Papers, 1797-1933 bulk 1797-1895 / Samuel Bissell.

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Papers, 1797-1933 bulk 1797-1895 / Samuel Bissell.

Diary (1819) of a visit to New Haven, Conn.; album of autographs (1823) of classmates of Bissell at Yale; account books; daybooks (1825-75) relating to the Twinsburg Institute; correspondence (1825-95) with the Office of Indian Affairs, and other papers concerning efforts of Bissell on behalf of Indian youths; sermons; mortgage deeds, financial papers, and ledgers. Includes letters and receipts of parents of Bissell, Robert and Thankful Bissell, of Aurora, Ohio, and correspondence with the Western Reserve Historical Society and the Samuel Bissell Memorial Library Association of Twinsburg, Ohio.

2.0 linear ft. (4 boxes)

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SNAC Resource ID: 6968334

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Western Reserve Historical Society

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Manuscripts Relating to the Early History of the Western Reserve, 1795-1869, was the first collection of manuscripts to be assembled by the Western Reserve Historical Society, and its provenance is closely intertwined with the circumstances of the institution's founding. Chiefly responsible for the acquisition of the materials comprising the collection was Charles W. Whittlesey, the Society's first president. According to the Society's second annual report (1869), Whittlesey assembl...

Bissell, Thankful.

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Bissell family.

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Samuel Bissell Memorial Library Association (Twinsburg, Ohio)

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Yale College (1718-1887)

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The Linonian Literary Society was founded in 1753. All undergraduates were allowed to be members of the Linonian Society. The club provided students with a forum to debate, stage plays, and deliver poems, essays, and orations. The society disbanded in 1868. From the guide to the Linonian Society, Yale College, records, 1753-1870, (Manuscripts and Archives) ...

Twinsburg Institute (Twinsburg, Ohio)

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Bissell, Robert

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Bissell, Samuel, 1797-1895.

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Congregational minister and educator of Twinsburg, Ohio. From the description of Papers, 1797-1933 bulk 1797-1895 / Samuel Bissell. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 19743911 ...