Subject | • | African American women -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Photographs. | [X] | | • | Social workers -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Photographs. | [X] | | • | African Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Photographs. |
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| | • | African Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Societies, etc. -- Photographs. |
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| | • | Baker, Josephine, 1906-1975 -- Photograph collections. |
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| | • | Birthday parties -- Photographs. |
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| | • | Cheek family -- Photographs. |
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| | • | Dallas Colored High School (Dallas, Tex.) -- Photographs. |
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| | • | Fleming, Charles W., 1928-1994 -- Photograph collections. |
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| | • | Fleming, Lethia Cousins, 1876-1963 -- Photograph collections. |
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| | • | Johnson family. -- Photographs. |
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| | • | Johnson, Ella Mae Cheeks, 1904-2010 -- Photograph collections. |
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| | • | Philanthropists -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Photographs. |
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| | Photograph Collection | Requires cookie* | | 1 | Title: | Lethia Cousins Fleming Photographs
| | | | Creator: | Fleming, Lethia Cousins | | | | Dates: | 1900-1940 | | | | Abstract: | Lethia Cousins Fleming (1876-1963) was a teacher from West Virginia who became a social worker for the Division of Child Welfare, Cuyahoga County, Ohio (1931-1951). She and her husband, Cleveland city councilman Thomas W. Fleming, were active in local civic and charitable organizations. The collection consists of photographs relating to the activities of Lethia Fleming and various African American organizations. Includes a group portrait, including the Flemings, with Josephine Baker in Paris, 1927. | | | | Call #: | PG 142 | | | | Extent: | 0.20 linear feet (1 container) | | | | Subjects: | Fleming, Lethia Cousins, 1876-1963 -- Photograph collections. | Fleming, Charles W., 1928-1994 -- Photograph collections. | Baker, Josephine, 1906-1975 -- Photograph collections. | African Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Societies, etc. -- Photographs. | African American women -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Photographs. | Social workers -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Photographs.
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| Photograph Collection | Requires cookie* | | 2 | Title: | Ella Mae Cheeks Johnson Photographs
| | | | Creator: | Johnson, Ella Mae Cheeks | | | | Dates: | 1921-2010 | | | | 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. 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 4 black and white photographs, 251 color photographs, 5 DVDs, and 5 VHS tapes. | | | | Call #: | PG 553 | | | | Extent: | 0.80 linear feet (2 containers) | | | | Subjects: | Johnson, Ella Mae Cheeks, 1904-2010 -- Photograph collections. | Cheek family -- Photographs. | Johnson family. -- Photographs. | Dallas Colored High School (Dallas, Tex.) -- Photographs. | African American women -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Photographs. | African Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Photographs. | Social workers -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Photographs. | Philanthropists -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Photographs. | Birthday parties -- Photographs.
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