| | Manuscript Collection | Requires cookie* | | 1 | Title: | Jack P. Russell Papers
| | | | Creator: | Russell, Jack P. | | | | Dates: | 1931-1977 | | | | Abstract: | Jack P. Russell was a Cleveland, Ohio, councilman, 1943-1971, council president, 1955-1963, and Democratic majority leader who was born Paul Ruschak, but changed his name in the 1930s. Russell was raised in the Hungarian-American community of Cleveland's Buckeye Road neighborhood and published newspapers in that area, including the Buckeye Press. He was councilman from the 16th ward from 1943 to 1971 and operated several businesses, including the Ohio Fire Protection Systems. The collection consists of scrapbooks and newspaper clippings relating to Russell's career in politics. Also included are memorabilia from campaigns, his Night in Budapest celebrations, and a small amount of correspondence. The collection pertains to the career of a major Cleveland political figure and the Cleveland political arena. | | | | Call #: | MS 4457 | | | | Extent: | 3.41 linear feet (8 containers, 7 oversize volumes, and 1 oversize folder) | | | | Subjects: | Russell, Jack P. (Jack Paul), 1915-1979. | Cleveland (Ohio). City Council. | Politicians -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Political campaigns -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Hungarian Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Cleveland (Ohio) -- Politics and government.
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| Manuscript Collection | Requires cookie* | | 2 | Title: | Roy Wortman Collection of the Industrial Workers of the World in Ohio Dissertation Research
| | | | Creator: | Wortman, Roy | | | | Dates: | 1914-2011 | | | | Abstract: | Roy T. Wortman, Distinguished Professor of History Emeritus at Kenyon College in Gambier, Ohio, amassed this collection for a doctoral dissertation while he was a graduate student at The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, from 1967-1971. The Industrial Workers of the World (IWW) is a labor union founded in 1905 that promoted the concept of "One Big Union", and maintained workers should unite as a social class to promote industrial democracy as an alternative to capitalism. The collection consists of constitutions, contracts, correspondence, memoirs, newspaper clippings, newsletters, bulletins, court decisions, photographs, audio tapes, and microfilm. | | | | Call #: | MS 5346 | | | | Extent: | 0.80 linear feet (2 containers) | | | | Subjects: | Strikes and lockouts -- Ohio. | Hungarian Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Scandinavian Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
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