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| | Manuscript Collection | Save | | | Title: | Jewish Community Center of Cleveland Records, Series II
| | | | Creator: | Jewish Community Center of Cleveland | | | | Dates: | 1899-1992 | | | | Abstract: | The Jewish Community Center of Cleveland was formed in 1948 by the merger of the Council Educational Alliance (est. 1899), Camp Wise (est. 1907), the Jewish Young Adult Bureau (est. 1939), and the Cultural Department of the Jewish Community Council (est. 1945), for the purpose of providing recreational social and cultural programs to Cleveland, Ohio's Jewish community. By 1959 the center moved from Cleveland to the suburb of Cleveland Heights. A second building was constructed in Beachwood, Ohio, in 1986. The collection consists of minutes, programs, and reports. | | | | Call #: | MS 4696 | | | | Extent: | 11.0 linear feet (11 containers) | | | | Subjects: | Jewish Community Center of Cleveland. | Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Societies, etc. | Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Social life and customs. | Jews -- Recreation -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Jewish community centers -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Jews, Soviet -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Refugees, Jewish -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Community centers -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Recreation centers -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | | Title: | Jewish Community Center of Cleveland Records, Series III
| | | | Creator: | Jewish Community Center of Cleveland | | | | Dates: | 1948-1998 | | | | Abstract: | The Jewish Community Center of Cleveland, Ohio, was formed in 1948 by the merger of the Council Educational Alliance (est. 1899), Camp Wise (est. 1907), the Jewish Young Adult Bureau (est. 1939), and the Cultural Department of the Jewish Community Council (est. 1945), for the purpose of providing recreational, social, and cultural programs to Cleveland's Jewish community. By 1959 the center moved from Cleveland to the suburb of Cleveland Heights. The collection consists of scrapbooks that contain primarily newspaper clippings. | | | | Call #: | MS 4927 | | | | Extent: | 7.00 linear feet (41 volumes) | | | | Subjects: | Jewish community centers -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Community centers -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Societies, etc. | Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Social life and customs. | Refugees, Jewish -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Recreation centers -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Jews, Soviet -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Jews -- Recreation -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | | Title: | Jewish Community Federation of Cleveland Records
| | | | Creator: | Jewish Community Federation of Cleveland | | | | Dates: | 1839-1982 | | | | Abstract: | The Jewish Community Federation is a central policy making and fundraising agency for the Jewish community of Cleveland, Ohio, which traces its origin to the Federation of the Jewish Charities of Cleveland (founded 1903). The Federation of the Jewish Charities of Cleveland changed its name to the Jewish Welfare Federation of Cleveland in 1926, and in 1930, added a fundraising arm, the Jewish Welfare Fund of Cleveland. In 1951 the Jewish Welfare Federation merged with the Jewish Community Council to become the Jewish Community Federation. The collection consists of correspondence, trustee and committee minutes and reports, annual reports, surveys, membership lists, newspaper clippings, publications, research papers, and scrapbooks. The collection also includes material pertaining to the Federation and its antecedents, as well as to local, national, and international organizations with which the Federation was involved; and subjects of concern to the local Jewish community including the Jewish Welfare Fund. Also, there are numerous surveys, as well as a wide range of material relating to local, national, and international Jewish history. | | | | Call #: | MS 4563 | | | | Extent: | 44.30 linear feet (61 containers) | | | | Subjects: | Benesch, Alfred A. (Alfred Abraham) 1879-1973. | Jewish Community Federation (Cleveland, Ohio) | Hebrew Academy (Cleveland, Ohio) | Bellefaire Jewish Children's Home (University Heights, Ohio) | Orthodox Jewish Orphan Home (Cleveland, Ohio) | Jewish Family Service Association (Cleveland, Ohio). | Jewish Community Center of Cleveland. | Jewish Infant Orphan's Home (Cleveland, Ohio). | Council of Jewish Federations and Welfare Funds. | League for Human Rights (Cleveland, Ohio) | Cleveland Bureau of Jewish Education (Cleveland, Ohio). | Council Educational Alliance (Cleveland, Ohio) | Mount Sinai Hospital (Cleveland, Ohio) | Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- History. | Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Biography. | Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Charities. | Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Societies, etc. | Jewish women -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Jewish camps -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Jewish soldiers -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | World War, 1939-1945 -- Participation, Jewish. | World War, 1939-1945 -- Refugees. | Aged -- Care -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Old age homes, Jewish -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Child care -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Jewish orphanages -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Demographic surveys -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Population. | Educational surveys -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Jewish religious education -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Friendly societies -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Charities -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Federations, Financial (Social Service) | Community welfare councils -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | | Title: | Jewish Community Federation of Cleveland Records, Series II
| | | | Creator: | The Jewish Community Federation of Cleveland | | | | Dates: | 1936-1990 | | | | Abstract: | The Jewish Community Federation is a central policy making and fundraising agency for the Jewish community of Cleveland, Ohio, which traces its origin to the Federation of the Jewish Charities of Cleveland (founded 1903). The Federation of the Jewish Charities of Cleveland changed its name to the Jewish Welfare Federation of Cleveland in 1926, and in 1930, added a fundraising arm, the Jewish Welfare Fund of Cleveland. In 1951 the Jewish Welfare Federation merged with the Jewish Community Council to become the Jewish Community Federation. The collection consists of correspondence, memoranda, trustee and committee minutes, reports, proposals, newspaper clippings, wills, and financial records. Records are organized into three series consisting of administrative files, endowment funds, and social planning and research. | | | | Call #: | MS 4835 | | | | Extent: | 107.70 linear feet (111 containers) | | | | Subjects: | Jewish Community Federation (Cleveland, Ohio) | Case Western Reserve University. | Federation for Community Planning. | Baldwin-Wallace College. | Council of Jewish Federations and Welfare Funds. | American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee. | United Jewish Appeal. | Cleveland Bureau of Jewish Education (Cleveland, Ohio). | Chabad House of Cleveland. | Cleveland College of Jewish Studies. | Jewish Community Center of Cleveland. | Jewish Community Housing, Inc. | Jewish Convalescent Hospital (Cleveland, Ohio). | Jewish Family Service Association (Cleveland, Ohio). | Jewish Vocational Service. | Menorah Park Center for the Aging (Cleveland, Ohio). | Montefiore Home (Cleveland, Ohio) | Mount Sinai Hospital (Cleveland, Ohio) | Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- History. | Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Human services. | Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Charities. | Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Societies, etc. | Charities -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Federations, Financial (Social Service) | Community welfare councils -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Israel-Arab War, 1967. | Charitable uses, trusts, and foundations -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Human services -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Population. | Jewish religious education -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Friendly societies -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Old age homes, Jewish -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | | Title: | Jewish Family Service Association of Cleveland Records
| | | | Creator: | Jewish Family Service Association of Cleveland | | | | Dates: | 1895-1974 | | | | Abstract: | The Jewish Family Service Association of Cleveland was established in 1875 as the Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society in Cleveland, Ohio. It merged with the Hebrew Relief Organization in 1883 to form the Hebrew Relief Association. It was renamed the Jewish Social Service Bureau in 1922. The Bureau affiliated with the Western Reserve University School of Applied Social Sciences and helped train students for field placement. In 1943, the Bureau changed its name to the Jewish Family Service Association. The collection consists of minutes, reports, correspondence, financial records, case files, speeches, research papers, and statistics of the Association; minutes, reports, and correspondence of agencies working with the Association; and thirty-eight theses submitted to the Western Reserve University School of Applied Social Sciences. | | | | Call #: | MS 3716 | | | | Extent: | 16.61 linear feet (18 containers and 1 oversize folder) | | | | Subjects: | Jewish Family Service Association (Cleveland, Ohio). | Case Western Reserve University -- Dissertations. | Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Dissertations, Academic -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Social work administration -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Social work education -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Social workers -- In-service training -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Charities. | Charities -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Family services -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Family social work -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | | 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 | Save | | | Title: | Solomon Schechter Day School of Cleveland Records
| | | | Creator: | Solomon Schechter Day School of Cleveland | | | | Dates: | 1981-2000 | | | | Abstract: | The Solomon Schechter Day School of Cleveland, Ohio, is a day school affiliated with the Conservative movement of Judaism for children from preschool through eighth grade. It was founded in 1980. The school was housed at Congregation Beth Am in Cleveland Heights, Ohio, from 1980-1983; Greenview School in South Euclid, Ohio, from 1983-1990; and Park Synagogue in Cleveland Heights, Ohio, from 1990-1993. In 1993, it moved to the former Malvern Elementary School in Shaker Heights, Ohio. In 2000, ground was broken for a new building on land adjacent to and leased from B'nai Jeshurun Congregation in Pepper Pike, Ohio. The collection consists of correspondence, minutes, newsletters, brochures, and financial statements. | | | | Call #: | MS 4831 | | | | Extent: | 0.40 linear feet (1 container) | | | | Subjects: | Solomon Schechter Day School (Cleveland, Ohio) | Jews -- Education -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Jewish day schools -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Schools -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Conservative Judaism -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | | Title: | Solomon Schechter Day School of Cleveland Records, Series II
| | | | Creator: | Solomon Schechter Day School of Cleveland | | | | Dates: | 1997-2004 | | | | Abstract: | The Solomon Schechter Day School, now known as the Gross Schechter Day School, of Cleveland, Ohio (f. 1980) is a day school affiliated with the Conservative movement of Judaism for children from preschool through the eighth grade. Founded as the Jewish Day School Association of Cleveland in 1980, the Solomon Schechter Day School was originally located at the Beth Am Congregation in Cleveland Heights, but moved several times to accommodate a growing student population, starting with just fifteen students at its inception. Now the Gross Schechter Day School, the institution is currently housed in Pepper Pike and serves nearly 260 students. The collection consists of calendars, correspondence, flyers, lists, manuals, newsletters, and programs published by the Solomon Schechter Day School for its students, parents, and the public. | | | | Call #: | MS 5369 | | | | Extent: | 0.40 linear feet (1 container) | | | | Subjects: | Conservative Judaism -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Jewish day schools -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Private schools -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | | 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 | Save | | | Title: | History Club Records
| | | | Creator: | History Club | | | | Dates: | 1906-1984 | | | | Abstract: | The History Club (f. 1907) was established by a group of women in Greater Cleveland, Ohio, who were interested in the study of history. The organization's purpose is to promote interest in the study of history, current events, and to review pertinent literature. The collection consists of constitutions, minutes, membership list, financial records, correspondence, yearbooks, memoranda, and newspaper clippings. | | | | Call #: | MS 4242 | | | | Extent: | 0.80 linear feet (2 containers) | | | | Subjects: | History Club (Cleveland, Ohio) | History -- Societies, etc. | Women -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Women -- Societies and clubs. | Clubs -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | | Title: | Valhalla Club of Shaw High School and Shaker Heights High School Scrapbooks
| | | | Creator: | Valhalla Club | | | | Dates: | 1920-1955 | | | | Abstract: | The Valhalla Club was a men's fraternity at Shaw High School in East Cleveland, Ohio, and Shaker Heights High School in Shaker Heights, Ohio, founded in 1920. The fraternity promoted good fellowship, clean sportsmanship, better social activities, and higher standards of manhood. The club held social events for students including dances, dinners, and banquets. The collection consists of two scrapbooks that document the activities of the club and its individual members. | | | | Call #: | MS 5350 | | | | Extent: | 2.00 linear feet (2 volumes) | | | | Subjects: | Secret societies -- Ohio -- History. | Hazing -- Ohio -- History.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | | 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 | Save | | | Title: | Armond E. Cohen Papers
| | | | Creator: | Cohen, Armond E. | | | | Dates: | 1925-1989 | | | | Abstract: | Armond E. Cohen was a rabbi who served Park Synagogue, a large Conservative Jewish congregation in Cleveland Heights, Ohio. The collection consists of correspondence, minutes, memoranda, programs, reports, and writings. | | | | Call #: | MS 4957 | | | | Extent: | 8.01 linear feet (8 containers and 1 oversize folder) | | | | Subjects: | Cohen, Armond, E., 1909- | Mendelsohn, Erich, 1887-1953 -- Correspondence. | Park Synagogue (Cleveland Heights, Ohio) | Academy of Religion and Mental Health. | Jewish Theological Seminary of America. | Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Jews -- Education -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Rabbis -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Conservative Judaism. | Conservative Judaism -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Synagogues -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Synagogue architecture -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Jewish day schools -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Zionism.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | | Title: | Armond E. Cohen Papers, Series II
| | | | Creator: | Cohen, Armond E. | | | | Dates: | 1918-2003 | | | | Abstract: | Armond E. Cohen (1909-2007) was a Rabbi who served Park Synagogue, a large Conservative Jewish congregation in Cleveland Heights, Ohio. The collection consists of correspondence, minutes, memoranda, notes, programs, reports, sermon outlines, sermons and writings. The collection is of value to researchers studying rabbis, Conservative Judaism, and religious institutions between the 1930s and 1990s in Cleveland, Ohio, and the United States in general. Those interested in the activities of Rabbi Armond Cohen and the history of Park Synagogue in Cleveland Heights, Ohio, will find this collection useful. | | | | Call #: | MS 5145 | | | | Extent: | 8.00 linear feet (10 containers) | | | | Subjects: | Conservative Judaism -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Conservative Judaism. | Jewish day schools -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Jews -- Education -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Park Synagogue (Cleveland Heights, Ohio) | Rabbis -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Synagogues -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Zionism.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | | Title: | Armond E. Cohen Papers, Series III
| | | | Creator: | Cohen, Armond E. | | | | Dates: | 1906-1980 | | | | Abstract: | Armond E. Cohen (1909-2007) was a Rabbi who served Park Synagogue, a large Conservative Jewish congregation in Cleveland Heights, Ohio. The collection consists of 17 cassettes, 8 magnetic tapes, 5 pamphlets, and 8 photographs. | | | | Call #: | MS 5409 | | | | Extent: | 1.00 linear feet (1 container) | | | | Subjects: | Cohen, Armond, E., 1909-2007 | Conservative Judaism -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Jewish day schools -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Jews -- Education -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Park Synagogue (Cleveland Heights, Ohio) | Rabbis -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Synagogues -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Zionism.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | | 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 | Save | | | Title: | Shaker Manuscripts
| | | | Creator: | Shaker Communities | | | | Dates: | 1723-1952 | | | | Abstract: | The Shakers were a religious communal society founded and originally led by Mother Ann Lee, who came to America from England in 1774. By 1826 communities were established throughout New England and the Midwest, as well as in Georgia and Florida. In 1911 Wallace H. Cathcart, Director of the Western Reserve Historical Society, began collecting Shaker memorabilia. The collection consists of covenants, laws, legal records, land records, financial records, membership records, correspondence, diaries, journals, testimonies, biographies, addresses, sermons, essays, inspired writings and drawings (also known as spirit drawings), other writings, music, poetry, recipes, prescriptions, school books, instructional texts, scrapbooks, photographs, and miscellaneous material relating to 20 Shaker communities located in 10 eastern States. | | | | Call #: | MS 3944 | | | | Extent: | 122.00 linear feet (392 containers, 1 oversize folder, and 121 reels of microfilm) | | | | Subjects: | Shakers -- Archives. | Shakers -- United States -- History -- Sources -- Bibliography. | Shakers -- United States. | Shakers -- Manuscripts. | Shakers -- Statistics. | Shakers -- Correspondence. | Shakers -- Personal narratives. | Shakers -- Biography. | Shakers -- Government. | Shakers -- Cookbooks. | Shakers -- Formulas, recipes, etc. | Shakers -- Education. | Shakers -- Songs and music. | Shakers -- Sermons. | Sermons, American. | American poetry -- Shaker authors. | Medicine -- Formulae, receipts, prescriptions. | Shakers -- Maine -- Alfred. | Shakers -- New Hampshire -- Canterbury. | Shakers -- Connecticut -- Enfield. | Shakers -- New Hampshire -- Enfield. | Shakers -- New York (State) -- Groveland. | Shakers -- New York (State) -- Sodus (Town) | Shakers -- New York (State) -- Mount Lebanon. | Shakers -- New York (State) -- Watervliet. | Shakers -- Massachusetts -- Hancock. | Shakers -- Massachusetts -- Harvard. | Shakers -- Massachusetts -- Shirley. | Shakers -- Massachusetts -- Tyringham. | Shakers -- Maine -- Sabbathday Lake. | Shakers -- Ohio -- North Union. | Shakers -- Ohio -- Union Village. | Shakers -- Ohio -- Watervliet. | Shakers -- Ohio -- Whitewater. | Shakers -- Indiana -- West Union. | Shakers -- Florida. | Shakers -- Kentucky -- Pleasant Hill. | Shakers -- Kentucky -- South Union. | Spirit writings. | Shaker drawing. | Visions in art.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | | Title: | Ostendorf-Morris Company Records and Photographs
| | | | Creator: | Ostendorf-Morris Company | | | | Dates: | 1934-1978 | | | | Abstract: | The Ostendorf-Morris Company was a commercial real estate firm founded in 1939 by Edgar L. Ostendorf (1889-1977) and Warren L. Morris (1888-1973). The company was established to manage industrial and office space in the Cleveland, Ohio, area, and eventually expanded to offer financial services and property development. The collection consists of correspondence, drawings, project files, and photographs. | | | | Call #: | MS 5386 | | | | Extent: | 1.02 linear feet (2 containers and 2 oversize folders) | | | | Subjects: | Cleveland (Ohio) -- Buildings, structures, etc. | Tower East (Cleveland, Ohio) | Office buildings -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Commercial real estate -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Terminal Tower Complex (Cleveland, Ohio)
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | | Title: | Van Sweringen Company Records
| | | | Creator: | Van Sweringen Company | | | | Dates: | 1923-1934 | | | | Abstract: | The Van Sweringen Company was a real estate development firm formed by Oris P. and Mantis J. Van Sweringen, two brothers who, in 1905, began purchasing land in what is now Shaker Heights, Ohio, 8 miles southeast of Cleveland. The land, originally part of Warrensville Twp., was settled in 1822 by the celibate North Union Shaker community, which disbanded in 1889. The Van Sweringen idea was the development of a comprehensively planned "garden city" suburb which included the maintenance of natural topography and lakes, curving roads, and specific locations for apartments, commercial areas, public schools, churches and private secondary schools. The plan was achieved in the 1920s and 1930s, with the company managing and enforcing strict zoning and building restrictions, deed (including ethnic and racial) restrictions, and architectural design guidelines. The suburb grew to a population of nearly 18,000 by 1930, in large part due to the construction by the Van Sweringens of the Shaker Rapid Transit, a high-speed, convenient railway link to downtown Cleveland with a traffic-free right-of-way. The Van Sweringens were very private men, and most of their personal and company records have been destroyed. The collection consists of correspondence; sales prospectuses and brochures; lot valuations and reports; newspaper and periodical clippings; development maps, graphs, miscellaneous demographic information and photographs re: Shaker Village, Shaker Heights and Shaker Country Estates; plat maps, plans, restrictions and opinions re: development along, and the extension of, Shaker Blvd.; and maps of triangles and strips deeded to the municipalities of Shaker Hts., Beachwood and Pepper Pike. The collection pertains primarily to the development of the company's Shaker Country Estates, and is a good source for local history and the history of planned communities. | | | | Call #: | MS 4527 | | | | Extent: | 0.20 linear feet (1 container) | | | | Subjects: | Van Sweringen Company -- Public relations. | Real property -- Ohio -- Cuyahoga County -- Maps. | Real estate development -- Ohio -- Shaker Heights. | Real estate management -- Ohio -- Shaker Heights. | City planning -- Ohio -- Shaker Heights. | Planned communities -- Ohio -- Shaker Heights. | Land use -- Ohio -- Shaker Heights. | Shaker Country Estates. | Shaker Heights (Ohio) -- History -- Sources. | Shaker Heights (Ohio) -- Maps. | Cuyahoga County (Ohio) -- Maps.
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