Finding aid for the William Benjamin Fasig Letter Books


Repository: Western Reserve Historical Society
Creator: Fasig, William Benjamin
Title: William Benjamin Fasig Letter Books
Dates: 1891-1892
Extent: 0.20 linear feet (1 container)
Abstract: William Benjamin Fasig (1845-1902) was a journalist who co-founded the Emery and Fasig Company and served as secretary of the Cleveland Driving Park Company. The collection consists of letters sent by Fasig while acting as secretary of a firm which dealt in the sale of standardbred and thoroughbred horses, probably the Emery and Fasig Company, Cleveland, Ohio.
MS Number MS 1887
Location: closed stacks
Language: The records are in English

Scope and Content

The William Benjamin Fasig Letter Books, 1891-1892, consist of letters sent by Fasig while acting as secretary of a firm which dealt in the sale of standardbred and thoroughbred horses, probably the Emery and Fasig Company, Cleveland, Ohio.

This collection will be useful to researchers studying the history of Cleveland, Ohio, business and entrepreneurship, and horse breeding at the end of the nineteenth century.


Statement of Arrangement

The collection is arranged chronologically.

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:

Emery and Fasig Company (Cleveland, Ohio)
Fasig, William Benjamin, 1845-1902.
Horse breeders -- Ohio -- Correspondence, reminiscences, etc.

Preferred Citation

[Container ___, Folder ___ ] MS 1887 William Benjamin Fasig Letter Books, Western Reserve Historical Society, Cleveland, Ohio

Detailed Description of The Collection

William Benjamin Fasig Letter Books 1891-1892

Volume
1 Typescript copies of letters sent by William B. Fasig while acting as secretary of a firm which dealth in the sale of standardbred and thoroughbred horses (probably the Fasig-Tipton Company of Cleveland, Ohio) 1891
Volume
2 Typescript copies of letters sent by William B. Fasig while acting as secretary of a firm which dealth in the sale of standardbred and thoroughbred horses (probably the Fasig-Tipton Company of Cleveland, Ohio) 1892