| Repository: | Western Reserve Historical Society |
| Creator: | Zverina, Anton Family |
| Title: | Anton Zverina Family Papers |
| Dates: | 1889-1963 |
| Extent: | 0.10 linear feet (1 container) |
| Abstract: | The Anton Zverina family was established in Cleveland, Ohio, by Antonin Zverina and his wife Kristina Kletecka Zverina, who immigrated to Cleveland from Bohemia in 1874. Their son, Anton Zverina, owned a grocery store in the Broadway area and pioneered the processing of chicory root as an ingredient in coffee blends and as a coffee substitute. He built a chicory factory on Blanche Ave. in Cleveland, and later added a rye flour mill and a Bohemian rye bread bakery. The collection consists of a family history, genealogical data, writings by family members, receipts, and newspaper clippings. Also included is a detailed description of a trip around the world taken by Rosamond Zverina, daughter of Anton. |
| MS Number | MS 4560 |
| Location: | closed stacks |
| Language: | The records are in English |
The Anton Zverina Family was established in Cleveland, Ohio, by Antonin Zverina (1830-1910) and his wife Kristina (Kletecka) Zverina (1833-1901) who migrated to Cleveland from the town of Cechtice in Bohemia (now The Czech Republic) in 1874. The Zverinas arrived two years after Mrs. Zverina's father, Martin Kletecka, and two of her sisters had already relocated to Cleveland. The Zverinas were accompanied on their trip by their five children, including a son named Anton Zverina (1863-1934). Anton opened a grocery store in the 1880s near the intersection of East 55th Street and Broadway. About 1900, he pioneered the processing of chicory roots as an ingredient in coffee blends and as a coffee substitute. He built a chicory factory at 5308 Blanche Avenue in Cleveland and eventually became known as the "Chicory King." He later added a rye flour mill to his operation and then a Bohemian rye bread factory. Anton Zverina married Rose Mitermiller (1870-1962), a daughter of Andrew Mitermiller, an architect. They had five children. The Zverinas lived first near the East 55th Street and Broadway area, but later moved to 12210 Miles Road.
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The Anton Zverina Family Papers, 1889-1963 consist of a family history, genealogical data, writings by family members, receipts, and newspaper clippings.
This collection pertains primarily to the lives of a Czech family in Cleveland, Ohio, in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. It also includes a detailed description of a trip around the world taken by Rosamond Zverina, one of Anton's daughters.
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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 ___ ] Anton Zverina Family Papers, Western Reserve Historical Society, Cleveland, Ohio
Frances Zverina, 1983.
Processed by Richard Hite in 1991.