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1	Title:	Isadore Fred Freiberger Papers
	Creator:	Gift of Ruth Gilbert
	Dates:	1879-1970
	Abstract:	Isadore Fred Freiberger was born on December 12, 1879, in New York City to Esther and Samuel Freiberger. He moved to Cleveland, Ohio, with his family when he was 3 years old. Freiberger attended Central High School, then worked his way through Adelbert College (Western Reserve University), graduating in 1901. After his marriage to Fannie Fertel in 1903, Freiberger began his 60+ year career at Cleveland Trust Company as a clerk, where he was eventually promoted to Board Chair in 1941. Freiberger served as director of Forest City Publishing Company, which published the Plain Dealer and Cleveland News, as well as nine other businesses. He also served in leadership positions at the Cleveland Chamber of Commerce, Cleveland Marshall School of Law, the Great Lakes Exposition, the Jewish Community Federation of Cleveland, Mt. Sinai Hospital, the Playhouse Foundation, and Western Reserve University. Recognition of service included the Adelbert College Distinguished Alumni Award, the American Heart Association Award of Merit for Distinguished Service, the Cleveland Chamber of Commerce Medal for Public Service, the Jewish Community Federation's Charles Eisenman Award, and the Western Reserve University Honorary Doctorate of Humanities. Freiberger died on April 28, 1969, in Cleveland at age 89. The Isadore Fred Freiberger Papers consists of architectural notes, articles, awards, biographical information, certificates, correspondence, a deed, letters, magazines, memorial resolutions, newspaper clippings, obituaries, photo albums, photographs, programs, recognitions, records, reports, scrapbooks, and speech texts.
	Call #:	MS 5468
	Extent:	4.8 linear feet (7 boxes including two oversized containers)
	Subjects:	Bankers -- Ohio -- Cleveland \| Jewish businesspeople -- Ohio -- Cleveland \| Philanthropists -- Ohio -- Cleveland \| Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Photographs
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2	Title:	Isadore Fred Freiberger Papers
	Creator:	Gift of Ruth Gilbert
	Dates:	1879-1970
	Abstract:	Isadore Fred Freiberger was born on December 12, 1879, in New York City to Esther and Samuel Freiberger. He moved to Cleveland, Ohio, with his family when he was 3 years old. Freiberger attended Central High School, then worked his way through Adelbert College (Western Reserve University), graduating in 1901. After his marriage to Fannie Fertel in 1903, Freiberger began his 60+ year career at Cleveland Trust Company as a clerk, where he was eventually promoted to Board Chair in 1941. Freiberger served as director of Forest City Publishing Company, which published the Plain Dealer and Cleveland News, as well as nine other businesses. He also served in leadership positions at the Cleveland Chamber of Commerce, Cleveland Marshall School of Law, the Great Lakes Exposition, the Jewish Community Federation of Cleveland, Mt. Sinai Hospital, the Playhouse Foundation, and Western Reserve University. Recognition of service included the Adelbert College Distinguished Alumni Award, the American Heart Association Award of Merit for Distinguished Service, the Cleveland Chamber of Commerce Medal for Public Service, the Jewish Community Federation's Charles Eisenman Award, and the Western Reserve University Honorary Doctorate of Humanities. Freiberger died on April 28, 1969, in Cleveland at age 89. The Isadore Fred Freiberger Papers consists of architectural notes, articles, awards, biographical information, certificates, correspondence, a deed, letters, magazines, memorial resolutions, newspaper clippings, obituaries, photo albums, photographs, programs, recognitions, records, reports, scrapbooks, and speech texts.
	Call #:	MS 5468
	Extent:	4.8 linear feet (7 boxes including two oversized containers)
	Subjects:	Bankers -- Ohio -- Cleveland \| Jewish businesspeople -- Ohio -- Cleveland \| Philanthropists -- Ohio -- Cleveland \| Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Photographs
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3	Title:	Sherwin Family Papers
	Creator:	Sherwin Family
	Dates:	2008
	Abstract:	The Sherwin family owned and operated the Sherwin Baking Company of Cleveland, Ohio, 1920 to 1983. Abraham Cherwinsky (later Sherwin, 1880-1954) came to the United States from Grajewo, Poland (Russian Empire), in 1891. He married Katie Goldberg, and the couple had eight children. The location of the first Sherwin Bakery was on East 83rd Street between Cedar and Quincy Avenues in Cleveland. The family later moved to the Glenville neighborhood, where the bakery was located on East 105th Street. The family relocated the bakery at East 105th Street and Carnegie Avenue in 1954. The Sherwin Bakery became known in the Cleveland area for its bakery and, during and after World War II, for its catering expertise, initially catering Jewish holiday celebrations and then expanding to cater all kinds of parties throughout the city and region. Lou Sherwin also developed specialty breads to fight gluten enteropathy, or celiac disease. The collection consists of four scrapbooks compiled for the 90th birthday celebration of Sol Sherwin.
	Call #:	MS 5160
	Extent:	0.40 linear feet (1 container)
	Subjects:	Baked products industry -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Photographs \| Baked products industry -- Ohio -- Cleveland \| Bakeries -- Ohio -- Cleveland \| Bakers -- Ohio -- Cleveland \| Jewish businesspeople -- Ohio -- Cleveland \| Sherwin Baking Company (Cleveland, Ohio) \| Sherwin family \| Sherwin, Solomon, 1920- \| Business/Industry / Genealogy / Jewish History
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4	Title:	Curtis Industries, Inc. Photographs
	Creator:	Curtis Industries, Inc.
	Dates:	1935-1961
	Abstract:	Curtis Industries, Inc. was founded in Cleveland, Ohio, in 1932 by William Abrams and two of his sons, Morris and Howard, as Clipper Key and Lock Co. The company initially sold several brands of key cutting machines throughout the Cleveland area and the Midwest. In 1934, the Abrams worked together with inventor William Curtis to invent a new key cutting machine that they could manufacture and distribute themselves. The machine was patented, and the company changed its name to Curtis Key Co. The company's focus was on key cutting machines and key blanks, which they both manufactured and sold. However, during World War II, the company concentrated solely on defense work and ceased to manufacture of keys and key machines. Following the war, the company changed its name to Curtis Industries, Inc. and resumed its work on key machines and key blanks. The company also began manufacturing and selling automotive and farm equipment replacement parts. In 1961, Curtis Industries built a large facility in Eastlake, Ohio. Previously, Curtis had operated sites on Carnegie Avenue, Prospect Avenue, and East 222nd Street in Cleveland. The new building in Eastlake consolidated all of Curtis's branches and various operations. The new site was considered state-of-the-art and garnered much publicity. In 1961, the Cleveland Chapter of the American Materials Handling Society recognized Curtis with is award for the best materials handling system in Northeast Ohio. The collection consists of approximately 150 black and white photographs depicting employees, machinery, and buildings at various Curtis Industries sites.
	Call #:	PG 580
	Extent:	0.21 linear feet (1 container and 1 oversize folder)
	Subjects:	Curtis Industries, Inc. (Cleveland, Ohio) -- Photograph collections \| Manufacturing industries -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Photographs \| Manufacturing industries -- Ohio -- Eastlake -- Photographs \| Locks and keys -- Ohio -- Cleveland \| Locks and keys -- Ohio -- Eastlake \| Factories -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Photographs \| Factories -- Ohio -- Eastlake -- Photographs \| Automobile supplies industry -- Ohio -- Cleveland \| Automobile supplies industry -- Ohio -- Eastlake \| Automobiles -- Parts -- Ohio -- Cleveland \| Automobiles -- Parts -- Ohio -- Eastlake \| Farm equipment -- Ohio -- Cleveland \| Farm equipment -- Ohio -- Eastlake \| Jewish businesspeople -- Ohio -- Cleveland \| Jewish businesspeople -- Ohio -- Eastlake \| World War, 1939-1945 -- War work -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Photographs
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5	Title:	Samuel Miller Papers and Photographs
	Creator:	Gift of Sam Miller
	Dates:	1973-2014
	Abstract:	Samuel H. "Sam" Miller was born on June 26, 1921 in Cleveland, Ohio. He graduated from Western Reserve University in Cleveland and earned a scholarship to attend Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts, where he received an MBA. He served in the U.S. Navy from 1942 to 1946. In 1947, Miller joined Forest City Material Company, the precursor to Forest City Enterprises, and was instrumental in the success of Forest City, being credited with spearheading the company's move into land development. Miller was a lifetime honorary trustee of the Jewish Federation of Cleveland and the National Conference of Christians and Jews, and an honorary trustee of Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland. He was a past chair of Israel Bonds and the Cleveland Jewish Welfare Fund. He also served on many boards of trustees, including: Jewish National Fund, Maltz Museum of Jewish Heritage, WVIZ, Urban League, Cleveland State University, John Carroll University, Baldwin Wallace University, Notre Dame College, Crime Stoppers, Police Memorial, Medical Mutual of Ohio and Catholic Diocese of Cleveland. Miller died on March 7, 2019 in Cleveland at age 97. The Samuel Miller Papers and Photographs collection consists of speeches and photographs.
	Call #:	MS 5451
	Extent:	3.0 linear feet (7 boxes)
	Subjects:	Miller, Samuel, 1921-2019. Speeches. Selections. \| Miller, Samuel, 1921-2019 -- Photographs \| Philanthropists -- Ohio -- Cleveland \| Jewish businesspeople -- Ohio -- Cleveland \| Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland
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6	Title:	Henry J. Goodman Papers
	Creator:	Goodman Family
	Dates:	1951-2020
	Abstract:	Henry J. Goodman (1932-2019) was a successful businessman and community leader active in several organizations, including the Jewish Community Federation of Cleveland, the Cleveland Foundation, and Cleveland State University. This collection consists of agendas, awards, a book, certificates, correspondence, diplomas, memoranda, newspaper clippings, photographs, programs, reports, and speeches.
	Call #:	MS 5497
	Extent:	2.01 linear feet (3 containers, including 2 record storage boxes and one oversized folder)
	Subjects:	Goodman, Henry \| Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland \| Philanthropists -- Ohio -- Cleveland \| Businesspeople -- Ohio -- Cleveland \| Jewish Community Federation (Cleveland, Ohio) \| Jewish businesspeople -- Ohio -- Cleveland
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7	Title:	Albert Ratner Papers
	Creator:	Gift of Albert Ratner
	Dates:	1929-2017
	Abstract:	Albert B. Ratner, was born in Cleveland in 1927. Albert married Faye Katz (1931-1978) in 1950 and had two children, Deborah Ratner (b. 1959) and Brian Ratner (b. 1957). Faye was killed in an automobile accident in 1978. Albert later married Audrey Gilbert Pritzker (b. 1928) in 1981. In the 1950s, Albert joined the family business, Forest City Materials, which had been established as a lumber and building materials company back in the 1920s. He continued to serve in numerous positions at Forest City until the company was purchased by Brookfield Asset Management in 2018. Albert has served on the governing boards of numerous local, state, and international business and cultural organizations. His community involvement and philanthropic activities have been widely recognized by organizations and agencies such as Builders Magazine, the Business Hall of Fame of Cleveland, Financial World Magazine, Harvard Business Club, the Jewish Community Federation of Cleveland, and the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development. The Albert Ratner Papers collection consists of an album, articles, awards, books, CDs, certificates, a checkbook, correspondence, eulogies, greeting cards, letters, magazines, newspapers, newspaper clippings, notes, an obituary, photographs, programs, a report, a resume, a songbook, speeches, and tapes.
	Call #:	MS 5442
	Extent:	2.6 linear feet (4 boxes)
	Subjects:	Ratner, Albert B., 1927- \| Ratner family \| Jewish businesspeople -- Ohio -- Cleveland \| Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland \| Philanthropists -- Ohio -- Cleveland \| Forest City Enterprises, Inc.
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8	Title:	Wattenmaker Advertising Photographs
	Creator:	Wattenmaker Advertising
	Dates:	1930-1948
	Abstract:	Wattenmaker Advertising evolved from a business enterprise founded by Jacob Wattenmaker (1894-1968), a Cleveland, Ohio, area businessman and philanthropist. Wattenmaker began his career as owner of a wholesale dry goods store in Cleveland in the 1920s. He then became merchandising manager of Bailey Co., a clothing store. In 1932 he founded his own chain of dress shops and was later named managing director of the Cleveland Fur Institute and Executive Secretary of the Cleveland Fashion Institute. He was a lecturer in merchandising, commerce, and public relations at several area schools, including Fenn College, Cleveland College, and John Carroll University. Subsequently, Wattenmaker opened a public relations and merchandising counseling office which evolved into Wattenmaker Advertising, Inc. after World War II. Wattenmaker Advertising specialized in food and real estate campaigns. Some of its larger campaigns were for the Northern Ohio Food Terminal, the Dry Cleaners Guild, and Zinner's, a flower shop. In 1965, Wattenmaker Advertising won the first Cleveland Advertising Club's Horace C. Treharne Medal for its campaign for the Sandusky Distributing Co. Following Jacob Wattenmaker's death in 1968, control of the company was given to his son, James. The collection consists of a photograph album of Cleveland Market Week of the Cleveland Fashion Institute and photographs from Zinner's Flowers.
	Call #:	PG 578
	Extent:	0.20 linear feet (1 container)
	Subjects:	Cleveland Fashion Institute -- Advertising -- Photographs \| Zinner's Flowers (Cleveland, Ohio) -- Advertising -- Photographs \| Advertising agencies -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Photographs \| Advertising -- Florists -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Photographs \| Advertising -- Floral products -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Photographs \| Advertising -- Clothing and dress -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Photographs \| Advertising -- Fashion -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Photographs \| Advertising -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Photographs \| Jewish businesspeople -- Ohio -- Cleveland
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9	Title:	Mike Belkin Papers
	Creator:	Mike Belkin
	Dates:	1935-2020
	Abstract:	Myron "Mike" Belkin (1935-2019), of Belkin Productions, attended local schools in Cleveland Heights and participated in high school and college baseball and basketball, and then played professional baseball in the Milwaukee Braves farm system. In 1966, Mike along with his brother, Jules, started a company called Belkin Productions. Belkin Productions introduced live rock concerts in Cleveland as well as the Midwest. The Belkins were also responsible for managing the music careers of several well known bands. Belkin's business career established him as one of the premier rock music promoters for over four decades. The collection consists of articles, audio recordings, autographs, awards, book, booklets, brochures, calendars, catalogues, certificates, correspondence, a diploma, a directory, greeting card, ledgers, letters, newsletter, newspapers, notes, photographs, poster, programs, proposals, tickets, video, and a yearbook.
	Call #:	MS 5506
	Extent:	3.5 linear feet (4 containers, including one oversized container, and 3 oversized volumes)
	Subjects:	Belkin, Mike \| Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland \| Jewish businesspeople -- Ohio -- Cleveland \| Jews -- Sports -- Ohio -- Cleveland \| Rock music -- Ohio -- Cleveland
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10	Title:	Mike Belkin Papers
	Creator:	Mike Belkin
	Dates:	1935-2020
	Abstract:	Myron "Mike" Belkin (1935-2019), of Belkin Productions, attended local schools in Cleveland Heights and participated in high school and college baseball and basketball, and then played professional baseball in the Milwaukee Braves farm system. In 1966, Mike along with his brother, Jules, started a company called Belkin Productions. Belkin Productions introduced live rock concerts in Cleveland as well as the Midwest. The Belkins were also responsible for managing the music careers of several well known bands. Belkin's business career established him as one of the premier rock music promoters for over four decades. The collection consists of articles, audio recordings, autographs, awards, book, booklets, brochures, calendars, catalogues, certificates, correspondence, a diploma, a directory, greeting card, ledgers, letters, newsletter, newspapers, notes, photographs, poster, programs, proposals, tickets, video, and a yearbook.
	Call #:	MS 5506
	Extent:	3.5 linear feet (4 containers, including one oversized container, and 3 oversized volumes)
	Subjects:	Belkin, Mike \| Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland \| Jewish businesspeople -- Ohio -- Cleveland \| Jews -- Sports -- Ohio -- Cleveland \| Rock music -- Ohio -- Cleveland
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11	Title:	Wyse Advertising Collection
	Creator:	Sheila Wyse
	Dates:	1935-2013
	Abstract:	Marc Wyse (born Marc Weiss in Hungary), a noted pioneer in the advertising industry, moved to New York and then Cleveland. He died in 2011 at age eighty eight leaving behind his second wife Sheila, his children, and grandchildren. In 1951, Wyse began his work in the advertising industry when he and his first wife, Lois, opened their own advertising agency in Cleveland. Wyse Advertising became one of Cleveland's best known advertising agencies. Their most notable achievements include the slogan "with a name like Smucker's it has to be good" for the company Smucker's which the company still uses. They are also credited for adding the "beyond" to the company Bed, Bath, and Beyond. Wyse died in 2011 after suffering complications from a stroke. When he died, he left his memoir The Way I Saw It unfinished. The collection consists of articles, artwork, awards, business cards, correspondence, financial notes, newspaper clippings, photographs, and scripts, along with VHS, DVD, and cassette recordings.
	Call #:	MS 5443
	Extent:	3.1 linear feet (5 containers, including one oversize folder)
	Subjects:	Wyse Advertising Agency (Cleveland, Ohio) \| Wyse, Marc \| Wyse, Lois \| Advertising agencies -- Ohio -- Cleveland \| Advertising -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- History \| Jewish businesspeople -- Ohio -- Cleveland
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