| | Manuscript Collection | Save | | 1 | Title: | Ardelia Bradley Dixon Papers
| | | | Creator: | Dixon, Ardelia Bradley | | | | Dates: | 1931-1991 | | | | Abstract: | Ardelia Bradley Dixon (1916-1991) was a lifelong African American rights activist and philanthropist in Cleveland, Ohio. Dixon served as secretary at the Antioch Baptist Church, Central High School, and John Hay High School. She served on the boards and committees of the Cleveland Chapter of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) and the Cleveland Public Library. In 1963, Dixon took part in the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom for Colored People led by Martin Luther King, Jr., and was passionate about the issues of desegregation in schools and racial violence. She volunteered at the Interchurch Council of Greater Cleveland, the National Council of Churches, Fairhill Mental Health Center, and the Phillis Wheatley Center. The collection includes booklets, brochures, cards, church programs, correspondence, funeral booklets, hymns, letters, letters to the editor of the Plain Dealer, magazine and newspaper clippings, notes, pamphlets, photographs and negatives, postcards, schedules of events, scrapbooks, and telegrams. | | | | Call #: | MS 5199 | | | | Extent: | 1.80 linear feet (2 containers and 2 volumes) | | | | Subjects: | African American women -- Ohio -- Cleveland | African American women political activists -- Ohio -- Cleveland | African Americans -- Civil rights -- Ohio -- Cleveland | African Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Charities | African Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland | Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority | Cleveland Public Library | Dixon, Ardelia Bradley, 1916-1991 | Interchurch Council of Greater Cleveland | National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. Cleveland Branch | Public schools -- Ohio -- Cleveland | School integration -- Ohio -- Cleveland | African American History / Women's History
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 2 | 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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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 3 | Title: | Cleveland Heritage Program Records
| | | | Creator: | Cleveland Heritage Program | | | | Dates: | 1975-1984 | | | | Abstract: | The Cleveland Public Library's Cleveland Heritage Program was a public education project which aimed to help residents of Cleveland, Ohio, understand how neighborhoods have contributed to the growth and development of the city. The program, which ran from 1981-1983, allowed Clevelanders to take part in a number of educational activities that helped reveal Cleveland's past. The Cleveland Heritage Program was funded by grants from the National Endowment for the Humanities, the Cleveland Foundation, and the Gund Foundation. The collection consists of notes, correspondence, pamphlets, interview transcripts, and video recordings. | | | | Call #: | MS 5176 | | | | Extent: | 3.20 linear feet (4 containers) | | | | Subjects: | Cleveland (Ohio) -- Emigration and immigration | Cleveland Heritage Program | Cleveland Public Library | Ethnic neighborhoods -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- History. | Immigrants -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Interviews. | Immigrants -- Ohio -- Cleveland | Neighborhoods -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Ohio City (Cleveland, Ohio)
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