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1	Title:	Burke School of Irish Dance Records
	Creator:	Burke School of Irish Dance
	Dates:	1960-2002
	Abstract:	The Burke School of Irish Dance (f. 1958) was founded by an Irish American, Theresa Burke, in Cleveland, Ohio. Her father, Thomas Scott, (b.1906) immigrated from County Sligo in the 1920s to the United States, and initially settled in New York. Her mother was born in County Clare and came to the U.S. a few years after Thomas. Scott was a musician and dance teacher in Cleveland. According to Theresa, he was the first person in Cleveland to teach traditional Irish dancing to a competitive standard. Sharing her father's love for Irish dance, Burke followed in his footsteps as the founder and owner of two Irish dance schools in Ohio, one in Cleveland, the other in Youngstown (f. 1965), and one out of state in Pennsylvania, (f.1971). The collection consists of an honorary achievement award, certificate of appreciation from President Ronald Reagan, certificate of appreciation from Mahoning Valley Gaelic Society, a directory of registered newspaper clippings, programs, a resolution and a scrapbook.
	Call #:	MS 4901
	Extent:	0.80 linear feet (4 containers)
	Subjects:	Burke School of Irish Dance. \| Irish Americans -- Archives. \| Irish Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Irish American women -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Irish Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Social life and customs. \| Dance -- Ireland. \| Cleveland (Ohio) -- Emigration and immigration -- History -- 20th century. \| Ohio -- Emigration and immigration -- History -- 20th century. \| Ireland -- Emigration and immigration -- 20th century.
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2	Title:	Burke School of Irish Dance Photographs
	Creator:	Burke School of Irish Dance
	Dates:	1966-1984
	Abstract:	The Burke School of Irish Dance was founded by an Irish American, Theresa Burke, in Cleveland, Ohio, in 1958. The collection consists of individual and group portraits of students from the Burke School of Irish Dance at a variety of Irish dance competitions.
	Call #:	PG 532
	Extent:	0.21 linear feet (1 container and 1 oversize folder)
	Subjects:	Burke School of Irish Dance. \| Irish Americans -- Archives. \| Irish Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Irish American women -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Irish Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Social life and customs. \| Dance -- Ireland. \| Costume design -- Ireland. \| Art, Celtic. \| Dance schools -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- 20th century -- Photographs. \| Cleveland (Ohio) -- Emigration and immigration -- History -- 20th century. \| Ohio -- Emigration and Immigration -- History -- 20th century. \| Ireland -- Emigration and immigration -- 20th century.
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3	Title:	George J. McMonagle Papers
	Creator:	McMonagle, George J.
	Dates:	1910-1989
	Abstract:	George J. McMonagle was born in Cleveland, Ohio, in 1906 of Irish descent. A graduate of Cleveland Marshall Law School in 1930, he practiced law for 34 years. In 1964, he was appointed a judge in the Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas, winning election to that office in 1966. He retired in 1997. McMonagle has been active in Irish organizations in Cleveland, including as a charter member of the Irish Civic Association, founded in 1942, and as a member of the Irish Goodfellowship Club. An annual activity of the Irish Civic Association was the organization of the St. Patrick's Day parade and banquet. The two groups maintain a close relationship; the Civic Association's banquet also serves to honor the Goodfellowship Club's "Man of the Year." the collection consists of personal papers of George J. McMonagle and also records of the Irish Civic Association, which he served as secretary and president. Included is general correspondence concerning the Irish Civic Association, specific correspondence concerning that group's articles of incorporation, a statement of continued existence, eleven issues of the newspaper The Irish-American covering the years 1939-1944, a membership list (1942) of the Irish Civic Association, articles of incorporation for the Irish Goodfellowship Club (1910), a compilation of Irish nicknames, speeches by George J. McMonagle, and newspaper clippings concerning Judge James C. Connell.
	Call #:	MS 4811
	Extent:	0.40 linear feet (1 container)
	Subjects:	McMonagle, George J. \| Connell, James C. \| Irish Civic Association. \| Irish Goodfellowship Club. \| Knights of Equity. \| United Irish Societies. \| Irish Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Irish Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Societies, etc. \| Judges -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Friendly societies -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Clubs -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Saint Patrick's Day -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
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4	Title:	John V. Corrigan Papers
	Creator:	Corrigan, John V.
	Dates:	1938-1999
	Abstract:	John V. Corrigan was a Cleveland, Ohio, Irish American lawyer and judge who served in the Ohio House of Representatives, as a judge on the Cleveland Municipal Court, Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas, as chief justice of the Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas, and on the Ohio Court of Appeals. He was active in several philanthropic and cultural organizations, including the Children's Council and the Executive Committee of the Cleveland Cultural Gardens. The collection consists of articles of incorporation of the Irish Cultural Garden, a biographical sketch of John V. Corrigan, a book, a bulletin, conference papers, correspondence, historical data regarding the Irish cultural Garden, newspaper clippings, pamphlets, programs, and speeches.
	Call #:	MS 4860
	Extent:	0.20 linear feet (1 container)
	Subjects:	Corrigan, John V. \| Corrigan family. \| Cleveland Cultural Garden Federation (Cleveland, Ohio) \| Irish Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Irish Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Societies, etc. \| Judges -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Irish American families -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Cleveland Cultural Gardens (Cleveland, Ohio)
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5	Title:	William Sullivan Papers
	Creator:	Sullivan, William
	Dates:	1851-1891
	Abstract:	William Sullivan was the centre of the Tiffin, Ohio, circle of the Fenian Brotherhood and active in the Irish Emigrant Aid Society of Ohio. The collection consists of correspondence, circular letters, reports, minutes, and other papers, relating to the Irish Emigrant Aid Society of Ohio and to the Fenian Brotherhood. Includes material on the Irish Parliamentary Party and the Irish-American Club Company of Cleveland.
	Call #:	MS 3073
	Extent:	0.40 linear feet (1 container)
	Subjects:	Sullivan, William. \| Irish Parliamentary Party. \| Irish-American Club Company of Cleveland. \| Irish Emigrant Aid Society of Ohio. \| Fenian Brotherhood. \| Irish Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Irish Americans -- Ohio -- Societies, etc.
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6	Title:	Sara McLaughlin Papers
	Creator:	McLaughlin, Sara
	Dates:	1928-2001
	Abstract:	Sara McLaughlin was born in 1928 in River, Achill Island, Ireland. She immigrated to the United States in 1952, settling in Cleveland, Ohio. She met her husband, Michael McLaughlin (also an Irish immigrant), in Cleveland, where they were married in 1958. Both have been extremely active in Irish American cultural and social affairs and clubs in Cleveland. In addition to her many volunteer activities with the Irish American community of Cleveland, Sara was named the 2001 Mother of the Year by the St. Patrick's Day Committee, and the 2000 Woman of the Year by the West Side Irish American Club. The McLaughlins established the Maureen McLaughlin Scholarship for Music, awarded annually at the Cleveland Feis cultural competition, in memory of their daughter Maureen. The collection consists of car banners, brochures from the Ancient Order of Hibernians and the Irish Music Academy of Cleveland, Ohio, a birth certificate, a marriage certificate, a naturalization certificate, various congressional recognitions and resolutions, correspondence, a liturgy from the 2001 St. Patrick's Day mass, newspaper clippings, and two photographs.
	Call #:	MS 4870
	Extent:	0.20 linear feet (1 container)
	Subjects:	McLaughlin, Sara 1928- \| McLaughlin, Michael 1927- \| McLaughlin family. \| Ancient Order of Hibernians. \| Irish Music Academy (Cleveland, Ohio) \| Irish -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Irish Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Irish Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Societies, etc. \| Irish American families -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Irish American women -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Irish Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Social life and customs. \| Saint Patrick's Day -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
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7	Title:	Catherine Leneghan Papers
	Creator:	Leneghan, Catherine
	Dates:	1969-2002
	Abstract:	Catherine Leneghan (b. 1964) was born in Cleveland, Ohio, and is of Irish descent. Both sides of her family originated in County Mayo, Ireland. Her father, Francis Leneghan came from Ballycroy, County Mayo, Ireland, and married Catherine O'Donnell, who is also of Irish descent. Catherine's maternal grandparents are Julia Conway, who hailed from Tourmekeady, County Mayo, and James O'Donnell who came from Islandeady, County Mayo. Her paternal grandparents, Ellen Sweeney came from Innisbiggle, Achill Island, County Mayo, and Francis Leneghan came from Ballycroy, County Mayo. Living in a traditional Irish family upbringing, Catherine was associated with things Irish from an early age. Like so many other Irish on Cleveland's west side, she attended St. Patrick's Grade School in Westpark, Cleveland, and subsequently was a student of St. Joseph's Academy, also in Westpark. She received a degree in Psychology at Cleveland State University. But Catherine's real love was of Irish music and dance. She pursued her career in this field, passing the TCRG exam and the ADCRG exam in the early 1990s. She has not looked back since. Her school, The Leneghan Academy of Traditional Irish Dance has been a success since it opened its doors in 1991. The collection consists of biographical information, newspaper clippings, and photographs.
	Call #:	MS 4942
	Extent:	0.20 linear feet (1 container)
	Subjects:	Leneghan, Catherine, 1964- \| Leneghan Academy of Traditional Irish Dance. \| Irish Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Irish Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Social life and customs. \| Dance -- Ireland. \| Cleveland (Ohio) -- Emigration and immigration -- 20th century. \| Ireland -- Emigration and immigration -- 20th century.
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8	Title:	John Walsh Papers
	Creator:	Walsh, John
	Dates:	1880-2000
	Abstract:	John Walsh was born in England of Irish-born parents. Along with his wife, Anna Markey, he immigrated to the United States in 1880, and settled in Cleveland, Ohio, where he worked in a weaving business. He later taught at Immaculate Conception School in Cleveland, and worked for 18 years at the United States Post Office. After leaving the post office, he became the assistant to the Cuyahoga County Treasurer and in 1911 was appointed a bailiff at the Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas, a position he held until 1949. During the 1890s, he organized and was first president of the Cleveland branch of the Catholic Knights of Ohio. In 1895, he became a member of the Parnell Branch of the Irish Land League. He also served as president of the MacNeven Club, organized in 1867 chiefly by Irish American veterans of the Civil War. Walsh served as the county president of the Ancient Order of Hibernians and secretary of the John Mitchell Council of the Irish National Association. The collection consists of a biography, a booklet with copies of Walsh's marriage certificate and newspaper articles about him, correspondence, program books of the MacNeven Club and Ancient Order of Hibernians honoring John Walsh, miscellaneous newspaper articles, and four copies of Irish Heritage Magazine. Genealogical information about John Walsh is also included.
	Call #:	MS 4841
	Extent:	0.20 linear feet (1 container)
	Subjects:	Walsh, John, 1856-1951. \| Ancient Order of Hibernians. \| MacNeven Club (Cleveland, Ohio). \| Catholic Knights of Cleveland. \| Land League (Ireland) \| Irish -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Irish Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Irish Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Societies, etc.
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9	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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10	Title:	Thomas F. Campbell Papers
	Creator:	Campbell, Thomas F.
	Dates:	1897-2004
	Abstract:	Thomas Campbell was an author, community leader, and professor and university administrator who co-founded the Maxine Goodman Levin College of Urban Affairs at Cleveland State University and served as its director. Campbell served as president of the City Club of Cleveland, and was instrumental in opening its doors to women. He directed the Cleveland Heritage Program for Cleveland Public Library. He ran for mayor of Cleveland, Ohio, in 1977. He founded the Irish American Archives Society and was deeply involved in the Irish American community of Cleveland, as well as numerous other groups in the Cleveland, Ohio area. The collection consists of agendas, awards, biographical data, correspondence, diaries, a dissertation, examination papers, flyers, invitations, magazine articles, memberships, minutes, newsletters, newspaper clippings, photographs, plays, poems, programs, recipes, reports, resumes, speeches, workshops and writings.
	Call #:	MS 4925
	Extent:	9.43 linear feet (10 containers and 3 oversize folders)
	Subjects:	Campbell, Thomas F. \| Case Western Reserve University. Dept. of History. \| Ohio State University. Dept. of History. \| Cleveland State Univeristy. \| Cleveland State University. Dept. of History. \| Cleveland State University. College of Urban Affairs. \| Maxine Goodman Levin College of Urban Affairs. \| Cleveland Public Library \| City Club of Cleveland. \| Irish American Archives Society (Cleveland, Ohio) \| Western Reserve Historical Society. History Library. \| Cleveland Restoration Society. \| Friends of Howe Mansion. \| Social Welfare History Group \| Friends of Shaker Square. \| Irish-American Partnership. \| American Friends Service Committee. \| Philosophical Club of Cleveland. \| Irish Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Irish Americans. \| College teachers -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| College administrators -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Civic leaders -- Ohio -- Cleveland \| City planning -- Ohio -- Cleveland \| Crime -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Criminal justice, Administration of -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Housing -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Historic preservation -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Mayors -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Biography \| Minorities -- Ohio -- Cleveland \| Municiapl home rule -- Ohio -- Cleveland \| Neighborhood planning -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Police -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Political campaigns -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Riots -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Women -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Cleveland (Ohio) -- Economic conditions. \| Cleveland (Ohio) -- Ethnic relations. \| Cleveland (Ohio) -- History. \| Cleveland (Ohio) -- Politics and government. \| Cleveland (Ohio) -- Race relations. \| Cleveland (Ohio) -- Social conditions. \| Shaker Square (Cleveland, Ohio) \| Northern Ireland -- Politics and government.
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11	Title:	Kevin Shanahan Photographs
	Creator:	Shanahan, Kevin
	Dates:	1947-1964
	Abstract:	Kevin Shanahan immigrated to Cleveland, Ohio, from Dublin, Ireland, in the 1950s. While living in Cleveland, he worked in refrigeration and taught Irish dancing at the West Side Irish American Club on Madison Avenue and West 98th Street. He was one of the main organizers of the first Cleveland Feis (competition) in the late 1950s. He taught several teachers at the Masterson School of Irish Dance, including the owner, Bobby Masterson. Shanahan and his wife Sally, have three children, Dennis, Colleen, and Erin. The family moved to New York in the 1960s. Living in New York, Shanahan concentrated on Irish drama, and performed in many Irish productions in New York. He and his family returned to Dublin, Ireland ca. 1980. The collection consists of images of Kevin Shanahan and native Clevelanders, in addition to out of state dancers participating at a number of Irish Dance competitions in Cleveland, Ohio. Also, there is an image of John F. Kennedy with Irish dancers from Cleveland.
	Call #:	PG 531
	Extent:	0.20 linear feet (1 container)
	Subjects:	Shanahan, Kevin. \| Irish Americans -- Archives. \| Irish Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Irish Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Social life and customs. \| Dance -- Ireland. \| Cleveland (Ohio) -- Emigration and immigration -- History -- 20th century. \| Ohio -- Emigration and Immigration -- History -- 20th century. \| Ireland -- Emigration and immigration -- 20th century.
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12	Title:	John J. O'Boyle Family Papers
	Creator:	O'Boyle, John J. Family
	Dates:	1872-2000
	Abstract:	John J. O'Boyle is a native of Cleveland, Ohio, of Irish descent. His mother, Mary Gaughan, was born in County Mayo, Ireland, and emigrated to the United States in the 1920s, eventually settling in Cleveland. John J. O'Boyle's father, John O'Boyle, worked as a mailman in Cleveland. The O'Boyle family participates in Irish American organizations and events in Cleveland. The collection consists of a series of five lectures by British historian James Anthony Froude, answers to these lectures by Reverend Thomas N. Burke, a rebuttal by James A. Froude, an essay, memoirs, newspaper clippings, a pamphlet, and photographs.
	Call #:	MS 4872
	Extent:	0.20 linear feet (1 container)
	Subjects:	O'Boyle, John J. \| O'Boyle family. \| Irish -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Irish Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Irish American families -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Irish Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Social life and customs. \| Postal service -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Employees. \| Ireland -- History.
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13	Title:	Knights of Equity Records
	Creator:	Knights of Equity
	Dates:	1896-1998
	Abstract:	The Knights of Equity is a Roman Catholic Irish social group first established in Cleveland, Ohio, as the Knights of Equity Supreme Council. It then grew into a national organization. The Cleveland group was active from 1895 to 1905. Three courts were founded in Cleveland, one of which eventually had 5,000 members. After 1905, the group disintegrated in Cleveland, but continued to grow in other cities. In 1954, bylaws first included women in the organization. In 1960, the National Daughters of Erin were officially accepted by the Knights as an auxiliary. The collection consists of copies of the articles of incorporation, constitution and bylaws, ritual and installation ceremony program, an anniversary booklet, and miscellaneous newsletter copies.
	Call #:	MS 4834
	Extent:	0.20 linear feet (1 container)
	Subjects:	Knights of Equity. \| National Daughters of Erin. \| Irish -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Irish Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Irish Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Societies, etc. \| Irish Americans -- United States -- Societies, etc. \| Clubs -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Irish American women. \| Friendly societies -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
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14	Title:	Kathleen Niehaus Family Papers
	Creator:	Niehaus, Kathleen Family
	Dates:	1837-2002
	Abstract:	Kathleen Niehaus (nee O'Gorman) is a resident of Westlake, Ohio, and is of Irish descent. Her mother, Ellen (Nellie) Reynolds immigrated to the United States in 1910, settling in Cleveland, Ohio. She and her husband, Julius, later owned a trucking business. Kathleen Niehaus is an avid volunteer, and the Niehaus family participates in social and cultural clubs and events of the Irish American community in northeast Ohio. the collection consists of photocopies of death certificates, genealogies, marriage certificates, a photocopy of the newspaper Publick Occurrences Both Forreign and Domestick, passenger information for Ellen Reynolds from Ireland to the United States, postcards, and topographical information regarding Kilrush, County Clare, Ireland.
	Call #:	MS 4868
	Extent:	0.20 linear feet (1 container)
	Subjects:	Niehaus, Kathleen. \| Niehaus family. \| O'Gorman family. \| Koch family. \| Reynolds family. \| Irish -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Irish Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Irish American families -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Irish Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Social life and customs. \| Kilrush (Ireland) -- Maps, Topographic.
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15	Title:	Twinning of Cleveland, Ohio and the Parish of Achill, County Mayo, Ireland Records
	Creator:	Twinning of Cleveland, Ohio and the Parish of Achill, County Mayo, Ireland
	Dates:	1996-2004
	Abstract:	The twinning of Cleveland, Ohio, and Achill in County Mayo, Ireland, was a celebration of the ancestral connection of a large number of Cleveland's Irish American population to that area of Ireland, and afforded an opportunity to nurture business and social relationships between the two regions. The celebration was spearheaded by Stephen L. Mulloy and took several years of planning and organizing before the visit of the Cleveland delegation, which included Mayor Jane Campbell, Stephen L. Mulloy, and other prominent Irish Americans from northeast Ohio, in July 2003. In October 2003, Frank Chambers, Chairman of Mayo County Council and other dignitaries from Mayo visited Cleveland. Their trip included a visit to the Western Reserve Historical Society. The collection consists of agendas, booklets, brochures, business cards, calendar, catalog, correspondence, drafts, fact sheets, financial report, flyers, handwritten notes, information packet, invitations, itineraries, lists, menu, minutes, newsletters, newspaper, newspaper clippings, notes, photographs, postcards, programs, resolution, summary and typescripts. These items were collected by Judge Sean C. Gallagher, who was involved in planning and organizing this event, and supplemented by Regina Costello. The material documents the celebration of the cultural connection between Irish Americans of Cleveland, Ohio to their roots in Achill, Ireland, with information on the planning, background, research and participants in the event. Included also are promotional materials from Cleveland as well as Achill and County Mayo, Ireland, and information on Mayo politics and history.
	Call #:	MS 4923
	Extent:	0.81 linear feet (3 containers)
	Subjects:	Cleveland-Achill Twinning Committee \| Western Reserve Historical Society -- Photographs. \| Irish Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Cleveland (Ohio) -- Relations -- Ireland -- Achill. \| Cleveland (Ohio) -- Relations -- Ireland -- Mayo (County) \| Cleveland (Ohio) -- Description and travel. \| Cleveland (Ohio) -- Commerce. \| Achill (Ireland) -- Relations -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Achill (Ireland) -- Description and travel. \| Mayo (Ireland : County) -- Relations -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Mayo (Ireland : County) -- History. \| Mayo (Ireland : County) -- Description and travel. \| Mayo (Ireland : County) -- Politics and government.
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16	Title:	Sean C. Gallagher Family Papers
	Creator:	Gallagher, Sean C. Family
	Dates:	1937-1984
	Abstract:	Sean C. Gallagher is a judge in the Cleveland (Ohio) Municipal Court. He is a descendant of the Gallagher family that traces its history to Achillbeg Island, County Mayo, Ireland, and the Casey family of County Kerry, Ireland. The Gallagher family immigrated to the United States in 1930, settling in Cleveland, Ohio, and are very active in the Irish American community there, particularly the West Side and East Side Irish American Clubs. The collection consists of Gallagher family history, Casey family history, correspondence, and newspaper clippings.
	Call #:	MS 4858
	Extent:	0.20 linear feet (1 container)
	Subjects:	Gallagher, Sean C. \| Gallagher family. \| Casey family. \| Irish -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Irish Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Judges -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Irish American families -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Mayo (Ireland : County) -- History. \| Kerry (Ireland) -- History.
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17	Title:	New York, Pennsylvania and Ohio Dock Company Ledger Book
	Creator:	New York, Pennsylvania and Ohio Dock Company
	Dates:	1889-1890
	Abstract:	The New York, Pennsylvania and Ohio Dock Company operated the docks at the Lake Erie terminus of the Erie Railroad in Cleveland, Ohio, during the nineteenth century. The collection consists of one ledger book chronicling the work done and pay remitted to various laborers, carpenters, and foremen in 1889 and early 1890.
	Call #:	MS 5290
	Extent:	0.20 linear feet (1 container)
	Subjects:	Shipping -- Great Lakes \| Great Lakes -- Commerce \| Labor -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- History -- 19th century \| Irish Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Irish Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- 19th century
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18	Title:	Robert E. Schade Family Papers
	Creator:	Schade, Robert E. Family
	Dates:	1820-1994
	Abstract:	Robert E. Schade was born and reared in Cleveland, Ohio. A descendant of the Dempsey family, he was active in the Irish American community of Cleveland. Robert E. Schade was a vice president of Willard F. Schade and Associates. His great grandfather, James Dempsey, was one of the founding members of St. Malachi's Church, Cleveland, Ohio. His grandfather, William F. Dempsey, was a merchant seaman on the Great Lakes, and also worked for the Cleveland Fire Department. The collection consists of a book chapter; cemetery records; certificates of birth, baptism, marriage and death; correspondence; a descendant chart; family histories; a family crest; a family tree; genealogical information; last will and testament; memoirs; newspaper clippings; obituaries; passenger arrival records; photographs; and a poem.
	Call #:	MS 4871
	Extent:	0.20 linear feet (1 container)
	Subjects:	Schade, Robert E. \| Schade family. \| Dempsey, William F. \| Dempsey family. \| Monaghan family. \| Ranney family. \| Walker family. \| DeBinder family. \| Irish -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Irish Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Irish Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Genealogy. \| Irish American families -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Great Lakes -- History.
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19	Title:	Daniel T. Shehan Family Papers
	Creator:	Shehan, Daniel T. Family
	Dates:	1841-1939
	Abstract:	Daniel T. Shehan was born in County Kerry, Ireland, and married Margerett Melagott there in 1838. They emigrated to Quebec, Canada, in 1841. They moved to Cleveland, Ohio, in 1847. The collection consists of correspondence, medical instructions, a recipe book, poems, a contract, a partial will, photocopies of genealogical information, photocopies of newspaper articles, an autograph book, a commencement book, and a souvenir menu. Included are letters written home by Daniel Shehan to his family in Ireland.
	Call #:	MS 4817
	Extent:	0.40 linear feet (1 container)
	Subjects:	Shehan, Daniel T. \| Gallagher, Tom, 1827-? \| Gallagher, Tom L., 1888-1939. \| Shehan family. \| Gallagher family. \| Irish -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Irish -- Canada. \| Irish Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Irish Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Genealogy. \| Immigrants -- United States -- Correspondence. \| Ireland -- History -- Famine, 1845-1852. \| Ireland -- Emigration and immigration.
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20	Title:	Lawrence Connelly Family Papers
	Creator:	Connelly, Lawrence Family
	Dates:	1883-1989
	Abstract:	Lawrence Connelly emigrated from Newry, County Down, Ireland, to Cleveland, Ohio, in 1852. He was later joined in Cleveland by his wife, Ann, and their children. The family owned a farm in the vicinity of Ansel Rd. in Cleveland. Their son, James Connelly, served 2 terms on Cleveland City Council, 1885-1889, and was a successful public contractor and president of the Connelly Construction Co. A great-grandson of Lawrence Connelly, Thomas J. Connelly, became captain of the Bethlehem Steel vessel, Stewart J. Cort. Another descendant, Edward T. Butler III, was active in the leadership of Catholic Charities, the Cleveland Bar Association, and on the boards of St. Anthony's Home for Boys and the United Appeal Campaign. Another descendant is the author Robert Sam Anson. The collection consists of a six-generation genealogical chart, reminiscences given by women of the family throughout the century, a playscript re-creation of "The Tuesday Study Club," and copies of newspaper clippings about various members of the family and miscellaneous articles of Irish interest.
	Call #:	MS 4822
	Extent:	0.20 linear feet (1 container)
	Subjects:	Connelly, Lawrence. \| Connelly family. \| Connelly, James. \| Connelly, Thomas J., Captain. \| Butler, Edward T., III. \| Anson, Robert Sam, 1945- \| Tuesday Study Club. \| Irish Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Irish -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Irish American women -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Irish American families -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
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