Notes and Queries
The Papers of Thirteen Early Ohio
Political Leaders: An Inventory to the
1976-77 Microfilm Editions, compiled by Linda E. Kalette, has been
published by the Ohio Historical
Society. Included in this inventory are the
manuscript collections of Ethan Allen
Brown, Samuel Huntington, Return J.
Meigs, Jr., Arthur St. Clair, Micajah T.
Williams, Thomas Worthington,
Charles Hammond, Thomas Kirker, Othniel
Looker, Jeremiah Morrow,
Winthrop Sargent, Edward Tiffin, and
Allen Trimble, as well as two
executive letterbooks-Letters From
the Executive of Ohio and Ohio
Governors' Letters-and one executive journal-the Northwest Territory
Transcripts. Taken as a whole, these collections provide an
unparalleled body
of primary source material about Ohio's
early development. The majority of
material was generated from 1776 to 1852
and broadly outlines diverse
aspects of life in Ohio during these
years of growth: internal improvements;
emigration, land, and frontier
settlement; wars with Britain and
confrontations between Indians and
settlers; a fluctuating economic climate;
the development of education; and the
evolution of state and local
governments. These papers reflect the
fact that Ohio was an integral part of
the national scene by supplying insights
into national politics, slavery, the
country's expansion, banking, military
and Indian history, and foreign affairs.
This inventory is available for $15.00,
with a 20 percent discount for schools
and libraries, from the Sales Department
of the Ohio Historical Society, 1-71
and 17th Avenue, Columbus, Ohio 43211.
A reprint of The Log Architecture of
Ohio, by Donald A. Hutslar, is now
available from the Ohio Historical
Society. The 95-page, softcover book
includes sections about log construction
in Ohio, the technique of log
construction, tools and materials,
design of log buildings, construction
practice, furnishings, and contemporary
descriptions of log buildings in Ohio.
The price of the reprint is $3.00 ($2.40
for members) plus postage and handling.
Orders should be sent to the Sales
Department, Ohio Historical Society.
The Ohio Historic Records Preservation
Advisory Board (OHRPAB), the
state board of the National Historic
Publications and Records Commission, is
accepting applications from archives,
libraries, and manuscript repositories
for grants related to the preservation
and use of historical records and
manuscripts. Projects designed to
advance the state of the art, promote
cooperative efforts among institutions
and organizations, and to improve the
knowledge, performance, and professional
skills of those who work with
historical records will be considered.
Deadlines for applications are June 1,
1977, October 1, 1977, February 1, 1978,
and June 1, 1978. For state
proposals, ten copies should be
submitted to the National Commission in
Washington, D.C. and ten copies to the
State Historical Records
Coordinator. Further information on the
records program, applications, and
deadlines can be obtained by writing Dr.
Dennis East, Deputy Coordinator,
OHRPAB, Ohio Historical Society.
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With funding from the National Endowment
for the Humanities, The Atlas
of Great Lakes Indian History project
has begun. Scheduled for completion
by August 31, 1978, the Atlas will
contain approximately forty maps and text
focusing on the Great Lakes region of the United States
and Canada from
1615 to 1871. For further information
contact Helen Hornbeck Tanner,
Project Director, The Atlas of Great Lakes
Indian History, The Newberry
Library, 60 W. Walton Street, Chicago,
Illinois 60610.
A microfilm edition of the Yiddishe
Velt (Jewish World), the most
influential Jewish newspaper published
in Cleveland from 1911 until 1952, has
been acquired by the Cleveland Jewish
Archives of the Western Reserve
Historical Society. This paper,
published by Samuel Rocker, reflects Jewish
attitudes toward political and social
reform, Zionism, and religious and
national concerns of the day. The
preservation of this important newspaper
was undertaken by Hebrew Union College
in Cincinnati, which microfilmed
all the issues that could be found in
the late 1950s. The purchase of the
microfilm edition by the Historical
Society was made possible by a donation
from Mrs. Judy Glickson, the
granddaughter of Samuel Rocker. The
donation, made in memory of Samuel
Rocker through the estate of Myrtle
Rocker Newman, allowed for the purchase
of forty-three rolls of film of the
Yiddishe Velt as well as small runs of two other Yiddish papers, the Yiddishe
Tegliche Presse (Yiddish Daily Press), 1908-1913, and the Vare
Shtime (True
Voice), 1914-1915. The film has been
catalogued and is available for research
purposes in the History Library of the
Western Reserve Historical Society.
Papers of Tom L. Johnson (1854-1911),
Mayor of Cleveland, 1901-1910,
are now open for research at the Western
Reserve Historical Society. This
relatively small collection, occupying
less than four linear feet of shelf space,
is among a much larger body of records
pertaining to the terms of
Cleveland's mayors from 1896 to 1960,
and is the first of this group available
for research. The Johnson Papers,
1901-1908, consist primarily of
correspondence, but also contain
memoranda, legal papers (many relating to
Cleveland's street railways), and
newspaper clippings. Most of the material
relates to the day-to-day management of
Cleveland government. The Papers
have been microfilmed and are available
for use in the History Library. An
inventory to the collection is also
available. Purchase orders for the microfilm
edition are being taken. The Papers are
on eight rolls and cost $12.00 per roll,
plus tax and postage. Libraries will be
billed. A copy of the inventory is
included in roll one of the microfilm.
Orders should be sent to the Western
Reserve Historical Society's Publication
Department, 10825 East Boulevard,
Cleveland, Ohio 44106.
A definitive microfilm edition of the
correspondence of Lydia Maria Child
(1802-1880) is being prepared for the
National Historical Publications and
Records Commission. The editors would
appreciate any help in locating
letters, both to her and from her,
including those in private hands. Lydia
Maria Child was an advocate of women's rights,
author of fiction and books
on household management, and an active
antislavery worker and newspaper
editor. Any information should be sent
to Milton Meltzer and Patricia Barber,
Editors, New Africa House, Room 303,
University of Massachusetts,
Amherst, Mass. 01003.
202 OHIO HISTORY
The Oral History Association will hold
its twelfth National Workshop and
Colloquium October 20-23, 1977, at the
Hotel del Coronado, Coronado,
California. The Workshop Chairman is
Charles Schultz, Texas A & M
University; the Colloquium Chairman is
Bernard Galm, UCLA; and the
Local Arrangements Chairman is James
Moss, San Diego Historical Society.
For further information and registration
materials contact Ronald E.
Marcello, Executive Secretary, Oral
History Association, Box 13734, N.T.
Station, North Texas State University,
Denton, Texas 76203.
Readers of Ohio History may find
the following recent publications
interesting. The Ten Mile Country and
its Pioneer Families, by the late
Howard L. Leckey, has been published by
the Greene County Historical
Society. This genealogical history of
the Upper Monongahela Valley in
southwestern Pennsylvania includes a new
computerized index. In addition,
Leckey's newspaper columns, some never
before published in book form,
from the Waynesburg, Pennsylvania, Republican
will be added as a complete
one volume edition. Many illustrations,
maps, rosters, and much historical
and genealogical data about numerous
southwestern Pennsylvania families
and events are found in this book. Cost
is $20.00 plus $1.50 for boxing and
mailing. Orders should be sent to the
Greene County Historical Society, R.R.
2, Waynesburg, Pennsylvania 15370.
A "Guide to Research in the History
of Toledo, Ohio" has been compiled
by Dr. Lorin Lee Cary, associate
professor of history at the University of
Toledo. This softcover pamphlet, printed
at the University, discusses various
research aids, describes the holdings of
major archives in the area, and lists
unpublished dissertations, theses,
pamphlets, and reports as well as books,
articles, and selected serial
publications. Dr. Cary plans to keep a record of
other material which could be included
so that he can update it in the future.
He is interested in having users of the
guide contact him if they are aware of
material which should be included in it.
The book is available at the
University Bookstore on both the main
and Scott Park campuses at a cost of
$2.60. It can also be ordered by mail
from the Bookstore at a cost of $3.07
including tax, handling, and postage.
The Barefoot Preacher, autobiography of Abraham Snethen, has been
republished and is available for $10.50
from Mrs. Gertrude Y. Stephenson,
RRD #3, Salem, Indiana 47167. From 1814
to 1835, Snethen was a preacher
in Ohio. He established Christian
churches in Darke, Butler, Warren, Union,
and Montgomery counties, and also
traveled extensively throughout the
Midwest. The book was collected and compiled
by Mrs. N. E. Lamb and
corrected and revised by J. F. Burnett.
Orders must be sent to Mrs.
Stephenson by August 1, 1977.
Birthplace of an Army: A Study of the
Valley Forge Encampment, by John
B. B. Trussell, Jr., is available from
the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum
Commission, P.O. Box 1026, Harrisburg,
Pennsylvania. Published in 1976,
this 145-page book contains
illustrations, notes, appendices, a bibliography,
and an index. Cost is $4.50 cloth and
$3.00 paper.
The History of the United States of
America: A Guide to Information
Sources has been compiled by Ernest Cassara. This 459-page
volume
contains information about reference
materials, research facilities, and other
aids to research, comprehensive
histories on twenty-two topics, and author,
short title, and subject indices. Each
of the 1,995 citations comprises full
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bibliographic information about the
work. Published by Gale Research Co.,
Book Tower, Detroit, Michigan 48226, it
is available for $18.00.
Bowling Green University Popular Press
has recently published A Question
of Quality, edited by Louis Filler. This collection of essays on
American
authors who achieved both popularity and
distinction contains articles written
by seven Ohio professors as well as two
who have been Ohioans. The
264-page book is available from the
publisher, University Hall, Bowling
Green State University, Bowling Green,
Ohio 43403 for $12.95 cloth and
$4.95 paper.