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| | Manuscript Collection | Save | | 62 | Title: | Methodist Episcopal Church, Ravenna, Ohio, Records
| | | | Creator: | Methodist Episcopal Church, Ravenna, Ohio | | | | Dates: | 1843-1905 | | | | Abstract: | Methodist Episcopal church founded in 1832 in Ravenna, Portage County, Ohio. The collection contains primarily Sunday-school records, including attendance, marital status, membership and financial records, and minutes of the meetings of the church's Sunday-school board. | | | | Call #: | MS 0024 | | | | Extent: | 0.20 linear feet (4 volumes in 1 container) | | | | Subjects: | Methodist Episcopal Church (Ravenna, Ohio). | Church records and registers -- Ohio -- Ravenna. | Sunday schools -- Ohio -- Ravenna.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 67 | Title: | Court Temperance Society of the Third Judicial Circuit, Ravenna, Ohio, Records
| | | | Creator: | Court Temperance Society of the Third Judicial Circuit, Ravenna, Ohio | | | | Dates: | 1838-1864 | | | | Abstract: | The Court Temperance Society of the Third Judicial Circuit was a temperance society in Ravenna, Ohio, which was composed of judges, members of the bar, clerks, sheriffs and their deputies. The collection consists of background documents, a constitution, a pledge, a membership list, and financial records. | | | | Call #: | MS 0031 | | | | Extent: | 0.20 linear feet (1 container) | | | | Subjects: | Court Temperance Society of the Third Judicial Circuit (Ravenna, Ohio) | Temperance -- Societies, etc. | Temperance -- Ohio -- Ravenna. | Lawyers -- Ohio -- Ravenna -- Societies, etc. | Judges -- Ohio -- Ravenna -- Societies, etc.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 68 | Title: | American Plants Copied from Bigelow's Medical Botany Manuscript by Mary B. Lovell
| | | | Creator: | American Plants Copied from Bigelow's Medical Botany Manuscript by Mary B. Lovell | | | | Dates: | 1840 | | | | Abstract: | Mary B. Lovell was a student at the Young Ladies Seminary, Keene, New Hampshire. The collection contains textual descriptions and colored drawings by hand of various plants. | | | | Call #: | MS 0035 | | | | Extent: | 0.10 linear feet (1 container/52 leaves) | | | | Subjects: | Botany -- United States. | Plants -- Identification. | Medicinal plants -- United States.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 71 | Title: | Benson John Lossing Sketchbook
| | | | Creator: | Lossing, Benson John | | | | Dates: | undated | | | | Abstract: | Benson John Lossing (1813-1891) was an American historian and charter trustee of Vassar College. The collection includes pencil sketches, watercolor paintings, and crayon drawings depicting places and persons of historical importance, including scenes from the American Revolution, the War of 1812, and the American Civil War. | | | | Call #: | MS 0038 | | | | Extent: | 0.20 linear feet (1 container) | | | | Subjects: | Lossing, Benson John, 1813-1891. | Drawing, American. | Pencil drawing, American. | Painting, American. | Watercolor painting, American. | History in art. | United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783 -- Pictorial works. | United States -- History -- War of 1812 -- Pictorial works. | United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Pictorial works.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 72 | Title: | First Congregational Church, Randolph, Ohio, Records
| | | | Creator: | First Congregational Church, Randolph, Ohio | | | | Dates: | 1846-1899 | | | | Abstract: | The First Congregational Church was founded in 1812 in Randolph, Portage County, Ohio. The collection consists of constitution, minutes (1855-1887), financial records, membership lists, admission procedures, creed and covenant, rules and regulations, baptisms, and a history of the church from 1802-1891, written in 1899. The membership records contained in this collection have been indexed. Click here to search the WRHS genealogy index. | | | | Call #: | MS 0040 | | | | Extent: | 0.20 linear feet (1 container) | | | | Subjects: | Congregational churches -- Ohio -- Randolph. | Church records and registers -- Ohio -- Randolph. | Baptismal certificates -- Ohio -- Randolph. | Randolph (Ohio) -- Church history -- 19th century.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 76 | Title: | David Higgins Diary
| | | | Creator: | Higgins, David | | | | Dates: | 1841-1842 | | | | Abstract: | David Higgins (1761-1842) was a minister in Haddam, Connecticut. The collection consists of a diary of Reverend David Higgins. Includes an autobiographical account, comments on Reverend Higgin's religious views and on the revivalism of the early 19th century, copies of letters, and genealogical data (apparently written by his wife, Eunice Higgins). | | | | Call #: | MS 0052 | | | | Extent: | 0.20 linear feet (1 container) | | | | Subjects: | Higgins family. | Higgins, David, 1761-1842. | Clergy -- Connecticut -- Diaries. | Revivals -- United States.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 77 | Title: | Consul Willshire Butterfield Papers
| | | | Creator: | Butterfield, Willshire | | | | Dates: | 1849-1890 | | | | Abstract: | Consul Willshire Butterfield (1732-1782) was an editor and historian. The collection includes diaries, research materials, and original ms. copies or printed editions (with handwritten revisions) of books and articles by Butterfield. Includes 6 diaries kept on a trip to California (1849), diary kept on a trip to San Francisco (1851), and Butterfield's writings on William Crawford, the Washington-Crawford letters, La Salle and La Durantaye, Simon Girty, and Jean Nicolet. | | | | Call #: | MS 0055 | | | | Extent: | 1.00 linear feet (3 containers) | | | | Subjects: | Crawford, William, 1732-1782. | Butterfield, Consul Willshire, 1824-1899. | Crawford, William, 1732-1782. Correspondence. | Washington, George, 1732-1799 -- Correspondence. | La Salle, Robert Cavelier, sieur de, 1643-1687 | Girty, Simon, 1741-1818. | Nicolet, Jean, 1598-1642. | San Francisco (Calif.) -- Description. | California -- Description and travel. | United States -- Description and travel -- 1848-1865.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 79 | Title: | Young Women's Christian Temperance Union, Salem, Ohio, Records
| | | | Creator: | Young Women's Christian Temperance Union, Salem, Ohio | | | | Dates: | 1889-1891 | | | | Abstract: | The Young Women's Christian Temperance Union was a temperance society founded in 1889 by the women of Salem, Ohio. The collection consists of secretary's book, including the constitution, pledge, list of members, and minutes of meetings. | | | | Call #: | MS 0065 | | | | Extent: | 0.20 linear feet (1 container) | | | | Subjects: | Temperance -- Societies, etc. | Temperance -- Ohio -- Salem. | Women -- Ohio -- Salem -- Societies and clubs. | Temperance -- Ohio -- Societies, etc.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 80 | Title: | Western Baptist Education Society Records
| | | | Creator: | Western Baptist Education Society | | | | Dates: | 1834-1855 | | | | Abstract: | The Western Baptist Education Society was a Baptist church society which sought to provide an education at the Fairmount Theological Seminary in Cincinnati, Ohio, for those wishing to enter the ministry. The collection includes correspondence, constitution, list of officers, annual and financial reports, and minutes of annual, board, and executive meetings. | | | | Call #: | MS 0067 | | | | Extent: | 0.50 linear feet (3 volumes) | | | | Subjects: | Fairmount Theological Seminary (Cincinnati, Ohio) -- Funds and scholarships. | Clergy -- Scholarships, fellowships, etc. | Theologians -- Scholarships, fellowships, etc.
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