| Repository: | Western Reserve Historical Society |
| Creator: | Workmen's Circle of Cleveland |
| Title: | Workmen's Circle of Cleveland Records |
| Dates: | 1921-1982 |
| Dates: | 1971-1982 |
| Extent: | 0.40 linear feet (1 container) |
| Abstract: | The Workmen's Circle (Arbeter Ring) is a fraternal organization designed to perpetuate Yiddish language and culture, seek social reform, and provide support and protection for immigrants. The first Cleveland, Ohio, branch, No. 79, was organized in 1904. The Cleveland branch provides insurance, operates a cemetery, teaches Yiddish classes, and has supported such issues as unionizing the Cleveland garment industry, child labor laws, social security, civil rights, and fighting Soviet anti-semitism. In 1975, there were six branches in Cleveland, with a school, the Workmen's Circle Educational Center, located on South Green Road. The collection consists of minutes, notes and related material of the Great Lakes Regional Board, minutes of the National Executive Board, correspondence, reports of the Ohio District Conference, 1978, and the national convention, 1980, receipt book, newsletters of Cleveland branches and the Great Lakes Region, programs, invitations, branch leader manuals, photocopies of scrapbooks, newspaper clippings and miscellany. |
| MS Number | MS 4026 |
| Location: | closed stacks |
| Language: | The records are in English and Yiddish |
The Workmen's Circle of Cleveland Records, 1921-1982 and undated, (bulk 1971-1982), consist of minutes, notes and related material of the Great Lakes Regional Board, minutes of the National Executive Board, correspondence, reports of the Ohio District Conference, 1978, and the national convention, 1980, receipt book, newsletters of Cleveland branches and the Great Lakes Region, programs, invitations, branch leader manuals, photocopies of scrapbooks, newspaper clippings and miscellany.
This collection will be useful to researchers studying the history of the Jewish community in Cleveland, Ohio, in the twentieth century and efforts to preserve Yiddish language and culture.
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Related MaterialThe researcher should also consult MS 4891 Workmen's Circle of Cleveland Records, Series II; MS 5088 Workmen's Circle of Cleveland Records, Series III; PG 317 Workmen's Circle of Cleveland Photographs; PG 523 Workmen's Circle of Cleveland Photographs, Series II; and PG 560 Workmen's Circle of Cleveland Photographs, Series III.
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.
[Container ___, Folder ___ ] MS 4026 Workmen's Circle of Cleveland, Records, Western Reserve Historical Society, Cleveland, Ohio
Gift of Workmen's Circle of Cleveland in 1986.
Workmen's Circle of Cleveland Records 1921-1982 undated |
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| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 1 | 1 | Minutes and notes, Cleveland 1974-1980 | |||||||||
| 1 | 2 | Minutes and related material, Great Lakes Regional Board 1981-1982 | |||||||||
| 1 | 3 | Minutes, National Executive Board 1980-1982 | |||||||||
| 1 | 4 | Correspondence 1973-1982 | |||||||||
| 1 | 5 | Reports, Ohio District Conference 1978 | |||||||||
| 1 | 5 | Reports, National Convention 1980 | |||||||||
| 1 | 6 | Receipt book 1978-1982 | |||||||||
| 1 | 7 | Newsletters, Cleveland 1961-1962 | |||||||||
| 1 | 7 | Newsletters, Great Lakes 1975-1982 | |||||||||
| 1 | 7 | Flyers 1973-1982 undated | |||||||||
| 1 | 8 | Programs and invitations 1957-1980 | |||||||||
| 1 | 9 | Branch leader manuals 1976-1977 | |||||||||
| 1 | 10 | Scrapbook (photocopy) 1971-1975 | |||||||||
| 1 | 11 | Newspaper clippings 1973-1980 undated | |||||||||
| 1 | 12 | Miscellaneous material 1921-1978 undated | |||||||||