Finding aid for the Joseph Worden Notebook
Repository: Western Reserve Historical Society
Creator: Worden, Joseph
Title: Joseph Worden Notebook
Dates: ca. 1877
Extent: 0.10 linear feet (1 container)
Abstract: Joseph Worden was a resident of Willoughby, Ohio, who sketched drawings of ancient earthworks and artifacts found near his home on the Chagrin River. The collection consists of sketches and descriptions of ancient earthworks and artifacts, as well as a draft of a letter concerning these sites addressed to Charles Whittlesey. The collection pertains primarily to prehistoric Indians in the Willoughby area.
MS Number MS 4445
Location: closed stacks
Language: The records are in English

Scope and Content

The Joseph Worden Notebook, ca. 1877, consists of sketches and descriptions of ancient earthworks and artifacts as well as a draft of a letter concerning these sites addressed to Charles Whittlesey.

This collection pertains primarily to prehistoric Native Americans in the Western Reserve.

Statement of Arrangement

The collection is maintained in one folder.

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:

Indians of North America -- Ohio -- Antiquities.
Lake County (Ohio) -- Antiquities.
Worden, Joseph, 1822-1898.

Preferred Citation

[Container ___, Folder ___ ] MS 4445 Joseph Worden Notebook, Western Reserve Historical Society, Cleveland, Ohio

Acquisition Information

Mrs. C. Baldwin Sawyer, 1983.

Processing Information

Processed by Bari Oyler Stith in 1989.