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1	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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2	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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3	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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4	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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5	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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6	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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7	Title:	Emma Betts Sterling Diaries
	Creator:	Sterling, Emma Betts
	Dates:	1854-1894
	Abstract:	Emma Betts Sterling (1837-1914) was a wealthy Cleveland, Ohio, matron. She and her husband, Frederick A. Sterling, were active in many social and charitable organizations. The collection consists of eighteen diaries and a composition book written by Mrs. Sterling, and a composition book written by her daughter, Jennette.
	Call #:	MS 3323
	Extent:	1.00 linear feet (2 containers)
	Subjects:	Sterling, Emma Betts, 1837-1914. \| Sterling family. \| Children of the rich -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Upper classes -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Cleveland (Ohio) -- Social life and customs. \| United States -- Description and travel -- 1865-1900. \| Europe -- Description and travel -- 1800-1918.
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8	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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