Finding aid for the Portage County Bible Society Records
Repository: Western Reserve Historical Society
Creator: Portage County Bible Society
Title: Portage County Bible Society Records
Dates: 1853-1908
Extent: 0.10 linear feet (1 container)
Abstract: The Portage County Bible Society was an auxiliary of the American Bible Society organized in Ravenna, Ohio, to distribute copies of the Bible. The collection consists of a secretary's book containing the constitution, list of members, and minutes of the society.
MS Number MS 0043
Location: closed stacks
Language: The records are in English

Scope and Content

The Portage County Bible Society Records, 1853-1908, consist of a secretary's book containing the constitution, list of members, and minutes of the society.

This collection will be useful to researchers studying the history of Portage County, Ohio, Ravenna, Ohio, and efforts to distribute the Bible in the mid to late nineteenth century.

Statement of Arrangement

The collection is arranged chronologically and consists of one volume.

Restrictions on Access

None.

Indexing Terms

The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.

Subjects:

Bible -- Publication and distribution -- Ohio -- Portage County.
Bible -- Publication and distribution -- Ohio -- Ravenna.
Bible -- Publication and distribution -- Societies, etc.
Portage County Bible Society (Ravenna, Ohio).

Preferred Citation

[Container ___, Folder ___ ] MS 43 Portage County Bible Society Records, Western Reserve Historical Society, Cleveland, Ohio