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1	Title:	Political Experiences of Major General Jacob Dolson Cox
	Creator:	Cochran, William Cox
	Dates:	1940
	Abstract:	Jacob Dolson Cox was a Union Army general and politician from Ohio. During the American Civil War, Cox headed the Department of the Kanawha, commanded the IX Corps of the Army of Virginia, and in 1863, assumed command of the District of Ohio and of the 3rd Division, XXIII Corps. After the war, he was Governor of Ohio (1866-1867) and was President Grant's Secretary of the Interior (1869-1870). He was also president of the Wabash Railroad and was elected to Congress in 1876. He authored Military Reminiscences of the Civil War (1900). The collection consists of a bound, ribbon copy of William Cox Cochran's(1846-1936) unfinished biography of his stepfather, Major General Jacob Dolson Cox (1828-1900). This unpublished manuscript was prepared after William Cox Cochran's death in 1936.
	Call #:	MS 2757
	Extent:	0.40 linear feet (1 container)
	Subjects:	Cox, Jacob D. (Jacob Dolson), 1828-1900. \| United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865. \| United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Biography. \| United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Campaigns. \| Generals -- United States. \| Reconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877). \| Governors -- Ohio. \| Ohio -- Politics and government -- 1865-1950. \| United States -- Politics and government -- 1865-1900.
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2	Title:	Anton L. Maresh Papers
	Creator:	Maresh, Anton L.
	Dates:	1899-1956
	Abstract:	Anton L. maresh was a Cleveland, Ohio, musician, piano store owner, Republican politician, and collector of Abraham Lincoln material, who was also known as Anthony L. Maresh. His piano store on East 55th Street became the Republican political headquarters for Cleveland's southeast side, and in 1913, Maresh and his associates helped launch the political candidacy of Harry L. Davis for mayor. Maresh retired from the piano business in 1937, but actively pursued his hobby of collecting Lincoln memorabilia, building one of the largest private collections of Lincoln documents and lecturing on Lincoln lore to various groups. He served as long-time president of the local branch of the Lincoln Association of Ohio. The collection consists of personal correspondence, files on Cleveland politics and the music business, clippings, and financial and legal documents. Included is a collection of Lincoln material, consisting of copies of documents and facsimiles, addresses and writings about Lincoln by Maresh, writings on Lincoln by other authors, magazine articles and clippings. The collection pertains primarily to Maresh's interest in Abraham Lincoln and the Civil War, as well as Maresh's activities in the local Lincoln Association. Additional materials pertain to Maresh's music business and political activities.
	Call #:	MS 4444
	Extent:	1.10 linear feet (1 container and 1 oversize folder)
	Subjects:	Maresh, A. L. (Anton L.) b. 1877. \| Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865. \| Music trade -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865. \| United States -- Politics and government -- 1861-1865. \| Cleveland (Ohio) -- Politics and government.
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3	Title:	William C. McFarland Papers
	Creator:	McFarland, William C.
	Dates:	1855-1930
	Abstract:	William C. McFarland (b. 1838-?) was born in Lawrence County, Pennsylvania, of Scots-Irish extraction. He was a descendant of the McFarlane Clan of Loch Sloy, Scotland. He was educated in Pennsylvania, and taught in Kentucky from 1859-1861. He then attended Ohio State and Union Law College of Cleveland, Ohio, graduating with a degree of A.B. In 1862 McFarland practiced law in Cleveland until 1864, when he joined the Quartermaster's Department of the Union Army at Nashville, Tennessee. He resumed his law practice in Cleveland after the war. He was elected by the Republican Party as a representative from Cuyahoga County to the Ohio General Assembly in 1871, serving until 1873. In 1875, he formed the law firm Critchfield & McFarland, engaging in corporate and commercial law. It was in business for two years, and following its demise, McFarland traveled to Europe. He wrote many letters during time spent overseas, detailing his experiences and observations to the Cleveland Herald. McFarland was a conservative Republican politician. In addition, he was ranked among the most successful lawyers in Cleveland. The collection consists of anecdotes, articles, essays, newspaper clippings, postcards, and speeches.
	Call #:	MS 4862
	Extent:	0.20 linear feet (1 container)
	Subjects:	McFarland, William C., b. 1838. -- Speeches. \| American essays -- 19th century. \| Slavery -- United States -- 19th century. \| African Americans -- Art -- 19th century. \| African Americans -- Music -- 19th century. \| American poetry -- African American authors -- 19th century. \| Lawyers -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- 19th century. \| Law -- United States -- 19th century. \| Agriculture -- United States -- 19th century. \| United States -- History -- 19th century. \| United States -- Politics and government -- 1849-1877. \| United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865. \| Cleveland (Ohio) -- 19th century.
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4	Title:	Western Reserve Manuscripts (Western Reserve Historical Society Manuscript Vertical File)
	Creator:	Various
	Dates:	1636-1991
	Abstract:	The Western Reserve Manuscripts is a collection of small manuscript accessions that have been donated to the Western Reserve Historical Society since its founding in 1867. These manuscripts often consist of one document but can include multiple items contained in one folder. This collection of material documents numerous subjects and themes in the history of Cleveland, Ohio, and the region of northeast Ohio known as the Western Reserve. The collection consists of advertisements, agreements, applications, articles, autobiographies, autograph books and autographs, biographical sketches, certificates, correspondence, deeds, diaries, drawings, envelopes, genealogies, histories, indentures, invoices, letters, lists, manuscripts, memoranda, newspaper clippings, notes, papers, photographs, poems, receipts, reports, scripts, speech transcripts, telegrams, and other material. Western Reserve Historical Society library staff began to describe these manuscripts in this finding aid in 2015. This is an ongoing project that will be updated for public access as the project progresses in real time.
	Call #:	MS 5362
	Extent:	27.80 linear feet (29 containers)
	Subjects:	Western Reserve (Ohio) -- History. \| Western Reserve (Ohio) -- Surveys. \| Pioneers -- Ohio -- Western Reserve. \| Real property -- Ohio -- Western Reserve. \| Surveyors -- Ohio -- Western Reserve. \| Cleveland (Ohio) -- History. \| Connecticut Land Company. \| Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- History. \| Cleveland (Ohio) -- Genealogy. \| Women -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- History. \| Business enterprises -- Ohio -- Cleveland \| United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Sources. \| Slavery -- United States -- History -- Sources. \| United States -- History -- 19th century. \| United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865. \| Cleveland (Ohio) -- 19th century. \| Temperance -- Ohio -- Societies, etc. \| Antislavery movements -- Ohio.
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