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| | Manuscript Collection | Save | | 1 | Title: | Hall Family Papers
| | | | Creator: | Hall Family | | | | Dates: | 1735-1918 | | | | Abstract: | The Hall family of Peninsula (Summit County), Ohio, included Mary Bond Hall, John G. Hall and William Hall. The collection consists primarily of family correspondence and miscellaneous materials, including some genealogical notes, receipts, a stock certificate, lists and wills of John G. and Mary B. Hall. Several letters relate to everyday concerns during the Revolutionary War and to the experience of a soldier in World War I. | | | | Call #: | MS 4263 | | | | Extent: | 0.10 linear feet (1 container) | | | | Subjects: | Hall family. | World War, 1914-1918 -- Personal narratives, American. | Summit County (Ohio) -- Social life and customs. | United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783 -- Personal narratives.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 2 | Title: | Dorothy and Ralph A. Colbert Family Papers
| | | | Creator: | Colbert, Dorothy and Ralph A. Family | | | | Dates: | 1917-1987 | | | | Abstract: | Dorothy and Ralph Colbert were active Jewish community leaders in Cleveland, Ohio, in the mid to late twentieth century. Dorothy Katz Meister Koblitz Colbert (1923-2004) volunteered with The Temple-Tifereth Israel, the Cleveland Rehabilitation Center, and the National Council of Jewish Women. She was also a co-founder of Mt. Sinai Hospital's Junior Auxiliary. She was the daughter of Samuel Meister, who, along with his brothers Eugene and Edward and his brother-in-lawStuart Halle (husband of Zara Meister), founded Meister Brothers, later known as Meistergram, Inc., in 1933. She married Maurice J. Koblitz in 1947, and, before divorcing, the couple had two children, Michael A. Koblitz and Jan K. Blum. In 1974 she married Ralph A. Colbert (1908-1987), an attorney with the firm of Squire, Sanders & Dempsey. Ralph A. Colbert served on the boards of Cleveland Council on World Affairs, the Cleveland Play House, and the local chapter of the American Jewish Committee. The collection consists of an article, certificates, a manual, a memorandum, newspaper clippings, notices, a poster, a program, reports, and scrapbooks. | | | | Call #: | MS 5161 | | | | Extent: | 1.20 linear feet (2 containers) | | | | Subjects: | Clothing trade -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- History. | Clothing trade -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Colbert family | Hall family | Jewish women -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Koblitz family | Meister family | Meistergram, Inc.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 3 | Title: | Paul Bough Travis Papers
| | | | Creator: | Travis, Paul Bough | | | | Dates: | 1812-1963 | | | | Abstract: | Paul Bough Travis (1891-1975) was an artist and art educator who taught at the Cleveland School of Art (later the Cleveland Art Institute). His wife, Marjorie Penfield Travis, collected materials on her family history. The collection consists of correspondence, diaries, mementos, unpublished short stories and poetry, and other materials relating to the World War I experiences and artistic career of Paul Travis, and to the genealogy of Marjorie Penfield Travis. Includes diaries and correspondence of her grandparents, William L. and Lucy E. Wood. | | | | Call #: | MS 3844 | | | | Extent: | 1.00 linear feet (3 containers) | | | | Subjects: | Travis, Paul Bough, 1891-1975. | Ely family. | Hall family. | Ramsey family. | Rawson family. | White family. | Wood family. | United States. Army. Ohio Infantry Regiment, 29th (1861-1865). Company A. | Soldiers -- Ohio -- Correspondence. | World War, 1914-1918 -- Personal narratives, American. | United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives. | United States -- Description and travel -- 1865-1900. | Africa -- Description and travel -- 1901-1950.
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