Finding aid for the Helping Hand Halfway Home Records
Repository: Western Reserve Historical Society
Creator: Helping Hand Halfway Home
Title: Helping Hand Halfway Home Records
Dates: 1965-1970
Extent: 0.20 linear feet (1 container)
Abstract: The Helping Hand Halfway Home was a non-profit institution established in Cleveland, Ohio, in 1965 to facilitate the rehabilitation of criminals after their release from prison. It provided food, shelter, clothes, and employment services. The collection consists of a constitution, by-laws, correspondence, news releases and reprints, list of donors, and rent records.
MS Number MS 3601
Location: closed stacks
Language: The records are in English

Scope and Content

The Helping Hand Halfway Home Records, 1965-1970, consist of a constitution, by-laws, correspondence, news releases and reprints, list of donors, and rent records.

This collection will be useful to researchers studying the history of rehabilitation of paroled criminals in Cleveland, Ohio, in the 1960s.

Statement of Arrangement

The collection is arranged by 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:

Halfway houses -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
Helping Hand Halfway Home (Cleveland, Ohio)
Rehabilitation centers -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
Rehabilitation of criminals -- Ohio -- Cleveland.

Preferred Citation

[Container ___, Folder ___ ] MS 3601 Helping Hand Halfway Home Records, Western Reserve Historical Society, Cleveland, Ohio

Acquisition Information

Gift of Reverend James Redding in 1971.

Detailed Description of The Collection

Helping Hand Halfway Home Records 1965-1970

Box Folder
1 1 Correspondence 1966-1970
1 2 Constitution and bylaws 1965-1967
1 3 Financial records 1965-1968
1 4 Publications 1968-1970
1 5 Newspaper clippings 1965-1969