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41	Title:	Grace Doering and John W. "Jack" McCord Papers, Series II
	Creator:	McCord, Grace Doering and John W.
	Dates:	1925-1981
	Abstract:	Grace Doering McCord (1890-1983) was a Cleveland, Ohio, attorney who served as Assistant City Law Director, 1935-1942. Her husband, John W. (Jack) McCord (1883-1967) was involved in the exploration and development of the Alaskan frontier and was instrumental in the move for Alaskan statehood. The collection consists of correspondence, biographical materials, speeches, writings, legal materials, and reminiscences. The collection mainly relates to Grace McCord's early law career and tenure as Cleveland's Assistant Law Director, as well as Jack McCord's involvement in the development of the Alaskan frontier.
	Call #:	MS 4119
	Extent:	0.60 linear feet (1 container)
	Subjects:	McCord, Grace Doering, 1890-1983. \| McCord, John W., 1883-1967. \| Women lawyers -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| City attorneys -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Cleveland (Ohio) -- Politics and government. \| Alaska -- History -- 1867-1959.
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42	Title:	Ralph Sidney Locher Papers
	Creator:	Locher, Ralph Sidney
	Dates:	1949-1967
	Abstract:	Ralph Locher (1915-2004) was the Democratic Mayor of Cleveland, Ohio (1962-1967) who became a Judge of the Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas (1968-1972), of the County Probate Court (1972-1976), and of the Ohio Supreme Court for two terms beginning in 1976. The collection consists of correspondence, speeches, notes, reports, certificates, and miscellaneous printed material dealing with Locher's administrative and political concerns, particularly as Mayor of Cleveland, Ohio.
	Call #:	MS 3337
	Extent:	9.00 linear feet (24 containers)
	Subjects:	Locher, Ralph S., (Ralph Sidney) 1915- \| Cleveland (Ohio). Mayor. \| School integration -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Minorities -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Political activity. \| Elections -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Cleveland (Ohio) -- Politics and government. \| Cleveland (Ohio) -- Race relations.
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43	Title:	Thomas Vail Papers
	Creator:	Vail, Thomas
	Dates:	1949-1998
	Abstract:	Thomas Vail, son of attorney Herman L. Vail and Delia B. White, both members of prominent Cleveland families, was born in Cleveland, Ohio, June 23, 1926. Vail was educated at University School in Cleveland and Deerfield Academy in Massachusetts and graduated from Princeton University in 1948. He joined his family business, the Forest City Publishing Company, and later transferred to its morning paper, the Cleveland Plain Dealer. In 1963, Vail assumed duties as publisher and editor of the Plain Dealer. For over twenty five years, Vail oversaw the transition of the Plain Dealer from the city's runner up publication to the largest daily and Sunday newspaper in Ohio. Vail retired from the paper in 1992. Vail was also active in other interests such as the Cleveland Foundation, the Cleveland Clinic Foundation, and was the co-founder of Cleveland Tomorrow, an organization formed in 1982 to promote economic growth. He was also president of the Cleveland Convention and active in the Visitor's Bureau and the Greater Cleveland Growth Association. On a national level, he served on the boards of the Associated Press and the Newspaper Advertising Bureau. Collection consists of correspondence, certificates, magazine articles, newspaper clippings, publications, speech texts, and inventories.
	Call #:	MS 4852
	Extent:	2.41 linear feet (4 containers and 1 oversize folder)
	Subjects:	American newspapers -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Cleveland (Ohio) -- Economic conditions. \| Cleveland (Ohio) -- History -- 20th century. \| Cleveland (Ohio) -- Newspapers -- 20th century. \| Cleveland (Ohio) -- Officials and employees. \| Cleveland (Ohio) -- Politics and government. \| Cleveland (Ohio) -- Social conditions. \| Cleveland Clinic Foundation. \| Cleveland Convention and Visitors' Bureau. \| Cleveland Foundation. \| Cleveland Plain Dealer \| Cleveland Tomorrow (Organization). \| Greater Cleveland Growth Association. \| Plain Dealer (Firm).
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44	Title:	Theodore E. Burton Papers
	Creator:	Burton, Theodore E.
	Dates:	1869-1958
	Abstract:	Theodore E. Burton (1851-1929) was a United States Representative (1889-1891, 1895-1909, and 1921-1928) and Senator (1909-1915 and 1928-1929) from Cleveland, Ohio. While in Congress, Burton was involved in a number of important issues of the day, and was also a prominent figure in Republican Party politics. He maintained a lifelong involvement in the international peace movement. Burton was a candidate in the 1907 Cleveland mayoral election, losing to Democrat Tom L. Johnson. A bachelor, he was close to his niece, Grace Burton, who became a political confidant, housekeeper, and companion to him in his later years. The collection consists of diaries, journals, appointment books, correspondence, reports, bills and government documents, minutes, notes and other memoranda, pamphlets, printed public remarks, speeches, articles, manuscripts, notebooks, account books, receipts, income tax returns, programs and other memorabilia, passports, address files, newspaper clippings, and scrapbooks. Legislative issues Burton was involved with are well represented in the collection. These include inland waterways; the Inland Waterways Commission; financial, banking, and currency legislation; immigration restriction; postal, trade and tariff issues; the Panama Canal; political patronage; veterans' and pension affairs; and labor legislation. Local Cleveland, Ohio, issues are represented in the collection. These include the 1907 Cleveland mayoral race, construction of a federal building, local and Ohio politics, and the flood of 1913. Burton's dedication to the international peace movement is documented in the collection. The important role played by his niece Grace Burton is illustrated in her correspondence with her uncle, often demonstrating her own deep interest in local and national politics. Burton's own writings, especially research materials and manuscripts for his two major works, Financial Crises and John Sherman, make up a significant portion of the collection.
	Call #:	MS 3469
	Extent:	58.01 linear feet (58 containers, 64 oversize volumes, and 1 oversize folder)
	Subjects:	Burton, Theodore E. (Theodore Elijah), 1851-1929. \| Burton, Grace. \| Sherman, John, 1823-1900. \| American Peace Society. \| Emigration and immigration law -- United States. \| Harbors -- Law and legislation -- United States. \| Waterways -- Law and legislation -- United States. \| Currency question -- United States. \| Labor laws and legislation -- United States. \| Cuban question -- 1895-1898. \| Floods -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Peace -- Societies, etc. \| Legislators -- United States -- Archives. \| Civil service reform -- United States. \| Tariff -- Law and legislation -- United States. \| Spanish-American War, 1898. \| Panama Canal (Panama). \| Cleveland (Ohio) -- Politics and government. \| Ohio -- Politics and government -- 1865-1950. \| United States -- Politics and government -- 1865-1933.
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45	Title:	Thomas Saxton Ireland Papers
	Creator:	Ireland, Thomas Saxton
	Dates:	1879-1969
	Abstract:	Thomas Saxton Ireland (1895-1969) was a Cleveland, Ohio, politician, lawyer and writer who ran as a conservative Republican candidate for the office of mayor of Cleveland, 1959, as well as numerous other political offices. He was a correspondent for the Plain dealer and several other newspapers and authored a number of books, including several on the Saint Lawrence Seaway and one on the Sam Sheppard murder case. The collection consists of materials relating to Ireland's many political campaigns, manuscripts of published and unpublished books, correspondence, drafts of newspaper articles, scrapbooks, genealogical materials relating to his family, various certificates and personal miscellany. The collection is useful for understanding Ireland's ardent advocacy of the Saint Lawrence Seaway, his mayoral campaign and other political activities, and his attitudes as a conservative Republican in the 1950s and 1960s. Also included are some materials which reflect the rampant anti-communist sentiment of the period.
	Call #:	MS 4312
	Extent:	5.61 linear feet (14 containers and 1 oversize folder)
	Subjects:	Ireland, Thomas Saxton, 1895-1969. \| Sheppard, Sam \| Ireland family. \| Holland family. \| Republican Party (Ohio) \| Political campaigns -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Political campaigns -- Ohio. \| Conservatism -- United States. \| Anti-communist movements -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Children -- Employment -- United States. \| Eastern question (Far East) \| Cold War. \| Saint Lawrence Seaway. \| Cleveland (Ohio) -- Politics and government. \| United States -- Politics and government -- 20th century. \| United States -- Social policy.
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46	Title:	Thomas F. Campbell Papers
	Creator:	Campbell, Thomas F.
	Dates:	1897-2004
	Abstract:	Thomas Campbell was an author, community leader, and professor and university administrator who co-founded the Maxine Goodman Levin College of Urban Affairs at Cleveland State University and served as its director. Campbell served as president of the City Club of Cleveland, and was instrumental in opening its doors to women. He directed the Cleveland Heritage Program for Cleveland Public Library. He ran for mayor of Cleveland, Ohio, in 1977. He founded the Irish American Archives Society and was deeply involved in the Irish American community of Cleveland, as well as numerous other groups in the Cleveland, Ohio area. The collection consists of agendas, awards, biographical data, correspondence, diaries, a dissertation, examination papers, flyers, invitations, magazine articles, memberships, minutes, newsletters, newspaper clippings, photographs, plays, poems, programs, recipes, reports, resumes, speeches, workshops and writings.
	Call #:	MS 4925
	Extent:	9.43 linear feet (10 containers and 3 oversize folders)
	Subjects:	Campbell, Thomas F. \| Case Western Reserve University. Dept. of History. \| Ohio State University. Dept. of History. \| Cleveland State Univeristy. \| Cleveland State University. Dept. of History. \| Cleveland State University. College of Urban Affairs. \| Maxine Goodman Levin College of Urban Affairs. \| Cleveland Public Library \| City Club of Cleveland. \| Irish American Archives Society (Cleveland, Ohio) \| Western Reserve Historical Society. History Library. \| Cleveland Restoration Society. \| Friends of Howe Mansion. \| Social Welfare History Group \| Friends of Shaker Square. \| Irish-American Partnership. \| American Friends Service Committee. \| Philosophical Club of Cleveland. \| Irish Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Irish Americans. \| College teachers -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| College administrators -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Civic leaders -- Ohio -- Cleveland \| City planning -- Ohio -- Cleveland \| Crime -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Criminal justice, Administration of -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Housing -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Historic preservation -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Mayors -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Biography \| Minorities -- Ohio -- Cleveland \| Municiapl home rule -- Ohio -- Cleveland \| Neighborhood planning -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Police -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Political campaigns -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Riots -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Women -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Cleveland (Ohio) -- Economic conditions. \| Cleveland (Ohio) -- Ethnic relations. \| Cleveland (Ohio) -- History. \| Cleveland (Ohio) -- Politics and government. \| Cleveland (Ohio) -- Race relations. \| Cleveland (Ohio) -- Social conditions. \| Shaker Square (Cleveland, Ohio) \| Northern Ireland -- Politics and government.
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