| Repository: | Western Reserve Historical Society |
| Creator: | Friendly Inn Social Settlement |
| Title: | Friendly Inn Social Settlement Records |
| Dates: | 1875-1968 |
| Extent: | 5.90 linear feet (13 containers and 1 oversize volume) |
| Abstract: | The Friendly Inn Social Settlement is a Cleveland, Ohio, settlement house founded in 1874 by members of the Women's Christian Temperance Union. It offered a full range of services and social activities, including an outreach program for delinquent boys. Its service area became the center of Cleveland's African American community. The collection consists of minutes, financial statements, reports, evaluations, club journals, correspondence, newspaper clippings, expense accounts, and records of the Women's Philanthropic Union. |
| MS Number | MS 3526 |
| Location: | closed stacks |
| Language: | The records are in English |
The Friendly Inn Social Settlement was established in Cleveland, Ohio, in 1874 by a number of Cleveland women which included Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Mrs. Horatio Ford, Mrs. Flora Stone Mather, and Mrs. George Worthington. They were members of the Woman's Christian Temperance Union, a movement which was active in the establishment of settlement houses during that era. Following the example of the Holly Tree Inns of Boston, Massachusetts, the Woman's Christian Temperance Union founded canteens where men could congregate in the evenings, after work, in surroundings similar to those in their native European cities. However, instead of beer and liquor, food and non-alcoholic beverages were served.
The Central Viaduct area and the Haymarket district adjoined by Whiskey Hill in Cleveland were the areas inhabited by these recent immigrants. These slums contained the City's most severe poverty, the highest birth and death rates, and the most saloons. Its inhabitants were the newly arrived Italians, Slavs, Syrians, Bohemians, and Hungarians.
Three canteens were established by the Woman's Christan Temperance Union in critical areas: the Haymarket district; the St. Clair and West 11th Street district; and the Broadway and Central Avenue neighborhood. The main outpost was located at Broadway and Central Avenue. In 1888, this main outpost was dedicated as the Central Friendly Inn.
Soon the Woman's Christian Temperance Union was setting up playgrounds and a kindergarten for tenement children and organizing clubs to teach mothers and older daughters the rudiments of housekeeping and child care. The goal was to assist ethnic groups in making a smooth adjustment to to their new community.
In 1924, due to the shift in the city's population, Friendly Inn Social Settlement moved to the former home of the Excelsior Club at 3754 Woodland Avenue. It remained there until its move in 1954 to the present location at 2382 Unwin Road. The $34,000 Friendly Inn at Broadway and Central included storerooms on the first floor, a chapel which also served as a boys' gymnasium with club rooms, a carpenter and cobbler shop, offices, a lodge, and bathing facilities for men.
At the present time, the Friendly Inn Settlement continues to sponsor programs for the surrounding community, including the Fairfax, Central, and Downtown Cleveland neighborhoods. Its programs have responded to the changing demographics of the neighborhoods it serves, all of which are predominantly African American. One of its activities has been the Unreached Youth program, the purpose of which is to provide leadership to groups of adolescents whose behavior is destructive or antisocial. This program began in June of 1954. Other clubs, oriented toward athletic and social activities were formed in an effort to reduce juvenile delinquency in the area.
Marginally involved or totally non-participating families of the surrounding neighborhoods are drawn into the systems of community life through the outreach programs. Classes in upholstery, sewing, baking, furniture refinishing, physical rehabilitation, maternal health, dance, charm, and tenant aid are geared to benefit the individual, the family, and the community as a whole. Other activities, such as day camp, athletic tournaments, Head Start preschool, Montessori school, and the annual toy sale have been directed toward children. Free babysitting services are provided for mothers who participate in community activities. Senior citizens have been encouraged to join Golden Age clubs which offer arts and crafts, style shows, and community dances. Contact between various age groups has been fostered through activities which stress common community interests. The Friendly Inn Social Settlement facilities have also been used for non-associated club functions. Maternal health, community wellness, youth education, and economic self sufficiency.
The Friendly Inn Social Settlement Records, 1875-1968 and undated, consist of minutes, financial statements, program and project reports, organization evaluations, club journals, correspondence, newspaper clippings, expense accounts, and photographs.
This collection will be useful to researchers studying the history of Cleveland, Ohio, and its social settlement movement in the late nineteenth century and in the twentieth century. The bulk fo the collection pertains to the decades of the 1950s and 1960s. There are also extensive financial records of the Women's Philanthropic Union for the years 1935-1958. The subject files show the Inn's great effort to reach out to the street gangs of the Central Area of Cleveland in the 1950s by organizing them under various exotic sounding names. The collection includes some valuable reports on the goals, methods, and history of this settlement house's attempt to serve its community.
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Related MaterialThe researcher should also consult MS 4259 Friendly Inn Social Settlement Records, Series II; PG 126 Friendly Inn Social Settlement Photographs; and MS 3247 Woman's Christian Temperance Union, Cleveland, Ohio Records.
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.
[Container ___, Folder ___ ] MS 3526 Friendly Inn Social Settlement Records, Western Reserve Historical Society, Cleveland, Ohio
Gift of the Friendly Inn Social Settlement in 1972.
Processed by Judith R. Arnold in 1973.
Series I: Administrative Records 1875-1959 |
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| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 1 | 1-5 | House Council, minutes 1932-1957 | |||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 2 | 1 | Financial matters, accounts of Eudalia H. Benjamin Fund 1928-1956 | |||||||||
| 2 | 2 | Financial matters, accounts payable vouchers 1958-1959 | |||||||||
| 2 | 3 | Financial matters, budget materials 1958-1959 | |||||||||
| 2 | 4 | Financial matters, Cleveland Trust Company, bank statements of Marion C. Byrne 1957-1959 | |||||||||
| 2 | 5 | Financial matters, Cleveland Trust Company, bank statements of Robert S. Burton 1958-1959 | |||||||||
| 2 | 6 | Financial matters, employee salaries 1955-1959 | |||||||||
| 2 | 7 | Financial matters, Link Equipment Company invoices 1959 | |||||||||
| 2 | 8 | Financial matters, miscellaneous financial records 1936-1959 | |||||||||
| 2 | 9 | Financial matters, payroll authorizations 1958-1959 | |||||||||
| 2 | 10 | Financial matters, petty cash records 1959 | |||||||||
| 2 | 11 | Financial matters, special milk program 1959 | |||||||||
| 2 | 12 | Financial matters, statement and analysis of cash receipts and current fund disbursements 1939-1955 | |||||||||
| 2 | 13 | Financial matters, statements of the Union Trust Company 1931-1933 | |||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 3 | 1 | Financial matters, Women's Christian Temperance Union, statement of accounts 1924-1940 | |||||||||
| 3 | 2-3 | Financial matters, Women's Philanthropic Union, cancelled checks 1948-1957 | |||||||||
| 3 | 3 | Financial matters, Women's Philanthropic Union, receipts 1948-1951 | |||||||||
| 3 | 4 | Financial matters, Women's Philanthropic Union, corporate trust fund, monthly statements and itemized statements of account 1946-1950 | |||||||||
| 3 | 5 | Financial matters, Women's Philanthropic Union, statements of account 1945-1958 | |||||||||
| 3 | 6 | Financial matters, Women's Philanthropic Union, statements of income 1948-1955 | |||||||||
| 3 | 7 | Financial matters, Women's Philanthropic Union, Trust Department 1955-1956 | |||||||||
| 3 | 8 | Financial matters, Women's Philanthropic Union, additions to trust fund, assets and liabilities, and estates 1935-1944 | |||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 4 | 1 | Financial matters, Women's Philanthropic Union, correspondence 1935-1945 | |||||||||
| 4 | 2 | Financial matters, Women's Philanthropic Union, cancelled checks 1945-1949 | |||||||||
| 4 | 2 | Financial matters, Women's Philanthropic Union, deposit slips 1957-1959 | |||||||||
| 4 | 3 | Financial matters, Women's Philanthropic Union, revocations 1935-1946 | |||||||||
| 4 | 4 | Financial matters, Women's Philanthropic Union, statement of income cash 1940-1948 | |||||||||
| 4 | 5 | Financial matters, Women's Philanthropic Union, miscellaneous material 1930-1933 | |||||||||
| 4 | 6 | Financial matters, Women's Philanthropic Union, cancelled checks 1944-1949 | |||||||||
| 4 | 6 | Financial matters, Women's Philanthropic Union, deposit slips 1946-1949 | |||||||||
| 4 | 6 | Financial matters, Women's Philanthropic Union, receipts, reports, and statements of accounts 1944-1946 | |||||||||
| 4 | 7 | Financial matters, Women's Philanthropic Union, Paine, Webber, and Curtis broker receipts 1943-1954 | |||||||||
| 4 | 8 | Financial matters, Women's Philanthropic Union, payment stubs and receipts 1946-1958 | |||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 5 | 1 | Financial matters, Welfare Federation of Cleveland, financial statements 1958-1959 | |||||||||
| 5 | 2 | Financial matters, legal documents 1875-1956 | |||||||||
| 5 | 3-5 | Financial matters, ledger sheets 1943-1955 | |||||||||
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| 1 | Oversize Volume 1: Financial matters, income and expenses 1947-1954 | ||||||||||
Series II: Subject Files 1887-1968 undated |
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| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 6 | 1 | The Achievers 1962 | |||||||||
| 6 | 1 | Whilhemina Armstrong, secretary 1966-1967 | |||||||||
| 6 | 1 | Bernice H. Beaver 1966-1967 | |||||||||
| 6 | 1 | Bills 1966-1967 | |||||||||
| 6 | 1 | Blue Birds 1961 | |||||||||
| 6 | 1 | Boys Club 1958-1962 | |||||||||
| 6 | 2 | Budget 1965-1967 | |||||||||
| 6 | 2 | Budget, comparative statements 1965-1966 | |||||||||
| 6 | 2-3 | Camp Cleveland 1961-1968 | |||||||||
| 6 | 4 | Carver Park Neighborhood Clubs 1967 | |||||||||
| 6 | 5-6 | Central Area Outreach 1965-1966 | |||||||||
| 6 | 6 | Community programs 1966 | |||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 7 | 1 | Correspondence 1887-1967 | |||||||||
| 7 | 2 | Roger Lewis Crawford 1966-1967 | |||||||||
| 7 | 2 | Anne Dandridge, secretary 1966-1967 | |||||||||
| 7 | 2 | Dare Devil's 1955-1959 | |||||||||
| 7 | 3 | Carlton C. Davis 1961-1964 | |||||||||
| 7 | 3 | Debunoirs 1961-1963 | |||||||||
| 7 | 3 | Die Herren 1961 | |||||||||
| 7 | 4 | Dutch Masters 1955-1957 | |||||||||
| 7 | 5 | Economic Opportunity Program 1964-1966 | |||||||||
| 7 | 5 | English Lords 1961 | |||||||||
| 7 | 5 | Equipment 1966 | |||||||||
| 7 | 6 | Evaluations 1965-1966 | |||||||||
| 7 | 6 | Expenses 1965-1966 | |||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 8 | 1 | Flaming Arrows 1958-1961 | |||||||||
| 8 | 1 | Frank B. Flonoy 1966-1967 | |||||||||
| 8 | 1 | Flying Eagles 1966 | |||||||||
| 8 | 1 | Frenchmen 1956-1959 | |||||||||
| 8 | 2 | Friendly Inn Social Settlement House 1954-1965 | |||||||||
| 8 | 2 | Gallodinoes 1952 | |||||||||
| 8 | 2 | Wrether M. Gardner 1966-1967 | |||||||||
| 8 | 2 | General election of the Council for Economic Opportunities in Greater Cleveland 1965-1966 | |||||||||
| 8 | 3 | The Gentlemen 1961-1962 | |||||||||
| 8 | 3 | Giants 1952-1955 | |||||||||
| 8 | 3 | Goal Setters 1962 | |||||||||
| 8 | 3 | Golden Aquanauts 1960-1961 | |||||||||
| 8 | 3 | Golden Eagles 1959-1961 | |||||||||
| 8 | 3 | Golden Falcons 1960-1961 | |||||||||
| 8 | 4 | Etrue M. Greene 1966 | |||||||||
| 8 | 4 | Willie Groninger 1960 | |||||||||
| 8 | 4 | Group attendance 1966-1967 | |||||||||
| 8 | 5 | Hearts 1962 | |||||||||
| 8 | 5 | Lue Dell Huff 1966-1967 | |||||||||
| 8 | 5 | Hurricanes 1959-1960 | |||||||||
| 8 | 5 | Incoming correspondence 1966 | |||||||||
| 8 | 5 | Inventory of stationary supplies 1966-1967 | |||||||||
| 8 | 6 | Winifred Ivey 1966-1967 | |||||||||
| 8 | 6 | Paul M. Jackson, unit supervisor 1966-1967 | |||||||||
| 8 | 6 | Marcella Johnson, secretary 1966-1967 | |||||||||
| 8 | 6 | Jolly Gents, Charles Burnet, leader 1950-1955 | |||||||||
| 8 | 6 | John B. Kennedy 1966-1967 | |||||||||
| 8 | 6 | Lorraine Kingsberry 1966-1967 | |||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 9 | 1 | Kingsmen, unreached youth 1955-1959 | |||||||||
| 9 | 2 | La Capains 1959-1961 | |||||||||
| 9 | 3 | La Quettes 1958-1960 | |||||||||
| 9 | 4 | Les Jolies 1962 | |||||||||
| 9 | 4 | Les Petites 1961-1962 | |||||||||
| 9 | 4 | Longwood correspondence 1957-1963 | |||||||||
| 9 | 5 | Longwood group, Richard Cooper 1960-1962 | |||||||||
| 9 | 6 | Lewis Lowe 1966-1967 | |||||||||
| 9 | 6 | Carrie Majors 1966-1967 | |||||||||
| 9 | 6 | Alice Martin 1966-1967 | |||||||||
| 9 | 6 | Matadors 1960 | |||||||||
| 9 | 6 | John McCoy, unreached youth 1954 | |||||||||
| 9 | 6 | Rebecca E. McLeroy 1966-1967 | |||||||||
| 9 | 7 | Memoranda and circulars, Elizabeth Fajen 1966-1967 | |||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 10 | 1 | Miscellaneous 1888-1967 undated | |||||||||
| 10 | 2 | Gladys Montgomery 1966-1967 | |||||||||
| 10 | 2 | Monthly component progress report 1965-1966 | |||||||||
| 10 | 2 | Monthly payroll sheet 1965-1967 | |||||||||
| 10 | 2 | Morels Social Club 1958-1960 | |||||||||
| 10 | 3 | Neighborhood Settlement Association of Cleveland 1948-1966 | |||||||||
| 10 | 4-5 | Newspaper clippings 1956-1968 undated | |||||||||
| 10 | 6 | Outlaws 1961 | |||||||||
| 10 | 6 | Outreach programs 1965-1967 | |||||||||
| 10 | 7 | Panthers 1958-1959 | |||||||||
| 10 | 7 | Past Junior and Senior Board member minutes 1960 | |||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 11 | 1 | Payroll 1965-1967 | |||||||||
| 11 | 2 | Robbie M. Penman 1966-1967 | |||||||||
| 11 | 2 | Perry's Dike School Group 1955-1959 | |||||||||
| 11 | 3 | Personnel Action Forms 1965-1966 | |||||||||
| 11 | 4 | Personnel and practices 1965-1966 | |||||||||
| 11 | 4 | Petty cash 1965-1966 | |||||||||
| 11 | 5 | Programs 1965-1966 | |||||||||
| 11 | 6 | Proposal review committee 1965-1967 | |||||||||
| 11 | 6 | Purchase equipment 1965-1966 | |||||||||
| 11 | 7 | Red Devils 1960-1962 | |||||||||
| 11 | 7 | Reports 1924-1936 | |||||||||
| 11 | 8 | Reports and records including correspondence and minutes of the Governing Board of Friendly Inn Settlement 1952-1959 | |||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 12 | 1 | Reports 1962-1967 | |||||||||
| 12 | 2 | Report: Law Rent Public Housing in Twenty-Three Cities of the United States 1955 | |||||||||
| 12 | 2 | Royal Conquerors 1958-1960 | |||||||||
| 12 | 3 | Sandra L. Royal 1966-1967 | |||||||||
| 12 | 3 | Fannie C. Settles 1966-1967 | |||||||||
| 12 | 3 | Signed sheets, expense checks 1965-1967 | |||||||||
| 12 | 4 | Signed sheets, payroll checks 1965-1967 | |||||||||
| 12 | 5 | Edward Simms 1966-1967 | |||||||||
| 12 | 5 | James N. Slade 1966-1967 | |||||||||
| 12 | 5 | Spanish Congos 1960-1961 | |||||||||
| 12 | 5 | Spanish Lords 1956-1959 | |||||||||
| 12 | 6 | Spanish Nobles 1956-1959 | |||||||||
| 12 | 7 | Statistical reports 1960-1962 | |||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 13 | 1 | Statistical reports 1963-1964 | |||||||||
| 13 | 2 | Eddie C. Stinson 1966-1967 | |||||||||
| 13 | 2 | Supermen 1958-1959 | |||||||||
| 13 | 2 | Supplies 1965-1967 | |||||||||
| 13 | 2 | Arthur J. Swann 1966 | |||||||||
| 13 | 2 | Delores Taylor 1966-1967 | |||||||||
| 13 | 2 | Levert Taylor 1966-1967 | |||||||||
| 13 | 2 | Teen Council television publicity 1961 | |||||||||
| 13 | 2 | Cora Thomas 1966-1967 | |||||||||
| 13 | 3 | Untouchables 1960 | |||||||||
| 13 | 3 | Vista Volunteers 1966 | |||||||||
| 13 | 4 | Wee Spanish Nobles 1956-1961 | |||||||||
| 13 | 5 | Virginia Williams 1966-1967 | |||||||||
| 13 | 5 | Women's Philanthropic Organization, correspondence 1916-1935 | |||||||||
| 13 | 5 | Young Dragons 1955 | |||||||||
| 13 | 5 | Young Kingsmen 1956-1957 | |||||||||
| 13 | 6 | Young Spanish Nobles 1956-1961 | |||||||||
| 13 | 7 | Youth Program 1952-1962 | |||||||||
| 13 | 8 | Zorros 158-1959 | |||||||||