| Repository: | Western Reserve Historical Society |
| Creator: | Levy, Leonard |
| Title: | Leonard Levy Papers |
| Dates: | 1936-1965 |
| Extent: | 2.00 linear feet (2 containers) |
| Abstract: | Leonard Levy was a Cleveland, Ohio, attorney who became assistant police prosecutor (1922-1923) and city treasurer (1936-1966). He also served as foreman of the Cuyahoga County Grand Jury. He wrote numerous speeches and articles for the mayors under whom he served, as well as scripts for several radio programs such as "Safety First," "Your Town," and "You and Your Government." The collection consists of newspaper clippings, correspondence, minutes, publications, scripts, and speeches. |
| MS Number | MS 4077 |
| Location: | closed stacks |
| Language: | The records are in English |
Leonard Levy (1895-1985) was born in Cleveland. After graduating from Harvard College in 1916, Levy joined the United States Army and served as an aerial bombing instructor in France during World War I. After the war, Levy returned to Harvard where he studied law. He received his law degree in 1920 and entered private practice. From 1922 to 1923, Levy worked as an assistant police prosecutor in Cleveland. In 1936, Levy was appointed city treasurer by Mayor Harold Burton, a post which he held until his retirement in 1966. Along with balancing the city books, Levy also wrote numerous speeches and articles for the mayors under which he served. Levy remained active during his retirement. In 1973, Levy served as foreman of the Cuyahoga County Grand Jury. He was a board member or trustee of the Bureau of Jewish Education, Jewish Big Brothers Association, the Institute of Jewish Studies and the Jewish Community Council. In 1983, Levy moved to Chicago, where he died in May of 1985.
The Leonard Levy Papers, 1936-1965, consist of clippings, correspondence, minutes, publications, scripts and speeches. The first series consists primarily of articles and speeches written by Levy for Mayors Thomas A. Burke, Anthony J. Celebrezze and Ralph Locher. The second series contains scripts written by Levy for several radio programs, such as "Safety First," "Your Town" and "You And Your Government." The third series contains miscellaneous topics of local interest.
The collection pertains largely to topics of local interest, such as the city charter, fluoridation, garbage disposal, highway construction, juvenile delinquency, public housing, public transportation, rent control, taxes and traffic.
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Related MaterialThe researcher should also consult the Thomas A. Burke Papers, Mss. 4035; the Anthony J. Celebrezze Papers, Mss. 3884 and 4046; and the Ralph Locher Papers, Mss. 3337.
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.
[Container ___, Folder ___ ] MS 4077 Leonard Levy Papers, Western Reserve Historical Society, Cleveland, Ohio
Leonard Levy, 1978
Processed by Thomas Pappas in 1987
Series I: Mayoral Papers 1947-1965 and undated |
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| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 1 | 1-2 | Burke, Thomas, Forum articles 1952-1953 | |||||||||
| 1 | 3-5 | Burke, Thomas, Forum articles, drafts 1952-1953 | |||||||||
| 1 | 6 | Burke, Thomas, Forum articles, materials, clippings; correspondence; minutes of the rapid transit subway committee; and publications 1952-1954 and undated | |||||||||
| 1 | 7 | Burke, Thomas, speeches 1947-1948 1950-1953 and undated | |||||||||
| 1 | 8 | Burke, Thomas, speech materials, clippings; correspondence; proclamations; and publications 1947-1951 and undated | |||||||||
| 1 | 9 | Celebrezze, Anthony J., speeches, 1953 and undated. Speech materials, clippings; and correspondence 1953-1954 | |||||||||
| 1 | 10 | Locher, Ralph, publications, drafts 1963-1965 | |||||||||
| 1 | 11-13 | Locher, Ralph, speeches 1962-1965 and undated | |||||||||
| 1 | 14 | Locher, Ralph, speech materials, clippings; correspondence; and publications 1962-1965 and undated | |||||||||
Series II: Radio Programs 1936-1951 and undated |
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| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 1 | 15 | "Safety First," history; and schedule of programs 1937-1940 and undated | |||||||||
| 1 | 16 | "Safety First," scripts 1938-1940 and 1943 | |||||||||
| 1 | 17 | "Your Town," history; and schedule of programs 1940 and undated | |||||||||
| 1 | 18-22 | "Your Town," scripts 1939-1942 | |||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 2 | 23-24 | "Your Town," script materials, clippings; correspondence; and publications 1937-1947 and undated | |||||||||
| 2 | 25-29 | "You And Your Government," scripts 1947-1949 | |||||||||
| 2 | 30-31 | "You And Your Government," script materials, clippings; correspondence; map; proclamation; publications; and reports 1947-1950 | |||||||||
| 2 | 32 | "Ask City Hall," scripts; Script materials, correspondence 1950-1951 | |||||||||
| 2 | 33 | Miscellaneous radio programs, consisting of program listings; and scripts 1936-1942 | |||||||||
Series III: Selected Topics 1936-1965 and undated |
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| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 2 | 34 | Camp Cleveland, reports, and script for a play; charter amendment, correspondence, publications, and scripts; Cleveland Transit System, correspondence, Harvard Club, speech; and labor unions, clippings, and speeches 1939-1963 and undated | |||||||||
| 2 | 35 | Library tax, clippings, correspondence, publications, and speeches; parking meter cash, clippings, and financial statements; steel, clippings, and publication, and speeches; and urban redevelopement, clippings, and correspondence 1936-1965 | |||||||||