| | Manuscript Collection | Requires cookie* | | 1 | Title: | Rotary Club of Cleveland Records
| | | | Creator: | Rotary Club of Cleveland | | | | Dates: | 1910-1954 | | | | Abstract: | The Rotary Club of Cleveland, Ohio, is a chapter (f. 1910) of the national organization, devoted to community service activities, especially helping disabled children. The Cleveland chapter helped form the national and Ohio branches of the Society for Crippled Children, and by 1954 had donated $200,000 to the Society. In 1941, Cleveland Rotarians established the Cleveland Rotary Foundation which by 1953 had spent $150,000 on various projects and had a principal of $90,000. By 1980 it was still the second largest Rotary club in the world. The collection consists of histories, constitutions, minutes, a list of charter members, correspondence, announcements, publications, and national Rotary material. | | | | Call #: | MS 4320 | | | | Extent: | 0.20 linear feet (1 container) | | | | Subjects: | Rotary Club of Cleveland (Ohio) -- Archives. | Rotary International -- History. | Businessmen -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Societies, etc. | Civic improvement -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Clubs -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
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| Manuscript Collection | Requires cookie* | | 2 | Title: | Greater Cleveland Growth Association Records
| | | | Creator: | Greater Cleveland Growth Association | | | | Dates: | 1881-1972 | | | | Abstract: | The Greater Cleveland Growth Association was founded in 1848 as the Board of Trade in Cleveland, Ohio. It was reorganized and renamed the Cleveland Chamber of Commerce in 1893. It merged with the Greater Cleveland Growth Board in 1968 to form the Greater Cleveland Growth Association. Its goals have always been to provide a forum for business leaders to discuss ideas and problems, to stimulate investments in the local economy, and to make Cleveland a better place to live and work. The organization was active in many areas of progressive reform in the early 1900s, including housing codes, bath houses, and the organization of charitable activities. The collection consists of charters of the Board of Trade, minutes and annual reports of the Board of Directors of the Chamber of Commerce, files of the Transportation and Industrial Relations departments, records of legislative and other committees, general office files, membership records, newspaper clippings and photographs. | | | | Call #: | MS 3471 | | | | Extent: | 188.80 linear feet (293 containers and 15 oversize volumes) | | | | Subjects: | Greater Cleveland Growth Association. | Boards of trade -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Industrial promotion -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Commercial associations -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Social problems. | Civic improvement -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Cleveland (Ohio) -- Economic conditions. | Cleveland (Ohio) -- Commerce. | Cleveland (Ohio) -- Social conditions.
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