Haymaker, Merrill, Dumm Family papers

Finding Aid

Prepared by Amanda Remster, December 15, 2006; Updated May 2019; Last Updated: July 2020

Inclusive Dates: 1825-1984
Extent: 4.5 cubic feet (4 record storage boxes, 1 oversized box)
Physical Location: 11th floor

Biographical Notes

O. F. Haymaker (1838-1907) son of J. D. and Mary (Olin) Haymaker, was a descendent of the first Haymakers that helped to establish Franklin Township. Along with farming his land, O. F. Haymaker taught school for thirty years, served as Portage County Commissioner in 1890, became treasurer of Kent Universalist Church in 1867, and was the president of the Portage County Horticultural Society, among other appointments. In 1862, O. F. Haymaker married Mary [Burlingame] Haymaker (1842-1926) of Geauga County. Together, they farmed land and were strong supporters of education throughout Portage County. The couple had three daughters (Ida, Cora, Lillie) and one adopted son (Edward).

Ida [Haymaker] Merrill (1863-1951), the daughter of O. F. and Mary Haymaker, married F. A. Merrill (1859-1916), a prominent figure in the history of Kent State Normal College, in 1882. They had four daughters.

In 1916, the daughter of Ida and F. A. Merrill, Mary [Merrill] Dumm (1889-1968), married George Dumm (1890-1966), a Kent dentist. The couple had been very active in the Kent and Twin Lakes community, including Mary Dumm's dedication to area hospital work, and George Dumm's participation in the Kent Rotary Club.

Their son, Robert Dumm (1918-2003) married Catherine [Edwards] Dumm (1918-2005) in 1942. Robert Dumm served as a medical officer during World War II in the U.S. Navy, shortly after their marriage, and later became a physician of internal medicine in Kent. Robert Dumm served on the Robinson Memorial Hospital Board of Trustees, the Portage County Medical Society, and was a member of the Kent Rotary Club, alongside his father. Catherine Dumm served as president of the Kent Free Library Board, and was past Docent of the Kent State University Textile Museum. They had three children.

Scope and Content: This collection contains a large amount of correspondence and documents, as well as personal writings, clippings, photographs, books, and scrapbooks, spanning the 1820s to the 1980s. The items are arranged by series as outlined below, and chronologically within each series, with the bulk of the materials pertaining to O. F. Haymaker from the 1860s to 1900. The correspondence of Robert Dumm to George and Mary Dumm in the 1930s and 1940s also comprise a large portion of the collection. The bulk of the deeds and mortgages are attributed to Arvin Olin, the grandfather of O. F. Haymaker, and are the earliest items of the collection, beginning in 1825. While this collection covers four generations of the Haymaker, Merrill, Dumm family, it also provides a historical focus on the city of Kent and Portage County.

Arrangement:

• • Series 1: Correspondence [Box 1]
    • Subseries 1: Robert Dumm to George and Mary Dumm, 1936-1947
    • Subseries 2: Additional Correspondence, 1839-1967
  • Series 2: Documents [Box 2]
    • Subseries 1: Deeds, Mortgages, Land Agreements, 1825-1891
    • Subseries 2: Promissory Notes by O. F. Haymaker, 1871-1901
    • Subseries 3: Receipts, Monies, and Accounts, 1865-1924
    • Subseries 4: Additional Documents and Certificates, 1867-1966
  • Series 3: Speeches and Personal Writings, 1868-1898 [Box 2]
  • Series 4: Newspapers and Clippings, 1883-1995 [Box 3]
  • Series 5: Photographs, [1867?]-1989 [Box 3]
  • Series 6: Miscellaneous Materials, 1885-1954 [Box 3]
  • Series 7: Books, Periodicals, Scrapbooks, 1864-1984 [Box 4]

Acquisition Information:  The Haymaker, Merrill, Dumm Family papers consist of materials donated by Ellen Leebaw, the daughter of Robert Dumm.

Series 1: Correspondence

Box 1
Folder -- Contents

Subseries 1: Correspondence from Robert Dumm to George and Mary Dumm, 1936-1947

1. September 15, 1936
2. September 18, 1936
3. September 23, 1936
4. October 3, 1936
5. October 29, 1936
6. November 4, 1936
7. December 1, 1936
8. January 5, 1937
9. January 11, 1937
10. January 19, 1937
11. January 27, 1937
12. February 23, 1937
13. March 5, 1937
14. April 12, 1937
15. April 19, 1937
16. May 16, 1937
17. February 27, 1938
18. October 23, 1938
19. November 3, 1938
20. February 5, 1939
21. March 14, 1939
22. May 25, 1939
23. October 28, 1939
24. January 21, 1940
25. September 22, 1940
26. November 3, 1940
27. January 10, 1941
28. May 26, 1941
29. February 14, 1942
30. February 20, 1942
31. February 28, 1942
32. March 22, 1942
33. April 27, 1942
34. May 16, 1942
35. May 25, 1942
36. July 16, 1942
37. August 8, 1942
38. November 9, 1942
39. November 16, 1942 [enclosed card]
40. November 27, 1942 [enclosed receipt]
41. December 18, 1942 [postcard]
42. March 1, 1943
43. April 5, 1943
44. July 6, 1943
45. August 13, 1943
46. September 21, 1943
47. September 29, 1943
48. April 9, 1946
49. April 16, 1946 [postcard]
50. May 6, 1946 [enclosed newsclipping]
51. May 20, 1946
52. July 25, 1946
53. November 6, 1946
54. December 8, 1947
55. February 10, [no year]
56. February 23, [no year]
57. March 11, [no year]
58. April 18, [no year]
59. July 3, [no year]
60. September 30, [no year]
61. December 10, [no year]
62. December 12, [no year]
63. undated
64. undated
65. undated
66. undated
67. undated
68. undated
69. undated
70. undated
71. undated
72. undated
73. undated
74. undated
75. undated
76. undated
77. undated
78. undated
79. undated
80. undated
81. undated
82. undated
83. undated
84. undated
85. undated
86. undated
87. undated
88. undated
89. undated
90. undated
91. undated
92. undated
93. undated
94. undated
95. undated

Subseries 2: Additional Correspondence 1839-1967

96. "Family Letter" [A. Burlingame, Caroline Burlingame, G. R. Burlingame] to J. M. Burlingame, July 4, 1839, [OVERSIZE, see Box 5]
97. Geo[rge] R. Burlingame to "Dear Brother" [John Milton Birlingame], July 17, 1859
98. Helen to Mary S. Burlingame [Haymaker], June 20, 1861
99. Mary [Haymaker?] to Ann and Rachel, October 19, 1861
100. "Ma" to "Dear Children," January 20, 1867
101. "Mother" to "Dear Children," October 13, 1867
102. L. H. Limbert to O. F. Haymaker, December 9, 1868
103. Unidentified Correspondent to "Cousin Mary" [Haymaker?], June 14, 1870
104. Addie Risley to Mary Haymaker, June 14, [1875?]
105. Royal Taylor to O. F. Haymaker, February 10, 1879, [OVERSIZED, see Box 5]
106. E. L. Rexford to O. F. Haymaker, October 26, 1881
107. O. Cone to O. F. and Mary Haymaker, February 6, 1882
108. D. D. Pickett to O. F. Haymaker, January 9, 1888
109. J. C. P. Frazee to A. M. Sherman, April 17, 1888
110. W. F. Aull to O. F. Haymaker, December 9, 1889
111. O. F. Haymaker to Mr. and Mrs. H. A. Swan, December 1, 1893
112. F. E. Fay to "My Dear Cousin," September 30, 1894
113. O. F. Haymaker to A. P. Powell, January 6, 1896
114. O. F. Haymaker to A. P. Powell, January 20, 1896
115. Edgar E. Kelsey to Minnie Norton, October 3, 1896
116. "Committee of Three" to Mrs. James Haymaker, December 27, 1896
117. Invitation: Mr. and Mrs. C. T. Bortz to O. F. and Mary Haymaker, [May 25] 1898
118. O. F. Haymaker to James Haymaker, January 4, 1898
119. "Ma" to Mary [Haymaker?], May 15, 1898
120. E. G. Fay to O. F. Haymaker, November 25, 1898
121. Invitation: Mr. and Mrs. George B. Green to O. F. and Mary Haymaker, August 28, 1899
122. Invitation: Mr. and Mrs. H. Burroughs and Mr. and Mrs. A. D. Olin to O. F. and Mary Haymaker, [July 1] 1900
123. A. E. Dunforth to Ella M. Olin, October 7, 1900
124. Abbie to O. F. and Mary Haymaker, November 26, 1901
125. J. A. Aull to "Cousin Mary" [Haymaker?], July 28, 1904
126. Postcard: F. W. [Frances?] to Mary Merrill [Dumm], October 9, 1905
127. Postcard: Lillie [Haymaker?] to Mary Haymaker, January 5, 1906
128. Postcard: Frances to Mary Merrill [Dumm], January 18, 1906
129. Postcards [2]: C. E. Merrill to O. F. Haymaker, February 12, 1906
130. B. M. Reid to O. F. Haymaker, June 19, 1906
131. Postcard: Unidentified Correspondent to Mary Merrill [Dumm], June 28, 1906
132. Postcard: Frances to Mary Merrill [Dumm], August 3, 1906
133. Marshall W. Keith to O. F. Haymaker, March 28, 1907
134. Nellie H. to Mary Haymaker, April 16, 1907
135. M. C. Aull to Mary Haymaker, April 21, 1907
136. "Ed, Lona, and Abbie" to Mary Haymaker, May 4, 1907
137. Mr. and Mrs. George L. Sawyer, Mr. and Mrs. P. B. Hall, Sophie E. Sawyer, Jane Hall to Mary Haymaker, May 5, 1907
138. Nellie H. to Mary Haymaker, May 6, 1907
139. H. A. Haymaker to Mary Haymaker, May 6, 1907
140. Henry Riegal to Mary Haymaker, May 6, 1907
141. Sarah [?annen] to Mary Haymaker, May 7, 1907
142. J. A. Haymaker to Mary Haymaker, May 9, 1907
143. E. A. Dundon ["Ma"] to Mary Haymaker, May 19, 1907
144. Helen A. Mead to Mary Haymaker, May 31, 1907
145. Mary Dibley-Markley to Mary Haymaker, May 31, 1907
146. Invitation: Anna Grace Bosworth to Mary Haymaker, June 6, 1907
147. Celana A. Mitchell to Mary Haymaker, June 12, 1907
148. Invitation: Mr. and Mrs. George L. Sawyer to Mary Haymaker, [August 22] 1907
149. C. R. Olin to Mary Haymaker, September 13, 1907
150. E. Harris to "My Dear Niece," January 4, 1908
151. E. A. Dundon ["Ma"] to Mary Haymaker, January 18, 1908
152. Postcard: "Pastor" to Mary Haymaker, April 8, [1908?]
153. Postcard: Bessie to Mary Merrill [Dumm], June 10, 1908
154. Postcard: Genevieve to Mary Merrill [Dumm], June 27, 1908
155. Postcard: Nell to Mary Haymaker, February 14, 1909
156. Postcard: Abbie [Kinde?] to Mary Haymaker, June 25, 1909
157. Postcard: Florence Gifford to Mary Merrill [Dumm], August 16, 1909
158. Postcard: Bettie W. to Mary Merrill [Dumm], July 1, 1914
159. Postcard: Mrs. W. H. R. to Mary Merrill [Dumm], August 23, 1915
160. Invitation: Mr. and Mrs. Elmer France to Mary Merrill [Dumm], October 15, 1915
161. Postcard: Marj to George and Mary Dumm, August 29, 1916
162. Postcard: "The Pecks" to George and Mary Dumm, December 17, 1919
163. Card: Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Aull to George and Mary Dumm, December, 1919
164. Mix Thompson to Mary Dumm, August 14, 1924
165. Frances to Mary Dumm, December 22, 1932
166. Paul N. Dale to George Dumm, September 22, 1939
167. Postcard: Margaret Brooking to George and Mary Dumm, July 6, 1940
168. Catherine Edwards [Dumm] to Mary Dumm, January 16, 1942
169. Catherine Edwards [Dumm] to Mary Dumm, May 13, 1942
170. Catherine Edwards [Dumm] to George and Mary Dumm, May 25, 1942
171. Catherine Edwards [Dumm] to Robert Dumm, June 8, 1942
172. Catherine Edwards [Dumm] to Robert Dumm, July 3, 1942
173. Catherine Edwards [Dumm] to Mary Dumm, July 13, 1942
174. Margaret Edwards to Mary Dumm, August 10, 1942
175. Catherine Edwards [Dumm] to Mary Dumm, undated [1942?]
176. Catherine Dumm to George and Mary Dumm, August 19, 1943
177. Elaine to George and Mary Dumm, March 7, 1944
178. Catherine Dumm to George and Mary Dumm, March 13, 1944
179. J. Miller to George Dumm, May 24, 1944
180. Catherine Dumm to George and Mary Dumm, January 7, 1946
181. Catherine Dumm to George and Mary Dumm, May 17, 1946
182. Marie Pickton to Ida Merrill, August 27, 1946
183. Catherine Dumm to George and Mary Dumm, March 11, 1947
184. Catherine Dumm to George and Mary Dumm, August 21, 1947
185. Catherine Dumm to George and Mary Dumm, November 11, 1947
186. Emil O. Barson to Mary Dumm, December 12, 1966
187. Laura E. Hill to Mary, Robert, and Catherine Dumm, December 13, 1966
188. Elizabeth A. Swigert to Robert Dumm, December 16, 1966
189. Lucias B. Lyman to Robert Dumm, December 20, 1966
190. Gretchen to Robert and Catherine Dumm, [December 1966?]
191. George and Edith to Robert and Catherine Dumm, [December 1966?]
192. Vincent to Robert Dumm [December 1966?]
193. Margaret Zearley to Robert Dumm, January 5, 1967
194. Telegraph: W. F. Aull to O. F. Haymaker, undated
195. [Alba?] C. Tucker to O. F. Haymaker, August 24, [no year]
196. R. B. M. to O. F. and Mary Haymaker, undated
197. Mrs. Ed Haymaker and Family to O. F. and Mary Haymaker, undated
198. Card: Minnie Norton to Mary Haymaker, undated
199. Card: Lotta D. to Mary Haymaker, undated
200. Charles S. Merrill to "My Dear Sir," undated
201. Marion A. Webb to James and Rosetta, undated
202. Gordon and Stanley Dale to George and Mary Dumm, undated
203. Frances to Mary Dumm, undated
204. Pete to Mary Dumm, undated
205. Marjorie Fessenden to Mary Dumm, undated
206. Card: Charlotte Marie Seibel to George and Mary Dumm, undated
207. Card: Prescence to George and Mary Dumm, undated
208. Card: [Gene?] to George and Mary Dumm, undated
209. Card: Father, Mother and Fern to Unidentified Correspondent, undated
210. Card: Bud and Kay Scott to Unidentified Correspondent, undated
211. Catherine Edwards [Dumm] to Robert Dumm, undated
212. Catherine Dumm to George and Mary Dumm, undated
213. Catherine Dumm to George and Mary Dumm, undated
214. Catherine Dumm to George and Mary Dumm, undated
215. Robert Dumm to Catherine Dumm, undated
216. Postcard: [Minie?] and Joe to Robert and Catherine Dumm, undated
217. Miscellaneous Envelopes

Series 2: Documents

Box 2
Folder -- Contents

Subseries 1: Deeds, Mortgages, Land Agreements, 1825-1891

1. Deed: Stephen Van Newfrelaer to Arvin Olin, January 14, 1825
2. Deed: John and Clarissa Greig to Arvin Olin, May 20, 1829
3. Deed: Isaac Parker to Arvin Olin, January 13, 1833
4. Deed: Aaron and Sarah Auter to Arvin Olin, December 25, 1834
5. Deed: Thomas Close and Alvin Loomis to Arvin Olin, June 24, 1835
6. Auditor's Deed: Samuel Foljambe to Arvin Olin, December 28, 1835
7. Deed: Titus Street to Arvin Olin, February 29, 1836
8. Deed: [Morquain?] Dewey to Arvin Olin, May 12, 1836
9. Deed: Edwin and Ann Dewey to Arvin Olin, December 3, 1836
10. Deed: Caleb Nichols to Arvin Olin, Februrary 10, 1838
11. Deed: Jacob Haymaker to Arvin Olin, October 15, 1838
12. Deed: Titus Street to James H. Stoops, June 12, 1939
13. Mortgage: James H. Stoops to Charles Traitchell , October 7, 1839
14. Sheriff's Deed: Laurin Dewey to Arvin Olin, December 9, 1839
15. Mortgage: Arvin and Betsy Olin to James H. Stoops, January 3, 1840
16. Sheriff's Deed: Laurin Dewey to Arvin Olin, September 14, 1840
17. Deed: Arvin and Betsy Olin to Noah D. Brittell, October 4, 1842
18. Deed: Noah and Julia Brittell to Thomas Tinney, April 6, 1844
19. Sheriff's Deed: John Gillis to Nelson Olin, July 24, 1848
20. Mortgage: Rebecca Holmes to Joseph Foster and Richard Polhamus, September 4, 1848
21. Deed: Nelson and Harriet Olin to Arvin Olin, September 8, 1852
22. Deed: John and Hannah Tappan to George Willis, October 5, 1852
23. Deed: Arvin and Betsy Olin to John Thompson, March 1, 1853
24. Mortgage: Andrew and Helen Boyd to William Willis, November 12, 1853
25. Deed: William Willis to Andrew Boyd, November 12, 1853
26. Deed: Rebecca Holmes to Arvin Olin, April 1, 1854
27. Mortgage Satisfaction: Rebecca Holmes to Arvin Olin, April 1, 1854
28. Deed: William and Charlotte Kitterage to Arvin Olin, August 15, 1854
29. Deed: Robert and Nancy Clark to Arvin Olin, October 7, 1854
30. Mortgage: Arvin and Betsy Olin to Robert Clark, October 9, 1854
31. Deed [copy]: Arvin and Betsy Olin to Board of Education of Franklin Township, April 16, 1856
32. Deed: B. C. Earl to Arvin Olin, May 4, 1856
33. Auditor's Deed: Thomas Browning to Uriah French, August 25, 1856
34. Mortgage: Samuel and Nancy Mettin to Henry L. Russell, October 1, 1856
35. Deed: Uriah and Caroline French to Arvin Olin, March 6, 1857
36. Deed: Samuel and Martha Merrill to Arvin Olin, September 1, 1857
37. Deed: Center Mill Company to Arvin Olin, November 5, 1857
38. Deed: B. C. Earl to Arvin Olin, February 17, 1858
39. Deed: George and Henrietta Adams to Arvin Olin, April 6, 1861
40. Land Agreement: J. D. Haymaker to O. F. Haymaker and Stephen Green, April 1, 1862
41. Sheriff's Deed: William Parsons to Arvin Olin, September 29, 1862
42. Deed: James and Mary Metlin to Arvin Olin, October 21, 1862
43. Deed: George and Mary Willis to Arvin Olin, April 18, 1863
44. Deed: John and Alvina Thompson to Arvin Olin, January 26, 1864
45. Land Agreement: Arvin Olin to Ransom Olin, April 1, 1864
46. Deed: D. P. Hopkins to Freedom Merrill, February 9, 1867
47. Land Agreement: Arvin Olin to W. W. Russell, April 1, 1867
48. Land Agreement: Arvin Olin to Abraham Pratt, June 20, 1867
49. Deed: Jackson and Mary Pritchard to Arvin Olin, January 11, 1868
50. Deed: William and Amanda Willis to Arvin Olin, April 18, 1868
51. Deed: Freeman and Amelia Underwood to Arvin Olin, September 16, 1868
52. Deed: E. A. and Mary Parsons to Arvin Olin, May 24, 1870
53. Land Agreement: Heirs of J. D. Haymaker to A. Pemberling, April 1, 1891 [two copies]

Subseries 2: Promissory Notes by O. F. Haymaker, 1871-1901

54. To Betsy Olin, June 24, 1871
55. To Unidentified Correspondent, October 1, 1872
56. To Severett Clement, November 23, 1874
57. To Jacob Packer, May 15, 1875
58. To John Brown, February 1, 1876
59. To J. D. Haymaker, June 27, 1876
60. To J. D. Haymaker, August 3, 1874
61. To J. D. Haymaker, December 1, 1876
62. To J. D. Haymaker, May 22, 1877
63. To J. D. Haymaker, May 28, 1878
64. To J. D. Haymaker, June 1, 1878
65. To J. D. Haymaker, August 18, 1878
66. To J. D. Haymaker, December 26, 1881
67. To J. D. Haymaker, December 26, 1881
68. To J. D. Haymaker, May 13, 1882
69. To George Stroup, May 1, 1885
70. To J. D. Haymaker, September 28, 1885
71. To J. D. Haymaker, December 1, 1885
72. To A. D. Peck, March 18, 1886
73. To F. A. Merrill, September 17, 1886
74. To J. D. Haymaker, December 1, 1887
75. To F. A. Merrill, April 1, 1888
76. To Abbie Case, April 15, 1888
77. To Abbie Case, May 1, 1888
78. To F. A. Merrill, December 30, 1889
79. To F. A. Merrill, February 1, 1890
80. To Charles Olin, March 5, 1890
81. To Abbie Case, April 6, 1890
82. To F. A. Merrill, June 10, 1890
83. To Mary Haymaker, September 5, 1890
84. To Mary Haymaker, November 10, 1890
85. To F. A. Merrill, December 19, 1890
86. To F. A. Merrill, October 20, 1891
87. To F. A. Merrill, April 6, 1892
88. To Mary Haymaker, August 4, 1892
89. To Abbie Case, August 18, 1893
90. To Edward Haymaker, April 1, 1894
91. To E. W. Case, October 20, 1894
92. To [Savorence?] Hunt, November 7, 1894
93. To Abbie Case, April 11, 1896
94. To Dell Birch, May 12, 1897
95. To Mary Haymaker, December 14, 1897
96. To Mary Haymaker, April 1, 1898
97. To R. D. Norton, April 21, 1898
98. To Mary Haymaker, August 9, 1899
99. To Kent National Bank, September 30, 1901
100. To M. H. Ferris, undated

Subseries 3: Receipts, Monies, and Accounts, 1865-1924

101. Accounts, Correspondence, and Receipts of O. F. Haymaker acting as Treasurer of Kent Universalist Church, 1867-1868
102. Miscellaneous Receipts to O. F. Haymaker, 1865-1903
103. Miscellaneous Receipts to C. E. Merrill, 1890-1907
104. Additional Miscellaneous Receipts, 1868-1902
105. Portage County Tax Receipts to O. F. Haymaker, 1870-1906
106. United States Life Insurance Company to O. F. Haymaker, 1870-1907
107. Report of Clarissa Olin, Guardian of Minor Wards, of Charges, Credits, and Expenses, 1871-1872
108. Article of Agreement: Monies Given to S. P. Merrill Upon the Burning of His Warehouse, June 11, 1883 [two copies]
109. O. F. and Mary Haymaker Farm Account Book, 1895-1899
110. Sale Bill of Goods and Chattels Belonging to the Estate of J. D. Haymaker, deceased, 1889
111. Executor Account Book of J. D. Haymaker, deceased, 1889
112. Portage County Tax Receipts to W. F. Aull, 1892-1904
113. Rootstown Protective Agency to O. F. Haymaker, September 28, 1905
114. Hall-Harter Insurance Agency Company to George Dumm, October 22, 1915
115. Certificate of Stock Share to Mary Dumm, May 28, 1916
116. Envelope Containing Accounts, Correspondence, and Receipts Regarding House Plans for George Dumm, 1924
117. Valuations of Haymaker Real Estate, undated
118. Sales Agreement Draft of Patent and Rights to 'Hydrolic Insole' by George Dumm, undated
119. Ledger: Price Lists and Lots Sold in Twin Lakes Golf Allotment, undated
120. Copy of Abstract of Property Title of Twin Lakes Company Purchased from Ida H. Merrill, undated [two copies]

Subseries 4: Additional Documents and Certificates, 1867-1966

121. Will [copy] and Probate Testimony of Arvin Olin, August 13, 1867
122. Portage County Court Summons to O. F. Haymaker, April 19, 1869
123. Portage County School Certificate Renewal to O. F. Haymaker, December 19, 1874
124. Article of Agreement: A. M. Sherman to O. F. Haymaker Regarding Guardianship of Albert J. Watson, October 14, 1876
125. School Examination Records of O. F. Haymaker [teacher], January 19, 1877
126. Class Records of O. F. Haymaker [teacher], undated
127. Earlsville School Picture Subscription Paper of O. F. Haymaker [teacher], undated
128. Portage County Teachers' Certificate to Lillie Haymaker, January 6, 1883
129. Portage County Teachers' Certificate to Lillie Haymaker, July 7, 1883
130. Portage County Teachers' Certificate to Lillie Haymaker, March 7, 1885
131. Masonic Lodge Demit and Calendar to O. F. Haymaker, August 16, 1885
132. National Library Association Certificate to O. F. Haymaker, December 17, 1888
133. Portage County Commissioner Certificate to O. F. Haymaker, November 20, 1890
134. Portage County Board of County Visitors Certificate to Mary Haymaker, June 17, 1905
135. Portage County Board of County Visitors Certificate and Correspondence to Mary Haymaker, September 24, 1906
136. Boy Scouts of America Certificate to Robert Dumm, February 23, 1932
137. Correspondence for Certificate of American Red Cross Portage County Chapter to Robert Dumm, March 14, 1932
138. Department of Education Certificate to Catherine Edwards [Dumm], April 1, 1932
139. Death Certificate of George Dumm, December 13, 1966
140. Preamble of Franklin County Literary Society by O. F. Haymaker, undated

Series 3: Speeches and Personal Writings, 1868-1898

Folder -- Contents

141. By O. F. Haymaker: "The Influence of Kindness" for "The Earlsville Union," February 2, 1868
142. By O. F. Haymaker for Second Annual Reunion of the Descendents of John and Hannah Ferris, August 18, 1898 [includes invitation card]
143. By O. F. Haymaker: "Hope," undated
144. By O. F. Haymaker: "What Shall I Write About," undated
145. By O. F. Haymaker: "Children's Claims," undated
146. By O. F. Haymaker for Olin Reunion, undated
147. By O. F. Haymaker: "Editorial" for "The Earlsville Union vol. 13," undated
148. By O. F. Haymaker: "A Few Lines About P. H. Merrill by Machine," for "The Earlsville Union," undated
149. By [O. F. Haymaker?]: "Man," undated
150. By [O. F. Haymaker?]: "Temperence," undated
151. By [O. F. Haymaker?]: "The Social Side," undated
152. By [O. F. Haymaker?]: "Sight," undated
153. By [O. F. Haymaker?] for Building Consecration for Methodist Church on Behalf of Kent Universalist Church, undated
154. By [O. F. Haymaker?] for Resignation of Portage County Republican Central Committee [incomplete], undated
155. By [O. F. Haymaker?] for School Reunion, undated
156. By [O. F. Haymaker?] for Committee on Literary Exercises, undated
157. By [O. F. Haymaker?] for "Mrs. B's" 50th Birthday Party, undated
158. By [O. F. Haymaker?] for Last Day of School, undated
159. By [O. F. Haymaker?] for Last Day of School, undated
160. By [O. F. Haymaker?]: "Figures" for Horticultural Society, undated
161. By [O. F. Haymaker?] for Horticultural Society, undated
162. By [O. F. Haymaker?] for Horticultural Society, undated
163. By [O. F. Haymaker?], undated
164. By [O. F. Haymaker?], undated
165. By [O. F. Haymaker?], undated
166. By [O. F. Haymaker?], undated
167. By [O. F. Haymaker?], undated
168. By [O. F. Haymaker?], undated
169. By [O. F. Haymaker?], undated
170. By [O. F. Haymaker?], undated
171. By [O. F. Haymaker?], [incomplete], undated
172. By "A Contributor" [O. F. Haymaker?]: "The True Christian," for "The Earlsville Union," undated
173. "The Earlsville Union, vol. 14, no. 6," Edited by Abbie Haymaker and Ida Haymaker [Merrill], undated
174. Draft of "The Earlsville Union," undated
175. By L. A. Olin: "Water," undated
176. By George Dumm: "The Relation of Focal Infections to Systemic Disease," undated
177. By George Dumm: "Patent Medicine," undated
178. By [George Dumm?]: "The Biggest President," undated
179. By [George Dumm?], undated
180. By Caroline Foote Morris: "Merrill House Memories," undated
181. By Unknown: "Not How Much But How Well," undated
182. By Unknown: "The War of the Revolution," undated
183. By Unknown: "The Rising Generation," undated
184. By Unknown: "Recompense," undated
185. By Unknown: "Medicine in Kent," undated
186. By Unknown for Committee on Literary Arrangements, undated
187. By Unknown [incomplete], undated

Series 4: Newspapers and Clippings, 1883-1995

Box 3
Folder -- Contents

1. Article: "Horitculture: Proceedings for May, 1892," Ravenna Republican, June 1, 1892
2. Letter to the Editor from O. F. Haymaker: "A Scrap of History," Record-Courier, January 18, 1897
3. Letter to the Editor from O. F. Haymaker: "Taxes," Record-Courier, January 26, 1897
4. Letter to the Editor from O. F. Haymaker: "About Taxes," Record-Courier, February 10, 1897
5. Photograph Supplement [F. A. Merrill], Ravenna Republican, June 23, 1898
6. Extra Bulletins: Regarding Assassination of President McKinley, Cleveland World, September 1901, [OVERSIZED, see Box 5]
7. Obituary of O. F. Haymaker, Ravenna Republican, undated [died 1907]
8. Article: "Miss Marjorie France the Honor Student at Buchtel College For '12," [1912?]
9. Obituary of F. A. Merrill, Ravenna Republican, March 27, 1916
10. Obituary of F. A. Merrill, The Kent Tribune, March 30, 1916
11. Obituary of A. O. Haymaker, undated [died January 26, 1924]
12. Obituary of Mary Haymaker, The Kent Tribune, November 25, 1926
13. Obituary of Rachel [Haymaker] Norton, undated [died March 15, 1928]
14. Obituary of Rachel [Haymaker] Norton, undated [died March 15, 1928]
15. Article: "Robert Dumm Named Head of School Paper Business Staff," Courier-Tribune, May 30, 1939
16. Photograph: "Charter Members Direct Meeting" [George Dumm], November 9, 1948
17. Obituary of Ida Merrill, undated [died 1951]
18. Article: "Cuyahoga's Power Attracted Settlers," Record-Courier Sesquicentennial Section, August 8, 1956
19. Article: "Kent Began as 1805 Wilderness Settlement," Record-Courier, July 10, 1975
20. Paper: Record-Courier, Special Dedication Day Issue: Robinson Memorial Hospital, August 5, 1977
21. Article: "For the Record," December 5, 1979
22. Article: "For the Record," Regarding Haymaker Parkway, April 23, 1981
23. Article: "Kent Native is 90!" [Margaret Gressard], Record-Courier, April 27, 1981
24. Article: "Haymaker Alive and Blooming," Record-Courier, June 20, 1993
25. Article: "High Prices? Take a Look at Pioneer-day Costs," Record-Courier, June 19, 1994
26. Article: "Kent Fights for Historic Home," Record-Courier, January 3, 1995
27. Article and Written Description: "With Delegates at Conferences Held by Federated Clubs Here on Tuesday," undated
28. Announcement: Haymaker Christmas, undated
29. Announcement: Golden Wedding of Mr. and Mrs. M. G. Norton, undated
30. Article: "Her Story Won," [Catherine Edwards [Dumm]], undated
31. Article: "Writes Pageant," [Catherine Edwards [Dumm]], Plain Dealer, undated
32. Article: "Hospital Women Hear Supt. Hunston Tell of Need for New Addition" [Mary Dumm], undated
33. Photograph: "Back Then...," Kent Rotary Club, 1945 [George Dumm], Record-Courier, undated
34. Photograph: "Back Then...," Kent Rotary Club, November 29, 1949 [George and Robert Dumm], Record-Courier, undated
35. Article: "The Story of Kent," undated
36. Article and Correspondence: "Along the Way," undated
37. Article: "University Pays Tribute to Early Kent Families," Record-Courier, [incomplete], undated
38. Article: "Kent Will Honor Founding Family" [incomplete], undated
39. Article: "Controversial Kent Area is Rich in History," undated

Series 5: Photographs, [1867?]-1989

Folder -- Contents

40. Unidentified Group, [1897?]
41. Unidentified Group, [1907?]
42. Keystone Ceremony of Merrill Hall, Kent State University, June 18, 1912 [two photographs]
43. Unidentified Boy on Tricycle, April 1921
44. Election Night at the home of Hugo and Mary Louise Birkner, Kent, Ohio, November 1936 [Mary [Merrill] Dumm], [two photographs]
45. Group in "Miss Cleveland" Boat, 1936, [George and Mary Dumm] [two postcards]
46. Kent Rotary Club, 1954 [George and Robert Dumm], [OVERSIZED, see Box 5]
47. Unidentified Woman and Man, March 1957
48. Kent Rotary Club, 1959
49. Construction of Gazebo in downtown Kent, Ohio, December 1981 [four photographs]
50. Kent Rotary Club, 1989 
51. O. B. Schultz, undated
52. Mary Merrill [Dumm], undated
53. F. A. Merrill, undated
54. F. A. Merrill Farm in West Twin Lakes [two photographs], undated
55. William Kent, John Paxton, John McGilvrey, Peter Doyle, F. A. Merrill, Mr. Moulton, Mr. McDowell, Mrs. William Kent, Mr. Seward, undated
56. Mary Haymaker and great-grandchildren: Phyllis France, Caroline Foote, Eleanor Green, Jim France, [France?] Fessenden, Robert Dumm, William Gressard, George Green, undated [two photographs] [OVERSIZED, see Box 5]
57. William Merrill Gressard, undated
58. Mildred Green, Henry Wolcott, [Betty Jean?], Brub Davey, Robert Dumm, Evangaline Davey, Eleanor Green, Eleanor Evans, Katherine Evans, undated
59. Robert Dumm and Schoolmates [two photographs], undated
60. Octoberfest, Kent, Ohio, undated
61. Unidentified Couple and House [seven photographs], undated
62. Unidentified Couple [in frame], undated [OVERSIZED, see Box 5]
63. Unidentified Girl, undated
64. Unidentified Two Women, undated
65. Unidentified Woman, undated
66. Unidentified Man, undated
67. Unidentified Child, undated
68. Unidentified Woman [in frame], undated [OVERSIZED, see Box 5]
69. Unidentified Man [in frame], undated [OVERSIZED, see Box 5]
70. Unidentified Man, undated
71. Unidentified Two Men in field, undated
72. Unidentified Group, undated
73. Unidentified Group on Tree, undated [two photographs]
74. Unidentified Group, undated [five photographs]
75. Unidentified Group, undated
76. Unidentified Group, undated
77. Unidentified Barn, undated
78. Unidentified Two Girls in "Lonesome for You" frame, undated
79. Unidentified Group, undated
80. Unidentified Women holding Infants, undated
81. Unidentified Girl holding tree branch, undated [postcard]
82. Unidentified Group in front of porch, undated [postcard]
83. Unidentified Children, undated
84. Unidentified Children, undated
85. Unidentified Two Children, undated
86. Unidentified Man, undated
87. Unidentified Man, undated
88. Unidentified Man, undated
89. Unidentified Women, undated
90. Unidentified Man Holding Child, undated
91. Unidentified Girl and Man Holding Child, undated
92. Unidentified Man, undated
93. Unidentified Three Men in Kent State University caps and gowns, undated [two photographs]
94. Unidentified Woman and Men, Cleft Palate Workshop, undated
95. Unidentified Women, Twin Women's Breakfast, undated
96. Unidentified Women, undated
97. Unlabeled people, undated
98. Unlabeled places, undated

Series 6: Miscellaneous Materials, 1885-1954 [Box 3]

Folder -- Contents

99. Program: Golden Wedding of J. D. and Mary Haymaker, November 29, 1885
100. Programs for the Olin Reunion Party, 1888, 1890, undated
101. Sermon: "The Parliament of Religions" by Carl F. Henry, September 17, 1893
102. Grade Report of Mary Merrill [Dumm], April 27, 1906; May 25, 1906
103. Brownsville High School Grade Report of George Dumm, April 31, 1909
104. Calling Cards for the Wedding of George and Mary Dumm, 1916
105. Baby's Weight Record of Robert Dumm, February 10, 1918
106. Spelling Test of Robert Dumm, undated
107. Davey Investment Co. General Property Plan, December 1954
108. Map of Twin Lakes Park, undated
109. Map of Twin Lakes East Golf Allotment, undated
110. Programs and playbooks, undated
111. Merrill-Dumm Genealogical Notes, undated
112. Portraits of O. Cone, E. L. Rexford, [? Buchtel], [? McCollester], undated
113. Miscellaneous Blank Postcards, undated

Series 7: Books, Periodicals, Scrapbooks, 1864-1984

Box 4
Folder -- Contents

1. "The Franklin Almanac and Diary for the Year 1864," entries February to June 1864, [O. F. Haymaker?]
2. Scrapbook [Newsclippings] of Mary Haymaker, undated
3. "Manual of Subordinate Granges of the Patrons of Husbandry," 1874 [N. S. Olin]
4. "Proceedings of the Portage County Horticultural Society," 1879, 1889 [O. F. Haymaker]
5. "Biographical Sketches and Records of the Ezra Olin Family," by George S. Nye, 1892
6. "Varia Historia: College for Women, Western Reserve University," 1909 [Mary Merrill [Dumm]]
7. "The Aull and Martin Genealogy," by W. F. Aull, 1920
8. "The History of Kent: Historical and Biographical," by Karl H. Grismer, 1932
9. "The Statesman," 1936 [Robert Dumm]
10. Scrapbook of Catherine Edwards [Dumm], undated
11. "Portage Heritage," James B. Holm, Editor; Lucille Dudley, Assistant Editor, 1957
12. "Recollections of an Old Settler," 1964
13. "A Proposal for a Kent State University College of Medicine," Prepared for the Ohio Board of Regents, 1970-1971
14. "The Western Reserve Magazine," 1982
15. "The Rotatreminder," 1984 [Robert Dumm]
16. "Our Heritage," compiled by Rena Bosworth Sperry, undated