Finding aid for the Leila and Clayton Emig Papers
Repository: Western Reserve Historical Society
Creator: Emig, Leila and Clayton
Title: Leila and Clayton Emig Papers
Dates: 1911-1957
Extent: 0.20 linear feet (1 container)
Abstract: Leila Dromgold Emig (b. 1872) was a genealogist active in several patriotic societies, including the National Society of the Children of the Revolution, which she founded in 1909. Her husband, Clayton Ely Emig, was an attorney who served in World War I. The collection consists of correspondence, clippings, military intelligence reports, and memorabilia. The collection relates to Leila Emig's work with the National Society of the Children of the American Revolution and to Clayton Emig's military involvement in 1918.
MS Number MS 4161
Location: closed stacks
Language: The records are in English

Biography of Leila and Clayton Emig

Leila Dromgold Emig (1872-?) was an early twentieth-century genealogist active in several patriotic societies, including the Society of the Children of the American Revolution which she founded in 1909. Born in Perry County, Pennsylvania, Emig began work in the Women's Christian Temperance Union of Washington, D. C., after her marriage to attorney Clayton Ely Emig in 1894. Her philanthropic endeavors included church and rescue mission work. She was on record in the National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution as a descendant of numerous patriots and soldiers and served as an officer of that organization's Constitution Chapter. As a genealogist, she compiled histories of the Dromgold and Hench families and collected records for the Rice, Motzer, Ickes, Day, Hall, Saville, Weibley, and related families.

Scope and Content

The Leila Dromgold Emig Family Papers, 1911-1957, consist of correspondence, newspaper clippings, military intelligence reports, and memorabilia.

These records pertain primarily to Leila Dromgold Emig's work with the Society of the Children of the American Revolution and Clayton Ely Emig's military involvement in 1918.

Statement of Arrangement

The collection is arranged by document type and is maintained in three folders.

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:

Emig, Clayton Ely.
Emig, Leila Dromgold, b. 1872.
National Society, Children of the American Revolution -- History -- Sources.
United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783 -- Societies, etc.
World War, 1914-1918 -- Military intelligence.

Preferred Citation

[Container ___, Folder ___ ] MS 4161 Leila and Clayton Emig Papers, Western Reserve Historical Society, Cleveland, Ohio

Acquisition Information

Mrs. DeForest Mellon, 1978.

Processing Information

Processed by Bari Oyler Stith in 1988.