Finding aid for the Goodwin and Millard Families Papers


Repository: Western Reserve Historical Society
Creator: Goodwin and Millard Families
Title: Goodwin and Millard Families Papers
Dates: 1818-1888
Extent: 0.20 linear feet (1 container)
Abstract: The Goodwin and Millard families were early settlers of Huntsburg, Geauga County, Ohio. The collection consists of letters, memoranda, recipes, poetry and teaching certificates of the Goodwin and Millard families of Huntsburg, Ohio. Included is a journal of Emery Goodwin's journey from Connecticut to Ohio in 1818.
MS Number MS 3339
Location: closed stacks
Language: The records are in English

Scope and Content

The Goodwin and Millard Families Papers, 1818-1888 and undated, consist of letters, memoranda, recipes, poetry and teaching certificates of the Goodwin and Millard families of Huntsburg, Ohio. Included is a journal of Emery Goodwin's journey from Connecticut to Ohio in 1818 and describing his carpentry work in Warren, Ohio, during that year.

This collection will be useful to researcher studying the history of Huntsburg in Geauga County, Ohio and the history of the early Western Reserve.


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:

Frontier and pioneer life -- Ohio.
Goodwin family.
Millard family.
United States -- Description and travel -- 1783-1848.

Preferred Citation

[Container ___, Folder ___ ] MS 3339 Goodwin and Millard Families Papers, Western Reserve Historical Society, Cleveland, Ohio

Acquisition Information

Gift of Mrs. Perry Cragg in 1968.

Detailed Description of The Collection

Goodwin and Millard Families Papers 1818-1888

Box Folder
1 1 Correspondence 1839-1875
1 2 Recipes undated
1 3 Compositions and poetry undated
1 4 Certificates 1853-1860
1 5 Miscellaneous documents 1822-1888
1 6 Diary 1818