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Curtis family papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS C94

Scope and Content

This collection consists primarily of the correspondence of various Curtis family members, including William Eleroy Curtis, Elroy Curtis, Elsie Curtis, William Eleroy Curtis II, as well as other relatives including Melville Curtis and Frank R. Kepler. The papers also consist of correspondence relating to the Curtis family genealogy, a scrapbook of the Curtis genealogy, a legal document, and family photographs.

Dates

  • Creation: 1886-1964

Restrictions on Access

The collection is open for research use.

Restrictions on Use

The collection is open for research use.

Biography of Curtis family

William Eleroy Curtis (1850-1911) was born on November 5, 1850, in Akron, Ohio. He was the second son of Reverend Eleroy Curtis and Harriet (Coe) Curtis*. William graduated from Western Reserve College in 1871. He worked as a journalist at the Chicago Inter-Ocean from 1873 to 1887. In 1887 he became a Washington correspondence for the Chicago Record. He wrote many books and also served as special commissioner from the United States to Central and South American republics, among one of many esteemed positions.

William married Cora Kepler on December 23, 1874. Cora and William had two children: Elroy Curtis (b. 1879) and Elsie Evans Curtis (b. 1881). Elroy attended Princeton University. After graduation, he worked with his father at The Chicago Herald. Elroy married Mary Steele of Chicago on February 28, 1905. Mary and Elroy had one son, William Eleroy Curtis II (born January 25, 1906).

*Harriet (Coe) Curtis, William Eleroy Curtis' mother, was the daughter of Reverend Harvey Coe (1785-1860), the first elected trustee of Western Reserve College.

Extent

1 Linear Feet

Language of Materials

English

Abstract

Correspondence, legal documents, application forms, photographs, and scrapbooks of the Curtis family. William Eleroy Curtis was a graduate of Western Reserve College (Hudson, Ohio).

Statement of Arrangement

This collection is arranged into four series.

Series List

  1. Correspondence
  2. Genealogy
  3. Legal
  4. Photographs

Physical Location

vault

Acquisition Information

The collection was donated in 1978 (accession no. 78-1378)

Related Material

Several repositories hold other papers belonging to William Eleroy Curtis (1850-1911), particularly on his professional life. See Worldcat for more details.

Processing Information

The collection was processed by Alyss Hardin in 2011.

Title
Finding aid for the Curtis family papers
Status
Completed
Author
Finding aid prepared by Alyss Hardin and Polly Reynolds
Date
2024
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin
Language of description note
Finding aid written in English

Repository Details

Part of the Hudson Library & Historical Society Repository

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