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81	Title:	Alexander Varian Letters
	Creator:	Varian, Alexander
	Dates:	1861-1864
	Abstract:	Alexander Varion (1841 or 1842-1864) was a Union Army officer who served as a corporal, and later 1st Lieutenant, in Company D, 1st Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry during the American Civil War. The collection consists of letters from Varian to his family while serving with the 1st Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, in Kentucky, Tennessee, and Georgia during the Civil War.
	Call #:	MS 3141
	Extent:	0.20 linear feet (1 container)
	Subjects:	Varian, Alexander, 1841 or 2-1864. \| United States. Army. Ohio Infantry Regiment, 1st (1861-1864). Company D. \| Soldiers -- Ohio -- Correspondence. \| United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives.
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82	Title:	Henry L. Burnham Diary
	Creator:	Burnham, Henry L.
	Dates:	1862
	Abstract:	Henry L. Burnham (b. 1839 or 1840) was a soldier from Kinsman, Ohio, who served in Company K, 84th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, during the American Civil War. The collection consists of a diary kept while Burnham was stationed at Camp Chase (Ohio) and in Cumberland, Maryland.
	Call #:	MS 3186
	Extent:	0.20 linear feet (1 container)
	Subjects:	Burnham, Henry L., b. 1839 or 40. \| United States. Army. Ohio Infantry Regiment, 84th (1862). Company K. \| Soldiers -- Ohio -- Correspondence. \| United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives.
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83	Title:	William David Evans Papers
	Creator:	Evans, William David
	Dates:	1861-1865
	Abstract:	William David Evans (born 1828 or 1829) was a Cleveland, Ohio, resident who served as principal musician in Company G, 27th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry during the American Civil War. The collection consists of seven pocket diaries which describe Evans' Civil War experiences.
	Call #:	MS 2766
	Extent:	0.20 linear feet (1 container)
	Subjects:	Evans, William David, b. 1828 or 9. \| United States. Army. Ohio Infantry Regiment, 27th (1861-1865). Company G. \| Soldiers -- Ohio -- Diaries. \| United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives.
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84	Title:	Charles Albert Turner Letters
	Creator:	Turner, Charles Albert
	Dates:	1862-1863
	Abstract:	Charles Albert Turner (1843-1863) was a Monroeville, Ohio, soldier who served with the 101st Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry (1862) and with the Mississippi Marine Brigade (1863), during the American Civil War. He died after the Vicksburg campaign in July 1863. The collection consists of letters, mostly to his parents, Albert and Hannah (Covert) Turner, written while Turner served in the Civil War.
	Call #:	MS 3268
	Extent:	0.20 linear feet (1 container)
	Subjects:	Turner, Charles Albert, 1843-1863. \| United States. Army. Ohio Infantry Regiment, 101st (1862-1865) \| Soldiers -- Ohio -- Correspondence. \| United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives. \| Monroeville (Ohio) -- Biography.
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85	Title:	Worthy McClintock and Family Papers
	Creator:	McClintock, Worthy
	Dates:	1862-1864
	Abstract:	Worthy McClintock was a soldier from Solon, Ohi,o who served in Company H of the 18th Infantry Regiment of the United States Army during the Civil War. He was stationed at Camp Thomas, Columbus, Ohio and saw duty in Tennessee, Alabama, and Kentucky from June 1862 through the summer of 1864. He fought in the Battle of Chattanooga and the Battle of Chickamauga and apparently died while in service sometime before November 1, 1864. The collection consists of approximately twenty-five pieces of correspondence primarily between Worthy and his parents (Joshua and Lucy), but also includes a few letters from family friends and other correspondents.
	Call #:	MS 4975
	Extent:	0.20 linear feet (1 container)
	Subjects:	McClintock, Worthy, d. 1864 -- Correspondence. \| McClintock family -- Correspondence. \| United States. Army. Infantry Regiment, 18th. Company H. \| Soldiers -- Ohio -- Solon -- Correspondence. \| Farm life -- Ohio -- Solon. \| United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives. \| Ohio -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives. \| Solon (Ohio) -- Social life and customs -- 19th century.
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86	Title:	Daniel D. Hopper Papers
	Creator:	Hopper, Daniel D.
	Dates:	1853-1883
	Abstract:	Daniel D. Hopper was a lieutenant in Company F, 10th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Cavalry, during the American Civil War. The collection consists primarily of personal letters to Hopper from his wife, Delina Woodrow Hopper, and from other relatives living in Youngstown, Ohio.
	Call #:	MS 3413
	Extent:	0.20 linear feet (1 container)
	Subjects:	Hopper, Daniel D. \| Hopper family. \| Soldiers -- Ohio -- Family relationships. \| United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives.
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87	Title:	Kelley Family Papers
	Creator:	Kelley Family
	Dates:	1798-1884
	Abstract:	The Kelly Family owned and developed Kelley's Island, Ohio, in Lake Erie. The collection consists of correspondence, diaries, land contracts, deeds and other previous hit papers of the Kelley family next hit. Includes diaries kept by Alfred S. Kelley while residing on Kelley's Island, concerning local events and the Civil War; diary kept by Hermon A. Kelley while attending school on the island; criminal-docket book of Addison Kelley, justice of the peace; and statements on the condition of Kelley's Island Wine Company. Other persons represented include Datus, Hannah and Sara Kelley.
	Call #:	MS 1723
	Extent:	0.40 linear feet (1 container)
	Subjects:	Kelly family. \| Court calendars -- Ohio -- Kelley's Island. \| Children's writings, American. \| Kelleys Island (Ohio) -- History -- Sources. \| United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives.
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88	Title:	Charles R. Green Papers
	Creator:	Green, Charles R.
	Dates:	1851-1914
	Abstract:	Charles Ransley Green (1845-1915) was a soldier from Milan, Ohio, who served with the 101st Ohio Volunteer Infantry during the American Civil War. Afterwards he corresponded with members of his regiment and collected their recollections and biographical data. The collection consists of correspondence of members of the 101st Ohio Volunteer Infantry concerning their Civil War recollections, pension requests, and biographical sketches. Also included are letters from Green requesting biographical and military data, and letters from his cousins Isaac and Julia Haskins, and others.
	Call #:	MS 3732
	Extent:	0.20 linear feet (1 container)
	Subjects:	Green, Charles R. (Charles Ransley), 1845-1915. \| United States. Army. Ohio Infantry Regiment, 101st. \| Soldiers -- Ohio -- Correspondence. \| Pensions, Military -- United States. \| United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives.
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89	Title:	William Rapson Papers
	Creator:	Rapson, William
	Dates:	1848-1912
	Abstract:	William Rapson, Jr.(1833-1912) was a Canadian-born blacksmith who served three years with the 50th New York Volunteer Engineers during the American Civil War before settling in Ohio. The collection consists of two Civil War diaries, correspondence, printed documents, transcripts of the diaries and correspondence, and a family history.
	Call #:	MS 4005
	Extent:	0.10 linear feet (1 container)
	Subjects:	Rapson, William, 1833-1912. \| Rapson family. \| United States. Army. New York Engineeers Regiment, 50th (1861-1865). \| Soldiers -- New York (State) -- Diaries. \| United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives.
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90	Title:	Bickham Family Papers
	Creator:	Bickham Family
	Dates:	1831-1917
	Abstract:	The collection consists of an autograph album of Maria Bickham, personal correspondence, a "Book of Literary Memoranda" by Elizabeth A. Strickle at Hygiea [sic] Female Athenaeum (1846-1860), an account of the sojourn of William D. Bickham in California (1851); two scrapbooks of newspaper clippings on the American Civil War, including articles by Bickham for the Cincinnati Daily Commercial; and a journal of the birth and childhood of William Strickle Bickham, kept by his parents (1856-1865).
	Call #:	MS 0133
	Extent:	0.80 linear feet (2 containers)
	Subjects:	Bickham, William Strickle, 1856- \| Bickham family. \| California -- Description and travel. \| United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives.
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91	Title:	Peter Henry Kaiser Papers
	Creator:	Kaiser, Peter Henry
	Dates:	1900-1928
	Abstract:	Peter Henry Kaiser (1840-1929) was a lawyer, of Cleveland, Ohio. He served as historian of the 150th Regiment of the Ohio Volunteer Infantry. The collection consists of correspondence, notebooks, and other papers, containing data relating to the 150th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, which were gathered by Kaiser as historian of the regiment; "A Half-century in Cleveland" (1919), which includes Kaiser's observations on topics such as housing, population, railways, industry, and the Cleveland Bar; and "History and evaluation of soldiers' relief in Ohio."
	Call #:	MS 1387
	Extent:	0.40 linear feet (1 container)
	Subjects:	Kaiser, Peter Henry, 1840-1929. \| United States. Army. Ohio Infantry Regiment, 150th (1864) \| Cleveland Bar Association. \| Soldiers and Sailors Relief Commission (Cuyahoga County, Ohio) \| Veterans -- Law and legislation -- Ohio. \| Veterans -- Ohio -- Cuyahoga County. \| Public welfare -- Ohio -- Cuyahoga County. \| Cleveland (Ohio) -- History. \| United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives. \| United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Regimental histories -- Ohio Infantry -- 150th.
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92	Title:	William McCoy Papers
	Creator:	McCoy, William
	Dates:	1854-1883
	Abstract:	William McCoy was a Carroll County, Ohio judge, educator, and part-owner of the Free Press, later called the Carroll Union Press. The collection consists of correspondence of McCoy and others, and receipts.
	Call #:	MS 4416
	Extent:	0.10 linear feet (1 container)
	Subjects:	McCoy, William, 1823-1905. \| Blackledge, William -- Family. \| Blackledge family. \| Newspaper publishing -- Ohio -- Carroll County. \| Carroll County (Ohio) -- History -- Sources. \| United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives.
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93	Title:	James Pinkerton Family Papers
	Creator:	Pinkerton, James Family
	Dates:	1786-1870
	Abstract:	James Pinkerton and his wife Mary were residents of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, settling there in 1783. Their sons, Captain William Pinkerton and John Pinkerton, were farmers in Westmoreland County, but another son, David, migrated to Knox County, Ohio in the 1830s. The collection consists of correspondence, receipts, legal documents and military muster rolls. The collection consists primarily of sporadic correspondence between Pinkerton family members in Pennsylvania, Ohio and Kentucky. Included are some American Civil War letters with comments on the Union army, camp conditions, and opinions of the war.
	Call #:	MS 4506
	Extent:	0.20 linear feet (1 container)
	Subjects:	Pinkerton family. \| Frontier and pioneer life -- Pennsylvania -- Westmoreland County. \| Frontier and pioneer life -- Ohio -- Knox County. \| Westmoreland County (Pa.) -- Social life and customs. \| Knox County (Ohio) -- Social life and customs. \| United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives.
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94	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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95	Title:	E. G. Wood Family Papers
	Creator:	Wood, E. G. Family
	Dates:	1862-1865
	Abstract:	Reverend and Mrs. E.G. Wood of Chesterville, Ohio, were the parents of Julius V. Wood, who served with Company C of the 96th Ohio Volunteer Infantry Regiment, and Lucius V. Wood, who served with Company E of the 121st Ohio Volunteer Infantry Regiment during the American Civil War. The collection consists primarily of letters addressed to Rev. and Mrs. E.G. Wood from their two sons, Julius and Lucius; Lucius Wood's diary (August 8-October 31, 1862); and a partial diary and scrapbook, undated.
	Call #:	MS 3290
	Extent:	0.40 linear feet (1 container)
	Subjects:	Wood family. \| United States. Army. Ohio Infantry Regiment, 96th (1862-1865). Company C. \| United States. Army. Ohio Infantry Regiment, 121st (1862-1865). Company E. \| Soldiers -- Ohio -- Correspondence. \| United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives.
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96	Title:	Henry Holcomb Papers
	Creator:	Holcomb, Henry
	Dates:	1864-1919
	Abstract:	Henry Holcomb (1830-1919) was a furnace manufacturer in Painesville, Ohio, who served as a band musician in the 2nd Brigade, 3rd Division, 23rd Army Corps during the American Civil War. The collection consists of autobiographical scrapbooks containing newspaper clippings, letters, records, photographs, and Holcomb's comments and revisions. Topics include Holcomb's experiences as an army musician during the Civil War and the history of the First Congregational Church of Painesville.
	Call #:	MS 3368
	Extent:	3.20 linear feet (8 containers)
	Subjects:	Holcomb, Henry, 1830-1919. \| Holcomb family. \| United States. Army. Corps, 23rd. Division, 3rd. Brigade, 2nd. \| First Congregational Church (Painesville, Ohio) \| Soldiers -- Ohio -- Miscellanea. \| United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives.
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97	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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98	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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99	Title:	Adelaide Rudolph Papers
	Creator:	Rudolph, Adelaide
	Dates:	1839-1951
	Abstract:	Adelaide Rudolph (1858-1953) was a niece of President and Mrs. James A. Garfield who was a teacher and librarian at Columbia University. After her retirement, she worked on a history of Hiram, Ohio, at the Cleveland Public Library. Her father, Joseph Rudolph, was a soldier in Company A, 23rd Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, during the American Civil War. The collection consists of letters, a journal, genealogical data, and newspaper clippings of the Garfield and Rudolph families.
	Call #:	MS 3353
	Extent:	0.60 linear feet (2 containers)
	Subjects:	Rudolph, Adelaide, 1858-1953. \| Garfield family. \| Rudolph family. \| United States. Army. Ohio Infantry Regiment, 23rd (1861-1865) \| United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives.
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100	Title:	Maria D. Coffinberry Family Papers
	Creator:	Coffinberry, Maria D. Family
	Dates:	1767-1930
	Abstract:	The collection includes records of the Coffinberry and Morgan families and allied families of Hampson, Duane, DuBarry, and Chevalier. Members of these families were at the forefront of events in American, Ohio and Cleveland history, from before the Revolutionary War until the Reconstruction period and beyond. The collection consists of correspondence, journals, other manuscript materials, plats, maps, pamphlets, political broadsides, speeches, newspaper clippings, biographical and genealogical items, engravings, campaign ribbons, and other family memorabilia.
	Call #:	MS 2805
	Extent:	1.20 linear feet (3 containers)
	Subjects:	Coffinberry family. \| Morgan family. \| Hampson family. \| Duane family. \| DuBarry family. \| Chevalier family. \| Shipbuilding -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Frontier and pioneer life -- Western Reserve (Ohio) \| Cumberland Gap, Battle of, 1862. \| Vicksburg (Miss.) -- History -- Siege, 1863. \| United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783 -- Sources. \| United States -- History -- War with Mexico, 1845-1848 -- Personal narratives. \| United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives. \| United States -- Politics and government -- 19th century. \| United States -- Description and travel -- 1783-1848. \| Texas -- History -- Revolution, 1835-1836 -- Personal narratives. \| Ohio -- Politics and government -- 1787-1865. \| Zanesville (Ohio) -- Biography.
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