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| | Manuscript Collection | Save | | 202 | Title: | MS 5433 George Forbes Papers, Series II
| | | | Creator: | George Forbes | | | | Dates: | 1945-2014 | | | | Abstract: | George L. Forbes (b. 1931) was arguably the most powerful man in Cleveland politics during the 1970s and 1980s. His position as the President of Cleveland City Council from 1974-1989 was crucial in the relationships he formed with mayors Dennis Kucinich and George Voinovich which were sometimes contentious. He also used this prominent position to promote civil rights and minority-owned businesses. Forbes was born in Memphis, Tennessee, on April 4, 1931, coming to the Cleveland area in the 1950s to earn his degrees from Baldwin Wallace College in 1957 and the Cleveland Marshall College of Law in 1961. A lawyer by profession, Forbes was admitted to both the Ohio and Federal Bars in 1962. In 1963 he was elected to Cleveland City Council, where he served for 27 years. He assisted Carl B. Stokes in his mayoral runs, helped to establish the 21st District Congressional Caucus to improve race relations within the Democratic party, and formed the first African-American law firm in Cleveland. He was also involved in a number of civic organizations, including the Cleveland Chapter of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), where he served as President from 1992-2012, The Urban League, The Council of Economic Opportunity, the Businessmen's Interracial Committee on Community Affairs, the John Harlan Law Club, and the National Association of Defense Lawyers for Criminal Cases. He was acquitted of bribery, extortion, and theft in office in 1979, has plead guilty to ethics violations in dealing with the Ohio Bureau of Workers Compensation in 2007, and was sanctioned by the Ohio Supreme Court in 2008, which put his law license in jeopardy. During his career he has advocated for the poor and minority groups. He has worked against racial discrimination within a number of organizations, including the Regional Transit Authority and the Cleveland Police Force, created a mandate that a minimum percentage of construction work within the city be done by minority contractors/workers, and battled to improve city schools. The collection consists of awards, certificates, correspondence, financial records, legal documents, newspaper clippings, pamphlets, photographs, posters, research materials, reports, speeches, survey, and audiovisual recordings. | | | | Call #: | MS 5433 | | | | Extent: | 28.01 linear feet (31 containers, including one oversized container and one oversized folder) | | | | Subjects: | African American lawyers -- Ohio -- Cleveland | African American politicians -- Ohio -- Cleveland | Forbes, George L., 1931- | Cleveland (Ohio). City Council. | National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. Cleveland Branch. | African Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Civil rights -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Political campaigns -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Cleveland (Ohio) -- Politics and government. | Cleveland (Ohio) -- Race relations.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 203 | Title: | Charles Roscoe Howland Papers
| | | | Creator: | Howland, Charles Roscoe | | | | Dates: | 1667-1945 | | | | Abstract: | Charles Roscoe Howland (1871-1946) was a United States Army officer, lawyer, author, and amateur genealogist. He served as a judge advocate of the United States Army and as commander of the disciplinary barracks at Alcatraz Island, and taught in the Army General Staff School. Among his writings are "The Road to One Man Rule" and a family history. The collection consists of genealogical materials, journals, appointment books, manuscripts of books, and scrapbooks. | | | | Call #: | MS 3360 | | | | Extent: | 5.00 linear feet (11 containers and 6 oversize volumes) | | | | Subjects: | Howland, Charles Roscoe, 1871-1946. | Howland family. | Baker family. | Leonard family. | Brown family. | Soldiers -- Ohio -- Miscellanea. | Generals -- United States -- Miscellanea. | United States -- Politics and government -- 1933-1945.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 204 | Title: | Clermont County, Ohio, Records
| | | | Creator: | Clermont County, Ohio | | | | Dates: | 1801-1863 | | | | Abstract: | The collection consists of census records (1802, 1819) for townships within Clermont County, Ohio, tax records (1801-1802), treasurer's receipts (1801-1805), papers relating to the Court of Common Pleas, sheriff, and justice of the peace, lists of merchants and their capital (1831), registers of births, deaths, and marriages for the year ending March 1, 1857, and poll books (1863) containing votes of qualified voters of Clermont County who were in the military service of the United States. | | | | Call #: | MS 1086 | | | | Extent: | 0.60 linear feet (2 containers) | | | | Subjects: | Court records -- Ohio -- Clermont County. | Marriage records -- Ohio -- Clermont County. | Registers of births, etc. -- Ohio -- Clermont County. | Soldiers -- Suffrage -- Ohio -- Clermont County. | Taxation -- Ohio -- Clermont County -- Lists. | Clermont County (Ohio) -- Census. | Clermont County (Ohio) -- Commerce. | Clermont County (Ohio) -- Politics and government. | Clermont County (Ohio) -- Voting registers. | Clermont County (Ohio) -- Genealogy.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 206 | Title: | Hiram P. Oviatt Papers
| | | | Creator: | Oviatt, Hiram P. | | | | Dates: | 1816-1897 | | | | Abstract: | Hiram P. Oviatt (1821-1872) was a soldier in Battery K of the 1st Ohio Light Artillery Regiment. The collection consists of correspondence, diaries, land deeds, and military papers, relating to Oviatt and his wife, Lucy Ann Bullard Oviatt. Includes diary kept by Oviatt while he was prospecting for gold in California in 1850; two letters (1827-1828) containing references to political conditions in Canada; and papers concerning members of the Bullard, Hamilton, and Oviatt families of Euclid, Ohio. Other correspondents include Hannah Bullard and Tyler Parker. | | | | Call #: | MS 3518 | | | | Extent: | 0.20 linear feet (1 container) | | | | Subjects: | Oviatt, Hiram P., 1821-1872. | Bullard family. | Hamilton family. | Oviatt family. | United States. Army. Ohio Light Artillery Regiment, 1st (1861-1865). Battery K. | Soldiers -- Ohio -- Correspondence. | Prospecting -- California. | Canada -- Politics and government -- 1791-1841. | United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 207 | Title: | Dorothy Davis Kates Papers
| | | | Creator: | Kates, Dorothy Davis | | | | Dates: | 1936-1994 | | | | Abstract: | Dorothy Davis Kates was employed by the Historical Records Survey of the Works Progress Administration (WPA) in Cleveland, Ohio, during the 1930s; serving as a Superintendent of the Cuyahoga County Archives Survey Project, as an Area Supervisor, a Project Planning Assistant, and eventually as the Director of the Historical Records Program of the WPA in Cleveland. Kates was also active in many civic and arts organizations throughout her life, including the Print Club of Cleveland, the Cleveland Society for Contemporary Art, and the Women's City Club of Cleveland. Beginning in 1966, she chaired the Mental Health Committee of the Women's City Club, helping to organize lectures and community projects concerned with mental health, drug abuse, juvenile delinquency, teen pregnancy, child abuse, and prison reform issues. She founded the Women's City Club Mental Health Institute in 1976. Kates was also active in local Democratic Party politics, particularly in the presidential elections of 1960, 1964, and 1968. Other organizations in which she participated included the Women's Forum of Greater Cleveland, Le Cercle des Conferences Francaise, Organization for Rehabilitation through Training, Federation of Jewish Women's Organizations, and the Jewish Community Center. Kates also was the author of articles, reviews, essays, and radio plays. The collection consists of correspondence, minutes, essays, newspaper and magazine articles, play transcriptions, unpublished manuscripts, notes, lists, rosters, bylaws, reports, brochures, itineraries, programs, memoranda, cards, campaign flyers, newsletters, legislative bills, publications, surveys, schedules, regulations, directories, awards, and certificates. | | | | Call #: | MS 4749 | | | | Extent: | 3.40 linear feet (4 containers) | | | | Subjects: | Kates, Dorothy Davis, 1907-1996. | Women's City Club of Cleveland. | Cleveland Society for Contemporary Art. | Democratic Party (Cuyahoga County, Ohio) | United States. Works Progress Administration. | Historical Records Survey (Ohio). | Women in politics -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Women -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Societies and clubs. | Art, Modern -- 20th century. | Mental health education -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Drug abuse -- Study and teaching -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Juvenile delinquency -- Study and teaching -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Teenage pregnancy -- Study and teaching -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Jewish women -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Cuyahoga County (Ohio) -- Politics and government. | Cleveland (Ohio) -- Social conditions.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 208 | Title: | Jonathan Warner Family Papers
| | | | Creator: | Warner, Jonathan Family | | | | Dates: | 1804-1996 | | | | Abstract: | Jonathan Warner (1782-1862) was an early pioneer settler of Jefferson, Ashtabula, County, Ohio, in the Connecticut Western Reserve. Born in Connecticut, he traveled to the Western Reserve in 1804, and permanently settled in the Jefferson area in June 1805, where he farmed. He married Nancy Frethy in 1807, and they had 11 children. Jonathan Warner served as an Ashtabula County justice of the peace, county recorder, and county treasurer. In 1822, he helped organize the Ashtabula County Agricultural Society. He was very active in the antimasonry movement and the Antimasonic Party, and helped establish and run the Ohio Luminary, an antimasonry newspaper in Jefferson. Warner also was an Ohio state legislator, served as the first mayor of Jefferson, and was elected a judge of the Ashtabula County Court of Common Pleas, serving until 1846. The collection consists of correspondence, a biographical sketch, typed transcriptions, deeds, agreements, contracts, surveys, a lease, a petition, a record transcript, lists, indentures, wills, genealogies, newspaper clippings, account sheets, county treasurers' reports, receipts, powers of attorney, a wolf scalps subscription list, and obituaries. The letters of Jonathan Warner to his family in Connecticut describe in great detail the land, weather, crops, wildlife, social events, and fellow settlers of the Western Reserve. Descriptions of Warner family journeys back and forth from Ohio to Connecticut are also included, as is commentary on events and battles of the War of 1812, political discussions, descriptions of land transactions and business opportunities, farming conditions, and financial concerns of Jonathan Warner. Correspondence of the women of the Warner family often includes commentary on family life, religious and social activities, work, and other facets of daily life in the Western Reserve. Jonathan Warner's political involvement, particularly with the antimasonic movement, is well documented. Correspondence of Warner with James Moorhead, Alfred Kelley, Cyrus Smith, and Henry Dana Ward is included. | | | | Call #: | MS 4848 | | | | Extent: | 1.90 linear feet (6 containers) | | | | Subjects: | Warner, Jonathan. | Warner family. | Frethy family. | Antimasonic Party. -- Ohio. | Frontier and pioneer life -- Ohio -- Western Reserve. | Frontier and pioneer life -- Ohio -- Ashtabula County. | Women pioneers -- Western Reserve. | Women -- Ohio -- Jefferson. | Farmers -- Ohio -- Jefferson. | Western Reserve (Ohio) -- Description and travel. | Western Reserve (Ohio) -- Economic conditions -- 19th century. | Western Reserve (Ohio) -- Social life and customs -- 19th century. | Western Reserve (Ohio) -- Politics and government -- 19th century. | Western Reserve (Ohio) -- History -- 19th century. | Western Reserve (Ohio) -- Biography. | Jefferson (Ashtabula County, Ohio) -- History -- 19th century. | Ashtabula County (Ohio) -- History -- 19th century. | Ashtabula County (Ohio) -- Politics and government -- 19th century. | United States -- History -- War of 1812.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 209 | Title: | Marie Remington Wing Family Papers
| | | | Creator: | Wing, Marie Remington Family | | | | Dates: | 1846-1980 | | | | Abstract: | Marie Remington Wing was a Cleveland, Ohio, lawyer who served on the Cleveland City Council (1923-1927), as Solicitor for the Village of Mentor, Ohio (1929-1936), and as Regional Attorney for the Social Security Board (1936-1953). She was also involved in numerous professional, civic, and health organizations in Cleveland and in Mentor. Wing came from a distinguished Cleveland family, which included her uncle, George Clary Wing, an author and attorney who served in several United States government departments. Marie's father, Francis Joseph Wing, was a judge in the Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas and in the United States District Court for Northern Ohio. Her older sister, Virginia Remington Wing, was, like Marie, a social activist, working for the Red Cross, the Cleveland Anti-Tuberculosis League, and the Cleveland Health Council's Health Education Department. She was also the secretary of both the Brush Foundation and the Sight Saving Council. Marie's longtime companion, Dorothy Smith, worked with the YWCA, founded an insurance business, and was an executive for the East End Neighborhood House. Marie Wing's niece, Stephanie Ralph, was a school psychologist, and her husband, Paul Ralph, was also prominent in the academic world. The collection consists of diaries, correspondence, newspaper clippings, miscellaneous memorabilia, financial and legal papers, and records of Marie Wing and her family, and those of the organizations they served. Included are the diaries of Wing's grandfather, Stephen Remington, who served in the Civil War as a private in the 19th Battery, Ohio Light Artillery. | | | | Call #: | MS 4655 | | | | Extent: | 5.00 linear feet (5 containers and 4 oversize volumes) | | | | Subjects: | Wing, Marie Remington, 1885-1982. | Wing family. | Remington family. | Ralph family. | Consumers League of Ohio. | Democratic Party (Cleveland, Ohio). | Democratic Party (Mentor, Ohio). | East End Neighborhood House (Cleveland, Ohio) | Cuyahoga County Relief Administration. | United States. Federal Security Agency. | Lake County Committee on Aging. | Legal Services Association of Lake County (Ohio). | Lake County Bar Association. | Women -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Women lawyers -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Women lawyers -- Ohio -- Mentor. | Women in politics -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Women in politics -- Ohio -- Mentor. | Social service -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Social service -- Ohio -- Mentor. | Women volunteers in social service -- Ohio. | Lake County (Ohio) -- Politics and government. | Mentor (Ohio) -- Politics and government.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 210 | Title: | Van Sweringen Miscellany
| | | | Creator: | Wickham, Ben B. | | | | Dates: | 1912-1929 | | | | Abstract: | Ben B. Wickham was the Law Director of Cleveland, Ohio (1916-1917) who was associated with the Van Sweringen brothers and their acquisition of land used for the construction of the Terminal Tower and the development of the Shaker Heights area. The collection consists of documents pertaining to the activities of Mantis J. and Oris P. Van Sweringen of Cleveland, Ohio, including exhibits 1-155 entered in the case of the Pittsburgh & West Virginia Railway Company vs. the United States of America et al. (1929); proceedings (1918-1919) of the City Council concerning Cleveland Union Terminal; ordinances authorizing construction of the Cleveland & Youngstown Railroad in Cleveland, with notes; Cleveland's proposed charter (1913); and Cleveland's charter (1923). | | | | Call #: | MS 2865 | | | | Extent: | 2.00 linear feet (3 containers and 2 oversize volumes) | | | | Subjects: | Wickham, Ben B. | Van Sweringen, Mantis James, 1881-1935. | Van Sweringen, Oris Paxton, 1879-1936. | Pittsburgh & West Virginia Railway Company. | Cleveland & Youngstown Railroad. | Court records -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Cleveland (Ohio) -- Politics and government.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 212 | Title: | Thomas Bolton Papers
| | | | Creator: | Bolton, Thomas | | | | Dates: | 1834-1870 | | | | Abstract: | Thomas Bolton (1809-1871) was a lawyer, judge, and public official of Cleveland, Ohio. The collection consists of primarily deeds, leases, and agreements related to Bolton's land holdings in Cleveland; correspondence concerning his law practice as a partner with Moses Kelley in the firm of Bolton & Kelley; letter (1848-18749) from Ohio political leaders such as Albert G. Riddle and Norton S. Townshend. | | | | Call #: | MS 1319 | | | | Extent: | 0.60 linear feet (2 containers) | | | | Subjects: | Bolton, Thomas, 1809-1871. | Bolton & Kelley (law firm). | Deeds -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Land titles -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Real property -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Lawyers -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Correspondence, reminiscences, etc. | Ohio -- Politics and government.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 213 | Title: | Consumers League of Ohio Records, Series III
| | | | Creator: | Consumers League of Ohio | | | | Dates: | 1925-1994 | | | | Abstract: | The Consumers League of Ohio was founded in 1900 as part of a social justice movement of the late nineteenth century which resulted in the formation of many consumer leagues. The Consumer's League of Ohio, founded only one year after the National Consumers League, began in April 1900. Bell Sherwin (daughter of one of the men who founded the Sherwin-Williams company) helped set the Ohio league in motion and served as the first president of the organization. The Consumers League of Ohio was initially run out of the Goodrich House and dedicated its efforts to the improvement of working conditions for women and children employed in factories and retail establishments. The collection consists of agendas, agreements, brochures, by-laws, charts, constitutions, correspondence, court documents, financial information, flyers, forms, journal articles, legislation, lists, magazine articles, memoranda, minutes, newsletters, newspaper articles, newspaper clippings, notes, press releases, programs, questionnaires, reports, resolutions, speeches, statements, and testimony. | | | | Call #: | MS 5129 | | | | Extent: | 22.00 linear feet (22 containers) | | | | Subjects: | Consumers League of Ohio | Consumers' leagues -- Ohio | Consumer movements -- Ohio | Consumer protection -- Ohio | Pressure groups -- Ohio | Labor laws and legislation -- Ohio | Labor -- Ohio | Working class women -- Ohio | Work environment -- Ohio | Wages -- Ohio | Women volunteers in social service -- Ohio | Women -- Employment -- Law and legislation -- Ohio | Child labor -- Law and legislation -- Ohio
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 214 | Title: | Hermann Baehr Papers
| | | | Creator: | Baehr, Hermann | | | | Dates: | 1909-1911 | | | | Abstract: | Hermann Baehr was an Iowa native who became Mayor of Cleveland, Ohio, in 1909. His projects included railroad grade crossing elimination, the construction of the East Ninth Street Pier, a new water main to the West Side, chlorination of the city's water supply and the purchase of land for City Hall. The collection consists of correspondence, printed material and newspaper clippings from Baehr's term as mayor, dealing with the elimination of railroad grade crossings, the construction of the East Ninth Street Pier and some routine office affairs. | | | | Call #: | MS 3974 | | | | Extent: | 0.80 linear feet (2 containers) | | | | Subjects: | Baehr, Hermann, 1866-1942. | Railroads -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Crossings. | Piers -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Municipal officials and employees -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Cleveland (Ohio) -- Docks, wharves, etc. | Cleveland (Ohio) -- Politics and government.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 215 | Title: | Grace Doering and John W. "Jack" McCord Papers, Series II
| | | | Creator: | McCord, Grace Doering and John W. | | | | Dates: | 1925-1981 | | | | Abstract: | Grace Doering McCord (1890-1983) was a Cleveland, Ohio, attorney who served as Assistant City Law Director, 1935-1942. Her husband, John W. (Jack) McCord (1883-1967) was involved in the exploration and development of the Alaskan frontier and was instrumental in the move for Alaskan statehood. The collection consists of correspondence, biographical materials, speeches, writings, legal materials, and reminiscences. The collection mainly relates to Grace McCord's early law career and tenure as Cleveland's Assistant Law Director, as well as Jack McCord's involvement in the development of the Alaskan frontier. | | | | Call #: | MS 4119 | | | | Extent: | 0.60 linear feet (1 container) | | | | Subjects: | McCord, Grace Doering, 1890-1983. | McCord, John W., 1883-1967. | Women lawyers -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | City attorneys -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Cleveland (Ohio) -- Politics and government. | Alaska -- History -- 1867-1959.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 216 | Title: | Herman Lansing Vail Family Papers
| | | | Creator: | Vail, Herman Lansing Family | | | | Dates: | 1882-1928 | | | | Abstract: | Herman Lansing Vail was a prominent lawyer, newspaper publisher and Cleveland, Ohio, civic leader who served two terms as a state representative and in various local positions. His father, Harry Lorenzo Vail, was a prominent Cleveland journalist, lawyer and politician who served as Cuyahoga County Commissioner and Clerk of Courts. The collection consists of diaries of Herman Vail, 1909-1922, correspondence of Herman and his father, Harry Vail, announcements for gatherings, certificates of membership, and telegrams. The collection pertains largely to Herman Vail's early life and touches upon his experiences at University School in Cleveland, Princeton University and Harvard Law School, his World War I experiences and his European travels. Harry Vail's correspondence is useful for the study of Cuyahoga County politics and dealings within the local Republican Party, with correspondence of Warren G. Harding, Theodore E. Burton, Mayor Harry L. Davis and Marcus Hanna. | | | | Call #: | MS 4515 | | | | Extent: | 0.40 linear feet (1 container) | | | | Subjects: | Vail, Herman L. (Herman Lansing), 1895-1981 -- Diaries. | Vail, Harry L. (Harry Lorenzo), 1860-1935 -- Correspondence. | University School (Cleveland, Ohio) -- Students -- Diaries. | Princeton University -- Students -- Diaries. | Harvard Law School -- Students -- Diaries. | Republican Party (Cuyahoga County, Ohio) | Politicians -- Ohio -- Cuyahoga County -- Correspondence. | World War, 1914-1918 -- Personal narratives, American. | Cuyahoga County (Ohio) -- Politics and government. | Europe -- Description and travel -- 1800-1918. | Europe -- Description and travel -- 1919-1944.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 217 | Title: | Jewish Community Federation of Cleveland Records, Series II
| | | | Creator: | The Jewish Community Federation of Cleveland | | | | Dates: | 1936-1990 | | | | Abstract: | The Jewish Community Federation is a central policy making and fundraising agency for the Jewish community of Cleveland, Ohio, which traces its origin to the Federation of the Jewish Charities of Cleveland (founded 1903). The Federation of the Jewish Charities of Cleveland changed its name to the Jewish Welfare Federation of Cleveland in 1926, and in 1930, added a fundraising arm, the Jewish Welfare Fund of Cleveland. In 1951 the Jewish Welfare Federation merged with the Jewish Community Council to become the Jewish Community Federation. The collection consists of correspondence, memoranda, trustee and committee minutes, reports, proposals, newspaper clippings, wills, and financial records. Records are organized into three series consisting of administrative files, endowment funds, and social planning and research. | | | | Call #: | MS 4835 | | | | Extent: | 107.70 linear feet (111 containers) | | | | Subjects: | Jewish Community Federation (Cleveland, Ohio) | Case Western Reserve University. | Federation for Community Planning. | Baldwin-Wallace College. | Council of Jewish Federations and Welfare Funds. | American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee. | United Jewish Appeal. | Cleveland Bureau of Jewish Education (Cleveland, Ohio). | Chabad House of Cleveland. | Cleveland College of Jewish Studies. | Jewish Community Center of Cleveland. | Jewish Community Housing, Inc. | Jewish Convalescent Hospital (Cleveland, Ohio). | Jewish Family Service Association (Cleveland, Ohio). | Jewish Vocational Service. | Menorah Park Center for the Aging (Cleveland, Ohio). | Montefiore Home (Cleveland, Ohio) | Mount Sinai Hospital (Cleveland, Ohio) | Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- History. | Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Human services. | Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Charities. | Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Societies, etc. | Charities -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Federations, Financial (Social Service) | Community welfare councils -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Israel-Arab War, 1967. | Charitable uses, trusts, and foundations -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Human services -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Population. | Jewish religious education -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Friendly societies -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Old age homes, Jewish -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 218 | Title: | Alexander Harper Family Papers
| | | | Creator: | Harper, Alexander Family | | | | Dates: | 1755-1935 | | | | Abstract: | Alexander Harper, a Revolutionary War officer, brought his family to settle in Ashtabula County, Ohio (then a part of the Western Reserve) in 1798. The settlement was named Harpersfield by the family after their hometown in New York. After Alexander Harper's death in September 1798, his widow Elizabeth Harper was joined in 1799 by Alexander's brother Joseph and by her daughter and son-in-law, Margaret and Aaron Wheeler. Elizabeth's children; William, Elizabeth, John A., James A., Alexander, and Robert, all became prominent members of the community. In 1814, the Harpers were among those who organized the Harpersfield Commercial Company. Most prominent of the Harper brothers was Robert, who married Polly Hendry in 1815 and began construction of the family homestead, Shandy Hall. Robert was a lawyer, farmer, businessman, Superintendent of the Public Works at Cunningham Creek, and a member of the Ohio House of Representatives. His nephew, Rice Harper, was also a prominent lawyer and businessman, and was involved in the Ohio Rail Road Company with his uncle. Robert Harper's daughter Ann moved to Sandusky, Ohio, shortly after her marriage to Dr. Aaron Austin. His eldest daughter Ellen lived at Shandy Hall with her youngest sister Jane and Jane's husband, Alexander J. Harper. The last owners of Shandy Hall were Stella and Ann Harper, the two daughters of Alexander and Jane Harper. After the death of Ann Harper in 1935, the property was maintained by the David Z. Norton family, cousins of the Harpers. In 1948, the Norton family donated Shandy Hall to the Western Reserve Historical Society. The collection consists of letters, financial accounts, business files, legal documents, military records, and other documents related to the personal and business interests of Alexander Harper (1744-1798) and his descendants. | | | | Call #: | MS 3231 | | | | Extent: | 11.61 linear feet (14 containers and 1 oversize folder) | | | | Subjects: | Ashtabula County (Ohio) -- Genealogy. | Ashtabula County (Ohio) -- Politics and government -- 19th century. | Ashtabula County (Ohio) -- Social life and customs -- 19th century. | Court records -- Ohio -- Ashtabula County. | Deeds -- New York. | Deeds -- Ohio -- Ashtabula County. | Deeds -- Ohio -- Western Reserve. | Frontier and pioneer life -- Ohio -- Western Reserve. | Harper family. | Harpersfield (Ohio : Township). | Harpersfield Commercial Company. | Lawyers -- Ohio -- Ashtabula County. | Ohio Rail Road Company. | Ohio. Militia. Division, 4th. | Ohio. Militia. Division, 9th. | Postal service -- Ohio -- Ashtabula County. | Public works -- Ohio -- Ashtabula County. | Shandy Hall. | United States. Army. Infantry Regiment, 27th (1813-1815). | United States. Army. Ohio Cavalry Regiment, 2nd (1861-1865). | Western Reserve (Ohio) -- Social life and customs. | Women -- Ohio -- Ashtabula County -- Social life and customs.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 219 | Title: | Nathaniel R. Howard Papers
| | | | Creator: | Howard, Nathaniel R. | | | | Dates: | 1914-1980 | | | | Abstract: | Nathaniel R. Howard was an editor for the Cleveland News and the Plain Dealer. During World War II he worked for the United States Office of War Censorship, monitoring compliance with the wartime censorship codes. The collection consists of personal correspondence, newspaper clippings both by and about Howard, magazine articles by Howard, and material relating to his role at the War Censorship Office. | | | | Call #: | MS 4063 | | | | Extent: | 2.20 linear feet (8 containers) | | | | Subjects: | Howard, Nathaniel R., 1898-1980 | Kohler, Frederick, 1864-1934 | Journalists -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Miscellanea. | Editorials | World War, 1939-1945 -- Censorship -- United States. | Cleveland (Ohio) -- Politics and government.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 220 | Title: | George S. Dively Foundation Records
| | | | Creator: | Geo. S. Dively Foundation | | | | Dates: | 1956-1991 | | | | Abstract: | The George S. Dively Foundation was founded in Cleveland, Ohio, in 1956, by industrialist and philanthropist George S. Dively. Funding has centered around the field of higher education, with scholarship funds being established for engineering, business administration, graphic arts, and urban affairs students at numerous institutions, including the University of Pittsburgh, Harvard Business School, Lock Haven (Pennsylanvania) State College, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland State University, and the Florida Institute of Technology. Other organizations receiving funding reflect the interests of Dively; including civic improvement, enterprise development, and the arts. The foundation was officially closed in 1995. The collection consists of articles of incorporation, code of regulations, annual reports, minutes, correspondence, proposals, contribution records, investment records, legal documents, agreements, grants, and awards. | | | | Call #: | MS 4635 | | | | Extent: | 5.00 linear feet (5 containers) | | | | Subjects: | Dively, George S., 1902-1988. | Geo. S. Dively Foundation. | Charities -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Charitable uses, trusts, and foundations -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Endowments -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Education, Higher.
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