Letter to Mr. L. Steinfeld of Columbus, Ohio from B. Steinfeld (for Mary Johnson Sessions)

Basic details

Letter to Mr. L. Steinfeld of Columbus, Ohio from B. Steinfeld (for Mary Johnson Sessions) is a manuscript, with genre letter and correspondence.

The language is English.

Its dimensions are 11 in. x 8.5 in.

It was created January 7, 1900.

Worthington Historical Society is the contributor.

Mary Sessions is the correspondent.

You can find the original at Worthington Historical Society.

Background

This letter was written to Mr. L. Steinfeld by B. Steinfeld on behalf of Mary Johnson Sessions. It proposes changes to the storefront at 116 N. High Street in Columbus, Ohio (Johnson Building), which was owned by Sessions. The proposal mentions the design plans to be used, the cost of the renovation, and the effect it will have on the rent. The letter was signed by B. Steinfeld and Mary Johnson Sessions and witnessed by G. H. Olds.

Mary was daughter of one of Worthington's founders, Orange Johnson and wife Achsa (Maynard) Johnson. She married Francis Sessions on August 18, 1847. The Sessions were interested in promoting art and art instruction in Columbus. The Sessions art collection formed a basis for the Columbus Museum of Art collection.

Subjects

It features the person Mary Sessions.

It covers the topics Orange Johnson House, history and Worthington history.

It covers the city Worthington.

Record details

This file was reformatted digital in the format video/jpeg.

The Worthington Memory identification code is whs1012.

The Worthington Historical Society identification code is 2012.0005.147.

This metadata record was human prepared by Worthington Libraries on September 19, 2017. It was last updated November 11, 2025.

Copyright

In Copyright

Letter to Mr. L. Steinfeld of Columbus, Ohio from B. Steinfeld (for Mary Johnson Sessions) from the collections of the Worthington Historical Society (WHS) may be used for educational purposes as long as it is not altered in any way and proper credit is given: "Courtesy of the Worthington Historical Society, Worthington, OH." Prior written permission of the WHS is required for any other use of Letter to Mr. L. Steinfeld of Columbus, Ohio from B. Steinfeld (for Mary Johnson Sessions). Contact WHS at info@worthingtonhistory.org to request permission.