| Repository: | Western Reserve Historical Society |
| Creator: | Kulas Foundation |
| Title: | Kulas Foundation Records |
| Dates: | 1937-1984 |
| Extent: | 20.00 linear feet (20 containers) |
| Abstract: | The Kulas Foundation was established in 1937 by Elroy J. and Fynette H. Kulas to fund and promote music and higher education in greater Cleveland, Ohio. The collection consists of articles of incorporation, code of regulations, minutes, agendas, papers relating to grant proposals, financial papers, and correspondence. |
| MS Number | MS 4158 |
| Location: | closed stacks |
| Language: | The records are in English |
The Kulas Foundation (f. 1937) was established by Elroy John Kulas (1880-1952) and his wife Fynette Hill Kulas. Kulas, a native of Cleveland, Ohio, acquired his wealth in the steel industry and formed the Midland Steel Company when his Cleveland-based Parish and Bishop Company merged with Detroit Pressed Steel. He was also the director of several railroads during his life. The Kulas Foundation is interested in funding and promoting music and higher education in Greater Cleveland. No individuals or endowment funds receive grants from the foundation. In 1981 over $892,000 was distributed in 60 grants on a principal of $10,341,000. The foundation has a continuing relationship with the law firm Jones, Day, Reavis, and Pogue. Partner John Reavis was the first president of the Kulas Foundation; as of 1988, Richard E. Pogue held that position. Other officers of the institution were Allen O. Holmes, Frank E. Joseph, and Herbert E. Strawbridge.
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The Kulas Foundation Records, 1937-1984 and undated, consist of articles of incorporation, code of regulations, minutes, agendas, papers relating to grant proposals, financial papers, and correspondence.
This collection is useful for understanding all operations of a public foundation and gives a good overview of the interests the Kulas Foundation promoted. Among those interests were music education, especially higher education as it related to projects at the major universities in the area: Kent State, Oberlin, Cleveland State, Case Western Reserve, John Carroll, Baldwin-Wallace, and the Cleveland Institute of Music. Organizations such as the Cleveland Orchestra, the Cleveland Ballet, the Cleveland Opera, the Musical Arts Association, and the Cleveland Play House also benefited. Organizations promoting the handicapped, such as the Cleveland Society for the Blind and the Cuyahoga County Association for Retarded Children and Adults also received numerous grants.
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Related MaterialThe researcher should also consult MS 4246 Kulas Foundation Records, Series II; and MS 4679 Kulas Foundation Records, Series III.
Separated MaterialAll photographs have been removed to the photograph and print collection.
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.
[Container ___, Folder ___ ] MS 4158 Kulas Foundation Records, Western Reserve Historical Society, Cleveland, Ohio
Kulas Foundation, 1985, 1986, and 1987.
Processed by Richard W. Hite and Daniel J. Linke in 1988.
Series I: Articles of Incorporation and Related Papers 1937-1984 |
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| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 1 | 1 | Articles of incorporation, code of regulations, and organization papers 1937-1970 | |||||||||
| 1 | 2-3 | Record book 1937-1957 | |||||||||
| 1 | 4 | Board of Trustee Minutes 1937-1984 | |||||||||
Series II: Agendas 1957-1985 |
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| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 1 | 5-21 | Agenda for Board of Trustees Meeting November 1957-February 1961 | |||||||||
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| 2 | 22-40 | Agenda for Board of Trustees Meeting February 1961-February 1964 | |||||||||
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| 3 | 41-56 | Agenda for Board of Trustees Meeting February 1964-May 1967 | |||||||||
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| 4 | 57-74 | Agenda for Board of Trustees Meeting August 1967-May 1971 | |||||||||
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| 5 | 75-94 | Agenda for Board of Trustees Meeting May 1971-November 1975 | |||||||||
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| 6 | 95-113 | Agenda for Board of Trustees Meeting February 1976-November 1978 | |||||||||
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| 7 | 114-130 | Agenda for Board of Trustees Meeting November 1978-June 1981 | |||||||||
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| 8 | 131-148 | Agenda for Board of Trustees Meeting August 1981-February 1984 | |||||||||
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| 9 | 149-152 | Agenda for Board of Trustees Meeting February 1984-May 1985 | |||||||||
Series III: Grants 1943-1983 undated |
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Sub-series A: Yearly Files 1943-1980 |
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| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 9 | 153-178 | Summaries and correspondence 1943-1967 | |||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 10 | 179-188 | Summaries and correspondence 1968-1980 | |||||||||
Sub-series B: Grantee Information 1952-1983 undated |
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| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 10 | 190 | Alta House 1974 | |||||||||
| 10 | 191 | Baldwin Wallace College, Kulas Musical Arts Building 1958 | |||||||||
| 10 | 192 | Boys' Club of America 1958 | |||||||||
| 10 | 193 | Brecksville-Broadview Heights Band Boosters 1979 | |||||||||
| 10 | 194 | Cleveland Ballet 1978 | |||||||||
| 10 | 195 | Cleveland Heritage Center 1981 | |||||||||
| 10 | 196-197 | Cleveland Institute of Music 1969-1972 | |||||||||
| 10 | 198 | Cleveland Opera Theater 1980 | |||||||||
| 10 | 199 | Cleveland Play House 1975 | |||||||||
| 10 | 200 | Cleveland Summer Arts Festival 1968 | |||||||||
| 10 | 201 | Downtown Cleveland Corp. 1976-1979 | |||||||||
| 10 | 202 | Drexel Institute of Technology 1962 | |||||||||
| 10 | 203 | Family Service Association undated | |||||||||
| 10 | 204 | Help for Retarded Children, Inc. 1973 | |||||||||
| 10 | 205 | House of Hospitality 1979 | |||||||||
| 10 | 206 | Louis Bromfield Institute 1958 | |||||||||
| 10 | 207 | Medical Service Foundation of America 1966 | |||||||||
| 10 | 208 | Musical Sound Books 1955 | |||||||||
| 10 | 209 | Music Therapy 1956-1958 | |||||||||
| 10 | 210 | National City Bank 1958 | |||||||||
| 10 | 211 | National Association for the Advancement of Colored People 1974 | |||||||||
| 10 | 212 | Public Education Task Force of the Cleveland School System 1983 | |||||||||
| 10 | 213 | Silver Burdett Company 1957-1970 | |||||||||
| 10 | 214-215 | Sound Book Press Society 1952-1954 | |||||||||
| 10 | 216 | Supplementary Educational Center 1974 | |||||||||
| 10 | 217 | Thompsonville Methodist Church 1963 | |||||||||
| 10 | 218 | Tri-County Volunteer Counselor's Inc. for Erie, Ottawa, and Sandusky Counties 1976 | |||||||||
| 10 | 219 | Western Reserve Academy Summer Music Experience 1973 | |||||||||
| 10 | 220 | Willoughby Fine Arts Association 1957 | |||||||||
Sub-series C: Grantee Reports 1971-1978 |
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| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 10 | 221 | Cleveland Music School Settlement, Music Therapy Report 1972 | |||||||||
| 10 | 222 | Collinwood Arts Center and Institute of Fine and Performing Arts 1976-1978 | |||||||||
| 10 | 223 | Musical Common Ground Project 1971 | |||||||||
| 10 | 224 | Western Reserve Academy, Summer Music Experience 1978 | |||||||||
Series IV: Financial 1937-1983 undated |
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| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 11 | 225-228 | Audited Financial Statements 1958-1982 | |||||||||
| 11 | 229 | Ledger Book 1937-1957 | |||||||||
| 11 | 230-231 | Review of Securities, Trust Fund 1958-1968 1983 | |||||||||
| 11 | 232-234 | Grant Receipts 1974-1983 | |||||||||
| 11 | 235 | Miscellaneous, Inventory of Assets 1964 | |||||||||
| 11 | 236 | Miscellaneous, Summary of Transactions 1964 | |||||||||
| 11 | 237 | Miscellaneous, Power of Attorney and Waiver of Notice Papers 1952 undated | |||||||||
| 11 | 238 | Miscellaneous, Continuing Annual Obligations, Schedule of Annuities 1952-1981 | |||||||||
| 11 | 239 | Miscellaneous, Tax papers 1979-1981 | |||||||||
| 11 | 240 | Miscellaneous, Draft Patent Agreements, Kulas Harp 1969 | |||||||||
| 11 | 241 | Miscellaneous, Various financial status sheets 1952-1964 | |||||||||
| 11 | 242 | Miscellaneous, financial memoranda 1938-1980 undated | |||||||||
| 11 | 243 | Miscellaneous 1962-1968 | |||||||||
Series V: Correspondence 1937-1984 |
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| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 11 | 244-248 | Correspondence 1937-1957 | |||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 12 | 249-267 | Correspondence 1954-1960 | |||||||||
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| 13 | 268-286 | Correspondence 1961-February 1964 | |||||||||
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| 14 | 287-304 | Correspondence March 1964-September 1966 | |||||||||
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| 15 | 305-325 | Correspondence October 1966-September 1970 | |||||||||
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| 16 | 326-346 | Correspondence July 1970-April 1973 | |||||||||
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| 17 | 347-368 | Correspondence May 1973-March 1976 | |||||||||
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| 18 | 369-390 | Correspondence April 1976-March 1979 | |||||||||
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| 19 | 391-410 | Correspondence April 1979-May 1982 | |||||||||
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| 20 | 411-425 | Correspondence October 1981-December 1984 | |||||||||
Series VI: Miscellaneous 1937-1984 undated |
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| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 20 | 426 | Fynette H. Kulas Scholarship Fund Record Book undated | |||||||||
| 20 | 427 | Newspaper clippings 1958-1973 | |||||||||
| 20 | 428 | Certificates 1968-1980 | |||||||||
| 20 | 429-430 | Miscellaneous memoranda, papers, etc. 1937-1984 | |||||||||