Finding aid for the Frederick A. Van Fleet Photographs
Repository: Western Reserve Historical Society
Creator: Van Fleet, Frederick A.
Title: Frederick A. Van Fleet Photographs
Dates: 1870-1940
Extent: 0.20 linear feet (1 container)
Abstract: Frederick A. Van Fleet (1874-1952) was a business writer and editor for numerous magazines and newspapers in Michigan and Ohio from 1890 until 1928. In 1928 he became public relations counsel for the Peerless Motor Car Company of Cleveland. Van Fleet was also active in the Society of Mayflower Descendants. The collection consists of individual and group portraits of Van Fleet family members, and photographs of subjects such as yachts, yacht racing, and other ships and shipping scenes.
PG Number PG 407
Location: closed stacks
Language: The records are in English

Biography of Frederick A. Van Fleet

Frederick A. Van Fleet (1874-1952) was a writer and editor for numerous magazines and newspapers in Michigan and Ohio from 1890 until 1928 when he settled into a position on the public relations counsel of the Peerless Motor Car Company in Cleveland, Ohio, where he continued to reside until his death. He was active in the Society of Mayflower Descendants, serving as lieutenant governor of the Cleveland Colony from 1933 until 1939 and then serving from 1942 to 1948 as both governor of the Society of Mayflower Descendants in the State of Ohio and governor general of the nationally based General Society of Mayflower Descendants.

Scope and Content

The Frederick A. Van Fleet Photographs, ca. 1870s-1940s, consist of individual and group portraits of Van Fleet family members, and photographs of subjects such as yachts, yacht racing, and other ships and shipping scenes. Collection includes 140 black and white and color photographs that measure 14 x 10 inches and smaller.

Statement of Arrangement

The collection has been retained in original order.

Restrictions on Access

None.

Related Material

The researcher should also consult MS 4180 Frederick A. Van Fleet Papers; and MS 4178 Society of Mayflower Descendants, Cleveland Colony Records.

Indexing Terms

The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.

Subjects:

Sailboat racing -- Photographs.
Sailboats -- Photographs.
Van Fleet family -- Photograph collections.
Van Fleet, Frederick A., 1874-1952 -- Photograph collections.
Yacht racing -- Photographs.
Yachts -- Photographs.

Preferred Citation

[Container ___, Folder ___ ] PG 407 Frederick A. Van Fleet Photographs, Western Reserve Historical Society, Cleveland, Ohio

Acquisition Information

These photographs were removed from MS 4180 Frederick A. Van Fleet Papers. Gift of the Estate of Frederick A. Van Fleet in 1960.