| Repository: | Western Reserve Historical Society |
| Creator: | Walton, John Whittlesey Family |
| Title: | John Whittlesey Walton Family Papers |
| Dates: | 1842-1926 |
| Extent: | 1.20 linear feet (2 containers and 3 oversize volumes) |
| Abstract: | John Whittlesey Walton (1845-1926) was a prominent Cleveland, Ohio, businessman and philanthropist, Walton started a ship chandlery business and co-founded the Upson-Walton Company in 1893. In 1867, Walton was one of the men responsible for the revival of the YMCA in Cleveland. From 1874-1926, Walton was actively involved in charity, serving during this period as treasurer of the Bethel Associated Charities. Throughout his life, Walton was keenly interested in the field of sociology and in the emerging scientific approach to social work. His daughter, Gladys Walton was involved in numerous dramatic and musical events. The collection consists of a diary of a trip by John Whittlesey Walton to the West Indies in 1895, a map charting the West Indies trip, a collection of his writings (consisting of religious hymns, poetry, and articles), correspondence, his scrapbooks, scrapbooks of Gladys Walton, and newspaper clippings. |
| MS Number | MS 4229 |
| Location: | closed stacks |
| Language: | The records are in English |
The John Whittlesey Walton Family was active in Cleveland, Ohio, at the turn of the 20th century. John Whittlesey Walton (1845-1926), born in Connecticut, moved to Cleveland with his family at an early age. He was a businessman and a philanthropist who helped establish the Young Men's Christian Association (YMCA). (For a more complete biography refer to the finding aid to MS 3933 John Whittlesey Walton Papers). John Walton married La Mira Augusta Lyman in 1869. She died after giving birth to their third child. He then married Gertrude Louise Hutchinson in 1885. They also had three children, one of whom, Gladys Walton (1892- ?), graduated from Hathaway Brown School. She played the organ and participated in and attended dramas and musical events.
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The John Whittlesey Walton Family Papers, 1842-1926 and undated, consist of a diary of a trip by Walton to the West Indies in 1895, a map charting the West Indies trip, a collection of his writings (consisting of religious hymns, poetry, and articles), correspondence, his scrapbooks, scrapbooks of Gladys Walton, and newspaper clippings.
This collection pertains largely to John Whittlesey Walton and touches upon his family. The West Indies diary is a complete account, country by country, of his trip in 1895. Numerous written works of John Whittlesey Walton are part of this collection. Two scrapbooks of Gladys Walton pertain to musical events, plays and dramas, World War I, and personal activities.
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Related MaterialThe researcher should also consult MS 3933 John Whittlesey Walton Papers; and PG 303 Walton-Jennings Family Photographs.
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.
[Container ___, Folder ___ ] MS 4229 John Whittlesey Walton Family Papers, Western Reserve Historical Society, Cleveland, Ohio
John L. Jennings and Walton Jennings, 1985.
Processed by Paul J. Pusateri in 1988.
John Whittlesey Walton Family Papers 1842-1926 undated |
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| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 1 | 1 | West Indies Diary 1895 | |||||||||
| 1 | 2 | Bill of Fare to Steamship Orinoco and charted map of West Indies trip 1895 | |||||||||
| 1 | 3 | Collection of writings undated | |||||||||
| 1 | 4 | Writings by John Whittlesey Walton consisting of religious hymns, poetry, articles 1886-1920 | |||||||||
| 1 | 5 | Correspondence 1923-1924 | |||||||||
| 1 | 6 | Scrapbook of John Whittlesey Walton 1842-1890 | |||||||||
| 1 | 7 | Scrapbook of John Whittlesey Walton 1868-1878 | |||||||||
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| 2 | 8 | Scrapbook of Gladys Walton 1910-1920 | |||||||||
| 2 | 9 | Scrapbook of Gladys Walton 1913 | |||||||||
| 2 | 10 | Newspaper clippings undated | |||||||||
| 2 | 11 | Newspaper clippings, including an obituary of John Whittlesey Walton undated | |||||||||
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| 1 | Scrapbook of John Whittlesey Walton 1878-1892 | ||||||||||
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| 2 | Scrapbook of John Whittlesey Walton 1893-1904 | ||||||||||
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| 3 | Scrapbook of John Whittlesey Walton (includes some scattered documents, 1863-1907) 1906-1926 | ||||||||||