Finding aid for the Henry Holcomb Papers
Title:
Henry Holcomb Papers
Repository:
Western Reserve Historical Society
Phone: 216-721-5722
http://www.wrhs.org
Creator:
Holcomb, Henry
Dates:
1864-1919
Quantity:
3.20 linear feet (8 containers)
Abstract:
 Henry Holcomb (1830-1919) was a furnace manufacturer in Painesville, Ohio, who served as a band musician in the 2nd Brigade, 3rd Division, 23rd Army Corps during the American Civil War. The collection consists of autobiographical scrapbooks containing newspaper clippings, letters, records, photographs, and Holcomb's comments and revisions. Topics include Holcomb's experiences as an army musician during the Civil War and the history of the First Congregational Church of Painesville.
Identification:
MS 3368
Location:
closed stacks
Language:
The records are in English

Scope and Content

The Henry Holcomb Papers, 1864-1919, consist of autobiographical scrapbooks containing newspaper clippings, letters, records, photographs, and Holcomb's comments and revisions. Topics include Holcomb's experiences as an army musician during the Civil War and the history of the First Congregational Church of Painesville.

The scrapbooks, compiled ca. 1895-1919 after Holcomb retired as a manufacturer of furnaces, address subjects such as the First Church (Congregational) of Painesville, Ohio, from 1810-1910; events relating to Holcomb's personal and family history, 1830-1864; and his experiences as a band musician in the 2nd Brigade, 3rd Division, 23rd Army Corp, 1864-1865, compiled from a series of pocket diaries and letters written by Holcomb during the American Civil War. Other scrapbooks related to financial, economic, and political matters, such as the currency question and trusts, 1896-1912; the campaign and election of 1896; state, national and municipal reform, ca. 1900-1910; and Painesville city politics, 1900s.

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:

First Congregational Church (Painesville, Ohio)
Holcomb family.
Holcomb, Henry, 1830-1919.
Soldiers -- Ohio -- Miscellanea.
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives.
United States. Army. Corps, 23rd. Division, 3rd. Brigade, 2nd.

Preferred Citation

[Container ___, Folder ___ ] MS 3368 Henry Holcomb Papers, Western Reserve Historical Society, Cleveland, Ohio

Acquisition Information

Gifts of Henry Holcomb, 1910-1919.

Detailed Description of The Collection



Henry Holcomb Papers, 1864-1919

Box 1
6 scrapbooks/notebooks of family history and war experiences, 1864-1911




Box 2
3 scrapbooks/notebooks of pamphlets, "Phantasia," and supplement, 1878-1913




Box 3
27 scrapbooks/notebooks of "Phantasia" (political scrapbooks), 1897-1916




Box 4
19 scrapbooks/notebooks of "Phantasia" and "A Study", 1905-1918




Box 5
12 scrapbooks/notebooks of "A Study," "Church History," and miscellaneous, 1895-1910




Box 6
Miscellaneous scrapbooks and notebooks, 1894-1919




Box 7
17 notebooks of "Church History", 1910




Box 8
7 notebooks of "Church History", 1910