| Repository: | Western Reserve Historical Society |
| Creator: | Fitch, Winchester |
| Title: | Winchester Fitch Papers |
| Dates: | 1860-1938 |
| Extent: | 0.60 linear feet (2 containers) |
| Abstract: | Winchester Fitch (b. 1867) was the chairman of the historical committee for the Unionville Reunion in 1912. The collection consists of correspondence and genealogical data (1912-1932) concerning the Coleman, Fitch, Frisbie, Sherwood, Warner, and Weeks families; notes on the history of Unionville, Ohio, and notes for a census (1798-1838) of the town, compiled by Fitch for the Unionville reunion of 1912; newspaper clippings (1860-1887) kept by Mrs. R.M.N. Taylor, of Unionville; and an historical address delivered by Edward H. Fitch at the Conneaut, Ohio, centennial celebration, 1896. |
| MS Number | MS 1637 |
| Location: | closed stacks |
| Language: | The records are in English |
The Winchester Fitch Papers, 1860-1938 and undated, consist of correspondence and genealogical data (1912-1932) concerning the Coleman, Fitch, Frisbie, Sherwood, Warner, and Weeks families; notes on the history of Unionville, Ohio, and notes for a census (1798-1838) of the town, compiled by Fitch for the Unionville reunion of 1912; newspaper clippings (1860-1887) kept by Mrs. R.M.N. Taylor, of Unionville; and an historical address delivered by Edward H. Fitch at the Conneaut, Ohio, centennial celebration, 1896.
This collection will be useful to researchers studying the history of Unionville and Conneaut, Ohio. Those seeking genealogical information on the Coleman, Fitch, Frisbie, Sherwood, Warner, and Weeks families of Ohio will find this collection useful.
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The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.
[Container ___, Folder ___ ] MS 1637 Winchester Fitch Papers, Western Reserve Historical Society, Cleveland, Ohio.
Gifts of Winchester Fitch, 1931-1946.
Winchester Fitch Papers 1860-1938 undated |
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| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 1 | 1 | Correspondence 1912-1938 undated | |||||||||
| 1 | 2 | Volume of notes for the census of Unionville, Ohio, conducted 1798-1838 undated | |||||||||
| 1 | 3-7 | Volumes of notes on the history of Unionville, Ohio undated | |||||||||
| 1 | 8 | Historical addresses and speeches, including historical address delivered by Edward H. Fitch at the Conneaut, Ohio, Centennial Celebration of 1896 1896 1911 | |||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 2 | 1 | Scrapbook of newspaper clippings kept by Mrs. R. M. N. Taylor, wife of the proprietor of the McHenry House in Unionville, Ohio 1860-1887 | |||||||||
| 2 | 2 | Loose items from scrapbook in Container 2, Folder 1 1860-1887 | |||||||||
| 2 | 3 | Miscellaneous historical and genealogy notes undated | |||||||||