| | Manuscript Collection | Save | | 1 | Title: | Finding aid for the Alfred and Clara Rankin Family Papers
| | | | Creator: | Alfred and Clara Rankin | | | | Dates: | 1812-2015 | | | | Abstract: | The Alfred and Clara Rankin papers focus on the history of the Rankin and Taplin families and their ancestors. It relates primarily to Alfred and Clara Rankin's ancestors. Clara's ancestors are the Smith and Taplin family. The earliest documents are from the early 1800s going through 2010s. The collection includes awards, bank books, brochures, books, booklets, cards, certificates, contracts, correspondences, diaries, drawings, financial records, magazines, maps, minutes, negatives, newspapers, notes, pamphlets, passports, photo albums, photocopied papers, photos, postcards, scrapbook pages, and telegraphs. | | | | Call #: | MS 5441 | | | | Extent: | 23 linear feet | | | | Subjects: | Philanthropists -- Ohio -- Cleveland
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 2 | Title: | Henry J. Goodman Papers
| | | | Creator: | Goodman Family | | | | Dates: | 1951-2020 | | | | Abstract: | Henry J. Goodman (1932-2019) was a successful businessman and community leader active in several organizations, including the Jewish Community Federation of Cleveland, the Cleveland Foundation, and Cleveland State University. This collection consists of agendas, awards, a book, certificates, correspondence, diplomas, memoranda, newspaper clippings, photographs, programs, reports, and speeches. | | | | Call #: | MS 5497 | | | | Extent: | 2.01 linear feet (3 containers, including 2 record storage boxes and one oversized folder) | | | | Subjects: | Goodman, Henry | Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland | Philanthropists -- Ohio -- Cleveland | Businesspeople -- Ohio -- Cleveland | Jewish Community Federation (Cleveland, Ohio) | Jewish businesspeople -- Ohio -- Cleveland
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 3 | Title: | Milton Wolf Papers
| | | | Creator: | Gift of Jewish Community Federation of Cleveland | | | | Dates: | 1973-2005 | | | | Abstract: | Milton Wolf was born in 1924 in Cleveland, Ohio. The son of a policeman, he graduated from Glenville High School. During World War II, Wolf served in the U.S. Army Air Force as a meteorologist. After the war, he married Roslyn Zehman. Wolf founded the Zehman-Wolf Construction Company in Cleveland in 1948 and ultimately came to lead it for nearly 30 years. In 1948, Wolf earned bachelor's degrees in chemistry and biology and an honorary doctor of diplomacy degree from The Ohio State University. A lifelong student, he was awarded another bachelor's degree in civil engineering in 1954 and a master's and Ph.D. in economics from Case Western Reserve University in 1973 and 1993, respectively. He co-authored several scholarly articles on international economics. Wolf was a board member and director of several businesses, nonprofit groups and universities, including the American Greetings Corporation, the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee, the Cleveland Clinic Foundation, the Cleveland Orchestra, Case Western Reserve University, the Institute for the Study of Diplomacy at Georgetown University, the Jewish Welfare Fund campaign (now called the Campaign for Jewish Needs), the Mt. Sinai Health Care System, The Ohio State University, and The Town and Country Trust. Wolf also served as a national trustee of United Jewish Appeal and United Israel Appeal before the two organizations merged with the Council of Jewish Federations to form the United Jewish Communities. Wolf served as U.S. ambassador to Austria during the Carter administration (1977-81). During that time, he was also a U.S. delegate to the United Nations Conference on Science and Technology for Development, and served as vice chairman of the Council of American Ambassadors. Wolf was a recipient of many prestigious awards, including the Charles Eisenman Award, the Raoul Wallenberg International Humanitarian Award, the Great Gold Medal of Honor with Sash, and the Austrian Cross of Honor for Science and Art. On May 19, 2005, Wolf died at age 80 in Cleveland, Ohio. The Milton Wolf Papers collection consists of annual reports, a booklet, brochures, correspondence, eulogies, lists, memorial tributes, newsletters, newspaper clippings, records, remarks, schedules and speeches. | | | | Call #: | MS 5459 | | | | Extent: | 2.0 linear feet (2 boxes) | | | | Subjects: | Businessmen -- Ohio -- Cleveland | Philanthropists -- Ohio -- Cleveland | Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 4 | Title: | Albert Ratner Papers
| | | | Creator: | Gift of Albert Ratner | | | | Dates: | 1929-2017 | | | | Abstract: | Albert B. Ratner, was born in Cleveland in 1927. Albert married Faye Katz (1931-1978) in 1950 and had two children, Deborah Ratner (b. 1959) and Brian Ratner (b. 1957). Faye was killed in an automobile accident in 1978. Albert later married Audrey Gilbert Pritzker (b. 1928) in 1981. In the 1950s, Albert joined the family business, Forest City Materials, which had been established as a lumber and building materials company back in the 1920s. He continued to serve in numerous positions at Forest City until the company was purchased by Brookfield Asset Management in 2018. Albert has served on the governing boards of numerous local, state, and international business and cultural organizations. His community involvement and philanthropic activities have been widely recognized by organizations and agencies such as Builders Magazine, the Business Hall of Fame of Cleveland, Financial World Magazine, Harvard Business Club, the Jewish Community Federation of Cleveland, and the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development. The Albert Ratner Papers collection consists of an album, articles, awards, books, CDs, certificates, a checkbook, correspondence, eulogies, greeting cards, letters, magazines, newspapers, newspaper clippings, notes, an obituary, photographs, programs, a report, a resume, a songbook, speeches, and tapes. | | | | Call #: | MS 5442 | | | | Extent: | 2.6 linear feet (4 boxes) | | | | Subjects: | Ratner, Albert B., 1927- | Ratner family | Jewish businesspeople -- Ohio -- Cleveland | Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland | Philanthropists -- Ohio -- Cleveland | Forest City Enterprises, Inc.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 5 | Title: | Severance Family Papers, Series III
| | | | Creator: | Severance Family | | | | Dates: | 1775-2005 | | | | Abstract: | The Severance family was a prominent Cleveland, Ohio, family known for its philanthropic activities. Solon Severance, a Cleveland banker, was the son of Solomon Severance and Mary Helen Long, and a brother of Louis Severance. He was also a descendent of John Walworth, an early settler of Cleveland who was a civil engineer and was appointed in 1806 as the Custom Collector for the District of Erie. Solon's wife, Emily Allen, was the daughter of Dr. Dudley Allen, and the sister of prominent surgeon Dudley P. Allen. Solon and Emily's daughter, Julia Severance Millikin, was the wife of Benjamin Millikin, a noted Cleveland opthalmologist. Julia's children included Helen Millikin Nash and Severance, Marianne, Dudley, and Louise Millikin. The collection consists of admission tickets, agreements, booklets, books, charts, church records, correspondence, deeds, diaries/journals, estate documents, forms, genealogies, historical accounts, invitations, journal articles, leases, legal documents, licenses, memoirs, military passes, a museum catalog, newspaper articles, notes, obituaries, personal accounts, poetry, a sermon, and wills. | | | | Call #: | MS 5140 | | | | Extent: | 2.41 linear feet (5 containers and 1 oversize folder) | | | | Subjects: | Allen family | Charities -- Ohio -- Cleveland | Cleveland (Ohio) -- Genealogy | Cleveland (Ohio) -- History -- 19th century | Frontier and pioneer life -- Ohio -- Western Reserve | Hadden family | Harkness family | Kinsman (Ohio : Trumbull County) -- History | Long family / Medicine -- Ohio -- Cleveland | Milligan family | Philanthropists -- Ohio -- Cleveland | Prentice family | Robbins family | Severance family | Tryon family | Woolworth family
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