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Show moreTyped letter from Charles F., Sr., to Lee Harris informing Harris that Brush was unable to find any of the three names Harris had asked about; neither Charles H. Brush, Leon H. Brush, nor Joshua M. Brush were in Brush’s genealogy records
Charles F. Brush, Sr., Papers
Series 1: Correspondence
Subseries 1: Family and Personal (1889-1929)
Box 2
Folder 9
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Show moreTyped letter from Charles F., Sr., to Edwin Brush describing Charles’s work at gathering Brush genealogy and the state of the book he compiled, which was still at the printers.
Charles F. Brush, Sr., Papers
Series 1: Correspondence
Subseries 1: Family and Personal (1889-1929)
Box 2
Folder 9
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Show moreTyped letter from Charles F., Sr., to Fanny (Mrs. Edmund C.) Brush promising he will send her his Brush genealogy book as soon as the printer finishes with it.
Charles F. Brush, Sr., Papers
Series 1: Correspondence
Subseries 1: Family and Personal (1889-1929)
Box 2
Folder 9
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Show moreTyped letter from Charles F., Sr., to George Brush thanking George for the letter and court decision George had sent previously, as well as expressing interest in a family tree George mentioned that would go further back than Charles currently had knowledge of
Charles F. Brush, Sr., Papers
Series 1: Correspondence
Subseries 1: Family and Personal (1889-1929)
Box 2
Folder 9
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Show moreTyped letter from Charles F., Sr., to Edna Brush (Mrs. E.V.) Ketcham thanking her for the very interesting chart which his neice helped him fill in and he returns with this letter. He also includes the proofs of his genealogy book and promises to send her the final printed version so long as the printer prints it before Charles himself dies.
Charles F. Brush, Sr., Papers
Series 1: Correspondence
Subseries 1: Family and Personal (1889-1929)
Box 2
Folder 9
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Show moreTyped letter from Charles F., Sr., to Charles O’Connor thanking O’Connor for his letter regarding Brush genealogy books although Brush himself would not be using them as his book was still at the printers
Charles F. Brush, Sr., Papers
Series 1: Correspondence
Subseries 1: Family and Personal (1889-1929)
Box 2
Folder 2
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Show moreTyped letter from Charles F., Sr., to Grace Maynard, telling her his research into his genealogy does not include any Maynards, suggesting perhaps she is related to a different branch of the Brush family.
Charles F. Brush, Sr., Papers
Series 1: Correspondence
Subseries 1: Family and Personal (1889-1929)
Box 2
Folder 9
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Show moreVarious publications, typescripts, envelops and correspondence related to Charles Francis Brush, Jr. and his biography. Includes obituary for Charles F., Jr., dated June 4, 1927, from unknown publication. Two handwritten letters, one with an envelope, from Dorothy Brush to Mr. Brooks Shepard, dated August 3, 1927 and August 17, 1927, regarding the money Dorothy is giving Shepard in remembrance of Charles F., Jr. Correspondence relating to his biography include a handwritten note by Brooks Shepard, no date, of Brush Genealogy. Typed correspondence between Shepard and George Derby of the National Cyclopedia of American History dated December 22, 1927, January 3, 1928, January 25, 1928, and February 1, 1928. Typescript by Brooks Shepard, dated January 4, 1928, of the biography of Charles F., Jr. Typed letter from Shepard to Charles F., Sr., dated January 20, 1928. Typed letter from Shepard to Baldwin Sawyer, dated January 20, 1928. Typed correspondence between Shepard and Charles F., Sr., dated January 25, 1928 and January 30, 1928. Handwritten manuscript and typescript drafts of Charles F., Jr. biography, typescript dated October 23, 1931
Charles F. Brush, Sr., Papers
Series 8: Other Papers (1842-1960)
Subseries 1: Biographical (1880s-1932)
Box 27
Folder 2
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Charles F. Brush, Sr., Papers
Series 1: Correspondence
Subseries 2: Fami
Show moreTypewritten letter to Percy Brush in reply to Percy’s letter regarding genealogy
Charles F. Brush, Sr., Papers
Series 1: Correspondence
Subseries 2: Family and Personal (1889-1929)
Box 2
Folder 1
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Show moreVarious reprints and typescripts for biographical sketches of Charles F. Brush, Sr. Includes Biographical Sketch of Charles Francis Brush, reprint from Biographical Cyclopedia of Ohio, no date. Charles Francis Brush, Special Editions 5 and 23 of 30, National Cyclopedia of American Biography, 1930. A Great American Inventor, typescript by C. B. Sawyer, January 15, 1930. Typed letter from W. S. Culver to C. B. Sawyer, January 30, 1930, with attached typescript of A Great American Inventor, in which Culver gives his own opinion on the typescript. Abstracted typescript, dated October 17, 1931, taken from the National Cyclopedia of American Biography for the Brush Genealogy. Charles Francis Brush (1849-1929), reprint from the Proceedings of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, Vol. 69, No. 13, 1934. Typescript, dated 1935, by Marie Gilchrist. A Recollection Concerning Charles F. Brush, dated March 31, 1941, by Walter L. Flory, regarding the Sandusky Cement Company. Undated biographical typescript of Charles F., Sr. Undated typescript for American Biography
Charles F. Brush, Sr., Papers
Series 8: Other Papers (1842-1960)
Subseries 1: Biographical (1880s-1932)
Box 27
Folder 1
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Show moreIncluded in this series are biographical sketches of Charles F. Brush and his son, Charles F. Brush, Jr., as well as various Brush family trees. These include two published genealogies that focused on the parents of Charles F. Brush, Isaac and Delia Brush. Collected Publications are arranged chronologically, Brush’s small collection of reprints of articles which appeared in scientific journals. Authors of the articles include his contemporary, Elihu Thomson. Legal documents relating mostly to business and property interests of Charles F. Brush. Items include contracts between Brush and the Brush Electric Company, Brush’s 1879 contract with the city of Cleveland to light Monumental Park, and the 1928 establishment of the Brush Foundation. Miscellaneous items related mostly to Brush, including awards and citations received by Brush, business cards, a ledger belonging to his brother Henry, and the 1927 dedication program of Charles F. Brush High School in Lyndhurst, Ohio.
Charles F. Brush, Sr., Papers
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