| | Manuscript Collection | Requires cookie* | | 41 | Title: | David Warshawsky Family Papers
| | | | Creator: | Warshawsky, David Family | | | | Dates: | 1913-1983 | | | | Abstract: | David Warshawsky was an insurance agent and writer who was active in the Cleveland, Ohio, Jewish community. He served on the Group Work Council of the Jewish Welfare Federation, and he was involved with Council Educational Alliance and Camp Wise. He worked twenty-nine years for Lincoln National Life Insurance. He wrote numerous unpublished works, including a biography of his brother, artist Abel G. Warshawsky. The collection consists of catalogs, certificates and awards, correspondence, deeds, financial records, lists, newspaper clippings, and his writings. | | | | Call #: | MS 5008 | | | | Extent: | 1.40 linear feet (2 containers) | | | | Subjects: | Warshawsky, David, 1893-1989. | Insurance agents -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Philanthropists -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Jewish authors -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
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| Manuscript Collection | Requires cookie* | | 42 | Title: | Henry A. Rocker Family Papers
| | | | Creator: | Rocker, Henry A. Family | | | | Dates: | 1918-1991 | | | | Abstract: | Henry A. Rocker was a prominent lawyer and a leader in civic and Jewish affairs in Cleveland, Ohio. The son of Hungarian immigrant and editor Samuel Rocker, Henry A. Rocker graduated from Cleveland Law School in 1907 and practiced law in the Cleveland area until 1950. He was a founder of the Cleveland City Club, a member of the board of the Cleveland Community Chest, president of Park Synagogue (Anshe Emeth) from 1930-1953, and president of the Jewish Community Council of Cleveland from 1945-1953. Additionally, he served on the board of overseers of the Jewish Theological Seminary, and as a member of the board of directors of the United Jewish Appeal. The collection consists of awards, correspondence, essays, reports, an oral history transcript, drashim (homiletical interpretations of the Torah), and newspaper clippings. | | | | Call #: | MS 5022 | | | | Extent: | 0.40 linear feet (1 container) | | | | Subjects: | Rocker, Henry A., 1882-1966. | Rocker, Samuel. | Rucker family. | Jewish Welfare Fund (Cleveland, Ohio) | Orthodox Jewish Orphan Home (Cleveland, Ohio) | Lawyers -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Philanthropists -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
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| Manuscript Collection | Requires cookie* | | 43 | Title: | Saint Luke's Hospital Records
| | | | Creator: | Saint Luke's Hospital | | | | Dates: | 1894-1997 | | | | Abstract: | Saint Luke's Hospital began operations as Cleveland General Hospital in 1894 on Woodland Avenue in Cleveland, Ohio. Its facilities were moved to Carnegie Avenue in 1908, and to its present site on Shaker Boulevard in 1927. After a brief merger with MetroHealth Medical Center in the early 1990s, it was sold to Columbia/HCA Healthcare Corporation and its Ohio partner, the Sisters of Charity of Saint Augustine in 1997. The non-profit proceeds of the sale were used to create the Saint Luke's Foundation. The collection consists of agendas, annual reports, articles of incorporation, brochures, budgets, bylaws, calendars, certificates, contracts, correspondence, financial statements, handbooks, indexes, inventories, invitations, ledgers, lists, magazine and newspaper clippings, notes, pamphlets, publications, reports, resolutions, rosters, schedules, scrapbooks, scripts, signage, speech texts, surveys, proceedings, and tax records. | | | | Call #: | MS 4875 | | | | Extent: | 21.61 linear feet (24 containers and 1 oversize folder) | | | | Subjects: | Cleveland General Hospital. | Saint Luke's Hospital Association (Cleveland Ohio). | Saint Luke's Hospital (Cleveland, Ohio) School of Nursing. | MetroHealth Medical Center. | MetroHealth Saint Luke's Medical Center. | Saint Luke's Medical Center. | Saint Luke's Foundation. | Hospitals -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Saint Luke's Hospital (Cleveland, Ohio) -- History. | Nurses -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Hospitals -- Maternity services -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Charities -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Charitable uses, trusts, and foundations -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Philanthropists -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
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| Manuscript Collection | Requires cookie* | | 44 | Title: | Severance Family Papers, Series III
| | | | Creator: | Severance Family | | | | Dates: | 1775-2005 | | | | 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 admission tickets, agreements, booklets, books, charts, church records, correspondence, deeds, diaries/journals, estate documents, forms, genealogies, historical accounts, invitations, journal articles, leases, legal documents, licenses, memoirs, military passes, a museum catalog, newspaper articles, notes, obituaries, personal accounts, poetry, a sermon, and wills. | | | | Call #: | MS 5140 | | | | Extent: | 2.41 linear feet (5 containers and 1 oversize folder) | | | | Subjects: | Allen family | Charities -- Ohio -- Cleveland | Cleveland (Ohio) -- Genealogy | Cleveland (Ohio) -- History -- 19th century | Frontier and pioneer life -- Ohio -- Western Reserve | Hadden family | Harkness family | Kinsman (Ohio : Trumbull County) -- History | Long family / Medicine -- Ohio -- Cleveland | Milligan family | Philanthropists -- Ohio -- Cleveland | Prentice family | Robbins family | Severance family | Tryon family | Woolworth family
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| Manuscript Collection | Requires cookie* | | 45 | Title: | William Bingham Foundation Records
| | | | Creator: | William Bingham Foundation | | | | Dates: | 1968-1993 | | | | Abstract: | The William Bingham Foundation was established in 1955 in Cleveland, Ohio, by Elizabeth Bingham Blossom with the proceeds of an inheritance from her brother, William Bingham 2nd. Grants were originally given to institutions of learning, hospitals, and public charities in Ohio. The foundation also contributed to the establishment and development of Blossom Music Center. After the death of Elizabeth Bingham Blossom in 1970, other family members maintained control of the foundation, and the focus of grantmaking changed to include organizations in the fields of the environment, the arts, education, health, and welfare. Projects related to urban revitalization, adult psychological development, and nuclear issues were also undertaken. Environmental issues took center stage in grants funding by the William Bingham Foundation in the 1980s, with several significant grants being made to the Environmental Defense Fund. The collection consists of correspondence, grant proposals, reports, financial, legal, and administrative records, minutes, exhibit scripts, newspaper clippings, publications, magazine articles, newsletters, and notes. | | | | Call #: | MS 4707 | | | | Extent: | 9.20 linear feet (10 containers) | | | | Subjects: | Bingham, William, 2nd, 1879-1955. | Blossom, Elizabeth Bingham, 1881-1970. | Bingham family. | Blossom family. | William Bingham Foundation. | Charities -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Charitable uses, trusts, and foundations -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Philanthropists -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Endowments -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Arts -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Environmental protection.
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| Manuscript Collection | Requires cookie* | | 46 | Title: | Samuel Miller Papers and Photographs
| | | | Creator: | Gift of Sam Miller | | | | Dates: | 1973-2014 | | | | Abstract: | Samuel H. "Sam" Miller was born on June 26, 1921 in Cleveland, Ohio. He graduated from Western Reserve University in Cleveland and earned a scholarship to attend Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts, where he received an MBA. He served in the U.S. Navy from 1942 to 1946. In 1947, Miller joined Forest City Material Company, the precursor to Forest City Enterprises, and was instrumental in the success of Forest City, being credited with spearheading the company's move into land development. Miller was a lifetime honorary trustee of the Jewish Federation of Cleveland and the National Conference of Christians and Jews, and an honorary trustee of Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland. He was a past chair of Israel Bonds and the Cleveland Jewish Welfare Fund. He also served on many boards of trustees, including: Jewish National Fund, Maltz Museum of Jewish Heritage, WVIZ, Urban League, Cleveland State University, John Carroll University, Baldwin Wallace University, Notre Dame College, Crime Stoppers, Police Memorial, Medical Mutual of Ohio and Catholic Diocese of Cleveland. Miller died on March 7, 2019 in Cleveland at age 97. The Samuel Miller Papers and Photographs collection consists of speeches and photographs. | | | | Call #: | MS 5451 | | | | Extent: | 3.0 linear feet (7 boxes) | | | | Subjects: | Miller, Samuel, 1921-2019. Speeches. Selections. | Miller, Samuel, 1921-2019 -- Photographs | Philanthropists -- Ohio -- Cleveland | Jewish businesspeople -- Ohio -- Cleveland | Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland
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| Manuscript Collection | Requires cookie* | | 47 | Title: | Cleveland Women's City Club Foundation Records
| | | | Creator: | Cleveland Women's City Club Foundation | | | | Dates: | 1948-2005 | | | | Abstract: | The Cleveland Women's City Club Foundation was established in 1948 by the Women's City Club of Cleveland, Ohio. It supported projects related to women, education, public affairs and effective government, civic beautification and restoration, health and social service initiatives, and the arts and culture of the community. In 1961 it established the Cleveland Arts Prize to recognize local talent, and in the 1990s it became involved with the Betty Ott Garden for the Blind at the City Greenhouse. The collection consists of account passbooks, agendas, articles of incorporation, brochures, budgets, by-laws, catalogs, certificates, correspondence, financial statements, invitations, leases, legal documents, maps, meeting notices, memoranda, minutes, newspaper and magazine clippings, photographs and negatives, press releases, proclamations, proposals, publications, questionnaires, reports, rosters, and wills. | | | | Call #: | MS 4973 | | | | Extent: | 1.40 linear feet (2 containers) | | | | Subjects: | Cleveland Women's City Club Foundation | Women's City Club of Cleveland | Endowments -- Ohio -- Cleveland | Community foundations -- Ohio -- Cleveland | Charities -- Ohio -- Cleveland | Civic improvement -- Ohio -- Cleveland | Women -- Ohio -- Cleveland | Women -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Societies and clubs | Women in community organization -- Ohio -- Cleveland | Women in charitable work -- Ohio -- Cleveland | Women philanthropists -- Ohio -- Cleveland | Women civic leaders -- Ohio -- Cleveland | Women -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Social conditions | Women -- Services for -- Ohio -- Cleveland | Arts -- Ohio -- Cleveland | Cleveland Arts Prize | Children -- Services for -- Ohio -- Cleveland | Historic preservation -- Ohio -- Cleveland | Parks -- Ohio -- Cleveland | Cleveland (Ohio) -- Politics and government | Cleveland (Ohio) -- Social conditions
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| Manuscript Collection | Requires cookie* | | 48 | Title: | William Bingham Foundation Records, Series II
| | | | Creator: | William Bingham Foundation | | | | Dates: | 1955-1999 | | | | Abstract: | The William Bingham Foundation was established in 1955 in Cleveland, Ohio, by Elizabeth Bingham Blossom with the proceeds of an inheritance from her brother, William Bingham 2nd. Grants were originally given to institutions of learning, hospitals, and public charities in Ohio. The foundation also contributed to the establishment and development of Blossom Music Center. After the death of Elizabeth Bingham Blossom in 1970, other family members maintained control of the foundation, and the focus of grantmaking changed to include organizations in the fields of the environment, the arts, education, health, and welfare. Projects related to urban revitalization, adult psychological development, and nuclear issues were also undertaken. Environmental issues took center stage in grants funding by the William Bingham Foundation in the 1980s, with several significant grants being made to the Environmental Defense Fund. The collection consists of agendas, agreements, annual reports, articles of incorporation, blank letterhead, budgets, certificates, codes of regulations, correspondence, financial statements, genealogical chart, grant proposals, histories, investment reviews, journal clippings, legal documents, lists, magazine articles, memoranda, minutes, newsletters, newspaper clippings, notes, pamphlets, photographs, publications, receipts, reports, resolutions, rosters, speech texts, summaries, and tax records. | | | | Call #: | MS 4849 | | | | Extent: | 18.01 linear feet (18 containers and 1 oversize folder) | | | | Subjects: | Bingham, William, 2nd, 1879-1955. | Blossom, Elizabeth Bingham, 1881-1970. | Bingham family. | Blossom family. | Gale family. | Charities -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Charitable uses, trusts and foundations -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Philanthropists -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Endowments -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Arts -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Environmental protection.
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| Manuscript Collection | Requires cookie* | | 49 | Title: | College Club of Cleveland Records
| | | | Creator: | College Club of Cleveland | | | | Dates: | 1893-2006 | | | | Abstract: | The College Club of Cleveland was founded on January 15, 1898 in Cleveland, Ohio. Louise Pope and Carolyn Shipman, two college graduates, were concerned with promoting the "social, philanthropic, and literary interests" of other college-educated women in the Cleveland area. The club started with 88 members from 17 colleges and universities. Miss Pope was elected the first president of the College Club, while Miss Shipman served as the first secretary. The group met twice a month on Monday afternoons. The collection consists of official documents, flyers, letters, newspaper clippings, scrapbooks, ledgers, minute books, audit reports, programs, and photographs. | | | | Call #: | MS 4983 | | | | Extent: | 14.0 linear feet (15 containers, 11 oversize volumes, and 1 oversize folder) | | | | Subjects: | College Club (Cleveland, Ohio) | Women -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Charities. | Women -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- History. | Women -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Societies and clubs. | Women -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Women -- War work -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Women philanthropists -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | World War, 1914-1918 -- War work -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | World War, 1939-1945 -- War work -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
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| Manuscript Collection | Requires cookie* | | 50 | Title: | Eva L. and Joseph M. Bruening Foundation Records, Series III
| | | | Creator: | Eva L. and Joseph M. Bruening Foundation | | | | Dates: | 1992-2011 | | | | Abstract: | The Eva L. and Joseph M. Bruening Foundation was established in 1987 in Cleveland, Ohio, through the estate donations of Joseph M. Bruening and his wife Eva L. Bruening. It is an independent foundation that provides grants to agencies in the greater Cleveland, Ohio, area. The foundation's focus areas are education and social services, with an emphasis on care for the elderly, disabled, and disadvantaged. The collection consists of approved and declined grant applications as well as the program files for the Pathways to Learning Program. | | | | Call #: | MS 5473 | | | | Extent: | 8.50 linear feet (10 containers) | | | | Subjects: | Charitable uses, trusts, and foundations -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Charities -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Early childhood and education -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Education -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Philanthropists -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Catholic Church
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| Manuscript Collection | Requires cookie* | | 51 | Title: | Eva L. and Joseph M. Bruening Foundation Records, Series III
| | | | Creator: | Eva L. and Joseph M. Bruening Foundation | | | | Dates: | 1992-2011 | | | | Abstract: | The Eva L. and Joseph M. Bruening Foundation was established in 1987 in Cleveland, Ohio, through the estate donations of Joseph M. Bruening and his wife Eva L. Bruening. It is an independent foundation that provides grants to agencies in the greater Cleveland, Ohio, area. The foundation's focus areas are education and social services, with an emphasis on care for the elderly, disabled, and disadvantaged. The collection consists of approved and declined grant applications as well as the program files for the Pathways to Learning Program. | | | | Call #: | MS 5473 | | | | Extent: | 8.50 linear feet (10 containers) | | | | Subjects: | Charitable uses, trusts, and foundations -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Charities -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Early childhood and education -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Education -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Philanthropists -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Catholic Church
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| Manuscript Collection | Requires cookie* | | 52 | Title: | Eva L. and Joseph M. Bruening Foundation Records
| | | | Creator: | Eva L. and Joseph M. Bruening Foundation | | | | Dates: | 1987-1999 | | | | Abstract: | The Eva L. and Joseph M. Bruening Foundation was established in 1987 in Cleveland, Ohio, through the estate donations of Joseph M. Bruening and his wife Eva L. Bruening. It is an independent foundation which provides grants to agencies in the greater Cleveland, Ohio, area. The foundation's focus areas are education and social services, with an emphasis on care for the elderly, disabled, and disadvantaged. Proposals funded include those in the fields of early childhood education, primary and secondary education, higher education, domestic violence and child abuse prevention, human services, and children and youth services. Special consideration is given to Roman Catholic organizations and institutions that provide these types of programs and services. Joseph M. Bruening founded the Ohio Ball Bearing Company in Cleveland in 1923, later known as Bearings Inc. The collection consists of agendas, budgets, correspondence, financial statements, grant proposals, memoranda with attachments, minutes, newspaper clippings, photographs, press releases, publications, reports, and trust disbursement authorizations. | | | | Call #: | MS 4846 | | | | Extent: | 4.20 linear feet (5 containers) | | | | Subjects: | Bruening, Joseph M. | Bruening, Eva L. | Eva L. and Joseph M. Bruening Foundation. | Charitable uses, trusts, and foundations -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Endowments -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Education -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Charities -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Philanthropists -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Catholic Church -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Charities.
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| Manuscript Collection | Requires cookie* | | 53 | 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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| Photograph Collection | Requires cookie* | | 54 | Title: | Ezekiel and Ida Warshawsky Family Photographs
| | | | Creator: | Warshawsky, Ezekiel and Ida Family | | | | Dates: | 1890-1964 | | | | Abstract: | Ezekiel and Ida Warshawsky, Orthodox Jewish immigrants from Poland who originally lived in Sharon, Pennsylvania, before settling in Cleveland, Ohio, had nine children. Two, Abel (1883 1962) and Alexander (1887 1945), were especially accomplished artists. Samuel (1888-1977) was a playwright and fiction writer. David (1893-1989) was an insurance agent and writer. David's wife, Florence Haber Warshawsky (1903-1998), was a child psychologist and active Jewish community leader. Abel Warshawsky was the first head leader of boys at Camp Wise in 1908. His brother David attended the camp under Abel's supervision and became a lifelong advocate for Camp Wise and the activities of the Council Education Alliance and its successor, the Jewish Community Center. The collection consists of 165 black and white photographs of varying sizes, 2 color photographs, and one photograph album. | | | | Call #: | PG 554 | | | | Extent: | 0.60 linear feet (2 containers) | | | | Subjects: | Warshawsky, A. G. (Abel G.), 1883-1962. -- Photographs. | Warshawsky, Alexander, 1887-1945. -- Photographs. | Warshawsky, David, 1893-1989. -- Photographs. | Warshawsky, Samuel Jesse. -- Photographs. | Warshawsky, Florence Haber, 1903-1998 -- Photographs. | Warshawsky family. -- Photographs. | Haber family -- Photographs. | Camp Wise (Euclid, Ohio). -- Photographs. | Excelsior Club (Cleveland, Ohio) -- Photographs. | Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Photographs. | Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Social life and customs -- Photographs. | Jews -- Recreation -- Ohio -- Euclid -- Photographs. | Outdoor recreation -- Ohio -- Euclid -- Photographs. | Jewish artists -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Photographs. | Jewish authors -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Photographs. | Art -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Photographs. | Artists -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Photographs. | Jewish artists -- France -- Paris -- Photographs. | Painters -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Photographs. | Impressionism (Art) -- United States -- Photographs. | Dramatists, American -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Photographs. | Authors, American -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Photographs. | Philanthropists -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Photographs.
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| Photograph Collection | Requires cookie* | | 55 | Title: | Saint Luke's Hospital Photographs
| | | | Creator: | Saint Luke's Hospital | | | | Dates: | 1894-1997 | | | | Abstract: | Saint Luke's Hospital began operations as Cleveland General Hospital in 1894 on Woodland Avenue in Cleveland, Ohio. Its facilities were moved to Carnegie Avenue in 1908, and to its present site on Shaker Boulevard in 1927. After a brief merger with MetroHealth Medical Center in the early 1990s, it was sold to Columbia/HCA Healthcare Corporation and its Ohio partner, the Sisters of Charity of Saint Augustine in 1997. The non-profit proceeds of the sale were used to create the Saint Luke's Foundation. The hospital is currently owned by the Sisters of Charity of Saint Augustine Health System and the University Hospitals Health System. The collection consists of approximately 33,000 images, including prints, glass lantern slides, offset prints, photolithography, negatives, postcards, and 35 mm transparency slides. | | | | Call #: | PG 521 | | | | Extent: | 17.61 linear feet (28 containers and 1 oversize folder) | | | | Subjects: | Prentiss, Francis Fleury, 1858-1937. | Prentiss, Elisabeth Severance, 1865-1944. | Crile, George Washington, 1864-1943 -- Photograph collections. | Goff, Hazel Avis. | Kirkpatrick, Caroline. | Lohman, E. Laura. | Whittler, Melissa. | Cleveland General Hospital. | Saint Luke's Hospital Association (Cleveland Ohio). | Saint Luke's Hospital (Cleveland, Ohio). School of Nursing. | MetroHealth Medical Center. | MetroHealth Saint Luke's Medical Center. | Saint Luke's Medical Center. | Saint Luke's Foundation. | Saint Luke's Hospital (Cleveland, Ohio) -- History. | Hospitals -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Nurses -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Hospitals -- Maternity services -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Charities -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Charitable uses, trusts, and foundations -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Philanthropists -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
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| Manuscript Collection | Requires cookie* | | 56 | Title: | Abington Foundation Records
| | | | Creator: | Abington Foundation | | | | Dates: | 1983-2004 | | | | Abstract: | The Abington Foundation (f. 1983) was created by David Knight Ford (1894-1993) and Elizabeth Kingsley Ford (1896-1990) to support organizations, generally in Cuyahoga County, Ohio, dedicated to promoting education, health care, economic independence, and cultural activities. The foundation's grant-making philosophy was devised by Mr. Ford and his four sons who comprised the original board of trustees. Each funding area had a particular focus. The educational focus is pre-primary through higher education, and thus the foundation has supported a vast array of educational institutions and programs such as Early Childhood Options of University City, museums (e.g. Cleveland Museum of Natural History), historical societies (e.g. Moreland Hills Historical Society, and the Cuyahoga Valley Scenic Railroad) and universities, including Case Western Reserve University and Cleveland State University Foundation, Inc. The foundation's healthcare focus is on geriatrics and nursing with grants going to the Eliza Bryant Center, Senior Citizen Resources, Inc., The Center for the Prevention of Domestic Violence, American Red Cross, and many others. Economic independence with a focus on the promotion or sustaining of individual and family self-sufficiency has led the foundation to give grants to organizations such as the Council for Economic Opportunities in Greater Cleveland, Ohio Hunger Task Force, People's Emergency Shelter, and Habitat for Humanity. In promoting local culture with an emphasis on arts education and historic preservation, the Abington Foundation has made grants to artistic enterprises and groups such as Art House, Inc., Beck Center for the Arts, The Holden Arboretum, Cleveland Public Theater, and Musical Arts Association. The Fords wished to serve their country and community, and dedicated their lives to doing so. David Knight Ford was a captain in the United States armed forces during World War I, joining shortly after graduating from Yale University. After the war, he returned to school and earned a law degree from Western Reserve University. His wife, Elizabeth, volunteered with the Red Cross as a nurse during the First World War, as well as a volunteer nurse's aide during the Second World War, and founded the Ohio League for Nursing (originally the Cleveland Area League for Nursing). Elizabeth earned the Margaret Ireland Award for Civic Achievement in 1973 from the Women's City Club for her works. They married in 1920 and remained so for 70 years until Elizabeth's death in 1990. David's business acumen led to the founding of the Lubrizol Corporation, and later the Lubrizol Foundation. He donated the family farm (originally settled by his great grandfather) situated on land now part of University Circle to help develop Case Western Reserve University and University Hospitals. Parts of the farm became the sites of the Case School of Applied Sciences, Western Reserve College, and University Hospitals. Named for the area of New England where David Ford's ancestors settled, the Abington Foundation has continued after the deaths of its founders, providing assistance through 2012. Though both the elder Fords have died, family members continue to serve on the Board of Directors. The collection consists of correspondence, financial records, grant proposals, minutes, newspaper clippings, and receipts. | | | | Call #: | MS 5137 | | | | Extent: | 17.00 linear feet (19 containers) | | | | Subjects: | Ford, David K., 1894-1993. | Ford, Elizabeth Kingsley Brooks, 1896-1990. | Abington Foundation. | Lubrizol Foundation. | Charitable uses, trusts, and foundations -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Charities -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Philanthropists -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Education -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Endowments. | Arts -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Endowments. | Medical care -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Endowments. | Business enterprises -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Endowments. | Human services -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Endowments.
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| Manuscript Collection | Requires cookie* | | 57 | Title: | Samuel Livingston Mather Family Papers
| | | | Creator: | Mather, Samuel Livingston Family | | | | Dates: | 1850-1860 | | | | Abstract: | The Samuel Livingston Mather family of Cleveland, Ohio, descends from Samuel Mather (1745-1809), a shareholder and member of the first board of directors of the Connecticut Land Company. His son, also named Samuel Mather (1771-1854), was also a shareholder of the Connecticut Land Company. One of his sons, Samuel Livingston Mather (1817-1890), settled in Cleveland in 1843. In 1847, he was one of the founders of the Cleveland Iron Mining Company (later the Cleveland-Cliffs Iron Company). His youngest son, William Gwinn Mather (1857-1951) later became president of the company. Samuel Livingston Mather's oldest son, Samuel Mather (1851-1931) helped found a rival iron ore firm, Pickands, Mather, and Company. He married Flora Stone, by whom he had four children, the oldest of which was Samuel Livingston Mather (1882-1960). Named for his grandfather, he graduated from Yale University in 1905, and began working for Cleveland-Cliffs. He also served on the boards of the Otis Steel Company, Cleveland Trust Company, the Bessemer Limestone and Cement Company, and the Lamson and Sessions Company. He was an active philanthropist, particularly interested in his alma mater, Yale, and the Holden Arboretum in Geauga County, Ohio. He oversaw the operation of his farm located near Mentor, Ohio, known as Mountain Glen Farm. He was first married to Grace Harman, and secondly to Alice Keith. He had two daughters, Flora Stone (husband Robert C. Hosmer Jr.) and Elizabeth (husband S. Sterling McMillan). The collection consists of financial records, business records, records of farm operations, records of contracts with Yale University and Holden Arboretum, estate records, genealogical notes, and ledgers. The collection pertains primarily to the business activities of Samuel Livingston Mather and the operations of his farm in Geauga County. Also included are estate records of his father, Samuel Mather, and other relatives. Some of the material illuminates the early history of the iron ore industry in Cleveland, Ohio. Other business files reflect upon smaller, Geauga and Lake County enterprises, including the Mentro Harbor Yacht Club, the Mentor Harbor Company, the Mentor Marsh Company, and the Mentone Company. Also included are materials concerning Samuel Livingston Mather's philanthropic activities, particularly for Yale University and the Holden Arboretum. | | | | Call #: | MS 4613 | | | | Extent: | 8.01 linear feet (8 containers and 1 oversize folder) | | | | Subjects: | Mather, Samuel Livingston, 1882-1960. | Mather family. | Hosmer, Flora Stone Mather. | McMillan, Elizabeth Mather. | Mather, Flora Stone, 1852-1909. | Mather, Samuel, 1771-1854. | Mather, Samuel, 1851-1931. | Mather, Samuel Livingston, 1817-1890. | Mather, William Gwinn, 1857-1951. | Bessemer Limestone and Cement Company. | Cleveland-Cliffs Iron Company. | Cleveland Trust Company. | Lake Erie Bolt and Nut Company. | Lake Shore Realty Company. | Lamson and Sessions Company. | Mentone Company. | Mentor Harbor Company. | Mentor Harbor Yacht Club Company. | Mentor Marsh Company. | Munising Paper Company. | Thompson Products, inc. | Youngstown Sheet and Tube Company. | Mountain Glen Farm. | Yale University. | Holden Arboretum. | Iron industry and trade -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Farms -- Ohio -- Lake County. | Family farms -- Ohio -- Lake County. | Philanthropists -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Businessmen -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
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| Manuscript Collection | Requires cookie* | | 58 | Title: | Saint Luke's Foundation (Hospital) Records
| | | | Creator: | Saint Luke's Hospital | | | | Dates: | 1904-1997 | | | | Abstract: | Saint Luke's Hospital was founded in Cleveland, Ohio, in 1894 as the Cleveland General Hospital. Its purpose was to provide clinical training for medical students of Wooster University and as a training school for nurses. At the same time, the College Building and Hospital Association was incorporated. The College Building and Hospital Association became the Saint Luke's Hospital Association of the Methodist Episcopal Church in 1904. Medical staff at the hospital affiliated with the medical department of Ohio Wesleyan University. In 1906 Cleveland General Hospital was renamed Saint Luke's Hospital. Cleveland industrialist and philanthropist Francis Fleury Prentiss provided financial support and leadership, serving as president of the association from 1906 until his death in 1937. His wife, Elisabeth Severance Allen Prentiss, succeeded him as president until her death in 1944. The Saint Luke's Hospital School of Nursing closed in 1970. In 1980, the Saint Luke's Hospital Association adopted a long range plan of acquisition and new programs. By 1983, it held leases on five medical buildings and had control over Saint Luke's Hospital, Shaker Medical Center Hospital, and the for-profit Medical Outreach Services, Inc. In 1992, the Saint Luke's system merged with MetroHealth Medical Center, and its name was changed to MetroHealth Saint Luke's Medical Center. The merger dissolved in 1993, but the affiliation continued. In 1993 the name of the hospital changed once more, becoming Saint Luke's Medical Center. In 1997, Saint Luke's Medical Center was sold to Columbia/HCA Healthcare Corporation and its regional partners, the Sisters of Charity of Saint Augustine. The proceeds of this sale and the endowments of the Saint Luke's Hospital Association and Saint Luke's Medical Center were used to create the Saint Luke's Foundation. The collection consists of the institutional records of Saint Luke's Hospital, MetroHealth Saint Luke's Medical Center, Saint Luke's Medical Center, and the Saint Luke's Hospital Association, including historical records, correspondence, contracts and agreements, minutes, financial statements, wills, newspaper clippings, publications, transcripts, reports, and surveys. | | | | Call #: | MS 4786 | | | | Extent: | 16.41 linear feet (17 containers and 1 oversize container) | | | | Subjects: | Prentiss, Francis Fleury, 1858-1937. | Prentiss, Elisabeth Severance Allen, 1865-1944. | Cleveland General Hospital. | Saint Luke's Hospital (Cleveland, Ohio) -- History. | College Building and Hospital Association. | Saint Luke's Hospital Association (Cleveland Ohio). | Saint Luke's Hospital School of Nursing. | MetroHealth Medical Center. | MetroHealth Saint Luke's Medical Center. | Saint Luke's Medical Center. | Saint Luke's Foundation. | Methodist Episcopal Church -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Methodist Church -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Hospitals -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Nurses -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Hospital benefactors -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Hospitals -- Maternity services -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Charities -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Charitable uses, trusts, and foundations -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Philanthropists -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
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| Manuscript Collection | Requires cookie* | | 59 | Title: | Links of Cleveland, Incorporated Records
| | | | Creator: | Links of Cleveland, Incorporated | | | | Dates: | 1946-1991 | | | | Abstract: | The Links of Cleveland Incorporated was established in 1950 as a local chapter of a national non-profit, non-partisan volunteer organization of African American women. Beginning with its first president, Rosalind Garvin, the organization committed to educational, cultural, social, and civic activities to raise funds for charitable causes. Recipients of this fundraising have included the Cleveland National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP); Karamu House; the Eliza Bryant Home; Forest City Hospital; the Jewish Welfare Fund; and, the Phillis Wheatley Association. The collection consists of administrative files, correspondence, budgets, financial records, minutes, memoranda, membership lists, newsletters, reports, programs, press releases, subject files, statements, histories, bylaws, guest books, handbooks, publications, transcripts, articles of incorporation, agendas, project files, and presidential files. | | | | Call #: | MS 4845 | | | | Extent: | 3.40 linear feet (4 containers) | | | | Subjects: | Garvin, Rosalind. | George, Zelma, 1903-1994. | Jones, Adrienne Lash. | Madison, Leatrice. | Links of Cleveland, Inc. | Cleveland Museum of Art. | Karamu House. | National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. Cleveland Branch. | African American women -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Societies and clubs. | Women -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Societies and clubs. | African Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Societies and clubs. | Charities -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | African American philanthropists -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | African American arts -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Exhibitions.
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| Manuscript Collection | Requires cookie* | | 60 | Title: | Kenyon C. Bolton Papers
| | | | Creator: | Bolton, Kenyon C. | | | | Dates: | 1938-1983 | | | | Abstract: | Kenyon Castle Bolton was a Cleveland, Ohio, businessman and philanthropist and son of Chester and Frances Payne Bolton. He served in the military, beginning in 1936 as a member of the 107th Cavalry of the Ohio National Guard. He entered active service in 1940, served during World War II and attained the rank of Lieutenant Colonel. He was president of Cleveland Air Taxi, a helicopter taxi service, and had a strong interest in higher education and the arts. Bolton served with the Council of Foreign Ministers in 1947 and 1948, the Austrian Peace Treaty Conference in 1948, and was special assistant of the U.S. ambassador to France. Kenyon C. Bolton was married to Mary Riding Peters, and had five children. The collection consists of family data, personal records, military records, business records, and records of Bolton's organizational involvements, including correspondence, newspaper clippings, genealogical data, summary court papers, air travel cards, contribution lists, articles, brochures, advertisements, contracts, personnel files, and press releases. | | | | Call #: | MS 4550 | | | | Extent: | 22.40 linear feet (23 containers) | | | | Subjects: | Bolton, Kenyon Castle. | Bolton family. | Cleveland Air Taxi. | Kenyon College. | John Carroll University. | Cleveland Play House (Ohio). | Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.). National Council. | Cleveland Council on World Affairs. | Nationalities Services Center. | Charities -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Businessmen -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Philanthropists -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Metropolitan helicopter services -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Universities and colleges -- Ohio. | Theater -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Clubs -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | International relations. | United States -- Foreign relations -- France.
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