| | Manuscript Collection | Requires cookie* | | 2 | Title: | Jeanette Sheifer Papers
| | | | Creator: | Sheifer, Jeanette | | | | Dates: | 1921-1979 | | | | Abstract: | Jeanette Sheifer (1893-1979) was a New York native who was a co-organizer and the first superintendent of the Cleveland, Ohio, Jewish Day Nursery. Ms. Sheifer was also involved in civic work, in street organizing, and in intergroup relations. The collection consists of correspondence, an obituary of Ms. Sheifer, certificates and membership cards, a brief history of the Jewish Day Nursery, programs of its events, miscellaneous programs and invitations, bulletins, newsletters and journal articles relating to the nursery, reports, minutes, and agreements concerning Ms. Sheifer and the nursery, notes by Ms. Sheifer, and newspaper clippings. | | | | Call #: | MS 3819 | | | | Extent: | 0.20 linear feet (1 container) | | | | Subjects: | Sheifer, Jeanette, 1893-1979. | Jewish Day Nursery (Cleveland, Ohio) | Jewish women -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Day care centers -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
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| Manuscript Collection | Requires cookie* | | 3 | Title: | East End Neighborhood House Records
| | | | Creator: | East End Neighborhood House | | | | Dates: | 1911-1966 | | | | Abstract: | East End Neighborhood House was founded in the Cleveland, Ohio, in 1907 by Hedwig Kosbob, as a sewing school in the predominantly Hungarian and Slovak neighborhood of Buckeye-Woodland. It was incorporated in 1910. By 1914 it began cultural and recreational programs, and by the Great Depression it grew into a full service community center, adding such services as day care nurseries, Americanization classes, and aid to Japanese Americans relocated to Cleveland during World War II. The collection consists of organizational proceedings, membership records, correspondence, program reports, group worker reports, announcements, scrapbooks, and printed materials. | | | | Call #: | MS 3568 | | | | Extent: | 11.70 linear feet (30 containers and 1 oversize folder) | | | | Subjects: | East End Neighborhood House (Cleveland, Ohio) | Community centers -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Social settlements -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Day care centers -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Japanese Americans -- Evacuation and relocation, 1942-1945. | Hungarian Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Slovak Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Cleveland (Ohio) -- Social conditions.
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| Manuscript Collection | Requires cookie* | | 4 | Title: | Phillis Wheatley Association Records
| | | | Creator: | Phillis Wheatley Association | | | | Dates: | 1911-1960 | | | | Abstract: | The Phillis Wheatley Association is a Cleveland, Ohio, self-help organization designed to help young African American women adjust to city life. It was organized in 1911 by Jane Edna Hunter and originally called the Working Girls Home Association. Services included a boarding house, homemaking classes, and recreational, literary and social activities. The collection consists of financial and committee reports, minutes, financial statements, insurance policies, newspaper clippings, printed brochures, speeches, and correspondence. | | | | Call #: | MS 3527 | | | | Extent: | 13.60 linear feet (36 containers) | | | | Subjects: | Phillis Wheatley Association (Cleveland, Ohio) | African American women -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Societies and clubs. | Working class women -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Societies and clubs. | Women -- Services for -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Social work with women -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Camps -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Day care centers -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
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