Overview of the Collection
Western Reserve Historical Society
Rural Retreat Literary Society
Rural Retreat Literary Society Minutes
0.20 linear feet (1 container)
The Rural Retreat Literary Society was located near Salem and Mount Union, probably in Ohio, whose members included Sallie Bonsall, S.J. Firestone, Samuel Galbreath, James Morgan, P.H. Ward, Elijah Whinery, and Joshua Whinery. The collection consists of minutes of meetings.
MS 0538
The records are in English
closed stacks1856-1858
Scope and ContentThe Rural Retreat Literary Society Minutes, 1856-1858, consist of meeting minutes.
This collection will be useful to researchers studying the history of literary societies in the Western Reserve of Ohio during the 1850s.
Statement of ArrangementThe collection is arranged chronologically and is maintained in one volume.
Restrictions on AccessNone.
Preferred Citation[Container ___, Folder ___ ] MS 538 Rural Retreat Literary Society Minutes, Western Reserve Historical Society, Cleveland, Ohio
Indexing TermsThe following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.
Subjects:Rural Retreat Literary Society.Literature -- Societies, etc.