Subject | • | Charities -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Photographs. | [X] | | • | Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Photographs. |
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| | • | National Council of Jewish Women. Cleveland Section -- Photograph collections. |
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| | • | Women volunteers in social service -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Photographs. |
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| | • | Aged -- Institutional care -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Photographs. |
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| | • | Allen family -- Photograph collections. |
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| | • | B'nai B'rith Interlodge Council of Greater Cleveland -- Photograph collections. |
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| | • | Boy Scouts of America. Greater Cleveland Council -- Photograph collections. |
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| | • | Cleveland (Ohio) -- Genealogy -- Photographs. |
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| | • | Community Chest (Cleveland, Ohio) -- Photograph collections. |
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| | • | Federation for Community Planning -- Photograph collections. |
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| | • | Group homes for children -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Photographs. |
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| | • | Jewish Community Federation (Cleveland, Ohio) -- Photographs. |
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| | • | Jewish businesspeople -- Ohio -- Canton -- Photographs. |
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| | • | Long family -- Photograph collections. |
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| | • | Montefiore Home (Cleveland, Ohio) -- Photograph collections. |
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| | • | National Conference of Christians and Jews. -- Photographs. |
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| | • | Old age homes, Jewish -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Photographs. |
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| | • | Severance family -- Photograph collections. |
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| | • | United Appeal (Cleveland, Ohio) -- Photograph collections. |
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| | Photograph Collection | Requires cookie* | | 1 | Title: | David N. Myers Photographs
| | | | Creator: | Myers, David N. | | | | Dates: | 1900-1995 | | | | Abstract: | David N. Myers was born in Cleveland, Ohio, in 1900. He worked his way through high school and earned an accounting degree from Dyke College, a local business college, in 1922. He accepted a position in accounting with the Francis Byerlyte Corporation, and subsequently became president and owner of the company, later known as Consolidated Coatings Corporation. He married Inez Pink in 1929, and the couple raised two sons. Myers' primary philanthropic interest was aging and the elderly. He was instrumental in facilitating the move of the Jewish Orthodox Home for the Aged from the Glenville neighborhood to Beachwood, Ohio. He also assisted in the construction of R.H. Myers Apartments, an independent living facility for the elderly. He served as the President of the Jewish Community Federation of Cleveland from 1964 to 1969 and, along with his wife, established the David and Inez Myers Foundation. In 1995, Dyke college was renamed David N. Myers College in recognition of Myers' contributions to the school. The collection consists of approximately 550 black and white photographs and 380 color photographs depicting Cleveland, Ohio philanthropy, business, and Jewish family life. | | | | Call #: | PG 547 | | | | Extent: | 1.01 linear feet (1 container and 1 oversize folder) | | | | Subjects: | Myers, David N., 1900-1999 -- Photographic collections. | Myers family. -- Photographs. | Jewish Community Federation (Cleveland, Ohio) -- Photographs. | Jewish Orthodox Home for Aged (Cleveland, Ohio) -- Photographs. | Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Photographs. | Jewish businesspeople -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Photographs. | Philanthropists -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Photographs. | Charities -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Photographs.
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| Photograph Collection | Requires cookie* | | 2 | Title: | Severance Family Photographs
| | | | Creator: | Severance Family | | | | Dates: | 1840-1960 | | | | Abstract: | Members of the Severance family were prominent bankers and industrialists in Cleveland, Ohio. The Severance family was also known for its philanthropic activities. Solon Severance, a Cleveland banker, was the son of Solomon Severance and Mary Helen Long, and a brother of Louis Severance. He was also a descendent of John Walworth, an early settler of Cleveland who was a civil engineer and was appointed in 1806 as the Custom Collector for the District of Erie. Solon's wife, Emily Allen, was the daughter of Dr. Dudley Allen, and the sister of prominent surgeon Dudley P. Allen. Solon and Emily's daughter, Julia Severance Millikin, was the wife of Benjamin Millikin, a noted Cleveland ophthalmologist. Julia's children included Helen Millikin Nash and Severance, Marianne, Dudley, and Louise Millikin. The collection consists of individual and group portraits of Severance family members; allied families including the Allen, Hadden, Long, Millikin, Nash, Prentiss, Robbins, and Tryon families; and unrelated individuals, including Jacob D. Cox, Charles Gleason, and Rutherford B. Hayes. Also included are views of various family residences and trips. | | | | Call #: | PG 440 | | | | Extent: | 2.20 linear feet (8 containers) | | | | Subjects: | Allen family -- Photograph collections. | Charities -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Photographs. | Cleveland (Ohio) -- Genealogy -- Photographs. | Cleveland (Ohio) -- History -- 19th century -- Photographs. | Long family -- Photograph collections. | Millikin family -- Photograph collections. | Nash family -- Photograph collections. | Philanthropists -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Photographs. | Severance family -- Photograph collections. | Voyages and travels -- Photographs.
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| Photograph Collection | Requires cookie* | | 3 | Title: | United Torch Services Photographs
| | | | Creator: | United Torch Services | | | | Dates: | 1918-1969 | | | | Abstract: | United Torch Services was organized in 1957, as the United Appeal, to coordinate fundraising for Cleveland, Ohio, social service agencies and charities. It was the successor to the Cleveland Community Fund (est. 1919). In 1971 it changed its name to United Torch Services. It became United Way Services in 1978. The collection consists of photographs and negatives of leaders and activities of United Torch Services of Cleveland, Ohio. Also included are views of award presentations and banquets, and photographs of posters and booklet covers. Photographs related to the Minutemen, a United Appeal affiliated organization, are included. Negatives in the collection depict various United Torch buildings, centers, activities, and members. A photograph album entitled "United War Work Campaign November 1918" depicts war work activities of various organizations, such as the Salvation Army and the Young Men's Christian Association (YMCA), during World War I. | | | | Call #: | PG 138 | | | | Extent: | 0.41 linear feet (1 container and 1 oversize folder) | | | | Subjects: | United Torch Services -- Photograph collections. | Community Chest (Cleveland, Ohio) -- Photograph collections. | United Appeal (Cleveland, Ohio) -- Photograph collections. | Charity organization -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Photographs. | Community organization -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Photographs. | Charities -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Photographs. | World War, 1914-1918 -- War work -- United States -- Photographs. | United Way Services (Cleveland, Ohio)
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| Photograph Collection | Requires cookie* | | 4 | Title: | Federation for Community Planning Photographs
| | | | Creator: | Federation for Community Planning | | | | Dates: | 1937-1967 | | | | Abstract: | The Federation for Community Planning was founded in 1913, as the Federation for Charity and Philanthropy, to coordinate funding for the numerous charities in Cleveland, Ohio. It merged with the Welfare Council of Cleveland in 1917 to form the Cleveland Welfare Federation. In 1972 it became the Federation for Community Planning. By 1919 it had given up solicitation of funds and by 1966 their allocation also, evolving into a specialized community planning agency. The collection consists of views of various activities sponsored by the Federation for Community Planning. Some of the activities pictured include the Foster Home Recruiting Center, Mass Blood Testing Program, TB Clinic van, and Golden Age Hobby shows. Also included are individual and group portraits of those associated with the Federation, including Edward D. Lynde, executive secretary, and an album presented to him on his retirement. | | | | Call #: | PG 308 | | | | Extent: | 0.20 linear feet (1 container) | | | | Subjects: | Lynde, Edward D. -- Photograph collections. | Federation for Community Planning -- Photograph collections. | Community organization -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Photographs. | Charity organization -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Photographs. | Public welfare -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Photographs. | Charities -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Photographs.
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| Photograph Collection | Requires cookie* | | 5 | Title: | National Council of Jewish Women, Cleveland Section Photographs
| | | | Creator: | National Council of Jewish Women, Cleveland Section | | | | Dates: | 1920-1960 | | | | Abstract: | The Cleveland Section of the National Council of Jewish Women is a women's service organization founded in 1894, in Cleveland, Ohio, as a local chapter of the National Council of Jewish Women. Its services to Cleveland's Jewish and general communities include hot meals delivered to the elderly, homes for the elderly and working girls, scholarships, day nurseries and thrift shops. The collection consists of photographs, negatives, slides, and an album, relating to the members and activities of the National Council of Jewish Women, Cleveland Section, of Cleveland, Ohio. Included are photographs of the Council-sponsored Thrift Shop, a toy project, individual and group portraits of members at various functions, photographs of guest speakers, and photographs of the Martha House. | | | | Call #: | PG 118 | | | | Extent: | 0.20 linear feet (1 container) | | | | Subjects: | National Council of Jewish Women. Cleveland Section -- Photograph collections. | Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Photographs. | Jewish women -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Societies and clubs -- Photographs. | Women volunteers in social service -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Photographs. | Women in charitable work -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Photographs. | Charities -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Photographs. | Clubs -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Photographs.
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| Photograph Collection | Requires cookie* | | 8 | Title: | Montefiore Home Photographs
| | | | Creator: | Montefiore Home | | | | Dates: | 1860-1980 | | | | Abstract: | The Montefiore Home is a Jewish nursing home for aged and infirm Jews of Cleveland, Ohio. It was founded in 1882 as the Aged and Infirm Israelites Home, was renamed the Sir Moses Montefiore Kesher Home for Aged and Infirm Israelites in 1884, and, in 1923, Montefiore Home. In the 1940s, Montefiore converted from providing residential care to social and psychological rehabilitation, including day care, social workers, a psychiatric unit, and sheltered workshop. An Auxiliary was formed in 1956-57 to help support Montefiore. In 1991 Montefiore, now a skilled nursing facility, moved to a new $22 million, 240-bed complex in Beachwood, Ohio. the collection consists of individual and group portraits of residents and staff, and views of facilities and activities of the Montefiore Home. Included are views of the original home at Woodland Avenue and East 55th Street, as well as the facility at 3151 Mayfield Road, Cleveland Heights. Included are portraits of past presidents and board members, including Jacob Rohrheimer, Jacob Mandelbaum, and R. Julius Weil. | | | | Call #: | PG 259 | | | | Extent: | 2.40 linear feet (5 containers) | | | | Subjects: | Montefiore Home (Cleveland, Ohio) -- Photograph collections. | Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Photographs. | Old age homes, Jewish -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Photographs. | Jewish aged -- United States -- Photographs. | Jewish aged -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Photographs. | Aged -- Institutional care -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Photographs. | Social work with the aged -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Photographs. | Charities -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Photographs.
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| Photograph Collection | Requires cookie* | | 9 | Title: | National Council of Jewish Women, Cleveland Section Photographs, Series II
| | | | Creator: | National Council of Jewish Women, Cleveland Section | | | | Dates: | 1897-1993 | | | | Abstract: | The Cleveland Section of the National Council of Jewish Women is a women's service organization founded in 1894, in Cleveland, Ohio, as a local chapter of the National Council of Jewish Women. Its services to Cleveland's Jewish and general communities include hot meals delivered to the elderly, homes for the elderly and working girls, scholarships, day nurseries and thrift shops. The collection consists of individual and group portraits of women active in the organization, including Ruth Einstein, credited with the idea of Council Gardens, and past presidents Isabelle Brown, Iris Curtis, Ernestine Greenberger, Maddy Joseph, Betty Mintz, Barbara Sobel, Jo Tramer, Yetta Wasserman, and Peggy Wasserstrom. Group portraits and views document the varied activities taken on by the Cleveland Section in the 1960s and 1970s, including the preparation of the Access Guide to Cleveland Disabled and Elderly Individuals, volunteer work at Mount Pleasant Community Center, Thrift Shops, and the establishment of Council Gardens in 1963 and Council House in 1979. National activities are represented by views of various conventions and legislative meetings with congressmen Tom Lantos and Charles Vanik and senators John Glenn and Howard Metzenbaum. International activities include Ship-a-Box, which sent toys to Israel. Also included are views of fashion shows and luncheons, popular social and fundraising events. Important early views include the "Beehive Booth," a fund raising event at Grays Armory in 1897, a Camp Wise view form 1907, and a Big Sister scene from 1919. | | | | Call #: | PG 496 | | | | Extent: | 1.00 linear feet (1 container) | | | | Subjects: | National Council of Jewish Women. Cleveland Section -- Photograph collections. | Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Photographs. | Jewish women -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Societies and clubs -- Photographs. | Women volunteers in social service -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Photographs. | Women in charitable work -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Photographs. | Charities -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Photographs. | Clubs -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Photographs.
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| Photograph Collection | Requires cookie* | | 10 | Title: | Goodwill Industries of Greater Cleveland, Inc. Photographs
| | | | Creator: | Goodwill Industries of Greater Cleveland, Inc. | | | | Dates: | 1920-1995 | | | | Abstract: | Founded in Cleveland, Ohio, in 1918, as Goodwill Industries of Cleveland by Methodist minister Frank Milton Baker, Goodwill Industries of Greater Cleveland followed the concepts pioneered by Dr. Edgar J. Helms of Boston, Massachusetts. Its initial purpose was to furnish job training and employment for the aged, poor, and handicapped; and inexpensive clothing and furniture to the community through the processing of donated materials and management of Goodwill resale stores. In the 1930s, it began to focus on the vocational training and employment needs of people with physical, mental, and social disabilities. During the 1960s, rehabilitation counselors, psychologists, and social workers were added to its staff. The collection consists of individual and group portraits of the Board of Directors, Executive Directors, Cleveland journalists, staff, annual meetings and other events. Individuals pictured include Fred Grandy, Ralph Perk, Carl Stokes, Phyllis Diller, Vivian Vance, and Jane Powell. Views of Cleveland-area retail stores, donation processing facilities, Boy Scouts activities, fashion shows, activities of the Women's Auxiliary and Goodwill Industries Volunteer Services, and other vocational services and programs for the physically, mentally, emotionally, and socially handicapped are included. | | | | Call #: | PG 500 | | | | Extent: | 2.01 linear feet (5 containers and 1 oversize folder) | | | | Subjects: | Goodwill Industries of Greater Cleveland, Inc. -- Photograph collections. | Goodwill Industries International -- Photograph collections. | Goodwill Industries of America -- Photograph collections. | Boy Scouts of America. Greater Cleveland Council -- Photograph collections. | Charities -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Photographs. | Charitable uses, trusts, and foundations -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Photographs. | Women in charitable work -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Photographs. | Vocational rehabilitation -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Photographs. | People with disabilities -- Employment -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Photographs.
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| Photograph Collection | Requires cookie* | | 11 | Title: | Abe M. Luntz Family Photographs
| | | | Creator: | Luntz, Abe M. Family | | | | Dates: | 1870-1995 | | | | Abstract: | The Luntz Family came to prominence in Canton, Ohio, through the scrap metal industry. Samuel and Rebecca (Wolf) Luntz were Polish Jewish immigrants. Samuel founded the Canton Iron and Metal Company in 1898. Two of his sons, Darwin and Abe, founded their own scrap metal firm in 1916, The Luntz Iron and Steel Company, due to the growing need for scrap with the onset of World War I. Both Darwin and Abe were very involved in civic and community activities. Abe Luntz married Fanny Teplansky on October 10, 1916 in Canton, Ohio. They had five children. The family moved to Cleveland in 1939 for business purposes as well as for more varied religious, musical, and educational opportunities. The majority of the photographs included here pertain to Abe M. Luntz, his wife Fanny (Teplansky), their children, Robert, Richard, Joan, William, and Theodore, and their ancestors, both Luntz and Teplansky. The collection consists of 297 black and white/sepia photographs, 57 color photographs, and one color transparency. | | | | Call #: | PG 559 | | | | Extent: | 0.40 linear feet (1 container and 1 oversize folder) | | | | Subjects: | Luntz, Abe M., 1893-1981. -- Photographs. | Luntz family. -- Photographs. | Teplansky family -- Photographs. | Silver, Abba Hillel, 1893-1963. -- Photographs. | National Conference of Christians and Jews. -- Photographs. | Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Photographs. | Jews -- Ohio -- Canton -- Photographs. | Jewish families -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Photographs. | Jewish families -- Ohio -- Canton -- Photographs. | Jewish businesspeople -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Photographs. | Jewish businesspeople -- Ohio -- Canton -- Photographs. | Charities -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Photographs. | Synagogues -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Photographs.
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