Finding aid for the George Washington Bicentennial Committee Records


Repository: Western Reserve Historical Society
Creator: George Washington Bicentennial Committee
Title: George Washington Bicentennial Committee Records
Dates: 1932
Extent: 1.0 linear feet (3 containers)
Abstract: The collection consists of correspondence, bank book, cash journal, contribution and committee reports, contribution data, executive committee minutes, news releases, newspaper clippings, photographs of some committee members, programs, and a report on the George Washington Bicentennial observance in the Lakewood, Ohio, elementary schools by Julius E. Warren.
MS Number MS 1828
Location: closed stacks
Language: The records are in English

Scope and Content

The George Washington Bicentennial Committee Records, 1932 and undated, consist of correspondence, bank book, cash journal, contribution and committee reports, contribution data, executive committee minutes, news releases, newspaper clippings, photographs of some committee members, programs, and a report on the George Washington Bicentennial observance in the Lakewood, Ohio, elementary schools by Julius E. Warren. Among the correspondents, including some officers of the committee, are Sol Bloom, Harold H. Burton, Harold T. Clark (chairman, finance committee), Horatio Ford (general chairman), Stanley S. Friedman (executive secretary), Albert Bushnell Hart, and Laurence H. Norton (treasurer).


Statement of Arrangement

The collection is arranged by document type.

Restrictions on Access

None.

Indexing Terms

The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.

Subjects:

George Washington Bicentennial Committee (Cleveland, Ohio)
Washington, George, 1732-1799 -- Anniversaries, etc.

Preferred Citation

[Container ___, folder ___ ] MS 1828 George Washington Bicentennial Committee Records, Western Reserve Historical Society, Cleveland, Ohio

Detailed Description of The Collection

George Washington Bicentennial Committee Records 1932 undated

Box Folder
1 1 Bloom correspondence 1932
1 2 Burton correspondence 1932
1 3 Clark correspondence 1932
1 4 Ford correspondence 1932
1 5 General correspondence 1932
1 6 Copy/form letters 1932
1 7 Executive Committee, Executive Secretary, and Advisory Board material 1932
1 8 Sponsoring organizations 1932
1 9-12 Contribution reports 1932 undated
1 13 Lists 1932 undated
1 14 Program Subcommittee, including final report 1932
Box Folder
2 1 Press releases 1932 undated
2 2 Hart lecture 1932
2 3 Luncheon, Flag Day, and Kosciusko Day 1932
2 4 "Spirit of '76" plaque 1932
2 5 Report on school activities 1932
2 6 Solicitations, prices, and orders 1932
2 7 Account book and savings book 1932
Box Folder
3 1 Miscellaneous publications dates vary
3 2 Newspaper clippings 1932 undated
3 3 Miscellaneous material 1932 undated