| | Book | Requires cookie* | | 2 | Title: | Directory of church membership, 1949: Cory Methodist Church, 1875-1949, 1117 East 105th Street, Cleveland, Ohio
| | | | Creator: | Cory Methodist Church (Cleveland, Ohio) | | | | | Cory Methodist Church (Cleveland, Ohio) Men's Club. | | | | Publication: | Cory Men's Club, Cleveland, Ohio,1949] | | | | Notes: | Cover title. "This directory was conceived and published as a service to the members and friends of Cory Methodist Church by the Cory Men's Club." Includes advertisements. | | | | Call #: | Pam. Z1765 | | | | Extent: | 1 v. (unpaged) : ill. ; 24 cm. | | | | Subjects: | Cory Methodist Church (Cleveland, Ohio) -- Directories | African American churches -- Ohio -- Cleveland | Cleveland (Ohio) -- Church history
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| Book | Requires cookie* | | 3 | Title: | Souvenir program to commemorate cornerstone-laying and dedication of Cory Methodist Church, 1117 East 105th Street, Cleveland, Ohio, March 2-10, 1958
| | | | Creator: | Cory Methodist Church (Cleveland, Ohio) | | | | Publication: | The Church, Cleveland, Ohio,1958] | | | | Notes: | Cover title. "Eighty-third anniversary, 1875-1958." Includes advertisements. | | | | Call #: | Pam. Z1766 Oversize | | | | Extent: | 1 v. (unpaged) : ill. ; 32 cm. | | | | Subjects: | Cory Methodist Church (Cleveland, Ohio) | African American churches -- Ohio -- Cleveland | Cleveland (Ohio) -- Church history
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| Manuscript Collection | Requires cookie* | | 4 | Title: | Reverend Walter L. Boykins Papers
| | | | Creator: | Boykins, Rev. Walter L. | | | | Dates: | 1934-1997 | | | | Abstract: | Reverend Walter L. Boykins founded the Grace Missionary Baptist Church, an African American centered church, in Cleveland, Ohio in 1963.
The collection consists of audio recordings, a business card, certificates and awards, church bulletins and programs, correspondence, funeral programs, a Grace Missionary Baptist Church souvenir book, handwritten notes, miscellaneous papers and notes, newspaper clippings, "The Pastor's Manual," photographs, proclamations, programs, resolutions, and typed sermons. | | | | Call #: | MS 5480 | | | | Extent: | 1.2 linear feet (2 containers) | | | | Subjects: | African American churches -- Ohio -- Cleveland | Churches -- Ohio -- Cleveland | African American clergy -- Ohio -- Cleveland | Clergy -- Ohio -- Cleveland
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| Manuscript Collection | Requires cookie* | | 10 | Title: | John T. Weeden Sr. Family Papers
| | | | Creator: | Weeden, John T. Family | | | | Dates: | 1922-1994 | | | | Abstract: | John T. Weeden, Sr. was a prominent African-American Baptist minister in Cleveland, Ohio. He attended Indiana Central College, Butler University, Moody Bible Institute, and Case Western Reserve University. He was ordained in 1928. Reverend Weeden married the former Gladys Mae Evans in 1922. After serving as pastor at two churches in Indianapolis, Indiana, he was called in 1948 to St. Timothy Baptist Church in Cleveland, Ohio, remaining there until his death in 1988. In addition to his extensive involvement in a number of Baptist and religious organizations, Weeden was involved in civil rights and political issues, including service as co-chair of the clergy committee for Carl Stokes during the mayoral campaign of 1967. The collection consists of church programs, bulletins, brochures, bylaws, minutes, reports, sermons, certificates, cards, correspondence, memorabilia, datebooks, telegrams, financial and family records, registers, notes, speeches, lessons, postcards, passports, books, obituaries, and newspaper clippings. In addition to family-related documents, the collection includes extensive material related to St. Timothy Baptist Church, Cleveland, Ohio. | | | | Call #: | MS 4789 | | | | Extent: | 1.60 linear feet (3 containers) | | | | Subjects: | Weeden, John T., Sr., 1901-1988. | Weeden family. | St. Timothy Baptist Church (Cleveland, Ohio). | African American Baptists -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | African American churches -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | African American clergy -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | African Americans -- Civil rights -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | African Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Civil rights -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Churches -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
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| Manuscript Collection | Requires cookie* | | 11 | Title: | John Frazier Papers
| | | | Creator: | Frazier, John | | | | Dates: | 1962-1974 | | | | Abstract: | John Frazier (born 1941) is a civil rights worker and Unitarian-Universalist minister. In 1969 he became the first pastor of the newly-formed Humanist Fellowship of Liberation in Cleveland, Ohio. The collection consists of correspondence, financial records, sermons, speeches, school records, newspaper clippings, and miscellaneous papers, relating to Frazier's civil rights activities, his seminary years, racial issues in the Unitarian-Universalist church, and the Humanist Fellowship of Liberation. | | | | Call #: | MS 3593 | | | | Extent: | 1.20 linear feet (3 containers) | | | | Subjects: | Frazier, John, 1941- | First Unitarian Church (Cleveland, Ohio) | Humanist Fellowship of Liberation (Cleveland, Ohio) | African American clergy -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | African American churches -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | African American Unitarian Universalists -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Unitarian Church -- Ohio. | Unitarian churches -- Clergy. | Clergy -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Churches -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Civil rights workers -- United States. | Race relations -- Religious aspects. | Religion and race.
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| Manuscript Collection | Requires cookie* | | 12 | Title: | Saint Teresa Holiness Science Church Records
| | | | Creator: | Saint Teresa Holiness Science Church | | | | Dates: | 1978-1983 | | | | Abstract: | St. Teresa's Holiness Science Church is an African-American church founded in Cleveland, Ohio, by Jennie Benson Vaughn in 1950, growing to a membership of 300 within three months. Other churches were established in Nashville, Philadelphia, Indianapolis, and Camden, New Jersey, in the 1970s. Her husband, Frank Willis Vaughn, served as assistant pastor. The church was affiliated with the Holiness Science Organization, Inc. and accepted its belief regarding scientific proof for communication with the dead. The collection consists of organizational materials, correspondence, programs, clippings, a cookbook, and a biography of the Reverend Jennie B. Vaughn, the founder. The collection pertains primarily to Rev. Vaughn, her religious beliefs and her Cleveland, Ohio, congregation in the 1970s and 1980s, but also includes some records of the Nashville congregation, particularly church programs and a church sponsored cookbook. In addition, a constitution and covenant and statement of beliefs of the Holiness Science Organization, Inc. are included. | | | | Call #: | MS 4363 | | | | Extent: | 0.10 linear feet (1 container) | | | | Subjects: | Vaughn, Jennie Benson. | Vaughn, Frank Willis, d. 1981. | Saint Teresa Holiness Science Church (Cleveland, Ohio) | Saint Teresa Holiness Science Church (Nashville, Tenn.) | Holiness Science Organization. | Church records and registers -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Church records and registers -- Tennessee -- Nashville. | African American churches -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Afro-American churches -- Tennessee -- Nashville. | Holiness churches -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Holiness churches -- Tennessee -- Nashville. | Spiritualism. | Cookery, Afro-American. | Home economics -- Tennessee -- Nashville. | Cleveland (Ohio) -- Church history -- Sources. | Nashville (Tenn.) -- Church history -- Sources.
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