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1	Title:	Kellys Island Literary Society Records ("The Islander")
	Creator:	Kellys Island Literary Society
	Dates:	1860-1878
	Abstract:	Datus Kelley (1788-1866) and his family were some of the first permanent settlers of what later became Rocky River, Ohio. In 1833 Datus, with brother Irad, began to purchase land near Sandusky, Ohio, on Cunninghma's Island. The island was later renamed Kelly's Island. The Kelley Island Literary Society was established pursuant to the building of Kelley Hall, a hall Datus Kelley built. On December 22, 1860 the Literary Society published its first edition of the Islander. Anyone who wished to join the literary society was welcome, including women. The collection consists of issues of a manuscript newspaper published on Kelleys Island, in Sandusky Bay, Erie County, Ohio, by the Kellys Island Literary Society. The journal was "devoted to the discussion of questions in the Arts and Sciences, Agriculture and Manufactures, Politics and Morality." Prepared and written during the winter months, issues were read before weekly gatherings of inhabitants of the isolated island. Includes reports on current events, editorials, letters to the editor, articles on history, humor, philosophy, religion, science, and travel, letters of soldiers participating in the American Civil War, and advertisements.
	Call #:	MS 2116
	Extent:	2.0 linear feet (5 containers)
	Subjects:	Soldiers -- Ohio -- Correspondence. \| Kelleys Island (Ohio) -- History -- Sources. \| United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives.
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2	Title:	Charles H. Merrick Papers
	Creator:	Merrick, Charles H.
	Dates:	1861-1901
	Abstract:	Charles H. Merrick was a resident of North Eaton, Ohio, who served first as principal musician and then as hospital steward in Company H, 8th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry during the American Civil War. The regiment saw much military action in Virginia. The collection consists of letters (1861-1864), mounted in 3 scrapbooks, written by Merrick, to his wife, giving a detailed account of Merrick's activities and those of his regiment; pocket diary (1862); medical notes, financial accounts, lists of office furniture, medicines, and books; personal correspondence (1885-1901) of Richard L. Merrick, of Cleveland, Ohio; and obituary notices for Dr. Myra K. Merrick (1824-1899).
	Call #:	MS 3088
	Extent:	0.40 linear feet (1 container)
	Subjects:	Merrick, Charles H. \| Merrick, Myra King, 1825-1899. \| United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 \| Virginia -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865. \| United States. Army. Ohio Infantry Regiment, 8th (1861-1865) \| Soldiers -- Ohio -- Correspondence.
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3	Title:	Charles and Louisa Smith Papers
	Creator:	Smith, Charles and Louisa
	Dates:	1861-1940
	Abstract:	Charles H Smith (1837-1912) was a Cleveland, Ohio, grain merchant who had served as an officer in the 27th Ohio Infantry Regiment during the American Civil War. His wife, Louisa Johnson Smith (1847-1932), was a humanitarian and civic leader in Cleveland. The collection consists of correspondence, muster rolls, general and special orders, reports of ordnance stores, returns, affidavits from the court-martial of John W. Mercer, legal documents about land purchases in Kansas, minutes of reunions of Fuller's Ohio Brigade, the Society of the Tennessee, and the Loyal Legion, speeches and miscellaneous notes and papers used in writing The History of Fuller's Ohio Brigade, and other military papers of Charles H. Smith; and correspondence, programs and papers from various patriotic organizations, speeches, and an incomplete scrapbook of Louisa Johnson Smith.
	Call #:	MS 2860
	Extent:	1.30 linear feet (4 containers)
	Subjects:	Smith, Charles Henry, 1837-1912. \| Smith, Louisa Maria Johnson, 1847-1932. \| Soldiers -- Ohio -- Correspondence. \| Veterans -- Ohio -- Societies, etc. \| Courts-martial and courts of inquiry -- United States. \| Patriotic societies -- Ohio. \| United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Sources.
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4	Title:	Jeremiah B. and Elizabeth Taggart Mansfield Papers
	Creator:	Mansfield, Jeremiah B. and Elizabeth Taggart
	Dates:	1810-1898
	Abstract:	Jeremiah Browning Mansfield, the son of Samuel and Elizabeth Mansfield, was born in 1841 in Ohio, and raised on his father's farm in Wayne Township, Jefferson County, Ohio. He and his older brother Oliver served in the 52nd Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry during the American Civil War. Jeremiah Mansfield participated in the Battles of Chickamauga and the Battle of Perrysville, and then served at Camp Sheridan in Nashville, Tennessee until the end of the war. He and Elizabeth Taggart Mansfield were married in Harrison County, Ohio in 1869. She was born in 1845 in Harrison County, Ohio, and received a teaching certificate in 1863. Her brother, Milton, attended Oberlin College and Michigan Law School. By 1880, Jeremiah and Elizabeth Mansfield had settled in Wells Township, Jefferson County, Ohio, where they farmed and raised five children. The collection consists of correspondence, essays, and miscellany relating to the Mansfield and Taggart families; Jefferson and Harrison counties, Ohio; the Civil War; and Oberlin College and Michigan Law School. The papers include letters written over a twenty-year period to James Carrick, an early settler of Harrison County, Ohio and ancestor of the Mansfield/Taggart family.
	Call #:	MS 4592
	Extent:	0.20 linear feet (1 container)
	Subjects:	Mansfield, Jeremiah Browning. \| Mansfield, Elizabeth Taggart. \| Mansfield family. \| Taggart family. \| Carrick, James. \| United States. Army. Ohio Infantry Regiment, 52nd (1862-1865). \| Oberlin College. \| University of Michigan. Law School. \| Antislavery movements -- United States. \| Farmers -- Ohio -- Jefferson County. \| Women -- Ohio -- Harrison County. \| Women -- Ohio -- Jefferson County. \| College students -- Ohio -- Correspondence. \| Soldiers -- Ohio -- Correspondence. \| United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives. \| Jefferson County (Ohio) -- Social life and customs -- 19th century. \| Harrison County (Ohio) -- Social life and customs -- 19th century.
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5	Title:	William McKinley Papers
	Creator:	McKinley, William
	Dates:	1850-1912
	Abstract:	William McKinley (1843-1901) was the 25th president of the United States. He was shot on 6 September, 1901 and died eight days later. During the American Civil War he was Commissary Sergeant with the 23rd Ohio Volunteer Infantry Regiment. His brother-in-law, Andrew J. Duncan also served during the Civil War. The collection consists of photographs, general correspondence, family papers, financial papers, Civil War records of McKinley and A. J. Duncan, and letters of condolence and other material relating to McKinley's death in 1901.
	Call #:	MS 3201
	Extent:	6.50 linear feet (16 containers and 1 oversize package)
	Subjects:	McKinley, William, 1843-1901. \| McKinley, William, 1843-1901 -- Assassination. \| McKinley, William, 1843-1901 -- Monuments, etc. \| McKinley family. \| Duncan family. \| Soldiers -- Ohio -- Correspondence. \| Presidents -- United States -- Miscellanea. \| United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Sources.
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6	Title:	Orlando John Hodge Papers
	Creator:	Hodge, Orlando John
	Dates:	1806-1913
	Abstract:	Orlando John Hodge (1828-1912) was a soldier, State legislator, and journalist, of Cleveland, Ohio. The collection consists of correspondence, reminiscences, pocket diaries, journals describing Mexican War experiences and world travels, speeches, and genealogical notes on the Doan, Hodge, and related families; together with correspondence and journals of Hodge's brother, Alfred A. Hodge; correspondence, accounts, and military papers of Hodge's brother-in-law, David L. Wood; personal correspondence of Wood's wife, Mandana S. (Hodge) Wood; and memoirs of Velorus Hodge, correspondence of Mrs. Orlando J. Hodge, and Cleveland Centennial Commission treasurer's book.
	Call #:	MS 2823
	Extent:	6.30 linear feet (15 containers)
	Subjects:	Hodge, Orlando John, 1828-1912. \| Hodges family. \| Doan family. \| Daughters of the American Revolution. \| Soldiers -- Ohio -- Correspondence. \| Silver mines and mining -- Nevada. \| Gold mines and mining -- California. \| South America -- Description and travel. \| Brazil -- Description and travel. \| Africa -- Description and travel -- to 1900. \| Europe -- Description and travel -- 1800-1918. \| Alaska -- Description and travel -- 1867-1896. \| Hawaii -- Description and travel -- To 1950. \| United States -- History -- War with Mexico, 1845-1848 -- Personal narratives. \| United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives, Confederate.
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