Finding aid for the Pioneers Memorial Association Records


Repository: Western Reserve Historical Society
Creator: Pioneers Memorial Association
Title: Pioneers Memorial Association Records
Dates: 1916-1936
Extent: 0.20 linear feet (1 container)
Abstract: The Pioneers Memorial Association was founded in 1914 to preserve historic Erie Street Cemetery in Cleveland, Ohio. The collection consists of meeting minutes.
MS Number MS 2753
Location: closed stacks
Language: The records are in English

History of Erie Street Cemetery


click here to view the Encyclopedia of Cleveland History entry for Erie Street Cemetery

Scope and Content

The Pioneers Memorial Association Records, 1916-1936, consist of meeting minutes.

This collection will be useful to researchers studying the history of Cleveland, Ohio, its early settlers, and efforts to preserve Erie Street Cemetery. It will also be useful to researchers studying many of the controversies surrounding the cemetery, including the decision to design the Lorain-Carnegie Bridge around, rather than through, the cemetery.


Statement of Arrangement

The collection is arranged chronologically and is maintained in one folder.

Restrictions on Access

None.

Related Material

The researcher should also consult F34ZFV W527E Street Cemetery Records, published in 1933 by the Western Reserve Historical Society.

Indexing Terms

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

Subjects:

Erie Street Cemetery (Cleveland, Ohio)
Pioneers Memorial Association (Cleveland, Ohio)

Preferred Citation

[Container ___, Folder ___ ] MS 2753 Pioneers Memorial Association Records, Western Reserve Historical Society, Cleveland, Ohio