| Repository: | Western Reserve Historical Society |
| Creator: | Cuyahoga County Conservation Council |
| Title: | Cuyahoga County Conservation Council Records |
| Dates: | 1936-1943 |
| Extent: | 1.20 linear feet (3 containers) |
| Abstract: | The Cuyahoga County Conservation Council, formed in 1939, was an umbrella group of diverse individuals and institutions in and around Cleveland, Ohio, concerned about conservation of the wildlife and natural resources in the county and the state. Homer M. Jewitt was a long-time official of the council, which affiliated with other conservation organizations such as the Ohio Forestry Association, the Ohio Natural Resources Council, and the National Wildlife Federation. Jay N. Darling, a well-known political cartoonist of the time, was honorary president of the National Wildlife Federation, which sought to bring conservation issues to the attention of the general public via educational programs and strong public relations campaigns. The collection consists of records of the Cuyahoga County Conservation Council, including correspondence, financial statements, minutes and proposals, educational programs material and material regarding Ohio forests and forestry, Ohio House and Senate legislative material regarding Ohio's natural resources (1939-1941), and newspaper clippings, pamphlets and miscellaneous regarding natural resources conservation and wildlife management. The collection also contains material regarding the activities of the Ohio Forestry Association, 1940-1942; records of the Ohio Natural Resources Council, including constitutions, by-laws, minutes of annual and executive committee meetings, and correspondence (1936, 1939); and records of the National Wildlife Federation, in particular its Committee on Education and its Public Relations Dept. The collection deals with a number of conservation issues prior to World War II, as well as other topics such as "victory gardens" and garden homesteading. |
| MS Number | MS 3394 |
| Location: | closed stacks |
| Language: | The records are in English |
The Cuyahoga County Conservation Council Records, 1936-1943 and undated, consist of records of the Cuyahoga County Conservation Council, including correspondence, financial statements, minutes and proposals, educational programs material and material regarding Ohio forests and forestry, Ohio House and Senate legislative material regarding Ohio's natural resources (1939-1941), and newspaper clippings, pamphlets and miscellaneous regarding natural resources conservation and wildlife management. The collection also contains material regarding the activities of the Ohio Forestry Association, 1940-1942; records of the Ohio Natural Resources Council, including constitutions, by-laws, minutes of annual and executive committee meetings, and correspondence (1936, 1939); and records of the National Wildlife Federation, in particular its Committee on Education and its Public Relations Dept. The collection deals with a number of conservation issues prior to World War II, as well as other topics such as "victory gardens" and garden homesteading.
This collection will be useful to researchers studying the history of wildlife and environmental conservation in Cuyahoga County, Ohio, in the 1930s and 1940s. Forest preservation, wildlife management, and natural resources education are all documented in this collection.
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The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.
[Container ___, Folder ___ ] MS 3394 Cuyahoga County Conservation Council Records, Western Reserve Historical Society, Cleveland, Ohio
Gift of the Case Western Reserve University Archives in 1969.
Cuyahoga County Conservation Council Records 1936-1943 undated |
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| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 1 | 1 | Annual dinner 1941 | |||||||||
| 1 | 2 | Broomfield, Louis dates vary | |||||||||
| 1 | 3 | Campaign schedule, tentative dates vary | |||||||||
| 1 | 4 | Cleveland nature trails dates vary | |||||||||
| 1 | 5 | Clubs affiliated dates vary | |||||||||
| 1 | 6-9 | Counties: Hamilton, Lucas, Stark, and Summit dates vary | |||||||||
| 1 | 10 | Cuyahoga County Conservation Council, financial statements 1939 | |||||||||
| 1 | 11 | Cuyahoga County Conservation Council, minutes and proposals 1938-1940 | |||||||||
| 1 | 12 | Cuyahoga County Conservation Council, correspondence and general records 1939-1943 | |||||||||
| 1 | 13 | Educational programs, general 1940-1941 | |||||||||
| 1 | 14 | Educational program, "Would you like to have lived when. . ." . | |||||||||
| 1 | 15 | Educational program, "Rain Drops and Muddy Rivers" . | |||||||||
| 1 | 16 | Educational program, "Plants and Animals Live Together" . | |||||||||
| 1 | 17 | Educational program, "Nature's Bank - Soil" . | |||||||||
| 1 | 18 | Forestry dates vary | |||||||||
| 1 | 19 | General Broadcasting Company 1941 | |||||||||
| 1 | 20 | Indiana dates vary | |||||||||
| 1 | 21 | Legislation 1939-1941 | |||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 2 | 1 | Mailing list undated | |||||||||
| 2 | 2 | National Wildlife Federation dates vary | |||||||||
| 2 | 3-4 | Newspaper clippings 1939-1940 | |||||||||
| 2 | 5-6 | Miscellaneous documents dates vary | |||||||||
| 2 | 7 | Ohio Canal, Cuyahoga Valley 1938-1939 | |||||||||
| 2 | 8 | Ohio Forestry Association dates vary | |||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 3 | 1 | Ohio Natural Resources Council 1936-1939 | |||||||||
| 3 | 2 | Petty Cash Expenditures dates vary | |||||||||
| 3 | 3 | Public relations - Graves & Turner dates vary | |||||||||
| 3 | 4 | Radio dates vary | |||||||||
| 3 | 5 | "Reporter" 1941 | |||||||||
| 3 | 6 | Soil Conservation Service dates vary | |||||||||
| 3 | 7 | Speakers Directory 1941 | |||||||||
| 3 | 8 | Scrapbook material (Mr. Fuller) dates vary | |||||||||
| 3 | 9 | Stamp sale 1940 | |||||||||
| 3 | 10 | "V" miscellaneous dates vary | |||||||||
| 3 | 11 | Victory gardens 1942 | |||||||||
| 3 | 12 | Vinal, Dr. William G. dates vary | |||||||||
| 3 | 13 | "W" miscellaneous dates vary | |||||||||
| 3 | 14 | Washington, D. C., Lundy and Shavers dates vary | |||||||||
| 3 | 15 | Mr. Watts dates vary | |||||||||
| 3 | 16 | West Virginia Wildlife Federation dates vary | |||||||||