Finding aid for the Eugene M. Klein Papers


Repository: Western Reserve Historical Society
Creator: Klein, Eugene M.
Title: Eugene M. Klein Papers
Dates: 1851-1964
Extent: 0.20 linear feet (1 container)
Abstract: Eugene M. Klein (1889-1968) was a Cleveland, Ohio, businessman and founder of Brith Emeth Congregation of Cleveland. The collection consists of correspondence, newspaper clippings, certificates, resolutions, reports and studies of Eugene M. Klein, correspondence and postcards of his relative Cecile Schaffner, and a friendship book containing signatures and writings from many early Cleveland Jewish settlers (1851-1875).
MS Number MS 3709
Location: closed stacks
Language: The records are in English

Scope and Content

The Eugene M. Klein Papers, 1851-1964 and undated, consist of correspondence, newspaper clippings, certificates, resolutions, reports and studies of Eugene M. Klein, correspondence and postcards of his relative Cecile Schaffner, and a friendship book containing signatures and writings from many early Cleveland Jewish settlers (1851-1875).

This collection will be useful to researchers studying the history of business, entrepreneurship, and the Jewish community of Cleveland, Ohio, in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Of particular note is the friendship books signed by early Jewish settlers in Cleveland, Ohio.


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:

Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
Klein family.
Klein, Eugene M., 1889-1968.

Preferred Citation

[Container ___, Folder ___ ] MS 3709 Eugene M. Klein Papers, Western Reserve Historical Society, Cleveland, Ohio

Acquisition Information

Gift of Howard Klein in 1976.

Detailed Description of The Collection

Eugene M. Klein Papers 1851-1964 undated

Box Folder
1 1 Correspondence 1906-1964
1 2 Postcards written to Miss Cecile Schaffner 1906-1909
1 3 Friendship book signed by early Jewish settlers 1851-1875
1 4 Reports and studies prepared by Eugene Klein and Associates 1936 undated
1 5 Newspaper clippings and printed items 1959-1964
1 6 Certificates and resolutions 1861 1945 undated