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21	Title:	Kelley Family Papers
	Creator:	Kelley Family
	Dates:	1798-1884
	Abstract:	The Kelly Family owned and developed Kelley's Island, Ohio, in Lake Erie. The collection consists of correspondence, diaries, land contracts, deeds and other previous hit papers of the Kelley family next hit. Includes diaries kept by Alfred S. Kelley while residing on Kelley's Island, concerning local events and the Civil War; diary kept by Hermon A. Kelley while attending school on the island; criminal-docket book of Addison Kelley, justice of the peace; and statements on the condition of Kelley's Island Wine Company. Other persons represented include Datus, Hannah and Sara Kelley.
	Call #:	MS 1723
	Extent:	0.40 linear feet (1 container)
	Subjects:	Kelly family. \| Court calendars -- Ohio -- Kelley's Island. \| Children's writings, American. \| Kelleys Island (Ohio) -- History -- Sources. \| United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives.
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22	Title:	George E. Dunbar Diary
	Creator:	Dunbar, George E.
	Dates:	1862-1864
	Abstract:	George E. Dunbar, a farm laborer from Newburgh, Ohio, enlisted in Company B, Second Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Cavalry, at Camp Wade in Cleveland, Ohio, in August 1861. Trained at Camp Dennison, Ohio, his company left for Fort Leavenworth, Kansas in January 1862, Dunbar having been appointed sergeant and later quartermaster sergeant. While the regiment was defending the Kansas and Missouri borders during the Civil War, Dunbar became ill and was discharged on October 2, 1862, returning after a lengthy journey home via wagon and train to Newburgh. The collection consists of a single volume containing a chronicle of Dunbar's service in Company B, Second Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Cavalry, from January to October 1862, and an anonymous entry, dated February 29, 1864, concerning a business trip to Cleveland.
	Call #:	MS 4601
	Extent:	0.10 linear feet (1 container)
	Subjects:	Dunbar, George E., ca. 1833-1902. \| United States. Army. Ohio Cavalry Regiment, 2nd (1861-1865) -- Personal narratives. \| Soldiers -- Ohio -- Diaries. \| United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives. \| United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Cavalry operations. \| Middle West -- Description and travel. \| Newburgh (Ohio) -- Biography.
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23	Title:	Peter Hitchcock Family Papers
	Creator:	Hitchcock, Peter Family
	Dates:	1788-1898
	Abstract:	Peter Hitchcock, Sr. (1781-1853) was an early settler of Burton, Ohio, who became an Ohio and United States legislator and Chief Justice of Ohio. His sons, Reuben, Henry, and Peter Jr., entered the judiciary, ministry and politics respectively and were affiliated with Burton Academy, Western Reserve College and the Atlantic and Great Western Railway Company. the collection consists of correspondence of family members and miscellaneous papers relating to Western Reserve College, Burton Academy, the Atlantic and Great Western Railway and the early history of Burton, Ohio.
	Call #:	MS 3325
	Extent:	19.80 linear feet (49 containers and 2 oversize volumes)
	Subjects:	Hitchcock, Peter, 1781-1853. \| Hitchcock family. \| Soldiers -- Ohio -- Correspondence. \| Judges -- Ohio -- Correspondence, reminiscences, etc. \| Legislators -- Ohio -- Correspondence, reminiscences, etc. \| Frontier and pioneer life -- Ohio. \| Railroads -- United States. \| Public Square (Cleveland, Ohio) \| Law -- Ohio. \| Burton (Ohio) -- History -- Sources. \| United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives.
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24	Title:	Alfred Mewett Papers
	Creator:	Mewett, Alfred
	Dates:	1736-1955
	Abstract:	Alfred Mewett was the registrar of the Cleveland School of Art (1925-1943) and dean of the John Huntington Polytechnic Institute of Cleveland, Ohio (1930-1953). The collection consists of correspondence, diaries, account books, deeds, newspaper clippings, and other papers reflecting Mewett's interest in the local history and early settlements of the area around Gates Mills, Ohio, in the Western Reserve. The bulk of the collection consists of notes and articles written by Mewett on many historical subjects, including genealogical notes and accounts of interviews with and recollections of old settlers.
	Call #:	MS 3124
	Extent:	9.20 linear feet (15 containers)
	Subjects:	Allen family. \| Gates family. \| Greenwalt family. \| Lockemer family. \| Rudd family. \| Sharp family. \| Sorter family. \| Talbot family. \| Kirtland, J. P. (Jared Potter), 1793-1877. \| Gates Mills Milling Company. \| St. John's Episcopal Church (Cleveland, Ohio) \| Presbyterian Church (Mayfield, Ohio) \| Gates Mills (Ohio) -- History. \| Cuyahoga County (Ohio) -- History. \| United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives.
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25	Title:	James Barnett Papers
	Creator:	Barnett, James
	Dates:	1845-1906
	Abstract:	James Barnett (1821-1911) was an Army officer, of Cleveland, Ohio, who was active in various nineteenth century philanthropic and charitable endeavors. The collection consists of correspondence, history, notes, and other papers, relating to Barnett's service with the 1st Ohio Light Artillery in Tennessee during the Civil War; diaries (1862-1865) of Philander B. Gardner, of Berea, Ohio, Addison F. Stockham, of Hambden Ohio, and Newton D. Strong, of Strongsville, Ohio, members of Barnett's regiment; correspondence relating to the Dept. of Ohio, Grand Army of the Republic; correspondence and other papers (1878-1899) relating to the Bethel Associated Charities, particularly Bethel Union Relief Dept.; and correspondence, statements, and annual reports (1890-1895) of the Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago & St. Louis Railway Company.
	Call #:	MS 2702
	Extent:	1.20 linear feet (3 containers)
	Subjects:	Barnett, James, 1821-1911. \| United States. Army. Ohio Light Artillery Regiment, 1st (1861-1865) \| Grand Army of the Republic. Dept. of Ohio. \| Soldiers -- Ohio -- Correspondence. \| Soldiers -- Ohio -- Diaries. \| United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives.
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26	Title:	Alexander Bunts Family Papers
	Creator:	Bunts, Alexander Family
	Dates:	1770-1968
	Abstract:	Alexander Bunts was a Cleveland, Ohio, neurosurgeon, amateur historian, and Trustee of the Western Reserve Historical Society. He traced his descent from Virgil C. Taylor, an American Civil War soldier and Cleveland realtor, and from Levi Johnson, an early settler of Cleveland. The collection consists of correspondence, diaries, genealogies, autograph books and scrapbooks of Bunts family members, and several monographs collected by Dr. Bunts.
	Call #:	MS 3590
	Extent:	1.21 linear feet (3 containers and 1 oversize folder)
	Subjects:	Bunts family. \| Taylor family. \| Johnson family. \| Sackett family. \| United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives.
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27	Title:	Paul Bough Travis Papers
	Creator:	Travis, Paul Bough
	Dates:	1812-1963
	Abstract:	Paul Bough Travis (1891-1975) was an artist and art educator who taught at the Cleveland School of Art (later the Cleveland Art Institute). His wife, Marjorie Penfield Travis, collected materials on her family history. The collection consists of correspondence, diaries, mementos, unpublished short stories and poetry, and other materials relating to the World War I experiences and artistic career of Paul Travis, and to the genealogy of Marjorie Penfield Travis. Includes diaries and correspondence of her grandparents, William L. and Lucy E. Wood.
	Call #:	MS 3844
	Extent:	1.00 linear feet (3 containers)
	Subjects:	Travis, Paul Bough, 1891-1975. \| Ely family. \| Hall family. \| Ramsey family. \| Rawson family. \| White family. \| Wood family. \| United States. Army. Ohio Infantry Regiment, 29th (1861-1865). Company A. \| Soldiers -- Ohio -- Correspondence. \| World War, 1914-1918 -- Personal narratives, American. \| United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives. \| United States -- Description and travel -- 1865-1900. \| Africa -- Description and travel -- 1901-1950.
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28	Title:	Charles H. Anderton Papers
	Creator:	Anderton, Charles H.
	Dates:	1863-1865
	Abstract:	Charles H. Anderton (b. 1844) of Bedford, Ohio, was soldier in Company D, the 1st Ohio Volunteer Infantry during the American Civil War. He was wounded and captured on May 27, 1864 near Altoona, Georgia. His whereabouts were reported as unknown at the end of the war. He participated in the battles of Tullahoma, Chattanooga, and Chickamauga, and, later, served with Sherman in Georgia. The collection consists of a Civil War diary, communication from the War Department to Anderton's father, receipt for money wired home, and a scrap claimed to be from Anderton's brigade flag.
	Call #:	MS 4013
	Extent:	0.10 linear feet (1 container)
	Subjects:	Anderton, Charles H., b. 1844. \| United States. Army. Ohio Infantry Regiment, 1st (1861-1864). \| Soldiers -- Ohio -- Diaries. \| United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives.
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29	Title:	James M. Nash Papers
	Creator:	Nash, James M.
	Dates:	1861-1866
	Abstract:	James M. Nash (1832 or 1833-1866) was an officer in Company B, 19th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry during the American Civil War, from 1861 to 1865. The collection consists of letters, muster-out rolls, notices of promotions, and part of a diary for the fall of 1863 kept by Nash.
	Call #:	MS 2571
	Extent:	0.10 linear feet (1 container)
	Subjects:	Nash, James M., 1832 or 3-1866. \| Soldiers -- Ohio -- Correspondence. \| Soldiers -- Ohio -- Diaries. \| United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives. \| United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Registers.
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30	Title:	Herman Meyers Civil War Diary
	Creator:	Meyers, Herman
	Dates:	1864
	Abstract:	Herman Meyers was a soldier in Company A of the 155th Pennsylvania Volunteers during the American Civil War. He fought in the battles of Mine Run, Wilderness, Laurel Hill, Spottsville Court House, Shady Grove Church, Cold Harbor, and Petersburg. The collection consists of a diary dated 1864 and a photocopy of the same. The entries usually name the place of encampment and comment on the day's weather and events.
	Call #:	MS 3802
	Extent:	0.10 linear feet (1 container)
	Subjects:	Meyers, Herman. \| Soldiers -- Pennsylvania. \| United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives.
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31	Title:	John Quincy Adams Campbell Diaries
	Creator:	Campbell, John Quincy Adams
	Dates:	1861-1864
	Abstract:	John Quincy Adams Campbell was a member of the 5th Regiment of Iowa Volunteer Infantry during the American Civil War. The collection consists of three Civil War diaries. Volume 1 contains daily entries from July 9, 1861 to December 31, 1862. Volume 2 continues with January 1, 1863 to May 4, 1864, and also contains some later observations about his regiment written after 1905. Volume 3 contains entries from May 5, 1864 to November 24, 1864.
	Call #:	MS 3560
	Extent:	0.20 linear feet (1 container)
	Subjects:	Campbell, John Quincy Adams. \| United States. Army. Iowa Infantry Regiment, 5th (1861-1864) \| Soldiers -- Iowa -- Correspondence, reminiscences, etc. \| United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives.
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32	Title:	Fayette Brown Family Papers
	Creator:	Brown, Fayette Family
	Dates:	1831-1891
	Abstract:	Fayette Brown (1823-1910) was a banker and industrialist who resided in Cleveland, Ohio with his wife, Cornelia, and children, Alexander, William, and Mary. The collection consists of personal correspondence of members of the Brown family, poetry, grade reports, a cash sheet detailing school expenses, a Union Army payroll sheet, and notices and memoranda from the Northern Ohio Sanitary Fair (1864).
	Call #:	MS 3150
	Extent:	1.40 linear feet (4 containers)
	Subjects:	Brown family. \| Brown, Fayette, 1823-1910. \| Strikes and lockouts -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Labor -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Women -- United States -- Social life and customs. \| Upper classes -- United States -- Social life and customs. \| United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives. \| Yellowstone National Park.
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33	Title:	Wells A. Bushnell, Sixth Ohio Volunteer Cavalry Memoir
	Creator:	Bushnell, Wells A.
	Dates:	1898-1905
	Abstract:	Wells A. Bushnell (1839-1907) was born in Trumbull County, Ohio. He enlisted in 1861 as a private for three years in the Sixth Ohio Volunteer Cavalry at Orwell, Ohio, and was appointed a corporal soon thereafter. He was captured in 1862 at Catlett Station, Virginia, and spent ten days in Libby Prison, Richmond, Virginia, before being exchanged. He was appointed a sergeant in Company A, Sixth Ohio Volunteer Cavalry on January 1, 1863, and subsequently served as a quartermaster sergeant and orderly sergeant in Company A throughout 1863 and 1864. He was promoted to second lieutenant November 12, 1864, and then to first lieutenant January 31, 1865, in Company E of the Sixth Ohio. Bushnell resigned from service May 28, 1865. The Sixth Ohio Volunteer Cavalry saw heavy action throughout the American Civil War. Originating at Orwell, Ohio, and surrounding areas, it was one of two cavalry regiments raised by Senator Benjamin F. Wade and Congressman John Hutchins of Ohio. The Sixth entered the war in June 1862 during the pursuit of Stonewall Jackson in the Shenandoah Valley campaign. Throughout the war, the Sixth participated in numerous battles and engagements, including Cross Keys, Luray Court House, Warrenton, 2nd Bull Run, Chantilly, Fredericksburg, Kelly's Ford, Aldie, Middleburg, Upperville, Rapidan Station, Bristoe Station, Gettysburg, Yellow Tavern, Cold Harbor, Trevilians' Station, Malvern Hill, Dinwiddie Court House, Five Forks, and Appomattox. The Sixth was present at the surrender of Confederate forces at Appomattox. The collection consists of a bound volume compiled and written in longhand by Wells A. Bushnell concerning his service in and the history of the Sixth Ohio Volunteer Cavalry. It also contains notes, a newspaper clipping, and a ribbon removed form the bound volume. The memoir documents the movements, actions, and battles in which the Sixth Ohio Volunteer Cavalry participated from 1862-1865, including the Shenandoah Valley campaign, Cross Keys, 2nd Bull Run, Fredericksburg, Gettysburg, Cold Harbor, Five Forks, and Appomattox. It describes other aspects of the war, including camp life of the soldiers, troop movements and transportation, and Libby Prison in Richmond, Virginia. The memoir also includes a roster of officers and enlisted men of Company A of the Sixth Ohio Volunteer Cavalry, which details their military service and in many cases notes their death dates. This bound volume was removed from MS 2152 Regimental Papers of the Civil War, Container 17, Bound Volume 1, for this microfilm reproduction.
	Call #:	MS 2152A
	Extent:	0.20 linear feet (1 container)
	Subjects:	Bushnell, Wells A., 1839-1907. \| United States. Army. Ohio Cavalry Regiment, 6th (1861-1865) \| Libby Prison. \| United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Registers. \| United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Campaigns. \| United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Transportation. \| United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Equipment and supplies. \| United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Prisoners and prisons. \| United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Regimental histories. \| United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives.
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34	Title:	Sohl Family Papers
	Creator:	Sohl Family
	Dates:	1840-1979
	Abstract:	The Sohl Family is a Cleveland, Ohio, family of German-Americans, descended from Johann Georg Sohl (anglicized to George Sohl) who settled in Cleveland in 1840. His son, Gustav, married Mary Goodrich, whose father, George Elliott Goodrich, served in the 124th Ohio Volunteer Infantry during the American Civil War and was one of the soldiers assigned to escort the body of President Lincoln from Washington to Illinois. His grandson, Ralph William Sohl, was an engineer for a tire and rubber company. The collection consists of George Sohl's passport and related papers, his will, Sohl family correspondence, deeds and other records relating to property in Egg Harbor, N.J., cemetery lot purchase records, birth and death certificates for Ralph William Sohl, and Goodrich family papers, including a marriage certificate, civil war correspondence, and a copy of the order for troops to accompany Lincoln's body to Illinois. Included in the correspondence is a letter from George Goodrich expressing his feelings about the assassination of Lincoln.
	Call #:	MS 4380
	Extent:	0.20 linear feet (1 container and 1 oversize folder)
	Subjects:	Sohl family. \| Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 -- Funeral journey to Springfield. \| Goodrich family. \| German Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives.
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35	Title:	Daniel D. Hopper Papers
	Creator:	Hopper, Daniel D.
	Dates:	1853-1883
	Abstract:	Daniel D. Hopper was a lieutenant in Company F, 10th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Cavalry, during the American Civil War. The collection consists primarily of personal letters to Hopper from his wife, Delina Woodrow Hopper, and from other relatives living in Youngstown, Ohio.
	Call #:	MS 3413
	Extent:	0.20 linear feet (1 container)
	Subjects:	Hopper, Daniel D. \| Hopper family. \| Soldiers -- Ohio -- Family relationships. \| United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives.
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36	Title:	James H. Eastburn Diary
	Creator:	Eastburn, James H.
	Dates:	1862-1865
	Abstract:	James H. Eastburn, of Sheldon, Illinois, was a soldier in Company E, 76th Regiment, Illinois Volunteer Infantry, during the American Civil War. the collection consists of a diary containing 33 photographs of members of the 76th Illinois Volunteer Infantry and Eastburn's comments on daily activities, camp life and military engagements.
	Call #:	MS 3331
	Extent:	0.20 linear feet (1 container)
	Subjects:	Eastburn, James H. \| United States. Army. Illinois Infantry Regiment, 76th (1862-1865) \| United States. Army -- Military life. \| Soldiers -- Illinois -- Miscellanea. \| United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives.
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37	Title:	Adelaide Rudolph Papers
	Creator:	Rudolph, Adelaide
	Dates:	1839-1951
	Abstract:	Adelaide Rudolph (1858-1953) was a niece of President and Mrs. James A. Garfield who was a teacher and librarian at Columbia University. After her retirement, she worked on a history of Hiram, Ohio, at the Cleveland Public Library. Her father, Joseph Rudolph, was a soldier in Company A, 23rd Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, during the American Civil War. The collection consists of letters, a journal, genealogical data, and newspaper clippings of the Garfield and Rudolph families.
	Call #:	MS 3353
	Extent:	0.60 linear feet (2 containers)
	Subjects:	Rudolph, Adelaide, 1858-1953. \| Garfield family. \| Rudolph family. \| United States. Army. Ohio Infantry Regiment, 23rd (1861-1865) \| United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives.
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38	Title:	Peter Henry Kaiser Family Papers
	Creator:	Kaiser, Peter Henry
	Dates:	1798-1966
	Abstract:	Peter Henry Kaiser (1840-1929) was a Cleveland, Ohio, lawyer who grew up in the Dutch Valley area of Tuscarawas County, Ohio. He was an amateur historian and wrote numerous short stories about his childhood home in Tuscarawas County. His second wife, Beza (Boynton) Kaiser, also wrote stories about the early history of Tuscarawas County. Their children were Ella Kaiser Carruth and John Boynton Kaiser. The collection consists of diaries of Peter Henry Kaiser, writings by various Kaiser family members, correspondence, a class roll book, an account book, genealogical notes on the Kaiser, Boynton and Culver families, newspaper clippings, a scrapbook, land records, and miscellaneous materials. The collection deals primarily with the personal lives of Peter Henry Kaiser and his family. Included are some historical materials on Tuscarawas County and three letters Peter Henry Kaiser wrote during the Civil War.
	Call #:	MS 4308
	Extent:	0.81 linear feet (3 containers and 1 oversize folder)
	Subjects:	Kaiser, Peter Henry, 1840-1929. \| Kaiser, Beza Boynton, 1845-1942. \| Boynton family. \| Culver family. \| Kaiser family. \| Tuscarawas County (Ohio) -- History. \| United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives. \| Ohio -- History.
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39	Title:	George W. Hodges Letters
	Creator:	Hodges, George W.
	Dates:	1861-1865
	Abstract:	George W. Hodges (1827-1918) as a sergeant in the Ohio Volunteer Infantry, 41st Regiment, during the American Civil War. The collection consists of letters to his wife, Marana, during the Civil War.
	Call #:	MS 3303
	Extent:	0.40 linear feet (1 container)
	Subjects:	Hodges, George W., 1827-1918. \| United States. Army. Ohio Infantry Regiment, 41st (1861-1865) \| Soldiers -- Ohio -- Correspondence. \| United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives.
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40	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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