Mill Creek Iron Works in Ligonier Valley, Pennsylvania. Includes papers relating to the handling of the estate of St. Clair (1818) and financial accounts and several letters of Daniel St. Clair, Louisa St. Clair Robb, and Robert Graham.
	Call #:	MS 0325
	Extent:	0.40 linear feet (1 container)
	Subjects:	St. Clair family. \| St. Clair, Arthur, 1734-1818.
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107	Title:	John Kerr Papers
	Creator:	Kerr, John
	Dates:	1788-1844
	Abstract:	John Kerr (d. 1823) was the mayor of Columbus, Ohio, 1818-1819. The collection consists of letter books, diary, account books, field notes, survey books for land in and around Columbus, and other papers relating to various business, civic, and literary interests of Kerr, including the Chillicothe Library, the Chillicothe Polemic Society, and Franklinton Turnpike Road Company. Includes accounts of John Kerr and Company with Alexander McLaughlin and tax lists for Columbus (1821) and Montgomery County, Ohio (1822).
	Call #:	MS 0330
	Extent:	1.20 linear feet (3 containers)
	Subjects:	Kerr, John, d. 1823. \| Subscription libraries -- Ohio. \| Toll roads -- Ohio. \| Columbus (Ohio) -- Surveys.
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108	Title:	John Weld Brown Letters
	Creator:	Brown, John Weld
	Dates:	1851-1866
	Abstract:	John Weld Brown (b. 1828) was a farmer, trader, and gold miner in and around Nevada City, Marysville, and Yuba City, California. The collection consists of letters from Brown to relatives in Cuyahoga County, Ohio, and in Rhode Island, relating to his journey from Cleveland, Ohio, to Nevada City, California, 1851-1852, and his subsequent activities, and touching upon the hardships of the trip by boat to the West, the economic situation in California, and personal and family matters.
	Call #:	MS 0350
	Extent:	0.20 linear feet (1 container)
	Subjects:	Brown family. \| Brown, John Weld, b. 1828. \| Travelers -- United States -- Correspondence. \| Voyages to the Pacific coast. \| Farmers -- California -- Correspondence. \| Gold miners -- California -- Correspondence. \| California -- Description and travel -- 19th century.
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109	Title:	Cleveland Conference for Educational Cooperation Records
	Creator:	Cleveland Conference for Educational Cooperation
	Dates:	1924-1930
	Abstract:	The Cleveland Conference for Educational Cooperation sought to stimulate educational activities in Cleveland, Ohio, primarily by encouraging inter-institutional exchanges of service among its member organizations, including Cleveland Institute of Music, Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland Museum of Natural History, Cleveland Public Library, Cleveland Public Schools, Cleveland School of Art, and Western Reserve Historical Society. The collection consists of minutes of executive committee and annual meetings, committee reports, and notices of events sponsored by the Conference.
	Call #:	MS 0362
	Extent:	0.40 linear feet (1 container)
	Subjects:	Cleveland Conference for Educational Cooperation. \| Vocational education -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Adult education -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Education -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Citizens' advisory committees in education -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Teachers -- Training of -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
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110	Title:	American Fur Company Records
	Creator:	American Fur Company
	Dates:	1795-1842
	Abstract:	The collection consists of letters (1821-1842) to Robert Stuart, agent of the American Fur Company; papers and letters addressed to Samuel Abbott, notary public in Michilimackinac, Michigan, relating to trade and Indian affairs; shipping bills (1834-1839); and agreements and certificates relating to trade.
	Call #:	MS 0371
	Extent:	0.20 linear feet (1 container)
	Subjects:	Fur trade -- United States.
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111	Title:	Cuyahoga County Treasurer Records
	Creator:	Cuyahoga County Treasurer
	Dates:	1810-1828
	Abstract:	The collection consists of an "Order Book" containing records of payments to individuals for various services and statements of orders drawn upon the treasury of Cuyahoga County, Ohio.
	Call #:	MS 0379
	Extent:	0.20 linear feet (1 container)
	Subjects:	Cuyahoga County (Ohio). Treasurer. \| Cuyahoga County (Ohio) -- Appropriations and expenditures.
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112	Title:	Ohio Board of Canal Commissioners Records
	Creator:	Ohio Board of Canal Commissioners
	Dates:	1848-1883
	Abstract:	The collection consists of a register of boats on the canal kept by the Ohio Board of Canal Commissioners at Chillicothe, Ohio.
	Call #:	MS 0382
	Extent:	0.20 linear feet (1 container)
	Subjects:	Ohio. Board of Canal Commissioners. \| Canals -- Ohio. \| Canal-boats -- Ohio. \| Inland waterway vessels -- Ohio. \| Ohio and Erie Canal (Ohio). \| Ohio and Erie Canal (Ohio) -- Registers.
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113	Title:	Xenia Session of the Associate Synod Records
	Creator:	Xenia Session of the Associate Synod
	Dates:	1859-1882
	Abstract:	The collection consists of minutes of meetings of the Xenia Session of the Associate Synod of North America (Associate Reformed Church of North America) and membership certificates.
	Call #:	MS 0383
	Extent:	0.10 linear feet (1 container)
	Subjects:	Associate Reformed Church of North America. Associate Synod. Xenia Session (Xenia, Ohio) \| Churches -- Ohio -- Zenia. \| Churches -- Ohio. \| Presbyterian Church -- Ohio -- Government.
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114	Title:	Presbytery of Muskingum Records
	Creator:	Presbytery of Muskingum
	Dates:	1861-1887
	Abstract:	The collection consists of minutes of meetings of the Presbytery of Muskingum, Ohio, which the Associate Synod of North America (Presbyterian Church) sought to revive in 1861.
	Call #:	MS 0384
	Extent:	0.10 linear feet (1 container)
	Subjects:	Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Presbytery of Muskingum. \| Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. -- Government. \| Church records and registers -- Ohio. \| Presbyterian Church -- Ohio -- History -- Sources. \| Churches -- Ohio. \| Presbyterian Church -- Ohio -- Government. \| Ohio -- Church history.
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115	Title:	Southington Philomathic Society Records
	Creator:	Southington Philomathic Society
	Dates:	1807-1812
	Abstract:	The Southington Philomathic Society was a debate society founded in 1807 in Southington, Connecticut. Early members included Asoph Whittlesey, Levi Langton, Samuel Clark, Chester Bronson, and Simeon Bristol. The collection consists of a constitution and meeting minutes.
	Call #:	MS 0385
	Extent:	0.20 linear feet (1 container)
	Subjects:	Southington Philomathic Society (Southington, Conn.) \| Debates and debating -- Connecticut -- Southington -- Societies, etc.
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116	Title:	First Congregational Society of Austinburg Records
	Creator:	First Congregational Society of Austinburg
	Dates:	1831-1854
	Abstract:	The First Congregational Society was a congregational church founded in 1831 in Austinburg, Ohio. The collection consists of meeting minutes, resolutions,and reports pertaining to church matters.
	Call #:	MS 0386
	Extent:	0.20 linear feet (1 container)
	Subjects:	First Congregational Society of Austinburg (Austinburg, Ohio) \| Congregational churches -- Ohio -- Austinburg. \| Church records and registers -- Ohio -- Austinburg. \| Churches -- Ohio -- Austinburg.
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117	Title:	Ashtabula County Female Anti-Slavery Society Records
	Creator:	Ashtabula County Female Anti-Slavery Society
	Dates:	1835-1837
	Abstract:	The Ashtabula County Female Anti-Slavery Society was an auxiliary of the Ohio Anti-Slavery Society. The collection consists of a preamble, constitution, list of members, music notes for various songs, minutes of meetings, and a list of names of memorialists for 1836.
	Call #:	MS 0387
	Extent:	0.10 linear feet (1 volume)
	Subjects:	Ashtabula County Female Anti-Slavery Society (Ashtabula, Ohio) \| Abolitionists -- Ohio -- Ashtabula. \| Women -- Ohio -- Ashtabula -- Societies and clubs. \| Antislavery movements -- Ohio.
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118	Title:	East Cleveland Literary and Scientific Club Records
	Creator:	East Cleveland Literary and Scientific Club
	Dates:	1878-1882
	Abstract:	The East Cleveland Literary and Scientific Club was a scholarly society founded in 1878 in Cleveland, Ohio. Members included Prof. Charles Penfield, Rev. J.M. Hall, H.H. Hamlen, Julius King, Prof. Z.P. Taylor, Charles Preston, W.C. Wheedon, Elizabeth J. House (secretary), and Myron F. Fenton (secretary). The collection consists of a constitution, list of members, and minutes of meetings.
	Call #:	MS 0388
	Extent:	0.10 linear feet (1 volume)
	Subjects:	East Cleveland Literary and Scientific Club (Cleveland, Ohio) \| Clubs -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Learned institutions and societies -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
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119	Title:	Bedford Female Benevolent Sewing Society Records
	Creator:	Bedford Female Benevolent Sewing Society
	Dates:	1848-1851
	Abstract:	The Bedford Female Benevolent Sewing Society was a sewing society in Bedford, Ohio, whose proceeds went to charity. It was founded by a group of women in 1848. Men were allowed to join soon after the society was founded. The collection consists of a constitution, membership lists, dues records, and results of elections of officers.
	Call #:	MS 0389
	Extent:	0.10 linear feet (1 volume)
	Subjects:	Bedford Female Benevolent Sewing Society (Bedford, Ohio). \| Charities -- Ohio -- Bedford. \| Women -- Ohio -- Bedford -- Societies and clubs. \| Women in charitable work. \| Clubs -- Ohio -- Bedford.
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120	Title:	Sons of Temperance of North America, Boanergean Lodge Records
	Creator:	Sons of Temperance of North America, Boanergean Lodge
	Dates:	1855-1857
	Abstract:	The Sons of Temperance of North America, Boanergean Lodge, was founded in Burton, Ohio, as a local lodge of the Sons of Temperance. The collection consists of a list of members, account records of members, and ritual cards.
	Call #:	MS 0391
	Extent:	0.20 linear feet (1 container)
	Subjects:	Sons of Temperance of North America Boanergean Lodge (Burton, Ohio) \| Secret societies -- Ohio -- Burton. \| Temperance -- Societies, etc. \| Clubs -- Ohio -- Burton. \| Temperance -- Ohio -- Burton -- Societies, etc.
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