Finding aid for the Elroy McKendree Avery Papers


Title:
Elroy McKendree Avery Papers
Repository:
Western Reserve Historical Society
Phone: 216-721-5722
http://www.wrhs.org
Creator:
Avery, Elroy McKendree
Dates:
1871-1911
Quantity:
0.20 linear feet (1 container)
Abstract:
The collection consists of correspondence and contracts relating to the printing and sale of the book by Avery entitled Cleveland in a Nutshell (1893), notebooks related to school teaching, and notes on genealogy of the Avery family used by Avery and his wife Catherine Hitchcock (Tilden) Avery (1844-1911) in compiling The Groton Avery Clan (1912).
Identification:
MS 0316
Location:
closed stacks
Language:
The records are in English

Biography of Elroy McKendree Avery

Elroy McKendree Avery (1844-1935) was a politician, author, and historian. He served in Ohio senate in the 1890s before moving to Florida. He wrote textbooks on chemistry and physics and history texts on the city of Cleveland, Ohio where he served as a city councilman, and New Port Richey, Florida where he served as mayor.

Scope and Content

The Elroy McKendree Avery Papers, 1871-1893, consist of correspondence and contracts relating to the printing and sale of the book by Avery entitled Cleveland in a Nutshell (1893), notebooks related to schoolteaching, and notes on genealogy of the Avery family used by Avery and his wife Catherine Hitchcock (Tilden) Avery (1844-1911) in compiling The Groton Avery Clan (1912).

This collection will be useful to researchers studying the history of Cleveland, Ohio, in the nineteenth century and the genealogy of the Avery and Tilden families.

Statement of Arrangement

The collection is arranged by document type and then chronologically.

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:

Avery family.
Avery, Catherine Hitchcock, 1844-1911.
Avery, Elroy McKendree, 1844-1935.
Teaching.

Preferred Citation

[Container ___, Folder ___ ] MS 316 Elroy McKendree Avery Papers, Western Reserve Historical Society, Cleveland, Ohio

Detailed Description of The Collection



Elroy McKendree Avery Papers, 1871-1911; undated

Box 1 / Folder 1
Contracts, 1871-1893




Box 1 / Folder 2
Genealogy notes, 1871-1893




Box 1 / Folder 3
Miscellany, 1903-1911




Box 1 / Folder 4
School notebooks and teacher grade book, undated