| | Manuscript Collection | Requires cookie* | | 1 | Title: | Flora Johnson Papers
| | | | Creator: | Johnson, Flora | | | | Dates: | 1950-1979 | | | | Abstract: | Flora Johnson (b. 1906) was active in the African American community in Cleveland, Ohio, including the following organizations: Cleveland Chapter of the National Council of Negro Women, Glenville Garden Club, Forest City Hospital Ladies Auxiliary, Antioch Baptist Church, Eliza Bryant Home for the Aged, Four-O'Clock Garden Club, League of Women Voters, the 25th Ward Republican Club, and the Ladies Auxiliary of the National Alliance of Postal Employees. The collection consists of programs, annual reports, membership information, correspondence, and historical and biographical information relating to the organizations in which Flora Johnson was actively involved. This collection also contains a small file containing material reflecting the involvement of the donor, Loraine Huston, in the Ladies Auxiliary of the National Alliance of Postal Employees. | | | | Call #: | MS 4494 | | | | Extent: | 0.40 linear feet (1 container) | | | | Subjects: | Johnson, Flora, ca. 1906- | Antioch Baptist Church (Cleveland, Ohio) | Glenville Garden Club. | Forest City Hospital. Auxiliary. | National Council of Negro Women. Cleveland Council. | League of Women Voters of Cleveland. | Women -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Societies and clubs. | African Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Societies, etc. | Clubs -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
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| Manuscript Collection | Requires cookie* | | 2 | Title: | Barristers' Wives Records, 1956-2008
| | | | Creator: | Barristers' Wives | | | | Dates: | 1956-2008 | | | | Abstract: | Barristers' Wives was a group committed to community and social concerns that was founded in 1956 by a group of seventeen African American women in Cleveland, Ohio. The group initially met in October 1956 to support the campaign of Cleveland's first African American mayoral candidate, Alexander Martin, and continued to meet throughout the 1950s and 1960s to support other African American politicians. The women also participated in charitable causes to benefit the United Negro College Fund, the NAACP, the Urban League, and other organizations. The Barristers' Wives ceased holding formal meetings in October 2008, but its membership plans to continue meeting informally. The collection consists of scrapbooks and programs. | | | | Call #: | MS 5019 | | | | Extent: | 0.50 linear feet (2 containers) | | | | Subjects: | National Barristers' Wives. Cleveland Chapter. | Lawyers' spouses -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Societies, etc. | African American women -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Societies and clubs. | African Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Societies, etc.
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