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21	Title:	Michael and Mary Walsh O'Neill Family Papers
	Creator:	O'Neill, Michael and Mary Walsh Family
	Dates:	1901-2001
	Abstract:	Michael O'Neill (d. 1961) was born in Tourmakeady, County Mayo, and his wife, Mary Walsh (1905-2001) came from the same county. They immigrated to the United States independently of each other in the 1920s. Mary made Chicago, Illinois, her home, and Michael settled in Cleveland, Ohio. Mary met Michael while on a visit to Chicago. In the late 1930s, they relocated to Cleveland, Ohio, for employment purposes. The O'Neills raised their family in the Irish tradition, instilling in them a love of the Irish culture. The collection consists of certificates of birth, marriage, and naturalization, an essay on the life of Mary O'Neill, memorial cards, photographs, and two poems.
	Call #:	MS 4896
	Extent:	0.21 linear feet (1 container and 1 oversize folder)
	Subjects:	O'Neill, Michael, 1901-1961. \| O'Neill, Mary Walsh, 1905-2001. \| Irish Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Irish Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Social life and customs. \| Irish Americans -- Archives. \| Ireland -- Poetry. \| Cleveland (Ohio) -- Emigration and immigration -- History -- 20th century. \| Ireland -- Emigration and immigration -- 20th century. \| Ohio -- Emigration and immigration -- History -- 20th century.
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22	Title:	Isaac Reid Papers
	Creator:	Reid, Isaac
	Dates:	1829-1862
	Abstract:	Isaac Reid of Dromore Parish, County Down, Ireland, emigrated with his wife, Agnes, and his children to Cleveland, Ohio, in 1832. After living for several years in Cleveland, where he worked in a small business and boarded immigrants, the family purchased eighty acres in Newburgh, where they farmed and raised cattle, hogs, and sheep. Reid and his family were members of the First Presbyterian Society of Newburgh, he serving as both trustee and treasurer for several terms throughout the 1840s-1850s. His daughters were married in Newburgh; Mary Ann to Alvah Ruggles, and Elizabeth to George Dunbar, both in 1857. George Dunbar was employed by Reid as a laborer on his farm. Both Reid, his son-in-law George Dunbar, and his grandchildren remained in Newburgh after it became a part of Cleveland. Dunbar and his eldest sons were employed in the iron industry and in local businesses, while Reid lived on Harvard Street and was employed as a laborer. Isaac Reid died in 1886. The collection consists of a ledger/letterbook; receipts, a family register, and notes removed from that volume; notes and transcripts of the contents of the volume; and a Newburgh, Ohio, school register.
	Call #:	MS 4704
	Extent:	0.20 linear feet (1 container)
	Subjects:	Reid, Isaac, 1798-1886. \| Reid family. \| Dunbar family. \| Irish American families -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Irish American families -- Ohio -- Newburgh. \| Irish Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Irish Americans -- Ohio -- Newburgh. \| Schools -- Ohio -- Newburgh. \| Immigrants -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Newburgh (Ohio) -- History.
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23	Title:	Philip O'Brien Family Photographs
	Creator:	O'Brien, Philip Family
	Dates:	1891-1999
	Abstract:	The O'Brien family originally came from county Galway, Ireland, and members of this family immigrated from Ireland to the United States from 1848 to 1897. O'Brien completed the family genealogy and traced his roots back to 1830s. The collection consists of 26 black and white photographs of members of the O'Brien family.
	Call #:	PG 529
	Extent:	0.20 linear feet (1 container)
	Subjects:	Boyle family -- History -- Sources. \| Callaghan family -- History -- Sources. \| Eagan family -- History -- Sources. \| Egan family -- History -- Sources. \| Finnigan family -- History -- Sources. \| Flannery family -- History -- Sources. \| Furey family -- History -- Sources. \| Joyce family -- History -- Sources. \| O'Brien family -- History -- Sources. \| Sommerly family -- History -- Sources. \| Irish Americans -- Archives. \| Spanish-American War, 1898 -- Participation, Irish Americans. \| World War, 1914-1918 -- Participation, Irish Americans. \| World War, 1939-1945 -- Participation, Irish Americans. \| Korean War, 1950-1953 -- Participation, Irish Americans. \| Irish Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Ireland -- Emigration and immigration -- History -- 19th century. \| Cleveland (Ohio) -- Emigration and immigration -- History -- 19th century. \| Ohio -- Emigration and Immigration -- History -- 19th century.
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24	Title:	William Andrew Manning Papers
	Creator:	Manning, William Andrew
	Dates:	1867-1873
	Abstract:	The collection consists of six holograph diaries, typescripts of the diaries, miscellaneous documents, and a portion of the history of St. Patrick's Church (Bridge Avenue), written by Manning, which describes life in Cleveland, Ohio, circa 1850 when the parish was founded. The diaries offer detailed descriptions of activities at Western Union, Catholic religious practices, and Irish groups in Cleveland.
	Call #:	MS 3936
	Extent:	1.00 linear feet (3 containers)
	Subjects:	Manning, William Andrew, 1847-1937. \| Manning, Mary Devine, d. 1905. \| Western Union Telegraph Co. \| St. Patrick's Church (Cleveland, Ohio) \| Irish Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Irish Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Societies, etc. \| Irish American wit and humor. \| Catholic Church -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Customs and practices. \| Catholic Church -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Societies, etc. \| Cleveland (Ohio) -- Social life and customs.
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25	Title:	McGorray Brothers Funeral Home Records, Series II
	Creator:	McGorray Brothers Funeral Home
	Dates:	1935-1936
	Abstract:	The McGorray Brothers Funeral Home was founded by Mark McGorray in Cleveland, Ohio, in 1873, as the McGorray Funeral Home. The name was changed to McGorray Brothers Funeral Home after the death of Mark McGorray in 1891, when two of his sons, James W. McGorray and Joseph McGorray, took over the business. Mark McGorray was an Irish immigrant, coming to the United States in 1844. He and his family settled in Cleveland in 1864. McGorray Brothers Funeral Home became a prominent Irish Catholic funeral home, and was located first on the west side of Cleveland, and by 1922, in Lakewood, a suburb of Cleveland. James W. McGorray II took over the business ca. 1919. His son, James W. McGorray III, assumed leadership of the business on the death of his father in 1968. He served as President until his death in 1994, when he was succeeded by his daughter and current president, Mary Susan McGorray. The collection consists of a funeral account record book.
	Call #:	MS 5128
	Extent:	0.40 linear feet (1 container)
	Subjects:	McGorray Brothers Funeral Home. \| Funeral homes -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Funeral homes -- Ohio -- Lakewood. \| Undertakers and undertaking -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Undertakers and undertaking -- Ohio -- Lakewood. \| Irish Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Irish Americans -- Ohio -- Lakewood. \| Irish Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Genealogy. \| Irish Americans -- Ohio -- Lakewood -- Genealogy. \| Registers of births, etc. -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Registers of births, etc. -- Ohio -- Lakewood. \| Business enterprises -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Business enterprises -- Ohio -- Lakewood. \| Cleveland (Ohio) -- Genealogy. \| Lakewood (Ohio) -- Genealogy.
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26	Title:	Lawrence O'Rourke Family Papers
	Creator:	O'Rourke, Lawrence Family
	Dates:	1884-1939
	Abstract:	Lawrence O'Rourke, of Irish descent, was born in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania. His family moved to Cleveland, Ohio, ca. 1925. he married Helen Mansell, a second generation Irish American, in 1935. Both worked for the Higbee Co. They had 3 daughters. The family is said to be related through Lawrence O'Rourke to Michael Davitt of County Mayo, Ireland, an Irish nationalist, trade unionist, and founder of the Irish National Land League. The collection consists of photocopies of a letter written by Helen O'Rourke, genealogical charts of the Mansell and O"Rourke families, a book, and a membership card belonging to Thomas McLaughlin for the St. Joseph's Union.
	Call #:	MS 4818
	Extent:	0.40 linear feet (1 container)
	Subjects:	O'Rourke, Lawrence, 1915-1986. \| Davitt, Michael, 1846-1906. \| O'Rourke family. \| Mansell family. \| Land League (Ireland) \| Irish Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Ireland -- History -- 19th century.
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27	Title:	Dawson Kelly Family Papers
	Creator:	Kelly, Dawson Family
	Dates:	1917-1924
	Abstract:	Dawson Kelly was born in Cleveland, Ohio, and was a grandson of Irish immigrant Daniel Kelly. His parents were William Kelly, a plumber, and Mary Dawson. He married Anna Melia in 1920. She had arrived in Cleveland from Ireland ca. 1912. Dawson Kelly served in the United States Army from 1918-1919. He initially was stationed at Camp Gordon in Atlanta, Georgia, and later was sent to France. During this time, he and Anna Melia exchanged letters. After his return to Cleveland, he worked as a plumber, and also at Westinghouse Company. A child, William Austin, was born to Dawson and Anna Kelly in 1921. In 1922, Anna Kelly became ill with tuberculosis and died in 1923. Dawson Kelly formed the D.W. Kelly Moving Company ca. 1925. It later became known as the D.W. Kelly & Son Moving Company. He remarried in 1929 and had three more children. The collection consists of correspondence, postcards, greeting cards, a job referral, and receipts. Dawson Kelly's letters as a soldier in the United States Army during World War I reflect his experiences, both at Camp Gordon, Atlanta, Georgia, and in Toul, France. Of interest also are letters written by Anna Kelly from the Warrensville Sanatorium in Cleveland, detailing medical practices and treatment of tuberculosis.
	Call #:	MS 4661
	Extent:	0.20 linear feet (1 container)
	Subjects:	Kelly, Dawson, 1895-1977. \| Kelly family. \| Kelly, Anna Melia. \| D.W. Kelly Moving Company. \| Irish American families -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Irish Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| World War, 1914-1918 -- Personal narratives, American. \| Soldiers -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Correspondence. \| Tuberculosis -- Hospitals -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Tuberculosis -- Patients -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
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28	Title:	McGorray Brothers Funeral Home Records
	Creator:	McGorray Brothers Funeral Home
	Dates:	1876-1935
	Abstract:	The McGorray Brothers Funeral Home was founded by Mark McGorray in Cleveland, Ohio, in 1873, as the McGorray Funeral Home. The name was changed to McGorray Brothers Funeral Home after the death of Mark McGorray in 1891, when two of his sons, James W. McGorray and Joseph McGorray, took over the business. Mark McGorray was an Irish immigrant, coming to the United States in 1844. He and his family settled in Cleveland in 1864. McGorray Brothers Funeral Home became a prominent Irish Catholic funeral home, and was located first on the west side of Cleveland, and by 1922, in Lakewood, a suburb of Cleveland. James W. McGorray II took over the business ca. 1919. His son, James W. McGorray III, assumed leadership of the business on the death of his father in 1968. He served as President until his death in 1994, when he was succeeded by his daughter and current president, Mary Susan McGorray. The collection consists of funeral account ledgers, funeral record books, inventory records, carriage and coach ledgers, correspondence, death certificates, burial permits, and other receipts. This collection provides the genealogical researcher with much information, particularly those interested in Irish Catholic family history of Cleveland, Ohio. The funeral account ledgers provide the name of the deceased, name the account is being billed to, date of death, and date and location of burial. The majority of these ledgers contain an alphabetized index of names. The funeral record books include the name of the deceased, date of death, age, sex, cause of death, residence of the deceased, place of burial, name the account is being billed to (often next of kin), that person's address, and the attending physician and his address. Also contained in these volumes are receipts, burial permits, and death certificates for individuals. The collection also contains business records, including carriage, coach, and inventory volumes, detailing the funeral home business of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. click here to view the searchable index to the burial records contained in this collection
	Call #:	MS 4805
	Extent:	5.40 linear feet (14 containers)
	Subjects:	McGorray, Mark, 1829-1891. \| McGorray, James W., d. 1919. \| McGorray, Joseph, d. 1910. \| McGorray, James W. II, 1892-1968. \| McGorray, James W. III, 1923-1994. \| McGorray, Mary Susan, 1957- \| McGorray Brothers Funeral Home. \| Funeral homes -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Funeral homes -- Ohio -- Lakewood. \| Undertakers and undertaking -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Undertakers and undertaking -- Ohio -- Lakewood. \| Irish Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Irish Americans -- Ohio -- Lakewood. \| Irish Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Genealogy. \| Irish Americans -- Ohio -- Lakewood -- Genealogy. \| Registers of births, etc. -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Registers of births, etc. -- Ohio -- Lakewood. \| Lakewood (Ohio) -- Genealogy. \| Business enterprises -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Business enterprises -- Ohio -- Lakewood. \| Cleveland (Ohio) -- Genealogy.
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29	Title:	William J. Murphy Family Scrapbook
	Creator:	Murphy, William J. Family
	Dates:	1898-1967
	Abstract:	William Joseph Murphy (1876-1942) served as postmaster of Cleveland, Ohio, from 1914-1922 where he initiated the area's first airmail service. He served as secretary to Cleveland mayor Newton D. Baker from 1912-1914 Cleveland city manager William R. Hopkins from 1924-1930. From 1930-1942, Murphy was a vice president for Central United National Bank. He served as president of Catholic Charities Corporation of Cleveland from 1938-1939. The collection consists of a scrapbook maintained by Murphy's daughter Florence Murphy Lackamp that includes funeral cards, greeting cards, invitations, letters, newspaper clippings, ordination cards, photographs, prayer cards, and programs.
	Call #:	MS 5222
	Extent:	0.20 linear feet (1 container)
	Subjects:	Baker, Newton Diehl, 1871-1937. \| Catholic Charities Corporation of Cleveland. \| Catholic Church -- Education -- Ohio -- Cleveland \| Catholics -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Charities -- 20th century. \| Catholics -- Ohio -- Cleveland \| Cleveland (Ohio) -- Politics and government -- 20th century. \| Hopkins, William Rowland, 1869-1961. \| Irish Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Murphy family \| Murphy, William Joseph, 1876-1942
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30	Title:	Michael Mulcahy Papers
	Creator:	Mulcahy, Michael
	Dates:	1862-1908
	Abstract:	Michael Mulcahy (1839-1908) was enrolled as a private in the 6th United States Calvary in 1862 and was later promoted to sergeant, serving in the United States Civil War. Mulcahy received acclaim for his involvement in the famous Winchester Ride where he fought with General Sheridan in the Battle of Winchester. He was honorably discharged from the United States Army on January 13, 1865. Mulcahy was born in County Cork, Ireland. After his soldier days, he came to Cleveland, Ohio, worked as a carpenter, and joined the volunteer fire department. He married Elizabeth Brennan on February 27, 1865 in St. Patrick's Church, Cleveland, Ohio. He later joined the first paid fire department organized in Cleveland. The collection consists of Civil War records pertaining to Michael Mulcahy's service, including register of enlistment, affidavits, and pension documents; a death certificate; newspaper clippings; and a letter.
	Call #:	MS 4857
	Extent:	0.20 linear feet (1 container)
	Subjects:	Mulcahy, Michael, 1839-1908. \| Cleveland (Ohio). Dept. of Fire. \| Winchester, 3rd Battle of, Winchester, Va., 1864. \| Military pensions -- United States -- Civil War, 1861-1865. \| Irish Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Fire fighters -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- History. \| United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865. \| United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Cavalry operations. \| United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Participation, Irish American. \| United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Sources. \| Cleveland (Ohio) -- Fire fighters.
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31	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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32	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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33	Title:	Greater Cleveland Ethnographic Museum Records
	Creator:	Greater Cleveland Ethnographic Museum
	Dates:	1971-1990
	Abstract:	The Greater Cleveland Ethnographic Museum was founded in Cleveland, Ohio, in 1975 to prepare exhibits for the American Revolution Bicentennial celebration in Cleveland. The exhibits were to depict contributions from Cleveland's ethnic groups to the multicultural society of the area. Following the 1976 Bicentennial celebration, the museum established a permanent office and exhibit gallery in the Old Arcade in downtown Cleveland. Although the museum closed in 1981, it was able to document the experiences of immigrants through oral histories, photographs, and other collected material. The collection consists of audio recordings, video recordings, interview transcripts, ledgers, financial documents, membership lists, board meeting minutes, correspondence, presentation materials, notes, catalog cards, exhibit materials, and museum holdings.
	Call #:	MS 5175
	Extent:	19.42 linear feet (21 containers, 1 oversize folder, and 1 film canister)
	Subjects:	African Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| American Revolution Bicentennial, 1776-1976 -- Exhibitions. \| Chinese Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Cleveland (Ohio) -- Emigration and immigration \| Croatian Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Greater Cleveland Ethnographic Museum \| Greeks -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Hungarian Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland \| Immigrants -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Interviews. \| Immigrants -- Ohio -- Cleveland \| Indians of North America -- Ohio -- Cleveland \| Irish Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Italian Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland \| Lithuanians -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Macedonian Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland \| Oral histories. \| Russians -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Serbian Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Slovenian Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland \| Syrian Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Ukrainian Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland
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