Finding aid for the Cleveland Council for American Unity Records
Repository: Western Reserve Historical Society
Creator: Cleveland Council for American Unity
Title: Cleveland Council for American Unity Records
Dates: 1939-1942
Extent: 0.20 linear feet (1 container)
Abstract: The Cleveland Council for American Unity was founded in 1939 by members of the Cleveland Press staff to facilitate the Americanization of second generation immigrants while preserving cultural heritage and fostering understanding between ethnic groups and native Americans in Cleveland, Ohio. The collection consists of a constitution, Articles of Incorporation, minutes of meetings, membership rosters, financial records, and miscellaneous materials.
MS Number MS 4008
Location: closed stacks
Language: The records are in English

Scope and Content

The Cleveland Council for American Unity Records, 1939-1942, consist of a constitution, Articles of Incorporation, minutes of meetings, membership rosters, financial records, and miscellaneous materials.

This collection will be useful to researchers studying the history of immigration and the various ethnic groups that settled in Cleveland, Ohio, before World War II. It will also be useful to those studying relations between immigrant and native born communities in Cleveland.

Statement of Arrangement

The collection is arranged by document type and is maintained in three folders.

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:

Acculturation -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
Americanization.
Cleveland (Ohio) -- Ethnic relations.
Cleveland (Ohio) -- Foreign population.
Cleveland Council for American Unity.

Preferred Citation

[Container ___, Folder ___ ] MS 4008 Cleveland Council for American Unity Records, Western Reserve Historical Society, Cleveland, Ohio