| Manuscript Collection | Requires cookie* | 1 | Title: | Greater Avery African Methodist Episcopal Church Records
| | | Creator: | Greater Avery African Methodist Episcopal Church | | | Dates: | 1929-2008 | | | Abstract: | Greater Avery African Methodist Episcopal Church was founded by Reverend James J. Price on April 21, 1918 in Cleveland, Ohio. As the membership of the church grew, Reverend Price lead the church to purchase property at 2363 East 28th Street in 1920. In 1953, Greater Avery purchased the Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Bethlehem Church on Wade Park Avenue. The collection consists of bulletins, calendars of events, correspondence, financial records, historical sketches, ledgers, newspaper clippings, programs, and scrapbooks. | | | Call #: | MS 5234 | | | Extent: | 1.00 linear feet (1 container) | | | Subjects: | African Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Charities. | African Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Genealogy. | African Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Religion. | African Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland | African Methodist Episcopal Church -- Ohio -- Cleveland | Greater Avery African Methodist Episcopal Church (Cleveland, Ohio) | Women in church work -- Ohio -- Cleveland
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Manuscript Collection | Requires cookie* | 2 | Title: | Eliza Bryant Village Auxiliary II Records, Series II
| | | Creator: | Eliza Bryant Village Auxiliary II | | | Dates: | 1913-2009 | | | Abstract: | The Eliza Bryant Center Auxiliary II, formerly known as the Junior Board of the Eliza Bryant Center, was a group founded by African American women in 1939 in Cleveland, Ohio. Organized by Bessie Blue, it was to provide residents of the Eliza Bryant Center, a home for aged African Americans, with a cheerful and homelike atmosphere. Members of the Auxiliary raised funds to purchase items and supplies such as kitchen equipment, linen, beds, carpeting, and electronics.
The collection consists of, annual reports, an article titled "Historical Focus on Forest City Hospital in Cleveland, Ohio", brochures and fliers, calendars, constitution and bylaws, correspondence, donor lists, financial reports, floor plans, histories of the Eliza Bryant Home, invitations, meeting minutes, membership rosters, memorials, newspaper clippings, newsletters, notes, photographs, poems and songs, press releases, proclamations, program books from Christmas/ Holiday Mart and various other events , quiz sheets, schedules, and vendor contracts. | | | Call #: | MS 5482 | | | Extent: | 1.00 linear feet (1 container) | | | Subjects: | Older African Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland | African American women -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Societies and clubs | African Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Charities | African Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland | Older people -- Ohio -- Cleveland | Charities -- Ohio -- Cleveland | Nursing homes -- Ohio -- Cleveland
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Manuscript Collection | Requires cookie* | 3 | Title: | Eliza Bryant Village Auxiliary II Records, Series II
| | | Creator: | Eliza Bryant Village Auxiliary II | | | Dates: | 1913-2009 | | | Abstract: | The Eliza Bryant Center Auxiliary II, formerly known as the Junior Board of the Eliza Bryant Center, was a group founded by African American women in 1939 in Cleveland, Ohio. Organized by Bessie Blue, it was to provide residents of the Eliza Bryant Center, a home for aged African Americans, with a cheerful and homelike atmosphere. Members of the Auxiliary raised funds to purchase items and supplies such as kitchen equipment, linen, beds, carpeting, and electronics.
The collection consists of, annual reports, an article titled "Historical Focus on Forest City Hospital in Cleveland, Ohio", brochures and fliers, calendars, constitution and bylaws, correspondence, donor lists, financial reports, floor plans, histories of the Eliza Bryant Home, invitations, meeting minutes, membership rosters, memorials, newspaper clippings, newsletters, notes, photographs, poems and songs, press releases, proclamations, program books from Christmas/ Holiday Mart and various other events , quiz sheets, schedules, and vendor contracts. | | | Call #: | MS 5482 | | | Extent: | 1.00 linear feet (1 container) | | | Subjects: | Older African Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland | African American women -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Societies and clubs | African Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Charities | African Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland | Older people -- Ohio -- Cleveland | Charities -- Ohio -- Cleveland | Nursing homes -- Ohio -- Cleveland
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Manuscript Collection | Requires cookie* | 4 | Title: | Ardelia Bradley Dixon Papers
| | | Creator: | Dixon, Ardelia Bradley | | | Dates: | 1931-1991 | | | Abstract: | Ardelia Bradley Dixon (1916-1991) was a lifelong African American rights activist and philanthropist in Cleveland, Ohio. Dixon served as secretary at the Antioch Baptist Church, Central High School, and John Hay High School. She served on the boards and committees of the Cleveland Chapter of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) and the Cleveland Public Library. In 1963, Dixon took part in the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom for Colored People led by Martin Luther King, Jr., and was passionate about the issues of desegregation in schools and racial violence. She volunteered at the Interchurch Council of Greater Cleveland, the National Council of Churches, Fairhill Mental Health Center, and the Phillis Wheatley Center. The collection includes booklets, brochures, cards, church programs, correspondence, funeral booklets, hymns, letters, letters to the editor of the Plain Dealer, magazine and newspaper clippings, notes, pamphlets, photographs and negatives, postcards, schedules of events, scrapbooks, and telegrams. | | | Call #: | MS 5199 | | | Extent: | 1.80 linear feet (2 containers and 2 volumes) | | | Subjects: | African American women -- Ohio -- Cleveland | African American women political activists -- Ohio -- Cleveland | African Americans -- Civil rights -- Ohio -- Cleveland | African Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Charities | African Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland | Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority | Cleveland Public Library | Dixon, Ardelia Bradley, 1916-1991 | Interchurch Council of Greater Cleveland | National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. Cleveland Branch | Public schools -- Ohio -- Cleveland | School integration -- Ohio -- Cleveland | African American History / Women's History
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