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1	Title:	Joseph Hays Family Papers
	Creator:	Hays, Joseph Family
	Dates:	1857-1987
	Abstract:	Joseph Hays (1838-1916) was the son of Abraham and Bertha Hexter Hays of Storndorf, in the German state of Hesse Darmstadt. After Joseph's mother died in 1844, he and other family members immigrated to Cleveland, Ohio, Abraham and Joseph arriving in 1856. Joseph Hays started as a peddler and eventually became involved in the clothing, scrap iron, and real estate business. He married Rosetta Schwarzenberg, and had five children. His daughter, Bertha, married Charles Eisenman, co-founder of Kastriner and Eisenman, later Kaynee Company, a clothing manufacturer. Eisenman was also a founder and first president of the Federation of Jewish Charities (later known as the Jewish Community Federation). Joseph Hays' sons, Louis and Eugene Hays, later purchased Kaynee Company from Eisenman. Louis Hays, who had served as a vice president and trustee of Mt. Sinai Hospital, was president of Kaynee at the time of his death in 1918. His son, Robert, was president of Kaynee from 1937 until 1954, when the company was sold. Robert Hays was also a founding member of Suburban Temple. Louis Hays' wife, Jessie Seligman Feiss, was the niece and adopted daughter of Julius Feiss, owner of Joseph and Feiss Company, which manufactured clothing. His son, Paul Louis Feiss, served as chairman of the company, beginning in 1925. He was also a founder and first president of Mt. Sinai Hospital. The collection consists of correspondence, legal documents, an autobiography, a family history, speeches, genealogies, and miscellaneous materials.
	Call #:	MS 4595
	Extent:	0.90 linear feet (3 containers)
	Subjects:	Hays, Joseph, 1838-1916. \| Hays family. \| Feiss family. \| Richman family. \| Lehman family. \| Eisenman family. \| Feiss, Paul Louis, 1875-1952. \| Hays, Louis Henry, 1874-1918. \| Eisenman, Charles, 1865-1923. \| Kastriner and Eisenman Company. \| Kaynee Company (Cleveland, Ohio) \| Joseph and Feiss Company (Cleveland, Ohio) \| Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Genealogy. \| Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Charities. \| Jews, German -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Clothing trade -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Jewish businesspeople -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| United States -- Emigration and immigration.
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2	Title:	Katz Family Papers and Photographs
	Creator:	Katz Family
	Dates:	1900-1992
	Abstract:	The Katz family began emigrating to the Cleveland area in the 1880s from their home of Podzelva, Lithuania (then part of the Russian Empire). The Katzes were very active in the Cleveland Jewish community. Aaron Katz and his son Solomon David prepared a "booklet of remembrance" (a history of their family) in 1905. This "booklet", a large ledger with writing in Biblical Hebrew by Cleveland area scribe Yaacov Landy, was updated with the names of family members through 1913. A composite photograph of individual portraits of over one hundred family members (not part of the ledger) was included in "An American Story", the core exhibit of the Maltz Museum of Jewish Heritage, opened in 2005. The collection includes a photocopy of this photograph and a guide to the names of those pictured. The collection consists of the certificate of naturalization of Sam Katz, the Family History, an unusually extensive genealogy, photographs, and a supplement to and translation of the family history.
	Call #:	MS 5364
	Extent:	0.40 linear feet (1 container)
	Subjects:	Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| United States -- Emigration and immigration. \| Immigrants -- Ohio -- Cleveland
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3	Title:	Nationalities Services Center Records
	Creator:	Nationalities Services Center
	Dates:	1916-1968
	Abstract:	The Nationalities Services Center is a Cleveland, Ohio, social service agency for immigrants. It was formed in 1953 by the merger of the International Institute of the Cleveland Young Women's Christian Association (YWCA, est. 1916) and the Citizens Bureau of Cleveland (est. 1924). Services include employment services, immigration counseling, nationality clubs, language and citizenship classes, and translation services. The collection consists of correspondence, minutes, bills, resolutions, dossiers, publications, notes, certificates, case files, and miscellaneous materials relating to the NSC and its predecessor agencies.
	Call #:	MS 3611
	Extent:	76.00 linear feet (97 containers)
	Subjects:	Nationalities Services Center (Cleveland, Ohio) \| Social work with immigrants -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Emigration and immigration. \| Immigration consultants -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| United States -- Emigration and immigration. \| Cleveland (Ohio) -- Foreign population.
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4	Title:	Marie Smith Family Papers
	Creator:	Smith, Mary Family
	Dates:	1865-1996
	Abstract:	The Marie Smith Family originated in County Mayo, Ireland. Smith's uncle, John Sweeney, was a hotel owner in Cleveland, Ohio, and was a member of the Fenian Brotherhood. Celebrating her Irish identity, Smith attended a variety of conferences and events dealing with Irish issues, in America and Ireland, focusing on matters such as stereotypes and investment opportunities. The collection consists of publications, a declaration of intention, programs, flyers, a journal article, a license for a hotel owner, MacBride Principles information, membership applications for Irish organizations, newspaper clippings, an obituary, and subscriptions to two magazines.
	Call #:	MS 4897
	Extent:	0.20 linear feet (1 container)
	Subjects:	Smith, Marie -- Family -- History -- Sources. \| Sweeney, John. \| Smith family -- History -- Sources. \| Fenians. \| Irish Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- History -- 19th century. \| Irish Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- History -- 20th century. \| Irish Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- History -- Sources. \| Irish Americans -- Archives. \| Ireland -- Emigration and immigration. \| United States -- Emigration and immigration. \| Northern Ireland -- History -- 1969-1994. \| Northern Ireland -- History -- 1994- \| Mayo (Ireland : County) -- Emigration and immigration.
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5	Title:	John P. Kilroy Papers
	Creator:	Kilroy, John P.
	Dates:	1975-1993
	Abstract:	John P. Kilroy, of Cleveland, Ohio, is of Irish descent. Three of his grandparents immigrated to the United States from counties Mayo, Carlow and Westmeath during the early twentieth century. They came to the United States in search of a better life, and to escape from the economic and political turmoiil present in Ireland at that time. Kilroy went to law school and represented the Padraig Pearce Center of the Irish American Club East Side, Inc. during its establishment. He was also active in the Cleveland Irish Players, a theatre group that was founded by Kevin McGinty and produces Irish plays by Irish playwrights. He was a regular contributor to the Ohio Irish Bulletin and other newsletters. Kilroy's interests also extend to Gaelic athletics and Irish current affairs, including the troubles in Northern Ireland. The collection consists of an application form, brochure, correspondence, essays, handwritten, notes, an invitation, a leaflet, a press release, newsletters, newspaper clippings, Padraic Pearce Center, Inc. organizational documents, a petition, plays, programs and a sports schedule.
	Call #:	MS 4899
	Extent:	0.40 linear feet (1 container)
	Subjects:	Kilroy, John P. -- Family -- History -- Sources. \| Kilroy family -- History -- Sources. \| Irish American Club - East Side, Inc. Padraig Pearce Center. \| Cleveland Irish Players. \| Irish Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- History -- 20th century. \| Irish Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- History -- Sources. \| Irish Americans -- Archives. \| Irish Americans -- Politics and government. \| Irish drama -- 20th century. \| English drama -- Irish authors -- 20th century. \| Theater -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Irish Americans -- Societies, etc. \| Ireland -- Emigration and immigration. \| United States -- Emigration and immigration. \| Northern Ireland -- History -- 1969-1994. \| Northern Ireland -- History -- Sources. \| Mayo (Ireland : County) -- Emigration and immigration. \| Carlow (Ireland : County) -- Emigration and immigration. \| Westmeath (Ireland : County) -- Emigration and immigration.
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