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1Title:  William Eleroy Curtis Papers     
 Creator:  Curtis, William Eleroy 
 Dates:  1877-1912 
 Abstract:  William Eleroy Curtis (1850-1911) was a traveling correspondent for two Chicago newspapers, the Inter-Ocean (1873-1886) and the Record Herald (1887-1911). The collection consists of correspondence, copies of manuscript speeches and articles by Curtis and others, and newspaper clippings, dealing primarily with Curtis' activities as director of the Pan American Union (1890-1893), and as chief of the Latin American Department of the World's Columbian Exposition (1893). Includes Curtis' articles on Christopher Columbus and various European and Latin American countries. Correspondents include national political figures and international dignitaries. 
 Call #:  MS 3276 
 Extent:  1.25 linear feet (3 containers) 
 Subjects:  Curtis, William Eleroy, 1850-1911 | Columbus, Christopher. | Pan American Union. | World's Columbian Exposition (1893 : Chicago, Ill.) | Journalists -- Illinois -- Chicago -- Correspondence. | Travel. | Voyages and travels. | Pan-Americanism. | Latin America -- Description and travel. | Europe -- Description and travel -- 1800-1918.
 
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2Title:  Michael Kowan Family Papers     
 Creator:  Kowan, Michael family 
 Dates:  1942-1987 
 Abstract:  Michael Kowan and his wife, Rachel Howitz Kowan, owned and operated Kay's Book and Magazine Supermarket in downtown Cleveland, Ohio. Michael served in World War II and was in England, 1943-1945. The collection consists of family materials, including photograph albums and volumes of Michael's poetry; scrapbooks of Michael and Rachel's travels, particularly to New York City; letters, photographs and articles relating to Kay's Book and Magazine Supermarket; and scrapbooks of souvenirs, photographs and letters relating to Michael's military service and London during World War II, including aerial shots taken in the skies of Great Britain during the war. 
 Call #:  MS 4944 
 Extent:  2.00 linear feet (4 containers) 
 Subjects:  Kowan, Michael. | Kowan, Rachel Howitz. | Howitz, Morris. | Kowan family. | Howitz family. | Kay's Book and Magazine Supermarket. | Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Jewish soldiers -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Bookstores -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | World War, 1939-1945 -- Participation, Jewish. | World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal narratives, American. | World War, 1939-1945 -- England. | World War, 1939-1945 -- England -- London. | Voyages and travels. | Poetry. | Scrapbooks. | New York (N.Y.) -- Description and travel. | London (England) -- Description and travel.
 
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3Title:  Mather Family Papers     
 Creator:  Mather Family 
 Dates:  1834-1967 
 Abstract:  The Mather Family was a prominent Cleveland, Ohio, family related to the early New England Mather family and descended through Samuel Livingston Mather (1817-1890), who moved to Cleveland from Connecticut in 1843. Family members were prominent in all areas of Cleveland's development, including business and industry, education, philanthropy, the arts, medicine, literature, and politics. Many became nationally and internationally noted in their fields. The Mather family is related by marriage to the Bishop, Stone, Woolson, Benedict and Hay families. The collection consists of correspondence, newspaper clippings, legal and financial documents, copies of wills and estate records, genealogical charts and research notes, biographies, tributes, awards, diaries, account books, drawings, reports, and an autograph collection. Major topics of the correspondence include the travels and literary accomplishments of family members. 
 Call #:  MS 3735 
 Extent:  12.81 linear feet (29 containers, 4 oversize volumes, and 1 oversize folder) 
 Subjects:  Mather family. | Bishop family. | Hayes family. | Stone family. | Woolson family. | Benedict family. | Benedict, Clare. | Woolson, Constance Fenimore, 1840-1894. | Benedict, Clara Woolson, 1843-1923. | Voyages and travels. | Literature and society. | Autographs -- Collections.
 
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