| | Manuscript Collection | Requires cookie* | | 1 | Title: | Stanley Olstyn Papers
| | | | Creator: | Olstyn, Stanley | | | | Dates: | 1910-1970 | | | | Abstract: | Stanley Olstyn was (1889-1972) was a Cleveland, Ohio, resident who worked for his father at the Olstyn Carriage Company, 1908-1917, organized the Washington Savings Bank in 1920 (which was later merged into the Guardian Trust Company) and became a realtor in 1941. Olstyn founded the Home Owners Protective League in 1937 as a lobby group for efficient government and lower taxes and became very vocal in the battle against higher taxes and increased welfare spending. He was also active in many Polish-American groups, including the Cleveland Society of Poles, the Harmonia Chopin Polish Singing Society, and Marymount Hospital. The collection consists of a time and payroll book for the Olstyn Carriage Company, 1910-1914, newspaper clippings, and miscellaneous printed materials. The clippings highlight Olstyn's real estate career and his battles with city government over taxes. Printed materials include a reprint of a speech given by Olstyn before a congressional committee investigating rent controls, and materials from the Cuyahoga Tax League and the Home Owners Protective League. | | | | Call #: | MS 4023 | | | | Extent: | 0.20 linear feet (1 container) | | | | Subjects: | Olstyn, Stanley, 1889-1972. | Olstyn Carriage Company. | Carriage and wagon making -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Real estate business -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Real property tax -- Ohio -- Cuyahoga County. | Real property tax -- Law and legislation -- Ohio -- Cuyahoga County. | Tax and expenditure limitations -- Ohio -- Cuyahoga County. | Taxation -- Ohio -- Cuyahoga County -- Public opinion. | Taxation -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Public opinion.
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| Manuscript Collection | Requires cookie* | | 2 | Title: | Fair Housing Inc. Records, Series II
| | | | Creator: | Fair Housing Inc. | | | | Dates: | 1962-1987 | | | | Abstract: | Fair Housing Inc. was a Cleveland, Ohio, licensed real estate brokerage firm incorporated in 1962 as a for-profit business venture. Its primary aim was to establish the principle of non-discrimination in the Greater Cleveland housing market. It assisted persons who had historically been denied housing because of race, religion, or national origin by offering affordable housing; promoting good community relations as a way to stabilize emerging mixed neighborhoods; and encouraging the dissolution of segregation patterns based on race, ethnicity, or religious background. The founding officers included Karl F. Bruch Jr., Dr. Winston Richie, and Russell Adrine. By 1971, federal and state governments had passed open housing legislation, and Fair Housing Inc. was dissolved. The collection consists of board of directors' and stockholders' records, including articles of incorporation, corporate dissolution records, financial records, agendas, correspondence, directors' information forms, committee rosters, memos, proposals, reports, minutes, broker reports, newsletters, newspaper clippings, loan records, shareholder proxies, reply cards, stock campaign records, shareholders' lists, and subject files. | | | | Call #: | MS 4788 | | | | Extent: | 1.40 linear feet (3 containers) | | | | Subjects: | Fair Housing Inc. (Cleveland, Ohio) | Real estate investment trusts -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Real estate business -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Discrimination in housing -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Housing -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | African Americans -- Housing -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Segregation -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Cleveland (Ohio) -- Race relations.
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