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81Title:  Arthur J. Lelyveld Papers     
 Creator:  Lelyveld, Arthur J. 
 Dates:  1901-1993 
 Abstract:  Rabbi Arthur J. Lelyveld served as senior rabbi of Anshe Chesed Congregation (Fairmount Temple) in Beachwood, Ohio, a suburb of Cleveland, from 1958-1986. Throughout his career he played key roles in national and local Jewish organizations and actively fought for civil rights. A native of New York City, Lelyveld received a B.A. from Columbia University in 1933, and was ordained at Hebrew Union College in 1939. From 1939-1944, he served congregations in Hamilton, Ohio, and Omaha, Nebraska. From 1944-46 he was Executive Director of the Committee on Unity for Palestine, and from 1946-1956 served as Associate National Director, and then National Director, of B'nai B'rith Hillel Foundations. He also played leadership roles in a number of other national Jewish organizations, including American Jewish Congress, Central Conference of American Rabbis, and the Synagogue Council of America. On the local Cleveland level, he served in various capacities on the Cleveland Jewish Welfare Fund, the Jewish Community Federation, the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, Cleveland Chapter, and the Cleveland Board of Rabbis. Lelyveld was also the author of Atheism is Dead and of numerous monographs and articles. He was active in the civil rights movement of the 1960s, participating with other Cleveland clergy in voter registration efforts in Mississippi and serving as a minister-counselor to the Council of Federated Organizations under the auspices of the Commission on Race and Religion of the National Council of Churches. While serving in this capacity, Lelyveld was severely beaten. He also delivered the eulogy at the funeral of slain civil rights worker Andrew Goodman in 1964. The collection consists of correspondence, speeches, sermons, writings, minutes, publications, newspaper clippings, appointment books, and certificates. 
 Call #:  MS 4639 
 Extent:  23.10 linear feet (26 containers) 
 Subjects:  Lelyveld, Arthur J., 1913-1997. | Goodman, Andrew, 1943-1964. | Anshe Chesed Congregation (Cleveland, Ohio) | American Jewish Congress. | Central Conference of American Rabbis. | Synagogue Council of America. | Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (U.S.) | Council of Federated Organizations (U.S.) | Mississippi Freedom Project. | B'nai B'rith Hillel Foundations. | Jewish Community Federation (Cleveland, Ohio) | America-Israel Cultural Foundation. | Union of American Hebrew Congregations. | National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. Cleveland Branch. | Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Rabbis -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Synagogues -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Jewish sermons -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Reform Judaism. | Reform Judaism -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Civil rights movements -- Mississippi. | Civil rights workers -- Mississippi. | Zionism. | Zionists -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
 
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82Title:  Ladies Aid Society of Brocton, Ohio, Records     
 Creator:  Ladies Aid Society of Brocton, Ohio 
 Dates:  1866 
 Abstract:  The Ladies Aid Society of Brocton, Ohio, was an auxiliary of the New York National Freedmen's Relief Association. It was founded in 1866, in Brocton, Ohio, "to furnish...aid to the colored people, who have recently been in bondage." The collection consists of minutes of meetings, list of members, and poems by members. 
 Call #:  MS 0443 
 Extent:  0.10 linear feet (1 volume) 
 Subjects:  Ladies Aid Society of Brocton, Ohio. | New York National Freedman's Relief Association. | Afro-Americans -- History -- 1863-1877. | Freedmen -- United States. | Women -- Ohio -- Brocton -- Societies and clubs | Women in charitable work.
 
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83Title:  James Frederick Jackson Papers     
 Creator:  Jackson, James Frederick 
 Dates:  1904-1926 
 Abstract:  James Frederick Jackson (1861-1927) was the superintendent of Cleveland Associated Charities in Cleveland, Ohio. The collection consists of Jackson's speeches on various aspects of charity, social work, philanthropy, family life, and social welfare. 
 Call #:  MS 3146 
 Extent:  0.40 linear feet (1 container) 
 Subjects:  Jackson, James Frederick, 1861-1927. | Charity. | Charities -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Family. | Social service. | Speeches, addresses, etc. -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
 
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84Title:  Jack Herman Papers, Series II     
 Creator:  Herman, Jack 
 Dates:  undated 
 Abstract:  Jack Herman (1922-1969) was a rabbi who served Anshe Emeth Synagogue, Youngstown, Ohio; Beth Israel Synagogue, Warren, Ohio; and Beth Am Congregation, Cleveland Heights, Ohio (1947-1969). He was a graduate of the Jewish Theological Seminary of America and later served on its Rabbinic Assembly. At Beth Am, a conservative congregation, Herman helped to grow the congregation from 300 to over 800 families. Following his death, Beth Am erected a new religious school in his memory. In addition to his work as a rabbi, Herman was also heavily involved in several Jewish organizations. He was an officer of the American Jewish Congress, chairman of the Cleveland Zionist Youth Commission, and president of the Cleveland Board of Rabbis (1967-death). He was also past president of the Northern Ohio Region of the Rabbinical Assembly, and a member of the board of the Jewish Community Federation, the Jewish Family Service, and the Jewish Community Center. Herman was also involved in compiling research materials on Cleveland Jewish history for the American Jewish History Project. The collection consists of several hundred note cards containing Rabbi Herman's notes for sermons, marriages, funerals, holidays, and other occasions. 
 Call #:  MS 5109 
 Extent:  1.50 linear feet (3 containers) 
 Subjects:  Herman, Jack J., 1922-1969. | Beth Am Congregation (Cleveland Heights, Ohio) | Temple Anshe Emeth (Youngstown, Ohio) | Temple Beth Israel (Warren, Ohio) | Rabbis -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Rabbis -- Ohio -- Youngstown. | Rabbis -- Ohio -- Warren. | Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Jews -- Ohio -- Youngstown. | Jews -- Ohio -- Warren. | Conservative Judaism. | Conservative Judaism -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Jewish sermons.
 
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85Title:  Jennings Center for Older Adults Records     
 Creator:  Jennings Center for Older Adults 
 Dates:  1856-1997 
 Abstract:  The Jennings Center for Older Adults, a Roman Catholic non-profit organization, serves older adults of all faiths with a continuum of care in Garfield Heights, Ohio. The collection consists of agendas, annual reports, budgets, by-laws, certificates, contracts, correspondence, financial statements, ledgers, lists, manuals, minutes, newsletters, newspaper clippings, reports, rosters, and wills. 
 Call #:  MS 5146 
 Extent:  6.80 linear feet (8 containers) 
 Subjects:  Catholic Church -- Ohio -- Garfield Heights -- Charities | Catholic health facilities -- Ohio -- Garfield Heights | Community health services for older people -- Ohio -- Garfield Heights | Nursing homes -- Ohio -- Garfield Heights | Older people -- Care -- Ohio -- Garfield Heights | Older people -- Hospital care -- Ohio -- Garfield Heights | Older people -- Services for -- Ohio -- Garfield Heights | Women in church work -- Ohio -- Garfield Heights -- Catholic Church
 
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86Title:  Arthur J. Naparstek Papers     
 Creator:  Arthur J. Naparstek 
 Dates:  1962-2004 
 Abstract:  Arthur J. Naparstek (1939-2004) was a faculty member and administrator at the Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences at Case Western Reserve University (CWRU), serving as Dean from 1983 to 1988. He remained on staff until his death in 2004. His interests were varied, but much of his research and activity focused upon the plight of the urban poor and urban revitalization. Among his professional activities prior to his affiliation with CWRU, Naparstek directed the University of Southern California's Washington (D.C.) Public Affairs Center. He also directed policy and research at Catholic University's Center for Urban Ethnic Affairs and was the Associate Director of Purdue University's Urban Development Institute where he was a key advisor to Gary Hatcher, the first African American mayor of Gary, Indiana. the collection consists of applications, awards, catalogues, correspondence, curricula vitae, lists, minutes, memoranda, newspaper clippings, notes, proposals, publications, reports, syllabi, transcripts, and writings. 
 Call #:  MS 5075 
 Extent:  11.40 linear feet (12 containers) 
 Subjects:  Naparstek, Arthur. | Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences (Case Western Reserve University) | Jewish Community Federation (Cleveland, Ohio) | Purdue University. Urban Development Institute. | National Center for Urban Ethnic Affairs. | University of Southern California. Washington Public Affairs Center. | Cleveland Foundation. | Corporation for National and Community Service (U.S.) | HOPE VI (Program) | Mandel Foundation (Jerusalem) | National Community-Building Network. | Neighborhood Progress Inc. | Ethiopian National Project. | Commission on Jewish Education in North America. | United Jewish Communities. | Urban policy -- United States. | Urban poor -- United States. | Urban renewal -- United States. | Ethnic neighborhoods -- United States. | Charities -- United States. | Human services -- United States. | Community development, Urban -- United States. | Community development -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Community organization -- United States. | Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Jews -- Migrations. | Jews -- United States -- Charities. | Jews -- Ethiopia. | Israel and the diaspora. | United States -- Ethnic relations.
 
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87Title:  Hebrew Free Loan Association Records, Series V     
 Creator:  Hebrew Free Loan Association 
 Dates:  1956-2014 
 Abstract:  The Hebrew Free Loan Association (founded 1904) is a century-old benevolent institution. It grants small, interest-free loans of up to $7,500 on a non-sectarian basis to individuals in financial need who do not qualify to borrow from conventional sources such as banks. A majority of the loans granted are for educational purposes; other loans are for a wide-range of needs such as home repairs, emergency medical care, rent, and funerals. The Hebrew Free Loan Association Records, Series V collection consists of loan applications, bylaws, correspondence, DVDs, financial statements, lists, meeting minutes, newsletters, photographs, proclamations, resolutions, and tributes. 
 Call #:  MS 5462 
 Extent:  11.0 linear feet (13 boxes) 
 Subjects:  Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland | Hebrew Free Loan Association (Cleveland, Ohio) | Charities -- Ohio -- Cleveland | Friendly societies -- Ohio -- Cleveland | Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Societies, etc. | Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Charities
 
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88Title:  Cleveland Hospital Aid Society Record Book     
 Creator:  Cleveland Hospital Aid Society 
 Dates:  1868-1878 
 Abstract:  The Cleveland Hospital Aid Society was a hospital auxiliary founded in 1868 to solicit funds and purchase materials for the Cleveland City Hospital (later Wilson Street Hospital) Cleveland, Ohio. Wilson Street Hospital was later renamed Cleveland City Hospital. In 1888 it was renamed Lakeside Hospital. In 1925 Lakeside Hospital joined University Hospitals of Cleveland (now known as University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center. The collection consists of a bound volume containing the constitution, minutes, and lists of members. 
 Call #:  MS 3428 
 Extent:  0.10 linear feet (1 container) 
 Subjects:  Cleveland Hospital Aid Society (Cleveland, Ohio) | Cleveland City Hospital. | Wilson Street Hospital (Cleveland, Ohio) | Volunteer workers in hospitals -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Hospitals -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Endowments. | Hospital benefactors -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
 
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89Title:  Mather Family Papers     
 Creator:  Mather Family 
 Dates:  1834-1967 
 Abstract:  The Mather Family was a prominent Cleveland, Ohio, family related to the early New England Mather family and descended through Samuel Livingston Mather (1817-1890), who moved to Cleveland from Connecticut in 1843. Family members were prominent in all areas of Cleveland's development, including business and industry, education, philanthropy, the arts, medicine, literature, and politics. Many became nationally and internationally noted in their fields. The Mather family is related by marriage to the Bishop, Stone, Woolson, Benedict and Hay families. The collection consists of correspondence, newspaper clippings, legal and financial documents, copies of wills and estate records, genealogical charts and research notes, biographies, tributes, awards, diaries, account books, drawings, reports, and an autograph collection. Major topics of the correspondence include the travels and literary accomplishments of family members. 
 Call #:  MS 3735 
 Extent:  12.81 linear feet (29 containers, 4 oversize volumes, and 1 oversize folder) 
 Subjects:  Mather family. | Bishop family. | Hayes family. | Stone family. | Woolson family. | Benedict family. | Benedict, Clare. | Woolson, Constance Fenimore, 1840-1894. | Benedict, Clara Woolson, 1843-1923. | Voyages and travels. | Literature and society. | Autographs -- Collections.
 
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90Title:  United Black Fund of Greater Cleveland Records     
 Creator:  United Black Fund of Greater Cleveland 
 Dates:  1981-1996 
 Abstract:  The United Black Fund of Greater Cleveland was founded in 1981 in Cleveland, Ohio, to fund organizations that serve African Americans, the poor, and minorities that are underserved in Cleveland's philanthropic and charitable sector. The United Black Fund accumulates and allocates funds to alleviate suffering, poverty and illiteracy. It also seeks to strengthen the tradition of charitable giving among African Americans to promote economic self sufficiency. The collection consists of agendas, annual reports, audit reports, board of trustee minutes, bylaws, correspondence, programs, invitations, financial documents, and newsletters. 
 Call #:  MS 4909 
 Extent:  0.20 linear feet (1 container) 
 Subjects:  African Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Charities. | Charities -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Social work with African Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | United Black Fund of Greater Cleveland, Inc.
 
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91Title:  Harold T. Clark Papers, Series II     
 Creator:  Clark, Harold T. 
 Dates:  1912-1971 
 Abstract:  Harold T. Clark (1882-1965) was a Cleveland, Ohio, lawyer and philanthropist. The colllection consists of newspaper clippings, correspondence, legal documents, and programs pertaining to Clark's philanthropic interest in tennis, particularly the East End Tennis Club Company, the Davis Cup, and Robert Malaga, a leading Cleveland promoter and ehthusiast of tennis who was a friend of Clark's. 
 Call #:  MS 4485 
 Extent:  0.40 linear feet (1 container) 
 Subjects:  Clark, Harold T. (Harold Terry), 1882-1965. | Malaga, Robert, 1926- | East End Tennis Club Company. | Davis Cup. | Tennis -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- History -- Sources. | Charities -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
 
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92Title:  Abraham Stearn Papers     
 Creator:  Stearn, Abraham 
 Dates:  1876-1914 
 Abstract:  Abraham Stern was a Cleveland, Ohio, born philanthropist and financier. He joined Moses, Levy and Co., a fancy goods and toy store, in 1868. It became Levy and Stearn in 1872 and Stearn and Co., ca. 1905. Stearn was a director of the Society for Savings, the American Savings Bank and other institutions. He was a trustee of the Foundation of Jewish Charities and of the Jewish Orphan Asylum. He married Bertha Rohrheimer in 1876. The collection consists of a financial journal, lists of expenses, an advertisement, the marriage contract of Abraham Stearn and Betha Rohrheimer (1876) and a letter book detailing Stearn's stocks, investments, and his interest in the National Acme Manufacturing Co. Other topics include Levy and Stearn, charitable organizations and family affairs. 
 Call #:  MS 4056 
 Extent:  0.25 linear feet (1 container) 
 Subjects:  Stearn, Abraham, 1847-1921 | Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland | Jewish bankers -- Ohio -- Cleveland | Jewish capitalists and financiers -- Ohio -- Cleveland | Jewish merchants -- Ohio -- Cleveland
 
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93Title:  Housing Our People Economically, Inc. Records     
 Creator:  Housing Our People Economically, Inc. 
 Dates:  1965-1979 
 Abstract:  Housing Our People Economically, Inc., was a non-profit organization founded in Cleveland, Ohio, in 1965 to rehabilitate existing houses and build new ones for residents of Cleveland's Hough neighborhood. It depended on government and foundation grants for much of its support, and, by the mid-1970s, owned and managed over 250 units of housing. The group floundered in 1984 after reports of corruption and poor management made it difficult to obtain adequate funding. The group was known as HOPE. The collection consists of correspondence, memoranda, press releases, proposals, reports, information about property holdings, a subject file, blueprints, and newspaper clippings. 
 Call #:  MS 4381 
 Extent:  2.81 linear feet (4 containers and 1 oversize folder) 
 Subjects:  Housing Our People Economically, Inc. -- Archives. | Community development corporations -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Community development, Urban -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Housing -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | African Americans -- Housing -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Housing rehabilitation -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Poor -- Housing -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Hough (Cleveland, Ohio)
 
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94Title:  Ohio Council of Fund Raising Executives Records     
 Creator:  Ohio Council of Fund Raising Executives 
 Dates:  1971-1994 
 Abstract:  The Ohio Council of Fund Raising Executives is a Cleveland, Ohio-based professional organization concerned with professionalism and competency for all its members. The members of the organization are salaried, administrative fundraising executives for non-profit organizations, institutions, and societies. Prior to 1972 the organization was the Northern Ohio chapter of the National Society of Fund Raisers. In 1972, the group disassociated from the national group, and reorganized as a local group, calling itself the Northern Ohio Association of Fund Raisers. The name was modified to the Ohio Council of Fund Raising Executives in 1975. The collection consists of correspondence, minutes, programs, membership applications, newsletters, membership rosters, publications, and financial statements. 
 Call #:  MS 4701 
 Extent:  2.40 linear feet (3 containers) 
 Subjects:  Ohio Council of Fund Raising Executives. | Professional associations -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Fund raising -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Fund raisers (Persons) -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Fund raisers (Persons) -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Societies, etc. | Nonprofit organizations -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
 
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95Title:  Cleveland Foundation Records, Series II     
 Creator:  Cleveland Foundation 
 Dates:  1923-1982 
 Abstract:  The Cleveland Foundation was first community trust in the United States. It was organized in Cleveland, Ohio, in 1914 by Frederick J. Goff and the Board of Directors of the Cleveland Trust Company. It has provided funds for educational and artistic development and for humanitarian purposes such as housing and aid to children and the handicapped. The collection consists of grant proposal files, containing the Foundation's evaluation, correspondence, and progress reports. Also included are administrative records of the Foundation. 
 Call #:  MS 4092 
 Extent:  62.00 linear feet (62 containers) 
 Subjects:  Cleveland Foundation | Endowments -- Ohio -- Cleveland | Arts -- Ohio -- Cleveland | Aged -- Ohio -- Cleveland | Education --Ohio -- Cleveland | Environmental protection -- Ohio -- Cleveland | Medical care -- Ohio -- Cleveland | Minorities -- Ohio -- Cleveland | Social work with youth -- Ohio -- Cleveland | Substance abuse -- Ohio -- Cleveland | Charities -- Ohio -- Cleveland
 
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96Title:  Cleveland Friends of Music Records     
 Creator:  Cleveland Friends of Music 
 Dates:  1953-1957 
 Abstract:  Cleveland Friends of Music was a Cleveland, Ohio, association which sought to encourage the study, creation, and performance of music. They provided support to the Cleveland Institute of Music and sponsored concerts and recitals for the community. The collection consists of certificates, minutes, correspondence, and agreements relating to financial and scholarship matters, as well as press releases and promotional materials relating to concerts and recitals. 
 Call #:  MS 4256 
 Extent:  0.20 linear feet (1 container) 
 Subjects:  Cleveland Friends of Music -- Archives. | Music -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Societies, etc. | Concerts -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Clubs -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
 
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97Title:  Herman D. Stein Papers     
 Creator:  Herman D. Stein 
 Dates:  1951-1999 
 Abstract:  Born in New York City, Herman D. Stein (1917-2009) was an educator, scholar, university administrator, and leader in a variety of professional associations. He studied at the Jewish Theological Seminary for four years, and then received a bachelor's degree in social science from the College of the City of New York in 1939. After earning both his master's and doctoral degrees at Columbia University, Stein taught at the Columbia University School of Social Work for fourteen years. He later was a professor at Smith College School of Social Work, Harvard School of Public Health, the University of Hawaii, and several other universities in the United States and around the world. Stein moved to Cleveland, Ohio, in 1964 to become Dean of School of Applied Social Sciences at Western Reserve University. He was named university provost in 1969 and vice president in 1970. Stein published extensively in his field. He was the author of several books and more than a hundred journal articles mainly in the fields of social work practice, social administration, international social work, and social work education. The collection consists of correspondence, minutes, memoranda, reports, studies, and other documents relating to Herman Stein's participation in a variety of professional organizations. 
 Call #:  MS 5092 
 Extent:  1.40 linear feet (2 containers) 
 Subjects:  Stein, Herman D., 1917-2009. | Council of Jewish Federations and Welfare Funds. | Institute for Jewish Life (U.S.) | Jewish Community Center of Cleveland. | Jewish Community Federation (Cleveland, Ohio) | Social service -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Social work education -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Human services -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Charities. | Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Social conditions. | Jewish community centers -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Charities -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
 
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98Title:  Jacob Sapirstein Papers     
 Creator:  Sapirstein, Jacob 
 Dates:  1913-1987 
 Abstract:  Jacob Sapirstein was the founder and president of American Greetings Corporation, Cleveland, Ohio, and a noted Jewish philanthropist. He emigrated from Poland to the United States in 1905, and settled in Cleveland in 1906. Starting out as a seller of Cleveland picture postcard scenes, he expanded the business to include greeting cards. By 1932, the Sapirstein Card Company began designing and manufacturing its own cards. In 1938, the company changed its name to American Greetings Publishers, and in 1952 to American Greetings Corporation. Jacob Sapirstein remained president of the company until 1960, when his son, Irving Stone, succeeded him. The collection consists of correspondence relating to business operations, philanthropic relationships with various Jewish communal institutions, and family. Information concerning various Orthodox Jewish communal institutions Sapirstein was involved with include the Hebrew Academy of Cleveland, the Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society, and the Telshe Yeshiva in Wickliffe, Ohio. 
 Call #:  MS 4581 
 Extent:  0.60 linear feet (2 containers) 
 Subjects:  Sapirstein, Jacob, 1884-1987. | Sapirstein family. | American Greetings Corporation. | Hebrew Sheltering and Immigrant Aid Society of America. | Hebrew Academy (Cleveland, Ohio) | Yeshivat Ṭelz (Wickliffe, Ohio). | Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Jewish businesspeople -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
 
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99Title:  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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100Title:  May Hope Francis Papers     
 Creator:  Francis, May Hope 
 Dates:  1922-1959 
 Abstract:  May Hope Francis was a prominent clubwoman in Cleveland, Ohio, during the 1920s and 1930s. Much of her community work was done through her membership in the Cleveland Federation of Women's Clubs as member and chairman of its American Citizenship Committee. Mrs. Francis also worked with the City of Cleveland during the tenure of City Manager William R. Hopkins to promote ethnic cultural events and to publicize civic events, including the 1927 reception for Charles A. Lindbergh. In 1929, she helped establish the All Nations Hopkins Testimonial Committee. She was also active in the Women's Organization of the National Retail Druggists Association and the Early Settlers Association of Cuyahoga County. The collection consists of scrapbooks, correspondence, a ledger, and newspaper clippings. Most of the collection relates to Francis' work with the Cleveland Federation of Women's Clubs and with the City of Cleveland, particularly the reception for Charles A. Lindbergh in 1927, and ethnic programs sponsored by the City. 
 Call #:  MS 4540 
 Extent:  0.20 linear feet (1 container) 
 Subjects:  Francis, May Hope. | Lindbergh, Charles A. (Charles Augustus), 1902-1974. | Hopkins, William Rowland, 1869-1961. | Cleveland Federation of Women's Clubs. | All Nations Hopkins Testimonial Committee (Cleveland, Ohio). | Women -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Women -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Societies and clubs. | Charities -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Americanization. | Cleveland (Ohio) -- Ethnic relations.
 
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