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    Morris Family photograph collection, circa 1912

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    This collection contains photographic print reproductions of Morris family and friends, including the Morris Brothers Comedy Shows (later named Morris and Ragland Show).Morris Family photograph collection, circa 191

    Frances Van Zomeren Interview, 1995

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    In this interview, Frances Van Zomeren reminisces about the early days of television. Mrs. Van Zomeren was born October 1916 in Stevens County. She saw a television for the first time at the Chicago\u27s World Fair in 1933.https://digitalcommons.morris.umn.edu/tvoralhistories/1021/thumbnail.jp

    Frances Van Zomeren Interview, 1990

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    In this interview, Frances Van Zomeren reminisces about the golden era of radio. Mrs. Van Zomeren was seventy-four years old at the time of this interview. She remembers listening to the radio when she was in third of fourth grade.https://digitalcommons.morris.umn.edu/goldenageradio/1012/thumbnail.jp

    Sara Winthrop Smith letter to Frances Casement, August 14, 1887

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    Letter written to Frances Casement from Sara Winthrop Smith of Cincinnati, Ohio, August 14, 1887. Winthrop expresses the challenges of generating support for the suffrage movement among the conservative residents of her city, and encourages the creation of clear materials that make the argument for women's suffrage to be more widely distributed. This item comes from the Frances Jennings Casement Papers, a manuscript collection comprised of letters and association records related to the founding and leadership of the Ohio Woman Suffrage Association. Casement (1840-1928) was born in Painesville, Ohio, and graduated from Painesville Academy and Willoughby Female Seminary. Her father, Charles Casement, supported abolition and women's suffrage and encouraged Frances to be active in social causes. Frances Casement established the Painesville Equal Rights Association in 1883, and shortly after became involved in the Ohio Woman Suffrage Association, serving as its president from 1885 to 1888

    Jane Jones letter to Frances Casement, November 11, 1887

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    This brief letter written by Jane Jones of Piqua, Ohio, to Frances Casement indicates that, while Ms. Jones is a temperance supporter, she does not support the suffrage movement and has passed a selection of promotional materials to a colleague at the local chapter of the Woman's Christian Temperance Union who is a suffrage proponent. This item comes from the Frances Jennings Casement Papers, a manuscript collection comprised of letters and association records related to the founding and leadership of the Ohio Woman Suffrage Association. Casement (1840-1928) was born in Painesville, Ohio, and graduated from Painesville Academy and Willoughby Female Seminary. Her father, Charles Casement, supported abolition and women's suffrage and encouraged Frances to be active in social causes. Frances Casement established the Painesville Equal Rights Association in 1883, and shortly after became involved in the Ohio Woman Suffrage Association, serving as its president from 1885 to 1888

    Mrs. J. H. Ammon letter to Frances Casement, December 24, 1884

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    Letter from Josephine M. (Mrs. J. H.) Ammon of Cleveland to Frances Casement, December 24, 1884. Ammon expresses her thanks to Casement and her fellow suffrage supporters in Painesville, Ohio, for recently hosting Ammon and other women from Cleveland. She discusses an upcoming lecture to take place titled "Should Women Vote?" and explores options to combine efforts in the region with regard to public lectures. This item comes from the Frances Jennings Casement Papers, a manuscript collection comprised of letters and association records related to the founding and leadership of the Ohio Woman Suffrage Association. Casement (1840-1928) was born in Painesville, Ohio, and graduated from Painesville Academy and Willoughby Female Seminary. Her father, Charles Casement, supported abolition and women's suffrage and encouraged Frances to be active in social causes. Frances Casement established the Painesville Equal Rights Association in 1883, and shortly after became involved in the Ohio Woman Suffrage Association, serving as its president from 1885 to 1888

    Mrs. M. B. Haven letter to Frances Casement, September 25, 1884

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    Letter from Mrs. Martha (M. B.) Haven of Cleveland, Ohio, to Frances Casement, September 25th, 1884. Haven encloses petitions and requests Casement's assistance in collecting names to protest the decision of Adelbert College to close admission to women. Adelbert College (originally named Western Reserve College) would go on to stop admitting women in 1888; female students were instead enrolled in the College for Women of Western Reserve University, though the two schools continued to cooperate closely for years. After a series of mergers between a number of other schools and colleges, the institution would be known as Case Western Reserve University beginning in 1967. This item comes from the Frances Jennings Casement Papers, a manuscript collection comprised of letters and association records related to the founding and leadership of the Ohio Woman Suffrage Association. Casement (1840-1928) was born in Painesville, Ohio, and graduated from Painesville Academy and Willoughby Female Seminary. Her father, Charles Casement, supported abolition and women's suffrage and encouraged Frances to be active in social causes. Frances Casement established the Painesville Equal Rights Association in 1883, and shortly after became involved in the Ohio Woman Suffrage Association, serving as its president from 1885 to 1888

    Mrs. M. B. Haven letter to Frances Casement, September 29, 1884

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    Letter from Mrs. Martha (M. B.) Haven of Cleveland, Ohio, to Frances Casement, September 29th, 1884. Haven writes concerning the decision of Adelbert College to close admission to women and her actions and intentions to protest this decision. Adelbert College (originally named Western Reserve College) would go on to stop admitting women in 1888; female students were instead enrolled in the College for Women of Western Reserve University, though the two schools continued to cooperate closely for years. After a series of mergers between a number of other schools and colleges, the institution would be known as Case Western Reserve University beginning in 1967. This item comes from the Frances Jennings Casement Papers, a manuscript collection comprised of letters and association records related to the founding and leadership of the Ohio Woman Suffrage Association. Casement (1840-1928) was born in Painesville, Ohio, and graduated from Painesville Academy and Willoughby Female Seminary. Her father, Charles Casement, supported abolition and women's suffrage and encouraged Frances to be active in social causes. Frances Casement established the Painesville Equal Rights Association in 1883, and shortly after became involved in the Ohio Woman Suffrage Association, serving as its president from 1885 to 1888

    Eliza Frances Andrews diary, 1870-1872

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    Personal diary of Eliza Frances Andrews describing the events of 1870-1872 as experienced by the author. This diary acts, in part, as a sequel to "The War-Time Journal of a Georgia Girl, 1864-1865" by Eliza Frances Andrews. Missing pages 1-119 and 193-235
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