Subject | • | Africa -- Description and travel -- to 1900. |
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| | • | Alexander family. |
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| | • | American Sunday-School Union. |
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| | • | Architecture -- Europe. |
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| | • | Baptists -- Ohio. |
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| | • | Bascom family. |
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| | • | Bingham family. |
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| | • | Brayton family. |
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| | • | Brazil -- Description and travel. |
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| | • | Buell family. |
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| | • | Children of the rich -- Ohio -- Cleveland. |
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| | • | Cleveland (Ohio) -- Social life and customs. |
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| | • | Corbet family. |
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| | • | Court records -- Ohio. |
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| | • | Cromwell family. |
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| | • | Daughters of the American Revolution. |
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| | • | Day family. |
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| | • | Doan family. |
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| | • | Dodge family. |
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| | • | Dodge, George C., 1813-1883. |
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| | • | Elliott family. |
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| | • | Ely family. |
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| | • | Europe -- Description and travel -- 1800-1918. | [X] | | • | Europe -- Social life and customs -- 19th century. |
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| | • | Franco-German War, 1870-1871. |
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| | • | Gold mines and mining -- California. |
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| | • | Gongwer, W. Burr, 1873-1948. |
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| | • | Great Lakes -- Description and travel. |
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| | • | Grocery trade -- Ohio -- Cleveland. |
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| | • | Hale family. |
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| | • | Hawaii -- Description and travel -- To 1950. |
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| | • | Hodge, Orlando John, 1828-1912. |
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| | • | Hodges family. |
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| | • | Hughes, Adella Prentiss, 1869-1950. |
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| | • | Hutchins family. |
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| | • | Kerruish family. |
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| | • | Kerruish, William Sheldon, 1831-1927. |
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| | • | Little family. |
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| | • | Ritchie family. |
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| | • | Ritchie, Clara Belle, 1869-1956. |
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| | • | Rocky Mountains -- Description and travel. |
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| | • | Rouse family. |
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| | • | Silver mines and mining -- Nevada. |
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| | • | Soldiers -- Ohio -- Correspondence. |
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| | • | Soldiers -- Ohio. |
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| | • | South America -- Description and travel. |
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| | • | Sterling family. |
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| | • | Sterling, Emma Betts, 1837-1914. |
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| | • | Summit County (Ohio) -- Social life and customs. |
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| | • | United States -- Description and travel -- 1865-1900. |
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| | • | United States -- Description and travel -- 1900-1920. |
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| | • | United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives, Confederate. |
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| | • | United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives. |
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| | • | United States -- History -- War with Mexico, 1845-1848 -- Personal narratives. |
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| | • | Upper classes -- Ohio -- Cleveland. |
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| | • | W. Bingham Co. |
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| | • | Wade family -- Periodicals. |
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| | • | Wade, Randall Palmer, 1835-1876. |
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| | • | Williamson family. |
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| | • | Women -- Ohio -- Akron -- Social life and customs. |
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| | Manuscript Collection | Save | | 1 | Title: | Samuel Williamson Family Papers
| | | | Creator: | Williamson, Samuel Family | | | | Dates: | 1793-1969 | | | | Abstract: | Samuel Williamson (1772-1834) was a judge of the Ohio Court of Common Pleas. His son, Samuel Jr. (1808-1884), was an Ohio state legislator. His grandson, Samuel E. (1844-1903), was also a Common Pleas Court Judge. Another grandson, James D. (1849-1935), was a minister. His great-grandsons, Frederick E. (1876-1944) and Arthur P. (1884-1973), were businessmen. The collection consists of the papers of the Williamson family, including business papers, deeds, a journal of James D. Williamson's trip to Europe (1914), newspaper clippings, court documents, genealogical material, memorial books, and letters of the Day-Ely family. | | | | Call #: | MS 3771 | | | | Extent: | 0.70 linear feet (2 containers and 1 oversize volume) | | | | Subjects: | Williamson family. | Ely family. | Day family. | Court records -- Ohio. | Europe -- Description and travel -- 1800-1918.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 2 | Title: | W. Burr Gongwer Papers
| | | | Creator: | Gongwer, W. Burr | | | | Dates: | 1910-1948 | | | | Abstract: | W. Burr Gongwer (1873-1948) was a Cleveland, Ohio, Democratic leader who served as secretary to Tom L. Johnson, was an ally of Newton D. Baker, and became chairman of the Cuyahoga County Democratic Central Committee in 1924. The collection consists of letters, newspaper clippings, and a diary of a trip to Europe, May-June, 1914. | | | | Call #: | MS 3397 | | | | Extent: | 0.20 linear feet (1 container) | | | | Subjects: | Gongwer, W. Burr, 1873-1948. | Europe -- Description and travel -- 1800-1918.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 3 | Title: | Clara Belle Ritchie Family Papers
| | | | Creator: | Ritchie, Clara Belle Family | | | | Dates: | 1838-1977 | | | | Abstract: | The Ritchie and Hale families were prominent in civic and philanthropic activities in Akron and Summit County, Ohio. Clara Belle Ritchie, daughter of Samuel J. and Sophronia Hale Ritchie, inherited the Hale farm from her uncle, Charles Oviatt Hale, and bequeathed it to the Western Reserve Historical Society when she died in the 1950s. The collection consists of Ritchie and Hale family correspondence, diaries, recollections, clippings, legal files, financial materials, and guest registers of the Hale farm. | | | | Call #: | MS 4124 | | | | Extent: | 4.01 linear feet (4 containers and 1 oversize folder) | | | | Subjects: | Ritchie family. | Hale family. | Ritchie, Clara Belle, 1869-1956. | Europe -- Description and travel -- 1800-1918. | Summit County (Ohio) -- Social life and customs.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 5 | Title: | Bingham-Brayton Family Papers
| | | | Creator: | Bingham-Brayton Family | | | | Dates: | 1869-1918 | | | | Abstract: | William Bingham (1816-1904) was a prominent Cleveland, Ohio, businessman, city councilman, and Ohio state senator. His daughter, Caroline (1844-1921), married Charles A. Brayton (1841 or 1842-1909), owner of the Standard Car Wheel Company of Cleveland. His granddaughter, Frances Payne Bingham Bolton (1885-1977), became a prominent philanthropist and United States Congresswoman from Ohio. The collection consists of personal items and correspondence of members of the Bingham and Brayton families. | | | | Call #: | MS 4100 | | | | Extent: | 0.40 linear feet (1 container) | | | | Subjects: | Brayton family. | Bingham family. | W. Bingham Co. | United States -- Description and travel -- 1900-1920. | Europe -- Description and travel -- 1800-1918.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 6 | Title: | Randall Palmer Wade Travel Journals
| | | | Creator: | Wade, Randall Palmer | | | | Dates: | 1870-1871 | | | | Abstract: | Randall Palmer Wade (1835-1876) was the son of Jeptha Homer Wade (1811-1890). He worked in the Cleveland, Ohio, office of the family telegraph company. He and his wife, Anna R. McGraw, had two children, Jeptha Homer, Jr. and Alice L. The collection consists of three handwritten journals describing the experiences of the Wade family during a fourteen month European trip, June 1870 to September 1871. Topics covered include architecture, landscape, social classes and customs, and the Franco-Prussian war. | | | | Call #: | MS 3934 | | | | Extent: | 0.60 linear feet (2 containers) | | | | Subjects: | Wade, Randall Palmer, 1835-1876. | Wade family -- Periodicals. | Franco-German War, 1870-1871. | Architecture -- Europe. | Europe -- Social life and customs -- 19th century. | Europe -- Description and travel -- 1800-1918.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 7 | Title: | William Bascom-Hiram Little Family Papers
| | | | Creator: | The William Bascom-Hiram Little Family Papers | | | | Dates: | 1837-1929 | | | | Abstract: | William Tully Bascom was an Ohio journalist and editor. His daughter Laura L., a music teacher and soloist, married Dr. Hiram H. Little. Their son, Tully Bascom Little, was a Cleveland businessman who became chairman of the National Defense Committee of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. W.T. Bascom's son, Gustavus, fought in the Civil War and became a Lt. Colonel in the U.S. Army. The collection consists of correspondence, diaries, newspaper clippings, memorabilia, and genealogical and autobiographical material. | | | | Call #: | MS 3618 | | | | Extent: | 0.61 linear feet (2 containers and 1 oversize folder) | | | | Subjects: | Bascom family. | Little family. | Soldiers -- Ohio. | Europe -- Description and travel -- 1800-1918. | United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 8 | Title: | William Sheldon Kerruish Papers
| | | | Creator: | Kerruish, William Sheldon | | | | Dates: | 1849-1910 | | | | Abstract: | William Sheldon Kerruish (1831-1927) was a Cleveland, Ohio, attorney. His son Sheldon joined him in his law practice. His daughter Miriam married attorney and Ohio state representative Charles W. Stage. The collection consists of correspondence, legal and financial records, speeches, poetry, invitations, personal papers and newspaper clippings of Wm. S. Kerruish, a diary of Miriam Kerruish Stage, an account book of Thomas Cain, an autobiography of Charles Stage, and legal records of Richard Bridson, Amelia Imbery, and William Wick. | | | | Call #: | MS 3585 | | | | Extent: | 0.40 linear feet (1 container) | | | | Subjects: | Kerruish, William Sheldon, 1831-1927. | Kerruish family. | Grocery trade -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Europe -- Description and travel -- 1800-1918.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 9 | Title: | J. Park Alexander Family Papers
| | | | Creator: | Alexander, J. Park Family | | | | Dates: | 1854-1945 | | | | Abstract: | The family of J. Park Alexander were prominent in business and civic affairs in Akron and Summit County, Ohio. J. Park Alexander was a teacher, manufacturer of brick and stoneware, owned two oil refineries, worked with the Summit County Agricultural Society and Ohio State Board of Agriculture, and served as a state legislator, 1882-98. His daughter, Clara, married professor Charles B. Wright of Middlebury, Vt. The collection consists of diaries, journals, correspondence, a legislative resolution, and autographs for J. Park Alexander, his daughter Clara and her husband Charles B. Wright, his wife Martha Wright Alexander, and his mother, Mary. The papers pertain primarily to the daily activities and social life of Mary, Martha and Clara Alexander in Akron, Ohio, and to Clara's experiences on trips to the Rocky Mountains in 1872, to Europe in 1877, and around the Great Lakes in 1881. | | | | Call #: | MS 4157 | | | | Extent: | 0.40 linear feet (1 container) | | | | Subjects: | Alexander family. | Women -- Ohio -- Akron -- Social life and customs. | Akron (Ohio) -- Social life and customs. | Europe -- Description and travel -- 1800-1918. | Great Lakes -- Description and travel. | Rocky Mountains -- Description and travel.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 11 | Title: | Adella Prentiss Hughes Family Papers
| | | | Creator: | Hughes, Adella Prentiss Family | | | | Dates: | 1801-1933 | | | | Abstract: | Adella Prentiss Hughes (1869-1950) was a musical impresario and founder and manager of the Cleveland Orchestra. Her grandparents were leaders in various charitable and religious institutions in Cleveland, Ohio. the collection consists of correspondence, land deeds, genealogical data, poems, music programs, religious tracts, circulars, broadsides, newspaper clippings, memorabilia, legal documents, journal, diary, account books, and other papers, relating to the activities of Mrs. Hughes, her parents, Loren and Ellen Prentiss, and her maternal grandparents, Benjamin and Rebecca Rouse. | | | | Call #: | MS 2980 | | | | Extent: | 4.0 linear feet (9 containers and 1 oversize volume) | | | | Subjects: | Hughes, Adella Prentiss, 1869-1950. | Corbet family. | Cromwell family. | Elliott family. | Rouse family. | American Sunday-School Union. | Baptists -- Ohio. | Europe -- Description and travel -- 1800-1918.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 12 | 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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