| | Manuscript Collection | Save | | 241 | Title: | Universal Negro Improvement Association and African Communities League, August 1929 of the World Records
| | | | Creator: | Universal Negro Improvement Association and African Communities League, August 1929 of the World | | | | Dates: | 1949-1993 | | | | Abstract: | The Universal Negro Improvement Association is an international African American fraternal and philanthropic organization founded in 1914 by Marcus Garvey. Originally designed to promote Pan-Africanism, it later developed into a radical political organization which advocated the repatriation of blacks to Africa. The UNIA, Inc. split into separate factions following the deportation of Marcus Garvey to Jamaica in 1927, and in 1929 Garvey officially denounced the UNIA, Inc. operating out of New York and established the Universal Negro Improvement Association and African Communities League, August 1929 of the World ("UNIA-ACL 1929"). This latter organization has been headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio, from 1940-1949 and from 1975 to the present (2014). In 2007, both UNIA organizations held a unification conference and have operated as a single organization since that time. The collection consists of agendas, articles of incorporation, by-laws, charts, constitutions, correspondence, a death certificate, dues books, financial documents, flyers, lists, maps, membership applications and cards, minutes, newspapers, newspaper clippings, notes, photographs, press releases, reports, resolutions, and statements. | | | | Call #: | MS 5229 | | | | Extent: | 0.80 linear feet (2 containers) | | | | Subjects: | African Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Societies, etc. | African Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland | African Americans -- Societies, etc. | Black nationalism. | Garvey, Marcus, 1887-1940 | Hargrave, Mason | Miller, Cleophus, 1952- | Universal Negro Improvement Association and African Communities League, August 1929 of the World | Universal Negro Improvement Association
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 242 | Title: | Hiram House Social Settlement Records
| | | | Creator: | Hiram House Social Settlement | | | | Dates: | 1893-1972 | | | | Abstract: | Hiram House is a pioneer Cleveland, Ohio, social settlement founded in 1896 by a group of Hiram College students led by George Bellamy, who later became Commissioner of Recreation for the city of Cleveland. During the height of its growth the settlement offered a full range of social, educational and recreational activities, but since 1948 it has concentrated its resources on Hiram House Camp in the suburb of Chagrin Falls, Ohio. Before 1948 its primary service area was centered in a neighborhood populated primarily by Jews, Italians and African Americans. The collection consists of minutes, resolutions, financial statements, ledger books, legal papers, correspondence, and employment and administrative policy materials of Hiram House, correspondence and legal and financial papers of George Bellamy, and correspondence from Samuel Mather and other supporters of the settlement. | | | | Call #: | MS 3319 | | | | Extent: | 38.00 linear feet (78 containers and 17 oversize volumes) | | | | Subjects: | Hiram House Social Settlement (Cleveland, Ohio) | Immigrants -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Social settlements -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Community centers -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Recreation centers -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | School facilities -- Extended use -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Camps -- Ohio -- Chagrin Falls. | African Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Italian Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Cleveland (Ohio) -- Social conditions.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 243 | Title: | S. Sterling McMillan Papers
| | | | Creator: | McMillan, S. Sterling | | | | Dates: | 1962-1970 | | | | Abstract: | S. Sterling McMillan was an economist, professor at Western Reserve University, and founder of Predicasts. McMillan authored several books and was involved with numerous philanthropic and social welfare organizations in Cleveland, Ohio, serving as a trustee and financial consultant. The collection consists of meeting agendas, annual reports, correspondence, financial statements, minutes, newsletters and reports of various social agencies in which McMillan had an interest. The bulk of the material pertains to the Cleveland Welfare Federation, but the collection also includes material of the Cleveland Homemaker Service Association, Cleveland Council on World Affairs, the Golden Age Center of Cleveland, Greater Cleveland Associated Foundation, Health Fund of Greater Cleveland, and Sagamore Hills Children's Psychiatric Hospital Citizens' Advisory Committee. | | | | Call #: | MS 4523 | | | | Extent: | 1.75 linear feet (3 containers) | | | | Subjects: | Welfare Federation of Cleveland -- Archives. | Cleveland Homemaker Service -- Archives. | Cleveland Council on World Affairs -- Archives. | Golden Age Center of Cleveland -- Archives. | Health Fund of Greater Cleveland -- Archives. | Greater Cleveland Associated Foundation -- Archives. | Sagamore Hills Children's Psychiatric Hospital. Citizens' Advisory Committee -- Archives. | Charities -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Archives. | Social service -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Child welfare -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Juvenile delinquency -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 244 | Title: | British War Relief Society Scrapbooks
| | | | Creator: | British War Relief Society, Cleveland Regional Committee | | | | Dates: | 1940-1945 | | | | Abstract: | The Cleveland Regional Committee of the British War Relief Society was the Cleveland, Ohio, branch of a national organization which raised funds for civilian relief in Britain during World War II. The Cleveland Regional Committee raised funds to aid refugee civilians, supported the American Hospital at Oxford, funded the American Ambulance Service, and supported children's nursery homes throughout England. The collection consists of scrapbooks containing newspaper clippings, leaflets, letters and news bulletins relating to the activities of the British War Relief Society in general and its Cleveland Committee in particular. | | | | Call #: | MS 3363 | | | | Extent: | 2.40 linear feet (5 containers and 1 oversize package) | | | | Subjects: | British War Relief Society. Cleveland Regional Committee. | World War, 1939-1945 -- Civilian relief -- Great Britain. | Charities -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 245 | Title: | Mukti Fund Records
| | | | Creator: | Mukti Fund | | | | Dates: | 1980-1999 | | | | Abstract: | The Mukti Fund was established in 1983 by Michael A. Dively and Martin Dupuis to help expand individual awareness and improve the quality of life through community projects. From 1985 through 2001, the fund focused its efforts on the Caribbean nation of Saint Kitts and Nevis, with an emphasis on sustainable development and the preservation of the natural and cultural resources of the islands. The St. Kitts and Nevis Advisory Committee was established in 1988 to allow local leaders input into the grant making decisions. By 2001 the fund began to phase out its Saint Kitts and Nevis projects and concentrate its resources on other areas of interest, including gay and lesbian issues. The collection consists of account statements, correspondence, forms, grant proposals, itineraries, lists, memoranda, minutes, newspaper clippings, notes, photographs, press releases, publications, receipts, reports, and stamps. | | | | Call #: | MS 4906 | | | | Extent: | 3.00 linear feet (3 containers) | | | | Subjects: | Mukti Fund | Saint Kitts and Nevis Chamber of Industry and Commerce | St. Christopher Heritage Society | Nevis Historical and Conservation Society | Island Resources Foundation (Virgin Islands of the United States) | Atlantic Center for the Environment | Council of Michigan Foundations | Museum Association of the Caribbean | Partners of the Americas (Organization) | National Museum (Saint Kitts and Nevis) | St. Kitts Philatelic Bureau | Nevis Environmental Education Committee | Endowments -- United States | Endowments -- Saint Kitts and Nevis | Charities -- Saint Kitts and Nevis | Community development -- Saint Kitts and Nevis | Conservation of natural resources -- Saint Kitts and Nevis | Environmental protection -- Saint Kitts and Nevis | Cultural property -- Protection -- Saint Kitts and Nevis | Women -- Saint Kitts and Nevis | Business enterprises -- Saint Kitts and Nevis | Natural resources -- Saint Kitts and Nevis -- Management | Postage stamps -- Saint Kitts and Nevis | Sustainable development -- Saint Kitts and Nevis | Investments -- Moral and ethical aspects -- Saint Kitts and Nevis | Non-governmental organizations -- Saint Kitts and Nevis | Gays -- United States | Gays -- Services for -- United States | Saint Kitts and Nevis
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 246 | Title: | General Relief Committee Records
| | | | Creator: | General Relief Committee | | | | Dates: | 1871-1872 | | | | Abstract: | The General Relief Committee was a disaster relief committee in Cleveland, Ohio, which sent tools, clothing and food to areas damaged by fire in Michigan, Wisconsin and Chicago, Illinois. The collection consists of correspondence, shipping orders, lists of donors, and receipts relating to the activities of the committee and of its chairman, General James Barnett. | | | | Call #: | MS 0151 | | | | Extent: | 0.40 linear feet (1 container) | | | | Subjects: | General Relief Committee (Cleveland, Ohio). | Disaster relief -- United States. | Charities -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 247 | Title: | Bingham-Brayton Family Papers
| | | | Creator: | Bingham-Brayton Family | | | | Dates: | 1869-1918 | | | | Abstract: | William Bingham (1816-1904) was a prominent Cleveland, Ohio, businessman, city councilman, and Ohio state senator. His daughter, Caroline (1844-1921), married Charles A. Brayton (1841 or 1842-1909), owner of the Standard Car Wheel Company of Cleveland. His granddaughter, Frances Payne Bingham Bolton (1885-1977), became a prominent philanthropist and United States Congresswoman from Ohio. The collection consists of personal items and correspondence of members of the Bingham and Brayton families. | | | | Call #: | MS 4100 | | | | Extent: | 0.40 linear feet (1 container) | | | | Subjects: | Brayton family. | Bingham family. | W. Bingham Co. | United States -- Description and travel -- 1900-1920. | Europe -- Description and travel -- 1800-1918.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 248 | Title: | Dudley S. Blossom, III Papers
| | | | Creator: | Blossom, Dudley S. III | | | | Dates: | 1980-1985 | | | | Abstract: | Dudley S. Blossom, III ("Bun" Blossom) is the grandson of Dudley S. Blossom (1879-1938) and Elizabeth Bingham Blossom (1881-1970). He is a prominent businessman and philanthropist in Cleveland, Ohio. During the 1980s, he was led efforts for the economic revitalization of the Hough neighborhood by leveraging the activities and support of the Institute of Man and Science, the William Bingham Foundation, Glenco Enterprises, the North Coast Village Steering Committee, local churches, and Leland Schubert (1907-1998). The collection consists of correspondence, memoranda, minutes, newsletters, newspaper and magazine clippings, notes, proposals, and reports. | | | | Call #: | MS 5321 | | | | Extent: | 0.60 linear feet (2 containers) | | | | Subjects: | Businessmen -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 250 | Title: | Cleveland Clearing House Association Records
| | | | Creator: | Cleveland Clearing House Association | | | | Dates: | 1913-1999 | | | | Abstract: | The Cleveland Clearing House Association is a bank check clearinghouse founded in Cleveland, Ohio, in 1858. It also conducted periodic bank examinations and aided in the campaign to locate a branch of the Federal Reserve in Cleveland, coordinated political lobbying efforts and public marketing and information campaigns on behalf of the banking community and led the effort to transition from a paper-based payment system to an electronic/computer-based system. The Cleveland Clearing House Association has also coordinated the philanthropic efforts of member banks by creating a system for the non-profit community to submit project proposals to the Clearing House to be considered by all member banks for a unified funding decision. The collection consists of agendas, bank statements, budgets, constitutions, correspondence, financial statements, income tax returns, invoices, legal briefs and opinions, lists, magazine articles, memoranda, minutes, newspaper clippings, notes, press releases, proposals, publications, receipts, reports, resolutions, rules and regulations, a telegram and worksheets. | | | | Call #: | MS 4879 | | | | Extent: | 6.40 linear feet (7 containers) | | | | Subjects: | Cleveland Clearing House Association. | Banks and banking -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Clearinghouses (Banking) -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Charities -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 251 | Title: | Ruth Hirsch Cohn Family Papers
| | | | Creator: | Cohn, Ruth Hirsch Family | | | | Dates: | 1895-1983 | | | | Abstract: | Martin Hirsch was born in Welnau, Germany, on September 12, 1898. Martin served in the Imperial German Army during World War I, and was given the Iron Cross for his efforts. Following the war, he continued his education and completed his medical degree in 1924, graduating from Fredrich Wilhelm University in Breslau, Germany. He was an ear, nose, and throat specialist and practiced in Germany for several years. Martin married Ruth Hirschmann on July 7, 1934. Ruth was born March 14, 1914, in Nurnberg, Germany. Martin Hirsch practiced medicine and lectured in Germany until prohibited by the Nazi government due to his Jewish background. At that time, Martin and Ruth sought refuge in the United States, where they immigrated in 1938. Unable yet to legally practice medicine in the United States, Martin lectured at Goddard College in Plainfield, Vermont, for a few years. In 1942, Martin and Ruth moved to Cleveland, Ohio. After passing the Ohio State Medical Board Exam, Martin set up a medical practice in the area. Martin and Ruth aided Ruth's mother Anna Hirschmann and Ruth's brother Rudolf Hirschmann in their attempt to immigrate to the United States. They had fled to Argentina from Germany during World War II. Martin passed away in 1961, after which Ruth married Harry Cohn. Ruth spent much of the 1960s and 1970s corresponding with a German lawyer, also named Martin Hirsch, about her late husband's will. Harry Cohn died in 1972, and Ruth legally adopted his youngest son, Marc. Ruth was an active philanthropist, contributing to the Cleveland Foundation, among other causes. At 85 years old, Ruth married Nazim Rahim in 1999. She died in 2009 at the age of 95. The collection consists of immigration applications, bank statements, certificates, correspondence, medical articles, academic papers, and military documents. | | | | Call #: | MS 5081 | | | | Extent: | 0.80 linear feet (2 containers) | | | | Subjects: | Cohn, Ruth Hirsch, 1914-2009. | Hirsch, Martin, 1898-1961. | Hirschmann family. | Hirsch family. | Jews -- Germany -- Social life and customs -- 20th century. | World War, 1914-1918 -- Participation, Jewish. | Jews -- Persecutions -- Germany -- 20th century. | Jews, German -- United States -- Emigration and immigration -- 20th century. | World War, 1939-1945 -- Jews. | Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- 20th century. | Jewish physicians -- Germany -- 20th century. | Jewish physicians -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- 20th century. | Medicine -- Practice -- Germany -- 20th century. | Medicine -- Practice -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- 20th century. | Medical education -- Germany -- 20th century.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 252 | Title: | Samuel Goldhamer Papers
| | | | Creator: | Goldhamer, Samuel | | | | Dates: | 1930-1969 | | | | Abstract: | Samuel Goldhamer (1883-1982) was the first director of the Jewish Welfare Federation of Cleveland, Ohio (later the Jewish Community Federation of Cleveland), serving from 1907-1948, and directing the Federation through its reorganization from the Federation of Jewish Charities to the Jewish Welfare Federation (1926). He was instrumental in creating the Bureau of Jewish Education and the Jewish Welfare Fund. The collection consists of a published memoir, "Why doncha write a book", an anecdotal account of Goldhamer's experiences as Federation director, correspondence, speech texts, published and unpublished writings, annual Federation reports, a testimonial scrapbook, and clippings. The speech texts include radio talks by Goldhamer with related correspondence, and speeches Goldhamer wrote for others. Writings, mostly typescripts, also include materials Goldhamer prepared for others, along with notes, memoranda and outlines. | | | | Call #: | MS 4032 | | | | Extent: | 0.20 linear feet (1 container) | | | | Subjects: | Goldhamer, Samuel, 1883-1982. | Jewish Welfare Federation (Cleveland, Ohio) | Community Fund (Cleveland, Ohio) | Jewish Community Federation (Cleveland, Ohio) | Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Charities. | Charities -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 253 | Title: | Eliza Bryant Center Auxiliary II Records
| | | | Creator: | Eliza Bryant Center Auxiliary II | | | | Dates: | 1954-1992 | | | | Abstract: | The Eliza Bryant Center Auxiliary II, formerly known as the Junior Board of the Eliza Bryant Center, was a group founded by African American women in 1939 in Cleveland, Ohio. Organized by Bessie Blue, it was to provide residents of the Eliza Bryant Center, a home for the African American elderly, with a cheerful and homelike atmosphere. Members of the Auxiliary raised funds to purchase items and supplies such as kitchen equipment, linen, beds, carpeting, and electronics. The collection consists of codes of regulation, constitutions, historical data, minutes, correspondence, financial statements and reports, rosters, Christmas Mart and other program documents, newspaper clippings, memorabilia, proclamations, and resolutions. The collection pertains largely to fundraising events sponsored by the Auxiliary, one of of the best known being the annual Christmas Mart. | | | | Call #: | MS 4637 | | | | Extent: | 0.40 linear feet (2 containers) | | | | Subjects: | Eliza Bryant Center (Cleveland, Ohio) Auxiliary II. | Eliza Bryant Center (Cleveland, Ohio). | African Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | African American women -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Societies and clubs. | African Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Charities. | African American aged -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Aged -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Nursing homes -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Charities -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 254 | Title: | United National Clothing Collection, Greater Cleveland Branch Records
| | | | Creator: | United National Clothing Collection, Greater Cleveland Branch | | | | Dates: | 1945-1946 | | | | Abstract: | The Cleveland, Ohio, Branch of the United National Clothing Collection collected clothing for needy people in Europe immediately at the close of World War II. Led by E.S. Dowd, the Cuyahoga County campaign chairman, the agency coordinated the efforts of numerous social and charitable groups to reach a goal of 5,000,000 pounds of clothing. Collection began on April 23, 1945. By July 1945, the United National Clothing Collection met and exceeded its nationwide goal of 150,000,000 pounds of clothing. The collection consists of bulletins, correspondence, labels, lists, and mailings. | | | | Call #: | MS 5032 | | | | Extent: | 0.10 linear feet (1 container) | | | | Subjects: | United National Clothing Collection for War Relief (U.S.). Greater Cleveland branch. | War relief -- Europe. | World War, 1939-1945 -- Civilian relief -- Europe. | Charities -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 255 | Title: | B. A. T. (Beta Alpha Tau) Records
| | | | Creator: | Beta Alpha Tau (BAT) | | | | Dates: | 1929-2006 | | | | Abstract: | B.A.T. was a social club started in 1929 at Cleveland Heights High School. It adopted the Greek letters, Beta Alpha Tau, to describe itself in its constitution. B.A.T. was initially created as a club specifically for Jewish male students and remained that way for about thirty years, when it diversified its membership. B.A.T. stayed in existence until 1997, surpassing the longevity of other area high school clubs. In 2006, the club celebrated what the group called its 77th anniversary with a reunion, followed by its 90th in 2019. Some of the local prominent members were Jules and Mike Belkin, Albert Ratner, Robert Goldberg, Vic Gelb, and Dr. Lester Persky. | | | | Call #: | MS 5515 | | | | Extent: | 2.2 linear feet (three containers) | | | | Subjects: | Cleveland Heights High School (Cleveland Heights, Ohio) | High schools -- Ohio -- Cleveland Heights | Shaker Heights High School (Shaker Heights, Ohio) | High school students -- Ohio -- Cleveland Heights | Greek letter societies | Jewish youth | B. A. T. (Beta Alpha Tau)
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 256 | Title: | Joseph Family Papers
| | | | Creator: | Joseph Family | | | | Dates: | 1866-1993 | | | | Abstract: | The Joseph Family is a prominent Cleveland, Ohio, Jewish family. Moritz Joseph arrived in the United States in 1853 from Gauersheim, Rheinpfalz, Germany, during the nineteenth-century German-Jewish immigration period. Settling in Cleveland in 1872, Joseph became successful in the manufacturing ofmen's clothing incorporating that operation as the Joseph and Feiss Company in 1907. The company, formed out of previously operating businesses, was one of the largest manufacturers of men's clothing in the United States. Moritz Joseph married Jette Selig in 1853; the marriage produced four sons. Three of them, Isaac, Fred, and Siegmund, and Siegmund's son Ralph, worked all or part of their careers with the Joseph and Feiss Company. The foruth son, Emil, Emil's son Frank E., and Frank E.'s son William R., became lawyers after graduating from Columbia University Law School. Frank E. Joseph was a promient lawyer and a partner at the Jones, Day, Cockley, & Reavis law firm. The family has been very active in both leadership and philanthropy in Cleveland in institutions such as the Musical Arts Associaton (The Cleveland Orchestra), the Kulas Foundation, and the Warner and Swasey Foundation, and in Jewish communal institutions such as Bellefaire and The Jewish Family Service Association. The collection consists of scrapbooks chronicling the lives of Martha J. Joseph Joseph, Adele Joseph Yelson and Edmil, Frank E. and William R. Joseph. Included in the scrapbooks are correspondence, photographs, programs, and newspaper clippings. The Joseph Family Papers also include the diaries of Emil Joseph from 1877 to 1938 and Ralph S. Joseph from 1903 to 1948, and extensive correspondence of Emil Joseph to Fanny Dryfoos Joseph between 1886 and 1909, and his son, Frank, between 1922 and 1928. | | | | Call #: | MS 4894 | | | | Extent: | 40.02 linear feet (37 containers, 11 oversize volumes, and 2 oversize folders) | | | | Subjects: | Joseph family -- Archives. | Joseph, Moritz, 1834-1917. | Joseph, Martha J., 1917-2006. | Joseph, Ray K. Hahn, 1888-1937. | Yelson, Adele Joseph, 1944-1977. | Joseph, Emil, 1857-1938. | Joseph, Fanny Dryfoos, 1866-1930. | Joseph, Frank E., 1904-1995. | Joseph, Ralph S., 1888-1958. | Joseph, William R., 1946- | Blossom Music Center. | Musical Arts Association (Cleveland, Ohio) | Jewish Family Service Association (Cleveland, Ohio). | Bellefaire Jewish Children's Home (Shaker Heights, Ohio) | Jews -- United States -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- History -- 19th century. | Jews -- United States -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- History -- 20th century. | Jews -- United States -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- History -- Sources. | Jews -- United States -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Social life and customs -- 19th century. | Jews -- United States -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Social life and customs -- 20th century. | Jews -- United States -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Archives. | Charities -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Nonprofit organizations -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Cleveland (Ohio) -- History -- Sources. | Cleveland (Ohio) -- Intellectual life -- History -- Sources. | Cleveland (Ohio) -- Social life and customs -- History -- Sources.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 257 | Title: | Salmon B. Axtell Family Papers
| | | | Creator: | Axtell, Salmon B. Family | | | | Dates: | 1829-1890 | | | | Abstract: | Salmon B. Axtell was an attorney who handled cases in Ashtabula, Lake, and Cuyahoga Counties in Ohio. His wife, Laura Kerr Axtell, was the daughter of Daniel Kerr and the cousin of Cleveland, Ohio, philanthropist Leonard Case. The collection consists of correspondence, court documents, a diary, financial agreements, and legal files. | | | | Call #: | MS 4115 | | | | Extent: | 0.40 linear feet (1 container) | | | | Subjects: | Axtell family. | Kerr family. | Axtell, Salmon B. | Railroads -- Ohio. | Lawyers -- Ohio -- Miscellanea. | Court records -- Ohio.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 258 | Title: | Eleanor B. Rainey Memorial Institute Records
| | | | Creator: | Eleanor B. Rainey Memorial Institute | | | | Dates: | 1923-1970 | | | | Abstract: | The Eleanor B. Rainey Memorial Institute is one of the oldest settlement houses in Cleveland, Ohio, first organized by Anna Edwards as a reading and lunch room for boys and workmen in Cleveland's East 55th Street and Superior Avenue area. The institute was named for Eleanor Rainey, whose financial support helped found the settlement in 1904. Following the death of Anna Edwards in 1923, her sister Flora served as director until 1949. The institute joined the Neighborhood Settlement Association in 1959. Since 1967, the institute has attempted to achieve its goals through music, doing so in cooperation with the Cleveland Music School Settlement. The collection consists of materials outlining the history and the 60th anniversary celebration in 1964; trustee, director, and board correspondence, 1938-1966; records detailing the institute's involvement in the Greater Cleveland Neighborhood Centers Association; building upkeep and renovation records; financial statements; general activities material; and a eulogy for Anna Edwards. | | | | Call #: | MS 3907 | | | | Extent: | 0.20 linear feet (1 container) | | | | Subjects: | Edwards, Anna, d. 1923. | Eleanor B. Rainey Memorial Institute -- Archives. | Social settlements -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- History -- Sources. | Community centers -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- History -- Sources. | Hough (Cleveland, Ohio)
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 259 | Title: | Jewish Convalescent and Rehabilitation Center of Cleveland Records
| | | | Creator: | Jewish Convalescent and Rehabilitation Center of Cleveland | | | | Dates: | 1957-1978 | | | | Abstract: | The Jewish Convalescent and Rehabilitation Center of Cleveland, previously known as the Jewish Convalescent Hospital, was established in Cleveland, Ohio, through the combined resources of the Jewish Consumptive Relief Society (later known as the Jewish Chronic Relief Society) and the Bikur Cholim Sick Relief Society, and with the cooperation of the Jewish Welfare Federation of Cleveland and Mount Sinai Hospital. Founded in 1937, the nineteen bed facility was located at 18810 Harvard Rd., and met the needs of tubercular patients who were released from the Warrensville Sanatorium and the City Hospital. The hospital expanded in the 1950s, and with the decrease in tuberculosis, began to serve the chronically ill. In 1967, the name was changed to the Jewish Convalescent and Rehabilitation Center of Cleveland, reflecting new services provided. In 1979, the facility was sold to a proprietary nursing home operator. The collection consists of administrative records including annual reports, Board of Trustees rosters, constitutions, correspondence, and a patient care policy manual. | | | | Call #: | MS 4693 | | | | Extent: | 0.20 linear feet (1 container) | | | | Subjects: | Jewish Convalescent and Rehabilitation Center of Cleveland. | Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Charities. | Hospitals, Convalescent -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Rehabilitation centers -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Health facilities -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Tuberculosis -- Hospitals -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Chronically ill -- Institutional care -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 260 | Title: | Franklin S. Terry Papers
| | | | Creator: | Terry, Franklin S. | | | | Dates: | 1875-1926 | | | | Abstract: | Franklin S. Terry was a business executive in Cleveland, Ohio, in the incandescent lamp industry with broad philanthropic interests related to World War I relief. Terry established the National Electric Lamp Association (NELA) with Burton G. Tremaine in 1901. Formed ostensibly as a consortium of small lamp makers in order to compete with industry giants such as General Electric and Westinghouse, NELA was found to be secretly and 75% financed by General Electric during a federal anti-trust suit in 1911. Terry served as vice president of GE and under his leadership Nela Park was built, one of the first campus-like research and production facilities in the U.S. Terry's deep interest in World War I led to the establishment of the Nela Fund. Terry supported and corresponded with orphans and soldiers of the war, and acquired a large collection of posters, publications, and artifacts relating to the historical significance of World War I. The collection consists of correspondence, reports, ledger pages, clippings, publications, postcards, and photographs relating to Terry's personal life, business activities and, principally, his interest in, and activities relating to, World War I. The general history and aftermath of World War I is detailed in a series of scrapbooks. In particular, the files of the Nela Fund, an effort to extend aid to orphans, soldiers, and families from the business and professional classes of France, are represented in detail along with agencies that administered Nela Fund aid. | | | | Call #: | MS 4091 | | | | Extent: | 13.20 linear feet (14 containers) | | | | Subjects: | Terry, Franklin S., 1862-1926 | Nela Fund | National Electric Lamp Association | General Electric Company -- Trials, litigation, etc | World War, 1914-1918 | World War, 1914-1918 -- Civilian relief -- France | World War, 1914-1918 -- Children -- France | World War, 1914-1918 -- Social aspects -- France | World War, 1914-1918 -- War work --United States | Reconstruction (1914-1939) -- France | Orphans -- France -- Correspondence | Soldiers -- France -- Correspondence | Upper classes -- France -- Correspondence | Electric lamp industry -- United States | Trusts, Industrial -- United States | Businessmen -- United States -- Social life and customs. | Teenage boys -- United States -- Social life and customs | Amateur publishing -- United States | Peerless automobile | Public utilities -- United States -- Finance | Public utility holding companies -- United States | Europe -- Description and travel -- 1800-1918 | Europe -- Description and travel -- 1919-1944 | Thousand Islands (N.Y. and Ont.) -- Social life and customs
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