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| Manuscript Collection | Requires cookie* | 1 | Title: | Cornelia Schnurmann Foundation Records
| | | Creator: | Gift of Cornelia Schnurmann Foundation, 2005; Paul Mazoh, 2007 | | | Dates: | 1895-2005 | | | Abstract: | Cornelia Schnurmann was born in Karlsruhe, Germany in 1901, the daughter of a wealthy, well known philanthropic Jewish family. Little is known about her early life. In 1940, Schnurmann faced deportation to a Nazi concentration camp. A Catholic friend assisted her escape to Luxembourg where she found refuge in a convent and was given shelter by the Catholic Nuns. She came to America on August 20, 1941, and her journey was self-sponsored. Schnurmann, age 40 and unmarried, was the sole surviving member of her family. Whether her family died in the Holocaust or whether they were deceased at the time she left Germany remains unknown. In Cleveland, Ohio, she joined friends Dr. Julius and Helen Weil, respectively the director of Montefiore Home for the Aged, and head of its social services department. At Montefiore, Cornelia worked with the Weils in developing an occupational therapy department, a sheltered workshop, as well as therapeutic and innovative programs for the aging population. She died in an automobile accident in July, 1960. At her request, Dr. Weil served as executor and administrator of her estate, and, per her request, used a portion of the estate to create Schnurmann House, a multi-building complex dedicated to housing for the elderly, social activities, and social services.
The Cornelia Schnurmann Foundation Records collection consists of an address book, agendas, agreements, applications, appraisals, articles of incorporation, artwork, background information, a binder, blueprints, a booklet, certificates, codes of regulation, a constitution, a contract, corporate papers, correspondence, court records, deeds, donation slips, easements, eulogies, financial ledgers and statements, floor plans, a folder from Heritage Gardens, government records, invitations, a last will/testament, letters, lists, loans, maps, medical records, meeting minutes, a menu, newsletters, newspaper articles and clippings, notes, pamphlets, a passport copy, pension plans, photographs, plot plans, policy statements, population surveys, programs, proposals, requests for funds, reports, resolutions, resumes, schedules, sentimental items, social security cards, speech texts, thank you notes, time cards, a timeline, and waivers of lien. | | | Call #: | MS 5463 | | | Extent: | 5.2 linear feet (6 boxes including one oversize container) | | | Subjects: | Life care communities -- Ohio -- Cleveland | Endowments -- Ohio -- Cleveland | Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland | Jewish aged -- Institutional care -- Ohio -- Cleveland
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Manuscript Collection | Requires cookie* | 2 | Title: | Cleveland Women's City Club Foundation Records
| | | Creator: | Cleveland Women's City Club Foundation | | | Dates: | 1948-2005 | | | Abstract: | The Cleveland Women's City Club Foundation was established in 1948 by the Women's City Club of Cleveland, Ohio. It supported projects related to women, education, public affairs and effective government, civic beautification and restoration, health and social service initiatives, and the arts and culture of the community. In 1961 it established the Cleveland Arts Prize to recognize local talent, and in the 1990s it became involved with the Betty Ott Garden for the Blind at the City Greenhouse. The collection consists of account passbooks, agendas, articles of incorporation, brochures, budgets, by-laws, catalogs, certificates, correspondence, financial statements, invitations, leases, legal documents, maps, meeting notices, memoranda, minutes, newspaper and magazine clippings, photographs and negatives, press releases, proclamations, proposals, publications, questionnaires, reports, rosters, and wills. | | | Call #: | MS 4973 | | | Extent: | 1.40 linear feet (2 containers) | | | Subjects: | Cleveland Women's City Club Foundation | Women's City Club of Cleveland | Endowments -- Ohio -- Cleveland | Community foundations -- Ohio -- Cleveland | Charities -- Ohio -- Cleveland | Civic improvement -- Ohio -- Cleveland | Women -- Ohio -- Cleveland | Women -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Societies and clubs | Women in community organization -- Ohio -- Cleveland | Women in charitable work -- Ohio -- Cleveland | Women philanthropists -- Ohio -- Cleveland | Women civic leaders -- Ohio -- Cleveland | Women -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Social conditions | Women -- Services for -- Ohio -- Cleveland | Arts -- Ohio -- Cleveland | Cleveland Arts Prize | Children -- Services for -- Ohio -- Cleveland | Historic preservation -- Ohio -- Cleveland | Parks -- Ohio -- Cleveland | Cleveland (Ohio) -- Politics and government | Cleveland (Ohio) -- Social conditions
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