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1	Title:	Martin Leonard Sweeney Papers
	Creator:	Sweeney, Martin Leonard
	Dates:	1931-1940
	Abstract:	Martin L. Sweeney (1885-1960) was a United States Representative from Cleveland, Ohio (1931-1943). He represented Ohio's 20th District. The collection consists of speeches, campaign literature, and a scrapbook of newspaper clippings, relating to Sweeney's political activities. Includes material on his campaign for Mayor of Cleveland (1933), his relations with Reverend Charles E. Coughlin and the National Union for Social Justice, and his support of William Lemke for President of the United States in 1936.
	Call #:	MS 3297
	Extent:	1.40 linear feet (1 container and 5 oversize volumes)
	Subjects:	Sweeney, Martin Leonard, 1885-1960. \| Lemke, William, 1878-1950. \| Coughlin, Charles E. (Charles Edward), 1891-1979. \| National Union for Social Justice. \| Irish Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Legislators -- United States -- Miscellanea. \| United States -- Politics and government -- 1901-1953. \| Cleveland (Ohio) -- Politics and government.
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2	Title:	John J. Lavelle Scrapbook
	Creator:	Lavelle, John J.
	Dates:	1937-1994
	Abstract:	John J. Lavelle (ca. 1908-1994), "considered a national pioneer in the field of court administrators" according to his obituary in the Cleveland Plain Dealer in 1994, was born in Cleveland, Ohio, and graduated from St. Ignatius High School in 1925. He obtained his Bachelor of Arts degree from John Carroll University in 1929 and graduated from Cleveland Marshall School of Law in 1933. Lavelle worked for the Cuyahoga County Court System, starting as a deputy clerk in 1933. By 1938 he was a clerk in Domestic Relations court for Cuyahoga County, Ohio, and in 1940 was transferred to Common Pleas Court to be the first divorce assignment commissioner. He became Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Court's first administrator in 1957. He worked for 18 years as business manager of the Common Pleas Court responsible for personnel, purchasing and the budget. As the court's first administrator, he was responsible for all non-judicial matters of the court including personnel, purchasing and budget. He also played an important role in the planning of the Justice Center which houses the Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas, Cleveland Municipal Courts, Cleveland Police headquarters, and the Correction Center and was completed in 1976. Mr. Lavelle retired in 1974. Lavelle was also active in the community outside of his employment with the court. He was a trustee of the board of Catholic Charities Corporation of Greater Cleveland, a member of the alumni board of trustees of Cleveland Marshall School of Law, an honorary member of Delta Theta Phi Law Fraternity, and a member of the Cleveland Council of the Knights of Columbus. Besides these activities he was also active in Irish associations in Cleveland, mainly the Irish Civic Association, serving as president in 1939 and attending the International Irish Congress in Chicago as a delegate. In 1940 he was chairman of the Cleveland St. Patrick's Day Parade. He died in 1994. The collection consists of certificates, letters, newspaper articles, and photographs.
	Call #:	MS 5118
	Extent:	0.20 linear feet (1 container)
	Subjects:	Lavelle, John J., ca. 1908-1994. \| Ohio. Court of Common Pleas (Cuyahoga County) \| Irish Civic Association. \| Irish Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Irish Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Societies, etc. \| Irish Americans -- Political activity -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- 20th century. \| Cleveland (Ohio) -- Politics and government -- 20th century. \| Cuyahoga County (Ohio) -- Politics and government -- 20th century.
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3	Title:	William J. Murphy Family Scrapbook
	Creator:	Murphy, William J. Family
	Dates:	1898-1967
	Abstract:	William Joseph Murphy (1876-1942) served as postmaster of Cleveland, Ohio, from 1914-1922 where he initiated the area's first airmail service. He served as secretary to Cleveland mayor Newton D. Baker from 1912-1914 Cleveland city manager William R. Hopkins from 1924-1930. From 1930-1942, Murphy was a vice president for Central United National Bank. He served as president of Catholic Charities Corporation of Cleveland from 1938-1939. The collection consists of a scrapbook maintained by Murphy's daughter Florence Murphy Lackamp that includes funeral cards, greeting cards, invitations, letters, newspaper clippings, ordination cards, photographs, prayer cards, and programs.
	Call #:	MS 5222
	Extent:	0.20 linear feet (1 container)
	Subjects:	Baker, Newton Diehl, 1871-1937. \| Catholic Charities Corporation of Cleveland. \| Catholic Church -- Education -- Ohio -- Cleveland \| Catholics -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Charities -- 20th century. \| Catholics -- Ohio -- Cleveland \| Cleveland (Ohio) -- Politics and government -- 20th century. \| Hopkins, William Rowland, 1869-1961. \| Irish Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Murphy family \| Murphy, William Joseph, 1876-1942
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4	Title:	Twinning of Cleveland, Ohio and the Parish of Achill, County Mayo, Ireland Records
	Creator:	Twinning of Cleveland, Ohio and the Parish of Achill, County Mayo, Ireland
	Dates:	1996-2004
	Abstract:	The twinning of Cleveland, Ohio, and Achill in County Mayo, Ireland, was a celebration of the ancestral connection of a large number of Cleveland's Irish American population to that area of Ireland, and afforded an opportunity to nurture business and social relationships between the two regions. The celebration was spearheaded by Stephen L. Mulloy and took several years of planning and organizing before the visit of the Cleveland delegation, which included Mayor Jane Campbell, Stephen L. Mulloy, and other prominent Irish Americans from northeast Ohio, in July 2003. In October 2003, Frank Chambers, Chairman of Mayo County Council and other dignitaries from Mayo visited Cleveland. Their trip included a visit to the Western Reserve Historical Society. The collection consists of agendas, booklets, brochures, business cards, calendar, catalog, correspondence, drafts, fact sheets, financial report, flyers, handwritten notes, information packet, invitations, itineraries, lists, menu, minutes, newsletters, newspaper, newspaper clippings, notes, photographs, postcards, programs, resolution, summary and typescripts. These items were collected by Judge Sean C. Gallagher, who was involved in planning and organizing this event, and supplemented by Regina Costello. The material documents the celebration of the cultural connection between Irish Americans of Cleveland, Ohio to their roots in Achill, Ireland, with information on the planning, background, research and participants in the event. Included also are promotional materials from Cleveland as well as Achill and County Mayo, Ireland, and information on Mayo politics and history.
	Call #:	MS 4923
	Extent:	0.81 linear feet (3 containers)
	Subjects:	Cleveland-Achill Twinning Committee \| Western Reserve Historical Society -- Photographs. \| Irish Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Cleveland (Ohio) -- Relations -- Ireland -- Achill. \| Cleveland (Ohio) -- Relations -- Ireland -- Mayo (County) \| Cleveland (Ohio) -- Description and travel. \| Cleveland (Ohio) -- Commerce. \| Achill (Ireland) -- Relations -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Achill (Ireland) -- Description and travel. \| Mayo (Ireland : County) -- Relations -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Mayo (Ireland : County) -- History. \| Mayo (Ireland : County) -- Description and travel. \| Mayo (Ireland : County) -- Politics and government.
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5	Title:	David Morrow, Sr. Family Papers
	Creator:	Morrow, David Sr. Family
	Dates:	1818-1938
	Abstract:	David Morrow Sr. was the son of John Morrow and brother of John Morrow Jr. and William Morrow. The family originated in Knock, parish of Castlenagh, County Down, Ireland. William Morrow emigrated to Virginia, and with family friend Alexander J. Stewart, who had settled in New York City, corresponded with the remaining Morrow family members in Ireland. The David Morrow Sr. family, including David Sr., his wife Abigail, and their children, David Jr., William, and Abigail, emigrated from Belfast, Ireland in 1832, and were settled in Euclid, Ohio, by 1833, where they farmed. David Morrow Jr. and his brother William, continued to farm after the death of their father in 1836, eventually acquiring their own land in Glenville, near Cleveland, Ohio. David Morrow Jr. married Eliza Shade, and they had three children; David Wilson, Abigail, and Eliza Lillie. David Wilson Morrow attended Shaw Academy in East Cleveland, and graduated from the Case School of Applied Science in 1890. He went into practice in Cleveland as a civil and architectural engineer, establishing the firm of Morrow and Cross. He was an active member of the Cleveland Engineering Society, the Cleveland Chamber of Commerce, and the Cleveland Automobile Club. He married Ruby Jessamine Adams in 1905, and they had four children, two of whom survived, Ruth and David. The collection consists of genealogical and biographical sketches, correspondence, appointment books, tax returns and other financial papers, probate record journals, wills, deeds, trust and estate agreements, land plats and other real estate papers, minutes, transcripts, and other legal documents.
	Call #:	MS 4803
	Extent:	0.41 linear feet (1 container and 1 oversize folder)
	Subjects:	Morrow, David Sr. d. 1836. \| Morrow family. \| Immigrants -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Women immigrants. \| Irish Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Glenville (Cleveland, Ohio) -- Politics and government. \| United States -- Emigration and immigration. \| Ireland -- History -- Famine, 1845-1852. \| Cleveland (Ohio) -- Genealogy.
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6	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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