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1Title:  Anna M. Sotak Papers     
 Creator:  Sotak, Anna M. 
 Dates:  1939-1976 
 Abstract:  Anna M. Sotak (ca. 1893-1976) was an Officer of State Savings and Loan in Cleveland, Ohio, which was instrumental in assisting area Slovaks acquire real estate. She was also active in local Slovak fraternal organizations. The collection consists of correspondences, speeches, and financial records relating to Slovak fraternal organizations and activities, and to Sotak family business and personal transactions, including minutes of the Slovak Catholic Federation of America, reports to conventions, radio talks from the Slovak Hour, and articles for "Zornicka." 
 Call #:  MS 3813 
 Extent:  1.40 linear feet (2 containers) 
 Subjects:  Sotak, Anna M., ca. 1893-1976. | Slovak Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Women -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Slovak Americans -- Societies, etc. | Businesswomen.
 
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2Title:  Slovak Gymnastic Sokol Union, Cleveland Lodges Records     
 Creator:  Slovak Gymnastic Sokol Union, Cleveland Lodges 
 Dates:  1908-1968 
 Abstract:  The Slovak Gymnastic Union Sokol was a national organization with at least three lodges in the Cleveland, Ohio, area. It encouraged physical fitness, singing, dancing and other cultural activities. With the large number of Slovak immigrants settling in Cleveland between 1870 and the early 1900s, cultural groups such as the gymnastic Sokol Union formed in Slovak neighborhoods. By the 1920s, at least three branches of the Sokol existed in Cleveland. By the 1960s, all the Cleveland lodges had merged into Lodge 260. CThe cllection consists of minutes, account and dues records, membership rolls, and miscellaneous club correspondence. 
 Call #:  MS 4553 
 Extent:  1.00 linear feet (1 container) 
 Subjects:  Slovak Gymnastic Union Sokol Cleveland Lodges. | Slovaks -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Slovaks -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Societies, etc. | Slovak Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Clubs -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
 
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3Title:  East End Neighborhood House Records     
 Creator:  East End Neighborhood House 
 Dates:  1911-1966 
 Abstract:  East End Neighborhood House was founded in the Cleveland, Ohio, in 1907 by Hedwig Kosbob, as a sewing school in the predominantly Hungarian and Slovak neighborhood of Buckeye-Woodland. It was incorporated in 1910. By 1914 it began cultural and recreational programs, and by the Great Depression it grew into a full service community center, adding such services as day care nurseries, Americanization classes, and aid to Japanese Americans relocated to Cleveland during World War II. The collection consists of organizational proceedings, membership records, correspondence, program reports, group worker reports, announcements, scrapbooks, and printed materials. 
 Call #:  MS 3568 
 Extent:  11.70 linear feet (30 containers and 1 oversize folder) 
 Subjects:  East End Neighborhood House (Cleveland, Ohio) | Community centers -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Social settlements -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Day care centers -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Japanese Americans -- Evacuation and relocation, 1942-1945. | Hungarian Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Slovak Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Cleveland (Ohio) -- Social conditions.
 
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4Title:  Margurite Mihok Papers     
 Creator:  Mihok, Margurite 
 Dates:  1935-1986 
 Abstract:  Margurite Mihok (1920-1974) was a prominent leader in Slovak cultural affairs in Cleveland, Ohio. After attending Cleveland College of Western Reserve University and Fenn College, she worked in the fields of personnel, office management, public relations, and transportation for a variety of Cleveland area firms, particularly the Lewis Research Center for the National Aeronautics and Space Agency. Her activities included the Stefanik Dramatics Club, Lutheran Society, Slovak Gymnastic Union Sokol, Slovak Evangelical Union, Dr. Martin Luther Church, Cleveland Folk Arts Association, and Czech and Slovak Cotillion Ball, Inc. The collection consists of biographical materials, clippings, correspondence, and memorabilia. Also included are her following writings: Cleveland Slovak landmarks and accomplishments, Cleveland Slovak personages and personalities--their influences and accomplishments, and The climate of the Cleveland Slovak community. 
 Call #:  MS 4231 
 Extent:  0.10 linear feet (1 container) 
 Subjects:  Mihok, Margurite, 1920-1974. | Slovak Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Women -- Societies and clubs. | Monuments -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Cleveland (Ohio) -- Foreign population. | Clubs -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
 
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5Title:  Krivan Slovak Singing Society Records     
 Creator:  Krivan Slovak Singing Society 
 Dates:  1906-1941 
 Abstract:  The Krivan Slovak Singing Society was a choral society organized in Cleveland, Ohio's Slovak community in 1906. Dr. M. Francisci served as its director for some years. Members of the Krivan dissolved the organization between 1941-1955. The collection consists of minute books, membership rosters and addresses, dues payments, purchase orders, expense records, and a history of the club from 1906 to 1932. 
 Call #:  MS 4554 
 Extent:  0.40 linear feet (1 container) 
 Subjects:  Krivan Slovak Singing Society. | Slovaks -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Slovaks -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Societies, etc. | Slovak Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Choral societies -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Music -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Societies, etc.
 
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6Title:  Gustav Buesch and Sons Funeral Home Records     
 Creator:  Gustav Buesch and Sons Funeral Home 
 Dates:  1917-1976 
 Abstract:  Gustav Buesch and Sons Funeral Home was established in Cleveland, Ohio, in the 1890s by Gustav Buesch (1844-1931). Located in the Old Brooklyn neighborhood of Cleveland's West Side, the funeral home primarily served the German immigrant community. The collection consists of funeral ledger books. 
 Call #:  MS 5355 
 Extent:  2.70 linear feet (5 containers) 
 Subjects:  Funeral homes -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Undertakers and undertaking -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Registers of births, etc. -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Death certificates -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Slovak Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | German Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Business enterprises -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Cleveland (Ohio) -- Genealogy.
 
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7Title:  Wischmeier-Buesch Funeral Home Records     
 Creator:  Wischmeier-Buesch Funeral Home 
 Dates:  1977-2002 
 Abstract:  The Wischmeier-Buesch Funeral Home was established in the Old Brooklyn neighborhood of Cleveland, Ohio, in 1972 through the merger of the Wm. Wischmeier and Son Funeral Home and the Gustav Buesch and Sons Funeral Home. Its predecessor funeral homes primarily provided funeral services to the German immigrant community on Cleveland's West Side. The collection consists of funeral ledger books. 
 Call #:  MS 5356 
 Extent:  1.00 linear feet (1 container) 
 Subjects:  German Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Business enterprises -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Cleveland (Ohio) -- Genealogy. | Slovak Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Funeral homes -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Undertakers and undertaking -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Registers of births, etc. -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Death certificates -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
 
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