| | Manuscript Collection | Requires cookie* | | 1 | Title: | Club of West Side Slovene Lodges Records
| | | | Creator: | Club of West Side Slovene Lodges | | | | Dates: | 1935-1988 | | | | Abstract: | The West Side Slovenian National Home was founded in 1939 to serve the cultural and heritage needs of the Slovene immigrant community in the Denison Avenue neighborhood of Cleveland, Ohio. It served as a meeting place for Slovene fraternal organizations and provided dramatic, musical, educational, and cultural programs for Slovenes on Cleveland's West Side. The Home was organized and managed by the Club of West Side Slovene Lodges which was founded in 1930 to raise funds to build and then manage the operations of the West Side Slovenian National Home. The collection consists of articles of incorporation, bylaws, meeting minutes, event programs, membership and pledge ledgers, and financial reports. | | | | Call #: | MS 5193 | | | | Extent: | 1.00 linear feet (1 container) | | | | Subjects: | Club of West Side Slovene Lodges (Cleveland, Ohio) | Slovenia -- Emigration and immigration. | Slovenian Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- History. | Slovenian Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Societies, etc. | Slovenian Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland | West Side Slovenian National Home (Cleveland, Ohio)
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| Manuscript Collection | Requires cookie* | | 2 | Title: | Greater Cleveland Ethnographic Museum Records
| | | | Creator: | Greater Cleveland Ethnographic Museum | | | | Dates: | 1971-1990 | | | | Abstract: | The Greater Cleveland Ethnographic Museum was founded in Cleveland, Ohio, in 1975 to prepare exhibits for the American Revolution Bicentennial celebration in Cleveland. The exhibits were to depict contributions from Cleveland's ethnic groups to the multicultural society of the area. Following the 1976 Bicentennial celebration, the museum established a permanent office and exhibit gallery in the Old Arcade in downtown Cleveland. Although the museum closed in 1981, it was able to document the experiences of immigrants through oral histories, photographs, and other collected material. The collection consists of audio recordings, video recordings, interview transcripts, ledgers, financial documents, membership lists, board meeting minutes, correspondence, presentation materials, notes, catalog cards, exhibit materials, and museum holdings. | | | | Call #: | MS 5175 | | | | Extent: | 19.42 linear feet (21 containers, 1 oversize folder, and 1 film canister) | | | | Subjects: | African Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | American Revolution Bicentennial, 1776-1976 -- Exhibitions. | Chinese Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Cleveland (Ohio) -- Emigration and immigration | Croatian Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Greater Cleveland Ethnographic Museum | Greeks -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Hungarian Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland | Immigrants -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Interviews. | Immigrants -- Ohio -- Cleveland | Indians of North America -- Ohio -- Cleveland | Irish Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Italian Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland | Lithuanians -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Macedonian Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland | Oral histories. | Russians -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Serbian Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Slovenian Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland | Syrian Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Ukrainian Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland
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