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MSS 1 Charles E. Rice Collectioi 3 cubic feet Final inventory Collection Synopsis Provenance: The Ohio Historical Society acquired the Charles E. Rice Collection in 1920, 1932, 1939 and 1941. Works Progress Administration ( WPA) workers produced an item list and card index to most of the collection during the 1940' s. Allen T. Price wrote a more complete inventory in 1967. Kay Weisman re- processed the collection in July 1979. The present inventory supersedes all previous inventories and indexes. Property rights: The Ohio Historical Society owns the property rights to this collection. Copyrights: Copyrights to this collection have - not been dedicated to the public, Consideration of the requirements of copyright is the responsibility of the author and publisher. Access: This collection is open under the rules and regulations of the Ohio Historical Society. Citation: Researchers are requested to cite collection name, collection number, and the Ohio Historical Society in all footnote and bibliographic references. Transfer: One document box of photographs and other pictorial material was transferred to the Library Picture Collection in the 1940' s; one half- hollinger box of pictorial material, and two picture scrapbooks were transferred to the Audiovisual Department in October 1979. Related material: The Library Division holds two genealogical works by Rice, and a catalog of a 1917 auction which lists part of his autograph collection. Biographical sketch: Charles Elmer Rice was born ca. 1860 in Alliance, Ohio, the son of Dr. W. P. and Rachel Hole Rice. A dentist by profession, Rice began collecting autographs ca. 1890 and continued this avocation until his death in 1939. His interest in longevity and genealogy is evidenced by the material within this collection as well as by the several family histories he authored. A newspaper clipping in box lO/ folder 6 indicates that his family tree had been traced back to the year 100 A. D. Scope and content: The Charles E. Rice Collection is primarily a collection of autographs of Ohio political figures from 1735 to 1924. It consists mainly of correspondence and legal documents, but also includes biographical sketches, Society of Friends minutes and records, newspaper clippings, and financial documents. Rice arranged his first five autograph volumes by the office or function which made the person prominent including members of the 1802 Ohio Constitutional Convention, the Supreme Court of Ohio,
Object Description
Title | MSS 1 Charles Elmer Rice Papers |
Subject |
Ohio. Constitutional Convention (1802) Ohio. Supreme Court United States. Congress. Senate Women Moravians in Ohio Real property -- Ohio Ohio -- Governors Ohio -- Politics and government United States -- Politics and government Ohio -- Description and travel |
Description | This item is a finding aid or inventory to an Ohio History Connection collection or series. Finding aids are descriptive access tools that provide more complete information about a collection than you will find in the online catalog record. For more information on the collection and to view its contents, contact the Ohio History Connection. |
Date of Original | 1735-1924 |
Collection | Ohio History Connection Finding Aids Collection |
Submitting Institution | Ohio History Connection |
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Type | Text |
File Name | MSS 1 Charles E. Rice.pdf |
File Size | 535.444 KB |
Format | finding aids |
Description
Title | MSS 1 Charles E. Rice - Page 1 |
Full Text | MSS 1 Charles E. Rice Collectioi 3 cubic feet Final inventory Collection Synopsis Provenance: The Ohio Historical Society acquired the Charles E. Rice Collection in 1920, 1932, 1939 and 1941. Works Progress Administration ( WPA) workers produced an item list and card index to most of the collection during the 1940' s. Allen T. Price wrote a more complete inventory in 1967. Kay Weisman re- processed the collection in July 1979. The present inventory supersedes all previous inventories and indexes. Property rights: The Ohio Historical Society owns the property rights to this collection. Copyrights: Copyrights to this collection have - not been dedicated to the public, Consideration of the requirements of copyright is the responsibility of the author and publisher. Access: This collection is open under the rules and regulations of the Ohio Historical Society. Citation: Researchers are requested to cite collection name, collection number, and the Ohio Historical Society in all footnote and bibliographic references. Transfer: One document box of photographs and other pictorial material was transferred to the Library Picture Collection in the 1940' s; one half- hollinger box of pictorial material, and two picture scrapbooks were transferred to the Audiovisual Department in October 1979. Related material: The Library Division holds two genealogical works by Rice, and a catalog of a 1917 auction which lists part of his autograph collection. Biographical sketch: Charles Elmer Rice was born ca. 1860 in Alliance, Ohio, the son of Dr. W. P. and Rachel Hole Rice. A dentist by profession, Rice began collecting autographs ca. 1890 and continued this avocation until his death in 1939. His interest in longevity and genealogy is evidenced by the material within this collection as well as by the several family histories he authored. A newspaper clipping in box lO/ folder 6 indicates that his family tree had been traced back to the year 100 A. D. Scope and content: The Charles E. Rice Collection is primarily a collection of autographs of Ohio political figures from 1735 to 1924. It consists mainly of correspondence and legal documents, but also includes biographical sketches, Society of Friends minutes and records, newspaper clippings, and financial documents. Rice arranged his first five autograph volumes by the office or function which made the person prominent including members of the 1802 Ohio Constitutional Convention, the Supreme Court of Ohio, |
Format | finding aids |