Finding aid for the William Weisheimer Family Papers


Repository: Western Reserve Historical Society
Creator: Weisheimer, William Family
Title: William Weisheimer Family Papers
Dates: 1870-1949
Extent: 0.60 linear feet (2 containers)
Abstract: William Weisheimer was a German immigrant who settled in Cleveland, Ohio. His daughter Marie married Harry A. Spencer, the son of Dr. George Spencer of the Cleveland Homeopathic Medical College. John G. Eberhard served in Company H of the 20th United States Infantry Regiment during the Spanish-American War. The collection consists of certificates and letters from Germany addressed to William Weisheimer; autograph albums, school notebooks and attendance registers, and United States travel diaries of Marie Weisheimer; letters to Marie Weisheimer from John Eberhard while he was stationed in the Philippines during the Spanish-American War; letters to Harry Spencer (primarily from his father, Dr. George Spencer); and a scrapbook containing copies of articles by Dr. Spencer, and his chemistry notes.
MS Number MS 3253
Location: closed stacks
Language: The records are in English and German

Scope and Content

The William Weisheimer Family Papers, 1870-1949 and undated, consist of certificates and letters from Germany addressed to William Weisheimer; autograph albums, school notebooks and attendance registers, and United States travel diaries of Marie Weisheimer; letters to Marie Weisheimer from John Eberhard while he was stationed in the Philippines during the Spanish-American War; letters to Harry Spencer (primarily from his father, Dr. George Spencer); and a scrapbook containing copies of articles by Dr. Spencer, and his chemistry notes.


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:

Physicians -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Miscellanea.
Soldiers -- Ohio -- Correspondence.
Spanish-American War, 1898 -- Personal narratives.
United States -- Description and travel -- 1900-1920.
United States. Army. Infantry Regiment, 20th.
Weisheimer family.

Preferred Citation

[Container ___, Folder ___ ] MS 3253 William Weisheimer Family Papers, Western Reserve Historical Society, Cleveland, Ohio

Acquisition Information

Gift of Mrs. John A. Lindsay in 1964.

Detailed Description of The Collection

William Weisheimer Family Papers 1870-1949 undated

Box Folder
1 1 Marie W. Spencer, composition books, music books, and dressmaking school notebooks ca. 1890s
1 2 Dr. George W. Spencer (professor of dermatology at the Cleveland Homeopathic Medical College), miscellaneous papers, including published articles and an assortment of his notes on matters pertaining to chemistry ca. 1901-1911
1 3 George W. Spencer, papers, primarily letters to his son, Harry A. Spencer 1888-1949
1 4 John G. Eberhard, letters to his cousin, Marie Weisheimer (some written while serving in Company H. 20th United States Infantry while stationed in Manila, Philippine Islands, during the Spanish-American War); and plans 1898-1931 undated
1 5 William Weisheimer, papers 1870-1911
1 6 Marie L. Weisheimer, high school and Cleveland Normal School records 1891-1917
Box Folder
2 1 Marie Weisheimer Spencer, autograph albums 1885 1888
2 2 Marie Weisheimer Spencer, diary of summer trip on the St. Lawrence River 1904
2 3 Marie Weisheimer Spencer, diary of summer trip to Detroit and other cities in Michigan 1900
2 4 Marie Weisheimer Spencer, diary of a trip West 1905