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Title: |
Gertrude Van Rensselaer Wickham Papers |
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Repository: |
Western Reserve Historical Society
Phone: 216-721-5722 http://www.wrhs.org |
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Creator: |
Wickham, Gertrude Van Rensselaer |
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Dates: |
1887-1935 |
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Quantity: |
0.20 linear feet (1 container) |
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Abstract: |
Gertrude Van Rensselaer Wickham (1844-1930) was a journalist, author, and local historian, of Cleveland, Ohio. Wickham was the first woman to hold an editorial position on a Cleveland newspaper. Her entry into journalism was as a weekly contributor to the Sunday Post, and later as a fashion columnist with the Cleveland Herald beginning in 1878, which resulted in the creation of a women's department. She joined the editorial staff of the Cleveland Leader in 1881, and her columns were oriented toward needy women and children. In 1886 she was one of the charter members of the Cleveland Woman's Press Club (later the Cleveland Writers' Club). Wickham was involved in the publication of Pioneer Women of the Western Reserve, and Pioneer Families of the Western Reserve, and she collected important genealogical information on women of the Western Reserve. She was also a prominent member of the Cleveland chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution. The collection consists of letters about dogs, addressed to Mrs. Wickham from famous persons, including Constance Fenimore Woolson, and 7 letters and assorted newspaper clippings, mostly concerning the Cleveland Woman's Press Club. |
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Identification: |
MS 1085 |
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Location: |
closed stacks |
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Language: |
The records are in English |
The Gertrude Van Rensselaer Wickham Papers, 1887-1935 and undated, consist of letters about dogs, addressed to Mrs. Wickham from famous persons, including Constance Fenimore Woolson, and 7 letters and assorted newspaper clippings, mostly concerning the Cleveland Woman's Press Club.
This collection will be useful to researchers studying the history of Cleveland, Ohio, women's history in the Western Reserve, and the history of journalism in Cleveland. Those studying the history of the Cleveland Woman's Press Club will find this collection useful.
While there are no access restrictions on this collection, researchers will be asked to use the microfilm of this collection.
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.
[Container ___, Folder ___ ] MS 1085 Gertrude Van Rensselaer Wickham Papers, Western Reserve Historical Society, Cleveland, Ohio
Gift of Katherine V. R. Wickham in 1942.