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1	Title:	Finding aid for the Alfred and Clara Rankin Family Papers
	Creator:	Alfred and Clara Rankin
	Dates:	1812-2015
	Abstract:	The Alfred and Clara Rankin papers focus on the history of the Rankin and Taplin families and their ancestors. It relates primarily to Alfred and Clara Rankin's ancestors. Clara's ancestors are the Smith and Taplin family. The earliest documents are from the early 1800s going through 2010s. The collection includes awards, bank books, brochures, books, booklets, cards, certificates, contracts, correspondences, diaries, drawings, financial records, magazines, maps, minutes, negatives, newspapers, notes, pamphlets, passports, photo albums, photocopied papers, photos, postcards, scrapbook pages, and telegraphs.
	Call #:	MS 5441
	Extent:	23 linear feet
	Subjects:	Philanthropists -- Ohio -- Cleveland
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2	Title:	Max Apple Papers
	Creator:	Apple, Max
	Dates:	1940-1970
	Abstract:	Max Apple (b. 1897) was a Cleveland, Ohi,o collector of Jewish memorabilia who retired from his paint and wallpaper business to devote his time to Jewish affairs and to the raising of funds for Israel. He was active in many Jewish charities, including the Histadrut Campaign. He and his wife founded a children's home at Gan Yavne, Israel in 1949 and have created scholarships at several universities. The collection consists of correspondence (1951-1971), certificates (1953 and 1954), World War II ration books, announcements and programs (1941-1971), newspaper clippings, and miscellaneous printed materials.
	Call #:	MS 3795
	Extent:	0.10 linear feet (1 container)
	Subjects:	Apple, Max, 1897- \| Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Philanthropists -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
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3	Title:	Milton Wolf Papers
	Creator:	Gift of Jewish Community Federation of Cleveland
	Dates:	1973-2005
	Abstract:	Milton Wolf was born in 1924 in Cleveland, Ohio. The son of a policeman, he graduated from Glenville High School. During World War II, Wolf served in the U.S. Army Air Force as a meteorologist. After the war, he married Roslyn Zehman. Wolf founded the Zehman-Wolf Construction Company in Cleveland in 1948 and ultimately came to lead it for nearly 30 years. In 1948, Wolf earned bachelor's degrees in chemistry and biology and an honorary doctor of diplomacy degree from The Ohio State University. A lifelong student, he was awarded another bachelor's degree in civil engineering in 1954 and a master's and Ph.D. in economics from Case Western Reserve University in 1973 and 1993, respectively. He co-authored several scholarly articles on international economics. Wolf was a board member and director of several businesses, nonprofit groups and universities, including the American Greetings Corporation, the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee, the Cleveland Clinic Foundation, the Cleveland Orchestra, Case Western Reserve University, the Institute for the Study of Diplomacy at Georgetown University, the Jewish Welfare Fund campaign (now called the Campaign for Jewish Needs), the Mt. Sinai Health Care System, The Ohio State University, and The Town and Country Trust. Wolf also served as a national trustee of United Jewish Appeal and United Israel Appeal before the two organizations merged with the Council of Jewish Federations to form the United Jewish Communities. Wolf served as U.S. ambassador to Austria during the Carter administration (1977-81). During that time, he was also a U.S. delegate to the United Nations Conference on Science and Technology for Development, and served as vice chairman of the Council of American Ambassadors. Wolf was a recipient of many prestigious awards, including the Charles Eisenman Award, the Raoul Wallenberg International Humanitarian Award, the Great Gold Medal of Honor with Sash, and the Austrian Cross of Honor for Science and Art. On May 19, 2005, Wolf died at age 80 in Cleveland, Ohio. The Milton Wolf Papers collection consists of annual reports, a booklet, brochures, correspondence, eulogies, lists, memorial tributes, newsletters, newspaper clippings, records, remarks, schedules and speeches.
	Call #:	MS 5459
	Extent:	2.0 linear feet (2 boxes)
	Subjects:	Businessmen -- Ohio -- Cleveland \| Philanthropists -- Ohio -- Cleveland \| Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland
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4	Title:	Who's doing what in Cleveland
	Parent:	Town & country (New York, N.Y.) v. 125, no. 4587 (Oct. 1971)
	Creator:	Strassmeyer, Mary.
	Publication:
	Notes:	Caption title.
	Call #:	F34ZJ K12 1971 Oversize
	Extent:	p. 104, 142-145 : col. ill. ; 32 cm.
	Subjects:	Philanthropists -- Ohio -- Cleveland \| Cleveland (Ohio) -- Description and travel
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5	Title:	Leonard C. Hanna Financial Ledgers
	Creator:	Hanna, Leonard C. Jr.
	Dates:	1919-1954
	Abstract:	Leonard Colton Hanna, Jr. (1889-1957) was the director of M.A. Hanna & Company, a coal and iron ore shipping concern started by his father, and uncles. Hanna was a major philanthropist in Cleveland, Ohio, donating over $90 million to Cleveland's cultural and charitable institutions. Hanna was an avid art collector and a trustee and principal benefactor of the Cleveland Museum of Art, but also supported the Cleveland Playhouse, University Hospitals, Karamu House and others. The collection consists of two ledger books detailing his income and expenses, including dividends and donations. These ledgers are useful for understanding the personal wealth of one of Cleveland's major philanthropists.
	Call #:	MS 4296
	Extent:	1.00 linear feet (2 oversize volumes)
	Subjects:	Hanna, Leonard C. (Leonard Colton), 1889-1957. \| Charities -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Philanthropists -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Industrialists -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
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6	Title:	In memoriam: Mrs. Lucy Henry Spelman, 1810-1897
	Creator:	Cowles, J. G. W.
	Publication:	The Knickerbocker Press, New York,1898]
	Notes:	At head of title: "Her children rise up and call her blessed." Printed on one side of leaf only. "Remarks, by Mr. J.G.W. Cowles": p. 11-33.
	Call #:	F34ZHA S743
	Extent:	77 p. front. (port.) 23 cm.
	Subjects:	Spelman, Lucy Henry, -- 1810-1897 \| Philanthropists -- Ohio -- Cleveland \| Philanthropists -- Ohio -- Akron
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7	Title:	Isadore Fred Freiberger Papers
	Creator:	Gift of Ruth Gilbert
	Dates:	1879-1970
	Abstract:	Isadore Fred Freiberger was born on December 12, 1879, in New York City to Esther and Samuel Freiberger. He moved to Cleveland, Ohio, with his family when he was 3 years old. Freiberger attended Central High School, then worked his way through Adelbert College (Western Reserve University), graduating in 1901. After his marriage to Fannie Fertel in 1903, Freiberger began his 60+ year career at Cleveland Trust Company as a clerk, where he was eventually promoted to Board Chair in 1941. Freiberger served as director of Forest City Publishing Company, which published the Plain Dealer and Cleveland News, as well as nine other businesses. He also served in leadership positions at the Cleveland Chamber of Commerce, Cleveland Marshall School of Law, the Great Lakes Exposition, the Jewish Community Federation of Cleveland, Mt. Sinai Hospital, the Playhouse Foundation, and Western Reserve University. Recognition of service included the Adelbert College Distinguished Alumni Award, the American Heart Association Award of Merit for Distinguished Service, the Cleveland Chamber of Commerce Medal for Public Service, the Jewish Community Federation's Charles Eisenman Award, and the Western Reserve University Honorary Doctorate of Humanities. Freiberger died on April 28, 1969, in Cleveland at age 89. The Isadore Fred Freiberger Papers consists of architectural notes, articles, awards, biographical information, certificates, correspondence, a deed, letters, magazines, memorial resolutions, newspaper clippings, obituaries, photo albums, photographs, programs, recognitions, records, reports, scrapbooks, and speech texts.
	Call #:	MS 5468
	Extent:	4.8 linear feet (7 boxes including two oversized containers)
	Subjects:	Bankers -- Ohio -- Cleveland \| Jewish businesspeople -- Ohio -- Cleveland \| Philanthropists -- Ohio -- Cleveland \| Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Photographs
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8	Title:	Isadore Fred Freiberger Papers
	Creator:	Gift of Ruth Gilbert
	Dates:	1879-1970
	Abstract:	Isadore Fred Freiberger was born on December 12, 1879, in New York City to Esther and Samuel Freiberger. He moved to Cleveland, Ohio, with his family when he was 3 years old. Freiberger attended Central High School, then worked his way through Adelbert College (Western Reserve University), graduating in 1901. After his marriage to Fannie Fertel in 1903, Freiberger began his 60+ year career at Cleveland Trust Company as a clerk, where he was eventually promoted to Board Chair in 1941. Freiberger served as director of Forest City Publishing Company, which published the Plain Dealer and Cleveland News, as well as nine other businesses. He also served in leadership positions at the Cleveland Chamber of Commerce, Cleveland Marshall School of Law, the Great Lakes Exposition, the Jewish Community Federation of Cleveland, Mt. Sinai Hospital, the Playhouse Foundation, and Western Reserve University. Recognition of service included the Adelbert College Distinguished Alumni Award, the American Heart Association Award of Merit for Distinguished Service, the Cleveland Chamber of Commerce Medal for Public Service, the Jewish Community Federation's Charles Eisenman Award, and the Western Reserve University Honorary Doctorate of Humanities. Freiberger died on April 28, 1969, in Cleveland at age 89. The Isadore Fred Freiberger Papers consists of architectural notes, articles, awards, biographical information, certificates, correspondence, a deed, letters, magazines, memorial resolutions, newspaper clippings, obituaries, photo albums, photographs, programs, recognitions, records, reports, scrapbooks, and speech texts.
	Call #:	MS 5468
	Extent:	4.8 linear feet (7 boxes including two oversized containers)
	Subjects:	Bankers -- Ohio -- Cleveland \| Jewish businesspeople -- Ohio -- Cleveland \| Philanthropists -- Ohio -- Cleveland \| Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Photographs
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9	Title:	George S. Dively Papers
	Creator:	Dively, George S.
	Dates:	1814-1988
	Abstract:	George S. Dively was a prominent business and civic leader and philanthropist in Cleveland, Ohio. Born in Pennsylvania to Michael A. and Martha A. (Dodson) Dively, he attended Lock Haven State College, earned a B.S. in electrical engineering at the University of Pittsburgh in 1925, and a M.B.A. from Harvard University in 1929. During the Great Depression, he worked at North American Refractories and at Republic Steel Corporation. He joined the Harris-Seybold-Potter Company of Cleveland, Ohio, in 1937, becoming director in 1941, vice president and general manager in 1944, and president in 1947. The company became the Harris-Intertype Corporation in 1957, and later the Harris Corporation. He served as president and chairman of the board from 1954-1961, continuing as board chairman from 1961 until his retirement in 1972. In 1971, his book, The Power of Professional Management, was published. He was a co-founder of the Cleveland One Percent Plan, whose mission was to encourage corporate support for higher education. Dively endowed a professorship in electrical engineering at Case Western Reserve University, where he served as vice chairman of the University Board of Trustees. In 1956 he endowed the Geo. S. Dively Foundation to assist various charitable and educational interests. He married Harriet Seeds in 1933. In 1969, he married Juliette Gaudin. The collection consists of correspondence, genealogy, memorials, minutes, reports, conference proceedings, speeches, lectures, financial reports, legal documents, annual reports, publications, articles, reprints, newspaper clippings, books, pamphlets, brochures, newsletters, scrapbooks, presentations, and awards.
	Call #:	MS 4634
	Extent:	6.41 linear feet (7 containers and 1 oversize folder)
	Subjects:	Dively, George S., 1902-1988. \| Dively family. \| Harris-Intertype Corporation -- History. \| Harris Corporation -- History. \| Philanthropists -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Businessmen -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
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10	Title:	George S. Dively Papers, Series II
	Creator:	Dively, George S.
	Dates:	1943-1990
	Abstract:	George S. Dively was a prominent Cleveland, Ohio, businessman and civic leader, who led the Harris Corporation and founded the George S. Dively Foundation. The collection consists of correspondence, financial records, legal records, memoirs, newsletters, newspaper and magazine clippings, publications, published speech texts, and wills.
	Call #:	MS 4877
	Extent:	0.80 linear feet (2 containers)
	Subjects:	Dively, George S., 1902-1988. \| Dively, Juliette. \| Dively, Michael Augustus, 1938- \| Harris Corporation. \| Businessmen -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Philanthropists -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
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11	Title:	David Warshawsky Family Papers
	Creator:	Warshawsky, David Family
	Dates:	1913-1983
	Abstract:	David Warshawsky was an insurance agent and writer who was active in the Cleveland, Ohio, Jewish community. He served on the Group Work Council of the Jewish Welfare Federation, and he was involved with Council Educational Alliance and Camp Wise. He worked twenty-nine years for Lincoln National Life Insurance. He wrote numerous unpublished works, including a biography of his brother, artist Abel G. Warshawsky. The collection consists of catalogs, certificates and awards, correspondence, deeds, financial records, lists, newspaper clippings, and his writings.
	Call #:	MS 5008
	Extent:	1.40 linear feet (2 containers)
	Subjects:	Warshawsky, David, 1893-1989. \| Insurance agents -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Philanthropists -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Jewish authors -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
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12	Title:	Henry J. Goodman Papers
	Creator:	Goodman Family
	Dates:	1951-2020
	Abstract:	Henry J. Goodman (1932-2019) was a successful businessman and community leader active in several organizations, including the Jewish Community Federation of Cleveland, the Cleveland Foundation, and Cleveland State University. This collection consists of agendas, awards, a book, certificates, correspondence, diplomas, memoranda, newspaper clippings, photographs, programs, reports, and speeches.
	Call #:	MS 5497
	Extent:	2.01 linear feet (3 containers, including 2 record storage boxes and one oversized folder)
	Subjects:	Goodman, Henry \| Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland \| Philanthropists -- Ohio -- Cleveland \| Businesspeople -- Ohio -- Cleveland \| Jewish Community Federation (Cleveland, Ohio) \| Jewish businesspeople -- Ohio -- Cleveland
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13	Title:	Albert Ratner Papers
	Creator:	Gift of Albert Ratner
	Dates:	1929-2017
	Abstract:	Albert B. Ratner, was born in Cleveland in 1927. Albert married Faye Katz (1931-1978) in 1950 and had two children, Deborah Ratner (b. 1959) and Brian Ratner (b. 1957). Faye was killed in an automobile accident in 1978. Albert later married Audrey Gilbert Pritzker (b. 1928) in 1981. In the 1950s, Albert joined the family business, Forest City Materials, which had been established as a lumber and building materials company back in the 1920s. He continued to serve in numerous positions at Forest City until the company was purchased by Brookfield Asset Management in 2018. Albert has served on the governing boards of numerous local, state, and international business and cultural organizations. His community involvement and philanthropic activities have been widely recognized by organizations and agencies such as Builders Magazine, the Business Hall of Fame of Cleveland, Financial World Magazine, Harvard Business Club, the Jewish Community Federation of Cleveland, and the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development. The Albert Ratner Papers collection consists of an album, articles, awards, books, CDs, certificates, a checkbook, correspondence, eulogies, greeting cards, letters, magazines, newspapers, newspaper clippings, notes, an obituary, photographs, programs, a report, a resume, a songbook, speeches, and tapes.
	Call #:	MS 5442
	Extent:	2.6 linear feet (4 boxes)
	Subjects:	Ratner, Albert B., 1927- \| Ratner family \| Jewish businesspeople -- Ohio -- Cleveland \| Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland \| Philanthropists -- Ohio -- Cleveland \| Forest City Enterprises, Inc.
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14	Title:	Iris and Mort November Family Papers
	Creator:	Gift of Iris November
	Dates:	1926-2017
	Abstract:	Morton "Mort" November, noted philanthropist, was born in Cleveland, Ohio, on September 2, 1926. He graduated from East Technical High School in Cleveland. He later enlisted in the U.S. Army and served in Japan at the end of World War II. After the war, he worked as a salesman with the Lincoln National Life Insurance Company. In 1948, November married Phyllis Tetalman. They had one daughter, Debra Ann, who died at the early age of 24 in 1977. All of his charitable efforts made under the "November Philanthropy" were dedicated in her name. His first wife died in 1979. Three years later in 1982 he married Iris Flaxman. Together they continued his many philanthropic projects and interests, including at the Cleveland Clinic, Rainbow Babies and Children's Hospital, MetroHealth Medical Center and Ronald McDonald House. Both were also active in the Democratic Party. Mort died on July 12, 2015. Following his death, Iris continued their work through November Philanthropy. The Iris and Mort November Family Papers collection consists of awards, CDs, clothing labels, correspondence, a diploma, letters, newspaper clippings, notebooks, memorial books, pamphlets, a passport, photographs, a poem, reports, scrapbooks, and a yearbook.
	Call #:	MS 5448
	Extent:	2.01 linear feet (2 boxes, including one oversized folder)
	Subjects:	November, Morton, 1926-2015 \| November, Iris \| Flaxman, Charles \| November Philanthropy \| Philanthropists -- Ohio -- Cleveland \| Charitable uses, trusts, and foundations -- Ohio -- Cleveland \| Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland
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15	Title:	Samuel Miller Papers and Photographs
	Creator:	Gift of Sam Miller
	Dates:	1973-2014
	Abstract:	Samuel H. "Sam" Miller was born on June 26, 1921 in Cleveland, Ohio. He graduated from Western Reserve University in Cleveland and earned a scholarship to attend Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts, where he received an MBA. He served in the U.S. Navy from 1942 to 1946. In 1947, Miller joined Forest City Material Company, the precursor to Forest City Enterprises, and was instrumental in the success of Forest City, being credited with spearheading the company's move into land development. Miller was a lifetime honorary trustee of the Jewish Federation of Cleveland and the National Conference of Christians and Jews, and an honorary trustee of Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland. He was a past chair of Israel Bonds and the Cleveland Jewish Welfare Fund. He also served on many boards of trustees, including: Jewish National Fund, Maltz Museum of Jewish Heritage, WVIZ, Urban League, Cleveland State University, John Carroll University, Baldwin Wallace University, Notre Dame College, Crime Stoppers, Police Memorial, Medical Mutual of Ohio and Catholic Diocese of Cleveland. Miller died on March 7, 2019 in Cleveland at age 97. The Samuel Miller Papers and Photographs collection consists of speeches and photographs.
	Call #:	MS 5451
	Extent:	3.0 linear feet (7 boxes)
	Subjects:	Miller, Samuel, 1921-2019. Speeches. Selections. \| Miller, Samuel, 1921-2019 -- Photographs \| Philanthropists -- Ohio -- Cleveland \| Jewish businesspeople -- Ohio -- Cleveland \| Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland
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16	Title:	The Dudley Blossom family: Cleveland philanthropists
	Creator:	VanDyke, Mary Louise.
	Publication:	Oberlin,O.?],1987.
	Notes:	Typescript.
	Call #:	Pam. V297
	Extent:	[26] leaves. illus. 28 cm.
	Subjects:	Blossom family \| Blossom, Dudley Stuart, -- 1879-1938 \| Blossom, Dudley Stuart, -- Jr., -- 1912-1961 \| Philanthropists -- Ohio -- Cleveland \| Cleveland (Ohio) -- Biography
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17	Title:	Eva L. and Joseph M. Bruening Foundation Records, Series III
	Creator:	Eva L. and Joseph M. Bruening Foundation
	Dates:	1992-2011
	Abstract:	The Eva L. and Joseph M. Bruening Foundation was established in 1987 in Cleveland, Ohio, through the estate donations of Joseph M. Bruening and his wife Eva L. Bruening. It is an independent foundation that provides grants to agencies in the greater Cleveland, Ohio, area. The foundation's focus areas are education and social services, with an emphasis on care for the elderly, disabled, and disadvantaged. The collection consists of approved and declined grant applications as well as the program files for the Pathways to Learning Program.
	Call #:	MS 5473
	Extent:	8.50 linear feet (10 containers)
	Subjects:	Charitable uses, trusts, and foundations -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Charities -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Early childhood and education -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Education -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Philanthropists -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Catholic Church
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18	Title:	Eva L. and Joseph M. Bruening Foundation Records, Series III
	Creator:	Eva L. and Joseph M. Bruening Foundation
	Dates:	1992-2011
	Abstract:	The Eva L. and Joseph M. Bruening Foundation was established in 1987 in Cleveland, Ohio, through the estate donations of Joseph M. Bruening and his wife Eva L. Bruening. It is an independent foundation that provides grants to agencies in the greater Cleveland, Ohio, area. The foundation's focus areas are education and social services, with an emphasis on care for the elderly, disabled, and disadvantaged. The collection consists of approved and declined grant applications as well as the program files for the Pathways to Learning Program.
	Call #:	MS 5473
	Extent:	8.50 linear feet (10 containers)
	Subjects:	Charitable uses, trusts, and foundations -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Charities -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Early childhood and education -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Education -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Philanthropists -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Catholic Church
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19	Title:	John A. Greene Papers
	Creator:	Greene, John A.
	Dates:	1929-1961
	Abstract:	John A. Greene (b. 1893) was a Cleveland, Ohio, business executive who was heavily involved in social service and philanthropic activities. He was a Trustee of the Cleveland Community Fund and President of the Welfare Federation of Cleveland and of the United Community Funds and Councils of America. The collection consists of newspaper clippings, letter copies, correspondence, minutes of meetings, proposals, speeches, pamphlets, and brochures pertaining to a variety of organizations. Also included are some personal and family correspondence, insurance policies, and related material.
	Call #:	MS 3787
	Extent:	8.60 linear feet (10 containers)
	Subjects:	Greene, John A., 1893- \| Charities -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Charity organization. \| Social service exchanges -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Philanthropists -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Community welfare councils -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
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20	Title:	Dudley S. Blossom Family Papers
	Creator:	Blossom, Dudley S.
	Dates:	1883-1954
	Abstract:	Dudley S. Blossom was a wealthy Cleveland, Ohio, businessman and philanthropist who served as city welfare director, 1919-1921 and 1924-1932. He graduated from Yale University in 1901 and became a partner in the Cleveland firm of William Bingham and Company. He was also an officer or director of other businesses, including Perry-Payne Corporation, the Payne-Bingham Company, the Standard Tool Company, the Cleveland Hobbing Machine Company, the Blossom Lock Company, and the Central National Bank. His wife, Elizabeth Bingham Blossom, was the sister of Congresswoman Frances Payne Bolton and a philanthropist in her own right. Their son, Dudley S. Blossom, Jr. was also a prominent businessman and philanthropist, serving on the boards of many Cleveland civic organizations. The collection consists of correspondence, announcements of events, scrapbooks, musical scores, personal cards, a season ticket for Yale University baseball games, and a report card. The collection primarily pertains to Dudley Blossom, Sr.'s years at Yale University and to his career as welfare director of Cleveland. There is correspondence from Dudley Blossom, Jr. to his mother and some material on the family's philanthropic activities.
	Call #:	MS 4562
	Extent:	0.41 linear feet (1 container and 1 oversize folder)
	Subjects:	Blossom family. \| Blossom, Elizabeth Bingham, 1881-1970. \| Blossom, Dudley Stuart, 1879-1938. \| Blossom, Dudley Stuart, Jr., 1912-1961. \| Yale University. \| Businessmen -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Philanthropists -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Charities -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Public welfare -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
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