Letter from Conrad Cramer to his parents about the cost of food and the wellbeing of mutual acquaintances, and to his sister about the possibility of returning home soon.
Letter from David P. Stoker and Darius R. Stoker that describes an attempt by General O.M. Mitchell to capture the Confederate raider, John Hunt Morgan. It also includes references to the activities of the 21st Ohio Volunteer Infantry.
Letter from James Whitmer to a friend describing camp situation in Kentucky, enthusiasm for battle, and reference to other soldiers in his company.
The photocopied diary of Lizzie Marrott between 1891 and 1892 when Lizzie was 17-years-old and living in Hudson, Ohio. There is an emphasis on school and social life.
Photocopies of letters written by Myron Hanna, a Deshler, Ohio physician, while serving in the 132nd Ambulance Company, 33rd Infantry Division, American Expeditionary Forces, during World War I. Hanna was wounded during his service from ingesting poisonous chemicals, as he writes in his letter of…
Travel diary documenting trip of Richard Blinn, with his wife Clara and son Willie, from Perrysburg, Ohio to Sand Creek, Colorado along the Santa Fe Trail in 1868, with some additional entries describing the search by Richard for Clara and Willie after they were kidnapped by Indians, and their later…
Diary written by William Lyons while a patient at the Toledo State Hospital for the Insane.
Handwritten diary of William Shanks, a private with the 21st O.V.I. during the Civil War. Entries detail camp life, troop movements, and information on other members of the regiment.