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1	Title:	National Association of Negro Business and Professional Women, Cleveland Club Scrapbook
	Creator:	National Association of Negro Business and Professional Women, Cleveland Club
	Dates:	1956-1972
	Abstract:	The National Association of Negro Business and Professional Women (f. 1935) is a national nonprofit organization founded in New York City whose mission is to "promote and protect the interests of African American business and professional women; to serve as a bridge for young people seeking to enter business and the professions; to improve the quality of life in the local and global communities; and to foster good fellowship." It contains six districts in the United States and one international division. The Cleveland Club is a part of the North Central District of the national organization which was founded in 1965. The Cleveland Club provides leadership development and networking opportunities to professional working women in Cleveland and northeast Ohio. It also awards college scholarships to youth and increases awareness of economic, educational, and other social issues facing the Black community through community service. The organization's most popular event, the Annual Founder's Day Breakfast, attracts local and national speakers to discuss a variety of domestic and international topics, as well as honoring women's occupational achievements and commitment to volunteerism with professional and student awards, and the prestigious Sojourner Truth Award. The collection consists of articles, certificates, correspondence, event programs, invitations, lists, newspaper clippings, notes, photographs, and tickets.
	Call #:	MS 5107
	Extent:	0.40 linear feet (1 oversize volume)
	Subjects:	National Association of Negro Business and Professional Women's Clubs. Cleveland Club. \| African American women -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Societies and clubs. \| Women -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Societies and clubs. \| African American businesspeople -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| African Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Professional associations -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Women in community organization -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Clubs -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
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2	Title:	Dr. Zelma Watson George Papers and Photographs
	Creator:	George, Dr. Zelma Watson
	Dates:	1881-1994
	Abstract:	Dr. Zelma Watson George (1903-1994) was born in Texas in 1903. As an African American woman coming of age in the early twentieth century, she and her family endured discrimination in many situations. She graduated from high school in Topeka, Kansas, went on to college at the University of Chicago, and eventually earned her Ph.D. from New York University. She moved to Cleveland, Ohio, in the 1940s and became renown for her musical talents and research, diplomatic career, her contributions to the civil rights movement locally, and her career as an administrator and educator/lecturer. The collection consists of agendas, awards, brochures, budgets, by-laws, calendars, cassette tapes, certificates, charters, contracts, correspondence, diaries, a dissertation, financial documents, flyers, forms, guest books, invitations, journal articles, lectures, magazine articles, memoranda, minutes, music scores, negatives (approximately 20), newsletters, newspaper articles and clippings, note cards, notes, passports, photographs (approximately 1300), play scripts, policies, press releases, programs, publications, record albums (LPs), reel-to-reel tapes, reports, resolutions, resumes, rosters, scrapbooks, slides (approximately 620), speeches, VHS tapes, and wills.
	Call #:	MS 5415
	Extent:	55.4 linear feet (70 containers and 7 volumes)
	Subjects:	George, Zelma Watson \| African American women -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| African Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Civil rights -- United States. \| Social service -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| African Americans -- Education (Higher) -- United States. \| African American women -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Photographs. \| African Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Photographs.
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3	Title:	Former Junior Federation Records
	Creator:	Former Junior Federation
	Dates:	1927-1982
	Abstract:	The Former Junior Federation (f. 1927) was an African American women's social club constituted of the former members of the Junior Federation in Cleveland, Ohio. It was originally called the Gertrude Fisher Club after the founder who molded a group of youngsters into an organization that gathered in each other's homes. The aims of the club were to instill an understanding of the body of culture and thought in the world, to train women to become more efficient club members and better citizens, and to promote service and philanthropy as well as social and cultural interests. In the 1950s they became members of the Council of Colored Women and renamed themselves the Junior Girls Federation. By 1965 they had again changed their name, this time to the Former Junior Federation, but continued their social, civic and friendly activities. The collection consists of a constitution, bylaws, membership rosters, minutes, financial statements, correspondence, clippings, and memorabilia.
	Call #:	MS 4235
	Extent:	0.20 linear feet (1 container)
	Subjects:	Former Junior Federation (Cleveland, Ohio). \| African Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Women -- Social conditions. \| Women -- Societies and clubs. \| African American women -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Clubs -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Cleveland (Ohio) -- Social life and customs.
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4	Title:	L. Pearl Mitchell Papers
	Creator:	Mitchell, L. Pearl
	Dates:	1875-1970
	Abstract:	L. Pearl Mitchell (1883-1974) was a Cleveland, Ohio, civil rights activist. She served as national Vice-President of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) (1936-1937). The collection consists of correspondence; Dr. Samuel Mitchell's license, sermons, and speeches; editions of The Wilberforce Graduate, 2 copies of The Ohio Book for the Lincoln Jubilee, pamphlets and printed material from the NAACP, Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority pamphlets, Mt. Zion Congregational Church Building Fund records, F.E.P.C. financial reports, a copy of The Long Moment by Jo Sinclair, Ohio Soldiers' and Sailors' Orphans' Home financial records and trustees' minutes, Women's Council reports to the Cleveland Mental Health Association, Cleveland Job Corps for Women materials, biographical material on Mrs. Mitchell, news clippings, awards, pamphlets, brochures, and a copy of A Half Century of Freedom of the Negro in Ohio by W.A. Joiner.
	Call #:	MS 3533
	Extent:	1.00 linear feet (3 containers)
	Subjects:	Mitchell, L. Pearl, 1883-1974. \| African Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Women volunteers in social service -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Sermons, American -- African American authors.
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5	Title:	Friendly Inn Social Settlement Records
	Creator:	Friendly Inn Social Settlement
	Dates:	1875-1968
	Abstract:	The Friendly Inn Social Settlement is a Cleveland, Ohio, settlement house founded in 1874 by members of the Women's Christian Temperance Union. It offered a full range of services and social activities, including an outreach program for delinquent boys. Its service area became the center of Cleveland's African American community. The collection consists of minutes, financial statements, reports, evaluations, club journals, correspondence, newspaper clippings, expense accounts, and records of the Women's Philanthropic Union.
	Call #:	MS 3526
	Extent:	5.90 linear feet (13 containers and 1 oversize volume)
	Subjects:	Friendly Inn Social Settlement (Cleveland, Ohio) \| Social settlements -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Community centers -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Boys -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Societies and clubs. \| Adolescent boys -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Societies and clubs. \| Gangs -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Juvenile delinquents -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Social work with delinquents and criminals -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| African Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Cleveland (Ohio) -- Social conditions. \| Women's Philanthropic Union (Cleveland, Ohio)
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6	Title:	Dovie Davis Sweet Papers
	Creator:	Sweet, Dovie Davis
	Dates:	1935-1982
	Abstract:	Dovie Davis Sweet was a primary teacher in the Cleveland Public Schools, author, and active member of the Cleveland, Ohio, African American community. She wrote "Red light, green light", a children's book about Clevelander Garrett Morgan, and was active in many community groups. She helped organize the Glenville Area Community Council, Parkgate Avenue Street Club, East 111th Street Club, and the Retired Teachers' Union. She served as vice-president of the Cleveland Branch, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People and helped with its membership drive, Freedom Fund dinner, march on Washington, and discrimination surveys. The collection consists of biographical materials, correspondence, files on the writing and promotion of "Red light, green light", clippings, and subject files, including those for the NAACP, the National Association of Negro Business and Professional Women's Club, Florida Club, Delta Sigma Theta Club, and St. John's A.M.E. Church.
	Call #:	MS 4204
	Extent:	1.70 linear feet (3 containers)
	Subjects:	Sweet, Dovie Davis. \| Bell, Myrtle Johnson, 1895- \| African Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| African American women -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Societies and clubs. \| Citizens' associations -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Women in church work -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Women in community organization -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Clubs -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Cleveland (Ohio) -- Church history -- Sources.
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7	Title:	Stella G. White Papers, Series II
	Creator:	White, Stella G.
	Dates:	1943-1991
	Abstract:	Stella G. White was a free lance journalist, columnist for the Plain Dealer newspaper, and community leader in Cleveland, Ohio. Married first to Judge Charles W. White of Cleveland, she later became the wife of Curtis Lamar Bigham and resided in Dawsonville, Georgia. While in Dawsonville, she was a columnist for The Forum. She was instrumental in the Dawson County, Georgia, courthouse renovation project, and active in the Dawson County Women's Club. The collection consists of resumes, certificates, columns, newspaper clippings, correspondence, military documents, speeches, genealogical materials, book manuscripts, cancer research material, and memorabilia. These papers pertain primarily to White's career as a free lance journalist for the Plain Dealer in Cleveland, Ohio, and as a columnist for The Forum in Dawsonville, Georgia. It also includes some of her other writings. Most of her columns centered around the subject of race relations, housing, legislation, and health care.
	Call #:	MS 4638
	Extent:	1.00 linear feet (1 container)
	Subjects:	White, Stella G., 1907-1991. \| African Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| African American women -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Afro-American women journalists -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Afro-American women journalists -- Georgia -- Dawsonville. \| Women journalists -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Women journalists -- Georgia -- Dawsonville. \| Journalists -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Journalists -- Georgia -- Dawsonville. \| Race relations and the press -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Cleveland (Ohio) -- Race relations. \| Dawson County (Ga.).
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8	Title:	Bertha Blue Family Papers
	Creator:	Blue, Bertha Family
	Dates:	1908-1989
	Abstract:	Bertha Blue was a member of a well known African American family in Cleveland, Ohio. She was a teacher at the Murray Hill Elementary School located in Little Italy, an Italian immigrant neighborhood on Cleveland's East side, from 1903 to 1947. The collection consists of Bertha Blue's art course notebook, correspondence, newspaper clippings, St. John African Methodist Episcopal newsletters, scrapbooks, and Jane Lee Darr's resume and writings. The collection also contains newspaper clippings on Blue's friend, Noble Sissle.
	Call #:	MS 4630
	Extent:	0.20 linear feet (1 container)
	Subjects:	Blue, Bertha, ca. 1877-1963. \| Darr, Jane Lee. \| Sissle, Noble, 1889- \| St. John African Methodist Episcopal Church (Cleveland, Ohio). \| Murray Hill Elementary School (Cleveland, Ohio). \| African Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| African American women -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| African American women teachers -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Teachers -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Women teachers -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
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9	Title:	Lolette and George Hanserd Papers
	Creator:	Hanserd, Lolette and George
	Dates:	1939-1984
	Abstract:	George and Lolette Hanserd were well known in the Cleveland, Ohio, African American community for their professional contributions, respectively, in podiatry and social work. In 1952 Lolette began working for the Welfare Federation of Cleveland as a member of the Group Services Council. In 1965 she was named director of a four-year project to improve interracial and intercultural relations for the Federation, after which she became director of the Human Relations Department. In 1971 her position was expanded to include associate director of the Federation of Community Planning, the new name adopted by the Welfare Federation that same year. One year later she became the first black to be named social worker of the year by the Cleveland Chapter of the National Association of Social Workers. Lolette retired from the Federation in 1984. The collection consists of Lolette's professional papers from the Federation for Community Planning, as well as some personal papers of both Lolette and George. The collection pertains primarily to Lolette Hanserd's civic activities and, to a much lesser degree, to George Hanserd's medical career in Cleveland.
	Call #:	MS 4236
	Extent:	1.40 linear feet (3 containers)
	Subjects:	African Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| African American women social workers -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| African American physicians -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Social work with African Americans. \| Social workers -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Women social workers -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Cleveland (Ohio) -- Social conditions.
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10	Title:	St. James A M E Church Oral History Project Interviews
	Creator:	St. James A M E Church
	Dates:	1986-1987
	Abstract:	The St. James African Methodist Episcopal Church Oral History Project Interviews was a venture of the church membership to conduct and transcribe oral history interviews with current and former members of the Cleveland, Ohio, church. It also included residents of the Fairfax community. It was sponsored by the church's Sadie J. Anderson Missionary Society and was funded in part by the Ohio Humanities Council. The goals of the project were to examine the role of the family and elderly in the African American community, the place of the church in the community and family life, and the function of the community over time. Forty-one men and women participated in the interview process. A public conference was held in 1986 as part of the project. The collection consists of transcripts of interviews conducted with individuals who were or had been members of the congregation of St. James African Methodist Episcopal Church, Cleveland, Ohio, and/or residents of the Fairfax area; a final report on the project; publications; and newspaper clippings.
	Call #:	MS 4536
	Extent:	1.00 linear feet (3 containers)
	Subjects:	St. James African Methodist Episcopal Church (Cleveland, Ohio). \| African Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| African Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Interviews. \| African Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Biography. \| African American churches -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Churches -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Afro-American families -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| African American aged -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Rural-urban migration -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Fairfax (Cleveland, Ohio)
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11	Title:	Eliza Bryant Center Auxiliary II Records
	Creator:	Eliza Bryant Center Auxiliary II
	Dates:	1954-1992
	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 the African American elderly, 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 codes of regulation, constitutions, historical data, minutes, correspondence, financial statements and reports, rosters, Christmas Mart and other program documents, newspaper clippings, memorabilia, proclamations, and resolutions. The collection pertains largely to fundraising events sponsored by the Auxiliary, one of of the best known being the annual Christmas Mart.
	Call #:	MS 4637
	Extent:	0.40 linear feet (2 containers)
	Subjects:	Eliza Bryant Center (Cleveland, Ohio) Auxiliary II. \| Eliza Bryant Center (Cleveland, Ohio). \| African Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| African American women -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Societies and clubs. \| African Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Charities. \| African American aged -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Aged -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Nursing homes -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Charities -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
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12	Title:	Russell and Rowena Jelliffe Papers
	Creator:	Jelliffe, Russell and Rowena
	Dates:	1914-1991
	Abstract:	Russell W. and Rowena Woodham Jelliffe were social workers who in conjunction with the Second Presbyterian Church Men's Club of Cleveland, Ohio, founded the Neighborhood Association, popularly known as the Playhouse Settlement, in 1915. Founded primarily to aid African Americans who had migrated to Cleveland from the rural South, Playhouse Settlement offered the usual social services, but gained note for its dramatic and artistic programs. In 1927 the Jelliffes acquired property which was remodeled as a theater and named the Karamu Theater. In 1941, the Settlement was renamed Karamu House. The Jelliffes shared the directorship of Karamu House until their retirement in 1963, after which they served as trustees of the Karamu Foundation. Russell Jelliffe was also an active member of the Urban League, the Cleveland Community Relations Council on Race Relations, the executive committee of the local branch of the NAACP, and the Board of the Cleveland Council of Human Relations. He was involved with the Group Work Council of the Welfare Federation and was a trustee of Oberlin College and the Cleveland Civil Liberties Union. Rowena Jelliffe was involved in the NAACP, Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, the Urban League, the National Theatre Conference, the Board of Trustees of the Cleveland Guidance Center, and the Board of Directors of the American National Theatre and Academy. Both the Jelliffes received numerous honors and awards. The collection consists of correspondence, letters, journals, a diary, date books, speeches, schedules, telegrams, reports, newspaper clippings, Karamu Board of Trustee files, Karamu Foundation files, deeds, publications, blueprints, playscripts, programming information, subject files, memoranda, drawings, manuscripts, research papers and studies, certificates, awards, and scrapbooks. In addition to the personal papers of the Jelliffes, this collection contains a significant collection of the records of Karamu House, including initial negotiations with the Second Presbyterian Men's Club concerning the founding of Neighborhood Association, administrative files, histories, materials concerning the New Building Campaign of the 1940s, correspondence with Harold T. Clark, programming files, materials concerning the search for a new executive director, playscripts, publications, and scrapbooks. Also included in the collection are letters, notes, and a poem written by Langston Hughes and Zora Neale Hurston's play, Sermon. Also included are the records of the Karumu Foundation, 1948-1977.
	Call #:	MS 4737
	Extent:	12.71 linear feet (14 containers, 3 oversize volumes, and 1 oversize folder)
	Subjects:	Jelliffe, Russell W., 1891-1980. \| Jelliffe, Rowena Woodham, 1892-1992. \| Hughes, Langston, 1902-1967. \| Clark, Harold T. (Harold Terry), 1882-1965. \| Karamu House. \| Karamu Foundation. \| Second Presbyterian Church (Cleveland, Ohio) Men's Club. \| African Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| African Americans in the performing arts -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| African American theater -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| African American dramatists -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Theater -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Social settlements -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Rural-urban migration -- United States. \| Social workers -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Women social workers -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Charities -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Charitable uses, trusts, and foundations -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Cleveland (Ohio) -- Race relations.
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13	Title:	Charles W. White Family Papers
	Creator:	White, Charles W. Family
	Dates:	1872-1977
	Abstract:	Charles W. White (1897-1970), a lawyer and judge, and his wife Stella, a writer and journalist, were both active in African American rights organizations and civic affairs in Cleveland, Ohio. White had one daughter, Lillian. The collection consists of clippings, correspondence of White and his daughter Lillian, an original manuscript by Stella White, family history and biographical materials, and memorabilia.
	Call #:	MS 4114
	Extent:	0.40 linear feet (1 container)
	Subjects:	White family. \| White, Charles William, 1897-1970. \| African Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| African American judges -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Africa American women authors -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Cleveland (Ohio) -- Race relations.
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14	Title:	Stella G. White Papers
	Creator:	White, Stella G.
	Dates:	1941-1975
	Abstract:	Stella G. White (1907-1991) was a freelance journalist and leader in Cleveland, Ohio, mass transit and interracial community relations. She served on the Community Relations Board, the Council on Human Relations, and the Board of the Cleveland Transit System. She was a columnist for the Plain Dealer. The collection consists of certificates, clippings, correspondence, columns, memorabilia, speeches, American Transit Association files, and Cleveland Transit System files.
	Call #:	MS 4113
	Extent:	1.40 linear feet (2 containers)
	Subjects:	White, Stella G., 1907-1991. \| Women journalists -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Journalists -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| African Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| African American women -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Afro-American women journalists -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Local transit -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Race relations and the press -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Cleveland (Ohio) -- Race relations.
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15	Title:	Stokes Oral History Collection
	Creator:	Cuyahoga Community College, Western Reserve Historical Society, Cleveland State University
	Dates:	2017
	Abstract:	Carl Stokes, and his brother Louis, were groundbreaking African-American politicians from Cleveland, Ohio. Carl Stokes became the first black mayor of a major U.S. city when elected in 1967. Louis Stokes was the first African-American congressman from Ohio when he was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in 1968, a position he held for 15 consecutive terms. During Carl Stokes' two mayoral terms, city hall jobs were opened to blacks and women, and a number of urban renewal projects initiated. Between 1983 and 1994 Carl Stokes served as municipal judge, and in 1994 was appointed by President Clinton as U.S. Ambassador to the Republic of the Seychelles. Louis Stokes began his career as a civil rights attorney and helped challenge the Ohio redistricting in 1965 that fragmented African-American voting strength. In 1967, Louis Stokes argued before the U.S. Supreme Court in the Terry v. Ohio case, also known as the "stop-and-frisk" case. In the 1970s, Louis Stokes served as chair of the House Select Committee on Assassinations and in the 1980s was a noted member of the House Select Committee to Investigate Covert Arms Transactions with Iran. The interviews were conducted during 2017 to commemorate the 50th anniversary of Carl Stokes' election as mayor and the election of Louis Stokes to Congress. The collection includes video recordings of 38 individuals, transcripts, interview release forms, and protocols.
	Call #:	MS 5416
	Extent:	0.81 linear feet (3 containers)
	Subjects:	African American mayors -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| African American politicians -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| African Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Political campaigns -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| City planning -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Cleveland (Ohio) -- Officials and employees. \| Cleveland (Ohio) -- Politics and government. \| Cleveland (Ohio) -- Race relations. \| Cleveland (Ohio) -- Social conditions. \| Cleveland (Ohio) -- Social policy. \| Cleveland (Ohio) -- Economic policy. \| Community development, Urban -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| African Americans -- Civil rights \| Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Stokes, Carl \| Stokes, Louis \| Stokes family
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16	Title:	Clarke School of Dressmaking and Fashion Design Records, Series II
	Creator:	Clarke School of Dressmaking and Fashion Design
	Dates:	1924-1979
	Abstract:	The Clarke School of Dressmaking and Fashion Design was a Cleveland, Ohio, dressmaking, tailoring and fashion design school founded in 1925 by Amanda Wicker, primarily for young African-American women. Wicker retired and sold the school in 1979, which was still in operation in 1990. The collection consists of certificates, proclamations and awards related to the education, business, and philanthropic interests of Amanda Wicker, the school's owner.
	Call #:	MS 4605
	Extent:	0.10 linear feet (1 container)
	Subjects:	Wicker, Amanda, 1900-1987. \| Clarke School of Dressmaking and Fashion Design. \| African Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| African American women -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| African American business enterprises -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| African American fashion designers -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Costume design -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Dressmaking -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
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17	Title:	Dorothy E. Smith Family Papers
	Creator:	Smith, Dorothy E. Family
	Dates:	1865-1995
	Abstract:	Dorothy E. Smith was a Cleveland, Ohio, African American music teacher and the first African American member of the Cleveland Women's Orchestra. A violinist, she was a 1931 graduate of the Cleveland Institute of Music and was a music teacher at the Cleveland Music School Settlement, the Phillis Wheatley Association, the Friendly Inn Settlement, and Knoxville College. She was also a supervisor for the Ohio State Department of Aid for the Aged until her retirement in 1973. Dorothy E. Smith was the daughter of Joseph W. Smith and Elizabeth Rayner. Joseph W. Smith moved to Cleveland in the late 1880s. He established a barbershop on Central Avenue in Cleveland, managed baseball teams in the 1890s and early 1900s, and was also a musician. The collection consists of correspondence, letters, cards, cemetery records, funeral programs, obituaries, legal files, memberships, a deed, certificates, newspaper clippings, student newspapers, playscripts, postcards, programs, reports, receipts, sheet music, yearbooks, and memorabilia.
	Call #:	MS 4854
	Extent:	1.00 linear feet (3 containers)
	Subjects:	Smith, Dorothy E. 1905-1995. \| Smith (Dorothy E.) family. \| Hughes, Langston, 1902-1967. \| Du Bois, W. E. B. (William Edward Burghardt), 1868-1963. \| Cleveland Women's Orchestra. \| Gilpin Players. \| Central High School (Cleveland, Ohio) \| Knoxville College. \| African Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| African American women -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| African American musicians -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| African American music teachers -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Musicians -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| African American soldiers -- Correspondence. \| African American sailors -- Correspondence.
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18	Title:	Henry Lee Moon Family Papers, Series II
	Creator:	Moon, Henry Lee Family
	Dates:	1885-1985
	Abstract:	The Henry Lee Moon family was a prominent twentieth century Cleveland, Ohio, African American family involved in civil rights and community organizations. In 1912, Roddy K. Moon helped form the Cleveland Branch of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), and served as its founding president 1912-1916. He was also on the board of the Negro Welfare Association, supported the Phillis Wheatley Association, and in 1933 organized the Palmetto Club. His wife, Leah Anna Himes Moon, was a fifty-year member of the Cleveland Branch NAACP, and with her husband was a founding member of the Forest City Garden Club. Roddy and Leah Moon had three surviving children; Joseph Herbert, Ella Elizabeth, and Henry Lee. Ella Moon was a teacher, an active member of the Forest City Garden Club, and was married to Clyde Smith. Henry Lee Moon was a newspaper editor, press relations secretary for Tuskegee Institute (1926-1931), and worked for the Federal Writers Project of the Works Progress Administration. Moon, along with his future wife and other African Americans, traveled to the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics for consultations concerning a government sponsored film project on the history of black America. From 1938-1944 he was race relations adviser for the Federal Public Housing Authority. He also worked as assistant director to the Political Action Committee of the Congress of Industrial Organizations (CIO). He was active with the NAACP, becoming its director of public relations in 1948-1960. He was the author of two books; Balance of Power: the Negro Vote (1948) and The Emerging Thought of W.E. B. Dubois (1972). His wife, Mollie Virgil Lewis Moon, was a pharmacist, and later worked as a social worker with the Department of Social Services in New York City. She was also a public relations executive, founder and chairman of the National Urban League Guild (1942-1962), and trustee and secretary of the National Urban League (1955-1962). After World War II, she became involved with the "brown-babies" of Germany campaign, which attempted to provide relief for orphaned or abandoned children of mixed African and European or American ancestry. The collection consists of booklets, cards, certificates, correspondence, financial records, letters, memorandum, minutes, newspaper clippings, reports, publications, pamphlets, proposals, speeches, telegrams, published and unpublished writings, and memorabilia.
	Call #:	MS 4823
	Extent:	1.40 linear feet (4 containers)
	Subjects:	Moon family. \| Moon, Henry Lee, 1901- \| Moon, Mollie Lewis. \| Moon, Roddy K., 1868-1952. \| Moon, Joseph Herbert. \| Moon, Leah. \| National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. \| National Urban League. \| African Americans. \| African Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Civil rights movements -- United States. \| Labor movement -- United States. \| African American women -- United States. \| African American women -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| African American women public relations personnel. \| African Americans -- Relations with Russians. \| African American social workers. \| United States -- Race relations.
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19	Title:	Mary Jane Baylor Papers
	Creator:	Baylor, Mary Jane
	Dates:	1950-1980
	Abstract:	Mary Jane Baylor was the first African American salesperson to work for the Halle Brothers Company of Cleveland, Ohio. Beginning in 1944 in the stock department, she moved on to a clerical position, and in 1950, as a salesperson in the children and infants' department. She received commendations for her service and awards for her ability to thwart crime and prevent fraud. The collection consists of correspondence, newspaper clippings, newsletters, and guest lists.
	Call #:	MS 4648
	Extent:	0.10 linear feet (1 container)
	Subjects:	Baylor, Mary Jane. \| Halle Bros. Co. \| African Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Clerks (Retail trade) -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Retail trade -- Employees. \| African American women -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
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20	Title:	Friendly Inn Social Settlement Records, Series II
	Creator:	Friendly Inn Social Settlement
	Dates:	1900-1954
	Abstract:	The Friendly Inn Social Settlement is a Cleveland, Ohio, social settlement founded in 1874 by the Woman's Christian Temperance Union and located in various city neighborhoods, including Broadway and Central, Woodland, and Carver Park Estates. The collection consists of scrapbooks, newspaper clippings, and printed materials. The collection is primarily concerned with the Junior Board and includes material relating to its fund raising activities, the 75th anniversary celebration, and other activities.
	Call #:	MS 4259
	Extent:	0.40 linear feet (1 container)
	Subjects:	Friendly Inn Social Settlement (Cleveland, Ohio) \| Social settlements -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Camps -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| African Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Poor -- Ohio -- Cleveland \| Cleveland (Ohio) -- Foreign population. \| Cleveland (Ohio) -- Social conditions.
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