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21	Title:	Lecture Recital Club Records, Series II
	Creator:	Lecture Recital Club
	Dates:	1945-1986
	Abstract:	The Lecture Recital Club was a Cleveland, Ohio, woman's club founded in 1908 to present music and literature in lectures and recitals. Active members were amateur and professional artists who performed in recitals hosted by associate members. The collection consists of constitutions and bylaws, minutes, membership lists, financial materials, programs, and general administrative materials.
	Call #:	MS 4487
	Extent:	0.60 linear feet (2 containers)
	Subjects:	Lecture Recital Club -- Archives. \| Women -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Societies and clubs. \| Music -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Societies, etc. \| Literature -- Societies, etc. \| Clubs -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
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22	Title:	Amateur Music Makers Records
	Creator:	Amateur Music Makers
	Dates:	1959-1964
	Abstract:	The Amateur Music Makers was a network of nonprofessional musicians in Cleveland, Ohio, sponsored by the Cleveland Public Library. Members, many of whom were immigrants, used the network to meet other musicians and to play informally in community orchestras, bands, and chamber groups. The collection consists of correspondence, directories, meeting minutes, and membership lists.
	Call #:	MS 5297
	Extent:	1.60 linear feet (3 containers)
	Subjects:	Cleveland Public Library \| Musicians -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Musical groups -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Clubs -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
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23	Title:	Cleveland Jaycees Records
	Creator:	Cleveland Jaycees
	Dates:	1947-1985
	Abstract:	The Cleveland Jaycees is the Cleveland, Ohio, chapter of what had originally been known as the Junior Chamber of Commerce, a leadership-training and community service-oriented organization for men and women ages 18-36. The Cleveland chapter was organized in 1938 and began accepting women for full membership in 1984. The collection consists of articles of incorporation, minutes, agendas, annual reports, project reports, activity files, financial materials, correspondence, materials relating to the women's auxiliary, newsletters, news releases, clippings, and membership lists.
	Call #:	MS 4316
	Extent:	17.81 linear feet (20 containers and 1 oversize folder)
	Subjects:	Cleveland Jaycees -- Archives. \| Businessmen -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Societies, etc. \| Civic improvement -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Clubs -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
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24	Title:	Dovie Davis Sweet Papers
	Creator:	Sweet, Dovie Davis
	Dates:	1935-1982
	Abstract:	Dovie Davis Sweet was a primary teacher in the Cleveland Public Schools, author, and active member of the Cleveland, Ohio, African American community. She wrote "Red light, green light", a children's book about Clevelander Garrett Morgan, and was active in many community groups. She helped organize the Glenville Area Community Council, Parkgate Avenue Street Club, East 111th Street Club, and the Retired Teachers' Union. She served as vice-president of the Cleveland Branch, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People and helped with its membership drive, Freedom Fund dinner, march on Washington, and discrimination surveys. The collection consists of biographical materials, correspondence, files on the writing and promotion of "Red light, green light", clippings, and subject files, including those for the NAACP, the National Association of Negro Business and Professional Women's Club, Florida Club, Delta Sigma Theta Club, and St. John's A.M.E. Church.
	Call #:	MS 4204
	Extent:	1.70 linear feet (3 containers)
	Subjects:	Sweet, Dovie Davis. \| Bell, Myrtle Johnson, 1895- \| African Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| African American women -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Societies and clubs. \| Citizens' associations -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Women in church work -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Women in community organization -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Clubs -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Cleveland (Ohio) -- Church history -- Sources.
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25	Title:	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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26	Title:	Ptak Family Papers and Organizational Records
	Creator:	Ptak Family
	Dates:	1897-1975
	Abstract:	Victor G. and Bohumir E. Ptak were brothers who owned the Ptak Music and Furniture Store in Cleveland, Ohio. Bohumir's sons, Bo and Denny (Zdenke) also were partners in the company. The family was very active in Cleveland's Czech societies, including Lumir-Hlahol-Tyl, Sokol Tyrs, Nationalities Services Center, and others. Victor was married to Marus Hlavacek Ptak. The collection consists of a small amount of correspondence, clippings and memorabilia. The organizational records form the bulk of the collection and consist of correspondence, reports, meeting minutes, agendas, memoranda, financial records, bulletins and printed materials. Included in the organizational records are those of various Czech societies and several parent-teacher associations of Cleveland schools.
	Call #:	MS 4465
	Extent:	2.00 linear feet (4 containers)
	Subjects:	Ptak family. \| Sokol Tyrs -- Archives. \| Nationalities Services Center (Cleveland, Ohio) -- Archives. \| Miles-Cranwood Parent Teacher Association -- Archives. \| Czech Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Societies, etc. \| Gymnastics -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Societies, etc. \| Clubs -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
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27	Title:	Cleveland Alumnae Pan Hellenic Association Records
	Creator:	Cleveland Alumnae Pan Hellenic Association
	Dates:	1914-1985
	Abstract:	The Cleveland Alumnae Pan Hellenic Association (f. 1914) is an organization which promotes a closer relationship between Cleveland, Ohio, women of various nationality-based sororities. The most important and constant of the philanthropies supported by the organization has been the Scholarship Fund, which was established in 1915 to lend assistance to women of Cleveland choosing to attend college. The collection consists of histories and minutes of the organization. This collection pertains primarily to the activities of women of the Greater Cleveland area within the context of their educational objectives for future generations, volunteer projects, and philanthropic aid to their community.
	Call #:	MS 4212
	Extent:	0.60 linear feet (2 containers)
	Subjects:	Cleveland Alumnae Pan Hellenic Association. \| Women -- Societies and clubs. \| Women in charitable work. \| Women -- Education. \| Women -- Social conditions. \| Student aid -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Clubs -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
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28	Title:	Margurite Mihok Papers
	Creator:	Mihok, Margurite
	Dates:	1935-1986
	Abstract:	Margurite Mihok (1920-1974) was a prominent leader in Slovak cultural affairs in Cleveland, Ohio. After attending Cleveland College of Western Reserve University and Fenn College, she worked in the fields of personnel, office management, public relations, and transportation for a variety of Cleveland area firms, particularly the Lewis Research Center for the National Aeronautics and Space Agency. Her activities included the Stefanik Dramatics Club, Lutheran Society, Slovak Gymnastic Union Sokol, Slovak Evangelical Union, Dr. Martin Luther Church, Cleveland Folk Arts Association, and Czech and Slovak Cotillion Ball, Inc. The collection consists of biographical materials, clippings, correspondence, and memorabilia. Also included are her following writings: Cleveland Slovak landmarks and accomplishments, Cleveland Slovak personages and personalities--their influences and accomplishments, and The climate of the Cleveland Slovak community.
	Call #:	MS 4231
	Extent:	0.10 linear feet (1 container)
	Subjects:	Mihok, Margurite, 1920-1974. \| Slovak Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Women -- Societies and clubs. \| Monuments -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Cleveland (Ohio) -- Foreign population. \| Clubs -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
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29	Title:	Swiss Turner Records
	Creator:	Swiss Turner
	Dates:	1895-1975
	Abstract:	The Swiss Turner was a gymnastic society founded in Cleveland, Ohio, in 1891 as the Schweizer Turn Verein, by Swiss immigrants. The group practiced at various locations until the united Swiss societies purchased a hall at 2710 Walton Avenue in 1919. The Swiss Turners of Cleveland participated in every national competition sponsored by the Swiss American Gymnastic Association through 1973. The group also hosted national competitions in 1969 and 1973. The group still met as of 1995. The collection consists of minutes, financial information, correspondence, and membership information.
	Call #:	MS 4684
	Extent:	2.10 linear feet (2 containers and 1 oversize volume)
	Subjects:	Swiss Turner (Cleveland, Ohio). \| Swiss -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Swiss -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Societies, etc. \| Swiss -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Genealogy. \| Swiss Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Clubs -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Gymnastics -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Societies, etc.
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30	Title:	Swiss Singing Societies Records
	Creator:	Swiss Singing Societies
	Dates:	1879-1964
	Abstract:	The Swiss Singing Societies consist of a male chorus, women's chorus, and a mixed chorus. In 1867, Swiss immigrants in Cleveland, Ohio, formed the male chorus Schwiezer Gesang Verien Gruetli Bund. In 1872, a mutual aid society, the Swiss Society (Schweizerischen Unterstuetzungs Verein) was formed by the chorus, and the chorus became known as the Gesang Club Gruetli. Later that year, the Gesang Club Gruetli merged with the Helvetia Maennerchor, another Swiss male chorus, to form the Schwiezer Maennerchor of Cleveland. Founders included Markus Knobel, Eduard Gisel, Franz Knobel, Jakob Bohner, Rudolf Knobel, and Arnold Wilhelm. Professor Jakob Keller was the first director/conductor. In 1902, the Schwiezer Maennerchor established a women's chorus. The group hosted a national Saengerfest three times; 1897, 1921, and 1956. The group was still in existence in 1995. The collection consists of minutes, account books and financial records, membership records, correspondence, newspaper clippings and publicity materials, musical scores, and programs.
	Call #:	MS 4685
	Extent:	2.10 linear feet (2 containers and 2 oversize volumes)
	Subjects:	Swiss Singing Societies (Cleveland, Ohio). \| Swiss -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Swiss -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Societies, etc. \| Swiss -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Genealogy. \| Swiss Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Choral societies -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Music -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Societies, etc. \| Clubs -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
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31	Title:	Slovene National Benefit Society Records, Series II
	Creator:	Slovene National Benefit Society
	Dates:	1904-1975
	Abstract:	The Slovene National Benefit Society (Slovenska Narodna Podporna Jednota) is a socialist-oriented fraternal insurance society. It was founded in Chicago, Illinois, in 1904 and has several branches in Cleveland, Ohio. In 1941 it absorbed another fraternal insurance society, the Slovene Progressive Benefit Society (Slovenske Svobodomiselne Zveze). The collection consists of constitutions, bylaws, minutes, account books, ledger books, membership rolls, dues books, sickness and hospital benefit records, funeral service records, and publications of the national society and four of its lodges in Cleveland, Ohio. Includes minutes of Lodge 120 of the Slovene Progressive Benefit Society (1919-1941).
	Call #:	MS 4175
	Extent:	7.60 linear feet (10 containers)
	Subjects:	Slovene National Benefit Society. \| Slovene Americans -- Societies, etc. \| Slovene Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Insurance, Fraternal -- United States. \| Insurance, Fraternal -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Friendly societies -- United States. \| Friendly societies -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Clubs -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
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32	Title:	Swiss Society Records
	Creator:	Swiss Society
	Dates:	1872-1970
	Abstract:	The Swiss Society was created in 1872 as the Schweizerischen Unterstuetzungs Verein by a group of members from the Swiss male chorus, then known as the Schweizer Gesang Verein Gruetli Bund, in Cleveland, Ohio. A mutual aid society for those of Swiss descent, the Swiss Society provided not only insurance to members, but also sought to preserve and nurture the German-Swiss culture, language, and literature. In 1873, the Swiss Society affiliated itself as a branch society with the Gruetli Bund der Vereinigten Staaten von Nord Amerika, which later became the North American Swiss Alliance. In 1881, the Society reorganized as the Schweizer Verein von Cleveland, Ohio. In 1885, the Swiss Society in Cleveland was elected as the executive society for the North American Swiss Alliance. By 1942, the group officially adopted the English name of Swiss Society and was still in operation in 1994. The Swiss Ladies Aid Society was closely associated with the Swiss Society and was originally known as the Schweizer Frauen Unterstuetzungs Verein. It was founded in 1887 in order to support women who were Swiss born, of Swiss descent or married to a Swiss man, and to provide health insurance, comradery, and promote efforts to maintain the German-Swiss language. Eventually the Ladies Aid Society also became an affiliate of the North American Swiss Alliance. The collection consists of minutes, financial records, and member policies. The collection includes the records of the Swiss Ladies Aid Society.
	Call #:	MS 4683
	Extent:	6.60 linear feet (6 containers, 11 oversize volumes)
	Subjects:	Swiss Society (Cleveland, Ohio). \| Swiss Ladies Aid Society (Cleveland, Ohio). \| Swiss -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Swiss -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Societies, etc. \| Swiss -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Genealogy. \| Swiss Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Women -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Societies and clubs. \| Friendly societies -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Clubs -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
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