http://www.rssboard.org/rss-specification 720 http://catalog.wrhs.org/collections/search?f1-format%3DPhotograph%20Collection Results for your query: f1-format=Photograph Collection Tue, 28 Jul 2020 12:00:00 GMT http://catalog.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/PG491.xml Abba Hillel Silver (1893-1963) was a Rabbi at The Temple-Tifereth Israel, Cleveland, Ohio, and prominent leader of the Zionist movement for a Jewish homeland. The collection consists of 120 black and white and 34 color photographs, including prints, drawings, slides, and stereo color transparencies. The collection is arranged by image content, then alphabetically by subject, and then chronologically. Of special note is a 1925 portfolio of the Jewish artist Frantisek Reichental's printed drawings of the Administrative Committee of the Zionist Organization of America, including Silver, Louis Lipsky (1876-1963), Emanuel Neumann (1893-1980), Henrietta Szold (1860-1945), and Stephen Wise (1874-1949). http://catalog.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/PG491.xml Wed, 01 Jan 2020 12:00:00 GMT http://catalog.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/PG559.xml The Luntz Family came to prominence in Canton, Ohio, through the scrap metal industry. Samuel and Rebecca (Wolf) Luntz were Polish Jewish immigrants. Samuel founded the Canton Iron and Metal Company in 1898. Two of his sons, Darwin and Abe, founded their own scrap metal firm in 1916, The Luntz Iron and Steel Company, due to the growing need for scrap with the onset of World War I. Both Darwin and Abe were very involved in civic and community activities. Abe Luntz married Fanny Teplansky on October 10, 1916 in Canton, Ohio. They had five children. The family moved to Cleveland in 1939 for business purposes as well as for more varied religious, musical, and educational opportunities. The majority of the photographs included here pertain to Abe M. Luntz, his wife Fanny (Teplansky), their children, Robert, Richard, Joan, William, and Theodore, and their ancestors, both Luntz and Teplansky. The collection consists of 297 black and white/sepia photographs, 57 color photographs, and one color transparency. http://catalog.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/PG559.xml Wed, 01 Jan 2014 12:00:00 GMT http://catalog.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/PG163.xml Abraham Nebel was an amateur historian whose interest in the Jewish community was prompted by a desire to learn more about his wife's family, the Richard's, who had been living in Cleveland for several generations. As his research progressed on the Richard family, Nebel began acquiring material on other prominent Jewish families. The collection consists of photographs, prints, and negatives of Nebel, his family, and friends. Also included are photographs of prominent Jews from the Cleveland, Ohio area. http://catalog.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/PG163.xml Wed, 01 Jan 2014 12:00:00 GMT http://catalog.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/PG343.xml Abraham Stearn (1847-1921) was a Cleveland, Ohio-born philanthropist and financier. He joined Moses, Levy and Co., a fancy goods and toy store, in 1868. It became Levy and Stearn in 1872 and Stearn and Co., ca. 1905. Stearn was a director of the Society for Savings, the American Savings Bank and other institutions. He was a trustee of the Foundation of Jewish Charities and of the Jewish Orphan Asylum. He married Bertha Rohrheimer in 1876. The collection consists of individual portraits of Abraham Stearn; individual and group portraits of family members, friends, and associates; views of the Abraham Stearn residences on Case Avenue and Magnolia Drive; exteriors of the Levy and Stearn Department Stores on Superior Avenue and on Euclid Avenue;and portraits of the officers of the Federation of Jewish Charities. http://catalog.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/PG343.xml Wed, 01 Jan 2014 12:00:00 GMT http://catalog.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/PG178.xml Ada Watterson Yerkes (1873-1963) was related to three families who settled early in the Western Reserve. The Harper family came from New York in 1798 and founded Harpersfield, Ohio. The Norton family came from New York before 1839 when Ada Yerkes' maternal grandparents were married in Harpersfield. The Watterson family came from England in 1826 and settled in Warrensville, Ohio. Various family members served in the Civil War and were active in a number of business ventures, including the Gardner Gun Company of London, England and the Ogleby-Norton Company of Cleveland. The collection consists of photographs relating to the Harper, Norton, and Watterson families. http://catalog.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/PG178.xml Wed, 01 Jan 2014 12:00:00 GMT http://catalog.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/PG180.xml Adella Prentiss Hughes (1869-1950) was a musical impresario and founder and manager of the Cleveland Orchestra. Her grandparents were leaders in various charitable and religious institutions in Cleveland, Ohio. The collection consists of autographed photographs of Artur Rodzinski, B. Castaque, Samuel Barber, Joseph Zipeti, Harold Zanes, and other unidentified individuals. http://catalog.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/PG180.xml Wed, 01 Jan 2014 12:00:00 GMT http://catalog.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/PG063.xml Adella Prentiss Hughes (1869-1950) was a musical impresario and founder and manager of the Cleveland Orchestra. Her grandparents, Benjamin and Rebecca Rouse, were leaders in various charitable and religious institutions in Cleveland, Ohio. The collection consists of one album containing clippings, some manuscript items, and primarily photographs, relating to the family of Adella Prentiss Hughes of Cleveland, Ohio. Included are portraits of Benjamin and Rebecca Cromwell Rouse, grandparents of Adella Prentiss Hughes; E. C. Rouse; Margaret Miller; Mary Miller Rouse; and H. C. Rouse. Also included are views of the birthplace of Henry Clark Rouse at 489 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, Ohio; the Miller Block at 193-195 Superior Avenue, Cleveland, Ohio; and the United Brass Company Works, Lorain, Ohio. Loose photographs include views of the liner Westernland, and travel photographs taken of various sites in Europe. http://catalog.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/PG063.xml Thu, 01 Jan 2015 12:00:00 GMT http://catalog.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/PG019.xml The Aerial Photographs of Cuyahoga County, Ohio, 1937-1938, consist of of 261 high altitude aerial photographs of Cuyahoga County, Ohio. The collection also includes 18 collage photographs are a key to placement of the aerial photographs. These views record the entire land area of Cuyahoga County. The 261 high altitude photographs measure 9.25 x 11.25 inches and the 15 collage photographs measure 15 x 25.75 inches. All photographs are black and white. http://catalog.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/PG019.xml Wed, 01 Jan 2014 12:00:00 GMT http://catalog.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/PG075.xml The collection consists of aerial views of Cleveland, Ohio and surrounding communities. The collection is divided into two types of aerial views: those taken vertically from approximately 20,000 feet altitude, and those taken at an oblique angle from approximately 3000-5000 feet altitude. http://catalog.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/PG075.xml Wed, 01 Jan 2014 12:00:00 GMT http://catalog.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/PG295.xml Agudath B'nai Israel Congregation is a Conservative congregation founded in 1925 by the merger of Agudath Achim and Beth Israel, two existing Jewish congregations in Lorain, Ohio, and a B'nai B'rith group about to establish a third congregation. A new temple was built to house the congregation and also to serve as a center for the Lorain Jewish community. In 1983 membership accounted for over ninety percent of Lorain's Jewish population. The collection consists of individual and group portraits of staff, organizations within the congregation, and members; and views of the various synagogues and activities of Agudath B'nai Israel Congregation, Lorain, Ohio. There are also photographs of the three synagogues occupied in the history of the congregation: the Fifteenth Street Synagogue, built for congregation Agudath Achim, later a part of Agudath B'nai Israel; the temple at Ninth Street and Reid Avenue (1932-1969); and the temple at Meister Road and Pole Avenue, occupied since 1969. http://catalog.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/PG295.xml Sat, 01 Jan 2022 12:00:00 GMT http://catalog.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/PG486.xml Albert M. Brown (1901-1994) was born in Cleveland, Ohio, the son of Russian Jewish immigrants. Brown became involved in social work in the Cleveland Jewish community, working at the Kinsman branch of the Council Educational Alliance from 1923-1929. After working at a New York City settlement house from 1930-1938, he returned to Cleveland and worked at the National Youth Administration and Bellefaire. In 1942, he became director of the Toledo Jewish Community Center. After returning to Cleveland in 1955, he served as executive director of the Community Temple (Beth Am) until 1963, when he was appointed the founding director of Council Gardens in Cleveland Heights, Ohio, a senior adult housing community. During his retirement, he worked part-time as the social director of his own residence, the Concord Apartments in Cleveland Heights. Brown wrote and produced many one-act plays. He was also authored The Camp Wise Story: 1907-1988, published in 1989. The collection consists of individual portraits of Albert M. ... http://catalog.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/PG486.xml Wed, 01 Jan 2014 12:00:00 GMT http://catalog.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/PG294.xml Albina Cermak (1904-1978) was active in Republican Party politics in Cleveland, Ohio. She was vice-chairman and secretary of the Cuyahoga County Republican Central and Executive Committees, chairman of the Republican Women's Organization of Cuyahoga County, member of the Cuyahoga County Board of Elections, a Cleveland, Ohio, precinct committeewoman, and a member of the Ohio Federation of Republican Women's Clubs. She was a United States Customs Collector before running unsuccessfully for Mayor of Cleveland, Ohio state senator and Clerk of the Cleveland Municipal Court. The collection consists of individual and group portraits of Albina Cermak in her various posts, including United States Collector of Customs, with officials and employees. There are also Cermak family portraits, and individual portraits of noted politicians, including Dwight D. Eisenhower, Richard M. Nixon, and Frances Payne Bolton, inscribed to Albina Cermak. http://catalog.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/PG294.xml Wed, 01 Jan 2014 12:00:00 GMT http://catalog.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/PG112.xml Alexander Bunts was a Cleveland, Ohio, neurosurgeon, amateur historian, and Trustee of the Western Reserve Historical Society. He traced his descent from Virgil C. Taylor, an American Civil War soldier and Cleveland realtor, and from Levi Johnson, an early settler of Cleveland. The collection consists of photographs and albums of activities, friends, and members of the Bunts family of Cleveland, Ohio. Included are various scenic and vacation views, home interiors, group portraits, and individual portraits. Other families whose photographs are contained in the collection include the Shafer, Barnhisel-Harmon, Johnson, Sacket, Rumbaugh, and Taylor families. Vacation destinations depicted include Hot Springs, North Carolina; Block Island, Rhode Island; Mackinac Island, Michigan; Niagara on the Lake, New York; Salt Lake City, Utah; Evanston, Illinois; Brandon, Ohio; Mt. Washington, New Hampshire; and Cheneaux Island, Canada. http://catalog.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/PG112.xml Wed, 01 Jan 2014 12:00:00 GMT http://catalog.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/PG483.xml The Alexander Martin family was a prominent African American family in Cleveland, Ohio. Alexander H. Martin Sr. graduated with a law degree from Western Reserve University in 1897, one of the first African Americans to do so. Martin had a long career as an attorney and was active in Cleveland city politics. His wife, Mary Brown Martin, was a teacher and the first African American to serve on the Cleveland Public School Board. Their son, Alexander H. Martin, Jr. was an attorney and the first African American to run for mayor of Cleveland. Their daughter, Lydia, was a librarian at Western Reserve University. Sarah Martin Pereira, another daughter, was noted for her scholarship and her commitment to education. The collection consists of individual portraits of Alexander H. Martin, Sr., Mary Brown Martin, Alexander H. Martin, Jr., Sarah Martin Pereira, Lydia Jane Martin, and Carol Pereira. Group portraits and views of events important to the Martin family include a Black History Month tribute to the Martin fami... http://catalog.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/PG483.xml Wed, 01 Jan 2014 12:00:00 GMT http://catalog.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/PG198.xml Alexander Miller (1902-1975) was the Chief of Orthopedic Surgery at Mt. Sinai Hospital in Cleveland, Ohio, and Suburban Community Hospitals who was also active in the Cleveland Jewish community. Dr. Miller was certified to practice orthopedic surgery and trained as a flight surgeon in 1938. He served in the army medical corps from 1941 to 1946. In 1960 Dr. Miller and his wife, Ellen, became involved in fund raising for the hospital ship Hope. Dr. Miller sailed with the ship to many countries, including Ecuador and Vietnam, where he practiced medicine and trained native physicians. the collection consists of portraits and views pertaining to the life and career of Dr. Alexander Miller of Cleveland, Ohio. Views include Camp Wise (Painesville, Ohio), R.O.T.C. training in Carlisle, Pennsylvania, flight surgeon training in San Antonio, Texas; and Project Hope in Vietnam and Ecuador. http://catalog.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/PG198.xml Wed, 01 Jan 2014 12:00:00 GMT http://catalog.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/PG268.xml Allen E. Cole (1883-1970) was a Cleveland, Ohio, photographer who produced over 50,000 photographs of people and places in the African American community of Cleveland, Ohio. Cole opened his first studio in 1922 at 9909 Cedar Avenue, supplementing his income with commercial work and commission work for eight white-owned studios, and earned prizes and commendations at state and local exhibitions. His photographs were frequently published in The Call and Post. The collection consists of approximately 30,000 black and white and color negatives; 6,000 black and white and color photographs; and 1 oil painting. http://catalog.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/PG268.xml Mon, 01 Jan 2018 12:00:00 GMT http://catalog.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/PG282.xml Allen Horton Stewart was employed as a civil engineer by the Wheeling & West Virginia and the Newburgh & South Shore railroads. Horton later moved to Brecksville, Ohio, where he served as both village engineer and president of the school board. He was also active in the Kirtland Geology Club. The collection consists of a photograph album containing portraits of Allen Horton Stewart, his wife Rhoda F. Stewart, their family and friends, and views of their activities and Cleveland residence. Also included are views of the Ohio Canal and locks; the North Union Shaker ruins and Shaker Lakes; various views of Cleveland, Detroit, Michigan, Chicago, Illinois, and Wheeling, West Virginia; the Perry centennial of 1913; railroad construction activities; farming activities; and geological sites. http://catalog.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/PG282.xml Wed, 01 Jan 2014 12:00:00 GMT http://catalog.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/PG269.xml The Alliance of Poles of America is a fraternal insurance organization which broke away from the Polish National Alliance in 1895, over the issue of membership for non-Roman Catholic Poles. Originally a Cleveland, Ohio, organization, it now includes groups throughout Ohio, Michigan and Pennsylvania, and has opened its membership to men and women with other than Polish or Catholic backgrounds. In 1917 it changed its name from the Alliance of Poles in Ohio to the Alliance of Poles of America. The collection consists of portraits and views of businesses, clubs, athletes, musicians, and events associated with or relating to the Alliance of Poles of America, a fraternal-insurance organization established in Cleveland, Ohio, in 1895. Included are views of the Alliance of Poles of America General Office at Broadway and Forman Avenue and portraits of members of its Central Governing Board during the 1930s and 1940s. Also included are World War II military portraits of members of Cleveland's Polish American community... http://catalog.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/PG269.xml Wed, 01 Jan 2014 12:00:00 GMT http://catalog.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/PG230.xml The collection consists of views of an exposition held November 16-24, 1918, in Cleveland, Ohio. It later toured other cities around the country. Included are views of exhibits prepared by organizations involved in World War I war relief, including the Salvation Army, Red Cross, War Mothers of American, and the Jewish Welfare Board. Also included are photographs of weapons and battle reenactments. http://catalog.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/PG230.xml Wed, 01 Jan 2014 12:00:00 GMT http://catalog.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/PG587.xml Alvin Irving "Buddy" Krenzler (1921-2010) was a federal judge and real estate developer in Cleveland, Ohio. Krenzler was born in Chicago Illinois, and served as a Navy flight instructor during World War II. After the war he received his law degree from Case Western Reserve University. He practiced law as a private attorney in Cleveland and then became assistant state attorney general of Ohio in 1950. He also served as a trial attorney for the Internal Revenue Service. He became Common Pleas judge in 1968, after which he became Ohio Court of Appeals Judge. In 1981, President Ronald Reagan nominated Krenzler United States District Court Judge for Northern Ohio, a position he held until his retirement in 1992. The collection consists of approximately 210 black and white and color photographs. http://catalog.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/PG587.xml Wed, 01 Jan 2014 12:00:00 GMT http://catalog.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/PG272.xml The American Zionist Federation of Cleveland, Ohio, was established in 1970 as a regional office of the American Zionist Federation, a coordinating organization for existing Zionist groups. The Cleveland, Ohio, office was originally called the Cleveland Zionist Federation, but the name was changed to the American Zionist Federation of Cleveland in 1976. It ceased operations in 1980. The collection consists of portraits of members of the American Zionist Federation of Cleveland, and views of various activities; including meetings, special programs, and rehearsals for programs. http://catalog.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/PG272.xml Wed, 01 Jan 2014 12:00:00 GMT http://catalog.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/PG482.xml Ameritrust Corporation began in 1894 when The Cleveland Trust Company was founded in Cleveland, Ohio. Cleveland Trust then assumed the contracts of the Security Safe Deposit and Trust Company, also located in Cleveland, Ohio. Beginning in 1903, Cleveland Trust acquired or merged with several other savings banks, including The Windemere Savings and Trust Company and The Western Reserve Trust Company. Cleveland Trust promoted innovative operating policies and procedures, including the establishment of an advertising department in 1913. It increased its number of branch offices through additional mergers, including Lake Shore Banking and Trust Company and The Garfield Savings Bank. Growth continued during the 1920s with the acquisition of the Pearl Street Savings and Trust Company. Two more banks were acquired in the 1930s; Midland Bank and South Euclid Bank. A new six story office building at East 9th Street and Huron Road was constructed in 1962. An adjacent office tower was completed in 1971. In 1974, CleveTr... http://catalog.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/PG482.xml Wed, 01 Jan 2014 12:00:00 GMT http://catalog.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/PG110.xml The collection consists of mounted and unmounted photographs of scenes depicting the Amish and their lifestyle, taken by Perry Cragg of the Cleveland News for his book The Amish. http://catalog.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/PG110.xml Sat, 01 Jan 2022 12:00:00 GMT http://catalog.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/PG567.xml The Ancient Order of Hibernians, Cuyahoga County Divisions, (f. 1871) is an organization that supports Irish heritage and Roman Catholic charities in Cuyahoga County and Cleveland, Ohio. The collection consists of 32 prints including 27 black and white photographs and 5 color photographs. It also contains 11 color 35mm negative strips. http://catalog.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/PG567.xml Wed, 01 Jan 2014 12:00:00 GMT http://catalog.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/PG536.xml Andrew Kraffert (1874-1958) was born in Titusville, Pennsylvania, and came to Cleveland, Ohio, in 1904 to work at the Cleveland Leader. He served as the staff photographer of the Cleveland Plain Dealer from 1908 until his retirement in 1953. The collection consists of photographs taken by Andrew Kraffert during his career as Plain Dealer news photographer. They cover a wide range of subjects including sporting events, especially baseball, American presidents and other political figures, prominent personalities, major events in Cleveland social and political life, including crimes and disasters, parades and celebrations, political campaigns, visits of numerous public figures, etc., as well as views of Cleveland structures and portraits of groups and individuals. The collection is especially useful to the study of early 20th century baseball, with many images of baseball players and action shots of the 1919 and 1920 World Series. The presidential photographs include presidents from William McKinley to Harry Tr... http://catalog.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/PG536.xml Wed, 01 Jan 2014 12:00:00 GMT http://catalog.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/PG208.xml Anna Sotak (ca. 1893-1976) was an officer of State Savings and Loan in Cleveland, Ohio. She was also active in local Slovak fraternal organizations. The collection consists of individual portraits and group portraits of Anna M. Sotak, her family and friends, and views of the State Savings and Loan Company office in South Euclid, Ohio. Also included are views of the Ladies Pennsylvania Slovak Catholic Union convention, 1960 and 1968, and views of various trips taken by Sotak. http://catalog.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/PG208.xml Wed, 01 Jan 2014 12:00:00 GMT http://catalog.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/PG211.xml Anna Wing (ca. 1837-?), born in Ohio, was married to Cyrus Fernando Wing (d. 1865) in Sandusky County, Ohio, in 1859. Cyrus Fernando Wing died during the American Civil War while serving with the 72nd Ohio Volunteer Infantry. Their daughter, Anna E. Wing Mowry (ca. 1860-?) was married to Richard E. Mowry (1858-1904) of Sandusky County, Ohio. The collection consists of individual portraits of identified and unidentified family members and friends of the Anna Wing family of Ohio. http://catalog.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/PG211.xml Wed, 01 Jan 2014 12:00:00 GMT http://catalog.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/PG490.xml Anna Wing (ca. 1837-?), born in Ohio, was married to Cyrus Fernando Wing (d. 1865) in Sandusky County, Ohio, in 1859. Cyrus Fernando Wing died during the American Civil War while serving with the 72nd Ohio Volunteer Infantry. Their daughter, Anna E. Wing Mowry (ca. 1860-?) was married to Richard E. Mowry (1858-1904) of Sandusky County, Ohio. The collection consists of a photograph album containing albumen prints and tintypes and loose photographs of portraits of members of the Wing and Mowry families, as well as unidentified portraits and views. http://catalog.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/PG490.xml Wed, 01 Jan 2014 12:00:00 GMT http://catalog.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/PG280.xml Anshe Chesed is the oldest existing Jewish congregation in Cleveland, Ohio. It was established in 1841 when 30 members seceded from the Israelitic Society of Cleveland. The two congregations merged again in 1845 under the name Israelitic Anshe Chesed Society of Cleveland. It is also popularly known as Fairmount Temple, reflecting its current location on Fairmount Boulevard in Beachwood, Ohio. The collection consists of individual and group portraits of rabbis, synagogue leaders, and religious school students, and views of buildings and synagogue events. http://catalog.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/PG280.xml Wed, 01 Jan 2014 12:00:00 GMT http://catalog.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/PG353.xml Anthony J. Celebrezze (1910-1998) was an Ohio state senator (1950-1953), mayor of Cleveland (1953-1962), Secretary of the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare (1962-1965), and federal judge for the 6th Circuit Court of Appeals (1965-1980). The collection consists of individual and group portraits of Anthony J. Celebrezze, his family and friends, and governmental officials; candid and formal pictures of official functions in Cleveland and Washington, D.C.; and views of Cleveland and other areas of the United States. Included are portraits of John F Kennedy, Lyndon B. Johnson, Robert F. Kennedy, Thomas P. O'Neill, John W. McCormack, Michael P. Feighan, and Charles A. Vanik. http://catalog.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/PG353.xml Wed, 01 Jan 2014 12:00:00 GMT http://catalog.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/PG506.xml Rabbi Arthur J. Lelyveld (1913-1997) served as senior rabbi of Anshe Chesed Congregation (Fairmount Temple) in Beachwood, Ohio, a suburb of Cleveland, from 1958-1986. Throughout his career he played key roles in national and local Jewish organizations and actively fought for civil rights. A native of New York City, Lelyveld received a B.A. from Columbia University in 1933, and was ordained at Hebrew Union College in 1939. From 1939-1944, he served congregations in Hamilton, Ohio, and Omaha, Nebraska. From 1944-46 he was Executive Director of the Committee on Unity for Palestine, and from 1946-1956 served as Associate National Director, and then National Director, of B'nai B'rith Hillel Foundations. He also played leadership roles in a number of other national Jewish organizations, including American Jewish Congress, Central Conference of American Rabbis, and the Synagogue Council of America. On the local Cleveland level, he served in various capacities on the Cleveland Jewish Welfare Fund, the Jewish Communit... http://catalog.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/PG506.xml Wed, 01 Jan 2014 12:00:00 GMT http://catalog.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/PG584.xml Arthur J. Lelyveld (1913-1996) served as Senior Rabbi of Anshe Chesed Congregation (Fairmount Temple) in Beachwood, Ohio, from 1958 to 1986 and Senior Rabbi Emeritus from 1986 until his death in 1996. Throughout his career, Lelyveld played key roles in national and local Jewish organizations and fought actively for civil rights. Rabbi Lelyveld married Teela C. Stovsky Himelfarb (1935- ) in 1965. Teela Lelyveld was active as a volunteer leader and fundraiser for many organizations in the Cleveland area. She was also active professionally as a model, television host, and public relations representative. The collection consists of approximately 60 black and white photographs and 20 color photographs. http://catalog.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/PG584.xml Wed, 01 Jan 2014 12:00:00 GMT http://catalog.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/PG070.xml Asa A. Lawrence (1835-1916) was a Captain in the 32nd Regiment, Missouri Infantry, during the American Civil War. He was later active in the Freedman's Bureau and in Maryland Republican Party politics. The collection consists of unidentified individual and group portraits, and geographical views possibly of Columbus and Berea, Ohio, the Rocky River, and unidentified locations. http://catalog.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/PG070.xml Wed, 01 Jan 2014 12:00:00 GMT http://catalog.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/PG377.xml The Newton D. Baker Chapter of the Association of the United States Army is the Cleveland, Ohio, chapter of a national organization designed to bring together people interested in military affairs and the role of the Army in protecting national security. It was founded in 1957 and is part of the Second Region of the Association of the United States Army. The collection consists of group portraits and views of award and membership acceptances, an Armed Forces Day dinner dance (1974), and an ROTC Awards dinner, (1968). http://catalog.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/PG377.xml Wed, 01 Jan 2014 12:00:00 GMT http://catalog.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/PG029.xml The Augusta Waring Whitney Photograph Album consists of one card photograph album belonging to Augusta Waring Whitney. http://catalog.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/PG029.xml Wed, 01 Jan 2014 12:00:00 GMT http://catalog.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/PG202.xml Augustus L. Moses (1844-1914) was a Cleveland, Ohio, real estate businessman with the Nelson Moses and Brothers Company. He married Mary Dille Moses. His son, Louis Augustus Moses, was also a Cleveland realtor and married Olive Crane. The collection consists of individual and group portraits of Augustus L. Moses, Mary Dille Moses, Louis Augustus Moses, and other family members. Also includes portraits of Crane and Dille family members and views of Moses family residences in Cleveland and the Dille/Moses store in Euclid, Ohio. http://catalog.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/PG202.xml Wed, 01 Jan 2014 12:00:00 GMT http://catalog.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/PG191.xml The collection consists of views of Avon, Lorain County, Ohio in 1975. Images include Avon Mound Cemetery; exterior and interior views of "Bellhaven," home of Wilber Cahoon; the Old Town Hall, Melsport Tavern, and other historic buildings along Detroit Rd. in Avon; and the "Festival of Flowers" Parade in Avon, May 1975. http://catalog.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/PG191.xml Wed, 01 Jan 2014 12:00:00 GMT http://catalog.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/PG266.xml This collection consists of photographs used in a manuscript documenting the experiences of 178 Holocaust survivors who resided in Cleveland, Ohio. The project was coordinated by the Holocaust Education and Commemoration Committee of the Jewish Community Federation of Cleveland. A copy of the manuscript was presented to the archives of the Yad Vashem Martyrs' and Heroes' Remembrance Authority in Jerusalem, Israel, by a delegation of more than 100 survivors from Cleveland, during the World Gathering of Holocaust Survivors in June 1981. The collection consists of 35mm copy negatives and corresponding contact prints and enlargements of survivors of the Holocaust residing in Cleveland, Ohio. The photographs were used in the unpublished manuscript "Ayduth Lachayim Witness to Life" produced by the Holocaust Education and Commemoration Committee of the Jewish Community Federation. http://catalog.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/PG266.xml Wed, 01 Jan 2014 12:00:00 GMT http://catalog.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/PG161.xml The collection consists of two photograph albums, one containing portraits and views of the Baldwin family ca. 1880s at their home in Elyria, Ohio, and the other depicting a Baldwin family vacation to New Mexico and the Missouri Ozarks ca. 1934. http://catalog.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/PG161.xml Wed, 01 Jan 2014 12:00:00 GMT http://catalog.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/PG130.xml The collection consists of photographs relating to the Herrick family of Cleveland, Ohio. Included are views of Herrick family homes, various family members, and photographs relating to Troop A. http://catalog.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/PG130.xml Wed, 01 Jan 2014 12:00:00 GMT http://catalog.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/PG154.xml Bellefaire was organized in 1868 in Cleveland, Ohio, as the Jewish Orphan Asylum. By 1942 it changed its name to Bellefaire and began specializing in the treatment of emotionally disturbed children. The collection consists of individual portraits, including staff and superintendents; and group portraits, including general outdoor recreation; swimming activities; baseball, football, and basketball; fairs and circuses; reunions; plays, music, and art activities; interior and exterior views of the Jewish Orphan Asylum and Bellefaire buildings; and Cherry Farm and Camp Wise. Tintypes, carte de visite, and cabinet card photographs are included. http://catalog.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/PG154.xml Thu, 01 Jan 2015 12:00:00 GMT http://catalog.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/PG571.xml Bellefaire, a residential treatment center for emotionally disturbed adolescents, is the oldest Jewish social-service agency in Cleveland, Ohio. It was dedicated on July 14, 1868 as the Jewish Orphan Asylum, established to care for Civil War orphans. By 1900, more than 400 orphans lived there. The name was changed to the Jewish Orphan Home (JOH) in 1919, and later to Bellefaire when its facilities moved to the corner of Belvoir and Fairmount boulevards in 1929. In 1942 the orphanage changed its focus to include residential therapeutic care for emotionally disturbed children and stopped accepting orphans in 1943. In 1954, Bellefaire opened its admissions to children of all faiths and today provides counseling, substance abuse treatment, foster care, adoption services, and residential treatment. The Jewish Orphan Home Alumni Association was established in 1888 to serve and connect the orphans who formerly lived at the Jewish Orphan Home. The Association held Homecomings each year in Cleveland and had several ac... http://catalog.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/PG571.xml Thu, 01 Jan 2015 12:00:00 GMT http://catalog.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/PG510.xml Ben and Sadie Weltman were active in synagogue and Jewish organizational activities in Cleveland, Ohio. Ben Weltman was a founder and president of Commercial Typesetting Co. He was a member of the Windsor Club, Camp Alliwise, Congregation Beth Am, and the Heights Benevolent and Social Union. Sadie Weltman worked in her husband's business and was active in the above organizations and also in the Pythian Women. The collection consists of primarily group portraits collected by the Weltmans and representing their participation in Jewish community organization events. http://catalog.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/PG510.xml Wed, 01 Jan 2014 12:00:00 GMT http://catalog.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/PG157.xml 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 one photograph album containing photographs of railroad yards and proposed construction sites for bridges and other excavations in Cleveland, Ohio. The first six pages are used to sequentially represent the blueprints of a proposed Cleveland and Youngstown Railroad route through the east side of Cleveland to Shaker Heights. http://catalog.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/PG157.xml Wed, 01 Jan 2014 12:00:00 GMT http://catalog.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/PG115.xml Benedict Crowell (1869-1952) was a Cleveland, Ohio engineer, builder and bank president who became Assistant Secretary of War and Director of Munitions during World War I. The collection consists of photographs depicting the life and career of General Benedict Crowell, including his service during World Wars I and II, and a series of photographs of Billy Mitchell's aerial bombing demonstration in July 1921. Included is an opalotype of George A. Benedict, publisher of the Cleveland Herald and grandfather of Benedict Crowell. http://catalog.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/PG115.xml Wed, 01 Jan 2014 12:00:00 GMT http://catalog.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/PG128.xml Benedict Crowell (1869-1952) was a Cleveland, Ohio, engineer, builder and bank president who became Assistant Secretary of War and Director of Munitions during World War I. The collection consists of photographs depicting the life and career of General Benedict Crowell, including his service during World War I, and portraits of Woodrow Wilson and Herbert Hoover, dedication of various European monuments after the war, scenes in Paris, views of France, Holland, Belgium, Italy, and Germany, and photographs and a pamphlet from the Naval Rigid Airship Station in Lakehurst, New Jersey. http://catalog.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/PG128.xml Wed, 01 Jan 2014 12:00:00 GMT http://catalog.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/PG242.xml The Benjamin Rose Institute is a Cleveland, Ohio, foundation for the care and assistance of the elderly formed in 1908 via the estate of Benjamin Rose. The first foundation in the United States to address primarily the needs of the elderly, the Benjamin Rose Institute worked initially to keep the aged in their communities and avert their institutionalization. The Institute developed a national reputation for geriatric standards, care and research under Margaret Wagner, director from 1930-59. The Benjamin Rose Hospital was opened in 1953 and operated jointly with University Hospitals of Cleveland (Ohio) specializing in old age rehabilitation and health care. The Institute presently runs the Margaret Wagner House, a nursing home. The collection consists of individual and group portraits of Benjamin Rose, his family, friends, residences, businesses and properties. Also included are views of the Cleveland Provision Company, the Rose building on East 9th Street, and portraits of people connected with the Benjamin... http://catalog.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/PG242.xml Wed, 01 Jan 2014 12:00:00 GMT http://catalog.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/PG306.xml Bernard Rich Hollander (1927-1975) was a prominent Cleveland, Ohio, attorney who was a leader in many legal, civic, Jewish and educational organizations, including Anshe Chesed Congregation, the National Federation of Temple Brotherhoods and Expo Israel '70. The collection consists of individual and group portraits of Bernard R. Hollander and other Hollander family members and organizations, and views of events. Events and organizations pictured include the Cleveland City Club Anvil Revue, the Jewish Chautauqua Society Presentation Banquet, Expo Israel '70, Fairmount Temple Forest dedication in Israel, and Montefiore Home. http://catalog.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/PG306.xml Wed, 01 Jan 2014 12:00:00 GMT http://catalog.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/PG475.xml Bertha Blue (ca. 1877-1963) was a member of a well known African American family in Cleveland, Ohio. She was a teacher at the Murray Hill Elementary School located in Little Italy, an Italian immigrant neighborhood on Cleveland's East side, from 1903 to 1947. The collection consists of individual and group portraits of Bertha Blue, her daughter Jane Darr, Welcome T. Blue, Sr., and other family members and friends. Included in the collection are photographs of Jane Edna Hunter, Virginia Bray, and G. Howard Fields. Events depicted are the weddings of Mabelle Blue and Jane Lee Darr, the tennis group with whom Bertha Blue played, and Bertha Blue's first grade class. http://catalog.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/PG475.xml Wed, 01 Jan 2014 12:00:00 GMT http://catalog.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/PG525.xml Beth Am Congregation, a Conservative Jewish congregation in Cleveland Heights, Ohio, was founded in 1933 as the Community Temple by Rabbi Abraham Nowak and a group who belonged to B'nai Jeshurun Congregation (then known as Temple on the Heights). The founders wanted their new synagogue to be more welcoming to all Jews, regardless of their wealth or status. The congregation established administrative offices at 241 Euclid Avenue; services and school classes were held at Coventry School in Cleveland Heights. After meeting at several rented locations, the congregation purchased a large house on Washington Boulevard. By 1940, however, the need was seen for a permanent structure, and a building fund was established. In 1947 Beth Am purchased the Trinity Congregational Church at 3557 Washington Boulevard. The new rabbi, Jack J. Herman, was named the same year. The congregation continued to grow, and by 1956 had 600 families with 500 students in the religious school. A fire in 1957 destroyed much of the lower level ... http://catalog.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/PG525.xml Wed, 01 Jan 2014 12:00:00 GMT http://catalog.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/PG345.xml Bettie Allee Black (1921-?) of Albuquerque, New Mexico, was a genealogist active since 1964, has specialized in tracing the lineage of the Allee, Carter, Hixson, Jackson, Slaven, and Wolverton familes, all of which are her ancestral families. The collection consists of individual and group portraits of members of the Allee, Carter, Hixson, Jackson, Slaven, and other families. Included is a group portrait taken at a Baptist convention, 1898. http://catalog.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/PG345.xml Wed, 01 Jan 2014 12:00:00 GMT http://catalog.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/PG354.xml William Bingham (1816-1904) was a prominent Cleveland, Ohio, businessman, city councilman, and Ohio state senator. His daughter, Caroline, married Charles A. Brayton, owner of the Standard Car Wheel Company of Cleveland. His granddaughter, Frances Payne Bingham Bolton, became a prominent philanthropist and United States Congresswoman from Ohio. The collection consists of individual and group portraits of members of the Bingham and Brayton families and friends, and of their activities. The photographs are primarily portraits of Brayton family members and friends. Also included are views of Cleveland, Ohio, including the William Bingham residence on Euclid Avenue, and an inscribed photograph of the Soldiers' Aid Society. There are also interior views of an unidentified fraternity house at Yale University. http://catalog.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/PG354.xml Wed, 01 Jan 2014 12:00:00 GMT http://catalog.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/PG394.xml The collection consists of copy photographs for illustrations used in the book The Birth of Modern Cleveland, 1865-1930, edited by Thomas F. Campbell and Edward M. Miggins and published by the Western Reserve Historical Society in 1988. Portraits include Garrett Morgan, Charles Brush, Alexander Winton, Tom L. Johnson, Joseph Edwards, Nellie Santo Lanese, and Frederick Kohler. Subjects and views include Tremont, residence of D.S. Brainard, various views of Cleveland, Grasselli Chemical Company, Cleveland Rolling Mills, G.A. Tinnerman Hardware, the Flats, incorporation papers for Standard Oil Company, Case School of Applied Science, ads for Theodor Kundtz, the Italian Cultural Garden, Call and Post newspaper boys, various buildings including St. Vincent Orphanage, Bethel Union, Cleveland Museum of Art, First Methodist Church of Akron, Woman Suffrage headquarters, a suffrage parade, Hiram House Social Settlement, St. Theodosius Cathedral, garment workers, and other photographs depicting a wide range of subjects ... http://catalog.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/PG394.xml Wed, 01 Jan 2014 12:00:00 GMT http://catalog.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/PG474.xml The Black Folk Art in Cleveland exhibition was presented in 1984 by the Mather Gallery of Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio. The exhibit was the result of a search for Cleveland's African American folk artists and the works created by them. It featured folk artists Peggy Davenport, Reverend Albert Wagner, Ruby Hall, Helen Dobbins, Jim Moss, Mickey Towns, Benjamin Collins, Perkine Lard, Marcella Welch, Nick Biggins, and J.D. Harmon. The collection consists of images depicting the exhibit in the Mather Gallery, its visitors, participants, and organizers. Included in the collection are photographs of Dr. Zelma George, Ishmael Reed, and other visitors of the exhibition. http://catalog.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/PG474.xml Wed, 01 Jan 2014 12:00:00 GMT http://catalog.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/PG511.xml The B'nai B'rith Interlodge Council of Greater Cleveland was formed in 1942 to coordinate lodge activities of the Cleveland, Ohio, chapter of B'nai B'rith. The cllection consists of group portraits of dinner banquets and officers. http://catalog.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/PG511.xml Wed, 01 Jan 2014 12:00:00 GMT http://catalog.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/PG492.xml B'nai Jeshurun Congregation, one of the largest Conservative synagogues in the United States, was established in 1866 by Jewish Hungarian immigrants as an Orthodox synagogue in Cleveland, Ohio. In 1884, a vacated synagogue building on Eagle Street in Cleveland housed the congregation. Buildings on Scoville Avenue and East 55th Street were home to the congregation from 1906-1926, when the congregation moved to Mayfield and Lee Roads, Cleveland Heights, Ohio. In 1980 B'nai Jeshurun moved to Fairmount Boulevard, Pepper Pike, Ohio. A gradual shift from the Orthodox to Conservative movement began under the first rabbi, Sigmond Dreschler. Over the years, portions of the congregation broke away over the issue of liberalization of religious practices and formed new congregations, including Oheb Zedek in 1904 and Beth Am in 1933. Rabbi Rudolph M. Rosenthal served the then firmly Conservative congregation from 1933-1976. The collection consists of individual portraits of rabbis, presidents of the synagogue, and cantor... http://catalog.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/PG492.xml Wed, 01 Jan 2014 12:00:00 GMT http://catalog.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/PG489.xml Bobbie Brooks, Inc. was founded in 1939 as Ritmore Sportswear in Cleveland, Ohio. Its founders were Maurice Saltzman and Max Reiter. In 1953, Saltzman bought out Reiter's share of the company. The name was changed to Bobbie Brooks in 1960. The company merged with Pubco Corporation in 1985. The collection consists of group portraits of management and employees, including company president Maurice Saltzman. The lantern slides consist of portraits of Saltzman, employees, and others; and views of plant facilities, advertising, and philanthropic activities. http://catalog.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/PG489.xml Wed, 01 Jan 2014 12:00:00 GMT http://catalog.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/PG563.xml The Boddie Recording Company (f. 1950s) was the first recording studio in Cleveland, Ohio, owned by African-Americans. In order to hold down costs, Thomas Boddie created all his recording equipment by hand, rather than purchasing pre-made machines. He owned the company with his wife, Louise Boddie. Their clientele included musicians of various styles, including gospel, country, bluegrass, rock, soul, and rhythm and blues, earning the studio the nickname of "Little Nashville". Records were made for national distribution as well as for independent groups and artists who only wished to have their music recorded for personal use or local distribution, such as recordings of sermons for church groups, with Boddie creating small, independent record labels for the purpose. The collection consists of 28 negatives and 36 black and white photographs of artists and the recording studio. http://catalog.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/PG563.xml Wed, 01 Jan 2014 12:00:00 GMT http://catalog.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/PG540.xml The Bole Family traces its ancestry to Robert Bole (1818-1891) and Euphemia Bole (Kirkpatrick, birth and death dates unknown). They had five children: Joseph Kirkpatrick (1848-1894), John Clark, Mary (Mame), Allen, and Robert. The donors of the collection are descendents of Joseph Kirkpatrick Bole and Melinda Eliza Bole (Patterson, 1850-1918). Joseph and Melinda had seven children. The majority of the material is related to their second son, Joseph "Joe" Kirkpatrick Bole (1876-1952), and his wife's, Winifred Ely Bole (Ely, 1881-1976), line of descendents. Joe Bole attended Cornell University and was an avid golfer and fisherman. The collection consists of candid photos, professional portraits, and wedding photos. The collection contains 506 photos with three in color and 503 in black and white. The media types included in the photo group are albumens, cabinet cards, glass negatives, negatives, postcards, and tintypes. http://catalog.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/PG540.xml Wed, 01 Jan 2014 12:00:00 GMT http://catalog.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/PG564.xml Buckeye Brass and Manufacturing Company (f. 1900), was a manufacturer of brass and bronze materials on the west side of Cleveland, Ohio, from 1900 to 1982. It was founded in 1900 as the Buckeye Brass and Pattern Company, in the Flats, and was incorporated as Buckeye Brass and Manufacturing Co. in 1912. The collection consists of seventeen black and white photographs of interior and aerial views of the Buckeye Brass and Manufacturing Company and a portrait of a union negotiating team. http://catalog.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/PG564.xml Wed, 01 Jan 2014 12:00:00 GMT http://catalog.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/PG103.xml The Buell family was a pioneer family from Connecticut who helped settle Marietta, Ohio. Joseph Buell was a sergeant at Fort Harmar, across the Muskingum River from Marietta, when the first settling party from the Ohio Company arrived in April 1788. He later settled in Marietta with his family. Joseph Buell ran a successful tavern. In addition, he was appointed an associate justice of the Washington County Court of Common Pleas and a major general in the Ohio Militia in 1803, and served an an elected state senator from 1803-1805. Joseph's brother Timothy Buell was a captain in the militia and also served as a county magistrate, a state representative from 1820-1822, and sheriff of Washington County. Many of their descendants were also prominent in the affairs of Marietta and Washington County. The collection consists of portraits of members of the Buell, Curtis, and Nye families. Also includes photographs of Troop A of Cleveland, Ohio, miscellaneous interiors, views of Blennerhassett Island, postcards, and l... http://catalog.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/PG103.xml Wed, 01 Jan 2014 12:00:00 GMT http://catalog.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/PG095.xml The collection consists of various photographs and tintypes of members of the Burk, Bailey, and Fortress families. http://catalog.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/PG095.xml Wed, 01 Jan 2014 12:00:00 GMT http://catalog.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/PG532.xml The Burke School of Irish Dance was founded by an Irish American, Theresa Burke, in Cleveland, Ohio, in 1958. The collection consists of individual and group portraits of students from the Burke School of Irish Dance at a variety of Irish dance competitions. http://catalog.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/PG532.xml Wed, 01 Jan 2014 12:00:00 GMT http://catalog.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/PG020.xml The Calvin Coolidge Photographs, ca. 1920-1931, consist of 827 photographs of Calvin Coolidge (1872-1933) as vice president, president, and ex-president of the United States. Included are views of Coolidge's birthplace at Plymouth Notch, Vermont and his home. Also included are portraits of his wife, Grace Goodhue Coolidge; his son, John Coolidge; and his son's fiancee and wife, Florence Trumbell Coolidge. http://catalog.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/PG020.xml Wed, 01 Jan 2014 12:00:00 GMT http://catalog.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/PG207.xml Carl Anton Walder (1881-1974) was a Swiss immigrant who settled in Cleveland, Ohio, in 1912. He was the founder of the Best Stove and Repair Company and a trustee and chairman of the board of the North American Swiss Alliance. He also served as the first Swiss Consular Agent for the Ohio District around Cleveland from 1936 to 1950. The collection consists of portraits of Carl Anton Walder and his family and friends. Also included are views of the Best Stove and Repair Company, the Cleveland Swiss Society, and a trip to Switzerland. http://catalog.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/PG207.xml Wed, 01 Jan 2014 12:00:00 GMT http://catalog.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/PG042.xml The Carl Cobb Photograph Album, ca. 1865-1890, consists of one card photograph album of carte de visite and cabinet card photographs. All are unidentified except photograph no. 6, identified as John Brodhead Van Buren, Jr. Photograph no. 4 was taken by Sarony of New York. http://catalog.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/PG042.xml Wed, 01 Jan 2014 12:00:00 GMT http://catalog.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/PG429.xml Carl Stokes (1927-1996) was the mayor of Cleveland, Ohio, from 1967-1971. Stokes was the first African American mayor of a major American city and the first African American Democrat in the Ohio State Legislature, where he served three terms from 1962-67. As mayor, Stokes launched a number of programs to alleviate the problems of urban decay. Chief among these was Cleveland: NOW!, a joint public and private program with plans to raise $177 million in its first two years to revitalize Cleveland. The program was discredited due to the Glenville Shootout in July, 1968. Under Stokes, Cleveland City Council passed the Equal Employment Opportunity Ordinance, and HUD resumed funding projects aiding in the construction of over 3,000 new low- and middle-income housing units. Stokes became a newscaster with NBC television in 1972, and returned to his law practice in Cleveland in 1980. In 1983, Stokes was elected a municipal court judge. The collection consists of formal individual portraits of Carl Stokes, individual ... http://catalog.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/PG429.xml Thu, 01 Jan 2015 12:00:00 GMT http://catalog.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/PG469.xml Carmela Cafarelli (ca. 1880-1979) was an Italian-American opera star, founder of an opera company, and accomplished harpist from Cleveland, Ohio. Her father, Rocco Cafarelli, was a renowned Italian harpist who had immigrated to Cleveland in the 1880s, and was his daughter's earliest teacher. At the age of eight, she began study with master harpist Henry B. Fabiani in Cleveland. As a harpist, she toured the United States and abroad. She also became a solo harpist for the Cleveland Orchestra. Cafarelli studied voice with William Saal in Cleveland, and later attended the Conservatorie Santa Lucia and the Reale Accademia Filarmonica Romana in Italy, earning diplomas in both voice and harp. After her return to the United States in 1924, she undertook additional musical studies with Benjamino Gigli and Pietro Audisio of the New York Metropolitan Opera. In 1929, she returned to Cleveland, and in 1934, founded the Cafarelli Opera Company. This group toured throughout the United States and put on many charitable perfo... http://catalog.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/PG469.xml Wed, 01 Jan 2014 12:00:00 GMT http://catalog.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/PG122.xml The collection consists of one album of various members of the Castle family of Cleveland, Ohio. Most of the photographs are unidentified. http://catalog.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/PG122.xml Wed, 01 Jan 2014 12:00:00 GMT http://catalog.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/PG499.xml The Centerior Energy Corporation was founded in 1892 in Cleveland, Ohio, as the Cleveland General Electric Company, with a franchise from the General Electric Company of Boston, Massachusetts. In 1893, assets of the Brush Electric Light and Power Company and of the Cleveland Electric Light Company were transferred to the Cleveland General Electric Company, forming the nucleus of a new organization. On July 21, 1894, the name of the company was changed to the Cleveland Electric Illuminating Company (CEI). In 1926, the company purchased the Cleveland, Painesville and Eastern Railroad Company and its subsidiary, The United Light and Power Company. Other power companies in the northeastern Ohio region were purchased during this time. In 1947 control of the company returned to the hands of public investors, and new power plants continued to be added to the system. The company's first nuclear power plant, the Davis-Besse facility, became fully operational in 1978. A second nuclear power facility, the Perry Nuclear ... http://catalog.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/PG499.xml Wed, 01 Jan 2014 12:00:00 GMT http://catalog.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/PG569.xml The Landy family traces its roots to Chaim Ephraim (Landesman) Landy and his wife, Esther Yudovitz, of Kovno, Lithuania. Six of their sons immigrated to the United States between 1880 and 1905. Jacob Landy (1850-1916) settled in Cleveland, Ohio and became the first sofer in the region. He also opened the first Jewish bookstore in Cleveland. The collection consists of approximately 60 black and white individual and group portraits and ten color individual and group portraits. http://catalog.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/PG569.xml Thu, 01 Jan 2015 12:00:00 GMT http://catalog.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/PG392.xml Marion G. Turk was a Parma, Ohio, genealogist whose research on Channel Island families culminated in the 1983 publication of The Quiet Adventurers in North America. The collection consists of various subjects related to the genealogy of Channel Islands families. Included are views of Guernsey County, Ohio, Ohio Cemetery tombstones; the Machon family home on the Island of Jersey, the Sarchet family home, Cambridge, Ohio; and various tombstone photographs of Machon, Dore, Franklin, Sarchet, Thompson, Legallais, and Lecarn family members. http://catalog.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/PG392.xml Wed, 01 Jan 2014 12:00:00 GMT http://catalog.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/PG030.xml The Chapman family was possibly from Albany, New York. The collection consists of one card photograph album. http://catalog.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/PG030.xml Wed, 01 Jan 2014 12:00:00 GMT http://catalog.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/PG038.xml The Characteristic Views from the Department of Matanzas and Santa Clara, Cuba consist of 98 mounted views of Cuba. http://catalog.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/PG038.xml Wed, 01 Jan 2014 12:00:00 GMT http://catalog.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/PG001.xml Charles A. Lindbergh (1902-1974) was an American aviator who made the first solo, non-stop flight across the Atlantic Ocean in 1927. He was married to Anne Spencer Morrow, daughter of American ambassador to Mexico Dwight Morrow. Their son, Charles A. Lindbergh, Jr., was kidnapped and murdered in 1932. The collection consists of 562 black and white prints of Charles A. Lindbergh; Anne Morrow Lindbergh; and principals associated with the 1927 New York-Paris flight, various Lindbergh trips abroad, and the Lindbergh kidnapping. http://catalog.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/PG001.xml Wed, 01 Jan 2014 12:00:00 GMT http://catalog.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/PG062.xml Charles Augustus Otis (1868-1953) was an industrialist, banker, and civic leader, of Cleveland, Ohio. The collection consists of two albums and unmounted photographs pertaining to the family and career of Charles A. Otis of Cleveland, Ohio. Included are photographs of the Otis family, testimonial dinners, a group with Harold H. Burton, baseball groups, and Edwards family photographs. http://catalog.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/PG062.xml Wed, 01 Jan 2014 12:00:00 GMT http://catalog.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/PG214.xml Charles Auerbach (1899-1979) was a prominent Cleveland, Ohio, attorney, educator, and Zionist leader. His wife, Celia, was also active in Zionist organizations. The collection consists of portraits and views of Charles Auerbach, his family and friends, and his activities with the United Jewish Appeal and other Jewish organizations. http://catalog.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/PG214.xml Wed, 01 Jan 2014 12:00:00 GMT http://catalog.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/PG201.xml Charles Francis Brush (1849-1929) was a Cleveland, Ohio, businessman and inventor. His inventions included a dynamo which was the predecessor for the modern generator and the arc light, demonstrated on Cleveland's Public Square in 1879. Brush formed the Brush Electric Co. in 1880, which was subsequently bought by Thomason Houston Electric Co., and then merged with Edison General Electric Co. in 1891, forming the General Electric Co. Brush continued to maintain scientific and business interests throughout his life, and founded the Brush Foundation in 1927. The collection consists of individual and group portraits of Charles F. Brush, his friends and associates, and views of his inventions, including the arc lamp and wind powered dynamo. Also included is a view of an arc lamp on Cleveland, Ohio's Public Square, ca. 1896. http://catalog.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/PG201.xml Wed, 01 Jan 2014 12:00:00 GMT http://catalog.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/PG455.xml The collection consists of unlimited class and Thompson Trophy racing aircraft from 1920-1958. The photographs in this collection were selected to accompany an unpublished manuscript by Charles G. Mandrake on the history of the Thompson Trophy Race entitled, "The Thompson Trophy Story." A copy of this unpublished manuscript is available in MS 3942 TRW, Inc. Records held at the Western Reserve Historical Society. Included in this picture group collection are images of the famous Gee-Bee and Wedell-Williams aircraft of the 1930s, as well as the World War II fighter and jet aircraft that raced in the 1940s and 1950s. http://catalog.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/PG455.xml Wed, 01 Jan 2014 12:00:00 GMT http://catalog.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/PG457.xml Charles H. Hubbell (1898-1971) was a well-known aviation artist and native of Cleveland, Ohio. During World War I, he served in the Navy and was a draftsman in the design of naval aircraft. He graduated from the Cleveland School of Art in 1922, and became a commercial artist. Hubbell received his private pilots license in 1927 by exchanging aviation art with flight instructors for flying lessons. He was commissioned by Thompson Products of Cleveland to paint the winning aircraft of each year's Thompson Trophy Race. In 1937, the first Thompson Products aviation art calendar by Charles Hubbell was produced. He painted for the yearly calendar until 1969. In 1949, the Military Air Transport Service (MATS) invited Hubbell on an around the world tour. The result was the 1951 calendar featuring the aircraft and operations of MATS. Hubbell was also a consultant to the Thompson Auto-Album and Aviation Museum, and later the Crawford Auto-Aviation Collection of the Western Reserve Historical Society. The collection con... http://catalog.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/PG457.xml Wed, 01 Jan 2014 12:00:00 GMT http://catalog.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/PG173.xml Charles R. Howland (1871-1946) was an 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 photographs of Charles R. Howland, his family, and some locations where members of the Howland family lived. http://catalog.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/PG173.xml Wed, 01 Jan 2014 12:00:00 GMT http://catalog.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/PG504.xml Charles W. Fleming (1928-1994) was a noted African American lawyer, law professor, and municipal court judge in Cleveland Ohio. The collection consists of portraits, views, and subjects related to the career and personal life of Judge Charles W. Fleming. Also included is one photograph album and an oversize drawing. http://catalog.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/PG504.xml Wed, 01 Jan 2014 12:00:00 GMT http://catalog.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/PG072.xml Charles W. White (1897-1970) was a Cleveland, Ohio, African American attorney who became Assistant Law Director for Cleveland (1933-1955) and Common Pleas Court judge (1955-1970). He was active in African American rights organizations and civic affairs. The collection consists of photographs and negatives relating to the family, life, and career of Judge Charles W. White of Cleveland, Ohio. Family photographs include individual and group portraits of Judge White, wife Stella White, brothers Robert and Allen White, and daughter Lillian White, among others. Included with Judge White in political and non-family group portraits are Ralph Locher, Clayborne George, William O. Walker, Benjamin O. Davis, Jr., Howard Metzenbaum, Judge Paul White, Perry Jackson, Louis Seltzer, Anthony Celebrezze, Samuel Silbert, and Arthur Godfrey. http://catalog.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/PG072.xml Wed, 01 Jan 2014 12:00:00 GMT http://catalog.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/PG408.xml Chester Castle Bolton (1882-1939) was a member of the United States House of Representatives from Ohio's 22nd Congressional district from 1928-1939. Bolton served previously in the Ohio State Senate from 1922-1928. During World War I, Bolton served in the Ordnance Department and the War Industries Board, and became aide to Benedict Crowell, assistant secretary of war. As a United States Congressman, Bolton was esteemed representative of the Great Lakes states on the Rivers and Harbors Committee, and served on the Appropriations Committee and numerous other committees. Bolton was chairman of the National Republican Congressional Committee in 1934 and 1936, and helped to bring the Republican National Convention to Cleveland, Ohio in 1936. His widow, Frances Payne Bolton, succeeded him in Congress following his death in 1939. The collection consists of photographs of the Ohio state Republican convention held in Columbus, Ohio July 1917 and the American Legion welcome party at that convention. Individuals depic... http://catalog.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/PG408.xml Wed, 01 Jan 2014 12:00:00 GMT http://catalog.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/PG225.xml The City Club of Cleveland is a Cleveland, Ohio, men's club formed in 1912 to provide a platform for the discussion of issues of contemporary interest. Women were admitted in 1972. A number of noted individuals have addressed the Club's forum. The collection consists of views of the City Club, including its building, meetings, dinners, and programs. The program views include photographs of the Club's "Anvil Review," a satirical production written, directed and performed by club members. Photographs were taken by Cleveland Press photographers. http://catalog.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/PG225.xml Wed, 01 Jan 2014 12:00:00 GMT http://catalog.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/PG312.xml The City Club of Cleveland is a club formed in Cleveland, Ohio, in 1912 to provide a platform for the discussion of issues of contemporary interest. Intially a men's club, it admitted women members in 1972. A number of noted individuals have addressed the Club's forum. The collection consists of individual portraits of speakers and their activities; views of the annual Anvil Revues, interior views of the City Club, and 2 photograph albums. http://catalog.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/PG312.xml Wed, 01 Jan 2014 12:00:00 GMT http://catalog.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/PG546.xml The City Mission is a nonprofit organization founded in 1910 in Cleveland, Ohio, by Mel Trotter to provide assistance and opportunities to disadvantaged Clevelanders. The City Mission provides individual spiritual, emotional, and intellectual assistance, and also partners with other community programs to ensure that participants have as many opportunities as possible. The collection consists of 384 black and white and color photographs, 321 slides, and 2 negatives depicting people, views, and events associated with the City Mission of Cleveland. http://catalog.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/PG546.xml Wed, 01 Jan 2014 12:00:00 GMT http://catalog.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/PG091.xml The Paine family founded Painesville and Chardon, Ohio, and was prominent in the early development of these towns. Mary D. Paine Kewish was a descendant of Hendrick E. Paine, an early settler of Painesville and LeRoy Township, Ohio. She was married to Lucius L. Kewish, of LeRoy. She and her daughter-in-law, Laetitia Clague Kewish, collected the family papers. The collection consists of tintypes, carte de visites, cabinet cards, and other photographs of various members and occasions of the Clague, Kewish, Paine, and related families. Also included are several views of Scranton, Pennsylvania. http://catalog.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/PG091.xml Wed, 01 Jan 2014 12:00:00 GMT http://catalog.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/PG181.xml The Ritchie and Hale families were prominent in civic and philanthropic activities in Akron and Summit County, Ohio. Clara Belle Ritchie, daughter of Samuel J. and Sophronia Hale Ritchie, inherited the Hale farm from her uncle, Charles Oviatt Hale, and bequeathed it to the Western Reserve Historical Society when she died in the 1950s. The collection consists of photographs and photograph albums of family members and friends of the Ritchie and Hale families. http://catalog.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/PG181.xml Wed, 01 Jan 2014 12:00:00 GMT http://catalog.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/PG361.xml The Ritchie and Hale families were prominent in civic and philanthropic activities in Akron and Summit County, Ohio. Clara Belle Ritchie (1869-1956), daughter of Samuel J. and Sophronia Hale Ritchie, inherited the Hale farm from her uncle, Charles Oviatt Hale, and bequeathed it to the Western Reserve Historical Society when she died in the 1950s. The collection consists of individual and group portraits of Ritchie, Hale, Cozad, Davis, and Mather family members. Also includes scenes of the Hale farm in Bath, Ohio. http://catalog.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/PG361.xml Wed, 01 Jan 2014 12:00:00 GMT http://catalog.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/PG609.xml Clara Johnson (1900-1993) was a minister in the Fire Baptized Holiness church in Cleveland, Ohio, and founder and pastor of Highlight Fire Baptized Holiness Church in Maple Heights for 35 years. She was also the founder and teacher at the Ruth and Esther Bible College which was run out of her Cleveland, Ohio, home. The collection consists of 261 black and white and color photographs. http://catalog.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/PG609.xml Mon, 01 Jan 2018 12:00:00 GMT http://catalog.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/PG610.xml Clara Pearl Smith (1917-2009) was a civil rights activist and social worker in the Hough neighborhood of Cleveland, Ohio, during the 1950s and 1960s. She was president of the East 88th Street Club and the Wade Superior Neighborhood Association and co-founded the the Hough Area Council and the Bell Neighborhood Branch of Gannett Goodrich House. The collection consists of 36 black and white and color photographs and one CD-ROM disk. http://catalog.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/PG610.xml Wed, 01 Jan 2014 12:00:00 GMT http://catalog.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/PG120.xml The Clark Restaurant Company of Cleveland, Ohio, owned a chain of restaurants throughout northeast Ohio in the twentieth century. The restaurants served Southern colonial food and cocktails, and catered to working people and families with children. The locations in downtown Cleveland catered to the business, retail, and theater communities. The collection consists of photographs of personnel and buildings associated with the Clark Restaurant chain of Cleveland, Ohio, including many candid restaurant interiors. Also included are portraits of the Clark family, founders of the restaurant chain. http://catalog.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/PG120.xml Wed, 01 Jan 2014 12:00:00 GMT http://catalog.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/PG472.xml The Clarke School of Dressmaking and Fashion Design was a Cleveland, Ohio, dressmaking, tailoring and fashion design school founded in 1925 by Amanda Wicker, primarily for young African-American women. Wicker retired and sold the school in 1979, which was still in operation in 1990. The collection consists of individual portraits of founder Amanda Wicker, her friends and associates; Clarke School board members, school graduates, and models; and views of events, activities and instructional classes. Included in the collection are portraits of Cleveland Mayor George Voinovich, Representative Troy Lee James, Cynthia Holloway, Judge Perry B. Jackson, Wyatt Brownlee, and Elizabeth Lambright. Events depicted include The Book of Gold and other fashion shows, award ceremonies of the Amanda Wicker Scholarship and the Cleveland Scholarship Program, board meetings, and social functions. http://catalog.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/PG472.xml Wed, 01 Jan 2014 12:00:00 GMT http://catalog.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/PG078.xml Clement E. Beard was an electrical engineer and amateur photographer originally from Cleveland, Ohio. The collection consists of one photograph album containing 279 photographs, in black and white and some with hand-tinted color, relating to the family and work of Clement E. Beard. The album contains photographs taken mainly in Mexico; Cobalt, Canada; Cleveland, Ohio; Detroit, Michigan; Niagara Falls, New York: and several views from scattered Ohio locations. The Mexican and Canadian photographs relate largely to Beard's work as an electrical engineer at various mining concerns, including the Cleveland Cobalt Company in Canada. Cleveland and Ohio photographs include views of Luna Park, the General Incandescent Lamp Company, Public Square, League Park, Mill Creek Park in Youngstown, and a view of the Beard family home in Columbiana County. http://catalog.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/PG078.xml Wed, 01 Jan 2014 12:00:00 GMT http://catalog.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/PG423.xml The Cleveland Bar Association is an organization (f. 1873) of Cleveland, Ohio, lawyers whose purpose is to maintain the honor and dignity of the law profession and promote legal and judicial reform. Operating via a series of committees, the association over the years has investigated misconduct by lawyers, judges, sheriffs, and police, which has resulted in resignations and/or disbarment. The collection consists of individual and group portraits of members. Also includes the following subjects: Court Management Study Committee; Law in Urban Affairs, East High School; Call for Action (1975); Justice Center, Mayor's Court (1972); Securities Law Institute (1972); Trial Advocacy Institute (1972); Your Day in Court Project (1977); and the Law Office Economics Committee (1973-1975). http://catalog.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/PG423.xml Wed, 01 Jan 2014 12:00:00 GMT http://catalog.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/PG493.xml The Bureau of Jewish Education (Cleveland, Ohio), organized in 1924, is the coordinating agency for the following Jewish educational institutions in the greater Cleveland, Ohio area: Cleveland Hebrew Schools, Hebrew Academy, United Jewish Religious Schools, Institute of Jewish Studies, Workmen's Circle School, and Yeshivath Adath Bعnai Israel. The collection consists of portraits of Bureau administrators and presidents, group photographs of graduation classes, annual meetings and conferences, and photographs of the Bureau's Camp Galil in Butler, Pennsylvania. http://catalog.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/PG493.xml Wed, 01 Jan 2014 12:00:00 GMT http://catalog.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/PG004.xml United Torch Services was organized in 1957, as the United Appeal, to coordinate fundraising for Cleveland, Ohio, social service agencies and charities. It was the successor to the Cleveland Community Fund (est. 1919). In 1971 it changed its name to United Torch Services. It became United Way Services in 1978. The collection consists of one album containing twenty glossy photographs of floats, signs, and displays used in the 1919 Cleveland Community Chest Campaign. http://catalog.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/PG004.xml Tue, 01 Jan 2019 12:00:00 GMT http://catalog.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/PG287.xml The Cleveland Council on Soviet Anti-Semitism is a Cleveland, Ohio, organization founded in 1963, by three NASA scientists, to help Soviet Jews to emigrate and to monitor anti-semitism in the USSR. The movement spread to other cities in North America and led to the formation of the Union of Councils for Soviet Jews to coordinate the local groups. The collection consists of photographs and slides of individual and group portraits of Soviet Jews and views of exhibits, rallies, and other events relating to the movement to publicize the plight of Soviet Jews. Also included are photographs taken by western tourists in the Soviet Union, the contents of an unbound scrapbook on Jewish life in Czarist Russia, and prints of microfilm transmitted from the Soviet Union in the 1970s, including a diary, a police summons, and a statement by Soviet Jewish refuseniks. http://catalog.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/PG287.xml Wed, 01 Jan 2014 12:00:00 GMT http://catalog.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/PG577.xml The Cleveland Council on Soviet Anti-Semitism (CCSA) was a volunteer organization whose goals were to assist Soviet Jews to emigrate, to inform the American public about Jewish activities in the Soviet Union, and to monitor anti-Semitism in the USSR. The CCSA, the first organization of its kind in the world, was established in Cleveland, Ohio, in 1963 through the efforts of NASA scientists Louis Rosenblum and Abe Silverstein, Veterans Administration Hospital psychologist Herbert Caron, and Rabbi Daniel Litt. The four men, members of Beth Israel The West Temple, were supported by the congregation which provided volunteer workers and office space for the CCSA. The CCSA sought to educate the public regarding the plight of Soviet Jews at a time when the problem was not generally recognized. The Council organized letter writing campaigns to government officials, sponsored rallies and protests, corresponded with Soviet Jews, and lobbied Congress and the President in an effort to link economic aid to the Soviet Unio... http://catalog.wrhs.org/collections/view?docId=ead/PG577.xml Wed, 01 Jan 2014 12:00:00 GMT