| | Manuscript Collection | Save | | 1 | Title: | Daughters of the American Revolution, Western Reserve Chapter Records
| | | | Creator: | Daughters of the American Revolution, Western Reserve Chapter | | | | Dates: | 1891-1917 | | | | Abstract: | Local chapter of the national patriotic society. The Western Reserve Chapter was founded in 1891 in Cleveland, Ohio, by a group of women led by Catherine Hitchcock Tilden Avery. In addition to planning and implementing some of the earliest Americanization programs, the DAR was also involved in providing nursing care and emergency relief to victims of wars and floods. The collection consists of minutes, reports of delegations to the Continental Congress of the DAR, resolutions in memory of deceased members, notices of events, correspondence, addresses given to the DAR and other groups, reports of events of the Society of the Army of the Tennessee, and committee reports. | | | | Call #: | MS 0910 | | | | Extent: | 0.40 linear feet (1 container) | | | | Subjects: | Daughters of the American Revolution. Western Reserve Chapter (Cleveland, Ohio). | Patriotic societies -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Women -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Societies and clubs. | Women in charitable work -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Spanish-American War, 1898 -- War work -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783 -- Societies, etc. | Cleveland (Ohio) -- Genealogy.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 3 | Title: | Early Settlers Association of the Western Reserve Records, Series II
| | | | Creator: | Early Settlers Association of the Western Reserve | | | | Dates: | 1838-2009 | | | | Abstract: | The Early Settlers Association of the Western Reserve is a Cleveland, Ohio, social organization for descendants of early settlers of the Western Reserve. Established in 1879 as the Early Settlers Association of Cuyahoga County, the organization has supported a variety of historical and civic projects. The collection consists of addresses, advertisements, agendas, agreements, annual reports, applications, articles of incorporation, bibliographies, board of trustees minutes, book manuscripts, brochures, by-laws, certificates, constitutions, correspondence, diary entries, dues payments, family trees, financial records, flyers, forms, genealogies, handbooks, indexes, inventories, invitations, itineraries, journal articles, journals, lectures, lists, magazine articles, magazine clippings, maps, meeting announcements, membership cards, memoranda, minutes, newsletters, newspaper articles, newspaper clippings, notes, obituaries, pamphlets, photographs, post cards, press releases, proclamations, programs, publications, records of proceedings, reports, research, resolutions, rosters, scrapbooks, song lyrics, speeches, and surveys. | | | | Call #: | MS 5181 | | | | Extent: | 21.00 linear feet (22 containers and 5 volumes) | | | | Subjects: | Cleveland (Ohio) -- Genealogy. | Cleveland (Ohio) -- History -- Societies, etc. | Cleveland (Ohio) -- History | Early Settlers Association of the Western Reserve -- Periodicals. | Early Settlers Association of the Western Reserve. | Patriotic societies -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Western Reserve (Ohio) -- Genealogy. | Western Reserve (Ohio) -- History -- Societies, etc. | Western Reserve (Ohio) -- History.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 4 | Title: | Daughters of the American Revolution, Western Reserve Chapter Records, Series II
| | | | Creator: | Daughters of the American Revolution, Western Reserve Chapter | | | | Dates: | 1891-1917 | | | | Abstract: | The Western Reserve Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution is the Cleveland, Ohio, chapter of the national patriotic society, founded by Catharine Hitchcock Tilden Avery in 1891. The collection consists of minutes, reports of delegations to the Continental Congress of the DAR, resolutions in honor of deceased members, notices of events, correspondence, addresses, committee reports and reports of events of the Society of the Army of the Tennessee. Useful for those interested in the activities of the Western Reserve Chapter during its early years. The collection reflects particularly the activity of Mrs. Charles H. Smith, who was chapter historian during the early years. | | | | Call #: | MS 4195 | | | | Extent: | 0.10 linear feet (1 container) | | | | Subjects: | Daughters of the American Revolution. Western Reserve Chapter (Cleveland, Ohio) -- Archives. | Patriotic societies -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Women -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Societies and clubs. | United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783 -- Societies, etc.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 5 | Title: | National Society Children of the American Colonists, Miers Casson Chapter Records
| | | | Creator: | National Society Children of the American Colonists, Miers Casson Chapter | | | | Dates: | 1951-1965 | | | | Abstract: | The Miers Casson Chapter of the National Society Children of the American Colonists was founded on June 17, 1939 in Salt Lake City to promote patriotic education and to perpetuate the names and histories of colonial men and women who served the Colonies before the Revolution. Membership was open to descendants of these colonists. The collection consists of minutes from the national, state and local societies, communications from the national society, treasurer's reports and membership rosters of the local chapter, correspondence, by-laws, and handbooks. | | | | Call #: | MS 3968 | | | | Extent: | 0.20 linear feet (1 container) | | | | Subjects: | National Society Children of the American Colonists. Miers Casson Chapter. | Patriotic societies -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | United States -- History -- Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775 -- Societies, etc.
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