Finding aid for the Gustavus A. Hyde Papers


Repository: Western Reserve Historical Society
Creator: Hyde, Gustavus A.
Title: Gustavus A. Hyde Papers
Dates: 1843-1912
Extent: 1.00 linear feet (3 containers)
Abstract: Gustavus A. Hyde (1826-1912) was an engineer for the Cleveland Gaslight and Coke Company and volunteer for the United States Weather Bureau. The collection consists of meteorological data recorded by Hyde while living in Framingham, Massachusetts, and in Norwalk and Cleveland, Ohio; together with newspaper clippings regarding weather in Cleveland, collected by Hyde.
MS Number MS 3128
Location: closed stacks
Language: The records are in English

Scope and Content

The Gustavus A. Hyde Papers, 1843-1912, consist of meteorological data recorded by Hyde while living in Framingham, Mass., and in Norwalk and Cleveland, Ohio; together with newspaper clippings regarding weather in Cleveland, Ohio, collected by Hyde. It also includes a scrapbook, autobiography of Hyde, and the rules and regulations of the Cleveland Gas Light Company.


Statement of Arrangement

The collection is arranged by document type and then 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:

Hyde, Gustavus A., 1826-1912.
Meteorology -- Massachusetts -- Framingham -- Observations.
Meteorology -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Observations.
Meteorology -- Ohio -- Norwalk -- Observations.

Preferred Citation

[Container ___, Folder ___ ] MS 3128 Gustavus A. Hyde Papers, Western Reserve Historical Society, Cleveland, Ohio

Acquisition Information

Gift of G. A. Hyde in 1948.

Detailed Description of The Collection

Gustavus A. Hyde Papers 1843-1912

Box Folder
1 1 Correspondence 1864 1896-1910
1 2 Meteorological data 1843-1857 1875
1 3-4 Scrapbook and loose items found therein ca. 1855-1912
1 5 Autobiography 1910
1 6 Rules and Regulations of the Cleveland Gaslight and Coke Company 1860
1 6 Autobiography (photocopy) 1910
Box
2 Meteorological data 1855-1874
Box
3 Meteorological data 1875-1905