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41	Title:	George W. Beadle Papers
	Creator:	Beadle, George W.
	Dates:	1863-1890
	Abstract:	George W. Beadle was an American Civil War soldier who served in the 10th Regiment of Ohio Infantry, and later, in the 18th Independent Battery of Ohio Light Artillery. After the war he settled in Plainwell, Michigan. The collection consists of correspondence, Civil War military records, a certificate designating Beadle as a notary public, copies of Bible lessons, and a receipt. The collection pertains primarily to the Civil War experiences of Beadle and his wife, Rachel Smith, and includes correspondence which reflects the effects of the war on the personal lives of the soldiers and their families. In addition there is some information on Beadle's military units.
	Call #:	MS 4408
	Extent:	0.20 linear feet (1 container)
	Subjects:	Beadle, George W., b. 1841. \| United States. Army. Ohio Infantry Regiment, 10th (1861) \| United States. Army. Ohio Light Artillery. Independent Battery, 18th (1862-1865) \| Soldiers -- Ohio -- Correspondence. \| United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives. \| United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Social aspects.
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42	Title:	Sosman Family Papers
	Creator:	Sosman Family
	Dates:	1832-1871
	Abstract:	George A. Sosman was a farmer in Chillicothe, Ohio. John F. Sosman served in the 73rd Ohio Infantry Regiment during the Civil War. Frank A. Sosman was a clerk and bookkeeper in Chillicothe. The collection consists of letters to George and Lucretia Browning Sosman (1835-1845) from Wesley and Phebe Browning, concerning religious conferences in the Midwest and manual-labor schools among the Shawnee and Choctaw Indians; diaries of George Sosman (1853-1859), with comments on his farming activities; letters of John F. Sosman from Virginia during the Civil War; and diaries of Frank S. Sosman (1867-1869).
	Call #:	MS 0555
	Extent:	0.40 linear feet (1 container)
	Subjects:	Sosman family. \| Browning family. \| United States. Army. Ohio Infantry Regiment, 73rd (1861-1865) \| Farmers -- Ohio -- Diaries. \| Soldiers -- Ohio -- Correspondence. \| Indians of North America -- Education. \| Choctaw Indians. \| Shawnee Indians. \| United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives.
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43	Title:	Albert Gaillard Hart Papers
	Creator:	Hart, Albert Gaillard
	Dates:	1830-1907
	Abstract:	Albert Gaillard Hart (1821-1907) was a physician of Cleveland, Ohio. The collection consists of correspondence, a diary (1864), lectures, reminiscences, land contracts and deeds, certificates, newspaper clippings, and other papers, chiefly relating to Hart's service as a surgeon for the 41st Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry. Includes school papers from Western Reserve College, papers relating to land in Clarkesville, Mercer County, Pennsylvania, and reunions of the Bushnell family.
	Call #:	MS 2659
	Extent:	1.81 linear feet (4 containers and 1 oversize folder)
	Subjects:	Hart, Albert Gaillard, 1821-1907. \| Hart family. \| Bushnell family. \| United States. Army. Ohio Infantry Regiment, 41st (1861-1865) \| United States. Army -- Surgeons. \| Physicians -- Ohio -- Correspondence. \| Soldiers -- Ohio -- Correspondence. \| United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives. \| United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Medical care.
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44	Title:	Laurence Harper Norton Papers
	Creator:	Norton, Laurence Harper
	Dates:	1760-1960
	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. The 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.
	Call #:	MS 3371
	Extent:	9.90 linear feet (12 containers)
	Subjects:	Norton, Laurence Harper, 1888-1960. \| Norton family. \| Castle family. \| Harper family. \| Ohio. National Guard. Cavalry Regiment, 107th. Troop A. \| United States. Army. Field Artillery, 135th. Division, 37th. \| United States. Army -- History -- Punitive expedition into Mexico, 1916. \| Soldiers -- Ohio -- Correspondence. \| World War, 1914-1918 -- Personal narratives, American.
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45	Title:	Hiram P. Oviatt Papers
	Creator:	Oviatt, Hiram P.
	Dates:	1816-1897
	Abstract:	Hiram P. Oviatt (1821-1872) was a soldier in Battery K of the 1st Ohio Light Artillery Regiment. The collection consists of correspondence, diaries, land deeds, and military papers, relating to Oviatt and his wife, Lucy Ann Bullard Oviatt. Includes diary kept by Oviatt while he was prospecting for gold in California in 1850; two letters (1827-1828) containing references to political conditions in Canada; and papers concerning members of the Bullard, Hamilton, and Oviatt families of Euclid, Ohio. Other correspondents include Hannah Bullard and Tyler Parker.
	Call #:	MS 3518
	Extent:	0.20 linear feet (1 container)
	Subjects:	Oviatt, Hiram P., 1821-1872. \| Bullard family. \| Hamilton family. \| Oviatt family. \| United States. Army. Ohio Light Artillery Regiment, 1st (1861-1865). Battery K. \| Soldiers -- Ohio -- Correspondence. \| Prospecting -- California. \| Canada -- Politics and government -- 1791-1841. \| United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives.
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46	Title:	Abel Larkin Family Papers
	Creator:	Larkin, Abel Family
	Dates:	1790-1918
	Abstract:	Abel Larkin (1764-1830) of Lancaster, Massachusetts and Rutland, Vermont, settled in Rutland, Ohio, in 1804. He served as township clerk, justice of the peace, and associate justice for Meigs County. Abel Jr. and Stillman C. Larkin were his sons. The collection consists of correspondence, family histories, legal and financial documents, account books, church records, speeches, invitations, and writings, of Abel Larkin Sr., Abel Larkin Jr., Stillman C. Larkin, and other members of their family. Includes records of the Chillicothe Methodist Church and Civil War correspondence of James E. Bullock, who served with the 116th Regt. of Ohio Infantry.
	Call #:	MS 0924
	Extent:	2.10 linear feet (5 containers and 1 oversize volume)
	Subjects:	Larkin, Abel, 1764-1830. \| Larkin family. \| United States. Army. Ohio Infantry Regiment, 116th (1862-1865) \| Church records and registers -- Ohio -- Chillicothe. \| Court records -- Ohio -- Gallia County. \| Court records -- Ohio -- Meigs County. \| Soldiers -- Ohio -- Correspondence. \| Chillicothe (Ohio) -- Church history -- Sources. \| United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives. \| Meigs County (Ohio) -- History -- Sources. \| Gallia County (Ohio) -- History -- Sources.
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47	Title:	Alcinus Ward Fenton Papers
	Creator:	Fenton, Alcinus Ward
	Dates:	1862-1912
	Abstract:	Alcinus Ward Fenton (1839-1923) was a soldier in the 6th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Cavalry, which was stationed in Virginia during most of the American Civil War. He later served as a customs broker, customs inspector, and chairman of the Board of Examiners of the Civil Service Customs House in Cleveland, Ohio. The collection consists of Civil War letters written by Fenton while serving with the 6th Regiment, Ohio Cavalry; 2 scrapbooks of reunion records (ca. 1884) of the 6th Ohio Cavalry Veterans Association; and scrapbooks of letters and newspaper clippings relating to Fenton's career in customs administration, his relations with Charles F. Leach (customs collector and Republican political leader), political patronage, and Fenton's fitness for office.
	Call #:	MS 1318
	Extent:	0.80 linear feet (2 containers)
	Subjects:	Fenton, Alcinus Ward, 1839-1923. \| Leach, Charles F. \| Maschke, Maurice, 1868-1936. \| United States. Army. Ohio Cavalry Regiment, 6th (1861-1865) \| Republican Party (Ohio) \| Customs administration -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Patronage, Political -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Soldiers -- Ohio -- Correspondence. \| Civil Service -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Cleveland (Ohio) -- Politics and government. \| United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives. \| United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Regimental histories -- Ohio Cavalry -- 6th.
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48	Title:	Benjamin T. Jones Papers
	Creator:	Jones, Benjamin T.
	Dates:	1855-1933
	Abstract:	Benjamin T. Jones (born 1842 or 1843) was an educator in Ohio. The collection consists of correspondence, letters of recommendation, memoranda, teacher's certificates, and newspaper clippings, dealing with Jones' activities as a teacher and superintendent of schools in Ashland, Bellaire, and Millersburg, Ohio, professor at Bethany College, W.Va., and Buchtel College, Akron, Ohio, and teacher at various secondary schools in Cleveland, and with Jones' participation in the American Civil War as a captain in the 120th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry.
	Call #:	MS 2052
	Extent:	0.40 linear feet (1 container)
	Subjects:	Jones, Benjamin T., b. 1842 or 3. \| Buchtel College (Akron, Ohio) \| United States. Army. Ohio Infantry Regiment, 120th (1862-1864) \| Bethany College (Bethany, W. Va.) \| College teachers -- Ohio -- Correspondence. \| School superintendents -- Ohio -- Correspondence. \| Teachers -- Ohio -- Correspondence. \| Soldiers -- Ohio -- Correspondence. \| Schools -- Ohio -- Ashland. \| Schools -- Ohio -- Bellaire. \| Schools -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Schools -- Ohio -- Millersburg. \| United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Registers.
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49	Title:	Peter Hitchcock Family Papers
	Creator:	Hitchcock, Peter Family
	Dates:	1788-1898
	Abstract:	Peter Hitchcock, Sr. (1781-1853) was an early settler of Burton, Ohio, who became an Ohio and United States legislator and Chief Justice of Ohio. His sons, Reuben, Henry, and Peter Jr., entered the judiciary, ministry and politics respectively and were affiliated with Burton Academy, Western Reserve College and the Atlantic and Great Western Railway Company. the collection consists of correspondence of family members and miscellaneous papers relating to Western Reserve College, Burton Academy, the Atlantic and Great Western Railway and the early history of Burton, Ohio.
	Call #:	MS 3325
	Extent:	19.80 linear feet (49 containers and 2 oversize volumes)
	Subjects:	Hitchcock, Peter, 1781-1853. \| Hitchcock family. \| Soldiers -- Ohio -- Correspondence. \| Judges -- Ohio -- Correspondence, reminiscences, etc. \| Legislators -- Ohio -- Correspondence, reminiscences, etc. \| Frontier and pioneer life -- Ohio. \| Railroads -- United States. \| Public Square (Cleveland, Ohio) \| Law -- Ohio. \| Burton (Ohio) -- History -- Sources. \| United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives.
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50	Title:	Paul Bough Travis Papers
	Creator:	Travis, Paul Bough
	Dates:	1812-1963
	Abstract:	Paul Bough Travis (1891-1975) was an artist and art educator who taught at the Cleveland School of Art (later the Cleveland Art Institute). His wife, Marjorie Penfield Travis, collected materials on her family history. The collection consists of correspondence, diaries, mementos, unpublished short stories and poetry, and other materials relating to the World War I experiences and artistic career of Paul Travis, and to the genealogy of Marjorie Penfield Travis. Includes diaries and correspondence of her grandparents, William L. and Lucy E. Wood.
	Call #:	MS 3844
	Extent:	1.00 linear feet (3 containers)
	Subjects:	Travis, Paul Bough, 1891-1975. \| Ely family. \| Hall family. \| Ramsey family. \| Rawson family. \| White family. \| Wood family. \| United States. Army. Ohio Infantry Regiment, 29th (1861-1865). Company A. \| Soldiers -- Ohio -- Correspondence. \| World War, 1914-1918 -- Personal narratives, American. \| United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives. \| United States -- Description and travel -- 1865-1900. \| Africa -- Description and travel -- 1901-1950.
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51	Title:	Amelia Marx Strauss Family Papers
	Creator:	Straus, Amelia Marx Family
	Dates:	1858-1910
	Abstract:	Amelia Marx (1849-1900) was a Cleveland, Ohio, Jew, the daughter of Feist Marx and the wife of Joseph Strauss. Her three brothers, Charles, Edward and Moses, all served in the Civil War. The collection consists of photocopies of correspondence and miscellaneous documents, including naturalization papers, report cards, business agreements and recipes, all relating to the Marx, Strauss and Hawkins families. The collection is relevant to the study of 19th century American Jews, with special attention to their participation in the Civil War. Included is a letter to Edward Marx that refers to Lee's surrender and Lincoln's assassination. Another letter, dated 1865, comments on the oil boom near Meadville, Pennsylvania.
	Call #:	MS 4368
	Extent:	0.20 linear feet (1 container)
	Subjects:	Strauss, Amelia Marx, 1849-1900. \| Strauss family. \| Marx family. \| Hawkins family. \| Strauss, Joseph. \| Jews -- United States. \| Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Petroleum industry and trade -- Pennsylvania. \| Soldiers -- Ohio -- Correspondence. \| United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives. \| United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Participation, Jewish.
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52	Title:	Ashley, Avery, Gorgas, and Seward Family Papers
	Creator:	Ashley, Avery, Gorgas, and Seward Family
	Dates:	1818-1957
	Abstract:	The Anson F. Ashley family resided in Tallmadge, Ohio, where Anson F. Ashley was a farmer and tanner. In 1822 he built what is now known as the Myra Seward Pitkin House, named for hs granddaughter. Myra Seward's father served in the Civil War and later settled in Middlebury, Ohio. The George F. Avery family resided in Brecksville, Ohio, from 1841-1907. His grandson, William Avery, served in the 177th Ohio Volunteer Infantry during the Civil War. He married Rosaline Comstock in 1869, and operated a dairy farm in Brecksville. Nathaniel Gorgas served in the 104th Ohio Volunteer Infantry during the American Civil War. The collection consists of original documents, including an autograph album, a diary, and an account book, collected by a descendent of the Ashley, Avery, Gorgas, and Seward families of northeastern Ohio. Genealogy material, reminiscences, and correspondence have been transcribed and copied by the collector. Included are the Civil War letters of Nathaniel Gorgas to his parents, transcribed by the collector of these papers. A volume containing a diary and account book of Joseph Paul Suter is included, but the relationship of its writer to the family is unclear.
	Call #:	MS 4669
	Extent:	0.10 linear feet (1 container)
	Subjects:	Ashley family. \| Avery family. \| Gorgas family. \| Seward family. \| Gorgas, Nathaniel. \| Soldiers -- Ohio -- Correspondence. \| Farmers -- Ohio -- Tallmadge. \| Farmers -- Ohio -- Brecksville. \| Brecksville (Ohio) -- History. \| Brecksville (Ohio) -- Genealogy. \| Tallmadge (Ohio) -- History. \| United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives. \| Tallmadge (Ohio) -- Genealogy.
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53	Title:	Richards Family Papers
	Creator:	Richards Family
	Dates:	1852-1973
	Abstract:	The Richards family settled in Hinckley Township, Medina County, Ohio, prior to 1838. Willard Richards married Alvira Ann Whedon in 1838, and they raised seven children. In 1861, their eldest son, Myron, enlisted in Battery A, First Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Light Artillery. He returned to farming in Hinckley Township in 1865, and the following year, married Romelia Noragon. They raised two children, Oliver Richards and Margie Richards. In 1891, the Richards family moved to Lincoln, Nebraska. In the 1910s, Margie Richards became a physical education instructor at the University of California, Southern Branch (University of California, Los Angeles). The collection consists of correspondence, certificates, journals, genealogical notes, wills, military papers, and legal documents.
	Call #:	MS 4785
	Extent:	0.20 linear feet (1 container)
	Subjects:	Richards family. \| Richards, Myron, 1840-1912. \| Richards, Willard, 1804-1876. \| Richards, Alvira Ann Whedon. \| Richards, Margie, 1883-1973. \| Noragon, John. \| United States. Army. Ohio Light Artillery Regiment, 1st (1861-1865) \| Soldiers -- Ohio -- Correspondence. \| United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives. \| United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Hospitals. \| United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Medical care. \| Hinckley (Ohio : Township) -- Genealogy.
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54	Title:	Orlando John Hodge Papers
	Creator:	Hodge, Orlando John
	Dates:	1806-1913
	Abstract:	Orlando John Hodge (1828-1912) was a soldier, State legislator, and journalist, of Cleveland, Ohio. The collection consists of correspondence, reminiscences, pocket diaries, journals describing Mexican War experiences and world travels, speeches, and genealogical notes on the Doan, Hodge, and related families; together with correspondence and journals of Hodge's brother, Alfred A. Hodge; correspondence, accounts, and military papers of Hodge's brother-in-law, David L. Wood; personal correspondence of Wood's wife, Mandana S. (Hodge) Wood; and memoirs of Velorus Hodge, correspondence of Mrs. Orlando J. Hodge, and Cleveland Centennial Commission treasurer's book.
	Call #:	MS 2823
	Extent:	6.30 linear feet (15 containers)
	Subjects:	Hodge, Orlando John, 1828-1912. \| Hodges family. \| Doan family. \| Daughters of the American Revolution. \| Soldiers -- Ohio -- Correspondence. \| Silver mines and mining -- Nevada. \| Gold mines and mining -- California. \| South America -- Description and travel. \| Brazil -- Description and travel. \| Africa -- Description and travel -- to 1900. \| Europe -- Description and travel -- 1800-1918. \| Alaska -- Description and travel -- 1867-1896. \| Hawaii -- Description and travel -- To 1950. \| United States -- History -- War with Mexico, 1845-1848 -- Personal narratives. \| United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives, Confederate.
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55	Title:	Jeremiah B. and Elizabeth Taggart Mansfield Papers
	Creator:	Mansfield, Jeremiah B. and Elizabeth Taggart
	Dates:	1810-1898
	Abstract:	Jeremiah Browning Mansfield, the son of Samuel and Elizabeth Mansfield, was born in 1841 in Ohio, and raised on his father's farm in Wayne Township, Jefferson County, Ohio. He and his older brother Oliver served in the 52nd Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry during the American Civil War. Jeremiah Mansfield participated in the Battles of Chickamauga and the Battle of Perrysville, and then served at Camp Sheridan in Nashville, Tennessee until the end of the war. He and Elizabeth Taggart Mansfield were married in Harrison County, Ohio in 1869. She was born in 1845 in Harrison County, Ohio, and received a teaching certificate in 1863. Her brother, Milton, attended Oberlin College and Michigan Law School. By 1880, Jeremiah and Elizabeth Mansfield had settled in Wells Township, Jefferson County, Ohio, where they farmed and raised five children. The collection consists of correspondence, essays, and miscellany relating to the Mansfield and Taggart families; Jefferson and Harrison counties, Ohio; the Civil War; and Oberlin College and Michigan Law School. The papers include letters written over a twenty-year period to James Carrick, an early settler of Harrison County, Ohio and ancestor of the Mansfield/Taggart family.
	Call #:	MS 4592
	Extent:	0.20 linear feet (1 container)
	Subjects:	Mansfield, Jeremiah Browning. \| Mansfield, Elizabeth Taggart. \| Mansfield family. \| Taggart family. \| Carrick, James. \| United States. Army. Ohio Infantry Regiment, 52nd (1862-1865). \| Oberlin College. \| University of Michigan. Law School. \| Antislavery movements -- United States. \| Farmers -- Ohio -- Jefferson County. \| Women -- Ohio -- Harrison County. \| Women -- Ohio -- Jefferson County. \| College students -- Ohio -- Correspondence. \| Soldiers -- Ohio -- Correspondence. \| United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives. \| Jefferson County (Ohio) -- Social life and customs -- 19th century. \| Harrison County (Ohio) -- Social life and customs -- 19th century.
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