Subject | • | Charities -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | [X] | | • | Social service -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | [X] | | • | African American women -- Ohio -- Cleveland. |
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| | • | Avery, Catherine Hitchcock, 1844-1911. |
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| | • | Case Western Reserve University. |
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| | • | Civil rights -- United States. |
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| | • | Cleveland (Ohio) -- Centennial celebrations, etc. |
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| | • | Cleveland Centennial Commission. Woman's Dept. |
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| | • | Congregational churches -- Ohio -- Cleveland. |
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| | • | Council of Jewish Federations and Welfare Funds. |
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| | • | Education -- Ohio -- Cleveland. |
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| | • | Fisk University. |
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| | • | Human services -- Ohio -- Cleveland. |
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| | • | Ingham, Mary Bigelow, 1832-1923. |
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| | • | Institute for Jewish Life (U.S.) |
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| | • | Jewish Community Center of Cleveland. |
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| | • | Jewish Community Federation (Cleveland, Ohio) |
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| | • | Jewish community centers -- Ohio -- Cleveland. |
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| | • | Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Charities. |
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| | • | Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Social conditions. |
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| | • | Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland. |
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| | • | Johnson, Ella Mae Cheeks, 1904-2010. |
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| | • | Mt. Zion Congregational Church (Cleveland, Ohio) |
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| | • | Social work education -- Ohio -- Cleveland. |
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| | • | Social workers -- Ohio -- Cleveland. |
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| | • | Stein, Herman D., 1917-2009. |
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| | • | Time capsules -- Ohio -- Cleveland. |
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| | • | Wickham, Gertrude Van Rensselaer, 1844-1930. |
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| | • | Women -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Biography. |
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| | • | Women -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Genealogy. |
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| | • | Women -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- History. |
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| | • | Women -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Societies and clubs. |
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| | • | Women volunteers in social service -- Ohio -- Cleveland. |
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| | • | Women's Centennial Commission. |
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| | Manuscript Collection | Save | | 1 | Title: | Women's Centennial Commission Records
| | | | Creator: | Women's Centennial Commission | | | | Dates: | 1891-1971 | | | | Abstract: | The Women's Centennial Commission of Cleveland, Ohio, was founded in 1895 as the Women's Auxiliary of the Cleveland Centennial Commission. The group formally became a part of the Cleveland Centennial Commission on September 25, 1895, when its name was changed to the Woman's Department of the Cleveland Centennial Commission. Mary B. Ingham served as the first president, and Catherine Hitchcock Avery was chairman of the executive board. Woman's Day, a part of the centennial celebration, was held July 28, 1896. In December 1896, an aluminum casket time capsule was filled by members and sealed, to be opened one hundred years later in 1996 during the bicentennial of the founding of Cleveland. The casket was given to the Western Reserve Historical Society for safekeeping. In 1898, the executive committee of the Woman's Department became a permanent organization. Each member designated a successor, and yearly meetings were held. In 1921, a second aluminum casket time capsule was prepared, commemorating the one hundred twenty-fifth anniversary of the founding of Cleveland. This casket was not sealed until 1927, so that volume five of the Memorial to the Pioneer Women of the Western Reserve, a project begun in 1896 by the Woman's Department, and edited by Gertrude Van Rensselaer Wickham, could be included. That same year, the name of the group was changed to the Women's Centennial Commission. Continued by the successors of the women of 1896 and 1921, a sealed aluminum casket was placed at the Western Reserve Historical Society during the sesquicentennial celebration of Cleveland in 1946. At the one hundred seventy-fifth anniversary of Cleveland in 1971, a fourth time capsule was prepared. The group was revived as the bicentennial of 1996 approached, and in 1996, the contents of the time capsules were unpacked by lineal descendants of the original members. The collection consists of the contents of four aluminum casket time capsules from the years 1896, 1921, 1946, and 1971. The contents include letters, constitutions and bylaws, minutes, resolutions, financial statements, programs, lists, certificates, cards, photographs, invitations, addresses, speeches, essays, poems, newspaper clippings, magazines, newsletters, newspapers, brochures, directories, bulletins, notes, books, pamphlets, annual reports, yearbooks, biographical and genealogical sketches, business cards, medals, ribbons, coins, flags, badges, a gavel, drawings, watercolor prints, maps, calendars, and a poster. Material from philanthropic, social service, cultural, and religious organizations and agencies of the time is included. Documentation on the formation and organization of the Women's Centennial Commission is included, as is a large amount of personal letters and photographs addressed to their descendants by Commission members. The collection also documents how the Cleveland centennial was planned and celebrated in 1896, and how subsequent anniversary years were celebrated. Original manuscripts and copies of the speeches and toasts given during Woman's Day in 1896 were included in the time capsules. | | | | Call #: | MS 4752 | | | | Extent: | 6.80 linear feet (14 containers) | | | | Subjects: | Avery, Catherine Hitchcock, 1844-1911. | Ingham, Mary Bigelow, 1832-1923. | Wickham, Gertrude Van Rensselaer, 1844-1930. | Women's Centennial Commission. | Cleveland Centennial Commission. Woman's Dept. | Women -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- History. | Women -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Societies and clubs. | Women -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Biography. | Women -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Genealogy. | Charities -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Social service -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Women volunteers in social service -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Education -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Time capsules -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Cleveland (Ohio) -- Centennial celebrations, etc.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 2 | Title: | Ella Mae Cheeks Johnson Papers
| | | | Creator: | Johnson, Ella Mae Cheeks | | | | Dates: | 1948-2010 | | | | Abstract: | Ella Mae Cheeks Johnson was born in Dallas, Texas, in 1904. Orphaned at age four, she was raised by the Davis family. She attended Dallas Colored High School and Fisk University before applying to the School of Applied Social Sciences at Western Reserve University. Johnson graduated in 1928 with a master's degree in social work. As a social worker, Johnson was first employed by Associated Charities of Cleveland, Ohio. Later, she worked for the Cuyahoga County Department of Welfare in conjunction with the federal program Aid to Dependent Children. She retired in 1961. Johnson married Elmer Cheeks in 1929. They had two sons. Cheeks died in 1941, and Johnson married Raymond Johnson in 1957. He died in 1983. Mrs. Johnson was an active member of Mt. Zion Congregational Church, an avid reader and traveler, and a supporter of a variety of charities. At age 105, she attended the inauguration of President Barack Obama in Washington, D.C. Soon after, with the assistance of a freelance writer, she wrote her autobiography. It was published shortly after her death in 2010. The collection consists of annual reports, booklets, book manuscripts, book proofs, brochures, catalogues, certificates, church directories, citations, correspondence, forms, a guest book, an inauguration ticket, lists, magazine articles, newsletter articles, newspaper articles, notes, passports, proclamations, programs, remarks, speeches, and writings. | | | | Call #: | MS 5068 | | | | Extent: | 0.60 linear feet (2 containers) | | | | Subjects: | Johnson, Ella Mae Cheeks, 1904-2010. | Case Western Reserve University. | Fisk University. | Mt. Zion Congregational Church (Cleveland, Ohio) | African American women -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | African Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Social workers -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Social service -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Civil rights -- United States. | African Americans -- Education (Higher) -- United States. | Congregational churches -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Charities -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 3 | Title: | 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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