Archives Directory for the History of Collecting in America
Archives related to: Mather, William Gwinn, 1857-1951
| title | Mather family Papers, 1834-1967. | repository | Western Reserve Historical Society |
| description | Correspondence, biographies, wills, diaries, scrapbooks, genealogical charts, estate records, autograph collection, research notes, financial documents, tributes, drawings, account books, awards, photos, and other materials, relating to Samuel Livingston Mather (1817-1890), his daughter, Katharine Livingston Mather (1853-1939), and sons, William Gwinn (1857-1951) and Samuel (1851-1931) Mather; Samuel's wife, Flora (Stone) Mather (1852-1909); their children, Samuel Livingston (1882-1960), Amasa Stone (1884-1920), and Philip Richard (1894-1973) Mather, and Constance (Mather) Bishop (1889-1969) and her husband, Robert H. Bishop (1879-1955), a physician; and related families, including Benedict, Stone, and Woolson. Topics include the family business, Cleveland Iron Mining Company (later name: Cleveland-Cliffs Iron Company); philanthropic work in Cleveland, including the establishment of Flora Stone Mather College, a liberal arts college for women, Western Reserve University, Trinity Cathedral and other Episcopal churches, and charitable organizations; hospitals; health; civic affairs; European travels; and family matters. Correspondents include John Hay, Charles Frederick Schweinfurth, and Charles F. Thwing. Bio/History: Prominent Cleveland family related to the early New England Mather family and descended through Samuel Livingston Mather (1817-1890), who moved to Cleveland from Connecticut in 1843. Family members were prominent in all areas of Cleveland's development, including business and industry, education, philanthropy, the arts, medicine, literature, and politics. Many became nationally and internationally noted in their fields. The Mather family is related by marriage to the Bishop, Stone, Woolson, Benedict and Hay families. Associated materials: Photographs removed and/ housed in the photograph and print collection./ |
| extent | 12.8 linear ft. |
| formats | Correspondence Financial Records Legal Papers Photographs Scrapbooks |
| access | Contact repository for restrictions and policies. |
| record source | http://www.loc.gov/coll/nucmc/ |
| finding aid | Finding aid in the repository |
| acquisition information | Gift of Dr. and Mrs. Johnathan Bishop, 1969 and 1972; G. Abbey, 1974; and Hiram College Library, 1975. |
| updated | 03/16/2023 10:29:58 |
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| title | Clare Benedict collection, 1796-1961 (1870-1940). | repository | Western Reserve Historical Society |
| description | Consists of books, letters, letter fragments, notes, notebooks, photographs, scrapbooks, newspaper clippings, bound magazines, poems, essays, genealogies, invitations, programs, a memorial book, tickets, postcards, lithographs, sketches, watercolors, brochures, press notices, reviews, birth records, receipts, a military commission, signatures, a constitution, and a nail. In many cases, authors of books contained in the collection wrote inscriptions to either Clare Benedict or Constance Fenimore Woolson. Included are two books inscribed by Henry James, along with a letter written by him to Benedict. Excerpts of letters, notes, postcards, photographs, and other manuscript material concerning either the author or the subject of a book were placed into each volume, most likely by Clare Benedict. Some of the books and manuscript materials appear to have originally belonged to Constance Fenimore Woolson, and include letters, notes, letter fragments, poems, a poetry notebook, and other items. Correspondents include Clara Woolson Benedict, Henry M. Alden, William G. Mather, Hannah Cooper, William Cooper, Ann Cooper, Dorothy Canfield Fisher, George Clausen, John A. Williams, Emma N. Ireland, Sarah Rathbone Benedict, Edmund Stedman, and Mrs. John Hervey. Genealogical materials relating to the Woolson, Benedict, Pomeroy, Mather, and Fynmore families is included, as is information on the history of Cooperstown, New York. Biographical and Historical Notes: Clare Benedict was born in Cleveland, Ohio, the daughter of George Stone Benedict and Clara Woolson Benedict. She was the niece of author Constance Fenimore Woolson. Benedict was an author in her own right, writing books that dealt with family history, biography of Woolson, and general topics. Constance Fenimore Woolson was born in Claremont, New Hampshire, the daughter of Charles Jarvis Woolson and Hannah Pomeroy. She was a niece of James Fenimore Cooper. Woolson and her family moved to Cleveland in 1840. Woolson attended the Cleveland Female Seminary and was a graduate of Madame Chegaray's finishing school in New York City. She later lived in Florida, and then spent the rest of her life in Europe. Woolson published many works of fiction during her lifetime. |
| extent | 6 linear ft. |
| formats | Printed Materials Correspondence Photographs Notes Clippings |
| access | Contact repository for restrictions and policies. |
| record source | http://www.loc.gov/coll/nucmc/ |
| finding aid | Register available in the library. |
| updated | 11/12/2014 11:29:58 |
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| title | Cleveland-Cliffs Iron Company Records, 1907-1918 (MSS-036) | repository | Central Upper Peninsula and Northern Michigan University Archives |
| description | This collection contains payroll records for the Gwinn Mine in 1918. It also contains records that document the design and construction of Gwinn, Michigan, a model company town. Records include estimates and authorizations, correspondence, and various financial materials. |
| extent | 2 cu. ft. |
| formats | Business Papers Financial Records Correspondence |
| access | Contact repository for restrictions and policies. |
| record source | http://www.loc.gov/coll/nucmc/ |
| finding aid | Container list for unprocessed records is available in the Archives with folder level control. |
| updated | 11/12/2014 11:29:58 |
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| title | Thomas James Holmes Papers, 1912-1959. | repository | Ohio State Univesity |
| description | Primarily material on the building of William Gwinn Mather's library and the compilation of Holmes' bibliographies of Increase Mather, Cotton Mather, and the minor Mathers. Also other papers and some materials on his earlier years with the Rowfant Bindery. Principal correspondents include: Randolph Greenfield Adams, Elmer Adler, Clarence Saunders Brigham, George Francis Dow, Theron J. Damon, Wilberforce Eames, Matt Bushnell Jones, Andrew Keogh, Henry Miller Lydenberg, Samuel Mather, William Gwinn Mather, Kenneth Ballard Murdock, Alfred William Pollard, John Herman Randall, George Henry Sargent, George Parker Winship, Lawrence Counselman Wroth. Historical Notes: Bibliographer and bookbinder. |
| extent | 13 linear ft. |
| formats | Administrative Records Correspondence |
| access | For research use in the library only. |
| record source | http://www.loc.gov/coll/nucmc/ |
| finding aid | Inventory available in the library. |
| updated | 11/12/2014 11:29:58 |
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| title | Samuel Livingston Mather family papers, 1850-1960. | repository | Western Reserve Historical Society |
| description | Consists of financial records, business records, records of farm operations, records of contracts with Yale University and Holden Arboretum, estate records, genealogical notes, and ledgers. The collection pertains primarily to the business activities of Samuel Livingston Mather and the operations of his farm in Geauga County. Also included are estate records of his father, Samuel Mather, and other relatives. Some of the material illuminates the early history of the iron ore industry in Cleveland, Ohio. Other business files reflect upon smaller, Geauga and Lake County enterprises, including the Mentro Harbor Yacht Club, the Mentor Harbor Company, the Mentor Marsh Company, and the Mentone Company. Also included are materials concerning Samuel Livingston Mather's philanthropic activities, particularly for Yale University and the Holden Arboretum. Historical Note: The Samuel Livingston Mather family of Cleveland, Ohio descends from Samuel Mather (1745-1809), a shareholder and member of the first board of directors of the Connecticut Land Company. His son, also named Samuel Mather (1771-1854), was also a shareholder of the Connecticut Land Company. One of his sons, Samuel Livingston Mather (1817-1890), settled in Cleveland in 1843. In 1847, he was one of the founders of the Cleveland Iron Mining Company (later the Cleveland-Cliffs Iron Company). His youngest son, William Gwinn Mather (1857-1951) later became president of the company. Samuel Livingston Mather's oldest son, Samuel Mather (1851-1931) helped found a rival iron ore firm, Pickands, Mather, and Company. He married Flora Stone, by whom he had four children, the oldest of which was Samuel Livingston Mather (1882-1960). Named for his grandfather, he graduated from Yale University in 1905, and began working for Cleveland-Cliffs. He also served on the boards of the Otis Steel Company, Cleveland Trust Company, the Bessemer Limestone and Cement Company, and the Lamson and Sessions Company. He was an active philanthropist, particularly interested in his alma mater, Yale, and the Holden Arboretum in Geauga County, Ohio. He oversaw the operation of his farm located near Mentor, Ohio, known as Mountain Glen Farm. He was first married to Grace Harman, and secondly to Alice Keith. He had two daughters, Flora Stone (husband Robert C. Hosmer Jr.) and Elizabeth (husband S. Sterling McMillan). |
| extent | 8.01 linear ft. |
| formats | Business Papers Financial Records Legal Papers Correspondence Ephemera |
| access | Contact repository for restrictions and policies. |
| record source | http://www.loc.gov/coll/nucmc/ |
| finding aid | Register available in the library. Organized into nine series. |
| updated | 11/12/2014 11:29:58 |
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| title | Records of the Director's Office: Frederic Allen Whiting, 1913-1930 | repository | The Cleveland Museum of Art |
| description | The records of the Director's Office are the primary source for understanding the decisions made and actions taken at the highest level of the museum's administration. In addition, the records constitute one of the most valuable, unified resources for researching the early history of the museum and its art collection; initial construction and expansion of the museum building; changes in the museum's administrative hierarchy; personalities and activities of individual staff members; artistic and social movements of the first half of the twentieth century; and the museum's relationship with civic, cultural, and educational institutions throughout the country and the world. The records from Frederic Allen Whiting's tenure as director are divided into four main series: I. Numbered Administrative Correspondence, II. Unnumbered Administrative Correspondence, III. Biographical Materials, and IV. Index to Numbered Administrative Correspondence. Citation: The Cleveland Museum of Art Archives, Records of the Director's Office: Frederic Allen Whiting, date and short description of document [e.g., letter from Whiting to Kent, 6 June 1916]. |
| extent | 22.6 cubic feet, 72 boxes |
| formats | Administrative Records Writings Correspondence Notes |
| access | At the end of the restricted period, the records will still be subject to the review of the archivist before access is granted. |
| record link | http://library.clevelandart.org/museum_archives/finding_aids/whiting/index.php |
| record source | http://library.clevelandart.org/museum_archives/finding_aids/ |
| updated | 11/12/2014 11:29:58 |
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| title | Harold T. Clark papers, 1878-1965. | repository | Western Reserve Historical Society |
| description | Clippings, correspondence, certificates, scrapbooks, and resolutions concerning Clark, the organizations he was involved in, and the committees he served on. The collection deals largely with Harold Clark's most active years in Cleveland, especially the 1940s and 1950s. Of particular interest is the material concerning the Cleveland Conference for Educational Cooperation, the Cleveland Metroparks, Dr. Alfred Benesch, Leonard C. Hanna, Jr., Andrew Squire, and Cleveland philanthropy. Notes: Organized into two series: I. Personal papers, including personal papers, organizations and committees with which he was affiliated; II. Papers concerning acquaintances of Clark's. Arranged alphabetically. Historical Note: Prominent Cleveland, Ohio attorney and philanthropist. Clark was a partner in the law firm of Squire, Sanders, and Dempsey, 1913-38, before opening his own law office in 1938. He served with the American Committee to Negotiate Peace after World War I. In addition, he was active in numerous civic and cultural organizations, including the Educational Museum of the Cleveland Public Schools, the Cleveland Museum of Natural History, the Cleveland Museum of Art, and the Cleveland Metroparks. He received many honorary degrees and civic awards, including the Migel Medal from the American Foundation for the Blind for work on the William Terry Touch Alphabet. |
| extent | 2.00 linear ft. |
| formats | Clippings Correspondence Scrapbooks Business Papers |
| access | Contact repository for restrictions and policies. |
| record source | http://ipac.wrhs.org |
| updated | 11/12/2014 11:29:58 |
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