| Repository: | Western Reserve Historical Society |
| Creator: | Jackson, Perry B. |
| Title: | Perry B. Jackson Papers |
| Dates: | 1879-1973 |
| Extent: | 7.81 linear feet (19 containers and 1 oversize folder) |
| Abstract: | Perry B. Jackson (1896-1986) was Ohio's first African American judge. He was active in Cleveland, Ohio civic, religious, and educational organizations. The collection consists of correspondence, reports, minutes, programs, speeches, financial material, personnel lists, bench notes, judicial election material, and other material relating to Judge Jackson and his judicial, church and civic activities. |
| MS Number | MS 3581 |
| Location: | closed stacks |
| Language: | The records are in English |
Perry Brooks Jackson (1896-1986) was a native of Zanesville, Ohio, who moved to Cleveland in 1914. He was Ohio's first African American judge. After graduating from the Law School of Western Reserve University in 1922, he became involved in politics and by 1929, began his career in public service when he was elected state representative to the 88th Ohio General Assembly.
Jackson's judicial career began in 1942 when he was appointed by Governor John W. Bricker to an unexpired term on the Municipal Court Bench. In 1946, he was elected to the bench and continued to serve there, and later in the Court of Common Pleas, until 1972.
Jackson served on over 25 boards and committees of either a civic, religious, educational, or professional nature. As a result of his achievements and public service, he received several awards.
The Perry B. Jackson Papers, 1879-1973, consist of correspondence, reports, minutes, programs, speeches, financial material, personnel lists, bench notes, judicial election material, and other material relating to Judge Jackson and his judicial, church and civic activities.
This collection will be useful to researchers studying the history of Cleveland, Ohio, and legal issues there in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Those studying the history of Cleveland's African American community, charity, philanthropy, volunteerism, and education will find this collection useful. the collection includes material relating to the African Methodist Episcopal Church, the Improved Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks of the World, the Phillis Wheatley Association, and the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP).
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Related MaterialThe researcher should also consult MS 4659 Perry B. Jackson Papers, Series II; PG 98 Perry B. Jackson Photographs; and PG 467 Perry B. Jackson Photographs, Series II.
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.
[Container ___, Folder ___ ] MS 3581 Perry B. Jackson Papers, Western Reserve Historical Society, Cleveland, Ohio
Gifts of Perry B. Jackson, 1970-1973.
Processed by Steven R. Lytle in 1974.
Series I: Correspondence 1937-1973 undated |
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| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 1 | 1-6 | Correspondence 1937-1965 | |||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 2 | 1-6 | Correspondence 1966-1968 | |||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 3 | 1-6 | Correspondence 1969-1971 | |||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 4 | 1-7 | Correspondence 1971-1973 undated | |||||||||
Series II: Subject Files 1879-1973 undated |
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| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 5 | 1 | Adelbert Dormitory Furnishing Fund 1964 | |||||||||
| 5 | 2 | Africa, concerning a speech given at the Interchurch World Peace Seminar, Lakewood, Ohio 1965-1966 | |||||||||
| 5 | 3 | African Methodist Episcopal Church 1940-1969 undated | |||||||||
| 5 | 4 | American Bar Association 1947 undated | |||||||||
| 5 | 5 | Artha-Jon Cultural Foundation, Inc. (Perry B. Jackson Scholarship Fund) 1964-1967 undated | |||||||||
| 5 | 6 | Bell Greve Fund 1959-1967 undated | |||||||||
| 5 | 7-9 | Boy Scouts of America 1947-1969 | |||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 6 | 1-6 | Boy Scouts of America, including material related to Japan Scouter Tour 1970-1972 undated | |||||||||
| 6 | 7 | Businessmen's Interracial Committee on Community Affairs 1964-1971 | |||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 7 | 1 | Samuel M. Cain and Edith Jackson, material concerning Cain's estate 1879-1946 undated | |||||||||
| 7 | 2 | Care, Inc. 1964-1967 undated | |||||||||
| 7 | 3 | Case Western Reserve University, predominately relating to Jackson's activities as a member of the Visiting Committee for the School of Applied Social Sciences 1961-1972 undated | |||||||||
| 7 | 4 | Central Areas Study 1942-1957 undated | |||||||||
| 7 | 4 | Church Civic League 1968 | |||||||||
| 7 | 5 | Cleveland Area Church Federation (later known as the Council of Churches of Christ of Greater Cleveland), Social Welfare Department 1964-1965 | |||||||||
| 7 | 5 | Cleveland Bar Association, including a talk on domestic relations by Jackson 1961 undated | |||||||||
| 7 | 6 | Cleveland Business and Economic Development Corporation 1968 undated | |||||||||
| 7 | 6 | Cleveland Center on Alcoholism 1967 | |||||||||
| 7 | 7-8 | Cleveland Church Federation 1943-1956 undated | |||||||||
| 7 | 9 | Cleveland Mental Hygiene Association 1947 | |||||||||
| 7 | 9 | Cleveland Municipal Court 1966 undated | |||||||||
| 7 | 10 | Cleveland Real Estate Board 1971 | |||||||||
| 7 | 10 | William S. Cooper 1963 | |||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 8 | 1 | Court of Common Pleas, Cuyahoga County 1941-1972 undated | |||||||||
| 8 | 2 | Cuyahoga County Bar Association 1937-1972 undated | |||||||||
| 8 | 3 | Cuyahoga County Soldiers Relief Commission, position of commissioner of the VFW 1968-1970 | |||||||||
| 8 | 4 | Cuyahoga County Welfare Department 1965-1968 undated | |||||||||
| 8 | 5-8 | Mary Anna Diehl, settlement of estate 1932-1953 undated | |||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 9 | 1 | Early Settlers Association of the Western Reserve 1971 | |||||||||
| 9 | 2-6 | Elks 1937-1960 | |||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 10 | 1-3 | Elks, including bound minutes of the annual Grand Lodge meetings 1961-1972 undated | |||||||||
| 10 | 4 | Federal Career Service Awards 1971 | |||||||||
| 10 | 5 | Fenn College, primarily concerning honorary LL.D. conferred upon Jackson 1964-1966 | |||||||||
| 10 | 6 | Goodwill Industries 1964-1972 undated | |||||||||
| 10 | 7 | Greater Cleveland Safety Council 1964-1971 undated | |||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 11 | 1 | John M. Harlan Law Club 1940-1942 | |||||||||
| 11 | 1 | Health Fund of Greater Cleveland 1971-1972 | |||||||||
| 11 | 1 | Clarence H. Holmes (president of the Cleveland Branch of the NAACP) 1964-1966 | |||||||||
| 11 | 1 | Judge Earl R. Hoover 1968-1972 | |||||||||
| 11 | 1 | Jane Edna Hunter, National Appreciation Dinner 1946 | |||||||||
| 11 | 1 | Pallie Hunter, tribute by Jackson undated | |||||||||
| 11 | 1 | Ideal Youth Foundation undated | |||||||||
| 11 | 1 | Japanese American Citizens League 1946 | |||||||||
| 11 | 2 | Lake Erie Girl Scout Council 1964-1968 | |||||||||
| 11 | 2 | Lake View Cemetery Association 1973 | |||||||||
| 11 | 3 | Mayor Ralph S. Locher 1964 | |||||||||
| 11 | 3 | Rosa Milner, aid given by Jackson in selling a piece of her land in Georgia 1963-1964 undated | |||||||||
| 11 | 4 | Greg Morris Testimonial Dinner 1969-1970 undated | |||||||||
| 11 | 5 | National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), including Jackson's work as co-chairman of the 1948 campaign drive 1947-1971 undated | |||||||||
| 11 | 6-7 | National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), NAACP Freedom Fund Dinner 1964-1972 undated | |||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 12 | 1 | National Bar Association 1941-1972 undated | |||||||||
| 12 | 2 | National Committee for Civic Responsibility 1963-1966 undated | |||||||||
| 12 | 2 | National Conference of Christians and Jews 1967-1971 | |||||||||
| 12 | 3 | National Council of Churches, Department of Social Welfare 1963-1964 undated | |||||||||
| 12 | 4 | Nationalities Services Center 1956-1972 | |||||||||
| 12 | 5 | Notary Public Examination Committee 1966-1972 | |||||||||
| 12 | 6 | Ohio Boys Town, Inc. 1964-1972 undated | |||||||||
| 12 | 7 | Ohio Law Opportunity Fund 1971 | |||||||||
| 12 | 8 | Lucille B. Payne, settlement of estate 1951-1972 undated | |||||||||
| 12 | 9 | Samuel V. Perry 1964-1965 undated | |||||||||
| 12 | 10 | Phi Beta Kappa 1964-1971 undated | |||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 13 | 1 | Phillis Wheatley Association 1936-1972 undated | |||||||||
| 13 | 2 | Prince Hall Masons 1942-1972 undated | |||||||||
| 13 | 3-4 | Protestant Big Brothers of Greater Cleveland 1962-1971 undated | |||||||||
| 13 | 5 | Republican National Committee 1940-1970 undated | |||||||||
| 13 | 6 | Safety Director, concerning Judge Jackson's activities as vice-president for traffic safety of the Greater Cleveland Safety Council and his role in the search for a new Safety Director 1970 | |||||||||
| 13 | 7 | Salvation Army 1971-1972 | |||||||||
| 13 | 8 | Schauffler College of Religion and Social Work, Oberlin College 1961-1971 undated | |||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 14 | 1 | Selective Service 1940-1942 undated | |||||||||
| 14 | 1 | Shrine Luncheon Club of Cleveland 1968-1969 | |||||||||
| 14 | 2 | Sigma Pi Phi Fraternity 1953-1971 undated | |||||||||
| 14 | 2 | Southeast and Shaker Brotherhood Week Committee 1963-1964 | |||||||||
| 14 | 3 | Alfred L. Steuer 1965-1968 | |||||||||
| 14 | 3 | Thomas, Lacy vs. J. C. Homer, Inc., et al 1971 | |||||||||
| 14 | 4 | United Negro College Fund, Inc. 1948-1971 | |||||||||
| 14 | 5 | Urban League of Cleveland (Negro Welfare Association) 1940-1959 undate | |||||||||
| 14 | 5 | Nathaniel Whitson, Ohio vs. Nathaniel Whitson and Alleghany Mut. Cas. Co. 1971 | |||||||||
| 14 | 6 | Wilberforce University Citizens Committee 1954 | |||||||||
| 14 | 6 | Ernest Williams Memorial Educational Fund 1964-1969 undated | |||||||||
| 14 | 7-9 | Young Men's Christian Association (YMCA) 1942-1972 undated | |||||||||
| 14 | 10 | Colonel Charles Young Memorial 1960-1966 undated | |||||||||
Series III: Miscellany 1894-1972 undated |
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| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 15 | 1-5 | Judicial material consisting of bench notes 1966-1971 | |||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 16 | 1-3 | Judicial material consisting of bench notes 1971-1972 | |||||||||
| 16 | 4 | Judicial material concerning elections and non-correspondence relating to Judge Jackson's campaign for Judge of the Municipal Court and for Judge of the Court of Common Pleas 1943-1966 | |||||||||
| 16 | 5 | Judicial material including non-correspondence (includes labor arbitration case entitled "The Murray-Ohio Manufacturing Company and International Union, United Automobile, Aircraft, and Agricultural Implement Workers of America (UAW-CIO) and its Local No. 65" 1894-1969 undated | |||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 17 | 1 | Church records 1948-1972 undated | |||||||||
| 17 | 2 | Autobiographical and biographical sketches undated | |||||||||
| 17 | 3-5 | Speeches 1940-1972 undated | |||||||||
| 17 | 6 | Incomplete speeches, messages, quotes, etc. undated | |||||||||
| 17 | 7 | Speech notes, quotes, etc. undated | |||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 18 | 1 | Speech notes, quotes, etc. undated | |||||||||
| 18 | 2 | Appointment books 1970-1971 | |||||||||
| 18 | 3 | Miscellaneous minutes 1943-1968 | |||||||||
| 18 | 4 | Miscellaneous programs 1942-1972 | |||||||||
| 18 | 5 | Printed matter relating to Judge Jackson 1947-1965 undated | |||||||||
| 18 | 6 | Calling cards, receipts, handwritten notes 1929 | |||||||||
| 18 | 6 | Bank book 1929 | |||||||||
| 18 | 7 | Miscellaneous non-correspondence 1948-1971 undated | |||||||||
| 18 | 8 | Certificates and awards 1943-1972 undated | |||||||||
| Folder | |||||||||||
| 1 | Oversize Folder 1: Certificates and awards dates vary | ||||||||||
Series IV: Newspaper Clippings 1926-1973 |
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| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 19 | 1-4 | Newspaper clippings 1926-1973 undated | |||||||||