Dr. Orlo Mapes (Ottawa County, Ohio) ledgers

Collection

Identifier: MS-0534

Staff Only

Collection Overview

Abstract

Ledger books and papers of a physician in Ottawa County, Ohio. Ledgers document house calls and payments in private practice and as company doctor for the Kelley's Island Lime and Transport Company.

Dates

Creation: 1896-1915

Extent

1 Reels (1 microfilm reel box)

Creator

Mapes, Orlo, 1859-1938 (Person)

Scope and Contents

The first ledger documents Dr. Mapes' house visits, charges incurred and the methods of payment made (cash, work, livestock, crops, cutting wood, produce, etc.) as he practiced in the Ottawa County area. This ledger dates from 1898 to 1915. A small book indexes this ledger as well as an index which appears in the front of the ledger. A second ledger documents Dr. Mapes' work as the company physician at the Kelley's Island Lime and Transport Company, from April 1914 to May 1915. Receipts and bills, most of which were for medical supplies, dating from 1896 to 1907, complete this collection.

Biographical / Historical

It is assumed that Dr. Mapes lived in the Thomas home while he practiced medicine in the Lakeside, Marblehead, and Kelley's Island areas of Ottawa County. Dr. Mapes lived from 1859 to 1938 and is buried in the Sackett Cemetery in Danbury Township, Ottawa County, Ohio. His wife, Leona, lived between 1882 and 1942.

Conditions Governing Access

No known access restrictions.

Conditions Governing Use

Researchers using this collection assume full responsibility for conforming to the laws of libel, privacy, and copyright, and are responsible for securing permissions necessary for publication or reproduction.

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Immediate Source of Acquisition

The collection was found in the home of Mr. and Mrs. Harold Thomas, Lakeside, Ohio, who loaned them to the Center for Archival Collections for microfilming in August 1988.