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| | Manuscript Collection | Save | | 61 | Title: | Chambers Funeral Home Records
| | | | Creator: | Chambers Funeral Home | | | | Dates: | 1935-1955 | | | | Abstract: | Chambers Funeral Home was founded in 1933 by William F. Chambers, Sr. and his wife, Agnes. Located on the west side of Cleveland, Ohio, the funeral home served the needs of Irish Catholics. Agnes Chambers continued running the funeral home after her husband's death in 1950 and then passed along the business to her children. Today Chambers Funeral Home is operated by the third generation of the Chambers family and continues to serve Irish Catholic and Polish Catholic families. The collection consists of cemetery records, correspondence, court documents, cremation records, death certificates, death notices, financial statements, forms, funeral arrangement records, holy cards, legal documents, lists, memorial cards, military discharge records, newspaper articles, newspaper clippings, notes, obituaries, payment arrangements, photographs, and purchase orders. click here to view the index to burial records contained in this collection | | | | Call #: | MS 5073 | | | | Extent: | 1.40 linear feet (2 containers) | | | | Subjects: | Funeral homes -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Registers of births, etc. -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Death certificates -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Obituaries -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Irish Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Genealogy. | Polish Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Genealogy.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 62 | 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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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 63 | Title: | Hayes and McCarthy Family Papers
| | | | Creator: | Hayes and McCarthy | | | | Dates: | 1897-2003 | | | | Abstract: | The Hayes family was originally from Hospital, County Limerick, Ireland. Michael Hayes emigrated to Cleveland, Ohio, in 1901. Margaret McCarthy was one of seven children of the McCarthy family which originated in Kildimo, County Limerick. These papers were compiled by Jim Hayes, great, great grandson of Michael Hayes, and Patricia Boley, granddaughter of Margaret McCarthy. The collection consists of correspondence, a family directory, family history, genealogical documents, including reports from Ireland, census records, certificates, maps, and passenger records, an in memoriam card, newspaper clippings, and photographs. | | | | Call #: | MS 4952 | | | | Extent: | 0.20 linear feet (1 container) | | | | Subjects: | Hayes, Michael, of Hospital, County Limerick, Ireland. | McCarthy, Margaret, of Kildimo, County Limerick, Ireland. | Mahoney, Timothy. | Hayes family. | McCarthy family. | Mahoney family. | O'Leary family. | Gormley family. | Gormelly family. | Boley family. | Irish Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Genealogy. | Irish American families -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Immigrants -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Cities and towns -- Ireland -- Limerick (County) | Cleveland (Ohio) -- Genealogy. | Limerick (Ireland : County) -- Genealogy. | Limerick (Ireland : County) -- Maps.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 64 | 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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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 65 | Title: | Thomas P. and Margaret Campbell Family Papers
| | | | Creator: | Campbell, Thomas P. and Margaret, Family | | | | Dates: | 1837-2003 | | | | Abstract: | The Thomas P. and Margaret Campbell family originated in Doona, County Mayo, Ireland. All members of this family who immigrated the United States had settled in Cleveland, Ohio, by 1928. The first member of this to immigrate to Cleveland was Patrick, who came to this country in the early 1900s. He was soon followed by five siblings, all of which took typical careers such as domestic work, railroad conductor, painter, and the priesthood. The Campbell genealogy dates back to Thomas Campbell (1857-1940) and Bridget Leneghan (1857-1951), who lived in Doona, East Ballcroy, Wesport, County Mayo. The collection consists of the Campbell and Conway battle hymns which describe the history of these two families, correspondence, a crest, an examination paper, genealogies, handwritten notes on eight family members, a land record, map, medals, newspaper clippings, obituaries, pedigree chart, photographs, a poem, and typescripts. | | | | Call #: | MS 4922 | | | | Extent: | 0.20 linear feet (1 container) | | | | Subjects: | Campbell, Patrick Joe 1930-1995 | Campbell, Thomas. 1857-1940 | Campbell, Thomas P. 1921- | Campbell, Margaret. 1922- | Leneghan, Bridget 1857-1951 | Irish Americans -- Archives | Ireland -- Emigration and immigration -- 20th century | Cleveland (Ohio) -- Emigration and immigration -- History -- 20th century | Ireland -- Poetry | Ohio -- Emigration and immigration -- History -- 20th century
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 66 | 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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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 67 | 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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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 68 | Title: | Sylvia Geegan Ingham Family Papers
| | | | Creator: | Ingham, Sylvia Geegan Family | | | | Dates: | 1838-1983 | | | | Abstract: | Sylvia Geegan Ingham was a descendant of the Woodford, Geegan, and Wehr families. A branch of the Woodford family settled in Youngstown Township, Trumbull County, Ohio, where Elmer Woodford married Emmelein Wehr. Their daughter, Cora Dell Woodford was the mother of Sylvia Woodford Geegan. Cora Dell Woodford married James Gordon Geegan. The Geegan family were originally from County Clare, Ireland. Sylvia Woodford Geegan married Roger Ward Ingham in 1946. The collection consists of family genealogies of Sylvia Woodford Geegan; her mother, Cora Dell Woodford; and her father, James Gordon Geegan. Genealogical charts for the Woodfords, dating back to 1667, are included. Historical anecdotes relating to the Wehr and Woodford families, and the birth certificate of Emmelein Wehr from Trumbull County, Ohio are also included. | | | | Call #: | MS 4816 | | | | Extent: | 0.20 linear feet (1 container) | | | | Subjects: | Ingham, Sylvia Geegan. | Woodford family. | Geegan family. | Wehr family. | Irish Americans -- Ohio -- Trumbull County. | Trumbull County (Ohio) -- Genealogy.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 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 | Save | | 70 | Title: | Charles A. Otis Papers
| | | | Creator: | Otis, Charles A. | | | | Dates: | 1878-1953 | | | | Abstract: | Charles A. Otis (1868-1953) was an industrialist, banker, and civic leader of Cleveland, Ohio. The collection consists of general and personal correspondence, primarily 1948-1953, newspaper clippings, and biographical sketches. Includes 6 scrapbooks (ca. 1920-1950) of newspaper clippings, letters, telegrams, and printed matter. Correspondents include Robert A. Taft and many of Cleveland's prominent citizens. | | | | Call #: | MS 2867 | | | | Extent: | 1.30 linear feet (2 containers and 2 oversize folders) | | | | Subjects: | Otis, Charles Augustus, 1868-1953. | Subways -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Local transit -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Cleveland (Ohio) -- Politics and government.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 71 | Title: | Cleveland Cultural Garden Federation Records
| | | | Creator: | Cleveland Cultural Garden Federation | | | | Dates: | 1916-1976 | | | | Abstract: | The Cleveland Cultural Garden Federation was founded in 1925 by Leo Weidenthal as the Civic Progress League. In 1926 the name was changed to the Cleveland Cultural Garden League, and in 1952 to the Cleveland Cultural Garden Federation. Weidenthal conceived the idea of a series of gardens, each having a central theme concerning the history of a single nationality group in Cleveland, Ohio. The City of Cleveland and the Work Projects Administration did much of the work on the earlier gardens after a 1927 ordinance set aside areas of Rockefeller Park next to the Shakespeare Garden for the development of similar gardens with ethnic themes. The collection consists of articles of incorporation, constitutions, minutes, correspondence, histories, speeches, financial records, proclamations, publications, clippings, scrapbooks, and miscellaneous material including membership lists, resolutions, press releases, certificates, programs, and invitations. The minutes and correspondence contain information on the role of the Work Projects Administration in helping to build the gardens. | | | | Call #: | MS 3700 | | | | Extent: | 2.51 linear feet (6 containers and 1 oversize folder) | | | | Subjects: | Cleveland Cultural Garden Federation. | Community gardens -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Gardens -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Cleveland (Ohio) -- Ethnic relations. | Cleveland (Ohio) -- Foreign population.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 72 | Title: | Kenyon C. Bolton Papers
| | | | Creator: | Bolton, Kenyon C. | | | | Dates: | 1938-1983 | | | | Abstract: | Kenyon Castle Bolton was a Cleveland, Ohio, businessman and philanthropist and son of Chester and Frances Payne Bolton. He served in the military, beginning in 1936 as a member of the 107th Cavalry of the Ohio National Guard. He entered active service in 1940, served during World War II and attained the rank of Lieutenant Colonel. He was president of Cleveland Air Taxi, a helicopter taxi service, and had a strong interest in higher education and the arts. Bolton served with the Council of Foreign Ministers in 1947 and 1948, the Austrian Peace Treaty Conference in 1948, and was special assistant of the U.S. ambassador to France. Kenyon C. Bolton was married to Mary Riding Peters, and had five children. The collection consists of family data, personal records, military records, business records, and records of Bolton's organizational involvements, including correspondence, newspaper clippings, genealogical data, summary court papers, air travel cards, contribution lists, articles, brochures, advertisements, contracts, personnel files, and press releases. | | | | Call #: | MS 4550 | | | | Extent: | 22.40 linear feet (23 containers) | | | | Subjects: | Bolton, Kenyon Castle. | Bolton family. | Cleveland Air Taxi. | Kenyon College. | John Carroll University. | Cleveland Play House (Ohio). | Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.). National Council. | Cleveland Council on World Affairs. | Nationalities Services Center. | Charities -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Businessmen -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Philanthropists -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Metropolitan helicopter services -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Universities and colleges -- Ohio. | Theater -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Clubs -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | International relations. | United States -- Foreign relations -- France.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 73 | Title: | Ernest R. Ball Papers
| | | | Creator: | Ball, Ernest R. | | | | Dates: | 1910-1967 | | | | Abstract: | Ernest R. Ball (1878-1927) was a well-known composer and singer, a native of Cleveland, Ohio. Among his most popular songs were "When Irish eyes are smiling" and "Mother Machree", a tribute to his mother. The collection consists of a biographical sketch, performance contracts, Ball family correspondence, announcements of performances, a list of Ball's songs, a proclamation of Ernest R. Ball Days in Cleveland, 1966, correspondence and other material relating to memorial tributes, and news clippings. The material pertains to the musical career of Ball and also illuminates the relationships between Ball and his family, particularly with his mother, Anna Krocker Ball, and his son, Roland Ball. | | | | Call #: | MS 4388 | | | | Extent: | 0.10 linear feet (1 container) | | | | Subjects: | Ball, Ernest R., 1878-1927.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 74 | Title: | Regimental Papers of the Civil War
| | | | Creator: | Palmer, William Pendleton | | | | Dates: | 1846-1908 | | | | Abstract: | William Pendleton Palmer (1861-1927) was President of the Western Reserve Historical Society, Cleveland, Ohio (1913-1927). The collection consists of American Civil War documents collected by Palmer, including military and personal correspondence, muster rolls, official orders, ordnance and quartermaster reports, casualty lists, memoirs, diaries, descriptions of the engagements in which various regiments took part, and papers dealing with veterans' organizations after the war. Half of the collection relates to Ohio volunteers, but there are papers from Union and Confederate regiments of thirty States. Includes material concerned with Negro regiments enlisted in the Southern States occupied by Union Armies, and a few references to the Mexican War and the 1850s. Collection features the James E. Taylor Sketchbook. | | | | Call #: | MS 2152 | | | | Extent: | 16.00 linear feet (36 containers and 17 oversize volumes) | | | | Subjects: | Palmer, William Pendleton, 1861-1927. | Soldiers -- United States -- Correspondence, reminiscences, etc. | Soldiers -- United States -- Diaries. | Veterans -- United States -- Societies, etc. | United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Afro-Americans. | United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives. | United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives, Confederate. | United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Sources. | United States -- History -- War with Mexico, 1845-1848 -- Sources.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 75 | Title: | Ewing Family Genealogical Papers
| | | | Creator: | Ewing Family | | | | Dates: | 1895-1955 | | | | Abstract: | The collection consists of notes that deal with various Ewing families from Pennsylvania and Maryland, compiled from courthouse records and numerous other sources. Also in the collection is a letter about Ewing family research. This material appears to have been compiled about 1895 by William A. Ewing, a Union Civil War veteran. | | | | Call #: | MS 4379 | | | | Extent: | 0.10 linear feet (1 container) | | | | Subjects: | Ewing family. | Pennsylvania -- Genealogy. | Maryland -- Genealogy.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 76 | Title: | Early Families in Cleveland Project Records
| | | | Creator: | Early Families in Cleveland Project | | | | Dates: | 1996 | | | | Abstract: | The Early Families in Cleveland project was sponsored by the Genealogical Committee of the Western Reserve Historical Society as part of Bicentennial celebration of Cleveland, Ohio, in 1996. The purpose of the project was to document those individuals who resided in Cuyahoga County, or whose ancestors resided in Cuyahoga County, at least ten years prior to the date of settlement of their (or their ancestor's) ethnic group. Each verified applicant to the project received an award certificate presented at the Family History Fair in May 1996, or during Family Days in November 1996. The collection consists of adoption records, application forms, baptismal certificates, birth certificates, census forms, church records, correspondence, court records, death certificates, deeds, descendancy charts, diplomas, estate ledgers, family trees, interviews, magazine articles, maps, marriage certificates, marriage licenses, naturalization records, newspaper articles, photograph copies, real estate records, receipts, recognition certificates, records of interment, statements, tax lists, vital records, and wills. | | | | Call #: | MS 4935 | | | | Extent: | 1.80 linear feet (3 containers) | | | | Subjects: | Ethnic groups -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Registers of births, etc. -- Ohio -- Cleveland | Marriage records -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Church records and registers -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Cleveland (Ohio) -- Genealogy. | Cuyahoga County (Ohio) -- Genealogy.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 77 | Title: | William C. McFarland Papers
| | | | Creator: | McFarland, William C. | | | | Dates: | 1855-1930 | | | | Abstract: | William C. McFarland (b. 1838-?) was born in Lawrence County, Pennsylvania, of Scots-Irish extraction. He was a descendant of the McFarlane Clan of Loch Sloy, Scotland. He was educated in Pennsylvania, and taught in Kentucky from 1859-1861. He then attended Ohio State and Union Law College of Cleveland, Ohio, graduating with a degree of A.B. In 1862 McFarland practiced law in Cleveland until 1864, when he joined the Quartermaster's Department of the Union Army at Nashville, Tennessee. He resumed his law practice in Cleveland after the war. He was elected by the Republican Party as a representative from Cuyahoga County to the Ohio General Assembly in 1871, serving until 1873. In 1875, he formed the law firm Critchfield & McFarland, engaging in corporate and commercial law. It was in business for two years, and following its demise, McFarland traveled to Europe. He wrote many letters during time spent overseas, detailing his experiences and observations to the Cleveland Herald. McFarland was a conservative Republican politician. In addition, he was ranked among the most successful lawyers in Cleveland. The collection consists of anecdotes, articles, essays, newspaper clippings, postcards, and speeches. | | | | Call #: | MS 4862 | | | | Extent: | 0.20 linear feet (1 container) | | | | Subjects: | McFarland, William C., b. 1838. -- Speeches. | American essays -- 19th century. | Slavery -- United States -- 19th century. | African Americans -- Art -- 19th century. | African Americans -- Music -- 19th century. | American poetry -- African American authors -- 19th century. | Lawyers -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- 19th century. | Law -- United States -- 19th century. | Agriculture -- United States -- 19th century. | United States -- History -- 19th century. | United States -- Politics and government -- 1849-1877. | United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865. | Cleveland (Ohio) -- 19th century.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 78 | 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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