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| | Manuscript Collection | Requires cookie* | | 81 | Title: | Urban League of Cleveland Records, Series II
| | | | Creator: | Urban League of Cleveland | | | | Dates: | 1964-1981 | | | | Abstract: | The Urban League of Cleveland was organized in 1917, in Cleveland, Ohio, as the Negro Welfare Association of Cleveland to aid the adjustment of black workers coming to Cleveland during the Great Migration following World War I. Led by Wm. R. Conners for the first 25 years, it joined the National Urban League in 1930 and changed its name to the Urban League of Cleveland in 1940. Formed initially to confront barriers to economic opportunities and find jobs for black workers, by the 1930s the primary goal of the League was the issue of improved housing. Its purpose is interracial planning to help the community devise solutions to social and economic problems. The collection consists of minutes, correspondence, newspaper clippings, reports, contracts, memoranda and other papers relating to the organization's operation, especially Operation Equality, a subdivision of the organization concerned with fair housing issues. This collection is essential for those interested in the issues of race relations and open housing in Cleveland. Records and reports of organizations such as Operation Equality, the Fair Housing Council, which consisted of several local fair housing groups including Operation Equality, and National Neighbors, a national organization which promoted peaceful integration, comprise a large part of the collection. | | | | Call #: | MS 4206 | | | | Extent: | 10.00 linear feet (10 containers) | | | | Subjects: | Urban League of Cleveland -- Archives. | African Americans -- Employment -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | African Americans -- Housing -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | African Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Discrimination in housing -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Discrimination in housing -- Law and legislation -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Discrimination in employment -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Affirmative action programs -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Cleveland (Ohio) -- Race relations.
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| Manuscript Collection | Requires cookie* | | 83 | Title: | Ronald and Isabelle Brown Papers
| | | | Creator: | Brown, Ronald and Isabelle | | | | Dates: | 1914-1996 | | | | Abstract: | Ronald Brown was born in Chicago, Illinois, and raised and educated in Cleveland, Ohio. In 1928, he founded, along with William C. Treuhaft and Elmer C. Hann, the Tremco Manufacturing Company in Cleveland. Brown was a vice president of Tremco. After retirement from the company in 1960, he became a management consultant. Brown was the author of From Selling to Managing: Guidelines for the First-Time Sales Manager. His volunteer and philanthropic activities included work for the Jewish Big Brothers Association of Cleveland, the Citizen's Advisory Board to the Cuyahoga County Juvenile Court, the Ohio Department on Aging, and the Cleveland Heights-University Heights Board of Education. He married Isabelle Gup in 1934. She was a graduate of Case Western Reserve University. Active in the Cleveland Section, National Council of Jewish Women, she served as president of that organization and was active on the national and international level. She also was first chair of the Women's Organization of the Jewish Community Federation of Cleveland, served on the national executive council of the American Jewish Committee, and was the first chair of the Greater Cleveland Women's Committee for Civil Rights. The collection consists of correspondence, speeches and other writings, scrapbooks, newsletters, certificates, and newspaper clippings. | | | | Call #: | MS 4827 | | | | Extent: | 2.20 linear feet (3 containers) | | | | Subjects: | Brown, Ronald, 1900-2003. | Brown, Isabelle, 1911-1998. | Cleveland Heights (Ohio). Board of Education. | Ohio. Dept. of Aging. | Cuyahoga County (Ohio) Juvenile Court. | Tremco Manufacturing Company. | American Management Association. | National Council of Jewish Women. Cleveland Section. | International Council of Jewish Women. | Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Jewish women -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
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| Manuscript Collection | Requires cookie* | | 84 | Title: | Benjamin S. Gerson Family Foundation
| | | | Creator: | Benjamin S. Gerson Family Foundation | | | | Dates: | 1997-2000 | | | | Abstract: | The Benjamin S. Gerson Family Foundation was founded in Cleveland, Ohio, as a charitable fund in 1968 by Eleanor Rosenfeld Gerson (1915-2000) and her husband Benjamin S. Gerson (1911-1972). It was converted to a private family foundation in 1973 in memory of Benjamin Gerson. The foundation dissolved in 2004. The collection consists of budgets, correspondence, evaluations, financial statements, and grant proposals, and project reports. | | | | Call #: | MS 5271 | | | | Extent: | 0.60 linear feet (2 containers) | | | | Subjects: | Gerson, Benjamin S., 1911-1973. | Gerson, Eleanor Rosenfeld, 1916-2000 | Gerson family. | Philanthropy -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Charitable uses, trusts, and foundations
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| Manuscript Collection | Requires cookie* | | 85 | Title: | Winifred Wolcott Family Papers
| | | | Creator: | Wolcott, Winifred Family | | | | Dates: | 1815-1946 | | | | Abstract: | Winifred Wolcott (1879-1946) was a genealogist from Medina County, Ohio. Wolcott compiled a great deal of information on her ancestral families, most of whom came from New England. The collection consists of correspondence, writings, family histories, hereditary society applications, cemetery records, marriage records, and papers of Mrs. Wolcott's maternal ancestors, the Kings and the Porters. Includes correspondence, transcripts of letters, notices of payments from the U.S. Postal Service, excerpts from the Windfall, a newspaper edited by Cyrus King, and miscellaneous material. | | | | Call #: | MS 4343 | | | | Extent: | 1.42 linear feet (2 containers and 2 oversize folders) | | | | Subjects: | Wolcott, Winifred, 1879-1946. | King family. | Porter family. | Wolcott family. | Inscriptions -- Ohio -- Cuyahoga County. | Inscriptions -- Ohio -- Medina County. | Marriage records -- Ohio -- Medina County. | Women -- Ohio -- History -- 19th century. | Cuyahoga County (Ohio) -- Genealogy. | Elizabeth (N.J.) -- Genealogy. | Medina County (Ohio) -- Genealogy. | United States -- Genealogy.
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| Manuscript Collection | Requires cookie* | | 86 | Title: | George Gund Foundation Records, Series IV
| | | | Creator: | George Gund Foundation | | | | Dates: | 1974-2012 | | | | Abstract: | The George Gund Foundation is a charitable foundation established by Cleveland, Ohio, businessman and philanthropist George Gund. It supports education and various projects of community organizations located primarily in northeastern Ohio, but also in Ohio and the United States. Of particular interest to the Foundation are new teaching methods and education for disadvantaged people. The arts, civic affairs, economic development, the environment, and human services are also priorities of the Foundation. Abortion rights, women's issues, handgun control, homelessness, equal housing, museum development, retinitis pigmentosa research, AIDS public policy and education, community gardening, historic preservation, population control, family planning, and nuclear weapons control are also areas supported by the Foundation. The collection consists primarily of grant files. These grant files include audited financial statements, brochures, correspondence, proposals, newspaper clippings, reports, publications, and other material submitted as attachments to proposals and reports. The collection also includes studies, receipts, minutes, notes, agendas, charters, and evaluations. | | | | Call #: | MS 5296 | | | | Extent: | 70.80 linear feet (75 containers) | | | | Subjects: | Endowments -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Arts -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Education -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Environmental protection -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Charities -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Charitable uses, trusts, and foundations -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
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| Manuscript Collection | Requires cookie* | | 88 | Title: | Early Settlers Association of the Western Reserve Records, Series II
| | | | Creator: | Early Settlers Association of the Western Reserve | | | | Dates: | 1838-2009 | | | | Abstract: | The Early Settlers Association of the Western Reserve is a Cleveland, Ohio, social organization for descendants of early settlers of the Western Reserve. Established in 1879 as the Early Settlers Association of Cuyahoga County, the organization has supported a variety of historical and civic projects. The collection consists of addresses, advertisements, agendas, agreements, annual reports, applications, articles of incorporation, bibliographies, board of trustees minutes, book manuscripts, brochures, by-laws, certificates, constitutions, correspondence, diary entries, dues payments, family trees, financial records, flyers, forms, genealogies, handbooks, indexes, inventories, invitations, itineraries, journal articles, journals, lectures, lists, magazine articles, magazine clippings, maps, meeting announcements, membership cards, memoranda, minutes, newsletters, newspaper articles, newspaper clippings, notes, obituaries, pamphlets, photographs, post cards, press releases, proclamations, programs, publications, records of proceedings, reports, research, resolutions, rosters, scrapbooks, song lyrics, speeches, and surveys. | | | | Call #: | MS 5181 | | | | Extent: | 21.00 linear feet (22 containers and 5 volumes) | | | | Subjects: | Cleveland (Ohio) -- Genealogy. | Cleveland (Ohio) -- History -- Societies, etc. | Cleveland (Ohio) -- History | Early Settlers Association of the Western Reserve -- Periodicals. | Early Settlers Association of the Western Reserve. | Patriotic societies -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Western Reserve (Ohio) -- Genealogy. | Western Reserve (Ohio) -- History -- Societies, etc. | Western Reserve (Ohio) -- History.
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| Manuscript Collection | Requires cookie* | | 89 | Title: | James C. Hardie Papers
| | | | Creator: | James C. Hardie | | | | Dates: | 1952-2002 | | | | Abstract: | James C. Hardie (1922-2009), an independent development and public relations consultant in Cleveland, Ohio. Through his professional relationship with industrialist and philanthropist Frederick Crawford (1891-1994), Hardie was impressed with the caliber of Cleveland corporations and their ability to support educational endeavors as well as with the region's pioneering work in philanthropy, most notably its creation of the first unified community fund raising campaign. Hardie became Vice President of Case Institute of Technology in 1967. He held the same office when Case merged with neighboring Western Reserve University in 1967, serving there until 1969. While at Case and CWRU he continued to develop new and innovative ideas in the development/fundraising field and was allowed by the university to consult for John Carroll University's development department. Through his work with John Carroll University and other such opportunities, he broadened his career purview and embraced new concepts. He became involved with the American College Public Relations Association, a relationship that led him to envision many more opportunities in the development field. Hardie also continued to develop new insights, ideas, and methods for development campaigns on his own. Most significant was his "top 100" philosophy which was a change from generally accepted practice in the field. Hardie proposed that 75% of any fundraising goal needed to come from the top 100 prospects, 20% from the next 400 and all the remaining gifts would only make up 5% of contributors. He first used this technique on a campaign he was asked to run at Case Western Reserve University. This strategy was highly successful and he continued to use it with almost all of his clients. After being asked to consult for St. Luke's Hospital in Cleveland, Hardie decided to leave CWRU. In June of 1969 he formed his own consulting firm to focus on assisting non-profit organizations with development including capital campaigns, general fundraising, bequests and deferred gifts programs, feasibility studies, and public relations. He also often assisted with the hiring and training of development staff for these institutions. Hardie created a very successful consulting career, working with more than sixty mostly northeastern Ohio clients, mostly cultural, educational and service institutions. His consulting work raised hundreds of millions of dollars for his clients and greatly boosted Cleveland's national reputation as a center for philanthropy. He also advised some 200 other non-profit institutions regarding their development and philanthropic needs on an unpaid basis. He was one of the founders of The Corporate 1% Program for Higher Education, a program designed to increase corporate giving to higher education, and was a trustee of the George S. Dively Foundation. The collection consists of agendas, annual reports, brochures, budgets, calendars, charts, client publications, correspondence, datebooks, financial reports, forms, grant proposals, invoices, job descriptions, lists, magazine and newspaper articles, memoranda, minutes, newsletters, newspaper clippings, news releases, notebooks, notes, outlines, photographs, presentations, reports, speeches, statistics, and studies. | | | | Call #: | MS 5078 | | | | Extent: | 50.40 linear feet (51 containers) | | | | Subjects: | Hardie, James C., 1922- | Crawford, Frederick C., 1891- | Case Western Reserve University -- Charitable contributions. | Saint Luke's Hospital (Cleveland, Ohio) -- Charitable contributions. | Cleveland Museum of Natural History -- Charitable contributions. | Cleveland Play House (Organization : Cleveland, Ohio) -- Charitable contributions. | Fairview General Hospital (Cleveland, Ohio) -- Charitable contributions. | Hawken School -- Charitable contributions. | Salvation Army -- Charitable contributions -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Vocational Guidance and Rehabilitation Services (Cleveland, Ohio) -- Charitable contributions. | Charities -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Fund raising -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Nonprofit organizations -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Finance. | Corporations -- Charitable contributions -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Businesspeople -- Charitable contributions -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Philanthropists -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Fund raising consultants -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
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| Manuscript Collection | Requires cookie* | | 90 | Title: | John P. Murphy Foundation Records, Series II
| | | | Creator: | John P. Murphy Foundation | | | | Dates: | 1970-1993 | | | | Abstract: | The John P. Murphy Foundation is a charitable foundation established in 1960, which received most of the $13 million estate of John Patrick Murphy, a Minnesota and Montana railroad lawyer who came to Cleveland, Ohio in 1920 as lawyer for the Van Sweringen brothers, builders of Cleveland's Terminal Tower. Murphy represented the Van Sweringen brothers in their development of real estate interests, railroads, and the Cleveland Union Terminal on Public Square from 1920-1937, and was named executor of the Van Sweringen estate after the deaths of the brothers. Murphy took over the Van Sweringens' controlling interest in the Higbee Company, and became president in 1944 and chairman of the board in 1968. The foundation supports primarily local projects in the area of secondary and higher Catholic education, music, hospitals, and the Community Fund. The collection consists of grant proposals, audited financial statements, and investment reports from National City Bank. | | | | Call #: | MS 4681 | | | | Extent: | 7.80 linear feet (9 containers) | | | | Subjects: | Murphy, John Patrick, 1887-1969. | John P. Murphy Foundation. | Endowments -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Charitable uses, trusts, and foundations -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Charities -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
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| Manuscript Collection | Requires cookie* | | 91 | Title: | Perry B. Jackson Papers
| | | | Creator: | Jackson, Perry B. | | | | Dates: | 1879-1973 | | | | Abstract: | Perry B. Jackson (1896-1986) was Ohio's first African American judge. He was active in Cleveland, Ohio civic, religious, and educational organizations. The collection consists of correspondence, reports, minutes, programs, speeches, financial material, personnel lists, bench notes, judicial election material, and other material relating to Judge Jackson and his judicial, church and civic activities. | | | | Call #: | MS 3581 | | | | Extent: | 7.81 linear feet (19 containers and 1 oversize folder) | | | | Subjects: | Jackson, Perry B. (Perry Brooks), 1896-1986. | Judges -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | African American judges -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | African Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Charities -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
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| Manuscript Collection | Requires cookie* | | 93 | Title: | David Berger Papers
| | | | Creator: | Berger, David | | | | Dates: | 1965-2006 | | | | Abstract: | David Berger (1944-1972), an American and Israeli citizen, was a champion weightlifter and a member of the Israeli weightlifting team at the 1972 Olympic Games in Munich, Germany. He was murdered by Arab terrorists on September 6, 1972, along with ten other Israeli athletes. Berger was a 1962 graduate of Shaker Heights High School in Shaker Heights, Ohio. He studied psychology at Tulane University, graduating in 1966, after which he completed a master's degree in business administration and a law degree at Columbia University. Throughout the mid and late 1960s, Berger competed successfully in many weightlifting competitions. He represented the United States twice in the Maccabiah Games, an international Jewish athletic event held in Israel every four years. In 1965 he won a silver medal and in 1969 he won gold, setting a world record. He also won a silver medal at the 1971 Asian Games. He is in the Hall of Fame of the Amateur Athletic Union. Berger moved to Israel in 1970 after visiting the country with his family. The collection consists of certificates, newspaper clippings, programs, a resolution, a script, commemorative stamps, a statement, and a transcript. | | | | Call #: | MS 5132 | | | | Extent: | 0.30 linear feet (1 container and 1 oversize container) | | | | Subjects: | Berger, David, 1944-1972. | Olympic Games (20th : 1972 : Munich, Germany) | Jewish athletes. | Jews -- Sports -- History. | Olympics -- Participation, Israeli. | Olympics programs. | Olympics on postage stamps. | Terrorism -- Germany -- Munich. | Victims of terrorism. | Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Israel -- Sports.
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| Manuscript Collection | Requires cookie* | | 94 | Title: | William Bingham Foundation Records, Series III
| | | | Creator: | William Bingham Foundation | | | | Dates: | 1955-2016 | | | | 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 II. Grants were originally given to institutions of learning, hospitals, and public charities in Ohio. 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 arts, sciences, education, and health and human services. Projects related to urban revitalization, adult psychological development, and nuclear issues were also undertaken. Environmental issues also took center stage in grants funding by the William Bingham Foundation. A majority of the collection contains materials related to grants administration, grant proposals, grant decisions, and grant reports. The rest of the collection consists of annual reports and annual meeting documentation, articles of incorporation, Blossom and Bingham family history, budgets and balance sheets, certificates, codes of regulations, committee records, correspondence, financial statements and reports, handbooks, investments, legal documents, meeting minutes and notes, special projects, photographs, reports, and tax records. | | | | Call #: | MS 5458 | | | | Extent: | 46.20 linear feet (47 containers) | | | | Subjects: | Bingham, William, 2nd, 1879-1955 | Charities -- Ohio -- Cleveland | Blossom, Elizabeth Bingham, 1881-1970 | Bingham family | Blossom family | Gale family | William Bingham Foundation | Charitable uses, trusts, and foundations -- Ohio -- Cleveland | Endowments -- Ohio -- Cleveland
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| Manuscript Collection | Requires cookie* | | 95 | Title: | Junior League of Cleveland Records, Series II
| | | | Creator: | Junior League of Cleveland | | | | Dates: | 1924-2014 | | | | Abstract: | The Junior League of Cleveland was a women's service organization founded in 1912, in Cleveland, Ohio. The organization's constitution stated that the "object of the League shall be to foster interest among its members in the social, economic, and civic conditions of their community and to make efficient their volunteer service." The organization served the community through various activities such as musical and theatrical performances, volunteer drives, and philanthropy and among other activities to respond to community needs. The collection consists of annual reports, directories, event programs, financial documents, meeting minutes, newsletters, publicity materials, and yearbooks. | | | | Call #: | MS 5248 | | | | Extent: | 5.20 linear feet (6 containers) | | | | Subjects: | Women -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Societies and clubs. | Women volunteers in social service -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Women in charitable work -- Ohio -- Cleveland | Amateur theater -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Social Services/Charities / Women's History
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| Manuscript Collection | Requires cookie* | | 96 | Title: | William Bingham 2nd Papers
| | | | Creator: | Bingham, Willima 2nd | | | | Dates: | 1914-1961 | | | | Abstract: | William Bingham 2nd (1879-1955) was the son of Charles W. and Mary Perry Payne Bingham of Cleveland, Ohio, and a descendent of the Perry, Payne, Beardsley, and Bingham families. Ill health forced him to lead a secluded life in Bethel, Maine, where he sought treatment at the Bethel Inn under the care of Dr. John G. Gehring. With the advice and support of Dr. Gehring, Bingham turned his focus to philanthropy, particularly the fields of medicine and education. In 1932 he created the Bingham Associates Fund, which provided funding for medical care and training of physicians for rural areas of New England. This plan for regional medical care became known as the Bingham Plan. The Bingham Associates Fund also provided funding for the construction of the Joseph H. Pratt Diagnostic Hospital in Boston, Massachusetts, and the Farnsworth Surgical Wing of the New England Medical Center. William Bingham 2nd also gave financial support to Gould Academy, a local private high school in Bethel, Maine, and to many residents of rural Maine, who sought his help in the areas of health care and education. He supported many other religious, educational, and charitable institutions, particularly those of Maine and Florida. In addition to Dr. Gehring, Bingham relied on Dr. George Farnsworth and Dr. Arthur L. Walters as contacts and advisors in his various philanthropic pursuits. The collection consists of correspondence, reports, accounts, budgets, tax returns, and financial statements concerning the various philanthropic pursuits of William Bingham 2nd. | | | | Call #: | MS 4691 | | | | Extent: | 7.00 linear feet (7 containers) | | | | Subjects: | Bingham family. | Bingham, William, 2nd, 1879-1955. | Charities, medical. | Charitable uses, trusts, and foundations. | Philanthropists. | Hospitals -- Endowments.
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| Manuscript Collection | Requires cookie* | | 97 | Title: | Ralph J. Perk Papers
| | | | Creator: | Perk, Ralph J. | | | | Dates: | 1949-1977 | | | | Abstract: | Ralph J. Perk was the Cuyahoga County, Ohio auditor, 1963-1971, and mayor of Cleveland, 1972-1977. Perk, the first Republican mayor since 1941, faced big budget deficits which he covered with existing bond funds and general revenue sharing funds, as well as large federal grants from the Nixon administration. Nevertheless, city sewer and public transit systems had to be regionalized to raise operating capital. A Czech-American, Perk was seen as a national leader on ethnic issues. He retired from politics in 1977 after an unsuccessful campaign against John Glenn for the United States Senate in 1974 and a defeat in the 1977 nonpartisan mayoral primary. The collection consists of correspondence, memoranda, financial records, reports, speeches, minutes, news releases, campaign materials, newspaper clippings, invitations, certificates, etc., pertaining to Perk's political career and public service. Mayoral records include voluminous correspondence and a subject file, as well as the records of various secretaries and administrative assistants. Notable issues represented in the papers include the proposed sale of the Municipal Light Plant, a 1977 survey on pornography, abortion, gun control, air pollution, regional sewer and transportation issues, public safety, senior citizens, the federal Model Cities program, urban renewal, and Cleveland's celebration of the 1976 US Bicentennial. Perk's many political campaigns are documented, particularly the 1977 mayoral campaign which resulted in his defeat. His service as county auditor is very well represented in a series of newspaper clippings, which also document such events as the Hough riots of 1966 and the Glenville Shootout of 1968. | | | | Call #: | MS 4456 | | | | Extent: | 108.01 linear feet (112 containers and 1 oversize folder) | | | | Subjects: | Perk, Ralph J., 1914- | Stokes, Carl. | Cuyahoga County (Ohio). Auditor's office. | Cleveland (Ohio). Mayor -- Archives. | Cleveland (Ohio). City Council. | Cleveland (Ohio). Dept. of Public Safety. | Cleveland Municipal Light Plant. | Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District. | Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority. | Abortion -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | American Revolution Bicentennial, 1776-1976 -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Political campaigns -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Political campaigns -- Ohio -- Cuyahoga County. | Gun control -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Pornography -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Politicians -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Community development, Urban -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Urban renewal -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Air -- Pollution -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Aged -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Societies and clubs. | Glenville Shootout, Cleveland, Ohio, 1968. | Police -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Riots -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Personal rapid transit -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Cleveland (Ohio) -- Appropriations and expenditures. | Cleveland (Ohio) -- Ethnic relations. | Cleveland (Ohio) -- Officials and employees. | Cleveland (Ohio) -- Politics and government. | Cleveland (Ohio) -- Economic conditions. | Cuyahoga County (Ohio) -- Appropriations and expenditures. | Cuyahoga County (Ohio) -- Politics and government.
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| Manuscript Collection | Requires cookie* | | 98 | Title: | Material on the Nickel Plate Road
| | | | Creator: | Hampton, Taylor | | | | Dates: | 1869-1960 | | | | Abstract: | Taylor Hampton (Virginia Taylor) was a personal friend of the Van Sweringen brothers who shared their interest in railroads. The collection consists of manuscript notes and copies or originals of magazine and newspaper articles, pamphlets, blueprints, maps, annual reports, financial statements, stock certificates, time tables, charts, and letters used by Hampton to research her book, The Nickel Plate Road, the history of a great railroad. The book was published in 1947. | | | | Call #: | MS 3114 | | | | Extent: | 2.80 linear feet (7 containers) | | | | Subjects: | Van Sweringen, Mantis James, 1881-1935. | Van Sweringen, Oris Paxton, 1879-1936. | Hampton, Taylor, (Virginia Taylor), 1910- | New York, Chicago, and St. Louis Railroad Co. | Lafayette, Bloomington and Muncie Railroad. | Toledo, St. Louis and Western Railroad Co. | Northern Ohio Food Terminal. | Nickel Plate Road. | Railroads -- United States. | Railroads -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Stations. | Railroad terminals -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
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| Manuscript Collection | Requires cookie* | | 99 | Title: | Halle Bros. Co. Records
| | | | Creator: | Halle Bros. Co. | | | | Dates: | 1891-1982 | | | | Abstract: | The Halle Brothers Company (1891-1982), a department store known for high quality merchandise and superior service, began on February 7, 1891 as a small hat and fur shop operated by brothers Samuel H. (1868-1954) and Salmon P. Halle (1866-1949). It was located at 221 Superior Street near Public Square in Cleveland, Ohio. They purchased the business from Captain T. S. Paddock. In 1893 the business was moved to Euclid Avenue and East 4th Street due to a need for more space. It was also around this time that women's ready to wear clothing began to be carried by the store. In 1902 the company was incorporated, changing its name from Halle Brothers to The Halle Bros. Co. The store continued to grow, adding both space and departments. A new building was constructed at Euclid and East 12th Street where the company moved in 1910. An addition was opened in 1914 allowing for the addition of new departments including furniture, toys, and sporting goods. In 1921 Salmon P. Halle resigned as president to devote himself to philanthropic work and other private interests. Samuel Halle then became president. By 1927 a new building, the Huron-Prospect store was opened in the Playhouse Square district. Branch stores were opened in Erie, Pennsylvania, in 1929 and Canton, Ohio, in 1930. Although losses did occur during the Depression, business bounced back after World War II allowing Halle Bros. Co. to open suburban branches, beginning with a Shaker Square store in 1948. Walter Halle, son of Samuel, became president in 1946 and Samuel moved to the position of chairman of the board. There was also expansion to their main downtown Euclid Avenue store which was completed in 1949. Problems began to arise in the 1960s stemming from their over-expanded downtown store and sales competition from stores such as the Higbee Co. and May Co. In 1970 Halle Bros. Co. was merged with Marshall Field and Company of Chicago. Operations continued to decline and Chisholm Halle, son of Walter who had become president in 1966, resigned in 1974. Medium-priced goods were introduced but failed help the stores and in 1981 they were sold to Associated Investors Corporation which closed or sold all stores in 1982. The collection consists of advertisements, annual reports, articles of incorporation, a book draft, brochures, bylaws, cash books, certificates, charts, constitutions, correspondence, diaries, forms, guest books, handbooks, journals, leases, ledgers, lists, magazine articles, manuals, memoranda/notices, minutes, newsletters, newspaper clippings, notes, a play script, press releases, reports, sales data, scrapbooks, and tax records. | | | | Call #: | MS 5112 | | | | Extent: | 13.27 linear feet (11 containers, 32 oversize volumes, and 2 oversize folders) | | | | Subjects: | Halle Bros. Co. | Marshall Field & Company. | Department stores -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Department stores -- United States -- 20th century. | Department stores -- Employees -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Department stores -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Marketing. | Advertising -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Sales promotion -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Retail trade -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Retail trade -- United States -- 20th century. | Clerks (Retail trade) -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Women clerks (Retail trade) -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Women employees -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Industrial relations -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Industrial recreation -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Shopping -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- History.
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| Manuscript Collection | Requires cookie* | | 100 | 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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