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161	Title:	Jervis Cutler Notebook
	Creator:	Cutler, Jervis
	Dates:	1840-1849
	Abstract:	The collection consists of one notebook of descriptions by Jervis Cutler (1768-1844) of the Louisiana bayou country, including Indian life, the rivers, and the settlements; of the state of Ohio and its early settlements; and of other regions along the Mississippi River Valley.
	Call #:	MS 0467
	Extent:	0.20 linear feet (1 container)
	Subjects:	Cutler, Jervis, 1768-1844. \| Indians of North America -- Louisiana. \| Louisiana -- Description and travel. \| Ohio -- Description and travel. \| Mississippi River Valley -- Description and travel.
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162	Title:	Grand Army of the Republic, Brough Post No. 359 Records
	Creator:	Grand Army of the Republic, Brough Post No. 359
	Dates:	ca. 1900
	Abstract:	The Grand Army of the Republic, Brough Post No. 359, was founded in Collinwood, Ohio, as a local chapter of a national association for veterans of the Civil War. Collinwood was annexed to Cleveland in 1910. The collection consists of personal war sketches of members of Brough Post No. 359, including Joseph B. Baldwin, R.L. Chittenden, Henry M. Frissell, J.F. Herrick, George C. Mapes, and Alonzo Waters.
	Call #:	MS 0469
	Extent:	0.20 linear feet (1 volume)
	Subjects:	Grand Army of the Republic. Brough Post No. 359 (Cleveland, Ohio) \| Veterans -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Societies, etc. \| United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives. \| United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Societies, etc.
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163	Title:	Mittleberger School Records
	Creator:	Mittleberger School
	Dates:	1892-1908
	Abstract:	The Mittleberger School was a private school organized in 1877 in Cleveland, Ohio. It served female students, including many from outside of Cleveland, from kindergarten to college level until it closed in 1908. The collection consists of daily attendance and grade reports and other records. Includes record books (1895-1908) of the Happy Thought Society; physical records of the students (1892-1902); and registers for the primary grade (1897-1908).
	Call #:	MS 0470
	Extent:	1.20 linear feet (3 containers)
	Subjects:	Mittleberger School (Cleveland, Ohio) \| Private schools -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Schools -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Women -- Education -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Women -- Health and hygiene -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
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164	Title:	Willoughby, Ohio, Justice of the Peace Records
	Creator:	Willoughby, Ohio, Justice of the Peace
	Dates:	1834-1866
	Abstract:	Willoughby, Ohio, is located in Lake County, in northeastern Ohio, near Cleveland. It was settled in 1799 and was originally called Chagrin. The collection consists of docket books containing numerous and detailed reports of legal proceedings held in Willoughby under John M. Henderson and O.H. Sharp.
	Call #:	MS 0475
	Extent:	0.60 linear feet (2 containers)
	Subjects:	Court calendars -- Ohio -- Willoughby. \| Court records -- Ohio -- Willoughby.
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165	Title:	Licking Land Company Records
	Creator:	Licking Land Company
	Dates:	1804-1806
	Abstract:	The Licking Land Company bought and resold all the land in Granville Township, Licking County, Ohio. The collection consists of articles of agreement, regulations, proceedings, and lists of subscribers.
	Call #:	MS 0476
	Extent:	0.20 linear feet (1 container)
	Subjects:	Licking Land Company. \| Land companies -- Ohio -- Licking County. \| Licking County (Ohio) -- History.
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166	Title:	Mt. Leigh Presbyterian Church Records
	Creator:	Mt. Leigh Presbyterian Church
	Dates:	1838-1851
	Abstract:	Mt. Leigh Presbyterian Church was located in West Union, Adams County, Ohio. The collection consists of minutes of session meetings, including reports of persons examined, certified, suspended, and baptized. The membership records contained in this collection have been indexed. Click here to search the WRHS genealogy index.
	Call #:	MS 0477
	Extent:	0.20 linear feet (1 container)
	Subjects:	Mt. Leigh Presbyterian Church (West Union, Ohio) \| Presbyterian Church -- Ohio -- West Union. \| Church records and registers -- Ohio -- West Union. \| Churches -- Ohio -- West Union. \| West Union (Ohio) -- Religion -- 19th century.
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167	Title:	Arcadian Literary Society Record Books
	Creator:	Arcadian Literary Society
	Dates:	1875-1884
	Abstract:	The Arcadian Literary Society was founded by students at Willoughby College, Willoughby, Ohio. The collection consists of secretaries' books containing names of members, minutes of meetings, programs, and exercises.
	Call #:	MS 0479
	Extent:	0.20 linear feet (1 container)
	Subjects:	Willoughby College -- Students. \| Arcadian Literary Society (Willoughby, Ohio) \| Literature -- Societies, etc. \| Students -- Ohio -- Willoughby -- Societies, etc. \| College students -- Ohio -- Willoughby -- Societies, etc.
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168	Title:	Presbytery of the Western Reserve Records
	Creator:	Presbytery of the Western Reserve
	Dates:	1858-1870
	Abstract:	The Presbytery of the Western Reserve formed in 1858 in northern Ohio. The first meeting was held in Sandusky. The collection consists of a roll of the presbytery and minutes of meetings. The membership records contained in this collection have been indexed. Click here to search the WRHS genealogy index.
	Call #:	MS 0482
	Extent:	0.20 linear feet (1 container)
	Subjects:	Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. -- Government. \| Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Presbytery of the Western Reserve. \| Churches -- Ohio. \| Presbyterian Church -- Ohio -- History -- Sources. \| Church records and registers -- Ohio. \| Ohio -- Church history -- Sources. \| Western Reserve (Ohio) -- Church history.
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169	Title:	Linda Thayer Guilford Papers
	Creator:	Guilford, Linda Thayer
	Dates:	1843-1910
	Abstract:	Linda Thayer Guilford (1823-1911) was an educator and temperance advocate of Cleveland, Ohio. The collection consists of correspondence, writings, speeches, notes on early Cleveland, Ohio, schools; newspaper clippings, scrapbook, and other papers concerning Miss Guilford's activities as a teacher at the Cleveland Female Seminary and the Cleveland Academy, and her interest in the temperance movement. Includes secretary's book (1882-1885) of the Young Ladies Temperance League and minutes and newspaper clippings (1885-1880) concerning the Young Ladies League for Temperance Education, Cleveland. Also contains notes in memory of her former student, Constance Fenimore Woolson, and extracts from the writings of Woolson.
	Call #:	MS 0484
	Extent:	0.50 linear feet (1 container and 1 oversize volume)
	Subjects:	Woolson, Constance Fenimore, 1840-1894. \| Guilford, L. T. (Linda Thayer). \| Cleveland Female Seminary \| Cleveland Academy (Cleveland, Ohio) \| Women teachers -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Women -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Teachers -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Miscellanea. \| Schools -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Temperance -- Societies, etc.
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170	Title:	Irad Kelley Papers
	Creator:	Kelley, Irad
	Dates:	1811-1910
	Abstract:	Irad Kelley )1791-1875) was a merchant, postmaster, real estate investor, and politician, of Cleveland, Ohio. He and his brother, Datus, owned Kelley's Island in Lake Erie. The collection consists of correspondence, land deeds and leases, financial accounts and receipts, business papers, insurance policies, and newspaper clippings. Includes postmaster's record book (1818-1829), cashbook (1831-1874), and scrapbook (1860s). Correspondents include: John W. Allen, Elisha Whittlesey, Millard Fillmore, and Alfred, Datus and Edwin Kelley.
	Call #:	MS 0485
	Extent:	0.60 linear feet (2 containers)
	Subjects:	Kelly family. \| Kelley, Irad, 1791-1875. \| Deeds -- Ohio. \| Real property -- Ohio. \| Postal service -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- History -- Sources.
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171	Title:	A. F. Smith Plantation Records
	Creator:	Smith, A. F.
	Dates:	1851-1852
	Abstract:	A. F. Smith was the owner of a plantation in Princeton, Mississippi. The collection consists of an inventory of stock and implements, daily record of events, and records of births and deaths of slaves on the plantation.
	Call #:	MS 0489
	Extent:	0.20 linear feet (1 container)
	Subjects:	Smith, A.F. \| Plantation life -- Mississippi -- History -- 19th century -- Sources. \| Slave records -- Mississippi -- Princeton. \| Cotton growing -- Mississippi -- History -- 19 century -- Sources. \| Slavery -- Mississippi -- History -- Sources. \| Princeton (Miss.) -- History -- Sources. \| Afro-Americans -- History -- To 1863.
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172	Title:	Medical Society of the 16th Medical District (Ohio) Minutes
	Creator:	Medical Society of the 16th Medical District (Ohio)
	Dates:	1824-1830
	Abstract:	The Medical Society of the 16th Medical District was composed of approximately 30 members from Harrison, Jefferson, and Belmont Counties, Ohio. The society was organized to license, certify and issue permits to practice medicine and surgery within the district. The collection consists of minutes of meetings held in Mount Pleasant, Smithfield, and Steubenville, Ohio.
	Call #:	MS 0492
	Extent:	0.20 linear feet (1 container)
	Subjects:	Medical Society of the 16th Medical District (Ohio) \| Medicine -- Ohio -- Societies, etc. \| Physicians -- Licenses -- Ohio.
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173	Title:	Peter Neff Reminiscences
	Creator:	Neff, Peter
	Dates:	ca. 1840
	Abstract:	Peter Neff (1798-1878) was a partner of Charles Bird, Harry Bird, and Samuel Nightingale in the hardware business in Baltimore, Maryland, between 1818 and 1828. In 1835 he settled in Cincinnati, Ohio, where he continued in business and was active in banking. The collection consists of reminiscences containing references to his family, to his personal and business life, and also to his interests in the Presbyterian Church and in temperance activities in Cincinnati.
	Call #:	MS 0493
	Extent:	0.20 linear feet (1 container)
	Subjects:	Neff family \| Temperance. \| Baltimore (Maryland) -- Commerce -- 19th century. \| Cincinnati (Ohio) -- Commerce -- 19th century.
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174	Title:	Delta Kappa Chi Society Record Book
	Creator:	Delta Kappa Chi Society
	Dates:	1866-1871
	Abstract:	Delta Kappa Chi was a collegiate society with programs featuring essays, papers, debates, declamations and musical performances. It met weekly at Willoughby College, Willoughby, Ohio. The collection consists of a roll, minutes of meetings, reports, and financial minutes.
	Call #:	MS 0495
	Extent:	0.20 linear feet (1 container)
	Subjects:	Willoughby College -- Students. \| Delta Kappa Chi Society (Willoughby, Ohio) \| College students -- Ohio -- Willoughby -- Societies, etc. \| Greek letter societies -- Ohio -- Willoughby.
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175	Title:	Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A., Presbytery of Grand River Records
	Creator:	Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A., Presbytery of Grand River
	Dates:	1814-1870
	Abstract:	The Presbytery of Grand River was formed in 1814 in Grand River, Ohio, from the Hartford Presbytery. The collection consists of the petition to form the Presbytery, annual presbytery reports, and minutes of meetings held in Austinburg, Burton, Geneva, Hudson, Warren, and other cities throughout northeastern Ohio.
	Call #:	MS 0500
	Extent:	0.40 linear feet (1 container)
	Subjects:	Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. -- Government. \| Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Presbytery of Grand River \| Church records and registers -- Ohio. \| Churches -- Ohio. \| Presbyterian Church -- Ohio -- History -- Sources. \| Ohio -- Church history -- Sources.
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176	Title:	Presbytery of Portage Records
	Creator:	Presbytery of Portage
	Dates:	1818-1843
	Abstract:	The Presbytery of Portage was formed in 1818 from southern portions of the Presbytery of Grand River (Ohio). The collection consists of a preamble and regulations, covenant, resolutions, and minutes of regular and annual meetings of the Presbytery of Portage, and minutes of the Synod of Pittsburgh dealing with the organization of the Presbytery of Portage (1818).
	Call #:	MS 0501
	Extent:	0.20 linear feet (1 container)
	Subjects:	Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. -- Government. \| Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Presbytery of Portage. \| Church records and registers -- Ohio. \| Churches -- Ohio. \| Presbyterian Church -- Ohio -- History -- Sources. \| Ohio -- Church history -- Sources.
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177	Title:	Nathan Starr Papers
	Creator:	Starr, Nathan
	Dates:	1821-1846
	Abstract:	Nathan Starr (1784-1852) was a sword and gun manufacturer, of Middletown, Connecticut, after whom the village of Western Star, in Summit County, Ohio, was named. The collection consists of correspondence relating to shipment of gun stocks from the Port of Black River in 1827, and the construction of Western Starr Seminary near Wadsworth, Ohio; and, deeds and lists of lands in Cuyahoga, Medina, and Summit Counties, Ohio, released or sold by Starr. Correspondents include John W. Allen, Dudley Griswold, and Alfred Kelley.
	Call #:	MS 0505
	Extent:	0.20 linear feet (1 container)
	Subjects:	Starr, Nathan. \| Western Starr Seminary (Wadsworth, Ohio) \| Deeds -- Ohio. \| Real property -- Ohio. \| Gunstocks. \| Firearms industry and trade -- United States. \| Western Star (Ohio) -- History -- Sources.
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178	Title:	Merriman Cook Papers
	Creator:	Cook, Merriman
	Dates:	1786-1860
	Abstract:	The collection consists of personal correspondence (1813-1823) of Merriman, Elzar, and John Cook, account books and financial papers (1791-1840), deeds to land in Cheshire, New Haven County, Connecticut (1786-1805) and Burton, Ohio (1825-39), and tax receipts from Geauga County, Ohio (1823-1860).
	Call #:	MS 0521
	Extent:	0.20 linear feet (1 container)
	Subjects:	Cook family. \| Cook, Merriman, d. 1858. \| Deeds -- Connecticut -- Cheshire. \| Deeds -- Ohio -- Burton. \| Real property tax -- Ohio -- Geauga County.
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179	Title:	Wau Lee Account Book
	Creator:	Lee, Wau
	Dates:	1873-1875
	Abstract:	Wau Lee was the proprietor of Cleveland, Ohio's first Chinese laundry. It was located at 67 Ontario Street. The collection consists of an account book for the laundry business.
	Call #:	MS 0522
	Extent:	0.20 linear feet (1 container)
	Subjects:	Wau, Lee. \| Chinese -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Chinese American businesspeople -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Laundry industry -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Chinese Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Immigrants -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
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180	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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