Finding aid for the Benton Family Papers
Title:
Benton Family Papers
Repository:
Western Reserve Historical Society
Phone: 216-721-5722
http://www.wrhs.org
Creator:
Benton Family
Dates:
1850-1931
Quantity:
0.30 linear feet (1 container)
Abstract:
 Horace Benton was a wholesale druggist in Cleveland, Ohio. The collection consists of Horace Benton's journal, 1850, family correspondence, and genealogical notes. Benton's journal details his state of health, reading, religion, community concerns and friends' activities. The correspondence details family relationships, particularly between spouses, in the early twentieth century.
Identification:
MS 4354
Location:
closed stacks
Language:
The records are in English

Biography of the Benton Family

Horace Benton ( ? - ? ) was a wholesale druggist on Water (West 9th) Street in Cleveland, Ohio.

Scope and Content

The Horace Benton Family Papers, l850-l931, consist of Benton's journal, family correspondence, and genealogical notes.

This collection pertains primarily to genealogy and the relations between family members, particularly spouses, in the early twentieth century in Cleveland, Ohio. The Horace Benton journal of 1850 relates to Benton's health, reading, religion, community concerns, and friends' activities.

Statement of Arrangement

The collection is arranged by document type, then by surname, and then chronologically. It is maintained in five folders.

Restrictions on Access

None.

Indexing Terms

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

Subjects:

Benton family.
Cleveland (Ohio) -- Social life and customs -- 19th century.
Domestic relations -- Ohio -- Cleveland.

Preferred Citation

[Container ___, Folder ___ ] MS 4354 Benton Family Papers, Western Reserve Historical Society, Cleveland, Ohio

Acquisition Information

Gift of Mrs. Heaton Pennington in 1957.

Processing Information

Processed by Bari Oyler Stith in 1989.