| | Manuscript Collection | Requires cookie* | | 2 | Title: | Mather Family Papers
| | | | Creator: | Mather Family | | | | Dates: | 1834-1967 | | | | Abstract: | The Mather Family was a prominent Cleveland, Ohio, family related to the early New England Mather family and descended through Samuel Livingston Mather (1817-1890), who moved to Cleveland from Connecticut in 1843. Family members were prominent in all areas of Cleveland's development, including business and industry, education, philanthropy, the arts, medicine, literature, and politics. Many became nationally and internationally noted in their fields. The Mather family is related by marriage to the Bishop, Stone, Woolson, Benedict and Hay families. The collection consists of correspondence, newspaper clippings, legal and financial documents, copies of wills and estate records, genealogical charts and research notes, biographies, tributes, awards, diaries, account books, drawings, reports, and an autograph collection. Major topics of the correspondence include the travels and literary accomplishments of family members. | | | | Call #: | MS 3735 | | | | Extent: | 12.81 linear feet (29 containers, 4 oversize volumes, and 1 oversize folder) | | | | Subjects: | Mather family. | Bishop family. | Hayes family. | Stone family. | Woolson family. | Benedict family. | Benedict, Clare. | Woolson, Constance Fenimore, 1840-1894. | Benedict, Clara Woolson, 1843-1923. | Voyages and travels. | Literature and society. | Autographs -- Collections.
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