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1Title:  David Bernard Guralnik Papers     
 Creator:  Guralnik, David Bernard 
 Dates:  1935-2001 
 Abstract:  David B. Guralnik was was an internationally-known lexicographer and the editor of the Webster's New World Dictionary, published by the World Publishing Co. of Cleveland, Ohio. He was also a leader in Cleveland, Ohio, Jewish communal organizations and activities, particularly known for his work preserving and using the Yiddish language. The collection consists of correspondence, newspaper clippings, programs, speeches, and writings. 
 Call #:  MS 4853 
 Extent:  5.01 linear feet (5 containers and 1 oversize folder) 
 Subjects:  Guralnik, David Bernard, 1920- | Guralnik, Shirley. | World Publishing Company. | Jewish Community Center of Cleveland. | Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Lexicographers -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Lexicography -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | English language--Lexicography. | English language -- Dictionaries. | Yiddish language -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Yiddish drama -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Jewish theater -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Jewish community centers -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Theater, Yiddish -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal narratives, Jewish. | World War, 1939-1945 -- Participation, Jewish. | World War, 1939-1945 -- Prisoners and prisons.
 
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2Title:  Jewish Community Center of Cleveland Records     
 Creator:  Jewish Community Center of Cleveland 
 Dates:  1899-1966 
 Abstract:  The Jewish Community Center of Cleveland, Ohio, was formed in 1948 by the merger of the Council Educational Alliance (est. 1899), Camp Wise (est. 1907), the Jewish Young Adult Bureau (est. 1939), and the Cultural Department of the Jewish Community Council (est. 1945), for the purpose of providing recreational social and cultural programs to Cleveland's Jewish community. By 1959 the center moved from Cleveland to the suburb of Cleveland Heights. The collection consists of minutes, reports, administrative files, financial records, and other records of the Jewish Community Center, the Council Educational Alliance, and the Jewish Young Adult Bureau, and camp applications, historical material and other records of Camp Wise. 
 Call #:  MS 3668 
 Extent:  49.60 linear feet (47 containers) 
 Subjects:  Jewish Community Center of Cleveland. | Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Societies, etc. | Community centers -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Recreation centers -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Jewish community centers -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Jews -- Recreation -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Social life and customs. | Yiddish drama -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
 
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