| | Manuscript Collection | Requires cookie* | | 3 | Title: | Cleveland Bar Association Records, Series II
| | | | Creator: | Cleveland Bar Association | | | | Dates: | 1937-1983 | | | | Abstract: | The Cleveland Bar Assocaition (f. 1873) is an organization of of Cleveland, Ohio, lawyers whose purpose is to maintain the honor and dignity of the law profession and promote legal and judicial reform. Operating via a series of committees, the association over the years has investigated misconduct by lawyers, judges, sheriffs, and police, which has resulted in resignations and/or disbarment. The collection consists of minutes, agendas, financial materials, correspondence, memoranda, directories, records of the Court Management Project, a subject file, scrapbooks and issues of the Cleveland Bar Association journal. The collection is useful for understanding the activities and interests of the association, including the Court Management Project, 1970-76, which explored judicial reform in Cuyahoga County courts, and illuminates some of the controversy which surrounded the "deregulation" of the profession, such as the advertising of legal services. | | | | Call #: | MS 4332 | | | | Extent: | 25.20 linear feet (36 containers and 11 oversize volumes) | | | | Subjects: | Cleveland Bar Association -- Archives. | Court administration -- Ohio -- Cuyahoga County. | Justice, Administration of -- Ohio -- Cuyahoga County. | Lawyers -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
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| Manuscript Collection | Requires cookie* | | 4 | Title: | Grand Jury Association Records
| | | | Creator: | Grand Jury Association | | | | Dates: | 1927-1978 | | | | Abstract: | The Grand Jury Association was organized in Cleveland, Ohio, in 1947, by Judge Samuel Silbert and Bell Greve, for the purpose of educating the public on the importance of jury service and the Grand Jury system, and on law enforcement problems, crime prevention, delinquency, and the rehabilitation of criminals. The collection consists of correspondence, minutes, financial reports, financial records, a scrapbook, articles of incorporation, and clippings. Includes Cuyahoga County Grand Jury reports and Foremen's Council minutes. | | | | Call #: | MS 4098 | | | | Extent: | 3.80 linear feet (5 containers) | | | | Subjects: | Grand Jury Association | Crime and criminals -- Ohio -- Cuyahoga County | Crime prevention -- Ohio -- Cuyahoga County | Juvenile delinquency -- Ohio -- Cuyahoga County | Justice, Administration of -- Ohio -- Cuyahoga County | Law enforcement -- Ohio -- Cuyahoga County | Prisons -- Ohio -- Cuyahoga County
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| Manuscript Collection | Requires cookie* | | 5 | Title: | American Civil Liberties Union of Ohio, Cleveland Chapter Records
| | | | Creator: | American Civil Liberties Union of Ohio, Cleveland Chapter | | | | Dates: | 1958-1978 | | | | Abstract: | The American Civil Liberties Union was founded in 1920 by Roger Baldwin and a group of associates formerly of the National Civil Liberties Bureau. The Cleveland, Ohio, chapter of the union was founded in 1922 and remained active throughout the 1920s and 1930s focusing on cases concerning unionization, Communism, and religious freedom. The chapter closed during World War II, but was revived in 1950 with the advent of McCarthyism. In 1954, the national ACLU recognized the American Civil Liberties Union of Ohio as the official affiliate responsible for helping local Ohio chapters coordinate more easily on larger statewide cases and issues. The Cleveland chapter continued to struggle with budget woes and lack of membership following its revival. In the 1950s and 1960s the chapter focused its efforts on political rights; in the 1960s and 1970s the group became concerned with the rights of educators, students, prisoners, the mentally ill, and women. Among other initiatives, the Cleveland chapter completed an extensive court observation project of the Cuyahoga County justice system and helped to raise money for the legal defense funds of those indicted in the Kent State shootings of May 4, 1970. The collection consists of advertisements, agendas, bills, case briefs and notes, contracts, correspondence, fundraising records, membership lists, minutes, newspaper clippings, notices, original research, press releases, programs, and proposed legislation. | | | | Call #: | MS 5047 | | | | Extent: | 14.07 linear feet (14 containers and 7 oversize folders) | | | | Subjects: | American Civil Liberties Union of Ohio. Cleveland Chapter. | American Civil Liberties Union of Ohio. | American Civil Liberties Union. | Civil rights -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Societies, etc. | Civil rights -- Ohio -- Societies, etc. | Civil rights -- United States -- Societies, etc. | Justice, Administration of -- Ohio -- Cuyahoga County. | Freedom of religion. | Prisoners -- Civil rights. | Mentally ill -- Civil rights. | Educators -- Civil rights. | Students -- Civil rights. | Women's rights. | Civil rights workers -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Civil rights -- United States -- Law and legislation. | Civil rights -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Finance. | Civil rights -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Case studies.
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