Collection of chess games. [not before 1863]

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Collection of chess games. [not before 1863]

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/17160953

2 v. ; 21 cm.

Cleveland Public Library, Main Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 6917700

Cleveland Public Library, Main Library

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Cleveland Public Library. Fine Arts and Special Collections Dept.

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White, John G.

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John Griswold White (1845-1928) was a prominent lawyer in Cleveland, Ohio. As a board member of the Cleveland Public Library and committed bibliophile, White donated his materials to the Library beginning in 1885 and continuing until his death. His interest in chess, stemming from childhood, developed into a desire to obtain knowledge of chess origins and the societies responsible for the development. Using this as a basis of his collection, White extended his collection to include folklore and ...