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1	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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2	Title:	John P. Kilroy Papers
	Creator:	Kilroy, John P.
	Dates:	1975-1993
	Abstract:	John P. Kilroy, of Cleveland, Ohio, is of Irish descent. Three of his grandparents immigrated to the United States from counties Mayo, Carlow and Westmeath during the early twentieth century. They came to the United States in search of a better life, and to escape from the economic and political turmoiil present in Ireland at that time. Kilroy went to law school and represented the Padraig Pearce Center of the Irish American Club East Side, Inc. during its establishment. He was also active in the Cleveland Irish Players, a theatre group that was founded by Kevin McGinty and produces Irish plays by Irish playwrights. He was a regular contributor to the Ohio Irish Bulletin and other newsletters. Kilroy's interests also extend to Gaelic athletics and Irish current affairs, including the troubles in Northern Ireland. The collection consists of an application form, brochure, correspondence, essays, handwritten, notes, an invitation, a leaflet, a press release, newsletters, newspaper clippings, Padraic Pearce Center, Inc. organizational documents, a petition, plays, programs and a sports schedule.
	Call #:	MS 4899
	Extent:	0.40 linear feet (1 container)
	Subjects:	Kilroy, John P. -- Family -- History -- Sources. \| Kilroy family -- History -- Sources. \| Irish American Club - East Side, Inc. Padraig Pearce Center. \| Cleveland Irish Players. \| Irish Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- History -- 20th century. \| Irish Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- History -- Sources. \| Irish Americans -- Archives. \| Irish Americans -- Politics and government. \| Irish drama -- 20th century. \| English drama -- Irish authors -- 20th century. \| Theater -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Irish Americans -- Societies, etc. \| Ireland -- Emigration and immigration. \| United States -- Emigration and immigration. \| Northern Ireland -- History -- 1969-1994. \| Northern Ireland -- History -- Sources. \| Mayo (Ireland : County) -- Emigration and immigration. \| Carlow (Ireland : County) -- Emigration and immigration. \| Westmeath (Ireland : County) -- Emigration and immigration.
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3	Title:	William Lipman Family Papers
	Creator:	Lipman, William family
	Dates:	1940-1968
	Abstract:	William Lipman was born in 1895 in Poland. He immigrated to Cleveland, Ohio, in 1910 and married Gertrude, nee Kornreich, (b. Jan. 30, 1903) on Apr. 6, 1924. Lipman owned Bill's Clothing and Furnishings, with two locations at St. Clair and East 152nd, and 618 East 185th Streets, Cleveland. Lipman died in Cleveland on May 10, 1981. The collection consists of correspondence between the Lipman family in Cleveland and relatives in Poland, France, Israel, and Japan during World War II and after. Much of the correspondence relates to Lipman's efforts to secure visas for his mother and siblings to emigrate from Nazi Poland.
	Call #:	MS 4998
	Extent:	0.20 linear feet (1 container)
	Subjects:	Lipman, William, 1895-1981. \| Lipke family. \| Lipman family. \| Jews, Polish -- Emigration and immigration. \| World War, 1939-1945. \| Poland -- Emigration and immigration. \| United States -- Emigration and immigration.
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