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501	Title:	Spooner Family Genealogical Material
	Creator:	Spooner Family
	Dates:	1868-1940
	Abstract:	The collection consists of correspondence of Thomas Spooner and Emily Spooner, of Glendale and Cincinnati, Ohio, pertaining mostly to genealogy of the Spooner family; research notes for "Records of William Spooner and His Descendants; Memorial of William Spooner, 1637... "(1871), by Thomas Spooner.
	Call #:	MS 1826
	Extent:	1.60 linear feet (4 containers)
	Subjects:	Spooner, William, d. 1684. \| Spooner family.
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502	Title:	Albert Gallatin Riddle Papers
	Creator:	Riddle, Albert Gallatin
	Dates:	1835-1902
	Abstract:	Albert Gallatin Riddle (1816-1902) was an author, lawyer, State representative, United States Representative from Ohio (1861-1863), and U.S. Consul to Cuba. the collection consists of correspondence, a manuscript of autobiographical writings, romances, historical novels, accounts of life in Cuba, personal papers and certificates, files of law cases, newspaper clippings, souvenirs of official occasions in Washington, D.C., and other miscellaneous papers. Consists chiefly of letters from well-known politicians, lawyers, and prominent Ohioans, referring to matters of legal and political importance and to Riddle's books.
	Call #:	MS 1827
	Extent:	2.60 linear feet (5 containers)
	Subjects:	Riddle, A. G. (Albert Gallatin), 1816-1902. \| Garfield, James A. (James Abram), 1831-1881. \| Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865. \| Riddle family. \| Consuls -- United States -- Correspondence. \| Lawyers -- United States -- Correspondence. \| Presidents -- United States -- Miscellanea.
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503	Title:	George Washington Bicentennial Committee Records
	Creator:	George Washington Bicentennial Committee
	Dates:	1932
	Abstract:	The collection consists of correspondence, bank book, cash journal, contribution and committee reports, contribution data, executive committee minutes, news releases, newspaper clippings, photographs of some committee members, programs, and a report on the George Washington Bicentennial observance in the Lakewood, Ohio, elementary schools by Julius E. Warren.
	Call #:	MS 1828
	Extent:	1.0 linear feet (3 containers)
	Subjects:	Washington, George, 1732-1799 -- Anniversaries, etc. \| George Washington Bicentennial Committee (Cleveland, Ohio)
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504	Title:	William Frederick Doolittle Genealogical Papers
	Creator:	Doolittle, William Frederick
	Dates:	1889-1940
	Abstract:	William Frederick Doolittle (1872-1948) was a physician of Cleveland, Ohio. The collection consists of correspondence, charts, memoranda, newspaper clippings, and other papers containing data relating to the genealogy of the Doolittle family.
	Call #:	MS 1829
	Extent:	3.20 linear feet (8 containers)
	Subjects:	Doolittle, William Frederick, 1872-1948. \| Doolittle family.
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505	Title:	National War Savings Committee Records
	Creator:	United States Department of the Treasury, National War Savings Committee
	Dates:	1917-1919
	Abstract:	The National War Savings Committee was part of a national campaign to help finance America's engagement in World War I. Robert G. Rhett was state director and Paul M. Rea was vice-director of South Carolina for the National War Savings Committee organized by the Treasury Department in November 1917, primarily "to raise money (two billion dollars) to prosecute our fight for democracy and decency in the world." The collection consists of correspondence, form letters, requisition forms, bulletins, news releases, county reports, and other papers relating to the efforts of volunteers and salaried employees to sell thrift stamps and war-savings stamps throughout the State of South Carolina.
	Call #:	MS 1833
	Extent:	1.20 linear feet (3 containers)
	Subjects:	United States. Dept. of the Treasury. National War Savings Committee. \| Warld War, 1914-1918 -- Finance -- United States. \| World War, 1914-1918 -- War work -- United States. \| South Carolina -- History -- World War, 1914-1918 -- Finance.
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506	Title:	Parma, Ohio, Justice of the Peace Records
	Creator:	Parma, Ohio, Justice of the Peace
	Dates:	1835-1841
	Abstract:	The Parma, Ohio, Justice of the Peace Records, 1835-1841, consist of a docket book of Oliver Emerson.
	Call #:	MS 1841
	Extent:	0.20 linear feet (1 container)
	Subjects:	Parma (Ohio). Justice of the peace. \| Court calendars -- Ohio -- Parma. \| Parma (Ohio) -- Officials and employees -- Registers.
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507	Title:	Isaac Newton Pillsbury Papers
	Creator:	Pillsbury, Isaac Newton
	Dates:	1840-1887
	Abstract:	Isaac Newton Pillsbury was a civil engineer of Cleveland, Ohio. He served as engineer and superintendent of the 2nd Subdivision of the Cleveland, Painesville & Ashtabula Railroad Company in the 1850s. The collection consists of correspondence, notes on mathematics and surveying, notes on building estimates for bridges and arches for the Cleveland, Painesville and Ashtabula Railroad Company, surveys of land in Cleveland and Cuyahoga County, surveying and elevation information about Cleveland streets and the Great Lakes, surveys of routes of Cleveland railroads and of the Ohio, Miami, and Sandy & Beaver Canals, and other papers.
	Call #:	MS 1851
	Extent:	0.60 linear feet (1 container and 1 oversize volume)
	Subjects:	Pillsbury, Isaac Newton. \| Cleveland, Painesville and Ashtabula Railroad Company. \| Railroads -- Ohio. \| Canals -- Ohio. \| Miami Canal. \| Ohio and Erie Canal (Ohio). \| Sandy Beaver Canal (Ohio) \| Great Lakes. \| Streets -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Cleveland (Ohio) -- Surveys. \| Cuyahoga County (Ohio) -- Surveys.
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508	Title:	John Stoughton Strong Family Papers
	Creator:	Strong, John Stoughton Family
	Dates:	1806-1917
	Abstract:	John S. Strong was a land agent for Governor Caleb Strong of Massachusetts and Oliver Ellsworth of Connecticut. His son, Emory, was a merchant who also acted as his assistant. Another son, Warner, was a merchant, justice of the peace, and postmaster of Strongsville, Ohio. The collection consists of correspondence, deeds, agreements, bills, memoranda, receipts, financial accounts, and other papers (1806-1856) of members of the family of John Stoughton Strong, pertaining primarily to the sale of land and the development of the township of Strongsville, Ohio. Includes business and legal papers of Emery Strong, papers of Warner Strong, and material (1916-1917) relating to Strongsville's centennial celebration.
	Call #:	MS 1853
	Extent:	0.80 linear feet (2 containers)
	Subjects:	Strong family. \| Deeds -- Ohio -- Strongsville. \| Land titles -- Ohio -- Strongsville. \| Real property -- Ohio -- Strongsville. \| Strongsville (Ohio) -- History -- Sources. \| Strongsville (Ohio) -- Centennial celebrations, etc.
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509	Title:	Nichols and Merrill Family Papers
	Creator:	Nichols and Merrill Family
	Dates:	1839-1872
	Abstract:	John Nichols was superintendent of Western Reserve Teachers' Seminary, Kirtland, Ohio from 1847-1853. Charles C. Merrill resided in Kirtland and Chardon, Ohio and was an associate of Nichols' during the latter's superintendency. The collection consists of correspondence and other papers of the families of John Nichols and his associate, Charles C. Merrill. Includes letters (1840-1848) to Nathan Daggett, postmaster at Kirtland, and other papers relating to postal service there, including a petition addressed to United States Postmaster Francis Granger requesting the removal of Kirtland's incumbent postmaster, undated.
	Call #:	MS 1859
	Extent:	0.20 linear feet (1 container)
	Subjects:	Merrill family. \| Nichols family. \| Postal service -- Ohio -- Kirtland. \| Lake County (Ohio) -- History -- Sources.
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510	Title:	Sarchet Family Papers
	Creator:	Sarchet Family
	Dates:	1816-1851
	Abstract:	The Sarchet Family Papers, 1816-1851, consist of general correspondence and business and legal papers relating to the activities of David, Moses and Thomas Sarchet and of other residents of Cambridge, Guernsey County, Ohio, including C. P. and Zaccheus, A. Beatty, and James M. Bell.
	Call #:	MS 1860
	Extent:	0.20 linear feet (1 container)
	Subjects:	Sarchet family. \| Cambridge (Ohio) -- History. \| Cambridge (Ohio) -- Genealogy.
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511	Title:	Peter M. and Horace P. Weddell Papers
	Creator:	Weddell, Peter M. and Horace P.
	Dates:	1813-1872
	Abstract:	Peter M. Weddell (1788-1847) was a merchant and and Horace P. Weddell (1823-1914) was a banker of Cleveland, Ohio. The collection consists of land deeds and agreements, financial notes and accounts, and other papers relating to business interests of Weddell and his son, Horace Perry Weddell, including the merchandising firm of P.M. Weddell & Company, the Cleveland hotel Weddell House, and land interests in Cleveland and Newark, Ohio.
	Call #:	MS 1864
	Extent:	1.30 linear feet (3 containers)
	Subjects:	Weddell, Peter Martin, 1788-1847. \| Weddell, Horace Perry, 1823-1914. \| Weddell House (Hotel : Cleveland, Ohio). \| Peter M. Weddell & Co. (Cleveland, Ohio). \| Weddell & Clark (Cleveland, Ohio). \| Commercial Bank of Lake Erie (Cleveland, Ohio). \| Deeds -- Ohio. \| Land titles -- Ohio. \| Real property -- Ohio. \| General stores -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Hotels, taverns, etc. -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Cleveland (Ohio) -- Commerce.
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512	Title:	John Howard Webster Genealogical Data
	Creator:	Webster, John Howawrd
	Dates:	1871-1932
	Abstract:	John Howard Webster (1846-1930) was a lawyer and industrialist of Cleveland, Ohio. The collection consists of correspondence, charts, notes, and newspaper clippings concerning various branches of the Webster and Perry families. Includes 250 pages of copies of records from New Hampshire and a biographical sketch of Peter M. Weddell (1788-1847), Cleveland businessman.
	Call #:	MS 1865
	Extent:	0.40 linear feet (1 container)
	Subjects:	Webster, John Howard, 1846-1930. \| Weddell, Peter Martin, 1788-1847. \| Webster family. \| Perry family.
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513	Title:	United States Army, American Expeditionary Forces, 37th Division Records
	Creator:	United States Army, American Expeditionary Forces, 37th Division
	Dates:	1917-1924
	Abstract:	The 37th Division, American Expeditionary Force, was a World War I army unit composed primarily of National Guard troops from Ohio. It saw action in the Baccarat, Pannes and Marbache sectors of France, and participated in the Meuse-Argonne offensive, France, and the Ypres-Lys offensive, Belgium. The collection consists of intelligence reports, maps, journals of operations, movement orders, tables of organization, training memoranda, aeronautical reports, plans of offense and defense, bulletins, field orders, and other papers pertaining to the command of the 37th Division under Maj. Gen. Charles S. Farnsworth, 1917-1918, and to its military actions in France and Belgium. Includes correspondence and affidavits (1923) of Maj. Edward P. Lawler, regarding the efforts of the division in capturing the village of Montfaucon, France; and histories of other Army divisions which saw action in Europe.
	Call #:	MS 1870
	Extent:	2.50 linear feet (5 containers)
	Subjects:	United States. Army. American Expeditionary Forces. Division, 37th. \| World War, 1914-1918 -- Campaigns -- France. \| World War, 1914-1918 -- Campaigns -- Belgium. \| World War, 1914-1918 -- Regimental histories -- United States. \| World War, 1914-1918 -- Personal narratives. \| Argonne, Battle of the, 1918. \| Lys, Battle of the, 1918. \| France -- Maps. \| Belgium -- Maps. \| France -- History -- German occupation, 1914-1918. \| Belgium -- History -- German occupation, 1914-1918.
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514	Title:	Charles Knowles Bolton Reminiscences
	Creator:	Bolton, Charles Knowles
	Dates:	1934
	Abstract:	The Charles Knowles Bolton Reminiscences, 1934, consist of a volume of reminiscences about his experiences in Cleveland, Ohio, (where he was born in 1867) during the last quarter of the 19th century. Bolton (1867-1950) was an antiquarian and librarian of the Boston Athenaeum (1898-1933).
	Call #:	MS 1871
	Extent:	0.20 linear feet (1 container)
	Subjects:	Bolton, Charles Knowles, 1867-1950. \| Cleveland (Ohio) -- Description and travel. \| Cleveland (Ohio) -- History -- Sources. \| Cleveland (Ohio) -- Social life and customs.
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515	Title:	Ephraim Brown Family Papers
	Creator:	Brown, Ephraim Family
	Dates:	1771-1968
	Abstract:	Ephraim Brown (1775-1845) was a land agent and legislator of North Bloomfield, Ohio. The collection consists of correspondence, land agreements, deeds, account books, business papers, financial receipts, certificates, and court-docket books relating to Brown's activities in the Ohio legislature (1820s-30s), as road commissioner of Ohio, and in business ventures. Includes account books of E. A. Brown & Brothers Company and other papers of Brown's son, Ephraim A. Brown; papers of other family members, and plans and charts of North Bloomfield, Ohio.
	Call #:	MS 1872
	Extent:	10.60 linear feet (8 containers and 24 oversize volumes)
	Subjects:	Brown, Ephraim, 1775-1845. \| Brown family. \| Brown, Alexander Cushing, 1885-1964. \| Brown, Ephraim Alexander, 1807-1894. \| Brown, Mary Huntington. \| Brown, Anne F. \| Court calendars -- Ohio -- Trumbull County. \| Railroads -- Ohio -- Management. \| Roads -- Ohio -- Management. \| Frontier and pioneer life -- Ohio. \| Western Reserve (Ohio) -- History -- Sources. \| Bloomfield (Trumbull County, Ohio) -- History -- Sources. \| Ohio -- Politics and government -- 1787-1865.
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516	Title:	Asher Miller Coe Family Papers
	Creator:	Coe, Asher Miller Family
	Dates:	1830-1934
	Abstract:	Asher Miller Coe (1789-1867) was a resident of North Olmsted, Ohio beginning in the 1820s. The collection consists primarily land deeds of Asher M. Coe. Includes a biography of Wait Cornell of Long Mill, Conn., financial accounts, a biography of Asher M. Coe by Asher M. Coe II, a "Genealogy of the Coes," and notes on the David Lyman family.
	Call #:	MS 1877
	Extent:	0.20 linear feet (1 container)
	Subjects:	Coe, Asher Miller, 1789-1867. \| Cornell, Wait. \| Coe family. \| Lyman family. \| Deeds -- Ohio -- Cuyahoga County. \| Land titles -- Ohio -- Cuyahoga County. \| Real property.
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517	Title:	Andrew Jackson II Account Books
	Creator:	Jackson, Andrew II
	Dates:	1845-1877
	Abstract:	Andrew Jackson II was the adopted son of President Andrew Jackson and nephew of President Jackson's wife Rachel. The collection consists of an account book containing data on the purchase, sale, birth, marriage, and death of slaves at the Hermitage, 1845-1877, and a receipt book of Andrew Jackson II and Sarah Jackson, 1845-1877.
	Call #:	MS 1880
	Extent:	0.20 linear feet (1 container)
	Subjects:	Jackson, Andrew, 1809-1865. \| The Hermitage (Davidson County, Tenn.) \| Afro-Americans -- Tennessee -- Davidson County -- Genealogy. \| Slave records -- Tennessee -- Davidson County. \| Marriage records -- Tennessee -- Davidson County. \| Registers of births, etc. -- Tennessee -- Davidson County. \| Davidson County (Tenn.) -- Genealogy.
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518	Title:	Improved Order of Red Men, Hockhocking Tribe No. 58 Records
	Creator:	Improved Order of Red Men, Hockhocking Tribe No. 58
	Dates:	1908-1920
	Abstract:	The Improved Order of Red Men, Hockhocking Tribe No. 58, was a Cambridge, Ohio chapter of a secret, fraternal and benevolent society which sought to commemorate the nature and history of the American Indian. The collection consists of minutes of weekly meetings, price lists of tribal supplies, and financial records.
	Call #:	MS 1885
	Extent:	0.40 linear feet (1 container)
	Subjects:	Improved Order of Red Men. Hockhocking Tribe No. 58 (Cambridge, Ohio) \| Friendly societies -- Ohio -- Cambridge. \| Secret societies -- Ohio -- Cambridge. \| Indians of North America -- Societies, etc. \| Clubs -- Ohio -- Cambridge.
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519	Title:	Order of United American Men, Guernsey Council No. 73 Records
	Creator:	Order of United American Men, Guernsey Council No. 73
	Dates:	1907-1929
	Abstract:	The Order of United American Men, Guernsey Council No. 73, was a chapter at Cambridge, Ohio, of a secret, fraternal society. The collection consists of minutes of meetings and other records kept by the secretary.
	Call #:	MS 1886
	Extent:	0.20 linear feet (1 container)
	Subjects:	Order of United American Men. Guernsey Council No. 73 (Cambridge, Ohio) \| Friendly societies -- Ohio -- Cambridge. \| Secret societies -- Ohio -- Cambridge. \| Clubs -- Ohio -- Cambridge.
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520	Title:	William Benjamin Fasig Letter Books
	Creator:	Fasig, William Benjamin
	Dates:	1891-1892
	Abstract:	William Benjamin Fasig (1845-1902) was a journalist who co-founded the Emery and Fasig Company and served as secretary of the Cleveland Driving Park Company. The collection consists of letters sent by Fasig while acting as secretary of a firm which dealt in the sale of standardbred and thoroughbred horses, probably the Emery and Fasig Company, Cleveland, Ohio.
	Call #:	MS 1887
	Extent:	0.20 linear feet (1 container)
	Subjects:	Fasig, William Benjamin, 1845-1902. \| Emery and Fasig Company (Cleveland, Ohio) \| Horse breeders -- Ohio -- Correspondence, reminiscences, etc.
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