| | Manuscript Collection | Requires cookie* | | 22 | Title: | Cleveland Cultural Garden Federation Records
| | | | Creator: | Cleveland Cultural Garden Federation | | | | Dates: | 1916-1976 | | | | Abstract: | The Cleveland Cultural Garden Federation was founded in 1925 by Leo Weidenthal as the Civic Progress League. In 1926 the name was changed to the Cleveland Cultural Garden League, and in 1952 to the Cleveland Cultural Garden Federation. Weidenthal conceived the idea of a series of gardens, each having a central theme concerning the history of a single nationality group in Cleveland, Ohio. The City of Cleveland and the Work Projects Administration did much of the work on the earlier gardens after a 1927 ordinance set aside areas of Rockefeller Park next to the Shakespeare Garden for the development of similar gardens with ethnic themes. The collection consists of articles of incorporation, constitutions, minutes, correspondence, histories, speeches, financial records, proclamations, publications, clippings, scrapbooks, and miscellaneous material including membership lists, resolutions, press releases, certificates, programs, and invitations. The minutes and correspondence contain information on the role of the Work Projects Administration in helping to build the gardens. | | | | Call #: | MS 3700 | | | | Extent: | 2.51 linear feet (6 containers and 1 oversize folder) | | | | Subjects: | Cleveland Cultural Garden Federation. | Community gardens -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Gardens -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Cleveland (Ohio) -- Ethnic relations. | Cleveland (Ohio) -- Foreign population.
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| Manuscript Collection | Requires cookie* | | 24 | Title: | Joseph Eszterhas Essay
| | | | Creator: | Eszterhas, Joseph | | | | Dates: | 1965 | | | | Abstract: | The collection consists of an essay entitled "Journey from futility to hope : the immigrant's road to American assimilation" written by Joseph A. Eszterhas while he was a student at Ohio University in the 1960s who was an editorial intern at radio station WZAK in Cleveland, Ohio. The essay is a typewritten manuscript prepared for his Journalism 370 course at Ohio University and based on his WZAK internship. The paper examines the assimilation process of Cleveland's Hungarian American community of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries as an example of the Central European immigrant experience. Includes a discussion of the historical development of assimilation, a nationality calendar, and consulates in Cleveland in 1965. | | | | Call #: | MS 4468 | | | | Extent: | 0.10 linear feet (1 container) | | | | Subjects: | Assimilation (Sociology) | Americanization. | Hungarian Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Cleveland (Ohio) -- Foreign population. | Cleveland (Ohio) -- Ethnic relations.
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| Manuscript Collection | Requires cookie* | | 31 | Title: | Nationalities Services Center Records
| | | | Creator: | Nationalities Services Center | | | | Dates: | 1916-1968 | | | | Abstract: | The Nationalities Services Center is a Cleveland, Ohio, social service agency for immigrants. It was formed in 1953 by the merger of the International Institute of the Cleveland Young Women's Christian Association (YWCA, est. 1916) and the Citizens Bureau of Cleveland (est. 1924). Services include employment services, immigration counseling, nationality clubs, language and citizenship classes, and translation services. The collection consists of correspondence, minutes, bills, resolutions, dossiers, publications, notes, certificates, case files, and miscellaneous materials relating to the NSC and its predecessor agencies. | | | | Call #: | MS 3611 | | | | Extent: | 76.00 linear feet (97 containers) | | | | Subjects: | Nationalities Services Center (Cleveland, Ohio) | Social work with immigrants -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Emigration and immigration. | Immigration consultants -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | United States -- Emigration and immigration. | Cleveland (Ohio) -- Foreign population.
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| Manuscript Collection | Requires cookie* | | 32 | Title: | Margurite Mihok Papers
| | | | Creator: | Mihok, Margurite | | | | Dates: | 1935-1986 | | | | Abstract: | Margurite Mihok (1920-1974) was a prominent leader in Slovak cultural affairs in Cleveland, Ohio. After attending Cleveland College of Western Reserve University and Fenn College, she worked in the fields of personnel, office management, public relations, and transportation for a variety of Cleveland area firms, particularly the Lewis Research Center for the National Aeronautics and Space Agency. Her activities included the Stefanik Dramatics Club, Lutheran Society, Slovak Gymnastic Union Sokol, Slovak Evangelical Union, Dr. Martin Luther Church, Cleveland Folk Arts Association, and Czech and Slovak Cotillion Ball, Inc. The collection consists of biographical materials, clippings, correspondence, and memorabilia. Also included are her following writings: Cleveland Slovak landmarks and accomplishments, Cleveland Slovak personages and personalities--their influences and accomplishments, and The climate of the Cleveland Slovak community. | | | | Call #: | MS 4231 | | | | Extent: | 0.10 linear feet (1 container) | | | | Subjects: | Mihok, Margurite, 1920-1974. | Slovak Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Women -- Societies and clubs. | Monuments -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Cleveland (Ohio) -- Foreign population. | Clubs -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
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| Manuscript Collection | Requires cookie* | | 33 | Title: | Friendly Inn Social Settlement Records, Series II
| | | | Creator: | Friendly Inn Social Settlement | | | | Dates: | 1900-1954 | | | | Abstract: | The Friendly Inn Social Settlement is a Cleveland, Ohio, social settlement founded in 1874 by the Woman's Christian Temperance Union and located in various city neighborhoods, including Broadway and Central, Woodland, and Carver Park Estates. The collection consists of scrapbooks, newspaper clippings, and printed materials. The collection is primarily concerned with the Junior Board and includes material relating to its fund raising activities, the 75th anniversary celebration, and other activities. | | | | Call #: | MS 4259 | | | | Extent: | 0.40 linear feet (1 container) | | | | Subjects: | Friendly Inn Social Settlement (Cleveland, Ohio) | Social settlements -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Camps -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | African Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Poor -- Ohio -- Cleveland | Cleveland (Ohio) -- Foreign population. | Cleveland (Ohio) -- Social conditions.
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| Manuscript Collection | Requires cookie* | | 34 | Title: | George P. Bauer Correspondence
| | | | Creator: | Bauer, George P. | | | | Dates: | 1975-1976 | | | | Abstract: | George P. Bauer (1899-1988) was a social worker at Hiram House, Cleveland's first settlement house established in 1896. Cleveland, Ohio, was one of the centers of the settlement-house movement in America, one of the major and most enduring reform movements of the late 19th century. They were a response to the overcrowding, impoverishment, corruption, and disease caused by the rapid industrialization and growth of many cities during the latter half of the century. They are closely identified with the various reforms of the Progressive Era in America. Unique to the movement was the attempt to produce change by working from within those areas of the city and the segments of its population affected by urban problems. By World War I, a variety of settlements in addition to Hiram House existed, each serving a distinct neighborhood. Hiram House initially served the Jewish (later Italian and then Black) community along lower Woodland Avenue in Cleveland. The settlements generally enjoyed autonomy prior to World War I, but by 1930 many came to be dependent on centralized welfare campaigns. The collection consists of correspondence between Bauer and John J. Grabowski regarding Bauer's experiences during his time at Hiram House. The correspondence includes information concerning social settlements in general, and Hiram House in particular, including the relationship between the settlement, the various ethnic groups and their churches, the Communist activities in the neighborhood, and observations on Hiram House founder George Bellamy. | | | | Call #: | MS 4325 | | | | Extent: | 0.10 linear feet (1 container) | | | | Subjects: | Bauer, George P., 1899-1988. | Bellamy, George Albert, 1872-1960. | Hiram House Social Settlement (Cleveland, Ohio) | Communism -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Social settlements -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Social workers -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Cleveland (Ohio) -- Foreign population.
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| Manuscript Collection | Requires cookie* | | 35 | Title: | Frank J. Vlchek Papers
| | | | Creator: | Vlchek, Frank J. | | | | Dates: | 1913-1946 | | | | Abstract: | Frank J. Vlcek was a Czech immigrant who came to Cleveland, Ohio, in 1888. He founded the Vlchek Tool Company, one of the largest drop forged tool manufacturing companies, with 69 branches in various cities, and the Vlchek Plastics Company which produces molded plastic articles. The collection consists of the published reminiscences of Vlcek's life, written in Czech, and the English translation by Fern Long; also, commemorative scrapbooks of Vlcek's accomplishments and the 50th anniversary of the Vlchek Tool Company, and clippings. The collection pertains to Vlcek's life in Europe, as an immigrant in Cleveland, and his rise as an industrialist through the growth of his tool company. His autobiography is a rich source of immigrant history. It chronicles his childhood, with details of everyday life in his village, tells of his courtship and marriage, travels through Europe seeking work as a smithy, his decision to immigrate and the trip to America. He also details his impressions of Cleveland and experiences as a new immigrant to the city. | | | | Call #: | MS 4483 | | | | Extent: | 1.00 linear feet (3 containers) | | | | Subjects: | Vlcek, Frantisek J., 1871- | Vlchek Tool Company -- History. | Czech Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Biography. | Immigrants -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Biography. | Cleveland (Ohio) -- Foreign population. | Cleveland (Ohio) -- Industries -- History.
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| Manuscript Collection | Requires cookie* | | 36 | Title: | Merrick House Settlement and Day Nursery Records
| | | | Creator: | Merrick House Settlement and Day Nursery | | | | Dates: | 1919-1977 | | | | Abstract: | Merrick House Settlement and Day Nursery was founded in Cleveland, Ohio, in 1919 by the National Catholic War Council and the Christ Child Society and named on honor of Mary Virginia Merrick, the Society's founder. Merrick House is located in the Tremont district on Cleveland's near West Side. It serves as a non-sectarian community center, providing social services and promoting community action. The collection consists of minutes, annual reports, budgets, correspondence, registration cards, questionnaires, club records, surveys, camping reports, day nursery records, community service program materials, records of affiliated organizations such as the Welfare Federation and Community Chest, newspaper clippings, published reports and printed materials. | | | | Call #: | MS 4030 | | | | Extent: | 8.90 linear feet (10 containers and 1 oversize folder) | | | | Subjects: | Merrick House Settlement and Day Nursery (Cleveland, Ohio) | Poor -- Ohio -- Cleveland | Youth -- Ohio -- Cleveland | Social work with youth -- Ohio -- Cleveland | Community centers -- Ohio -- Cleveland | Social settlements -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Cleveland (Ohio) -- Foreign population | Cleveland (Ohio) -- Social conditions
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