Finding aid for the Otto Miller Papers


Repository: Western Reserve Historical Society
Creator: Miller, Otto
Title: Otto Miller Papers
Dates: 1790-1949
Extent: 1.21 linear feet (3 containers and 1 oversize folder)
Abstract: Otto Miller (1874-1950) was a businessman and civic leader, of Cleveland, Ohio. The collection consists of correspondence, certificates, and family papers, relating chiefly to the genealogy of Michael Spangler and other ancestors of Miller, and to World War I. Includes letters from Aaron Woolworth, of Bridgehampton, New York, to his parents and brother, Chester Woolworth, of Longmeadow, Massachusetts, and letters to Joseph K. and Margaret (Spangler) Miller, of Cleveland, Ohio, and Joseph Woolworth, of Crawfordsville, Indiana. Also includes correspondence with Newton D. Baker, Harry I. Emerson, Edward B. Greene and Warren G. Harding pertaining to matters arising out of World War I, 1917.
MS Number MS 0783
Location: closed stacks
Language: The records are in English

Scope and Content

The Otto Miller Papers, 1790-1863 and 1917-1949, consist of correspondence, certificates, and family papers, relating chiefly to the genealogy of Michael Spangler and other ancestors of Miller, and to World War I. Includes letters from Aaron Woolworth, of Bridgehampton, New York, to his parents and brother, Chester Woolworth, of Longmeadow, Massachusetts, and letters to Joseph K. and Margaret (Spangler) Miller, of Cleveland, Ohio, and Joseph Woolworth, of Crawfordsville, Indiana. Also includes correspondence with Newton D. Baker, Harry I. Emerson, Edward B. Greene and Warren G. Harding pertaining to matters arising out of World War I, 1917.

This collection will be valuable to researchers studying the history of Cleveland, Ohio, and the genealogy of the Miller, Woolworth, and Spangler families. Those studying the history of World War I, including the activities of Newton D. Baker, Edward B. Greene, and Warren G. Harding will find this collection useful.


Statement of Arrangement

The collection is arranged by document type and then chronologically.

Restrictions on Access

None.

Related Material

The researcher should also consult MS 4484 United States Army, American Expeditionary Forces, 37th Division Records, series II.

Indexing Terms

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

Subjects:

Miller family.
Miller, Otto, 1874-1950.
Spangler family.
World War, 1914-1918 -- Ohio -- Sources.
World War, 1914-1918 -- Sources.

Preferred Citation

[Container ___, Folder ___ ] MS 783 Otto Miller Papers, Western Reserve Historical Society, Cleveland, Ohio

Acquisition Information

Gift of Otto Miller.

Detailed Description of The Collection

Otto Miller Papers 1790-1863 1917-1949 undated

Box Folder
1 1 Family correspondence 1820-1868 1887 1902-1903 1941 1947 undated
1 2 Army correspondence of Otto Miller and biographical data 1917
1 3 Correspondence of Otto Miller with English sources 1927-1931 1947
1 4 Taylor genealogy, correspondence, notes, and newspaper clippings 1897-1930 undated
1 5 Genealogies and notes of the Woolworth, Harlackenden, Willis, and Harrison families undated
1 6 Spangler-Miller genealogy and notes undated
1 7 Genealogies and notes of the Wyllys and Haynes families undated
Box Folder
2 1 Photostats of Wyllys Papers 1730 1777
2 2 Wills, inventories, and certificates 1815-1940
2 3 Vital records of Miller, Taylor, and Woolworth families 1804-1943
2 4 Certificates and documents concerning Basil Spangler 1861-1874 1928
Box Folder
3 1 Wills and inventories 1836-1946
3 2 Correspondence of Joseph Woolworth 1851-1852
3 3 Correspondence of Joseph K. Miller 1823-1827
3 4 Correspondence of Joseph K. Miller 1828-1838
3 5 Correspondence of Spangler 1850-1854
3 6 Correspondence of Aaron Woolworth 1790-1821
Folder
1 Oversize Folder 1: Certificates and genealogies undated