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| | Manuscript Collection | Requires cookie* | | 21 | Title: | Frank C. Manak Papers
| | | | Creator: | Manak, Frank C. | | | | Dates: | 1880-1971 | | | | Abstract: | Frank C. Manak (1872-1938) was a banker and leader in the Cleveland, Ohio, Czech community. His son, Frank Jr., was general counsel of U.S. Steel, an official of the Ohio Bureau of Unemployment Compensation, president of the Czech Cultural Garden Association, trustee of the Ohio Manufacturers' Association, and county Republican committeeman. The collection consists of newspaper clippings, correspondence, speeches, a poster, and testimonials relating to Frank C. Manak, Sr. Includes material relating to his son, Frank C. Manak, Jr. Correspondents include Harold H. Burton, Wendell L. Willkie, Thomas E. Dewey, and Ohio government officials | | | | Call #: | MS 3554 | | | | Extent: | 0.20 linear feet (1 container) | | | | Subjects: | Manak, Frank C., 1872-1938. | Czech Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Ohio -- Politics and government -- 1865-1950.
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| Manuscript Collection | Requires cookie* | | 23 | Title: | John Flavel Morse Speeches
| | | | Creator: | Morse, John Flavel | | | | Dates: | undated | | | | Abstract: | John Flavel Morese (1810-1884) was a Lake County, Ohio, representative to the Ohio General Assembly, 1839-1860, and Speaker of the Ohio House, 1851. He was elected to the Ohio Senate in 1860, enlisted in the union army in 1861 and served in the Treasury Dept., 1862-1876, supervising the construction of federal projects such as custom houses at New Orleans, New York, and Richmond, and federal mints at San Francisco and Carson City. The collection consists of four undated speeches delivered to the Ohio General Assembly and covering general political issues of the times, with specific views on the states' rights controversy, the role of labor in the 19th century and the positions of Thomas Jefferson and Alexander Hamilton on the Federalist-Antifederalist debate. Also included are handwritten transcripts made by a family member and miscellaneous draft sheets for the speeches. | | | | Call #: | MS 4273 | | | | Extent: | 0.20 linear feet (1 container) | | | | Subjects: | Morse, John Flavel, 1810-1884. | State rights -- United States. | United States -- Politics and government -- 1849-1861. | Ohio -- Politics and government -- 1775-1865.
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| Manuscript Collection | Requires cookie* | | 24 | Title: | Richard L. Maher Papers
| | | | Creator: | Maher, Richard L. | | | | Dates: | 1937-1970 | | | | Abstract: | Richard L. Maher (1903-1972) was a political editor for the Cleveland Press for over 40 years, covering local, state and national government. After working for the Cleveland News, Maher joined the Cleveland Press in 1928, became assistant city editor in 1929, and politics editor in 1932. He was active in Catholic Charities and helped found St. Raphael Parish in Bay Village, Ohio. He co-authored two books with Robert S. Allen, Our Fair City, and, Our Sovereign State. The collection consists of correspondence, programs, speeches, notes on columns, and newspaper clippings. The collection is useful to the study of Maher's life and interest in government and the attitudes exhibited in the Cleveland Press concerning political issues and their coverage. | | | | Call #: | MS 4396 | | | | Extent: | 1.20 linear feet (2 containers) | | | | Subjects: | Maher, Richard L., 1903-1972. | Cleveland Press. | Journalism -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | American newspapers -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Sections, columns, etc. | Government and the press -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Press and politics -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Cleveland (Ohio) -- Politics and government.
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| Manuscript Collection | Requires cookie* | | 25 | Title: | Leonard Levy Papers
| | | | Creator: | Levy, Leonard | | | | Dates: | 1936-1965 | | | | Abstract: | Leonard Levy was a Cleveland, Ohio, attorney who became assistant police prosecutor (1922-1923) and city treasurer (1936-1966). He also served as foreman of the Cuyahoga County Grand Jury. He wrote numerous speeches and articles for the mayors under whom he served, as well as scripts for several radio programs such as "Safety First," "Your Town," and "You and Your Government." The collection consists of newspaper clippings, correspondence, minutes, publications, scripts, and speeches. | | | | Call #: | MS 4077 | | | | Extent: | 2.00 linear feet (2 containers) | | | | Subjects: | Levy, Leonard, 1895-1985 | Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland | Speeches, addresses, etc. -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | City planning -- Ohio | Radio scripts | Cleveland (Ohio) -- Politics and government | City planning -- Ohio -- Cleveland
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| Manuscript Collection | Requires cookie* | | 26 | Title: | Warner M. Bateman Papers
| | | | Creator: | Bateman, Warner M. | | | | Dates: | 1837-1897 | | | | Abstract: | Warner M. Bateman (1827-1897), noted Cincinnati, Ohio, lawyer, pursued a long and distinguished career not only in the field of law, but also in the world of nineteenth century Republican politics. Bateman served as an Ohio state senator 1865-1868, and as the United States Attorney for the Southern District of Ohio 1869-1877. He played a prominent role at the 1880 Republican National Convention, heading the campaign of John Sherman as Republican candidate for the Presidency of the United States. The collection consists of journals, notebooks, speeches, letters, bound volumes of correspondence, account books, dockets, checks, receipts, deeds, dividends, tax records, agreements, invitations, business cards and advertisements, notes, souvenirs, notebooks containing notes for Republican Party lectures, and eight volumes of newspaper clippings relating to legal and political matters. The bulk of the correspondence consists of letters relating to various legal, personal, political, and professional matters associated with Bateman's activities as lawyer, politician, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Ohio (1869-1877), and manager (1880) of John Sherman's political interests. Notable correspondents include John Sherman, Salmon P. Chase, James A. Garfield, Marcus A. Hanna, Rutherford B. Hayes, William T. Sherman, and William H. Taft. A calendar of correspondence is included in Appendix I in the register to the collection. | | | | Call #: | MS 2900 | | | | Extent: | 8.80 linear feet (22 containers) | | | | Subjects: | Bateman, Warner M. (Warner Mifflin), 1827-1897. | Sherman, John, 1823-1900. | Republican Party (U.S. : 1854-) -- History. | Republican Party (Ohio) -- History. | Lawyers -- Ohio -- Cincinnati -- Correspondence. | Government attorneys -- Ohio -- Correspondence. | Legislators -- Ohio -- Correspondence. | Ohio -- Politics and government -- 1865-1950. | United States -- Politics and government -- 19th century. | United States -- History -- 1865-1898.
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| Manuscript Collection | Requires cookie* | | 27 | Title: | Village of Parkview, Ohio Records
| | | | Creator: | Village of Parkview, Ohio | | | | Dates: | 1925-1967 | | | | Abstract: | Parkview was incorporated as a village in 1925. Located in western Cuyahoga County, Ohio, this Cleveland suburb was bounded to the north by the municipality of Fairview Park, to the east by the Rocky River Reservation of the Cleveland Metroparks, to the south by the municipality of Brook Park, and to the west by the municipality of North Olmsted. In 1967 Parkview was annexed by the City of Fairview Park, which took over the village government operations. The collection consists of the records created by the Village of Parkview's government offices. Included are annual reports, budgets, minutes, ordinances, resolutions, financial records, and various departmental records. | | | | Call #: | MS 4722 | | | | Extent: | 3.00 linear feet (3 containers) | | | | Subjects: | Suburbs -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Parkview (Ohio) -- Politics and government. | Parkview (Ohio) -- History. | Fairview Park (Ohio) -- Politics and government. | Fairview Park (Ohio) -- History.
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| Manuscript Collection | Requires cookie* | | 28 | Title: | Peter Witt Papers
| | | | Creator: | Witt, Peter | | | | Dates: | 1888-1948 | | | | Abstract: | Peter Witt (1869-1948) was the Cleveland, Ohio traction commissioner (1912-1915) under Mayor Newton D. Baker and city councilman (1924-1927) who served as a transit consultant for several major United States cities. He was a close friend and ally of Cleveland mayor Tom L. Johnson. The collection consists of correspondence, speeches, articles, reports, campaign literature, interview notes made by Louis Plost, scrapbooks, and newspaper clippings, relating chiefly to Witt's political activities and especially to his association with Tom L. Johnson, mayor of Cleveland. Some of the papers relate to Witt's work as a transit consultant in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and Newark, New Jersey, in the 1920s. Correspondents include Eugene V. Debs, Elizabeth J. Hauser, Tom L. Johnson, P.J. Mitten, and Brand Whitlock. | | | | Call #: | MS 3281 | | | | Extent: | 4.00 linear feet (6 containers and 4 oversize packages) | | | | Subjects: | Witt, Peter, 1869-1948. | Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865. | Lincoln Memorial Garden Commission. | Cleveland Railway Company. | Political campaigns -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Local transit -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Local transit -- New Jersey -- Newark. | Local transit -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. | Street-railroads -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Subways -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Cleveland (Ohio) -- Politics and government. | Ohio -- Politics and government -- 1865-1950. | United States -- Politics and government -- 1901-1953.
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| Manuscript Collection | Requires cookie* | | 29 | Title: | Benjamin F. Sells Papers
| | | | Creator: | Sells, Benjamin F. | | | | Dates: | 1860-1875 | | | | Abstract: | Benjamin F. Sells (b. 1824) was a Coshocton, Ohio, soldier who served with the 122nd Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry during the Civil War. The collection consists of correspondence, ordnance returns, military orders, autobiographical sketch, and papers relating to the court-martial of Sells, who was dismissed from the service for criticizing the war and the President and for vigorously supporting the candidacy of Clement L. Vallandigham for Governor of Ohio in 1863. Also includes an essay on the Mexican War. | | | | Call #: | MS 2712 | | | | Extent: | 0.20 linear feet (1 container) | | | | Subjects: | Sells, Benjamin F., b. 1824. | Soldiers -- Ohio -- Correspondence. | Soldiers -- Suffrage -- United States. | Mexican War, 1846-1848. | Ohio -- Politics and government -- 1861-1865. | United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Sources. | United States -- Politics and government -- 1861-1865.
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| Manuscript Collection | Requires cookie* | | 30 | Title: | James D. Nolan Papers
| | | | Creator: | Nolan, James D. | | | | Dates: | 1958-1968 | | | | Abstract: | James D. Nolan was an Ohio political activist during the 1960s. He was active in the Cuyahoga County Democratic Party and was a member of the Citizens League. In 1961, Nolan filed a civil action in United States Sixth District Court to have the 1903 Hanna amendment to the Ohio Constitution voided on grounds that it violated the equal representation article of the Fourteenth Amendment of the United States Constitution. Nolan won his suit on appeal to the United States Supreme Court in 1964. Nolan became the champion of legislative reapportionment in Ohio, delivering more than 900 speeches over a five year period. In 1966, he ran unsuccessfully for the office of Ohio Secretary of State. The collection consists of correspondence, speeches, reports, newsletters, legal briefs, and newspaper clippings relating primarily to the issue of proportional representation in Ohio, as well as other states. Also included is a small amount of personal material, consisting of biographical and electioneering materials. | | | | Call #: | MS 4534 | | | | Extent: | 1.00 linear feet (1 container) | | | | Subjects: | Nolan, James D., 1922-1985. | Constitutional law -- Ohio. | Apportionment (Election law) -- Ohio. | Apportionment (Election law) -- United States. | Proportional representation -- Ohio. | Proportional representation -- United States. | Political campaigns -- Law and legislation -- Ohio. | Ohio -- Politics and government -- 1951-
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| Manuscript Collection | Requires cookie* | | 33 | Title: | Cuyahoga County, Ohio, Records
| | | | Creator: | Cuyahoga County, Ohio | | | | Dates: | 1809-1896 | | | | Abstract: | The Cuyahoga County, Ohio, Records, 1809-1896, consist of election returns for jurors in Euclid (1812), Cuyahoga County census report (1819), Strongsville census report (1823), list of mercantile capital within the county (1833), and papers relating to the annexation of parts of Newburgh and Brooklyn to Cleveland (1867-1896). | | | | Call #: | MS 2062 | | | | Extent: | 0.20 linear feet (1 container) | | | | Subjects: | Jury selection -- Ohio -- Euclid. | Cleveland (Ohio) -- Politics and government. | Cuyahoga County (Ohio) -- Census. | Euclid (Ohio) -- History -- Sources. | Newburgh (Ohio) -- Politics and government. | Strongsville (Ohio) -- Census.
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| Manuscript Collection | Requires cookie* | | 34 | Title: | Maurice Klain Research Papers : Cleveland Area Leadership Studies, Series II
| | | | Creator: | Klain, Maurice | | | | Dates: | 1937-1972 | | | | Abstract: | The Cleveland Area Leadership Study was a major research project designed to study the power base of greater Cleveland, Ohio, with emphasis on the decision-making process and the role of various community leaders. The project was supervised by Maurice Klain, professor in the Department of Political Science at Western Reserve University. The collection consists of correspondence, memoranda, interview transcripts, a subject file, questionnaires, raw data from Klain's studies on endorsements and voter tabulations, interpretative computer printouts, and newspaper clippings. | | | | Call #: | MS 4305 | | | | Extent: | 30.80 linear feet (33 containers) | | | | Subjects: | Community leadership -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Community power -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Political leadership -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Interviews -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Attitude (Psychology) -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Minorities -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Social surveys -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Voting research -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Political participation -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Cities and towns -- Research -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Urban policy -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | City and town life -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Race discrimination -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Sociology, Urban -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Cleveland (Ohio) -- Economic conditions. | Cleveland (Ohio) -- Social conditions. | Cleveland (Ohio) -- Politics and government. | Cleveland (Ohio) -- Race relations.
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| Manuscript Collection | Requires cookie* | | 35 | Title: | William McKinley Papers, Series II
| | | | Creator: | McKinley, William | | | | Dates: | 1878-1901 | | | | Abstract: | William McKinley was born in Niles, Ohio, served in the American Civil War, and practiced law in Canton, Ohio, where he served as prosecuting attorney for Stark County 1869-1871. In 1876, he was elected to the United States House of Representatives. He was Governor of Ohio 1891-1896. First elected President of the United States in 1896, he was reelected in 1900. He was assassinated in September 1901. The collection consists of editors' copies and page proofs of McKinley's speeches as President, as well as an index for the book Speeches and Addresses of William McKinley. This collection also includes a small number of speeches made by McKinley's Executive Cabinet and some speeches he made as a Representative of Ohio to the United States Congress. | | | | Call #: | MS 4674 | | | | Extent: | 1.60 linear feet (4 containers) | | | | Subjects: | McKinley, William, 1843-1901. | Speeches, addresses, etc., American. | Presidents -- United States. | United States -- History -- 1865-1921. | United States -- Politics and government -- 19th century.
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| Manuscript Collection | Requires cookie* | | 36 | Title: | Howard K. Preston Scrapbooks
| | | | Creator: | Preston, Howard K. | | | | Dates: | 1960-1976 | | | | Abstract: | Howard K. Preston was an editorial writer and columnist for the Cleveland Plain Dealer, 1960-1976. Preston wrote about local, state and national issues, as well as the trivial and commonplace. He began his newspaper career at the Cleveland News in 1937, but joined the Plain Dealer when the News was sold in 1960. The collection consists of forty-one scrapbooks, containing Preston's editorials and letters of congratulations. The collection reflects Preston's and the Plain Dealer's views on foreign relations (especially Russian-American relations and Vietnam relations), race relations, city development projects, nuclear weapons, space flight, elections at all levels of government, and other subjects. | | | | Call #: | MS 4415 | | | | Extent: | 1.00 linear feet (5 containers) | | | | Subjects: | Preston, Howard K. (Howard Kenneth), 1913-1983. | Journalism -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Newspapers -- Sections, columns, etc. -- Editorials. | Government and the press -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Community development, Urban -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | American newspapers -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Sections, columns, etc. | United States -- Foreign relations -- 1945- | Cleveland (Ohio) -- Politics and government. | Cleveland (Ohio) -- Race relations.
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| Manuscript Collection | Requires cookie* | | 37 | Title: | Hanna Family Papers
| | | | Creator: | Hanna Family | | | | Dates: | 1812-1926 | | | | Abstract: | The Hanna Family is an Ohio family (New Lisbon and Cleveland) whose members included Senator Marcus A. Hanna and businessman Leonard C. Hanna. The collection consists of correspondence, legal documents, charts, deeds, notes, wills, photos, and magazine and newspaper clippings containing genealogical data relating primarily to members of the Hanna family in Cleveland and Ohio, especially to Robert, Benjamin, and Leonard Hanna. Includes 7 v. of congratulatory messages sent to Marcus A. Hanna after successful campaigns of the Republican Party in which Hanna played a major role. | | | | Call #: | MS 2510 | | | | Extent: | 3.50 linear feet (5 containers and 8 oversize volumes) | | | | Subjects: | Hanna family. | Ohio -- Politics and government -- 1787-1865. | United States -- Politics and government -- 19th century.
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| Manuscript Collection | Requires cookie* | | 38 | Title: | [Record of the Township of Cleveland]
| | | | Creator: | Cleveland (Ohio : Township) | | | | Dates: | [1803-1838] | | | | Notes: | Includes records of various activities, dated April 4, 1803 to April 6, 1838, of the electorate, trustees, and other township officials, pertaining to the organization and administration of the government of Cleveland Township, as recorded by the township clerk. Indentures, financial reports, and other matter are interspersed between records of meetings. | | | | Call #: | Microfilm (Cab. 42:1) | | | | Extent: | p. 3-420 : ill. ; 30 cm. | | | | Subjects: | Cleveland (Ohio : Township) | Cleveland (Ohio) -- Politics and government -- Sources | Cleveland (Ohio) -- History -- Sources
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| Manuscript Collection | Requires cookie* | | 39 | Title: | Harold H. Burton Papers
| | | | Creator: | Burton, Harold H. | | | | Dates: | 1911-1965 | | | | Abstract: | Harold Hitz Buron (1888-1964) was a lawyer, World War I soldier, law professor, Ohio state congressman, law director of Cleveland, Acting City Manager, Acting Mayor, Mayor, United States Senator from Ohio, and Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court. The collection consists of correspondence, financial records, campaign literature, broadsides, reports, schedules, inventories, lists and newspaper clippings relating to Burton's personal life, his activities in various organizations, and his political activities, including his administration of Cleveland's municipal government, 1935-1940. | | | | Call #: | MS 3584 | | | | Extent: | 35.00 linear feet (34 containers and 14 oversize volumes) | | | | Subjects: | Burton, Harold H. (Harold Hitz), 1888-1964. | Burton family. | Legislators -- United States. | Judges -- United States. | Political campaigns -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | National socialists -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Public welfare -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Local transit -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Public utilities -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Lakeshore development -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | St. Lawrence Seaway. | Cleveland (Ohio) -- Politics and government. | Cuyahoga County (Ohio) -- Politics and government.
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| Manuscript Collection | Requires cookie* | | 40 | Title: | Robert Johns Bulkley Papers
| | | | Creator: | Bulkley, Robert Johns | | | | Dates: | 1886-1967 | | | | Abstract: | Robert Johns Bulkley (1880-1965) was a Cleveland, Ohio, lawyer and businessman who served as a United States Congressman (1910-1914) and Senator (1930-1939). While in congress he was involved in legislation concerning Prohibition and currency reform. He was president of the Morris Plan Bank of Cleveland (1914-1952). The collection consists of correspondence, speeches, notes, reports, certificates, personal and miscellaneous printed items relating to Bulkley's personal, political and business activities. | | | | Call #: | MS 3310 | | | | Extent: | 19.50 linear feet (44 containers, 4 oversize packages, and 1 oversize folder) | | | | Subjects: | Bulkley, Robert Johns, 1880-1965. | Legislators -- United States -- Correspondence. | Prohibition -- United States. | Currency question -- United States. | United States -- Politics and government -- 1901-1953.
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