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1Title:  City Club of Cleveland Records, Series II     
 Creator:  City Club of Cleveland 
 Dates:  1912-1977 
 Abstract:  The City Club of Cleveland is a men's club formed in 1912 to provide a platform for the discussion of issues of contemporary interest in Cleveland, Ohio. Women were admitted in 1972. A number of noted individuals have addressed the Club's forum. The collection consists of constitutions, articles of incorporation, minutes, correspondence, addresses, financial records, publications, newspaper clippings, and scrapbooks. A number of items relate to prominent political and social leaders who have spoken before the club. 
 Call #:  MS 3517A 
 Extent:  8.30 linear feet (9 containers) 
 Subjects:  Friebolin, Carl D., 1878-1967. | Newman, Joseph Simon, 1891-1960. | Witt, Peter, 1869-1948. | City Club of Cleveland. | Clubs -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Forums (Discussion and debate) | Men -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Societies and clubs.
 
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2Title:  Peter Witt Papers     
 Creator:  Witt, Peter 
 Dates:  1888-1948 
 Abstract:  Peter Witt (1869-1948) was the Cleveland, Ohio traction commissioner (1912-1915) under Mayor Newton D. Baker and city councilman (1924-1927) who served as a transit consultant for several major United States cities. He was a close friend and ally of Cleveland mayor Tom L. Johnson. The collection consists of correspondence, speeches, articles, reports, campaign literature, interview notes made by Louis Plost, scrapbooks, and newspaper clippings, relating chiefly to Witt's political activities and especially to his association with Tom L. Johnson, mayor of Cleveland. Some of the papers relate to Witt's work as a transit consultant in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and Newark, New Jersey, in the 1920s. Correspondents include Eugene V. Debs, Elizabeth J. Hauser, Tom L. Johnson, P.J. Mitten, and Brand Whitlock. 
 Call #:  MS 3281 
 Extent:  4.00 linear feet (6 containers and 4 oversize packages) 
 Subjects:  Witt, Peter, 1869-1948. | Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865. | Lincoln Memorial Garden Commission. | Cleveland Railway Company. | Political campaigns -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Local transit -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Local transit -- New Jersey -- Newark. | Local transit -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. | Street-railroads -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Subways -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Cleveland (Ohio) -- Politics and government. | Ohio -- Politics and government -- 1865-1950. | United States -- Politics and government -- 1901-1953.
 
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