Finding aid for the Four-In-Hand and Tandem Club Company Records
Repository: Western Reserve Historical Society
Creator: Four-In-Hand and Tandem Club Company
Title: Four-In-Hand and Tandem Club Company Records
Dates: 1902-1908
Extent: 0.30 linear feet (1 container and 1 oversize volume)
Abstract: The Four-In-Hand and Tandem Club Company was formed in Cleveland, Ohio, "to furnish facilities for and to promote an interest in four-in-hand and tandem driving and other athletic and outdoor exercises for the amusement, recreation, health, and profit of its members, and to acquire and own property convenient therefore." The collection consists of articles of incorporation, minutes of meetings, correspondence, and legal papers. Stockholders include Daniel R. Hanna, Howard M. Hanna, A.F. Holden, L. Dean Holden, James M. Hoyt, Edward A. Merritt, Charles A. Otis, James Parmelee, Jacob B. Perkins, William L. Rice, Belden Seymour, and R.H. York.
MS Number MS 0993
Location: closed stacks
Language: The records are in English

Scope and Content

The Four-In-Hand and Tandem Club Company Records, 1902-1908, consist of articles of incorporation, minutes of meetings, correspondence, and legal papers. Stockholders include Daniel R. Hanna, Howard M. Hanna, A.F. Holden, L. Dean Holden, James M. Hoyt, Edward A. Merritt, Charles A. Otis, James Parmelee, Jacob B. Perkins, William L. Rice, Belden Seymour, and R.H. York.

This collection will be useful to researchers studying the history of Cleveland, Ohio, in the early twentieth century. Those studying the history of sports, recreation, leisure, private clubs, and the driving of horse-drawn vehicles 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 PG 46 Four-In-Hand and Tandem Club Company Photograph Album.

Indexing Terms

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

Subjects:

Clubs -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
Coaching -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Societies, etc.
Driving of horse-drawn vehicles -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Societies, etc.
Four-In-Hand and Tandem Club Company (Cleveland, Ohio)
Recreation -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Societies, etc.

Preferred Citation

[Container ___, Folder ___ ] MS 993 Four-In-Hand and Tandem Club Company Records, Western Reserve Historical Society, Cleveland, Ohio

Acquisition Information

Gift of the Four-in-Hand and Tandem Club in 1908.

Detailed Description of The Collection

Four-In-Hand and Tandem Club Company Records 1902-1908

Box Folder
1 1 Correspondence 1903-1905
1 2 Correspondence 1906-1908
1 3 Constitution, minutes, and resolutions 1902-1908
1 4 Ledgers, accounts, and receipts 1902-1908
Volume
1 Stock certificates 1902-1908