Finding aid for the Adella Prentiss Hughes Family Papers


Repository: Western Reserve Historical Society
Creator: Hughes, Adella Prentiss Family
Title: Adella Prentiss Hughes Family Papers
Dates: 1801-1933
Extent: 4.0 linear feet (9 containers and 1 oversize volume)
Abstract: Adella Prentiss Hughes (1869-1950) was a musical impresario and founder and manager of the Cleveland Orchestra. Her grandparents were leaders in various charitable and religious institutions in Cleveland, Ohio. the collection consists of correspondence, land deeds, genealogical data, poems, music programs, religious tracts, circulars, broadsides, newspaper clippings, memorabilia, legal documents, journal, diary, account books, and other papers, relating to the activities of Mrs. Hughes, her parents, Loren and Ellen Prentiss, and her maternal grandparents, Benjamin and Rebecca Rouse.
MS Number MS 2980
Location: closed stacks
Language: The records are in English