Finding aid for the John Seward Papers


Repository: Western Reserve Historical Society
Creator: Seward, John
Title: John Seward Papers
Dates: 1803-1846
Extent: 0.20 linear feet (1 container)
Abstract: John Seward (b. 1784) was a minister in Portage County, Ohio. The collection consists of a diary kept while Seward was a student and teacher in Granville, Ohio (1803-1806), copy of a sermon he delivered, and several letters addressed to him and his wife in Aurora, Ohio.
MS Number MS 3176
Location: closed stacks
Language: The records are in English

Scope and Content

The John Seward Papers, 1803-1846 and undated, consist of a diary kept while Seward was a student and teacher in Granville, Ohio (1803-1806), copy of a sermon he delivered, and several letters addressed to him and his wife in Aurora, Ohio.

This collection will be useful to researchers studying the history of religion in Granville, Ohio, during the early nineteenth century.


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:

Clergy -- Ohio.
Seward, John, b. 1784.
Teachers -- Ohio -- Granville.

Preferred Citation

[Container ___, Folder ___ ] MS 3176 John Seward Papers, Western Reserve Historical Society, Cleveland, Ohio

Detailed Description of The Collection

John Seward Papers 1803-1846 undated

Box Folder
1 1 Diary 1803-1806
1 1 Sermon undated
1 2 Letters 1816-1846