Finding aid for the Otto Miller Papers
Title:
Otto Miller Papers
Repository:
Western Reserve Historical Society
Phone: 216-721-5722
http://www.wrhs.org
Creator:
Miller, Otto
Dates:
1790-1949
Quantity:
1.21 linear feet (3 containers and 1 oversize folder)
Abstract:
 Otto Miller (1874-1950) was a businessman and civic leader, of Cleveland, Ohio. The collection consists of correspondence, certificates, and family papers, relating chiefly to the genealogy of Michael Spangler and other ancestors of Miller, and to World War I. Includes letters from Aaron Woolworth, of Bridgehampton, New York, to his parents and brother, Chester Woolworth, of Longmeadow, Massachusetts, and letters to Joseph K. and Margaret (Spangler) Miller, of Cleveland, Ohio, and Joseph Woolworth, of Crawfordsville, Indiana. Also includes correspondence with Newton D. Baker, Harry I. Emerson, Edward B. Greene and Warren G. Harding pertaining to matters arising out of World War I, 1917.
Identification:
MS 0783
Location:
closed stacks
Language:
The records are in English

Scope and Content

The Otto Miller Papers, 1790-1863 and 1917-1949, consist of correspondence, certificates, and family papers, relating chiefly to the genealogy of Michael Spangler and other ancestors of Miller, and to World War I. Includes letters from Aaron Woolworth, of Bridgehampton, New York, to his parents and brother, Chester Woolworth, of Longmeadow, Massachusetts, and letters to Joseph K. and Margaret (Spangler) Miller, of Cleveland, Ohio, and Joseph Woolworth, of Crawfordsville, Indiana. Also includes correspondence with Newton D. Baker, Harry I. Emerson, Edward B. Greene and Warren G. Harding pertaining to matters arising out of World War I, 1917.

This collection will be valuable to researchers studying the history of Cleveland, Ohio, and the genealogy of the Miller, Woolworth, and Spangler families. Those studying the history of World War I, including the activities of Newton D. Baker, Edward B. Greene, and Warren G. Harding will find this collection 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 MS 4484 United States Army, American Expeditionary Forces, 37th Division Records, series II.


Indexing Terms

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

Subjects:

Miller family.
Miller, Otto, 1874-1950.
Spangler family.
World War, 1914-1918 -- Ohio -- Sources.
World War, 1914-1918 -- Sources.

Preferred Citation

[Container ___, Folder ___ ] MS 783 Otto Miller Papers, Western Reserve Historical Society, Cleveland, Ohio

Acquisition Information

Gift of Otto Miller.

Detailed Description of The Collection



Otto Miller Papers, 1790-1863; 1917-1949; undated

Box 1 / Folder 1
Family correspondence, 1820-1868




Box 1 / Folder 2
Army correspondence of Otto Miller and biographical data, 1917




Box 1 / Folder 3
Correspondence of Otto Miller with English sources, 1927-1931




Box 1 / Folder 4
Taylor genealogy, correspondence, notes, and newspaper clippings, 1897-1930




Box 1 / Folder 5
Genealogies and notes of the Woolworth, Harlackenden, Willis, and Harrison families, undated




Box 1 / Folder 6
Spangler-Miller genealogy and notes, undated




Box 1 / Folder 7
Genealogies and notes of the Wyllys and Haynes families, undated




Box 2 / Folder 1
Photostats of Wyllys Papers, 1730




Box 2 / Folder 2
Wills, inventories, and certificates, 1815-1940




Box 2 / Folder 3
Vital records of Miller, Taylor, and Woolworth families, 1804-1943




Box 2 / Folder 4
Certificates and documents concerning Basil Spangler, 1861-1874




Box 3 / Folder 1
Wills and inventories, 1836-1946




Box 3 / Folder 2
Correspondence of Joseph Woolworth, 1851-1852




Box 3 / Folder 3
Correspondence of Joseph K. Miller, 1823-1827




Box 3 / Folder 4
Correspondence of Joseph K. Miller, 1828-1838




Box 3 / Folder 5
Correspondence of Spangler, 1850-1854




Box 3 / Folder 6
Correspondence of Aaron Woolworth, 1790-1821




Folder 1
Oversize Folder 1: Certificates and genealogies, undated