Collections

This digital collection features reproductions of the Brackney family papers (MMS-0891), which contains photocopies of Civil War-era correspondence by and to members of the Brackney family, including Oscar Allen, Samuel Brackney, C. M. Powell, Bill McConnell, and Joseph Harden, serving with Co. C,…

This digital collection features a reproduction of the 1861-1863 diary of William Shanks (MMS-1172),acorporal in Company K of the 21st O.V.I. during the Civil War who was killed in theBattle of Chickamauga. Transcriptions of the diary are also included.The originalWilliam Shanks diary and a…

This digital collection features a reproduction of the David P. Stoker letter (MMS-1244), a photocopy of a letter home fromDavid P. and Darius R. Stoker while part of the 21stOhio Infantry Regiment during the Civil War. A transcription of the letter is also provided.A photocopy and transcription of…

This digital collection reproduces the Louisa Cook Walters correspondence (MMS-1289), which contains letters from Louisa Cook Walters to her mother and sister describing heroverland journey on the Oregon Trail in 1862 and her life in Placerville, Idaho from 1864-1865. Transcriptions of the letters…

This digital collection features a reproduction of the photocopied Hiram Ketcham diary (MMS-1332), written by Hiram Ketcham, a member of Company G, 67th Ohio Volunteer Infantry during the Civil War. A transcription of the diary is also provided.A photocopy and typed transcription of the original…

This digital collection features a reproduction of theAnnie R. Stuart diary (MMS-1454), which describes the life of an Ohio schoolteacher while her husband was serving in the Civil War. A transcription of the diary is also provided.A photocopy and microfilm version of the original diary, along with…

This digital collection features reproductions of thePeter Faulk papers (MMS-1644), which include letters written by Peter Faulk, asoldier from Stark County serving with Co. C, 104th Ohio Volunteer Infantry during the Civil War. Item transcriptions are also provided.SelectBrowse Items to view all…

This digital collection features a reproduction of the Richard F. Blinn diary (MMS-1646) documenting the trip of Richard Blinn, with his wife Clara and son Willie, along the Santa Fe Trail in 1868 and 1869. A transcription of the diary is also provided.A photocopy and microfilm version of the diary,…

This digital collection features a reproduction of a photocopied diary written by Ferris Wellman Myrice of Deshler, Ohio, while in service with the 332nd Regiment in Italy during World War I. A transcription of the diary is also provided.A photocopy and written transcription of the original diary…

This digital collection features a reproduction of a diary written by William Lyons while a patient in the Toledo State Hospital for the Insane. A transcription of the diary is also provided.The original diary and written transcription can also be accessed at the Center for Archival Collections.View…

This digital collection features reproductions of the Dwight R. Yates papers (MMS-1805), which contain photocopies of a series of letters written by Dwight to his aunt during his time serving in the 6th Ohio Infantry Regiment during the Spanish-American War (1898), with additional service in the…

This digital collection features reproductions of the Conrad Cramer papers (MMS-1857), which include letters from Conrad Cramer who was a private serving inCompany G, 111th Volunteer Infantry during the Civil War. Item transcriptions are also included.Original letters reproduced in this digital…