| | Manuscript Collection | Requires cookie* | | | Title: | College Club of Cleveland Records and Photographs, Series II
| | | | Creator: | College Club of Cleveland | | | | Dates: | 1890-2017 | | | | 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, marketing material, newsletters, reports, financial and membership records, and photographs. | | | | Call #: | MS 5414 | | | | Extent: | 26.50 linear feet (43 containers and 1 oversize volume) | | | | 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. | Tax remission--Ohio. | Tax Remission--Ohio--Cleveland Heights.
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| Photograph Collection | Requires cookie* | | | Title: | Junior League of Cleveland Photographs
| | | | Creator: | Junior League of Cleveland | | | | Dates: | 1910-2005 | | | | Abstract: | The Junior League of Cleveland is 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 approximately 2,700 color and black and white photographs depicting Junior League members and events. | | | | Call #: | PG 604 | | | | Extent: | 2.30 linear feet (4 containers) | | | | Subjects: | Women -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Societies and clubs. | Women volunteers in social service -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Women in charitable work. | Amateur theater -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
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| Manuscript Collection | Requires cookie* | | | 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* | | | Title: | Women's Centennial Commission Records
| | | | Creator: | Women's Centennial Commission | | | | Dates: | 1891-1971 | | | | Abstract: | The Women's Centennial Commission of Cleveland, Ohio, was founded in 1895 as the Women's Auxiliary of the Cleveland Centennial Commission. The group formally became a part of the Cleveland Centennial Commission on September 25, 1895, when its name was changed to the Woman's Department of the Cleveland Centennial Commission. Mary B. Ingham served as the first president, and Catherine Hitchcock Avery was chairman of the executive board. Woman's Day, a part of the centennial celebration, was held July 28, 1896. In December 1896, an aluminum casket time capsule was filled by members and sealed, to be opened one hundred years later in 1996 during the bicentennial of the founding of Cleveland. The casket was given to the Western Reserve Historical Society for safekeeping. In 1898, the executive committee of the Woman's Department became a permanent organization. Each member designated a successor, and yearly meetings were held. In 1921, a second aluminum casket time capsule was prepared, commemorating the one hundred twenty-fifth anniversary of the founding of Cleveland. This casket was not sealed until 1927, so that volume five of the Memorial to the Pioneer Women of the Western Reserve, a project begun in 1896 by the Woman's Department, and edited by Gertrude Van Rensselaer Wickham, could be included. That same year, the name of the group was changed to the Women's Centennial Commission. Continued by the successors of the women of 1896 and 1921, a sealed aluminum casket was placed at the Western Reserve Historical Society during the sesquicentennial celebration of Cleveland in 1946. At the one hundred seventy-fifth anniversary of Cleveland in 1971, a fourth time capsule was prepared. The group was revived as the bicentennial of 1996 approached, and in 1996, the contents of the time capsules were unpacked by lineal descendants of the original members. The collection consists of the contents of four aluminum casket time capsules from the years 1896, 1921, 1946, and 1971. The contents include letters, constitutions and bylaws, minutes, resolutions, financial statements, programs, lists, certificates, cards, photographs, invitations, addresses, speeches, essays, poems, newspaper clippings, magazines, newsletters, newspapers, brochures, directories, bulletins, notes, books, pamphlets, annual reports, yearbooks, biographical and genealogical sketches, business cards, medals, ribbons, coins, flags, badges, a gavel, drawings, watercolor prints, maps, calendars, and a poster. Material from philanthropic, social service, cultural, and religious organizations and agencies of the time is included. Documentation on the formation and organization of the Women's Centennial Commission is included, as is a large amount of personal letters and photographs addressed to their descendants by Commission members. The collection also documents how the Cleveland centennial was planned and celebrated in 1896, and how subsequent anniversary years were celebrated. Original manuscripts and copies of the speeches and toasts given during Woman's Day in 1896 were included in the time capsules. | | | | Call #: | MS 4752 | | | | Extent: | 6.80 linear feet (14 containers) | | | | Subjects: | Avery, Catherine Hitchcock, 1844-1911. | Ingham, Mary Bigelow, 1832-1923. | Wickham, Gertrude Van Rensselaer, 1844-1930. | Women's Centennial Commission. | Cleveland Centennial Commission. Woman's Dept. | Women -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- History. | Women -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Societies and clubs. | Women -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Biography. | Women -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Genealogy. | Charities -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Social service -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Women volunteers in social service -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Education -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Time capsules -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Cleveland (Ohio) -- Centennial celebrations, etc.
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| Manuscript Collection | Requires cookie* | | | Title: | Jewish Women International, Cleveland Chapter Records, Series III
| | | | Creator: | Jewish Women International, Cleveland Chapter | | | | Dates: | 1946-1989 | | | | Abstract: | Jewish Women International (f. 1897) began in San Francisco to promote social activities among B'nai B'rith families. The first B'nai B'rith auxiliary was founded in 1909, and auxiliaries grew rapidly in the 1920s and 1930s to 178 groups and over 17,000 members reaching a peak in the 1950s with 600 chapters. In 1963 B'nai B'rith Women became an independent organization. The organization's mission has adapted to changing issues facing women, children, and families, including anti-Semitism, reproductive rights, and domestic violence. In 1995 the organization changed its name to Jewish Women International. In Cleveland, Ohio, the first chapter of B'nai B'rith Women was the Heights Chapter #119, founded in 1933, followed one month later by the Cleveland Chapter #121. During the 1930s and 1940s eleven more chapters were created, with one more in the 1950s. In addition, Cleveland chapters assisted in the organization of Women's District Grand Lodge No. 2, which included several midwestern states. The district was headed by Clevelanders Mrs. David Copland in 1936 and Lydia Woldman in 1940. In 1953, Woldman also served as president of the Women's Supreme Council, the national body which coordinated 620 chapters. Declining numbers in the 1980s caused a restructuring of the local chapters, combining twelve chapters into one new chapter, #1736, consisting of 1,500 women. The collection consists of announcements, bulletins, correspondence, budgets, flyers, invitations, lists, minutes, programs, and speeches. | | | | Call #: | MS 5141 | | | | Extent: | 0.60 linear feet (2 containers) | | | | Subjects: | Charities -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Jewish women -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Societies and clubs. | Jewish Women International (Organization). Cleveland Chapter. | Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Charities. | Women -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Societies and clubs. | Women in charitable work -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Women volunteers in social service -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
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