| Photograph Collection | Requires cookie* | 1 | Title: | Dorothy E. Smith Family Photographs
| | | Creator: | Smith, Dorothy E. Family | | | Dates: | 1864-1970 | | | Abstract: | Dorothy E. Smith was a Cleveland, Ohio, African American music teacher and the first African American member of the Cleveland Women's Orchestra. A violinist, she was a 1931 graduate of the Cleveland Institute of Music and was a music teacher at the Cleveland Music School Settlement, the Phillis Wheatley Association, the Friendly Inn Settlement, and Knoxville College. She was also a supervisor for the Ohio State Department of Aid for the Aged until her retirement in 1973. Dorothy E. Smith was the daughter of Joseph W. Smith and Elizabeth Rayner. Joseph W. Smith moved to Cleveland in the late 1880s. He established a barbershop on Central Avenue in Cleveland, managed baseball teams in the 1890s and early 1900s, and was also a musician. The collection consists of 86 black and white photographs and 6 color photographs. | | | Call #: | PG 519 | | | Extent: | 0.40 linear feet (1 container) | | | Subjects: | African American musicians -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Photographs | African American women -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Photographs. | African Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Photographs. | Baseball -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Photographs. | Knoxville College. | Oberlin College. Conservatory of Music. | Smith (Dorothy E.) family. | Smith family | Smith, Dorothy E. 1905-1995.
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Manuscript Collection | Requires cookie* | 2 | Title: | Samuel Smith Papers
| | | Creator: | Smith, Samuel | | | Dates: | 1831-1874 | | | Abstract: | Samuel Smith lived in Ashtabula, Ohio, in the 1830s and Brooklyn, Ohio City, Dover Township, and Rockport Township in Cuyahoga County, Ohio, in the 1840s-1870s. While little is known about Samuel Smith, it is known that he was born ca. 1794 in New York and he was a farmer and tavern owner in Cuyahoga County. His son James and daughter, Ursula Smith Rich, lived in Barcelona, New York. He had two other daughters, Emily Smith Ritenburgh and Louisa Smith Woodbury. His wife's name was Ursula, and she was born ca. 1798 in Massachusetts. The collection consists of account books, correspondence, land agreements, and receipts. | | | Call #: | MS 5213 | | | Extent: | 0.20 linear feet (1 container) | | | Subjects: | Ashtabula County (Ohio) -- History -- 19th century -- Sources. | Ashtabula County (Ohio) -- Social life and customs -- 19th century | Cuyahoga County (Ohio) -- History -- 19th century -- Sources. | Cuyahoga County (Ohio) -- Social life and customs -- 19th century | Real property -- Ohio -- Cuyahoga County. | Smith family | Smith, Samuel, ca. 1794- | Smith, Ursula, ca. 1798-
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Manuscript Collection | Requires cookie* | 3 | Title: | Elizabeth Steele Whitridge Genealogy Research Papers
| | | Creator: | Whitridge, Elizabeth Steele | | | Dates: | 1802-1946 | | | Abstract: | The Elizabeth Steele Whitridge family originated in England, Ireland, and Holland. Family members immigrated to the United States and settled in New York, Massachusetts, Indiana, and Ohio. The collection consists of American Civil War service records, a commencement program, correspondence between family members, family significant date charts, genealogical research notes, researched histories of family members, indenture contracts, memorial articles, newspaper clippings, pedigree charts, photographs (2), stock certificates, warranty contracts and wills. | | | Call #: | MS 5251 | | | Extent: | 0.24 linear feet (1 container and 4 oversize folders) | | | Subjects: | Bolen family | Claughorn family | Crump family | England -- Genealogy | Greenland family | Hand family | Haskell family | Ireland -- Genealogy | Kelly family | Leaming family | Look family | Maryland -- Genealogy | Massachusetts -- Genealogy | Melyn family | Netherlands -- Genealogy | New Jersey -- Genealogy | New York (State) -- Genealogy | Rhode Island -- Genealogy | Richardson family | Riley family | Scotland -- Genealogy | Skinner family | Smith family | Spicer family | Steele family
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