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41	Title:	Carlos Parsons Lyman Papers
	Creator:	Lyman, Carlos Parsons
	Dates:	1795-1915
	Abstract:	Carlos Parsons Lyman (b. 1838) was a private in the 6th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Cavalry and later Captain in the 100th Regiment, United States Colored Infantry during the American Civil War. His family resided in Mesopotamia, Ohio. The letters and diaries provide a detailed record of his activities while at Camp Dennison and Camp Chase in Ohio (1861-1862), in Virginia and Washington, D. C. (1862-1864), and in Tennessee and Missouri (1864-1865). The collection consists of letters and diaries of Carlos Lyman written during the Civil War, an autobiographical sketch, an 1859 diary, and family papers, including agreement and land deeds, certificates, financial receipts and newspaper clippings.
	Call #:	MS 3389
	Extent:	0.40 linear feet (1 container)
	Subjects:	Lyman, Carlos Parsons, b. 1838. \| Lyman family. \| United States. Army. Ohio Cavalry Regiment, 6th. \| United States. Army. Colored Infantry Regiment, 100th. \| Soldiers -- Ohio -- Correspondence. \| United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives.
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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:	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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44	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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45	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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46	Title:	Charles and Louisa Smith Papers
	Creator:	Smith, Charles and Louisa
	Dates:	1861-1940
	Abstract:	Charles H Smith (1837-1912) was a Cleveland, Ohio, grain merchant who had served as an officer in the 27th Ohio Infantry Regiment during the American Civil War. His wife, Louisa Johnson Smith (1847-1932), was a humanitarian and civic leader in Cleveland. The collection consists of correspondence, muster rolls, general and special orders, reports of ordnance stores, returns, affidavits from the court-martial of John W. Mercer, legal documents about land purchases in Kansas, minutes of reunions of Fuller's Ohio Brigade, the Society of the Tennessee, and the Loyal Legion, speeches and miscellaneous notes and papers used in writing The History of Fuller's Ohio Brigade, and other military papers of Charles H. Smith; and correspondence, programs and papers from various patriotic organizations, speeches, and an incomplete scrapbook of Louisa Johnson Smith.
	Call #:	MS 2860
	Extent:	1.30 linear feet (4 containers)
	Subjects:	Smith, Charles Henry, 1837-1912. \| Smith, Louisa Maria Johnson, 1847-1932. \| Soldiers -- Ohio -- Correspondence. \| Veterans -- Ohio -- Societies, etc. \| Courts-martial and courts of inquiry -- United States. \| Patriotic societies -- Ohio. \| United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Sources.
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47	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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48	Title:	Lane and Wheller Family Papers
	Creator:	Lane and Wheller Family
	Dates:	1821-1918
	Abstract:	Warren Lane was a Berea, Ohio, farmer and storekeeper. His son, Charles F., was Mayor of Berea (1900-1902) and an Ohio state representative (1904-1905). In 1878 Charles married Delia, the daughter of James Wheller, a shoemaker in Cuyahoga and Lorain counties. The collection consists of correspondence, legal and financial documents, diaries, account books, newspaper clippings, verse, and essays of members of the Lane and Wheller families.
	Call #:	MS 2951
	Extent:	1.88 linear feet (5 containers and 1 oversize volume)
	Subjects:	Lane family. \| Wheller family. \| United States. Army. Ohio Infantry Regiment, 103rd (1862-1865) \| United States. Army. Ohio Infantry Regiment, 49th (1861-1865) \| Soldiers -- Ohio -- Correspondence. \| Farm life -- Ohio -- Berea. \| Children's writings, American. \| nited States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives.
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49	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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50	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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51	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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52	Title:	Grand Army of the Republic, Department of Ohio, Memorial Post No. 141 Records
	Creator:	Grand Army of the Republic, Department of Ohio, Memorial Post No. 141
	Dates:	1890-1939
	Abstract:	Memorial Post No. 141 was a local chapter of the Grand Army of the Republic, established in 1881, in Cleveland, Ohio, for veterans of the American Civil War. The collection consists of a descriptive book and a volume of "personal war sketches."
	Call #:	MS 3037
	Extent:	0.40 linear feet (2 oversize volumes)
	Subjects:	Grand Army of the Republic. Dept. of Ohio. Memorial Post No. 141. \| Veterans -- Ohio -- Societies, etc. \| Soldiers -- Ohio -- Correspondence.
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