Subject | • | African Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland | [X] | | • | African Americans -- Civil rights -- Ohio -- Cleveland |
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| | • | Mt. Zion Congregational Church (Cleveland, Ohio) |
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| | • | African American History / Religion |
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| | • | African American women -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Societies and clubs |
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| | • | African Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Genealogy. |
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| | • | African Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Religion |
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| | • | African Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Religion. |
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| | • | Charities -- Ohio -- Cleveland |
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| | • | Congregational churches -- Ohio -- Cleveland |
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| | • | Nursing homes -- Ohio -- Cleveland |
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| | • | Older African Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland |
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| | • | Older people -- Ohio -- Cleveland |
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| | • | African American History / Women's History |
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| | • | African American women -- Ohio -- Cleveland |
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| | • | African American women political activists -- Ohio -- Cleveland |
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| | • | African Americans -- Education -- Ohio -- Cleveland. |
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| | • | African Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Charities. |
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| | • | African Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Photographs |
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| | • | African Methodist Episcopal Church -- Ohio -- Cleveland |
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| | • | Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority |
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| | • | Bahai Faith |
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| | • | Bahai Faith -- Ohio -- Cleveland |
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| | • | Bahai women -- Ohio -- Cleveland |
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| | • | Baptists -- Ohio -- Cleveland |
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| | • | Church buildings -- Ohio -- Cleveland |
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| | • | Cleveland (Ohio) -- Church history -- Sources. |
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| | • | Cleveland Public Library |
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| | • | Congregational churches -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- History |
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| | • | Congregational churches -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Photographs |
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| | • | Dixon, Ardelia Bradley, 1916-1991 |
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| | • | Greater Avery African Methodist Episcopal Church (Cleveland, Ohio) |
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| | • | Hill, David W. |
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| | • | Hill, Luther F. |
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| | • | Interchurch Council of Greater Cleveland |
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| | • | Martin family |
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| | • | Mary B. Martin Elementary School (Cleveland, Ohio) |
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| | • | Mount Sinai Baptist Church (Cleveland, Ohio) |
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| | • | Mt. Zion Congregational Church (Cleveland, Ohio) -- Photograph collections |
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| | • | National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. Cleveland Branch |
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| | • | Public schools -- Ohio -- Cleveland |
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| | • | School integration -- Ohio -- Cleveland |
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| | • | University Circle (Cleveland, Ohio) |
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| | • | University Circle (Cleveland, Ohio) -- Photographs |
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| | • | Women in church work -- Ohio -- Cleveland |
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| | Manuscript Collection | Requires cookie* | | 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 | Requires cookie* | | 2 | Title: | Greater Avery African Methodist Episcopal Church Records
| | | | Creator: | Greater Avery African Methodist Episcopal Church | | | | Dates: | 1929-2008 | | | | Abstract: | Greater Avery African Methodist Episcopal Church was founded by Reverend James J. Price on April 21, 1918 in Cleveland, Ohio. As the membership of the church grew, Reverend Price lead the church to purchase property at 2363 East 28th Street in 1920. In 1953, Greater Avery purchased the Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Bethlehem Church on Wade Park Avenue. The collection consists of bulletins, calendars of events, correspondence, financial records, historical sketches, ledgers, newspaper clippings, programs, and scrapbooks. | | | | Call #: | MS 5234 | | | | Extent: | 1.00 linear feet (1 container) | | | | Subjects: | African Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Charities. | African Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Genealogy. | African Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Religion. | African Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland | African Methodist Episcopal Church -- Ohio -- Cleveland | Greater Avery African Methodist Episcopal Church (Cleveland, Ohio) | Women in church work -- Ohio -- Cleveland
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| Manuscript Collection | Requires cookie* | | 3 | Title: | Mt. Zion Congregational Church Records
| | | | Creator: | Mt. Zion Congregational Church | | | | Dates: | 1888-2005 | | | | Abstract: | Mt. Zion Congregational Church was founded on September 11, 1864 when nineteen men and women formally gathered in Plymouth Church on Prospect Avenue in Cleveland, Ohio. The predominantly African American congregation has moved many times throughout its history, including locations downtown, in the Central and Fairfax neighborhoods, and its current location (2014) in University Circle. Mt. Zion's congregation played a significant role in the settlement of freed slaves in Cleveland after the Civil War, the founding of the Cleveland Chapter of the National Association of Colored People (NAACP), and the founding of Eliza Bryant Village. The collection consists of correspondence, meeting minutes, historical sketches, programs, bulletins, and financial documents. | | | | Call #: | MS 5231 | | | | Extent: | 0.60 linear feet (2 containers) | | | | Subjects: | African Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Religion | African Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland | Church buildings -- Ohio -- Cleveland | Congregational churches -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- History | Congregational churches -- Ohio -- Cleveland | Mt. Zion Congregational Church (Cleveland, Ohio) | University Circle (Cleveland, Ohio) | African American History / Religion
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| Manuscript Collection | Requires cookie* | | 4 | Title: | Eliza Bryant Village Auxiliary II Records, Series II
| | | | Creator: | Eliza Bryant Village Auxiliary II | | | | Dates: | 1913-2009 | | | | Abstract: | The Eliza Bryant Center Auxiliary II, formerly known as the Junior Board of the Eliza Bryant Center, was a group founded by African American women in 1939 in Cleveland, Ohio. Organized by Bessie Blue, it was to provide residents of the Eliza Bryant Center, a home for aged African Americans, with a cheerful and homelike atmosphere. Members of the Auxiliary raised funds to purchase items and supplies such as kitchen equipment, linen, beds, carpeting, and electronics.
The collection consists of, annual reports, an article titled "Historical Focus on Forest City Hospital in Cleveland, Ohio", brochures and fliers, calendars, constitution and bylaws, correspondence, donor lists, financial reports, floor plans, histories of the Eliza Bryant Home, invitations, meeting minutes, membership rosters, memorials, newspaper clippings, newsletters, notes, photographs, poems and songs, press releases, proclamations, program books from Christmas/ Holiday Mart and various other events , quiz sheets, schedules, and vendor contracts. | | | | Call #: | MS 5482 | | | | Extent: | 1.00 linear feet (1 container) | | | | Subjects: | Older African Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland | African American women -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Societies and clubs | African Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Charities | African Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland | Older people -- Ohio -- Cleveland | Charities -- Ohio -- Cleveland | Nursing homes -- Ohio -- Cleveland
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| Manuscript Collection | Requires cookie* | | 5 | Title: | Eliza Bryant Village Auxiliary II Records, Series II
| | | | Creator: | Eliza Bryant Village Auxiliary II | | | | Dates: | 1913-2009 | | | | Abstract: | The Eliza Bryant Center Auxiliary II, formerly known as the Junior Board of the Eliza Bryant Center, was a group founded by African American women in 1939 in Cleveland, Ohio. Organized by Bessie Blue, it was to provide residents of the Eliza Bryant Center, a home for aged African Americans, with a cheerful and homelike atmosphere. Members of the Auxiliary raised funds to purchase items and supplies such as kitchen equipment, linen, beds, carpeting, and electronics.
The collection consists of, annual reports, an article titled "Historical Focus on Forest City Hospital in Cleveland, Ohio", brochures and fliers, calendars, constitution and bylaws, correspondence, donor lists, financial reports, floor plans, histories of the Eliza Bryant Home, invitations, meeting minutes, membership rosters, memorials, newspaper clippings, newsletters, notes, photographs, poems and songs, press releases, proclamations, program books from Christmas/ Holiday Mart and various other events , quiz sheets, schedules, and vendor contracts. | | | | Call #: | MS 5482 | | | | Extent: | 1.00 linear feet (1 container) | | | | Subjects: | Older African Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland | African American women -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Societies and clubs | African Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Charities | African Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland | Older people -- Ohio -- Cleveland | Charities -- Ohio -- Cleveland | Nursing homes -- Ohio -- Cleveland
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| Manuscript Collection | Requires cookie* | | 6 | Title: | Alexander Martin Family Papers
| | | | Creator: | Martin, Alexander Family | | | | Dates: | 1927-1990 | | | | Abstract: | The Alexander Martin family was a prominent African American family in Cleveland, Ohio. Alexander H. Martin Sr. graduated with a law degree from Western Reserve University in 1897, one of the first African Americans to do so. Martin had a long career as an attorney and was active in Cleveland city politics. His wife, Mary Brown Martin, was a teacher and the first African American to serve on the Cleveland Public School Board. Their son, Alexander H. Martin, Jr. was an attorney and the first African American to run for mayor of Cleveland. Their daughter, Lydia, was a librarian at Western Reserve University. Sarah Martin Pereira, another daughter, was noted for her scholarship and her commitment to education. The collection consists of awards, biographies, certificates, correspondence, diplomas, a funeral book, histories, newspaper clippings, pamphlets, programs, and publications. | | | | Call #: | MS 5210 | | | | Extent: | 0.40 linear feet (1 container) | | | | Subjects: | African Americans -- Education -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | African Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Religion. | African Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland | Bahai Faith -- Ohio -- Cleveland | Bahai Faith | Bahai women -- Ohio -- Cleveland | Martin family | Mary B. Martin Elementary School (Cleveland, Ohio) | Mt. Zion Congregational Church (Cleveland, Ohio)
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| Manuscript Collection | Requires cookie* | | 7 | Title: | George and Louise Atchison Papers
| | | | Creator: | Atchison, George and Louise, Family | | | | Dates: | 1907-1957 | | | | Abstract: | George and Louise Atchison were residents of Cleveland, Ohio, during the mid-twentieth century. George worked as a letter carrier for the City of Cleveland and his wife, Louise, owned a boarding house and was a member of organizations like the Future Outlook League and the Young Men's Christian Association (YMCA). The collection consists of advertisements, an application for the City of Cleveland Department of Safety, church materials, a Cleveland Indians souvenir scorecard, a cookbook, correspondence, Future Outlook League materials, letters, receipts and other financial records, photographs, a rosary, sheet music, and Young Men’s Christian Association (YMCA) of Cleveland materials. | | | | Call #: | MS 5481 | | | | Extent: | .40 linear feet (1 container) | | | | Subjects: | African Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland | African Americans -- Civil rights -- Ohio -- Cleveland
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| Manuscript Collection | Requires cookie* | | 8 | Title: | George and Louise Atchison Papers
| | | | Creator: | Atchison, George and Louise, Family | | | | Dates: | 1907-1957 | | | | Abstract: | George and Louise Atchison were residents of Cleveland, Ohio, during the mid-twentieth century. George worked as a letter carrier for the City of Cleveland and his wife, Louise, owned a boarding house and was a member of organizations like the Future Outlook League and the Young Men's Christian Association (YMCA). The collection consists of advertisements, an application for the City of Cleveland Department of Safety, church materials, a Cleveland Indians souvenir scorecard, a cookbook, correspondence, Future Outlook League materials, letters, receipts and other financial records, photographs, a rosary, sheet music, and Young Men’s Christian Association (YMCA) of Cleveland materials. | | | | Call #: | MS 5481 | | | | Extent: | .40 linear feet (1 container) | | | | Subjects: | African Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland | African Americans -- Civil rights -- Ohio -- Cleveland
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| Manuscript Collection | Requires cookie* | | 9 | Title: | Mount Sinai Baptist Church Records
| | | | Creator: | Mount Sinai Baptist Church | | | | Dates: | 1954-1998 | | | | Abstract: | Mount Sinai Baptist Church was founded in the African American community of Cleveland, Ohio, in 1927. The church outgrew several locations on Cleveland's east side until building its church on property purchased at 7510 Woodland Avenue in 1969. The collection consists of agendas, anniversary booklets, anniversary programs, annual reports, budgets, by-laws, church covenants, constitutions, a directory, event flyers, financial reports, funeral programs, a history book, letters, minutes, and newsletters. | | | | Call #: | MS 5217 | | | | Extent: | 0.20 linear feet (1 container) | | | | Subjects: | African Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Genealogy. | African Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland | Baptists -- Ohio -- Cleveland | Cleveland (Ohio) -- Church history -- Sources. | Hill, David W. | Hill, Luther F. | Mount Sinai Baptist Church (Cleveland, Ohio)
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| Photograph Collection | Requires cookie* | | 10 | Title: | Mt. Zion Congregational Church Photographs
| | | | Creator: | Mt. Zion Congregational Church | | | | Dates: | 1947-2004 | | | | Abstract: | Mt. Zion Congregational Church was founded on September 11, 1864, when nineteen men and women formally gathered in Plymouth Church on Prospect Avenue in Cleveland, Ohio. The predominantly African American congregation has moved many times throughout its history, including locations downtown, in the Central and Fairfax neighborhoods, and its current location (2014) in University Circle. Mt. Zion's congregation played a significant role in the settlement of freed slaves in Cleveland after the Civil War, the founding of the Cleveland Chapter of the National Association of Colored People (NAACP), and the founding of Eliza Bryant Village. The collection consists of approximately 300 black and white and color photographs depicting church activities. | | | | Call #: | PG 598 | | | | Extent: | 0.40 linear feet (1 container) | | | | Subjects: | African Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Photographs | African Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Religion | African Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland | Congregational churches -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Photographs | Congregational churches -- Ohio -- Cleveland | Mt. Zion Congregational Church (Cleveland, Ohio) -- Photograph collections | Mt. Zion Congregational Church (Cleveland, Ohio) | University Circle (Cleveland, Ohio) -- Photographs | African American History / Religion
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