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1	Title:	Cleveland Families Oral History Project Interviews
	Creator:	Tuve, Jeanette E.
	Dates:	1982-1985
	Abstract:	The collection consists of 39 oral history interviews conducted by Jeanette Tuve with individuals and representatives of long-established Cleveland, Ohio, families who have played significant roles in the city's growth and development and with several Cleveland philanthropic foundation administrators. The interviews focused on the philanthropic involvement of these families and reveal the continuity of philanthropic motivation between generations of a particular family and the shared interest between related families and social peers in specific areas of charitable activity. The project was sponsored by the Western Reserve Historical Society and funded by the William Bingham Foundation.
	Call #:	MS 4345
	Extent:	0.80 linear feet (2 containers)
	Subjects:	Charities -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Endowments -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Interviews -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Philanthropists -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Interviews. \| Upper classes -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Interviews. \| Cleveland (Ohio) -- Biography. \| Cleveland (Ohio) -- Genealogy.
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2	Title:	Ratner Family Papers
	Creator:	Ratner Family
	Dates:	1891-2007
	Abstract:	The Ratner (formerly Ratowczer) family has been prominent in the Cleveland, Ohio, area since the mid-twentieth century. The family immigrated to the United States in 1920 and settled in Cleveland in 1921. Leonard Ratner began his business career by opening two creameries in the Glenville neighborhood. He then formed the Buckeye Material Company in 1924, later merging it with his brother Charlie's business, Forest City Material Company, in 1929, to form the B & F Building Company, a major builder of prefabricated homes in the east side suburbs. The family consolidated their business interests into Forest City Enterprises, Inc. in 1960. Leonard Ratner married Lillian Bernstein in 1924 and had two children: Ruth Ratner Miller and Albert B. Ratner. Leonard Ratner held many important positions on community boards during his lifetime, including the positions of honorary life trustee at the Jewish Welfare Federation, the Jewish Community Federation, and Mount Sinai Hospital. His children were also heavily involved in philanthropy. The Ratner family was particularly instrumental in establishing the Cleveland Jewish Archives at the Western Reserve Historical Society in 1976. The collection consists of advertisements, annual reports, census reports, certificates, correspondence, reports, lists, newspaper clippings, newsletters, programs, scrapbooks, ship manifests, songs, and speeches.
	Call #:	MS 5044
	Extent:	9.00 linear feet (2 containers, 14 oversize volumes, and 1 oversize folder,)
	Subjects:	Ratner, Leonard, 1896-1974. \| Miller, Ruth Ratner, 1926-1996. \| Ratner, Albert B., 1927- \| Ratner family. \| Forest City Enterprises, Inc. \| Lillian and Betty Ratner School (Pepper Pike, Ohio) \| Jewish businesspeople -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Jewish women -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Philanthropists -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Building materials industry -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Architects and builders -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Real estate development -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Real estate developers -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Cleveland (Ohio) -- Genealogy. \| Białystok (Poland) -- Genealogy.
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3	Title:	Severance Family Papers, Series II
	Creator:	Severance Family
	Dates:	1826-1989
	Abstract:	The Severance family was a prominent Cleveland, Ohio, family 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 opthalmologist. Julia's children included Helen Millikin Nash and Severance, Marianne, Dudley, and Louise Millikin. The collection consists of historical and biographical data on various family members; diaries and travel journals, especially of Julia Severance Millikin and her mother, Emily Allen Severance; correspondence, especially between Julia and her mother, Emily Severance; wills, genealogical notes, deeds, notices of events, and newspaper clippings. Among the correspondence are numerous letters from Julia's friends from Wells College. The collection also includes a certificate appointing John Walworth collector for the district of Erie, 1806, and a journal kept by Dudley Allen detailing early medical practice in the area. There is also material on author Samuel L. Clemens (Mark Twain) and his voyage around the world, which included Solon and Emily Severance, and became the basis of his novel "The Innocents Abroad".
	Call #:	MS 4558
	Extent:	4.00 linear feet (4 containers)
	Subjects:	Severance family. \| Allen family. \| Long family. \| Millikin family. \| Nash family. \| Severance, Solon Lewis, 1834-1915. \| Allen, Peter, 1787-1864. \| Allen, Dudley Peter, 1852-1915 \| Long, David, 1787-1851. \| Long, Juliana Walworth, 1794-1866. \| Millikin, Benjamin L., 1851-1916. \| Severance, Mary Helen, 1816-1902. \| Severance, John Long, 1863-1936. \| Walworth, John, 1765-1812. \| Millikin, Julia Severance, 1862-1950. \| Allen, Dudley, 1814-1898. \| Nash, Helen Millikin, 1893-1990. \| Prentiss, Elisabeth Severance, 1865-1944. \| Severance, Emily Allen, 1840-1921. \| Twain, Mark, 1835-1910 \| Wells College. \| Women -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Women college graduates -- Correspondence. \| Medicine -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Philanthropists -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Charities -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Voyages and travels. \| Voyages around the world. \| Cleveland (Ohio) -- History -- 19th century. \| Cleveland (Ohio) -- Genealogy.
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4	Title:	William R. Joseph Family Papers and Photographs
	Creator:	Joseph, William R.
	Dates:	1911-2012
	Abstract:	William R. (Bill) Joseph (1946-2012), a specialist in nonprofit law and community leader, was the son of Frank and Martha Joseph. A co-founder of Ohio Citizens for the Arts, he was also a board member and president of many other local nonprofit organizations. Bill Joseph was a member of the sixth generation of the Joseph family in the Cleveland area. His family owned Joseph & Feiss, one of the city's most prominent firms in the garment industry. The collection consists of biographies, birth certificates, certificates, contracts, correspondence, correspondence transcripts, diplomas, eulogies, genealogies, a haggadah (Jewish text that documents the order of the Passover Seder), obituaries, oral histories, photographs, postcards, proclamations, programs, and scrapbooks.
	Call #:	MS 5387
	Extent:	1.40 linear feet (2 containers)
	Subjects:	Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Social life and customs. \| Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- History. \| Cleveland (Ohio) -- Genealogy.
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5	Title:	Joseph Family Papers, Series II
	Creator:	Joseph Family
	Dates:	1883-2000
	Abstract:	The Joseph family is a prominent Cleveland, Ohio, Jewish family. Moritz Joseph arrived in the United States in 1852 from Gauersheim, Rheinpfalz, Germany. Settling in Cleveland in 1872, Joseph became successful in the manufacture of men's clothing. The Joseph and Feiss Company was incorporated in 1907, and was one of the largest manufacturers of men's clothing in the United States. Moritz Joseph's son Emil became a lawyer, and Emil's son, Frank, was partner at the law firm of Jones, Day, Cockley & Reavis. Frank E. Joseph and his wife, Martha, were also active philanthropists. The couple's son, William R. Joseph, Sr. continues to be active in the community. The collection consists of awards, correspondence, diaries, diplomas, genealogies, guest lists, inventories, news clippings, newsletters, legal records, notebooks, programs, scrapbooks, and assorted writings.
	Call #:	MS 5055
	Extent:	4.01 linear feet (4 containers and 1 oversize folder)
	Subjects:	Joseph, Emil, 1857-1938. \| Joseph, Frank E., 1904-1995. \| Joseph, Martha J., 1917-2006. \| Joseph, William R., 1946- \| Joseph family. \| Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- History. \| Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Social life and customs. \| Cleveland (Ohio) -- Genealogy.
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6	Title:	Western Reserve Manuscripts (Western Reserve Historical Society Manuscript Vertical File)
	Creator:	Various
	Dates:	1636-1991
	Abstract:	The Western Reserve Manuscripts is a collection of small manuscript accessions that have been donated to the Western Reserve Historical Society since its founding in 1867. These manuscripts often consist of one document but can include multiple items contained in one folder. This collection of material documents numerous subjects and themes in the history of Cleveland, Ohio, and the region of northeast Ohio known as the Western Reserve. The collection consists of advertisements, agreements, applications, articles, autobiographies, autograph books and autographs, biographical sketches, certificates, correspondence, deeds, diaries, drawings, envelopes, genealogies, histories, indentures, invoices, letters, lists, manuscripts, memoranda, newspaper clippings, notes, papers, photographs, poems, receipts, reports, scripts, speech transcripts, telegrams, and other material. Western Reserve Historical Society library staff began to describe these manuscripts in this finding aid in 2015. This is an ongoing project that will be updated for public access as the project progresses in real time.
	Call #:	MS 5362
	Extent:	27.80 linear feet (29 containers)
	Subjects:	Western Reserve (Ohio) -- History. \| Western Reserve (Ohio) -- Surveys. \| Pioneers -- Ohio -- Western Reserve. \| Real property -- Ohio -- Western Reserve. \| Surveyors -- Ohio -- Western Reserve. \| Cleveland (Ohio) -- History. \| Connecticut Land Company. \| Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- History. \| Cleveland (Ohio) -- Genealogy. \| Women -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- History. \| Business enterprises -- Ohio -- Cleveland \| United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Sources. \| Slavery -- United States -- History -- Sources. \| United States -- History -- 19th century. \| United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865. \| Cleveland (Ohio) -- 19th century. \| Temperance -- Ohio -- Societies, etc. \| Antislavery movements -- Ohio.
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