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61Title:  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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62Title:  Eddy Road Street Club Records     
 Creator:  Eddy Road Street Club 
 Dates:  1965-1974 
 Abstract:  The Eddy Road Street Club was formed in 1966 by residents of Eddy Road in Cleveland, Ohio. Activities included beautification and crime prevention. The collection consists of by-laws, copies of minutes, correspondence, financial reports, receipts, newsletters, certificates, raffle tickets, and letterhead stationery. 
 Call #:  MS 3744 
 Extent:  0.10 linear feet (1 container) 
 Subjects:  Eddy Road Street Club (Cleveland, Ohio) | Homeowners' associations -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Citizens' associations -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Crime prevention -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Citizen participation. | African Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
 
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63Title:  National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, Cleveland Branch Records, Series II     
 Creator:  National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, Cleveland Branch 
 Dates:  1913-1923 
 Abstract:  The Cleveland Chapter of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) is the northeast Ohio chapter of the national organization devoted to civil and political equality. It was founded in 1912. CThe cllection consists of copies of correspondence with enclosures and branch bulletins, mostly generated by Harry E. Davis. The collection pertains primarily to the formation of the Cleveland Branch and the Cleveland College Chapter of the NAACP as well as the social conditions of Cleveland African Americans in the early 20th century. 
 Call #:  MS 4475 
 Extent:  0.20 linear feet (1 container) 
 Subjects:  National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. Cleveland Branch -- Archives. | African Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Race discrimination -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Cleveland (Ohio) -- Race relations.
 
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64Title:  The effects of the Washington/Dubois controversy on four Black leaders in Cleveland: 1900-1910    
 Creator:  Ross, George R. 
 Publication:  Meadville, Pa.?],1973. 
 Notes:  Typescript. Senior honors thesis for History 49, Allegheny College, Meadville, Pa. Bibliography: p. 59-61. 
 Call #:  E185.61 R824 
 Extent:  iii, 61 leaves. 28 cm. 
 Subjects:  Washington, Booker T., -- 1856-1915 | Du Bois, W. E. B. -- (William Edward Burghardt), -- 1868-1963 | African Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland | United States -- Race relations
 
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65Title:  The Greater Cleveland Ethnographic Museum 1978 internship report: Oral history in the German community: Oral history in the Jewish community; Archival work with the Afro-American Cultural and Historical Society    
 Creator:  Greater Cleveland Ethnographic Museum 
 Publication:  Cleveland,c1978. 
 Call #:  F34ZSL A1G78 
 Extent:  ii, 32 leaves. illus. 28 cm. 
 Subjects:  Afro-American Cultural and Historical Society (Cleveland, Ohio) | Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland | Germans -- Ohio -- Cleveland | African Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland | Immigrants -- Ohio -- Cleveland
 
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66Title:  Call and post    
 Uniform Title:  Cleveland call and post    
 Creator:  Walker, William O., 1896-1981 
 Publication:  P.W. Pub. Co, Cleveland, Ohio,1962- 
 Notes:  Published on Saturday. Publisher: William O. Walker, 1962-1981. "Black." 
 Call #:  (M) 34 C9.3 095 
 Extent:  v. : ill. ; 58 cm. 
 Subjects:  African Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Newspapers | African American newspapers -- Ohio -- Cleveland | African Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland | African American newspapers -- Ohio -- Cleveland | Cleveland (Ohio) -- Newspapers
 
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67Title:  Civil rights in Cleveland, 1912 through 1961: an account of the Cleveland Branch, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People    
 Creator:  Davis, Russell H. 
 National Association for the Advancement of Colored People Cleveland Branch. History Committee.
 Publication:  Cleveland,1973. 
 Notes:  Typescript. Manuscript copy. Made from original typescript in Russell Davis Papers. 
 Call #:  F34ZSL N3N31D 
 Extent:  199 leaves. 28 cm. 
 Subjects:  National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. -- Cleveland Branch -- History | African Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland | African Americans -- Civil rights -- Ohio -- Cleveland | Cleveland (Ohio) -- Race relations
 
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68Title:  Mt. Zion Congregational Church records, 1879-1890    
 Creator:  Mt. Zion Congregational Church 
 Publication:   
 Call #:  Microfilm (Cab. 56:3) 
 Extent:  1 microfilm roll. 
 Subjects:  Mt. Zion Congregational Church | African Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland | Churches -- Ohio -- Cleveland | African American churches -- Ohio -- Cleveland | African Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Religion | Congregational churches -- Ohio -- Cleveland
 
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69Title:  Charles Waddell Chesnutt papers, 1889-1932    
 Creator:  Chesnutt, Charles Waddell, 1858-1932 
 Publication:   
 Call #:  MS. 3370 
 Extent:  1 roll of microfilm. 
 Subjects:  Chesnutt, Charles Waddell, -- 1858-1932 | Authors, American -- Correspondence | African American authors -- Correspondence | African Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland | Authors, American -- Ohio -- Cleveland | African American authors -- Ohio -- Cleveland
 
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70Title:  The view from Cedar Avenue: Allen E. Cole took pictures for the simplest of reasons: to make a living. But his photographs of Cleveland's black community, spanning more than three decades, constitute a historical and aesthetic treasure    
 Creator:  Kravitz, Lee. 
 Publication:  s.n, Cleveland,1980] 
 Notes:  Caption title. From Northern Ohio live, v. 1, no. 1. 
 Call #:  Pam. K242 
 Extent:  p. 28-31. illus. 28 cm. 
 Subjects:  Cole, Allen E | Western Reserve Historical Society. -- Somone somewhere wants your photograph | African Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland | Photographers -- Ohio -- Cleveland | African American photographers -- Ohio -- Cleveland
 
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71Title:  This is Cleveland    
 Creator:  League for Human Rights (Cleveland, Ohio) 
 Publication:  Cleveland,1945?] 
 Notes:  Cover title. "Revised reprint of five studies on the population of Cleveland." Bibliography, p. 65-66. 
 Call #:  Pam. L207 
 Extent:  68 p. maps. 23 cm. 
 Subjects:  Ethnic groups -- Ohio -- Cleveland | Germans -- Ohio -- Cleveland | Italians -- Ohio -- Cleveland | Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland | African Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland | Cleveland imprints 1945?
 
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72Title:  City of Cleveland business and professional directory    
 Creator:  Kynette, C. M. 
 Publication:  C.M. Kynette, Cleveland, Ohio,c1949. 
 Call #:  F34ZGC C581 1949 
 Extent:  112 p. : ill. ; 23 cm. 
 Subjects:  African American business enterprises -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Directories | African Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Directories | African Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland | Cleveland (Ohio) -- Directories | Cleveland imprints 1949
 
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73Title:  18th annual Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. commemorative celebration: Sunday, January 4, 1998    
 Creator:  Western Reserve Historical Society African American Archives Auxiliary. 
 Publication:  African American Archives Auxiliary of the Western Reserve Historical Society, Cleveland, Ohio],[1998]. 
 Notes:  Cover title. 
 Call #:  Pam. Z1979 Oversize 
 Extent:  [26] p. : ill. ; 31 cm. 
 Subjects:  Western Reserve Historical Society. -- African American Archives Auxiliary | Martin Luther King, Jr., Day | African Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland | Archives -- Ohio -- Cleveland | Cleveland imprints 1998
 
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74Title:  Samuel V. Perry Papers     
 Creator:  Perry, Samuel V. 
 Dates:  1914-1967 
 Abstract:  Samuel V. Perry (1895-1968) was a Cleveland, Ohio, parole officer, City Streets Department clerk, and information consultant who was involved in safety education and the legal affairs of the African American community. The collection consist of correspondence, material relating to the court case Haring v. Gist, papers on the American legal system and African Americans, an outline for a teacher's textbook on safety education, and plans for an adult education program. 
 Call #:  MS 3327 
 Extent:  1.80 linear feet (5 containers) 
 Subjects:  Perry, Samuel V., 1895-1968. | Cleveland (Ohio). Municipal Court. | African Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Law -- United States. | Safety education -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Adult education -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | African Americans -- Legal status, laws, etc.
 
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75Title:  Charles Waddell Chesnutt Papers     
 Creator:  Chesnutt, Charles Waddell 
 Dates:  1889-1932 
 Abstract:  Charles Waddell Chesnutt (1858-1932) was a Cleveland, Ohio, court reporter, novelist and short story writer. He was the first African American novelist and short story writer to win recognition on a nationwide scale. The collection consists of correspondence, copies of speeches and writings, newspaper clippings, invitations, programs, photographs and other papers relating to Chesnutt's activities as a court reporter and writer. 
 Call #:  MS 3370 
 Extent:  0.80 linear feet (2 containers) 
 Subjects:  Chesnutt, Charles Waddell, 1858-1932. | African Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | African American authors -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Authors, American -- Correspondence. | African American authors -- Correspondence. | Authors, American -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
 
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76Title:  National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, Cleveland Branch Records     
 Creator:  National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, Cleveland Branch 
 Dates:  1922-1969 
 Abstract:  The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) is a social and political action organization founded in 1912 as a Cleveland, Ohio, branch of the NAACP. Its purpose is to oppose racial inequalities in civil and political rights. The collection consists of reports, minutes, office files, financial records, newspaper clippings, brochures, pamphlets, broadsides, speeches, news releases and insurance policies. 
 Call #:  MS 3520 
 Extent:  26.40 linear feet (70 containers) 
 Subjects:  National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. Cleveland Branch. | School integration -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Race discrimination -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | African Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Cleveland (Ohio) -- Race relations.
 
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77Title:  Charles W. White Papers     
 Creator:  White, Charles W. 
 Dates:  1920-1970 
 Abstract:  Charles W. White (1897-1970) was a Cleveland, Ohio, attorney who became Assistant Law Director for Cleveland (1933-1955) and Common Pleas Court judge (1955-1970). He was active in African American rights organizations and civic affairs. The collection consists of correspondence, speeches, newspaper clippings, awards, certificates, legal files, scrapbooks, and other papers, relating to the public and personal life of Judge White and to his activities as a member of the Urban League, NAACP, ACLU, Consumers League, East End Community Center, Karamu House, and Friends of the Cleveland Public Library. 
 Call #:  MS 3521 
 Extent:  25.61 linear feet (58 containers, 6 oversize volumes, 2 oversize folders, and 1 roll) 
 Subjects:  White, Charles William, 1897-1970. | African Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | African Americans -- Social conditions. | African Americans -- Civil rights -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | African American judges -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Miscellanea. | Judges -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Miscellanea. | Civil rights movements -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Cleveland (Ohio) -- Race relations.
 
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78Title:  Humanist Fellowship of Liberation Records     
 Creator:  Humanist Fellowship of Liberation 
 Dates:  1965-1972 
 Abstract:  The Humanist Fellowship of Liberation was an African American Unitarian Universalist church formed in 1970 by former members of the First Unitarian Church, which had moved from Cleveland to Shaker Heights, Ohio. The collection consists of articles of incorporation, constitution, financial accounts, correspondence and other records of the Humanist Fellowship of Liberation; and records of the Black Affairs Council, Inc., the Black Unitarian Universalist Caucus, and the Unitarian Universalist Association. 
 Call #:  MS 3592 
 Extent:  1.80 linear feet (5 containers) 
 Subjects:  Humanist Fellowship of Liberation (Cleveland, Ohio) | African Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | African American Unitarian Universalists -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | African American churches -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Church and social problems -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Unitarians -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
 
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79Title:  Albert M. Pennybacker Papers     
 Creator:  Pennybacker, Albert M. 
 Dates:  1963-1974 
 Abstract:  Albert Pennybacker was a civil rights activist and pastor of Heights Christian Church in the Cleveland, Ohio, suburb of Shaker Heights. The collection consists of correspondence with civil rights workers and organizations, including the Cleveland Board of Education, the League of Women Voters of Shaker Heights, the Welfare Federation, and Rabbi Arthur J. Lelyveld. Also included are committee minutes and reports, newsletters, newspaper clippings, and news releases of groups including the Citizens' Commission of Shaker Heights, the Cleveland Interfaith Housing Corporation, the Emergency Clergy Committee on Civil Rights, Laymen for Civil Rights, and the Ludlow Community Association. 
 Call #:  MS 3743 
 Extent:  0.40 linear feet (1 container) 
 Subjects:  Pennybacker, Albert M., ca. 1930- | Civil rights movements -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Civil rights workers -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Clergy -- Ohio -- Shaker Heights. | African Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Cleveland (Ohio) -- Race relations.
 
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80Title:  Charles W. White Family Papers     
 Creator:  White, Charles W. Family 
 Dates:  1872-1977 
 Abstract:  Charles W. White (1897-1970), a lawyer and judge, and his wife Stella, a writer and journalist, were both active in African American rights organizations and civic affairs in Cleveland, Ohio. White had one daughter, Lillian. The collection consists of clippings, correspondence of White and his daughter Lillian, an original manuscript by Stella White, family history and biographical materials, and memorabilia. 
 Call #:  MS 4114 
 Extent:  0.40 linear feet (1 container) 
 Subjects:  White family. | White, Charles William, 1897-1970. | African Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | African American judges -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Africa American women authors -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Cleveland (Ohio) -- Race relations.
 
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