Finding aid for the Letters from the Northwest Territory Caravan
Title:
Letters from the Northwest Territory Caravan
Repository:
Western Reserve Historical Society
Phone: 216-721-5722
http://www.wrhs.org
Creator:
Daughters of the American Revolution, Lakewood, Ohio, Chapter
Dates:
1937-1938
Quantity:
0.20 linear feet (1 container)
Abstract:
 The Northwest Territory Caravan is the local chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution founded in Lakewood, Ohio, a suburb of Cleveland. The collection consists of letters sent to Mrs. Elatus G. Loomis, regent of the Lakewood, Ohio, chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution, by members of the Northwest Territory caravan, 36 young men reenacting the trek of pioneers from Peabody, Massachusetts to Marietta, Ohio, as part of the Northwest Territory sesquicentennial celebration of 1938.
Identification:
MS 2504
Location:
closed stacks
Language:
The records are in English

Scope and Content

The Letters from the Northwest Territory Caravan, 1937-1938, consist of letters sent to Mrs. Elatus G. Loomis, regent, by members of the Northwest Territory caravan, 36 young men reenacting the trek of pioneers from Peabody, Massachusetts, to Marietta, Ohio, as part of the Northwest Territory sesquicentennial celebration of 1938.

Statement of Arrangement

The collection is arranged 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:

Northwest, Old -- Centennial celebrations, etc.
United States -- Description and travel -- 1920-1940.

Preferred Citation

[Container ___, Folder ___ ] MS 2504 Letters from the Northwest Territory Caravan, Western Reserve Historical Society, Cleveland, Ohio

Detailed Description of The Collection



Letters from the Northwest Territory Caravan, 1937-1938

Box 1 / Folder 1
Letters, December 1937




Box 1 / Folder 2
Letters, January-April 1938