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| | Manuscript Collection | Requires cookie* | | 61 | Title: | Joseph Menning Papers
| | | | Creator: | Menning, Joseph | | | | Dates: | 1895-1945 | | | | Abstract: | Joseph Menning (1874-1967) was a public official, of Cleveland, Ohio. He served as city councilman (1909-1911) and Cuyahoga County Commissioner (1911-1919), and was a member of the Knights of Labor. The collection consists of correspondence, financial receipts, newspaper clippings, certificates, and other papers, touching on Menning's political and social activities. | | | | Call #: | MS 3295 | | | | Extent: | 0.20 linear feet (1 container) | | | | Subjects: | Menning, Joseph, 1874-1967. | Knights of Labor. | City councilmen -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Miscellanea. | Cleveland (Ohio) -- Politics and government. | Cuyahoga County (Ohio) -- Politics and government.
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| Manuscript Collection | Requires cookie* | | 62 | Title: | Ray Thomas Miller Papers
| | | | Creator: | Miller, Ray Thomas | | | | Dates: | 1906-1966 | | | | Abstract: | Ray T. Miller (1893-1966) was a prominent Cleveland, Ohio, lawyer, businessman and Democratic political leader. After serving in World War I he became assistant law director of Cleveland (1922-1923), city prosecutor (1928-1932) and Mayor (1932-1933). He was chairman of the Cuyahoga County Democratic Party (1938-1964). The collection consists of correspondence, speeches, certificates, diaries, daybooks, newspaper clippings, photographs, miscellaneous printed material and personal memorabilia relating to Miller's college, army and political activities. | | | | Call #: | MS 3308 | | | | Extent: | 29.50 linear feet (59 containers, 9 oversize volumes, and 2 oversize packages) | | | | Subjects: | Miller, Ray T. (Ray Thomas), 1893-1966. | Miller family. | Democratic Party. Cuyahoga County (Ohio) | Soldiers -- Ohio -- Miscellanea. | World War, 1914-1918 -- Sources. | Cleveland (Ohio) -- Politics and government. | Cuyahoga County (Ohio) -- Politics and government. | Ohio -- Politics and government.
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| Manuscript Collection | Requires cookie* | | 63 | Title: | Citizens League of Greater Cleveland Records
| | | | Creator: | Citizens League of Greater Cleveland | | | | Dates: | 1896-1968 | | | | Abstract: | The Citizens League of Greater Cleveland is a Cleveland, Ohio, civic organization founded in 1896 to encourage citizen participation in municipal affairs, disseminate information, promote honest and efficient government, and elect competent public officials. Originally called the Municipal Association and later the Civic League, it was reorganized in 1923 as the Citizens League. The collection consists of candidate information questionnaires, correspondence, reports, pamphlets, memoranda and newspaper clippings relating to political candidates in Cleveland and Cuyahoga County, Ohio. | | | | Call #: | MS 3385 | | | | Extent: | 14.00 linear feet (36 containers) | | | | Subjects: | Citizens League of Greater Cleveland. | Elections -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Elections -- Ohio -- Cuyahoga County. | Cleveland (Ohio) -- Politics and government. | Cuyahoga County (Ohio) -- Politics and government.
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| Manuscript Collection | Requires cookie* | | 65 | Title: | John Patterson Green Papers
| | | | Creator: | Green, John Patterson | | | | Dates: | 1869-1932 | | | | Abstract: | John Patterson Green (1845-1940) was a Cleveland, Ohio, lawyer, justice of the peace (1873-1882), Ohio state congressman (1882-1892), state senator (1892-1896), and United States Postage Stamp Agent. He was a powerful Republican campaign orator and was influential in William McKinley's 1896 presidential campaign. He was the first African American to be elected to public office in Cleveland, Ohio. The collection consists of correspondence, legal papers, speeches, financial accounts, receipts, newspaper clippings, invitations, programs and other papers. | | | | Call #: | MS 3379 | | | | Extent: | 4.20 linear feet (11 containers) | | | | Subjects: | Green, John Patterson, 1845-1940. | Green family. | McKinley, William, 1843-1901. | Wilberforce University. | Legislators -- Ohio -- Correspondence, reminiscences, etc. | African American legislators -- Ohio -- Correspondence, reminiscences, etc. | African Americans -- Southern States -- Social conditions -- to 1964. | Race discrimination -- United States. | Political campaigns -- United States. | Presidents -- United States -- Election. | Cleveland (Ohio) -- Politics and government. | Ohio -- Politics and government -- 1865-1950. | United States -- Politics and government -- 1865-1933.
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| Manuscript Collection | Requires cookie* | | 66 | Title: | Benjamin Franklin Stickney Papers
| | | | Creator: | Stickney, Benjamin Franklin | | | | Dates: | 1788-1892 | | | | Abstract: | Benjamin Franklin Stickney (1775-1857) was a resident of New Hampshire, Fort Wayne, Indiana, and Toledo, Ohio, and postmaster and agent for Indian affairs Northwest of the Ohio River, Port Lawrence, Michigan Territory. The collection consists of primarily correspondence of Stickney. Includes letters from Lewis Bond, J.L. Comstock, Paul Hamilton (U.S. Secretary of the Navy), Henry Hart, Samuel Mitchill, Anthony Shane, Amos Spafford, Caleb Stark, and Two Stickney, and a declaration to the Delaware Tribe (1812) by William Henry Harrison, Governor of the Indiana Territory. | | | | Call #: | MS 3450 | | | | Extent: | 0.10 linear feet (1 container) | | | | Subjects: | Stickney, Benjamin Franklin, 1775-1857. | Indian agents -- Northwest, Old. | Indians of North America -- Northwest, Old. | Indians of North America -- Government relations. | Delaware Indians -- Government relations.
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| Manuscript Collection | Requires cookie* | | 67 | Title: | Anthony J. Celebrezze Papers, Series II
| | | | Creator: | Celebrezze, Anthony J. | | | | Dates: | 1929-1977 | | | | Abstract: | Anthony J. Celebrezze (1910-1998) was an Ohio state senator (1950-1953), mayor of Cleveland (1953-1962), Secretary of the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare (1962-1965), and federal judge for the 6th Circuit Court of Appeals (1965-1980). The collection consists of correspondence, clippings, honorary certificates and resolutions, publications, speeches, and scrapbooks, covering Celebrezze's political and judicial career, and relating to Cleveland's budgetary, city planning, civil defense, public transportation and urban renewal issues during the 1950s and 1960s, and to the anti-poverty, civil rights, education, and health insurance programs of Presidents Kennedy & Johnson. Includes correspondence of John Kennedy, Lyndon Johnson, Hubert Humphrey, Frank Lausche, Stephen M. Young, Michael DiSalle, Thomas Burke, Jack P. Russell, and Ralph Locher. | | | | Call #: | MS 4046 | | | | Extent: | 24.51 linear feet (22 containers, 23 oversize volumes, and 1 oversize folder) | | | | Subjects: | Celebrezze, Anthony J. (Anthony Joseph), 1910-1998 | Cleveland (Ohio). Mayor. | Italian Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Urban renewal -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Political campaigns -- Ohio. | Cleveland (Ohio) -- Appropriations and expenditures. | Cleveland (Ohio) -- Civil defense. | Cleveland (Ohio) -- Officials and employees. | Cleveland (Ohio) -- Public works. | Streets -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Cleveland (Ohio) -- Transit systems. | Cleveland (Ohio) -- Politics and government. | Ohio -- Politics and government. | United States -- Social policy.
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| Manuscript Collection | Requires cookie* | | 69 | 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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| Manuscript Collection | Requires cookie* | | 70 | Title: | Paul W. Walter Papers
| | | | Creator: | Walter, Paul W. | | | | Dates: | 1929-1955 | | | | Abstract: | Paul W. Walter (1907-1992) was a Cleveland, Ohio, lawyer who served as campaign manager for Harold Burton's mayoral and senatorial campaigns and Robert A. Taft's senatorial and presidential campaigns. He was also active in Cleveland civic and social welfare organizations. The collection consists of correspondence, news releases, speeches, financial records, lists, schedules, campaign literature, newspaper clippings, photographs and other miscellaneous records relating to the political activities of Paul Walter, Harold Burton and Robert Taft. | | | | Call #: | MS 3302 | | | | Extent: | 44.20 linear feet (105 containers and 1 oversize volume) | | | | Subjects: | Walter, Paul W., 1907-1992. | Burton, Harold H. (Harold Hitz), 1888-1964. | Taft, Robert A. (Robert Alphonso), 1889-1953. | Elections -- Ohio. | Elections -- United States. | Political campaigns -- Ohio. | Political campaigns -- United States. | Social settlements -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Cleveland (Ohio) -- Politics and government. | Ohio -- Politics and government. | United States -- Politics and government -- 20th century.
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| Manuscript Collection | Requires cookie* | | 73 | Title: | Frank Stagg Family Papers
| | | | Creator: | Stagg, Frank, family | | | | Dates: | 1866-2004 | | | | Abstract: | Frank Stagg was a member of the Irish Republican Army who was arrested and sentenced to ten years in Albany Prison on the Isle of Wight. He participated in several hunger strikes and died after a 62 day hunger strike in 1976. He was originally buried in Ballina, County Mayo, Ireland, but IRA volunteers removed his remains and buried him in the IRA plot in Leigue Cemetery, County Mayo. The collection consists of articles, book chapters, family charts, a family record, excerpts, magazine articles, newspaper clippings, an obituary, photographs, a poster, and a transcript from the Irish government. In addition to material relating to Frank Stagg and the Irish Republican Army, the collection includes genealogical materials on the John and Thomas J. Vahey and the Patrick Jennings families, who were ancestors of Stagg. The seven photographs included in the collection are photocopies and include photographs of family and friends, and views of the IRA plot as Leigue Cemetery, 1975-1977. | | | | Call #: | MS 4924 | | | | Extent: | 0.21 linear feet (1 container and 1 oversize folder) | | | | Subjects: | Stagg, Frank, 1941-1976 | Stagg family | Jennings family | Vahey family | Irish Republican Army | Leigue Cemetery (Mayo, Ireland : County) | Political prisoners -- Northern Ireland | Hunger strikes -- Northern Ireland | Northern Ireland -- Politics and government -- 1969-1994
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| Manuscript Collection | Requires cookie* | | 74 | Title: | Stephen M. Young Papers
| | | | Creator: | Young, Stephen M. | | | | Dates: | 1916-1970 | | | | Abstract: | Stephen M. Young (1889-1984) was an Ohio lawyer and politician who served as United States Senator from 1958 to 1971. Young's views on the Cold War and the Vietnam Conflict often went against mainstream opinion. The collection consists of correspondence, articles, speeches, records of foreign trips, voting records, Young's constituent newsletter - "Straight from Washington," newspaper clippings, and transcripts of interviews. | | | | Call #: | MS 3670 | | | | Extent: | 56.80 linear feet (58 containers) | | | | Subjects: | Young, Stephen M. (Stephen Marvin), 1889-1984. | Wetterman, Neil. | Walker, Edwin. | Vietnam War, 1961-1975 -- United States. | Legislators -- United States. | United States -- Politics and government -- 1945- | United States -- Foreign relations -- Soviet Union. | Soviet Union -- Foreign relations -- United States.
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| Manuscript Collection | Requires cookie* | | 75 | 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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| Manuscript Collection | Requires cookie* | | 76 | Title: | Abba Hillel Silver Papers
| | | | Creator: | Silver, Abba Hillel | | | | Dates: | 1902-1989 | | | | Abstract: | Rabbi Abba Hillel Silver (1893-1963) was the rabbi at The Temple, Cleveland, Ohio, and prominent leader of the Zionist movement for a Jewish homeland. The collection consists of personal and professional correspondence, sermons, writings, speaking engagements files, scrapbooks and miscellaneous personal material. The bulk of the material is in the correspondence series and includes minutes, publications, reports, financial statements and confidential notes relating to Rabbi Silver's participation in numerous local and national organizations, especially Zionist groups. Important material relating to the American Zionist Emergency Council, the Zionist Organization of America, the Jewish Agency for Palestine, the United Jewish Appeal, United Palestine Appeal and the American Zionist Policy Committee is found in the collection. Also included is significant material relating to Cleveland Jewish organizations and other civic groups, such as The Temple (Temple-Tifereth Israel), Cleveland Bureau of Jewish Education, the Jewish Community Council, the Jewish Welfare Federation of Cleveland, and the Cleveland Zionist Society. In addition, the collection contains an extensive file of Silver's speeches, sermons, books, articles and other writings on Zionism, Judaism and other topics, and assorted material relating to Silver's personal life | | | | Call #: | MS 4787 | | | | Extent: | 94.20 linear feet (135 containers and 2 oversize folders) | | | | Subjects: | American Zionist Policy Committee. | American Zionist Council. | American Zionist Emergency Council. | Anglo-American Committee of Inquiry on Jewish Problems in Palestine and Europe. | Cleveland Bureau of Jewish Education (Cleveland, Ohio). | Jewish Welfare Federation (Cleveland, Ohio) | Jewish National Fund. | Jewish Agency for Palestine. American Section. | Jewish Agency for Palestine. | Joint Distribution Committee of the American Funds for Jewish War Sufferers. | Keren Hayesod. | Ohio Commission on Unemployment Insurance. | Jewish Community Federation (Cleveland, Ohio) | Jewish Community Council (Cleveland, Ohio) | Temple (Cleveland, Ohio) | United Palestine Appeal (U.S.) | United Jewish Appeal. | Cleveland Zionist Society (Cleveland, Ohio). | League for Human Rights (Cleveland, Ohio) | Zionist Organization of America. | Rabbis -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Archives. | Zionism. | Zionism -- United States. | Palestine -- Emigration and immigration. | Palestine -- Politics and government. | Israel -- Politics and government. | Refugees, Jewish. | Jews -- Palestine. | Jews -- United States. | Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Judaism. | Reform Judaism. | Labor movement -- United States. | Insurance, Unemployment -- Ohio. | Open and closed shop -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Anti-Nazi movements -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
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| Manuscript Collection | Requires cookie* | | 77 | Title: | Ralph J. Perk Papers
| | | | Creator: | Perk, Ralph J. | | | | Dates: | 1949-1977 | | | | Abstract: | Ralph J. Perk was the Cuyahoga County, Ohio auditor, 1963-1971, and mayor of Cleveland, 1972-1977. Perk, the first Republican mayor since 1941, faced big budget deficits which he covered with existing bond funds and general revenue sharing funds, as well as large federal grants from the Nixon administration. Nevertheless, city sewer and public transit systems had to be regionalized to raise operating capital. A Czech-American, Perk was seen as a national leader on ethnic issues. He retired from politics in 1977 after an unsuccessful campaign against John Glenn for the United States Senate in 1974 and a defeat in the 1977 nonpartisan mayoral primary. The collection consists of correspondence, memoranda, financial records, reports, speeches, minutes, news releases, campaign materials, newspaper clippings, invitations, certificates, etc., pertaining to Perk's political career and public service. Mayoral records include voluminous correspondence and a subject file, as well as the records of various secretaries and administrative assistants. Notable issues represented in the papers include the proposed sale of the Municipal Light Plant, a 1977 survey on pornography, abortion, gun control, air pollution, regional sewer and transportation issues, public safety, senior citizens, the federal Model Cities program, urban renewal, and Cleveland's celebration of the 1976 US Bicentennial. Perk's many political campaigns are documented, particularly the 1977 mayoral campaign which resulted in his defeat. His service as county auditor is very well represented in a series of newspaper clippings, which also document such events as the Hough riots of 1966 and the Glenville Shootout of 1968. | | | | Call #: | MS 4456 | | | | Extent: | 108.01 linear feet (112 containers and 1 oversize folder) | | | | Subjects: | Perk, Ralph J., 1914- | Stokes, Carl. | Cuyahoga County (Ohio). Auditor's office. | Cleveland (Ohio). Mayor -- Archives. | Cleveland (Ohio). City Council. | Cleveland (Ohio). Dept. of Public Safety. | Cleveland Municipal Light Plant. | Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District. | Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority. | Abortion -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | American Revolution Bicentennial, 1776-1976 -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Political campaigns -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Political campaigns -- Ohio -- Cuyahoga County. | Gun control -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Pornography -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Politicians -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Community development, Urban -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Urban renewal -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Air -- Pollution -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Aged -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Societies and clubs. | Glenville Shootout, Cleveland, Ohio, 1968. | Police -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Riots -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Personal rapid transit -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Cleveland (Ohio) -- Appropriations and expenditures. | Cleveland (Ohio) -- Ethnic relations. | Cleveland (Ohio) -- Officials and employees. | Cleveland (Ohio) -- Politics and government. | Cleveland (Ohio) -- Economic conditions. | Cuyahoga County (Ohio) -- Appropriations and expenditures. | Cuyahoga County (Ohio) -- Politics and government.
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| Manuscript Collection | Requires cookie* | | 78 | Title: | Samuel S. Perry Papers
| | | | Creator: | Perry, Samuel S. | | | | Dates: | 1939-1972 | | | | Abstract: | Samuel S. Perry was a lawyer, mayor of Woodmere, Ohio, a suburb of Cleveland, and head of the Technical and Feasibility Department of the Hough Development Corporation. Perry was a Republican candidate for Cuyahoga County Commissioner in 1966. The collection consists of correspondence, speeches, reports and, especially, news clippings. The collection primarily concerns Perry's tenure as mayor of Woodmere, Ohio, focusing on building and zoning problems faced by the community, the role of blacks in local government and the effectiveness of black and white coalition politics. | | | | Call #: | MS 4509 | | | | Extent: | 0.20 linear feet (1 container) | | | | Subjects: | Perry, Samuel S., 1920- | Woodmere (Ohio). Mayor. | African Americans -- Ohio -- Woodmere. | Political campaigns -- Ohio -- Woodmere. | Police -- Ohio -- Woodmere. | City planning -- Ohio -- Woodmere. | Woodmere (Ohio) -- Politics and government. | Woodmere (Ohio) -- Race relations.
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| Manuscript Collection | Requires cookie* | | 80 | Title: | George Harrison Bender Papers
| | | | Creator: | Bender, George Harrison | | | | Dates: | 1912-1960 | | | | Abstract: | George Harrison Bender (1896-1961) was a United States Senator from Ohio (1954-1957). He also served as Ohio state senator (1921-1931), chairman of the Cuyahoga County Republican Central Committee (1938-1954), and U.S Representative (1939-1949, 1951-1954). The collection consists of correspondence, speeches, biographical accounts, newsletters, campaign and election literature, certificates, testimonials, souvenir programs, newspaper clippings, and articles by or about Bender. Includes material on prohibition, police pensions, and civil service laws, among other topics. The correspondence, primarily from constituents, also includes letters from both local and national political figures. | | | | Call #: | MS 3288 | | | | Extent: | 2.00 linear feet (5 containers) | | | | Subjects: | Bender, George Harrison, 1896-1961. | Legislators -- United States -- Correspondence. | Prohibition -- United States. | Police -- Pensions -- Ohio. | Civil service -- Ohio. | Ohio -- Politics and government -- 1865-1950. | United States -- Politics and government -- 20th century.
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