Finding aid for the Peter Neff Papers


Repository: Western Reserve Historical Society
Creator: Neff, Peter
Title: Peter Neff Papers
Dates: 1884-1888
Extent: 0.40 linear feet (1 container)
Abstract: Peter Neff (1827-1903) was a clergyman and inventor. He served as librarian of the Western Reserve Historical Society from 1888 until his death in Cleveland, Ohio, in 1903. The collection consists of legal briefs, arguments, testimonies, and affidavits, relating to the case of Sarah Neff et al. vs. the Theological Seminary of the Protestant Episcopal Church at Gambier, Ohio, held in the Court of Common Pleas, Knox County, Ohio, and concerning the ringing of church bells.
MS Number MS 3096
Location: closed stacks
Language: The records are in English