Finding aid for the Martha Holden Jennings Foundation Records, Series V


Repository: Western Reserve Historical Society
Creator: Martha Holden Jennings Foundation
Title: Martha Holden Jennings Foundation Records, Series V
Dates: 1973-2001
Dates: 1995-1998
Extent: 15.00 linear feet (15 containers)
Abstract: The Martha Holden Jennings Foundation is an educational foundation founded by Martha Holden Jennings in 1958. It funds educational projects throughout the Cleveland region and all of Ohio. The collection consists of agendas, applications, brochures, annual reports, budgets, certificates, correspondence, evaluations, financial statements, lists, memoranda, minutes, newsletters, newspaper clippings, notes, photographs, proposals, publications, receipts, reports, speech texts, studies, surveys, 35mm slides and transparencies. The bulk of the collection contains grant proposal files and includes material relating to preschool, elementary, and secondary education in public urban, suburban and rural schools, teacher education, and nontraditional enrichment programs offered by a variety of organizations. Of particular note are materials on math and science education, alternative schools and educational programs, and educational programming provided by numerous universities and colleges, as well as museums and historical societies, cultural organizations and other civic and educational groups.
MS Number MS 4914
Location: closed stacks
Language: The records are in English

History of Martha Holden Jennings Foundation

The Martha Holden Jennings Foundation (f. 1958), one of Ohio's preeminent educational foundations, was created by Martha Holden Jennings (1873-1962) with an initial bequest of $5.5 million. Mrs. Jennings was the widow of Andrew R. Jennings (d. 1931), a co founder of International Business Machines (IBM). The purpose of the foundation is "to foster the development of individual capabilities of young people to the maximum possible intent through improving the quality of teaching in non denominational primary and secondary schools and by furnishing incentives with respect thereto, and by such means as the trustees shall determine." The objective of the Jennings Foundation is to promote excellence in Ohio's primary and secondary schools by funding projects that improve the quality of teaching, teacher training, curriculum development, and school evaluation studies. It also focuses on the creation of educational TV programs and provide for in-service educational conferences and seminars. The foundation's main interests are programs that promote more effective teaching in schools and explore new frontiers in education. Surveys have concluded that the Jennings Foundation may be the only foundation in the U.S. of substantial size and scope devoted exclusively to the needs of elementary and secondary education.

Foundation programming did not begin until 1963, and has since grown substantially in terms of numbers of grants, geographic areas of grants, and annual spending. The foundation has designed its own studies, developed unique programs, and supported other pro-active ventures while operating from five primary objectives: recognizing excellence in teaching in elementary and secondary schools; supporting educational programs that advance instruction or improve educational curricula in public schools; providing opportunity and incentive to teachers and students to improve their skills; improving teacher competency with workshops and seminars for pre-service and in-service education conducted by colleges, schools and other institutions; and establishing resources that provide for special needs of students, teachers, administrators and school systems.

Periodic surveys of those served by grants indicate that educators largely agree that the Jennings Foundation has remained true to its purpose though giving patterns have shifted slightly to reflect gradual shifting of the student population from the Cleveland area to statewide. The number of grants awarded and annual dollar amounts has grown, while the average amount of each individual grant has fallen. Enrichment programs have almost consistently ranked at the top of the list of foundation priorities.

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Scope and Content

The Martha Holden Jennings Foundation Records, Series V, 1973-2000 (1995-1998), consist of agendas, applications, brochures, annual reports, budgets, certificates, correspondence, evaluations, financial statements, lists, memoranda, minutes, newsletters, newspaper clippings, notes, photographs, proposals, publications, receipts, reports, speech texts, studies, surveys, 35 mm slides, and transparencies.

This collection is of value to researchers studying the history of Cleveland, Ohio; trends in educational philanthropy in Ohio; and preschool, elementary, secondary, and teacher education in Ohio during the late twentieth century. The foundation's interests in math and science education are well documented in this collection. This collection also contains the results of a study sponsored by the Martha Holden Jennings Foundation in the 1970s concerning alternative schools and educational programs in greater Cleveland, Ohio. Students studying the educational endeavors of private organizations and public school schools in Ohio will find these records to be a valuable source of information. Specific educational trends in Ohio public urban, suburban, and rural school districts are documented extensively through most of the grant files. The educational enrichment projects of individual Ohio public school teachers and administrators are documented extensively as well. The educational and enrichment programs for Ohio elementary and secondary students and their teachers provided by Bowling Green State University, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland State University, the Cleveland Institute of music, the Cleveland Institute of Art, John Carroll University, Kent State University, Kenyon College, Miami University of Ohio, Notre Dame College of Ohio, Oberlin College, The Ohio State University, Otterbein College, the University of Akron, and Youngstown State University are well illustrated. The educational programming of various Cleveland, Cincinnati, Toledo, Columbus and other Ohio museums and historical societies, symphonies and orchestras, and theatrical organizations is also described in detail. Organizations of note include Cleveland Scholarship Programs, the Musical Arts Association, Cleveland Signstage Theatre, the Beck Center for the Cultural Arts, the Close Up Foundation, the English-Speaking Union of the United States, Lyric Opera Cleveland, the Northern Ohio Children's Performing Music Foundation, Positive Education Program, and Youth Opportunities Unlimited.


Statement of Arrangement

The collection is arranged in seven series and has been retained in original order.
Series I: Board of Trustees Meeting Minutes is arranged chronologically.
Series II: Grant and Program Files Reviewed by the Board of Trustees in 1995;
Series III: Grant and Program Files Reviewed by the Board of Trustees in 1996; and
Series IV: Grant and Program Files Reviewed by the Board of Trustees in 1997 are each arranged in five sub-series.
Sub-series A: Open Grant Proposals and Jennings Programs is arranged alphabetically by recipient name and then alphabetically by project name.
Sub-series B: Funded Grant Proposals of the Grants-To-Teachers Program is arranged alphabetically by recipient teacher last name.
Sub-series C: Funded Proposals of the Opportunity Grant Program is arranged alphabetically by recipient name and then chronologically.
Sub-series D: Funded Proposals of the Grants-To-Administrators Program is arranged alphabetically by recipient name.
Series V: Reports is arranged chronologically.
Series VI: Alternative Education Studies is arranged chronologically.
Series VII: Publications is arranged alphabetically by publication name and then chronologically.

Restrictions on Access

None.

Related Material

The researcher should also consult MS 4688 Martha Holden Jennings Foundation Records; MS 4772 Martha Holden Jennings Foundation Records, Series II; MS 4798 Martha Holden Jennings Foundation, Series III; MS 4829 Martha Holden Jennings Foundation Records, Series IV; ans MS 5393 Martha Holden Jennings Foundation, Series VI.

Separated Material

One video cassette tape was removed to the Audio-Visual Collection.

Indexing Terms

The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.

Subjects:

Alternative education -- Ohio
Charities -- Ohio -- Cleveland
Curriculum enrichment -- Ohio.
Education -- Ohio -- Endowments.
Educational evaluation -- Ohio.
Educational innovations -- Ohio.
Educational surveys -- Ohio.
Endowments -- Ohio -- Cleveland
Martha Holden Jennings Foundation
Museums -- Educational aspects -- Ohio
Museums and schools -- Ohio
School improvement programs -- Ohio
Teachers -- Training of -- Ohio.
Teachers' workshops -- Ohio

Preferred Citation

[Container ___, Folder ___ ] MS 4914 Martha Holden Jennings Foundation Records, Series V, Western Reserve Historical Society, Cleveland, Ohio

Acquisition Information

Gifts of the Martha Holden Jennings Foundation in 2001, 2002, and 2003; and Dr. Sally Wertheim in 2001.

Processing Information

Processed by Margaret Burzynski-Bays in 2004.

Detailed Description of The Collection

Series I: Board of Trustees Meeting Minutes 1995-1996

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1 1 Board of Trustees and Advisory and Distribution Committee Minute Book January-May 1995
1 2 Board of Trustees and Advisory and Distribution Committee Minute Book June-November 1995
1 3 Board of Trustees and Advisory and Distribution Committee Minute Book January-May 1996
1 4 Board of Trustees and Advisory and Distribution Committee Minute Book June-November 1996

Series II: Grant and Program Files Reviewed by the Board of Trustees in 1995 1994-1999

Sub-series A: Open Grant Proposals and Jennings Programs Funded in 1995 1994-1999

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1 5-19 Grants awarded to organizations, Akron Public Schools, American National Red Cross, Arts Renaissance Tremont, Ashland University, Athens County School District, Beck Center for the Cultural Arts, Bowling Green State University, Buckeye Association of School Administrators, Chautauqua Institution, Children's Concert Society of Akron, Ohio, Cincinnati Museum of Natural History, Cincinnati Public Schools, Civic Development Corporation of Ashtabula, Cleveland Artists Foundation, Cleveland Ballet, Cleveland Bicentennial Commission, Inc., Cleveland Health Education Museum, Cleveland Heights-University Heights City School District (one videotape removed to the Audio-Visual Collection), Cleveland Initiative for Education, and Cleveland Institute of Art (two separate projects), Cleveland Institute of Music, Cleveland Museum of Art,Cleveland Museum of Natural History, Cleveland Museum of Natural History, Cleveland Music School Settlement, Cleveland Play House (two separate projects), Cleveland Public Schools (two separate projects), Cleveland Scholarship Programs, Inc., Cleveland Scholarship Programs, Inc., Cleveland Society for the Blind, Cleveland State University Foundation, Inc., Close Up Foundation, and C.O.L.S., Inc., Columbus Museum of Art, Community Training and Assistance Center, Inc., COSI/Toledo (Center of Science and Industry), Council on World Affairs, Crooksville Exempted Village School District, Cuyahoga Valley Preservation and Scenic Railway Association, Dairy Barn, Southeastern Ohio's Cultural Arts Center, Inc., Dayton Philharmonic Orchestra Association, Dayton Public Schools, and Defiance College 1994-1997
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2 20-23 Grants awarded to organizations, Defiance County Board of Education, Dobama Theatre, Inc., Educational Television Association of Metropolitan Cleveland, El Barrio, Inc., Eleanor B. Rainey Memorial Institute, English-Speaking Union of the United States (two separate projects), Fairmount Theatre of the Deaf (Cleveland Signstage Theater), Federal Hocking Local Schools, Great Books Foundation, Great Lakes Museum, Great Lakes Theater Festival, Inc., and Initiatives in Urban Education Foundation 1994-1997
2 24-28 Jennings program files, Jennings Educators' Retreat, Jennings Association Membership Fund, Jennings Future Teacher Program, Jennings Grants-To-Administrators Program, Jennings Grants-To-Teachers Program, Jennings Master Teachers Program - Columbus, Ohio, Jennings Master Teachers Program - Dayton, Ohio, Jennings Opportunity Grants Program, Jennings Scholar Alumni Program - Columbus, Ohio, Jennings Scholar Alumni Program - Dayton, Ohio, Jennings Scholar Lecture Program - Columbus, Ohio, Jennings Scholar Lecture Program - Dayton, Ohio, Jennings Summer Math Workshop, and Jennings Summer Science Workshop 1994-1997
2 29-39 Grants awarded to organizations, John Carroll University (two separate projects), Karamu House, Kent State University Foundation, Inc., Kenyon College, Lake County Young Men's Christian Association, Lake Metroparks, Lake View Cemetery Foundation, Lucas County Office of Education, Lyric Opera Cleveland, Magical Theatre Company, Marietta City Schools, Miami University of Ohio, Miami Valley Career Technology Center, Mount Vernon City Schools, Museum Center Foundation, Musical Arts Association (two separate projects), National Invention Center, Inc., New Cleveland Opera Company, North Olmsted City Schools, Northeastern Educational Television of Ohio, Inc., Northern Local School District, Northern Ohio Children's Performing Music Foundation, Inc., Notre Dame College of Ohio, Ohio Academic Decathlon Association, Inc., Ohio Boychoir, Inc., Ohio Education Improvement Consortium, Inc., Ohio Federation of Soil and Water Conservation Districts, Ohio State University Development Fund, Ohio State University Foundation, Ohio University (three separate projects), Ohio Wesleyan University, and Otterbein College 1994-1999
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3 40-47 Grants awarded to organizations, Playhouse Square Foundation, PM Foundation, Positive Education Program (two separate projects), Putnam County Schools, Richland Academy of the Arts, Rittman Exempted Village School District, Roscoe Village Foundation, Inc., Salvation Army of Greater Cleveland, Toledo Ballet Association, Inc., Toledo Museum of Art, University Circle, Inc. (two separate projects), Walsh College, Inc., Western Reserve Economic Development Council, Western Reserve Historical Society, Wilderness Center, Inc., Williams County Board of Education, Wood County Educational Service Center, Wright State University, Youngstown State University, Youngstown Symphony Society, and Youth Opportunities Unlimited 1994-1997

Sub-series B: Funded Grant Proposals of the 1995 Grants-To-Teachers Program 1994-1998

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3 48-59 Adams-McFerren 1994-1998
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4 60-64 McKenzie-Williams 1994-1997

Sub-series C: Funded Proposals of the 1995 Opportunity Grant Program 1994-1997

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4 65-68 Alliance City Schools-Youngstown State University 1994-1997

Sub-series D: Funded Proposals of the 1995 Grants-To-Administrators Program 1994-1997

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4 69-76 Archdiocese of Cincinnati-Youngstown State University 1994-1997

Sub-series E: Grants Declined in 1995 1994-1996

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4 77-79 Open Grant projects not within the aims of the foundation, Adkins, Ruth-Wilberforce University 1994-1996
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5 80-90 Projects within the aims of the foundation, All Children Learn Differently School-Youngstown State University 1994-1995
5 91 Organizations not located in Ohio 1995

Series III: Grant and Program Files Reviewed by the Board of Trustees in 1996 1995-2000

Sub-series A: Open Grant Proposals and Jennings Programs Funded in 1996 1995-2000

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5 92-98 Grants awarded to organizations, Adams County Educational Service Center, American Heart Association, American National Red Cross, American NewMedia Educational Foundation, American Suicide Foundation of Northeast Ohio, Arts Renaissance Tremont, Ashland University, Ashtabula County Educational Service Center, Athens County Educational Service Center, Beck Center for the Cultural Arts, Berlin-Milan Local Schools, Bowling Green State University, Canton Symphony Orchestra Association, Chautauqua Institution, Children's Hospital Medical Center of Akron, Church of the Covenant, Cincinnati Public Schools, Citizens Education Fund, City Club Forum Foundation, Cleveland Ballet, Cleveland Botanical Garden (two separate projects), Cleveland Center for Contemporary Art, Cleveland Center for Economic Education, Cleveland Children's Museum, and Cleveland Cultural Coalition 1995-1998
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6 99-113 Grants awarded to organizations, Cleveland Health Education Museum, Cleveland Initiative for Education, Cleveland Institute of Art (two separate projects), Cleveland Institute of Music, Cleveland Museum of Natural History (two separate projects), Cleveland Music School Settlement, Cleveland Play House, Cleveland Public Schools, Cleveland Public Theatre, Inc., Cleveland Scholarship Programs, Inc. (two separate projects), Cleveland Signstage Theatre, Inc., Cleveland Society for the Blind, Cleveland State University Foundation, Inc. (two separate projects), Cleveland State University Foundation, Inc., Cleveland Technical Societies Council, Cleveland Zoological Society, Close Up Foundation, C.O.L.S., Inc., Columbus Museum of Art, Community Training and Assistance Center, Inc., Cory-Rawson Local Schools, Coshocton County Educational Service Center, Council on World Affairs, Crooksville Exempted Village School District, Dayton Philharmonic Orchestra Association, Early Childhood Development Project, Inc., East Cleveland City Schools, East Cleveland Public Library, Edison Industrial Systems Center, Educational Television Association of Metropolitan Cleveland (three separate projects), Educational Television Association of Metropolitan Cleveland, El Barrio, Inc., Eleanor B. Rainey Memorial Institute, English-Speaking Union of the United States, Ensemble Theatre, Ensemble Theatre, Erie County Educational Service Center, Esperanza Incorporated, Fairhill Center for Aging, Federal Hocking Local School District, and Friends of the Cleveland School of the Arts, Geauga County Educational Service Center, Geauga County Public Library, Graham Local School District, Great Lakes Theater Festival, Inc. (two separate projects), Greater Cleveland Roundtable, Greater Cleveland Schools' Council, Groveport Madison Schools, Guidance Centers, Hancock Historical Museum Association, Harbor Heritage Society, Hathaway Brown School, Hillel Academy of Akron, and Initiatives in Urban Education Foundation 1995-1998
6 114-116 Jennings program files, Jennings Association Membership Fund, Jennings Educators' Retreat, Jennings Future Teacher Luncheon, Jennings Grants-To-Administrators Program, Jennings Grants-To-Teachers program, and Jennings Master Teacher Awards - Cleveland, Ohio 1995-1998
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7 117-122 Jennings program files, Jennings Master Teacher Awards - Kent, Ohio, Jennings Ohio Superintendent Outstanding Performance Award - Cleveland, Ohio, Jennings Ohio Superintendent Outstanding Performance Award - Kent, Ohio, Jennings Opportunity Grant Program, Jennings Scholar Alumni Program - Cleveland, Ohio,Jennings Scholar Alumni Program - Kent, Ohio, Jennings Scholar Lecture Program - Cleveland, Ohio, Jennings Scholar Lecture Program - Kent, Ohio, Jennings Summer Math Workshop, Jennings Summer Science Workshop 1995-2000
7 123-135 Grants awarded to organizations, John Carroll University, Karamu House, Kent Public Schools, Kent State University Foundation, Inc. (three separate projects), Kenyon College, Lake Educational Assistance Foundation, Lake Erie College, Lake Metroparks, Lakewood City Schools, Leadership Lake County, Inc., Lucas County Educational Service Center, Lyric Opera Cleveland, Mentor Public Schools, Miami University of Ohio, Musical Arts Association (two separate projects), National Conference of Christians and Jews, Inc., National Conference of Christians and Jews, Inc., New Cleveland Opera Company, North Olmsted City Schools (two separate projects), Northeastern Educational Television of Ohio, Inc., Northern Ohio Children's Performing Music Foundation, Inc., Ohio Academic Decathlon Association, Inc., Ohio Academy of Science, Ohio Association for Protection and Advocacy for Persons with Developmental Disabilities, Ohio Boychoir, Inc., Ohio Council of Teachers of Mathematics, Ohio Department of Education (two separate projects), Ohio Department of Education, Ohio Northern University (two separate projects), Ohio State University Foundation, Ohio State University Research Foundation, Ohio University (two separate projects), Otterbein College, Playhouse Square Foundation, Positive Education Program (two separate projects), Rittman Exempted Village School District, River Run Arts/Earth Studies Camp, Inc., Saint Rita's School for the Deaf, Salvation Army of Greater Cleveland, South Euclid-Lyndhurst City Schools, South Point Local Schools (two separate projects), South Point Local Schools, Southern Ohio Museum Corporation, Springfield Arts Council, Inc., Springfield Symphony Orchestra, Stark County Educational Service Center, and Toledo Ballet Association, Inc. 1995-1999
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8 136-137 Grants awarded to organizations, University Circle, Inc. (two separate projects), Wayne Center for the Arts, Western Reserve Historical Society, Wright State University, Young Audiences of Greater Cleveland, Inc., Youngstown State University, and Youth Opportunities Unlimited 1995-1997

Sub-series B: Funded Grant Proposals of the 1996 Grants-To-Teachers Program 1995-1998

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8 138-148 Ackley-Wilmoth 1995-1998

Sub-series C: Funded Proposals of the 1996 Opportunity Grant Program 1995-1998

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8 149-152 African American Museum-Youngstown State University 1995-1998

Sub-series D: Funded Proposals of the 1996 Grants-To-Administrators Program 1995-1998

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8 153-155 Adams County Educational Service Center-Joseph Badger Local Schools 1995-1997
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9 156-158 Kent Public Schools-Youngstown City Schools 1995-1998

Sub-series E: Grants Declined in 1996 1995-1996

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9 159-161 Grants-To-Administrators Program projects, Adams County Educational Service Center-Worthington City Schools 1995-1996
9 162-164 Grants-To-Teachers Program projects, Adams-Younkin 1995-1996
9 165-173 Open Grant projects not within the aims of the foundation, Allen, Lisa-Young Audiences of Greater Cleveland, Inc. 1995-1996
9 174 Opportunity Grant Program projects 1996
9 175 Organizations not located in Ohio 1996

Series IV: Grant and Program Files Reviewed by the Board of Trustees in 1997 1996-2001

Sub-series A: Open Grant Proposals and Jennings Programs Funded in 1997 1996-2001

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9 176-177 Grants awarded to organizations, Adams County/Ohio Valley Local Schools, Akron Public Schools (two separate projects), American Heart Association, Applewood Centers, Inc., Arts Renaissance Tremont, Ashland University, and Ashtabula County Educational Service Center 1996-2000
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10 178-194 Grants awarded to organizations, Athens County Educational Service Center, Beck Center for the Cultural Arts, Bellevue City Schools, Bowling Green State University, C.O.L.S., Inc., Camp Fire Boys and Girls, Carrollton Exempted Village Schools, Case Western Reserve University (two separate projects), Case Western Reserve University, Center for Families and Children, Center for Leadership in Education, Inc., Chautauqua Institution, Children's Concert Society of Akron, Ohio, Cincinnati Institute of Fine Arts, Cincinnati Public Schools, City Club of Cleveland, Clark-Shawnee Local School District, Clean-Land, Ohio, Cleveland Association of Black Storytellers, Inc., Cleveland Ballet, Cleveland Bar Foundation, Cleveland Center for Economic Education, Cleveland College of Jewish Studies, Cleveland Cultural Coalition, Cleveland Education Fund, Cleveland Health Education Museum, Cleveland Health Education Museum, Cleveland Heights-University Heights School District, Cleveland Initiative for Education, Cleveland Institute of Art (two separate projects), Cleveland Institute of Music, Cleveland Museum of Natural History (three separate projects), Cleveland Music School Settlement, Cleveland Play House, Cleveland Public Schools (three separate projects), Cleveland Public Theatre, Inc., Cleveland Scholarship Programs, Inc. (two separate projects), Cleveland Signstage Theatre, Inc., Cleveland Society for the Blind, Cleveland State University Foundation, Inc., Cleveland Zoological Society, Close Up Foundation, Columbus Museum of Art, Council on World Affairs, Cuyahoga Valley Association, Cuyahoga Valley Preservation and Scenic Railway Association, Dairy Barn, Southeastern Ohio's Cultural Arts Center, Inc., Dayton Philharmonic Orchestra Association, East Muskingum Local Schools, and Educational Service Center of Lorain County, Educational Television Association of Metropolitan Cleveland (three separate projects), El Barrio, Inc., Eleanor B. Rainey Memorial Institute, Elyria City Schools, English-Speaking Union of the United States, Ensemble Theatre, Euclid City Schools, Friends of the Cleveland School of the Arts (two separate projects), Graham Local School District, Great Lakes Museum of Science, Environment and Technology 1996-1999
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11 195-196 Grants awarded to organizations, Great Lakes Theater Festival, Inc., Greater Akron Musical Association, Inc., Hancock Historical Museum Association, Hard Hatted Women, Hathaway Brown School, and Inner City Youth Foundation 1996-2000
11 197-202 Jennings program files, Jennings Association Membership Fund, Jennings Educators Retreat, Jennings Future Teacher Program, Jennings Grants-To-Administrators Program, Jennings Grants-To-Teachers Program, Jennings Master Teacher Awards - Athens, Ohio, Jennings Master Teacher Awards - Bowling Green, Ohio,Jennings Ohio Superintendent Outstanding Performance Award - Athens, Ohio, Jennings Ohio Superintendent Outstanding Performance Award - Bowling Green, Ohio, Jennings Opportunity Grants Program, Jennings Scholar Alumni Program - Athens, Ohio, Jennings Scholar Alumni Program - Bowling Green, Ohio, Jennings Scholar Lecture Program, Athens, Ohio, Jennings Scholar Lecture Program, Bowling Green, Ohio, Jennings Summer Math Workshop and Jennings Summer Science Workshop 1997-2001
11 203-213 Grants awarded to organizations, Kent Public Schools, Kent State University Foundation, Inc. (four separate projects), Kenyon College (two separate projects), Lake Educational Assistance Foundation, Lake Erie College, Lima Area Arts Council, Logan County Educational Service Center, Lucas County Educational Service Center, Lyric Opera Cleveland, Madison Local Schools, Maple Heights City Schools, Maysville Local Schools, MetroHealth System, Middletown City Schools, Mohican Schools in the Out-of-Doors, Inc., Musical Arts Association (two separate projects), Musical Arts Association, Muskingum Valley Educational Service Center, National Conference of Christians and Jews, Inc., New Cleveland Opera Company, North Olmsted City Schools (two separate projects), Northern Buckeye Education Council, Northern Local Schools, Northern Ohio Children's Performing Music Foundation, Inc., Ohio Association for Protection and Advocacy for Persons with Developmental Disabilities, Ohio Boychoir, Inc., Ohio Department of Education (two separate projects), Ohio Department of Education (two separate projects), Ohio Showboat Drama, Inc., Ohio State University Development Fund, Ohio State University Foundation, Ohio University (three separate projects), Otterbein College, Performing Arts Council of Toledo, Inc., Playhouse Square Foundation (two separate projects), Positive Education Program, Professional Flair, Inc., and Rainbow Children's Museum and TRW Early Learning Center 1996-1999
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12 214-221 Grants awarded to organizations, Resources and Instruction for Staff Excellence, Inc., Resources and Instruction for Staff Excellence, Inc., Rittman Exempted Village School District, River Run Arts/Earth Studies Camp, Inc., Robert Page Singers and Orchestra, Shaker Heights City School District, South Euclid-Lyndhurst City Schools, Southern Local Schools, Southern Ohio Museum Corporation, Springfield Symphony Orchestra, Toledo Ballet Association, Inc., Toledo Museum of Art, Toledo Opera Association, Toledo Public Schools, United Cerebral Palsy Association, University Circle, Inc. (two separate projects), University Circle, Inc.,; University of Cincinnati, University of Cincinnati Foundation, University School, Very Special Arts Ohio, Western Brown Local Schools, Western Reserve Historical Society, Young Audiences of Greater Cleveland, Inc.,Youngstown State University, Youth Opportunities Unlimited, and Zoological Society of Cincinnati 1996-1999

Sub-series B: Funded Grant Proposals of the 1997 Grants-To-Teachers Program 1996-1999

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12 222-231 Allore-Matthews 1996-1999
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13 232-238 McComas-Ziogas 1996-1999

Sub-series C: Funded Proposals of the 1997 Opportunity Grant Program 1997-1999

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13 239-242 Adams County Educational Service Center-Trimble Local Schools 1997-1999

Sub-series D: Funded Proposals of the 1997 Supplemental Opportunity Grant Program 1997-1999

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13 243 Opportunity Grants for Math Workshops 1997-1999
13 244 Opportunity Grants for Science Workshops 1997-1998

Sub-series E: Funded Proposals of the 1997 Grants-To-Administrators Program 1996-1999

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13 245-250 Akron Public Schools-Stow-Munroe Falls City Schools 1996-1999
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14 251-252 Sylvania City Schools-Youngstown State University 1997-1998

Sub-series F: Grants Declined in 1997 1997

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14 253-254 Grants-To-Administrators Program projects, Akron City Schools-Worthington City Schools 1997
14 255-256 Grants-To-Teachers Program projects, Alexander-Dill-Wood 1997
14 257-259 Open Grant projects not within the aims of the foundation, American Council of the Blind of Ohio-Zapotechne, Norma 1997
14 260-265 Open Grant projects within the aims of the foundation, Alzheimer's disease and Related Disorders Association-Columbus Chapter-Young Men's Christian Association of Greater Cleveland 1997
14 266 Organizations not located in Ohio 1997

Series V: Reports 1994-1997

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14 267 Lighthouse Early Childhood Education Project Report to the Advisory and Distribution Committee 1994
14 268-269 Executive Director's Report 1996-1997

Series VI: Alternative Education Studies 1973-1980

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14 270 Alternative Schools in Greater Cleveland: A Descriptive Study, Section I: Introduction, Historical Perspective, Summaries of Schools Studied, Recommendations January 1973
14 271 Alternative Schools in Greater Cleveland: A Descriptive Study, Section II: An Overview of Seven Alternative Schools January 1973
14 272 Alternative Schools in Greater Cleveland: A Descriptive Study, Section III: The United Independent Schools of East Cleveland January 1973
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15 273 Alternative Schools in Greater Cleveland: A Descriptive Study, Section IV: The Urban Community School January 1973
15 274-275 Alternative Schools in Greater Cleveland: A Descriptive Study, Section V: The Cleveland Urban Learning Community January 1973
15 276 Alternative Schools in Greater Cleveland: A Descriptive Study, Section VI: The Street Academy January 1973
15 277 Alternative Programs in Public Secondary Schools in Greater Cleveland: A Descriptive Study, Section I: Introduction, Overview of Existing Programs, Listing of Local Programs, Abstracts of Schools Studied, Conclusions, Implications, Recommendations March 1974
15 278 Alternative Programs in Public Secondary Schools in Greater Cleveland: A Descriptive Study, Section II: Beachwood City Schools, The Concept I Program March 1974
15 279 Alternative Programs in Public Secondary Schools in Greater Cleveland: A Descriptive Study, Section III: Berea City Schools, The Roaring 100's Program March 1974
15 280 Alternative Programs in Public Secondary Schools in Greater Cleveland: A Descriptive Study, Section IV: Cleveland Heights-University Heights City Schools, New School March 1974
15 281 Alternative Programs in Public Secondary Schools in Greater Cleveland: A Descriptive Study, Section V: Cleveland Public Schools, Woodland Job Center March 1974
15 282 Alternative Programs in Public Secondary Schools in Greater Cleveland: A Descriptive Study, Section VI: Cleveland Public Schools, Work-Study Program March 1974
15 283 Alternative Programs in Public Secondary Schools in Greater Cleveland: A Descriptive Study, Section VII: Mayfield City Schools, The Early Graduation Program: A Prototype March 1974
15 284 Alternative Programs in Public Secondary Schools in Greater Cleveland: A Descriptive Study, Section VIII: Parma City Schools, Education Through Inquiry Program March 1974
15 285 Alternative Programs in Public Secondary Schools in Greater Cleveland: A Descriptive Study, Section IX: Shaker Heights High School, Catalyst Program March 1974
15 286 A Study of Alternative Programs in Public Secondary Schools in Greater Cleveland, A Review of Three Alternative Schools in Greater Cleveland: Promising Practices and Feasibility Issues, Quest, Inc., Information Packet March 1974 July 1974 1980

Series VII: Publications of the Martha Holden Jennings Foundation 1989-2000 undated

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15 287 Announcing the Jennings Scholar Alumni Workshop 1989-1993
15 288 Annual Report 1996-1997 1999
15 289 Bulletin March 1996 February 1997 February 2000 May 2000 October 2000 December 2000
15 290 Criteria for Grants and blank applications undated
15 291 Jennings Scholar Lectures 1995-1996
15 292 Jennings Scholar Lectures 1996-1997
15 293 Jennings Scholar Lectures 1999-2000
15 294 Pro Excellentia Spring 1996 Fall 1996 Winter 1997 Spring 1997 Spring 2000 Fall 2000.