Finding aid for the Peter Henry Kaiser Papers
Title:
Peter Henry Kaiser Papers
Repository:
Western Reserve Historical Society
Phone: 216-721-5722
http://www.wrhs.org
Creator:
Kaiser, Peter Henry
Dates:
1900-1928
Quantity:
0.40 linear feet (1 container)
Abstract:
 Peter Henry Kaiser (1840-1929) was a lawyer, of Cleveland, Ohio. He served as historian of the 150th Regiment of the Ohio Volunteer Infantry. The collection consists of correspondence, notebooks, and other papers, containing data relating to the 150th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, which were gathered by Kaiser as historian of the regiment; "A Half-century in Cleveland" (1919), which includes Kaiser's observations on topics such as housing, population, railways, industry, and the Cleveland Bar; and "History and evaluation of soldiers' relief in Ohio."
Identification:
MS 1387
Location:
closed stacks
Language:
The records are in English

Scope and Content

The Peter Henry Kaiser Papers, 1900-1928 and undated, consist of correspondence, notebooks, and other papers, containing data relating to the 150th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, which were gathered by Kaiser as historian of the regiment; "A Half-century in Cleveland" (1919), which includes Kaiser's observations on topics such as housing, population, railways, industry, and the Cleveland Bar; and "History and evaluation of soldiers' relief in Ohio."

This collection will be useful to researchers studying the history of Cleveland, Ohio, in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, the history of the American Civil War, and the activities of the 150th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry. Genealogists might find the reunion rolls and death lists useful.

Statement of Arrangement

The collection is arranged by document type and then chronologically.

Restrictions on Access

None.

Related Material: Related Material

The researcher should also consult 4308 Peter Henry Kaiser Family Papers; and PG 428 Peter Henry Kaiser Photographs.


Indexing Terms

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

Subjects:

Cleveland (Ohio) -- History.
Cleveland Bar Association.
Kaiser, Peter Henry, 1840-1929.
Public welfare -- Ohio -- Cuyahoga County.
Soldiers and Sailors Relief Commission (Cuyahoga County, Ohio)
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives.
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Regimental histories -- Ohio Infantry -- 150th.
United States. Army. Ohio Infantry Regiment, 150th (1864)
Veterans -- Law and legislation -- Ohio.
Veterans -- Ohio -- Cuyahoga County.

Preferred Citation

[Container ___, Folder ___ ] MS 1387 Peter Henry Kaiser Papers, Western Reserve Historical Society, Cleveland, Ohio

Detailed Description of The Collection



Peter Henry Kaiser Papers, 1900-1928; undated

Box 1 / Folder 1
Correspondence, 1906-1928




Box 1 / Folder 2
Volume of regimental reports and loose items found therein, 1917-1927




Box 1 / Folder 3
Notebooks of regimental deaths, 1904-1907




Box 1 / Folder 4
Reminiscences, ca. 1900




Box 1 / Folder 5
Notebook concerning Soldiers Relief Commission, "History and Evaluation of Soldiers' Relief in Ohio", undated




Box 1 / Folder 6
"A Half-Century in Cleveland", 1919




Box 1 / Folder 7
Newspaper clippings and miscellaneous documents, including regimental reunion rolls and lists of regimental member deaths, 1904-1922