| | Manuscript Collection | Requires cookie* | | 2 | Title: | Oakwood Club Records and Photographs, Series II
| | | | Creator: | Oakwood Club | | | | Dates: | 1913-2010 | | | | Abstract: | Excelsior was a Jewish social club established in Cleveland in 1872 partly in reaction to Jewish exclusion from such clubs as the Union Club. The club sponsored a variety of social events and provided dining and recreational facilities. In 1905, a second Jewish association, Oakwood, was established as a golf club in the suburban area of Cleveland Heights. In 1931, the board of the Excelsior leadership agreed to a merger and Excelsior ceased to exist as a separate entity. The Oakwood Club opened in 1906 with a 9-hole golf course. After expansion, the course was selected as the site of the 1921 Western Open Golf Tournament. After the merger with Excelsior, the clubhouse was expanded, with the addition of squash courts, bowling alleys, and an outdoor swimming pool. During World War II, the U.S. Army's 729th Military Police Battalion utilized the Oakwood clubhouse as a barracks. After the war, further improvements were made. In 1961, the membership approved the purchase of land in Kirtland. This property was never developed and was sold off in 1987. Because of falling revenue, the Oakwood Club decided in 2010 to move its members to the Mayfield Sand Ridge Club and put its 144-acre property up for sale. The Oakwood Club ceased to exist April 1, 2010. | | | | Call #: | MS 5470 | | | | Extent: | 3.01 linear feet (4 containers, one of them oversized; film reel and blueprints stored separately) | | | | Subjects: | Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Societies, etc. | Clubs -- Ohio -- Cleveland | Country clubs -- Ohio -- Cleveland
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| Manuscript Collection | Requires cookie* | | 3 | Title: | Oakwood Club Records and Photographs, Series II
| | | | Creator: | Oakwood Club | | | | Dates: | 1913-2010 | | | | Abstract: | Excelsior was a Jewish social club established in Cleveland in 1872 partly in reaction to Jewish exclusion from such clubs as the Union Club. The club sponsored a variety of social events and provided dining and recreational facilities. In 1905, a second Jewish association, Oakwood, was established as a golf club in the suburban area of Cleveland Heights. In 1931, the board of the Excelsior leadership agreed to a merger and Excelsior ceased to exist as a separate entity. The Oakwood Club opened in 1906 with a 9-hole golf course. After expansion, the course was selected as the site of the 1921 Western Open Golf Tournament. After the merger with Excelsior, the clubhouse was expanded, with the addition of squash courts, bowling alleys, and an outdoor swimming pool. During World War II, the U.S. Army's 729th Military Police Battalion utilized the Oakwood clubhouse as a barracks. After the war, further improvements were made. In 1961, the membership approved the purchase of land in Kirtland. This property was never developed and was sold off in 1987. Because of falling revenue, the Oakwood Club decided in 2010 to move its members to the Mayfield Sand Ridge Club and put its 144-acre property up for sale. The Oakwood Club ceased to exist April 1, 2010. | | | | Call #: | MS 5470 | | | | Extent: | 3.01 linear feet (4 containers, one of them oversized; film reel and blueprints stored separately) | | | | Subjects: | Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Societies, etc. | Clubs -- Ohio -- Cleveland | Country clubs -- Ohio -- Cleveland
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| Manuscript Collection | Requires cookie* | | 5 | Title: | Country Club Ledger
| | | | Creator: | Country Club | | | | Dates: | 1899-1901 | | | | Abstract: | The Country Club was founded in 1889 in Cleveland, Ohio, as a private club for the wealthy, as an extension of the Bit and Bridle Club. The first clubhouse was located at Eddy Road and Lake Shore Boulevard. Members included Samuel Mather and Tom L. Johnson. In 1895, the Cleveland Golf Club opened as a subsidiary of the Country Club. The original clubhouse was destroyed in 1898, as was the second clubhouse in 1906. The Country Club remained on Lakeshore Boulevard until the late 1920s, when it moved to Lander Road in Pepper Pike, Ohio. The collection consists of one ledger book, containing membership lists and financial records, including expenses, employee wages, and operating expenses for the restaurant. | | | | Call #: | MS 4521 | | | | Extent: | 0.10 linear feet (1 container) | | | | Subjects: | Country Club Company (Cleveland, Ohio) | Country clubs -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Clubs -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
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| Book | Requires cookie* | | 6 | Title: | The Country Club, 1889-1964: seventy-fifth anniversary
| | | | Creator: | Arthur, Allan | | | | Publication: | Printed by the Lezius-Miles Co, Cleveland, O,1964] | | | | Notes: | "... Allan Arthur, of the Plain Dealer Sunday Magazine, gathered all the available material ..." cf. Foreword. | | | | Call #: | F34ZSA C85A3 | | | | Extent: | vi, 74 p. illus., ports. 22 cm. | | | | Subjects: | Country Club Company (Cleveland, Ohio) | Country clubs -- Ohio -- Cleveland | Country clubs -- Ohio -- Pepper Pike
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| Manuscript Collection | Requires cookie* | | 7 | Title: | Oakwood Club Records and Photographs
| | | | Creator: | Oakwood Club | | | | Dates: | 1872-2007 | | | | Abstract: | Excelsior was a Jewish social club established in 1872 partly in reaction to Jewish exclusion from such clubs as the Union Club. The club sponsored a variety of social events and provided dining and recreational facilities. In 1905, a second Jewish association, Oakwood, was established as a golf club in the suburban area of Cleveland Heights. In 1931, the board of the Excelsior leadership agreed to a merger and Excelsior ceased to exist as a separate entity. The Oakwood Club opened in 1906 with a 9-hole golf course. After expansion, the course was selected as the site of the 1921 Western Open Golf Tournament. After the merger with Excelsior, the clubhouse was expanded, with the addition of squash courts, bowling alleys, and an outdoor swimming pool. During World War II, the U.S. Army's 729th Military Police Battalion utilized the Oakwood clubhouse as a barracks. After the war, further improvements were made. In 1961, the membership approved the purchase of land in Kirtland. This property was never developed and was sold off in 1987. Because of falling revenue, the Oakwood Club decided in 2010 to move its members to the Mayfield Sand Ridge Club and put its 144-acre property up for sale. The Oakwood Club ceased to exist April 1, 2010. | | | | Call #: | MS 5440 | | | | Extent: | 14.4 linear feet (17 containers) | | | | Subjects: | Oakwood Club (Cleveland Heights, Ohio) | Excelsior Club (Cleveland, Ohio) | Oakwood Club (Cleveland Heights, Ohio) -- Photograph collections | Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Societies, etc. | Clubs -- Ohio -- Cleveland | Country clubs -- Ohio -- Cleveland
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