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Subject | • | Congregational churches -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | [X] | | • | Euclid Avenue Congregational Church (Cleveland, Ohio). |
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| | • | Church records and registers -- Ohio -- Cleveland. |
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| | • | Churches -- Ohio -- Cleveland. |
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| | • | Women -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Societies and clubs. |
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| | • | Women in church work -- Ohio -- Cleveland. |
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| | • | African American women -- Ohio -- Cleveland. |
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| | • | African Americans -- Education (Higher) -- United States. |
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| | • | African Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland. |
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| | • | Banks and banking -- Ohio -- Cleveland. |
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| | • | Baptismal certificates. |
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| | • | Brooks family. |
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| | • | Buildings -- Ohio -- Cleveland. |
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| | • | Businessmen -- Ohio -- Cleveland. |
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| | • | Case Western Reserve University. |
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| | • | Charities -- Ohio -- Cleveland. |
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| | • | Church societies -- Ohio -- Cleveland. |
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| | • | Civil rights -- United States. |
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| | • | Cleveland Fellowship of Congregational Christian Women. |
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| | • | Cleveland Trust Company. |
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| | • | Congregational City Missionary Society (Cleveland, Ohio). |
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| | • | Congregational Home Missionary Society (Cleveland, Ohio). |
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| | • | Congregationalists -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- History. |
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| | • | Congregationalists -- Ohio -- Cleveland. |
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| | • | Defiance College (Defiance, Ohio). |
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| | • | Dunn family. |
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| | • | East End Savings and Trust Company. |
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| | • | Euclid Avenue Congregational Church (Cleveland, Ohio) Women's Association. |
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| | • | Fisk University. |
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| | • | Ford family. |
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| | • | Ford, David K., 1894-1993. |
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| | • | Ford, Elizabeth Kingsley Brooks, 1896-1990. |
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| | • | Ford, Horatio Clark, 1853-1915. |
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| | • | Ford, Horatio, 1881-1952. |
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| | • | Ford-McCaslin Company. |
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| | • | Garfield Savings Bank. |
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| | • | Gill family. |
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| | • | Johnson, Ella Mae Cheeks, 1904-2010. |
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| | • | Keith family. |
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| | • | Lawyers -- Ohio -- Cleveland. |
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| | • | Lubrizol Corporation. |
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| | • | Lubrizol Foundation. |
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| | • | Marriage records -- Ohio -- Cleveland. |
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| | • | Maternal Health Association of Cleveland, Ohio. |
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| | • | Metropolitan National Savings Bank. |
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| | • | Missions -- Ohio -- Cleveland. |
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| | • | Mt. Zion Congregational Church (Cleveland, Ohio) |
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| | • | Necrologies. |
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| | • | New Amsterdam Company. |
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| | • | One Euclid Company. |
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| | • | Philanthropists -- Ohio -- Cleveland. |
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| | • | Pilgrim Congregational Church (Cleveland, Ohio) |
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| | • | Real estate business -- Ohio -- Cleveland. |
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| | • | Registers of births, etc. -- Ohio -- Cleveland. |
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| | • | Reynolds family. |
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| | • | Schauffler College of Religious and Social Work -- History. |
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| | • | Shyrock family. |
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| | • | Social service -- Ohio -- Cleveland. |
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| | • | Social workers -- Ohio -- Cleveland. |
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| | • | Thorpe family. |
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| | • | Trinity Congregational Church (Pepper Pike, Ohio) |
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| | • | Western Reserve Trust Company. |
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| | • | Williamson Company. |
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| | Manuscript Collection | Requires cookie* | | 2 | Title: | Pilgrim Congregational Church Records
| | | | Creator: | Pilgrim Congregational Church | | | | Dates: | 1876-1961 | | | | Abstract: | Pilgrim Congregational Church was founded in Cleveland, Ohio, in 1854 as University Heights Congregational Church in the Near West Side neighborhood of Tremont, then known as University Heights.To accommodate the growing congregation, the current church located at 2592 West 14th Street was built in 1893-1894 by architect S.R. Badgeley, whose unique design combined worship space with the growing need for a community center, including a library and the first kindergarten in the city of Cleveland. By 1919 the building had expanded to include a gymnasium complete with shower rooms, a boxing ring, and bowling alleys. Pilgrim Congregational Church was also the first building on the West Side of Cleveland to be fitted with electricity, operating its own power plant for several years. Pilgrim Congregational Church is now (2014) affiliated with the United Church of Christ. The collection consists of church bulletins, correspondence, financial documents, historical records, histories, invoices, ledgers, marriage licenses, meeting minutes, membership applications, pledge cards, receipts, Sunday school records, and withdrawal cards. | | | | Call #: | MS 5247 | | | | Extent: | 22.40 linear feet (20 containers) | | | | Subjects: | Pilgrim Congregational Church (Cleveland, Ohio) | Congregationalists -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- History. | Congregational churches -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
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| Manuscript Collection | Requires cookie* | | 4 | Title: | Euclid Avenue Congregational Church Records
| | | | Creator: | Euclid Avenue Congregational Church | | | | Dates: | 1822-1970 | | | | Abstract: | Euclid Avenue Congregational Church was founded in 1843, in Cleveland, Ohio. Until 1853 it had a Presbyterian form of government and was called the Presbyterian Church of East Cleveland. A Hough Avenue branch of the church existed from 1890 until 1934, under the name Hough Avenue Congregational Church. In 1934 it merged with the Euclid Avenue church. The Euclid Avenue Congregational Church was destroyed by fire on March 23, 2010. The collection consists of minutes, financial records, correspondence, membership and property records, baptismal and death records, and other records of Euclid Avenue and Hough Avenue Congregational churches, including marriage records of the Hough Avenue church. | | | | Call #: | MS 3577 | | | | Extent: | 23.51 linear feet (57 containers, 11 oversize volumes, and 1 oversize folder) | | | | Subjects: | Euclid Avenue Congregational Church (Cleveland, Ohio). | Congregational churches -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Churches -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Church records and registers -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Baptismal certificates. | Necrologies. | Marriage records -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Registers of births, etc. -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
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| Manuscript Collection | Requires cookie* | | 5 | Title: | Trinity Congregational Church (Pepper Pike, Ohio) Records
| | | | Creator: | Trinity Congregational Church, Pepper Pike, Ohio | | | | Dates: | 1894-1954 | | | | Abstract: | Trinity Congregational Church was incorporated in 1894, in Cleveland, Ohio. In 1928 it moved to the suburb of Cleveland Heights. From 1946 to 1952 services were held in a school in Shaker Heights. In 1952 the congregation moved to Pepper Pike, Ohio. The collection consists of correspondence, minutes of meetings, treasurers' accounts, annual reports, and pamphlets, relating to the church and to the activities of various church-related organizations, including Christian Endeavor Society, Ladies Aid Society, Young Women's Missionary Society, Pastoral Committee, Founder's Circle, and Junior Fellowship. Includes church bulletins (1896-1909, 1918) and plans and accounts relating to construction of a new building. | | | | Call #: | MS 3046 | | | | Extent: | 3.60 linear feet (7 containers and 1 oversize volume) | | | | Subjects: | Trinity Congregational Church (Pepper Pike, Ohio) | Congregational churches -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Churches -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Church records and registers -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
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| Manuscript Collection | Requires cookie* | | 6 | Title: | Ella Mae Cheeks Johnson Papers
| | | | Creator: | Johnson, Ella Mae Cheeks | | | | Dates: | 1948-2010 | | | | Abstract: | Ella Mae Cheeks Johnson was born in Dallas, Texas, in 1904. Orphaned at age four, she was raised by the Davis family. She attended Dallas Colored High School and Fisk University before applying to the School of Applied Social Sciences at Western Reserve University. Johnson graduated in 1928 with a master's degree in social work. As a social worker, Johnson was first employed by Associated Charities of Cleveland, Ohio. Later, she worked for the Cuyahoga County Department of Welfare in conjunction with the federal program Aid to Dependent Children. She retired in 1961. Johnson married Elmer Cheeks in 1929. They had two sons. Cheeks died in 1941, and Johnson married Raymond Johnson in 1957. He died in 1983. Mrs. Johnson was an active member of Mt. Zion Congregational Church, an avid reader and traveler, and a supporter of a variety of charities. At age 105, she attended the inauguration of President Barack Obama in Washington, D.C. Soon after, with the assistance of a freelance writer, she wrote her autobiography. It was published shortly after her death in 2010. The collection consists of annual reports, booklets, book manuscripts, book proofs, brochures, catalogues, certificates, church directories, citations, correspondence, forms, a guest book, an inauguration ticket, lists, magazine articles, newsletter articles, newspaper articles, notes, passports, proclamations, programs, remarks, speeches, and writings. | | | | Call #: | MS 5068 | | | | Extent: | 0.60 linear feet (2 containers) | | | | Subjects: | Johnson, Ella Mae Cheeks, 1904-2010. | Case Western Reserve University. | Fisk University. | Mt. Zion Congregational Church (Cleveland, Ohio) | African American women -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | African Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Social workers -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Social service -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Civil rights -- United States. | African Americans -- Education (Higher) -- United States. | Congregational churches -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Charities -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
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| Manuscript Collection | Requires cookie* | | 7 | Title: | Euclid Avenue Congregational Church Records, Series III
| | | | Creator: | Euclid Avenue Congregational Church | | | | Dates: | 1950-1993 | | | | Abstract: | Euclid Avenue Congregational Church was founded in 1843, in Cleveland, Ohio. Until 1853 it had a Presbyterian form of government and was called the Presbyterian Church of East Cleveland. A Hough Avenue branch of the church existed from 1890 until 1934, under the name Hough Avenue Congregational Church. In 1934 it merged with the Euclid Avenue church. The Euclid Avenue Congregational Church was destroyed by fire on March 23, 2010. The collection consists of church bulletins, administrative information, and announcements. | | | | Call #: | MS 5046 | | | | Extent: | 1.20 linear feet (3 containers) | | | | Subjects: | Euclid Avenue Congregational Church (Cleveland, Ohio). | Congregational churches -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Congregationalists -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
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| Manuscript Collection | Requires cookie* | | 8 | Title: | David K. Ford Family Papers
| | | | Creator: | Ford, David K. Family | | | | Dates: | 1791-1993 | | | | Abstract: | The Ford family were prominent lawyers, philanthropists, and businessmen of Cleveland, Ohio, during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. The collection consists of genealogies, biographical sketches, correspondence, diaries, journals, account books, appointment books, ledgers, stock certificates, minutes, leases, articles of incorporation, wills, deeds, corporate inventories, maps, newspaper and magazine clippings, tax assessments and returns, diplomas, certificates, military orders, and discharge papers. Material is included on several banking institutions, including Garfield Savings Bank, The Western Reserve Trust Company, Metropolitan National Savings Bank, and the East End Savings and Trust Company. Material on Ford family involvement in the construction and management of the Williamson Building is included, as is family involvement in other real estate enterprises, including The New Amsterdam Company, One Euclid Company, and the Ford McCaslin Company. Involvement in various legal firms by H. Clark, Horatio, and David K. Ford is well documented, as is David K. Ford's role in the organization and operation of the Lubrizol Corporation and Lubrizol Foundation. Family involvement with the Euclid Avenue Congregational Church, and with other philanthropic and social service organizations, such as the American Red Cross, the Maternal Health Association, University Hospitals, and the Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing at Case Western Reserve University, is documented. Family members were also involved with the Congregational City Missionary Society, the Congregational Home Missionary Society, the Schauffler Missionary Training School (later Schauffler College of Religious and Social Work), and the National Council of the Congregational Churches of the United States. David K. Ford's involvement with Defiance College is documented. David and Elizabeth Brooks Ford's commitment to community service and social reform is well documented in this collection, including correspondence with others sharing their interests, such as Ralph Hayes of the City Club, Dorothy Adams Hamilton Brush with the Maternal Health Association, Agnes Brooks Young with the Cleveland Playhouse, and Katherine Gill Brooks of the Visiting Nurse Association. Of particular interest is the correspondence of H. Clark Ford with the notorious swindler Cassie Chadwick. The majority of the genealogical and family history materials included is the work of Oliver Kingsley Brooks. | | | | Call #: | MS 4730 | | | | Extent: | 36.91 linear feet (40 containers and 1 oversize folder) | | | | Subjects: | Thorpe family. | Ford, David K., 1894-1993. | Ford, Horatio, 1881-1952. | Ford, Horatio Clark, 1853-1915. | Ford, Elizabeth Kingsley Brooks, 1896-1990. | Ford family. | Brooks family. | Gill family. | Dunn family. | Shyrock family. | Keith family. | Reynolds family. | Schauffler College of Religious and Social Work -- History. | Euclid Avenue Congregational Church (Cleveland, Ohio). | Congregational City Missionary Society (Cleveland, Ohio). | Congregational Home Missionary Society (Cleveland, Ohio). | Defiance College (Defiance, Ohio). | Maternal Health Association of Cleveland, Ohio. | New Amsterdam Company. | One Euclid Company. | Williamson Company. | Ford-McCaslin Company. | Lubrizol Corporation. | Lubrizol Foundation. | Cleveland Trust Company. | Garfield Savings Bank. | Western Reserve Trust Company. | Metropolitan National Savings Bank. | East End Savings and Trust Company. | Lawyers -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Businessmen -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Banks and banking -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Real estate business -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Buildings -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Philanthropists -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Congregational churches -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Missions -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
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