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| Manuscript Collection | Save | 41 | Title: | Cleveland, Ohio Charter Commission Records, Series II
| | | Creator: | Cleveland, Ohio Charter Commission | | | Dates: | 1913 | | | Abstract: | The Cleveland, Ohio Charter Commission was a fifteen-member commission elected to write a new city charter for Cleveland, Ohio following passage of the Home Rule Amendment to the Ohio constitution in 1912. The commission disagreed over the size of city council, with some pressing for a small council elected at large for the purposes of efficiency and to guard against the corruption of political machines, while others advocated a large council elected by ward which would be more democratic and answerable to ward concerns. The home rule charter, approved by voters in July 1913 and effective 1 Jan. 1914, was modeled basically on the federal plan (council-mayor), providing for nonpartisan election of a 26-member council on a ward basis. A preferential voting system was established offering 1st, 2nd and 3rd choices, with the mayor controlling city government administration and the appointment of department heads. Along with an item veto, the mayor could veto council ordinances. The charter provided for initiative, referendum, and recall. In 1923, voters replaced the charter with a city manager plan, which was replaced in 1931 with a return to partisan elections for mayor and council. The collection consists of typescript copies of letters, minutes of meetings, calendars, resolutions, recommendations, and speeches relating to the activities of the commission preparing a home rule charter for Cleveland. Members of the commission represented in the collection include Newton D. Baker and Mayo Fessler. The collection includes copies of The Charter of the city of Cleveland. | | | Call #: | MS 2658 | | | Extent: | 0.20 linear feet (1 container) | | | Subjects: | Cleveland (Ohio). Charter Commission -- Archives. | Municipal charters -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Municipal home rule -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Cleveland (Ohio) -- Charters. | Cleveland (Ohio) -- Politics and government.
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Manuscript Collection | Save | 42 | Title: | Phoenix Peace Fountain Records
| | | Creator: | Phoenix Peace Fountain | | | Dates: | 1993-2003 | | | Abstract: | The Phoenix Peace Fountain (2002) was created by Michael Whitely, president and chief executive officer of Inspirational Media International (f. 1998) located in Painesville, Ohio. This company specializes in resolving conflict and nurturing positive relationships using educational programs and other means. As a result, Inspirational Media International was approached and asked to design cross-community initiatives accenting the similarities between the Catholic and Protestant communities, after the signing of the Peace Accord in Northern Ireland in 1998. Whitely conceived the idea of a Phoenix Peace Fountain, built from weapons collected by the police forces in Ohio, that today stands in Northern Ireland as a symbol of peace and hope for the future. Individuals and organizations throughout the United States contributed to this project in donating their time, efforts and products needed for this fountain to become a reality. The Fountain was a gift from the communities of the United States to the communities of Northern Ireland and is on permanent view in Anderson Park, Coleraine, Northern Ireland. It serves to illustrate a lasting reminder to the people of Northern Ireland of America's support in the Northern Ireland peace process. Over four hundred individuals and organizations in the United States were involved in the making of this eight-ton, twelve-foot stainless steel fountain. Thousands of weapons seized by law enforcement agencies throughout America, were used in the making of this monument. The use of these weapons symbolizes the end of violence. The design of the fountain is based on the Giant's Causeway, County Antrim, in Northern Ireland, and it names the 26 councils that signed the Peace Accord, May 22, 1998. The top of the monument features a phoenix on a nest of rifles, symbolizing the story of how this bird was reborn from its own ashes, and gives a promise of a new beginning. The fountain was shipped to Northern Ireland courtesy of Air France and was unveiled on July 4, 2002. The collection consists of consist of a brochure, a calendar, newspaper clippings and a pamphlet. | | | Call #: | MS 4887 | | | Extent: | 0.20 linear feet (1 container) | | | Subjects: | Whitely, Michael. | Inspirational Media International. | Northern Ireland Community Cooperation Initiative. | Irish Americans -- Politics and government. | Irish Americans -- Archives. | Reconciliation. | Phoenix Peace Fountain. | Northern Ireland -- History -- 1994- | Northern Ireland -- Politics and government -- 1994-
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Manuscript Collection | Save | 43 | Title: | James Humphrey Hoyt Correspondence
| | | Creator: | Hoyt, James Humphrey | | | Dates: | 1894-1896 | | | Abstract: | James Humphrey Hoyt (1850-1917) was a lawyer and Republican politician, of Cleveland, Ohio. The collection consists primarily of political correspondence with several United States Senators and Representatives, Ohio Governors, and officers of various county Republican organizations. Correspondents include Theodore E. Burton, Asa S. Bushnell, Charles L. Kurtz, William McKinley, John Sherman, and Caleb B. Wick. | | | Call #: | MS 3127 | | | Extent: | 0.40 linear feet (1 container) | | | Subjects: | Hoyt, James Humphrey, 1850-1917. | Politicians -- United States -- Correspondence, reminiscences, etc. | United States -- Politics and government -- 1893-1897. | Ohio -- Politics and government -- 1865-1950.
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Manuscript Collection | Save | 44 | Title: | Elisha Whittlesey Papers
| | | Creator: | Whittlesey, Elisha | | | Dates: | 1769-1869 | | | Abstract: | Elisha Whittlesey (1783-1863) was a lawyer, United States Representative from Ohio (1822-1838), and public official. The collection consists of correspondence, legal papers, receipts, account ledgers, memoranda, drafts of legislation, and land deeds. The Elisha Whittlesey Papers deal with his career as a member of the United States Congress for sixteen years, comptroller of the United States Treasury for eight years, and Auditor of the Post Office Department for two years. His voluminous correspondence involves a large number of men prominent in national, late, and local affairs, particularly the Whig Party, American Colonization Society, the American Bible Society, and the development of the canals, rivers, harbors, railroads, and banks of northern Ohio and the Western Reserve. His mass of legal papers deals with the practice of his law office in Canfield, Ohio, his large holdings of land in the Western Reserve, Firelands, and the Maumee Valley. His wife and family occupy another prominent place in his correspondence, and he also had an interest in agricultural problems and served in the War of 1812. | | | Call #: | MS 1200 | | | Extent: | 33.20 linear feet (83 containers) | | | Subjects: | Whittlesey, Elisha, 1783-1863. | American Bible Society. | American Colonization Society. | African Americans -- Colonization. | Banks and banking -- Ohio. | Canals -- Ohio. | Harbors -- Ohio. | Indians of North America -- Government relations. | Postal service -- United States. | Railroads -- United States. | Antislavery movements -- United States. | Western Reserve (Ohio) -- History -- Sources. | Ohio -- History -- 1787-1865 -- Sources. | Ohio -- Politics and government -- 1787-1865. | United States -- History -- 1783-1865 -- Sources. | United States -- Politics and government -- 1783-1865.
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Manuscript Collection | Save | 45 | Title: | George A. Myers Correspondence
| | | Creator: | Myers, George A. | | | Dates: | 1912-1923 | | | Abstract: | George A. Myers (1859-1930) was the owner of the Hollenden Barber Shop, which became his steppingstone into Republican politics in the 1890s, Myers became an influential African American politician and civic leader in Cleveland, Ohio, and a close ally to Marcus Hanna. Myers was a delegate to the Republican National Convention in 1892, 1896, and 1900 and was instrumental in the development of the McKinley-Hanna organization and in the election of Hanna to the United States Senate. During the 1920s, Myers adopted a new tone of militancy in racial matters. The collection consists of correspondence between Myers and James Ford Rhodes, businessman and historian. Contains comments and opinions on contemporary political issues and notable public figures (Theodore Roosevelt, Marcus A. Hanna, William Howard Taft, and Woodrow Wilson). | | | Call #: | MS 1199 | | | Extent: | 0.20 linear feet (1 container) | | | Subjects: | Myers, George A., 1859-1930. | Hanna, Marcus Alonzo, 1837-1904. | Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. | Taft, William H. (William Howard), 1857-1930. | Wilson, Woodrow, 1856-1924. | African Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Politics and government. | African Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Correspondence. | United States -- Politics and government -- 20th century -- Sources.
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Manuscript Collection | Save | 48 | Title: | Columbiana County, Ohio, Records
| | | Creator: | Columbiana County, Ohio | | | Dates: | 1803-1854 | | | Abstract: | The collection consists of Columbiana County, Ohio, court case records, copies of laws of the Ohio legislature, abstracts of votes by township, list of justices of the peace, 1803-1832; record book of the clerk of the Court of Common Pleas, 1817-1839; minutes of meetings of the County Commissioners, 1829-1838; Center Township records, including minutes of trustee meetings, treasurers' records, copies of agreements, and militia rolls, 1824-1854. | | | Call #: | MS 1134 | | | Extent: | 0.60 linear feet (2 containers) | | | Subjects: | Court records -- Ohio -- Columbiana County. | Elections -- Ohio -- Columbiana County -- Statistics. | Justices of the peace -- Ohio -- Columbiana County. | Columbiana County (Ohio) -- History -- Sources. | Center (Columbiana County, Ohio : Township) -- History -- Sources. | Columbiana County (Ohio) -- Politics and government. | Center (Columbiana County, Ohio : Township) -- Politics and government.
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Manuscript Collection | Save | 49 | Title: | Abba Hillel Silver papers, 1909-1989, (bulk 1914-1963)
| | | Creator: | Silver, Abba Hillel, 1893-1963 | | | Dates: |
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| | | Call #: | Microfilm Collection | | | Extent: | 5892 folders. | | | Subjects: | American Zionist Policy Committee | American Zionist Council | American Zionist Emergency Council | Anglo-American Committee of Inquiry on Jewish Problems in Palestine and Europe | Cleveland Bureau of Jewish Education (Cleveland, Ohio) | Jewish Welfare Federation (Cleveland, Ohio) | Jewish National Fund | Jewish Agency for Palestine. -- American Section | Jewish Agency for Palestine | Joint Distribution Committee of the American Funds for Jewish War Sufferers | Keren Hayesod | Ohio Commission on Unemployment Insurance | Jewish Community Federation (Cleveland, Ohio) | Jewish Community Council (Cleveland, Ohio) | Temple (Cleveland, Ohio) | United Palestine Appeal (U.S.) | United Jewish Appeal | Cleveland Zionist Society (Cleveland, Ohio) | League for Human Rights (Cleveland, Ohio) | Zionist Organization of America | Rabbis -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Archives | Zionism | Zionism -- United States | Palestine -- Emigration and immigration | Palestine -- Politics and government | Israel -- Politics and government | Refugees, Jewish | Jews -- Palestine | Jews -- United States | Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland | Judaism | Reform Judaism | Labor movement -- United States | Insurance, Unemployment -- Ohio | Open and closed shop -- Ohio -- Cleveland | Anti-Nazi movements -- Ohio -- Cleveland
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Manuscript Collection | Save | 50 | Title: | Elisha Whittlesey Papers, Series II
| | | Creator: | Whittlesey, Elisha | | | Dates: | 1801-1863 | | | Abstract: | Elisha Whittlesey was a lawyer, United States Representative from Ohio for eight terms from 1823-1838, and comptroller of the Treasury under Taylor, Fillmore, Pierce, and Lincoln. A resident of Canfield, Ohio, Whittlesey was prosecuting attorney for the entire Western Reserve from 1807-1823, and was an officer and private secretary to Gen. Wm. Henry Harrison during the War of 1812. As a circuit lawyer, Whittlesey specialized in land cases, and his business interests were in the handling of eastern capital invested in Ohio lands. Affiliated with the Natl. Republican and Whig parties, Whittlesey was a typical conservative state leader of the 19th century, primarily concerned with economic matters affecting the growth of Ohio. Active in the American Colonization Society, he believed in expatriation as the answer to the slavery problem. The collection consists of financial papers, notes, speeches, docket books, newspaper clippings, certificates of appointment, and letters to Whittlesey. The speeches include topics such as African colonization, agriculture, the Ohio Militia, and the War of 1812. The letters include material on Brady's Leap, the Ohio Canal Fund Commissioners, the estate of Samuel Griswold, and the history of Canfield, Ohio, the Firelands and the Western Reserve. Also included are ca. 140 letters from early Ohio governors, members of the Ohio Constitutional Convention, state legislators, and soldiers during the War of 1812, mostly addressed to Elijah Wadsworth, concerning political and military matters in Ohio, particularly the Western Reserve, 1801-1857. | | | Call #: | MS 1529 | | | Extent: | 2.40 linear feet (6 containers) | | | Subjects: | Whittlesey, Elisha, 1783-1863. | Griswold, Stanley, 1763-1815 -- Estate. | Brady, Samuel, 1756-1795. | Ohio. Board of Canal Fund Commissioners. | Afro-Americans -- Colonization -- Africa. | Court calendars -- Ohio. | Canfield (Ohio) -- History -- Sources. | Firelands (Ohio) -- History -- Sources. | Ohio -- History -- 1787-1865 -- Sources. | Ohio -- History -- War of 1812 -- Sources. | Ohio -- Militia -- History. | United States -- History -- War of 1812 -- Sources. | Western Reserve (Ohio) -- History -- Sources. | Ohio -- Politics and government -- 1787-1865.
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Manuscript Collection | Save | 51 | Title: | Newburgh, Ohio, Records
| | | Creator: | Newburgh, Ohio | | | Dates: | 1815-1915 | | | Abstract: | Newburgh Township was organized in 1814, near Cleveland, Ohio. Between 1823 and 1914 portions of Newburgh were annexed to Cleveland, East Cleveland, Independence, Garfield Heights and Newburgh Heights. The collection consists of town books containing minutes of meetings of electors and trustees, election results, court dockets, copies of receipts and petitions; school fund records (1883-1889); treasurers' books (1839-1890); election pollbooks and tally sheets (1843-1866, 1893-1915); township clerks' records; petitions, mortgages, ordinances, resolutions, contracts, bonds, receipts; and notes on the political history of Newburgh compiled by Henry H. Bohning, township clerk at the turn of the century. | | | Call #: | MS 3058 | | | Extent: | 5.00 linear feet (4 containers and 9 oversize volumes) | | | Subjects: | Newburgh (Ohio) | Court calendars -- Ohio -- Newburgh. | Elections -- Ohio -- Newburgh. | Newburgh (Ohio) -- Politics and government.
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Manuscript Collection | Save | 52 | Title: | Burke Aaron Hinsdale Papers
| | | Creator: | Hinsdale, Burke Aaron | | | Dates: | 1854-1901 | | | Abstract: | Burke Aaron Hinsdale (1837-1900) was an educator who served as President of Hiram College, Superintendent of the Cleveland Public Schools, and professor at the University of Michigan. The collection consists of correspondence, student essays, notes, receipts, articles, clippings, biographical material, and other papers concerning Hinsdale's student days, his positions at Hiram College, the Cleveland Public Schools, and the University of Michigan, his association with James A. Garfield, and his writing of The Works of James Abram Garfield (1882-83), containing information on Garfield's early life and the Republican convention of 1880. Includes letters of condolence to Mrs. Hinsdale on her husband's death. | | | Call #: | MS 1772 | | | Extent: | 2.30 linear feet (6 containers and 1 oversize folder) | | | Subjects: | Hinsdale, B. A. (Burke Aaron), 1837-1900. | Garfield, James A. (James Abram), 1831-1881. | Hinsdale, B. A. (Burke Aaron), 1837-1900. Works of James Abram Garfield, 1882-1883. | Hiram College. | University of Michigan. | Cleveland Public Schools. | Republican Party (U.S. : 1854- ) | College presidents -- Ohio. | College teachers -- Michigan. | Political conventions -- United States. | School superintendants -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | United States -- Politics and government -- 1865-1900.
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Manuscript Collection | Save | 53 | Title: | Cleveland Citizen's Petition to the City Council
| | | Creator: | Cleveland Citizen's Petition to the City Council | | | Dates: | ca. 1892 | | | Abstract: | The collection consists of a petition urging the Cleveland, Ohio, City Council "to at once take proper action to provide for the purchases of sufficient suitable land for park purposes," signed by hundreds of Cleveland residents. | | | Call #: | MS 1125 | | | Extent: | 0.20 linear feet (1 container) | | | Subjects: | Parks -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Cleveland (Ohio) -- Politics and government.
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Manuscript Collection | Save | 54 | Title: | Seth Taft Papers
| | | Creator: | Taft, Seth | | | Dates: | 1933-2008 | | | Abstract: | Seth Chase Taft was born in 1922, the grandson of president William H. Taft and son of Cincinnati mayor Charles Phelps Taft II. Following service in the U.S. Navy during World War II, Taft married Francis Prindle and began a successful career with Jones, Day, Reavis and Pogue in Cleveland. Taft was involved with politics and community activities for many years, including the reformation of the Cuyahoga County Charter in the 1950s and an unsuccessful Republican candidacy for mayor of Cleveland in 1967. He served as a Cuyahoga County commissioner from 1971 to 1978. The collection consists of awards, biographical documents, campaign literature, correspondence, financial data, meetings minutes, newspaper clippings, photographs, research files, and urban development proposal reports. | | | Call #: | MS 5071 | | | Extent: | 1.81 linear feet (3 containers and 1 oversize folder) | | | Subjects: | Taft, Seth Chase, 1922- | Lawyers -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Politicians -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | County charters -- Ohio -- Cuyahoga County. | City planning -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Urban renewal -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Cuyahoga County (Ohio) -- Politics and government.
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Manuscript Collection | Save | 55 | 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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Manuscript Collection | Save | 56 | Title: | Elijah Wadsworth Family Papers, Series II
| | | Creator: | Wadsworth, Elijah family | | | Dates: | 1702-1910 | | | Abstract: | General Elijah Wadsworth (1747-1817) was a prominent figure in the early history of Ohio's Western Reserve who served in both the Revolutionary War and the War of 1812. He was a captain in the 2nd continental light dragoons in the Revolutionary War and was the commander, major-general, of the 4th division of the Ohio Militia during the War of 1812. Wadsworth was also the largest land owner in Canfield during its early years, and its first postmaster, and its tax collector during the early years. Elijah Wadsworth's two descendants who are most frequently encountered in the collection are Maria C. Wadsworth and Henry Wadsworth. Maria C. Wadsworth was the daughter, and only child, of Elijah Wadsworth's son George. She lived in Canfield and married William B. Dawson. Henry Wadsworth (1784-1830) was a son of Elijah Wadsworth. He stayed behind in Litchfield, Connecticut, when Gen. Wadsworth moved to Canfield, and stayed in the general area all his life. Frederick, (1786-1869) George (1793-1832), and Rhoda Wadsworth (1748- ?) were other children of Elijah. The collection consists of letters and documents relating to the Wadsworth family starting with Gen. Elijah Wadsworth, and continuing on through his children and grandchildren, with some items from family friends, like Elisha Whittlesey, and life/society in this period. The collection includes personal letters, official correspondence, receipts, other financial records, land sale/purchase contacts, wills and other estate management documents, land surveys, and other miscellaneous documents. | | | Call #: | MS 4979 | | | Extent: | 0.41 linear feet (1 container and 1 oversize folder) | | | Subjects: | Wadsworth, Elijah, 1747-1817. | Wadsworth family | Whittlesey, Elisha, 1783-1863. | Hinde, Thomas S. (Thomas Spottswood), 1785-1846. | Connecticut Land Company. | Ohio. Militia -- History -- War of 1812 -- Sources. | Real property -- Ohio -- Western Reserve. | Postmasters -- Ohio -- Western Reserve. | Ohio -- History -- War of 1812 -- Sources. | United States -- History -- War of 1812 -- Sources. | Ohio -- Politics and government -- 1787-1865. | Western Reserve (Ohio) -- History -- Sources. | Trumbull County (Ohio) -- History -- Sources. | Western Reserve (Ohio) -- Surveys.
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Manuscript Collection | Save | 58 | Title: | Anthony J. Celebrezze Papers
| | | Creator: | Celebrezze, Anthony J. | | | Dates: | 1944-1962 | | | Abstract: | Anthony J. Celebrezze (1910-1998) was the son of Italian immigrants to Cleveland, Ohio, who had a long career in law and government, serving as an Ohio state senator, Mayor of Cleveland, Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare, and a federal judge. The collection consists of correspondence, reports, minutes, legal briefs and opinions, financial documents, speeches, ordinances, resolutions, lists, charts, maps and miscellaneous printed matter relating to the administration of Cleveland's municipal government during Celebrezze's five terms as Mayor (1953-1962). | | | Call #: | MS 3884 | | | Extent: | 3.40 linear feet (4 containers) | | | Subjects: | Celebrezze, Anthony J. (Anthony Joseph), 1910-1998 | Italian Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Public relations -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Municipal government. | Port districts -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Cleveland (Ohio) -- Civil defense. | Cleveland (Ohio) -- Public buildings. | Cleveland (Ohio) -- Public works. | Cleveland (Ohio) -- Politics and government.
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Manuscript Collection | Save | 60 | Title: | Edward Tiffin Papers
| | | Creator: | Tiffin, Edward | | | Dates: | 1785-1853 | | | Abstract: | Edward Tiffin (1766-1829) was a United States senator and first governor of Ohio. He was an early settler of Chillicothe, Ohio and also served as U.S. Commissioner of Public Lands (1812-1814) and Surveyor General of the Northwest Territory (1814-1829). He was also a lay preacher and a doctor. The collection consists of correspondence, commercial and legal documents, sermons, maps, surveys, and booklets of financial and medical prescription data. | | | Call #: | MS 3238 | | | Extent: | 1.00 linear feet (3 containers) | | | Subjects: | Tiffin, Edward, 1766-1829. | Methodist Church -- United States -- Sermons. | Sermons, American. | Northwest, Old -- Surveys. | Western Reserve (Ohio) -- History -- Sources. | Ohio -- Governors. | Ohio -- History -- 1787-1865 -- Sources. | Ohio -- Politics and government -- 1787-1865. | United States -- Politics and government -- 1783-1865.
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