Howard family
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Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Dustin - Dana Family Papers
Collection
Identifier: MS-207
Abstract
A collection of papers from an early 19th century southwestern Ohio family containing letters, autograph books, and some related documents. The bulk of the letters were written to Rev. Mighill Dustin, a Methodist Episcopal minister, and his wife, Mary (Dana) Dustin, by various friends and family members. The letters discuss family affairs, religious life, politics, and business matters. Related documents include wills and excerpts copied from 19th century county histories.
Dates:
1811-1870
Found in:
Special Collections
Matthews-Howard Family Papers
Collection
Identifier: MS-248
Abstract
Graduates of Wilberforce University, Rev. Wesley Matthews and his wife, Ruth "Pat" Matthews, were active in civil rights, church work, and community organizing in the Dayton, Yellow Springs, and Urbana, Ohio areas. After Rev. Matthews died in 1978, Pat Matthews remarried Wendell Howard, a Springfield pharmacist. Papers in this collection include business and personal correspondence from both families, records from a depression-era WPA education program in Clark County, family photographs, a...
Dates:
1908 - 1992
Found in:
Special Collections
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