Finding aid for the Cleveland Interfaith Housing Corporation Records


Repository: Western Reserve Historical Society
Creator: Cleveland Interfaith Housing Corporation
Title: Cleveland Interfaith Housing Corporation Records
Dates: 1962-1972
Extent: 0.80 linear feet (2 containers)
Abstract: The Cleveland Interfaith Housing Corporation was established in 1966, by representatives of several local Protestant denominations, to provide adequate housing for needy minorities in Cleveland, Ohio. The collection consists of articles of incorporation, by-laws, minutes, correspondence, maps, clippings, resolutions, proposals, and reports. Includes agreements, minutes, by-laws, and correspondence of the West Central Area Development Corporation.
MS Number MS 3550
Location: closed stacks
Language: The records are in English

Scope and Content

The Cleveland Interfaith Housing Corporation Records, 1962-1972 and undated, consist of articles of incorporation, by-laws, minutes, correspondence, maps, clippings, resolutions, proposals, and reports. Includes agreements, minutes, by-laws, and correspondence of the West Central Area Development Corporation.

This collection will be useful to researchers studying the history of Cleveland, Ohio, and issues surrounding religion, poverty, charity, and minorities in the 1960s and 1970s.


Statement of Arrangement

The collection is arranged alphabetically by subject and/or document type and then chronologically.

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:

Cleveland Interfaith Housing Corporation.
Cleveland Interfaith Housing Corporation.
Housing -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
Minorities -- Housing -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
Public housing -- Ohio -- Cleveland.

Preferred Citation

[Container ___, Folder ___ ] MS 3550 Cleveland Interfaith Housing Corporation Records, Western Reserve Historical Society, Cleveland, Ohio

Detailed Description of The Collection

Cleveland Interfaith Housing Corporation Records 1962-1972 undated

Box Folder
1 1 Brochures, newsletters, and pamphlets 1967-1971
1 2 Central Area Development Corporation undated
1 3 Cleveland State University 1970
1 4 Constitution and history undated
1 5-7 Correspondence 1966-1970 undated
1 8 Diary notes 1967-1968
1 9 Items removed from a scrapbook 1962-1972
1 10 Maps undated
1 11 Minutes, executive board 1966-1970
Box Folder
2 1 Minutes, Board of Trustees 1966-1970
2 2 Miscellaneous items undated
2 3 Newspaper clippings 1967-1971
2 4 Reports 1968-1970
2 5 Resolutions, proposals, and statements dates vary