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1	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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2	Title:	Burke School of Irish Dance Records
	Creator:	Burke School of Irish Dance
	Dates:	1960-2002
	Abstract:	The Burke School of Irish Dance (f. 1958) was founded by an Irish American, Theresa Burke, in Cleveland, Ohio. Her father, Thomas Scott, (b.1906) immigrated from County Sligo in the 1920s to the United States, and initially settled in New York. Her mother was born in County Clare and came to the U.S. a few years after Thomas. Scott was a musician and dance teacher in Cleveland. According to Theresa, he was the first person in Cleveland to teach traditional Irish dancing to a competitive standard. Sharing her father's love for Irish dance, Burke followed in his footsteps as the founder and owner of two Irish dance schools in Ohio, one in Cleveland, the other in Youngstown (f. 1965), and one out of state in Pennsylvania, (f.1971). The collection consists of an honorary achievement award, certificate of appreciation from President Ronald Reagan, certificate of appreciation from Mahoning Valley Gaelic Society, a directory of registered newspaper clippings, programs, a resolution and a scrapbook.
	Call #:	MS 4901
	Extent:	0.80 linear feet (4 containers)
	Subjects:	Burke School of Irish Dance. \| Irish Americans -- Archives. \| Irish Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Irish American women -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Irish Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Social life and customs. \| Dance -- Ireland. \| Cleveland (Ohio) -- Emigration and immigration -- History -- 20th century. \| Ohio -- Emigration and immigration -- History -- 20th century. \| Ireland -- Emigration and immigration -- 20th century.
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3	Title:	Knights of Equity Records
	Creator:	Knights of Equity
	Dates:	1896-1998
	Abstract:	The Knights of Equity is a Roman Catholic Irish social group first established in Cleveland, Ohio, as the Knights of Equity Supreme Council. It then grew into a national organization. The Cleveland group was active from 1895 to 1905. Three courts were founded in Cleveland, one of which eventually had 5,000 members. After 1905, the group disintegrated in Cleveland, but continued to grow in other cities. In 1954, bylaws first included women in the organization. In 1960, the National Daughters of Erin were officially accepted by the Knights as an auxiliary. The collection consists of copies of the articles of incorporation, constitution and bylaws, ritual and installation ceremony program, an anniversary booklet, and miscellaneous newsletter copies.
	Call #:	MS 4834
	Extent:	0.20 linear feet (1 container)
	Subjects:	Knights of Equity. \| National Daughters of Erin. \| Irish -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Irish Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Irish Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Societies, etc. \| Irish Americans -- United States -- Societies, etc. \| Clubs -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Irish American women. \| Friendly societies -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
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4	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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5	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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6	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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7	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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8	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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