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1Title:  Kniola Travel Bureau Records     
 Creator:  Kniola Travel Bureau 
 Dates:  1879-1950 
 Abstract:  The Kniola Travel Bureau was organized in 1890 by Michael P. Kniola, a Polish immigrant to Cleveland, Ohio. The business arranged steamship passage for Polish immigrants, and often helped them find jobs. As immigration slowed it changed its emphasis to insurance and real estate sales. It was sold by Kniola's son in the 1960s. The collection consists of correspondence, ledger books, receipts, money order stub books, steamship ticket stub books, and other fiscal and legal records. 
 Call #:  MS 3678 
 Extent:  15.90 linear feet (20 containers) 
 Subjects:  Kniola Travel Bureau (Cleveland, Ohio) | Polish Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Travel agents -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Real estate agents -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Insurance agents -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Ohio -- Emigration and immigration. | Poland -- Emigration and immigration.
 
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2Title:  Anita Blimbaum Family Papers     
 Creator:  Blimabaum, Anita Family 
 Dates:  1929-1990 
 Abstract:  Anita Solomon Blimbaum (1958-) is a resident of Cuyahoga County, Ohio. Her family lineage speaks to the high proportion of immigration from Eastern Europe to the Cleveland area as her ancestors were from Belarus, Russia, and Poland. Though Anita's maternal side of the family was spread across the globe, they managed to keep in touch with one another regularly through letters and photographs, many of which were written by her mother, Josephine Solomon; grandmother, Julia Costello; aunt, Stacha (Sadie) Kasperek; and other relatives of the Costello and Kasperek families. The collection consists of correspondence written to and from the Costello and Solomon families, particularly Josephine and her mother, Julia, as they corresponded with their relatives abroad. The collection includes letters between Henryk Kaminski and Joseph Lewanski and Ignacy Kaminski (father of Julia Costello); Josephine and Samuel Solomon and the Lesser family (relatives from England); Julia Costello and niece Hella Kasperek; Julia Costello and nephew Kasimir Kasperek; and Julia Costello and sister Stacha (Sadie) Kasperek. 
 Call #:  MS 5381 
 Extent:  0.20 linear feet (1 container) 
 Subjects:  World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal narratives, Polish. | Polish Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | World War, 1939-1945 -- Refugees. | Poland -- Emigration and immigration. | Costello family --Correspondence. | Solomon family -- Correspondence. | World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal narratives, Jewish. | Lesser family. | Kasperek family.
 
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3Title:  Twarogowski and Zielinski Family Papers     
 Creator:  Twarogowski and Zielinski Family 
 Dates:  1881-1938 
 Abstract:  The Twarogowski and Zielinski families resided in Gorzno, West Prussia, Germany (now Poland). In 1913 the Zielinski family immigrated to the United States and settled in Cleveland, Ohio. The collection consists of legal documents, tax records, death certificates, real estate records, a marriage certificate, military service papers, and old age insurance receipts, from the Twarogowskis' and Zielinskis' period of residence in Germany, and a World War I pass permit for aliens, alien registration cards, a death certificate, legal documents, account books, photographs, and Cleveland-related material, from the period following their immigration to the United States. 
 Call #:  MS 3553 
 Extent:  0.20 linear feet (1 container) 
 Subjects:  Twarogowski family. | Zielinski family. | Poles -- Prussia (Germany) | Polish Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
 
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4Title:  Warsaw Savings and Loan Association of Cleveland Records     
 Creator:  Warsaw Savings and Loan Association of Cleveland 
 Dates:  1916-1952 
 Abstract:  The Warsaw Savings and Loan Association was incorporated in 1916 in Cleveland, Ohio, as a closed, mutual stock enterprise. In the 1920s the Association began accepting public deposits, mainly serving Cleveland's Polish community. Expansion during the 1920s was followed by a decline and freeze during the Depression. Reorganization in 1936 helped the Association begin a new period of growth. In 1952 it changed its name to United Savings Association. As of 1979 it had ten branches in Cleveland's southern suburbs. The collection consists of the Board of Directors and Executive Committee minutes, correspondence, reports to regulatory agencies, audit and examination reports, mortgage and real estate lists, daily ledgers, and sample forms and certificates. 
 Call #:  MS 3775 
 Extent:  1.60 linear feet (3 containers) 
 Subjects:  Warsaw Savings and Loan Association of Cleveland. | Savings banks -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Building and loan associations -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Banks and banking -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Polish Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
 
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5Title:  St. Stanislaus Church Records     
 Creator:  St. Stanislaus Church 
 Dates:  1881-1968 
 Abstract:  St. Stanislaus Church was the first Polish Roman Catholic parish in Cleveland, Ohio. It was established in 1873 and was the largest parish in the diocese during the early 1900s. The collection consists of correspondence, parish council minutes, parish publications, bills, receipts, and specifications. 
 Call #:  MS 3657 
 Extent:  2.00 linear feet (5 containers) 
 Subjects:  St. Stanislaus Church (Cleveland, Ohio) | Churches, Catholic -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Polish Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Church records and registers -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
 
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6Title:  Kniola Travel Bureau Records, Series II     
 Creator:  Kniola Travel Bureau 
 Dates:  1883-1960 
 Abstract:  The Kniola Travel Bureau was established in 1890 by Michael P. Kniola, a Polish immigrant to Cleveland, Ohio. He turned the business over to his son, Raymond, during the 1920s. Michael Kniola was also active in church and community affairs and organizations such as the Polish Falcons Alliance of America, Nest 141, and local Republican party politics. He also served as agent and executor for Cleveland Poles and their relatives in Poland. The collection consists of correspondence, steamship ticket stubs, daily slips, receipts, legal documents, real estate records, estate records relating to Kniola's travel bureau, legal and civic activities, personal activities, and his involvement with Polish organizations, and material on Raymond Kniola's political and real estate activities. 
 Call #:  MS 3868 
 Extent:  4.00 linear feet (5 containers and 1 oversize volume) 
 Subjects:  Kniola family. | Kniola Travel Bureau (Cleveland, Ohio) | Polish Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Travel agents -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Insurance agents -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Real estate agents -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Executors and administrators -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
 
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7Title:  Solomea Nowak Schmidt Papers     
 Creator:  Schmidt, Salomea Nowak 
 Dates:  1922-1976 
 Abstract:  Salomea Nowak Schmidt (1898-1980) was the daughter of Polish immigrants to Cleveland, Ohio, who was active in many community, church and women's organizations, many of which served the needs and interests of mentally handicapped children. She married Leo W. Schmidt, who founded his own general contracting company and the United Savings and Loan Association. The collection consists of personal correspondence, personal materials, draft of Mrs. Schmidt's autobiography Under Oath, a scrapbook from Mr. Schmidt's savings and loan business, and correspondence, minutes, financial records and reports from Mrs. Schmidt's organizations. 
 Call #:  MS 3970 
 Extent:  5.51 linear feet (5 containers and 1 oversize folder) 
 Subjects:  Schmidt, Salomea Nowak, 1898-1980. | Schmidt family. | Women volunteers in social service -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Women in church work -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Catholic Church. | Women -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Societies and clubs. | Mentally handicapped children -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Polish Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
 
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