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| | Manuscript Collection | Requires cookie* | | 21 | Title: | Federation of Women's Clubs of Greater Cleveland Records
| | | | Creator: | Federation of Women's Clubs of Greater Cleveland | | | | Dates: | 1902-1974 | | | | Abstract: | The Federation of Women's Clubs of Greater Cleveland was organized in 1902 in Cleveland, Ohio, as the City Federation of Women's Clubs. In 1904 it changed its name to the Cleveland Federation of Women's Clubs. In 1930 it became the Federation of Women's Clubs of Greater Cleveland. Its purpose has always been to coordinate the educational, civic and welfare activities of women's clubs in the Cleveland area. The collection consists of annual reports, financial reports, histories, newspaper clippings, and letters of appreciation. | | | | Call #: | MS 3545 | | | | Extent: | 4.00 linear feet (6 containers and 21 oversize volumes) | | | | Subjects: | Federation of Women's Clubs of Greater Cleveland. | Women -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Societies and clubs. | Women volunteers in social service -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
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| Manuscript Collection | Requires cookie* | | 23 | Title: | Brandeis University National Women's Committee, Cleveland Chapter Records, Series II
| | | | Creator: | Brandeis University National Women's Committee, Cleveland Chapter | | | | Dates: | 1955-1988 | | | | Abstract: | The Brandeis University National Women's Committee, Cleveland Chapter was established shortly after the founding of Brandeis University in 1948. The university's Women's Committee, comprised of over one hundred local chapters, assumed full responsibility for the stocking, staffing, and maintenance of all of the university's libraries. Collectively, the various chapters of the committee continue to fulfill this role. The collection consists of brochures, bulletins, programs, and two scrapbooks. | | | | Call #: | MS 4767 | | | | Extent: | 0.50 linear feet (3 containers) | | | | Subjects: | Brandeis University. National Women's Committee. Cleveland Chapter. | Brandeis University. | Brandeis University. National Women's Committee. | Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Jewish women -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Societies and clubs. | Women -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Societies and clubs.
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| Manuscript Collection | Requires cookie* | | 24 | Title: | Cleveland Women's City Club Foundation Records
| | | | Creator: | Cleveland Women's City Club Foundation | | | | Dates: | 1948-2005 | | | | Abstract: | The Cleveland Women's City Club Foundation was established in 1948 by the Women's City Club of Cleveland, Ohio. It supported projects related to women, education, public affairs and effective government, civic beautification and restoration, health and social service initiatives, and the arts and culture of the community. In 1961 it established the Cleveland Arts Prize to recognize local talent, and in the 1990s it became involved with the Betty Ott Garden for the Blind at the City Greenhouse. The collection consists of account passbooks, agendas, articles of incorporation, brochures, budgets, by-laws, catalogs, certificates, correspondence, financial statements, invitations, leases, legal documents, maps, meeting notices, memoranda, minutes, newspaper and magazine clippings, photographs and negatives, press releases, proclamations, proposals, publications, questionnaires, reports, rosters, and wills. | | | | Call #: | MS 4973 | | | | Extent: | 1.40 linear feet (2 containers) | | | | Subjects: | Cleveland Women's City Club Foundation | Women's City Club of Cleveland | Endowments -- Ohio -- Cleveland | Community foundations -- Ohio -- Cleveland | Charities -- Ohio -- Cleveland | Civic improvement -- Ohio -- Cleveland | Women -- Ohio -- Cleveland | Women -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Societies and clubs | Women in community organization -- Ohio -- Cleveland | Women in charitable work -- Ohio -- Cleveland | Women philanthropists -- Ohio -- Cleveland | Women civic leaders -- Ohio -- Cleveland | Women -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Social conditions | Women -- Services for -- Ohio -- Cleveland | Arts -- Ohio -- Cleveland | Cleveland Arts Prize | Children -- Services for -- Ohio -- Cleveland | Historic preservation -- Ohio -- Cleveland | Parks -- Ohio -- Cleveland | Cleveland (Ohio) -- Politics and government | Cleveland (Ohio) -- Social conditions
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| Manuscript Collection | Requires cookie* | | 26 | Title: | American Polish Women's Club Records
| | | | Creator: | American Polish Women's Club | | | | Dates: | 1933-1972 | | | | Abstract: | The American Polish Women's Club was organized in 1922 in Cleveland, Ohio, by Helen Piotrowski to preserve the language, customs and traditions of Polish Americans. The club has also been involved in many civic and charitable works. The collection consists of membership lists, minutes, dues books, Polish Singers Alliance programs, newspaper clippings, reports and minutes of the scholarship fund, correspondence, anniversary papers, and a bound volume: "Helena Pelczar." | | | | Call #: | MS 3694 | | | | Extent: | 0.80 linear feet (2 containers) | | | | Subjects: | American Polish Women's Club (Cleveland, Ohio) | Polish American women -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Societies and clubs. | Women in charitable work.
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| Manuscript Collection | Requires cookie* | | 27 | Title: | Woman's Christian Temperance Union, Cuyahoga County, Ohio Records, Series II
| | | | Creator: | Woman's Christian Temperance Union, Cuyahoga County, Ohio | | | | Dates: | 1940-1956 | | | | Abstract: | The Women's Christian Temperance Union was a Cuyahoga County, Ohio, women's temperance group organized in 1887 following the split in 1885 of the Woman's Christian Temperance League of Cleveland, Ohio. The Cuyahoga County W.C.T.U. supported the national W.C.T.U.'s endorsement of the Prohibition Party, while those that did not formed the Non-Partisan Woman's Christian Temperance Union (Cleveland, Ohio). Despite the decline in support for prohibition as evidenced by the repeal of the 18th Amendment in 1933, the Cuyahoga County W.C.T.U. continued to remain active throughout World War II and the following decade. The group was also involved in various charitable activities. The collection consists of minutes of regular monthly meetings, as well as executive committee meetings, quarterly and annual conventions, and occasional special meetings. Included are lists of nominated committee directors, committee reports, local union reports, treasurer's reports, election material, reports on fundraising projects, and newsletters (1949-1950). The collection pertains to the attitude and activities of the WCTU during World War II and the following decade, and deals with issues such as scientific temperance education in Cleveland's public schools, prohibiting liquor advertisements in local newspapers, limiting the number of liquor permits issue, lobbying against city owned and operated liquor outlets, and the passage of state prohibition laws. | | | | Call #: | MS 4327 | | | | Extent: | 0.20 linear feet (1 container) | | | | Subjects: | Cuyahoga County Woman's Christian Temperance Union -- Archives. | Temperance -- Ohio -- Cuyahoga County -- Societies, etc. -- Archives. | Temperance -- Ohio -- Cuyahoga County -- History -- Sources. | Women -- Ohio -- Cuyahoga County -- Societies and clubs -- Archives. | Prohibition -- Ohio -- Cuyahoga County -- History -- Sources. | Liquor laws -- Ohio -- Cuyahoga County. | License system -- Ohio -- Cuyahoga County. | Local option -- Ohio -- Cuyahoga County. | Advertising -- Alcoholic beverages -- Ohio -- Cuyahoga County
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| Manuscript Collection | Requires cookie* | | 28 | Title: | Women's American ORT, Cleveland Region Records
| | | | Creator: | Women's American ORT, Cleveland Region | | | | Dates: | 1965-1976 | | | | Abstract: | Women's American ORT, Cleveland Region, was established in 1957 as a regional group of the Women's American Organization for Rehabilitation Through Training (ORT), a vocational training program for Jewish people which is a member of the World ORT Union, a worldwide organization whose purpose is to help people by teaching them modern trades and skills. The World ORT runs a global network of vocational schools for this purpose. The Cleveland Region ORT has 28 chapters divided into 5 administrative sections. It is led by a Region Board which is structured into four departments: Special Projects (fund raising), Membership, Education, and Community. It belongs to District VIII, which comprises Ohio, Michigan, and parts of New York and Pennsylvania. The collection consists of correspondence (1972-1975), papers on the history of the ORT from 1881 to 1939, minutes of the Region Board and the Executive Committee (1972-1974), reports of the Cleveland Region made at various conferences and seminars (1965-1975), newsletters, programs, fund raising manuals and cards, certificates, newspaper clippings, miscellaneous printed materials, and two scrapbooks, dated 1972 and 1973, containing newspaper clippings and circulars. | | | | Call #: | MS 3796 | | | | Extent: | 1.20 linear feet (4 containers) | | | | Subjects: | Women's American ORT. Cleveland Region. | Occupational training for Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Jewish women -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
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| Manuscript Collection | Requires cookie* | | 29 | Title: | Woman's Christian Temperance Union, Lakewood, Ohio, Records
| | | | Creator: | Woman's Christian Temperance Union, Lake County, Ohio | | | | Dates: | 1916-1924 | | | | Abstract: | The Woman's Christian Temperance Union of Lake County, Ohio, was a local chapter of the Woman's Christian Temperance Union. The collection consists of minutes of business, annual, and regular meetings, membership list (1922), and financial records. | | | | Call #: | MS 1210 | | | | Extent: | 0.10 linear feet (1 container) | | | | Subjects: | Woman's Christian Temperance Union (Lake County, Ohio). | Temperance -- Ohio -- Societies, etc. | Temperance -- Societies, etc. | Women -- Ohio -- Lake County -- Societies and clubs. | Temperance -- Ohio -- Lake County.
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| Manuscript Collection | Requires cookie* | | 30 | Title: | AMIT Women Records, Series II
| | | | Creator: | AMIT Women | | | | Dates: | 1925-2010 | | | | Abstract: | AMIT Women (Mizrachi Women's Organization of America, Hebrew acronym for Association of Volunteers for Israel and Torah) was founded at the Mizrachi Convention in Cleveland, Ohio, in 1925 as Mizrachi Women of America (MWoA) and later named AMIT Women in 1983. AMIT Women is an organization of orthodox Jewish Zionist women that provides support for poor children in Israel. Throughout the history of the organization AMIT built up a network of vocational schools, homes for children, surrogate family residences and other projects for youth in Israel. In Cleveland, AMIT has been an active part of the Jewish community, organizing numerous fundraising dinners, luncheons, and other events along the Jewish holidays to support both the local Jewish community and to raise money for their numerous projects in Israel. The collection consists of reports, brochures, catalogues, correspondence, instruction booklets, invoices, manuals, newspaper clippings, photographs, posters, proclamations, programs, publications, recognition certificates, resource manuals, and a scrapbook. | | | | Call #: | MS 5358 | | | | Extent: | 0.82 linear feet (2 containers and 2 oversize folders) | | | | Subjects: | Zionists -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Societies, etc. | Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Charities. | Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Societies, etc. | Women in charitable work -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Jewish women -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Societies and clubs.
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| Manuscript Collection | Requires cookie* | | 31 | Title: | Presbyterian Church, Streetsboro, Ohio, Woman's Home and Foreign Missionary Society Records
| | | | Creator: | Presbyterian Church, Streetsboro, Ohio, Woman's Home and Foreign Missionary Society | | | | Dates: | 1896-1905 | | | | Abstract: | The Woman's Home and Foreign Missionary Society was a women's church group organized ca. 1896, at the Presbyterian Church in Streetsboro, Ohio, to support the missionary program of the Presbyterian Church by prayer and contribution. The collection consists of a bound volume containing the constitution, minutes, list of members, and financial accounts. | | | | Call #: | MS 3210 | | | | Extent: | 0.10 linear feet (1 container) | | | | Subjects: | Presbyterian Church (Streetsboro, Ohio). Woman's Home and Foreign Missionary Society. | Women in church work -- Ohio -- Streetsboro. | Women in the Presbyterian Church -- Ohio -- Streetsboro. | Women in charitable work -- Ohio -- Streetsboro. | Women -- Ohio -- Streetsboro -- Societies and clubs. | Charities -- Ohio -- Streetsboro. | Presbyterian Church -- United States -- Missions.
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| Manuscript Collection | Requires cookie* | | 32 | Title: | Federation of Women's Clubs of Greater Cleveland Records, Series II
| | | | Creator: | Federation of Women's Clubs of Greater Cleveland | | | | Dates: | 1959-1980 | | | | Abstract: | The Federation of Women's Clubs of Greater Cleveland was organized in 1902 as the City Federation of Women's Clubs. In 1904 it changed its name to the Cleveland Federation of Women's Clubs. In 1930 it became the Federation of Women's Clubs of Greater Cleveland. Its purpose has always been to coordinate the educational, civic, and welfare activities of women's clubs in the Cleveland, Ohio, area. The collection consists of annual reports and official directories. | | | | Call #: | MS 4112 | | | | Extent: | 0.40 linear feet (1 container) | | | | Subjects: | Federation of Women's Clubs of Greater Cleveland. | Women -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Societies and clubs.
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| Manuscript Collection | Requires cookie* | | 33 | Title: | Woman's Veteran Relief Union, Elizabeth Neibling Chapter No. 23 Roll Book
| | | | Creator: | Woman's Veteran Relief Union, Elizabeth Neibling Chapter No. 23 | | | | Dates: | 1894-1904 | | | | Abstract: | The Woman's Veteran Relief Union, Elizabeth Neibling Chapter No. 23, was a local Findlay, Ohio chapter of an organization which provided financial relief to Civil War veterans and their families. The collection consists of names of women and the veterans they represent, giving date of muster, company, regiment, and status (living or dead). | | | | Call #: | MS 0575 | | | | Extent: | 0.20 linear feet (1 container) | | | | Subjects: | Woman's Veteran Relief Union. Elizabeth Neibling Chapter No. 23 (Findlay, Ohio) | Women in charitable work -- Ohio -- Findlay. | Veterans -- Ohio. | Women -- Ohio -- Findlay -- Societies and clubs. | United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Societies, etc.
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| Manuscript Collection | Requires cookie* | | 34 | Title: | Women's Art Club of Cleveland Records
| | | | Creator: | Women's Art Club of Cleveland | | | | Dates: | 1912-1962 | | | | Abstract: | The Women's Art Club of Cleveland was established in 1912 in the Gage Gallery as the first exclusively female art organization in Cleveland, Ohio. The club formed when the Bohemian Club split into a men's club, The Arts Club (later The Cleveland Society of Artists), and a women's club, The Women's Art Club of Cleveland. The mission of the club was to bring female artists together in order to facilitate community and higher artistic ideals. Also, the club wanted to advance the artistic interests of Cleveland through educational programs and exhibitions of members' artwork. Further, they sought recognition, respect, and support based on their exhibitions from the Cleveland community with an interest in the city's cultural growth. Women became members by filing applications and being voted in by the club. The four classes of membership (active, associate, sustaining, and life) were based on whether or not the woman created artwork. Active members created artwork, but associate members did not. Associate members had an interest in art, but did not vote or hold office. Sustaining members were active or associate members who toke a larger financial responsibility in the club. Also, life members were active or associate members who paid a designated fee. The Board of Trustees had ultimate control over the club. The Trustees elected from among themselves the President, Vice-President, Recording and Corresponding Secretary, and Treasurer. Various committees conducted the activities of the club. Exhibitions and social events were the main focus of the club. The collection consists of scrapbooks. | | | | Call #: | MS 4976 | | | | Extent: | 0.40 linear feet (1 container) | | | | Subjects: | Women's Art Club of Cleveland. | Women -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Societies and clubs. | Art -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Artists -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Cleveland (Ohio) -- Societies, etc.
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| Manuscript Collection | Requires cookie* | | 35 | Title: | Lakewood Business and Professional Women's Club Records
| | | | Creator: | Lakewood Business and Professional Women's club | | | | Dates: | 1927-1986 | | | | Abstract: | The Lakewood Business and Professional Women's Club was chartered in 1927 in Lakewood, Ohio, as a member organization of the National Federation of Business and Professional Women's Clubs. The organization seeks to elevate the standards for women in business and the professions; promote the interests of its members; bring about a spirit of cooperation; and extend opportunities to business and professional women. The collection consists of bylaws, constitutions, meeting minutes, newspaper clippings, photographs, policies, press releases, procedures, programs, reports, and scrapbooks. | | | | Call #: | MS 5278 | | | | Extent: | 2.20 linear feet (3 containers and 9 oversize volumes) | | | | Subjects: | Professional employees -- Women -- Societies, etc. | Business -- Women -- Societies, etc. | Clubs -- Ohio -- Lakewood. | Women -- Ohio -- Lakewood -- Societies and clubs. | Philanthropy -- Ohio -- Lakewood.
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| Manuscript Collection | Requires cookie* | | 36 | Title: | Women's Photographic Society of Cleveland Records
| | | | Creator: | Women's Photographic Society of Cleveland | | | | Dates: | 1938-1972 | | | | Abstract: | The Women's Photographic Society of Cleveland, Ohio, was a photography club for women. It was organized in 1938 and offered a program of field trips, classes, lectures, exhibits and competitions. It disbanded by 1987. The collection consists of minutes, reports, transcripts of slide programs, legal papers, clippings, and copies of the Society's bulletin, "Highlights and Shadows." | | | | Call #: | MS 4096 | | | | Extent: | 0.80 linear feet (2 containers) | | | | Subjects: | Women's Photographic Society of Cleveland | Women -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Societies and clubs | Women photographers -- Ohio -- Cleveland | Photographers -- Ohio -- Cleveland | Photography -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Societies, etc.
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| Manuscript Collection | Requires cookie* | | 37 | Title: | Jewish Women International, Cleveland Chapter Records, Series III
| | | | Creator: | Jewish Women International, Cleveland Chapter | | | | Dates: | 1946-1989 | | | | Abstract: | Jewish Women International (f. 1897) began in San Francisco to promote social activities among B'nai B'rith families. The first B'nai B'rith auxiliary was founded in 1909, and auxiliaries grew rapidly in the 1920s and 1930s to 178 groups and over 17,000 members reaching a peak in the 1950s with 600 chapters. In 1963 B'nai B'rith Women became an independent organization. The organization's mission has adapted to changing issues facing women, children, and families, including anti-Semitism, reproductive rights, and domestic violence. In 1995 the organization changed its name to Jewish Women International. In Cleveland, Ohio, the first chapter of B'nai B'rith Women was the Heights Chapter #119, founded in 1933, followed one month later by the Cleveland Chapter #121. During the 1930s and 1940s eleven more chapters were created, with one more in the 1950s. In addition, Cleveland chapters assisted in the organization of Women's District Grand Lodge No. 2, which included several midwestern states. The district was headed by Clevelanders Mrs. David Copland in 1936 and Lydia Woldman in 1940. In 1953, Woldman also served as president of the Women's Supreme Council, the national body which coordinated 620 chapters. Declining numbers in the 1980s caused a restructuring of the local chapters, combining twelve chapters into one new chapter, #1736, consisting of 1,500 women. The collection consists of announcements, bulletins, correspondence, budgets, flyers, invitations, lists, minutes, programs, and speeches. | | | | Call #: | MS 5141 | | | | Extent: | 0.60 linear feet (2 containers) | | | | Subjects: | Charities -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Jewish women -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Societies and clubs. | Jewish Women International (Organization). Cleveland Chapter. | Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Charities. | Women -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Societies and clubs. | Women in charitable work -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Women volunteers in social service -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
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| Manuscript Collection | Requires cookie* | | 39 | Title: | League of Women Voters of Cleveland Records
| | | | Creator: | League of Women Voters of Cleveland | | | | Dates: | 1918-1972 | | | | Abstract: | The League of Women Voters of Cleveland was formed in 1920 in Cleveland, Ohio, by former suffragists and members of the Woman's Suffrage Party. The League is nonpartisan and has endorsed various legislation, including laws to protect female workers and improve child welfare and education. Its efforts include voter registration drives, assistance to election boards, demonstrations of registration and voting techniques, as well as sponsoring candidates debates. The collection consists of minutes, correspondence, membership records, committee reports and recommendations, publications, scrapbooks, and materials on the history of the women's suffrage movement, including convention minutes of the Woman Suffrage Party. (1918-1919). | | | | Call #: | MS 3565 | | | | Extent: | 4.30 linear feet (6 containers and 6 oversize containers) | | | | Subjects: | League of Women Voters of Cleveland. | Women -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Societies and clubs. | Women -- Suffrage -- United States. | Voting -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Women -- Suffrage -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Ohio -- Politics and government. | United States -- Politics and government. | Cleveland (Ohio) -- Politics and government. | Cuyahoga County (Ohio) -- Politics and government.
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| Manuscript Collection | Requires cookie* | | 40 | Title: | First Congregational Church, Brooklyn, Ohio, Woman's Missionary Society Record Book
| | | | Creator: | First Congregational Church, Brooklyn, Ohio, Woman's Missionary Society | | | | Dates: | 1875-1893 | | | | Abstract: | The Woman's Missionary Society was a woman's group of the First Congregational Church of Brooklyn Village, Ohio (annexed to Cleveland in 1890). The object of the society was to raise money for missionary purposes and to cultivate the missionary spirit among its members. Money collected was sent to the Woman's Board of Missions for the purposes of their organization. The society met monthly and was particularly involved in assisting foreign missionary activities. The collection consists of a constitution, names of members, minutes of monthly meetings (1875-1883), including the treasurer's annual reports, and a letter (1893) from one-time secretary, Mary Russell Turner. | | | | Call #: | MS 1227 | | | | Extent: | 0.10 linear feet (1 container) | | | | Subjects: | First Congregational Church (Brooklyn, Ohio). Woman's Missionary Society -- Archives. | Congregational churches -- Ohio -- Brooklyn -- Missions -- Societies, etc. -- Archives. | Church records and registers -- Ohio -- Brooklyn. | Women in church work -- Ohio -- Brooklyn -- Societies and clubs -- Archives. | Brooklyn (Ohio) -- Church history -- Sources.
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