Finding aid for the Frank Palmer Cavenagh photographic negatives

Biography of Biography or History

Frank Palmer Cavenagh (1914-1983) graduated from Western Reserve Academy in 1932.

Frank Palmer Cavenagh (1914-1983) was born in Ohio to Mary Gillette Cavenagh Downes (1890-1981) and John S. Cavenagh (1885-1921). He attended Western Reserve Academy and graduated in 1932. The Cavenagh/Downes family lived on the second floor of the store at 41 E. Main Street and his mother Mary had an antique shop on the ground floor. The family later moved to 36 Baldwin Street. In 1938, the family moved to Cleveland Heights and, then to California in 1943. Frank Palmer Cavenagh married Margaret Macduffie (1916-2009), also a resident of Hudson. Cavenagh's World War II draft card lists his employer as The Warner and Swasey Company, a Cleveland-based manufacturing company. Cavenagh later worked as an editor of a trade magazine in California according to the 1950 census. -Information provided by donor (Cavenagh's half-brother) and census information.

Scope and Content

36 photographic negatives (various sizes) depicting various landscapes, buildings, people (students), and Western Reserve Academy scenes in Hudson, Ohio. The photographs have been digitized and added to the Hudson Library's internal photograph catalog. Contact the Hudson Library for more information.

Statement of Arrangement

Restrictions on Use

The collection is open for research use.

Restrictions on Access

The collection is open for research use.

Indexing Terms

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Preferred Citation

[Box number, folder number], Frank Palmer Cavenagh photographic negatives, Hudson Library & Historical Society, Hudson, Ohio.

Processing Information

The collection was processed by Polly Reynolds in 2023.

Detailed Description of The Collection