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1Title:  Johnson Family Papers     
 Creator:  Johnson Family 
 Dates:  1811-1977 
 Abstract:  John Cumming Johnson (1828-1892) moved to Memphis, Tennessee, from Franklin, Ohio, in 1854. In 1856 he married Mary Anne Elizabeth Fisher (1834-1883). They were active in many philanthropic enterprises, especially education. Johnson and his son, William Cumming Johnson (1870-1958), were involved in the cotton trade. William Cumming Johnson was a major stockholder in the Tennessee Fiber Company and had extensive real estate dealings in Florida. In 1877 he married Sarah Evangeline Harvey (1870-1930). Their son, William Cumming Johnson, Jr. (born 1904), married a great-granddaughter of Noah Mayo Farrin and Agnes Saline Faris Farrin. The collection consists of diaries of John and Elizabeth Johnson, correspondence of the Farrin and Johnson families, genealogical material on the Johnson, Fisher, Plume, Van Wagenen, Schenck, and Brown families, two memory books of William Johnson, Jr., an index to the memory books of Evangeline Johnson, and miscellaneous documents including clippings, estate papers of John and William Johnson, memorials for John and Elizabeth Johnson, and a key to the family code. Major topics of the papers include World War I and women's rights. 
 Call #:  MS 3782 
 Extent:  0.60 linear feet (2 containers) 
 Subjects:  Johnson family. | Farrin family. | Fisher family. | Plume family. | Van Wagner family. | Schenk family. | Brown family. | World War, 1914-1918. | Women's rights.
 
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2Title:  Cleveland Military Units Records     
 Creator:  Cleveland Military Units 
 Dates:  1877-1964 
 Abstract:  Troop A was founded in Cleveland, Ohio, in 1877 as an independent military unit to defend against strikers and unruly mobs. It affiliated with the Ohio National Guard in 1877, formed part of the 1st Ohio Volunteer Cavalry in 1898, was absorbed into the 135th Field Artillery in 1918, and reorganized in 1920 as Troop A of the 107th Cavalry Regiment of the Ohio National Guard. It became part of the 107th Armored Cavalry Regiment in 1947. The Cleveland Gatling Gun Battery was also founded in 1877 to quell labor violence. It disbanded by 1905. The collection consists of correspondence, minutes, invoices, vouchers, financial statements and reports, ledger sheets, legal documents and briefs, newspaper clippings, blueprints, and maps of the 1st Cleveland Cavalry (Troop A); constitution, by-laws, minutes, financial accounts, rosters, booklets of memoranda and statistical information, and other materials of the Cleveland Gatling Gun Battery; and records of the Troop A Armory Company, the Cavalry Riding Academy, and the Cavalry Veteran Association. 
 Call #:  MS 3000 
 Extent:  8.0 linear feet (20 containers) 
 Subjects:  United States. Army. -- History -- Punitive expedition into Mexico, 1916. | Troop A (Cleveland, Ohio) | Strikes and lockouts -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | World War, 1914-1918. | World War, 1939-1945. | United States -- Armed Forces -- Reserves. | United States -- Militia. | United States -- History, Military. | Cleveland (Ohio) -- History, Military. | Riots -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
 
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3Title:  Harold T. Clark Papers     
 Creator:  Clark, Harold T. 
 Dates:  1876-1965 
 Abstract:  Harold T. Clark was a prominent Cleveland, Ohio, attorney and philanthropist. Clark was a partner in the law firm of Squire, Sanders, and Dempsey, 1913-38, before opening his own law office in 1938. He served with the American Committee to Negotiate Peace after World War I. In addition, he was active in numerous civic and cultural organizations, including the Educational Museum of the Cleveland Public Schools, the Cleveland Museum of Natural History, the Cleveland Museum of Art, and the Cleveland Metroparks. He received many honorary degrees and civic awards, including the Migel Medal from the American Foundation for the Blind for work on the William Terry Touch Alphabet. The collection consists of newspaper clippings, correspondence, certificates, scrapbooks, and resolutions concerning Clark, the organizations he was involved in, and the committees he served on. 
 Call #:  MS 4443 
 Extent:  2.01 linear feet (2 containers and 1 oversize folder) 
 Subjects:  Clark, Harold T. (Harold Terry), 1882-1965. | Squire, Andrew, 1850-1934. | Hay, John, 1838-1905 -- Anniversaries, etc., 1938. | Hanna, Leonard C. (Leonard Colton), 1889-1957. | Mather, William Gwinn, 1857-1951. | Luce, Henry Robinson, 1898-1967. | Rockefeller, John D. (John Davison), 1874-1960. | Rockefeller family. | Benesch, Alfred A. (Alfred Abraham) 1879-1973. | Ohio. National Guard. Cavalry Squadron, 1st. Troop A. | Cleveland Metroparks System. | Cleveland Museum of Art. | Charities -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Education -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Museums -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Parks -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | World War, 1914-1918. | World War, 1914-1918 -- Peace.
 
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