| Repository: | Western Reserve Historical Society |
| Creator: | Abrams, Beatrice Yarus family |
| Title: | Beatrice Yarus Abrams Family Papers |
| Dates: | 1896-2002 |
| Extent: | 2.01 linear feet (2 containers and 1 oversize folder) |
| Abstract: | Beatrice Yarus Abrams and her husband, Harry Abrams, owned Caxton Printers Supply Company. She was active in the Cleveland, Ohio, area Jewish community, served as a board member of Cleveland Club of Litho and Printing House Craftsmen and president of Memorial School PTA.. The collection consists of correspondence, a diary, contracts, newspaper articles, newsletters, program booklets, diplomas, greeting cards, and World War II memorabilia. |
| MS Number | MS 4941 |
| Location: | closed stacks |
| Language: | The records are in English |
Beatrice Yarus Abrams was born in Cleveland, Ohio, in 1910 and lived in Cleveland for all of her ninety-five years. Her family, Yarus, immigrated to the United States from the Austro-Hungarian empire prior to the 1890s. She graduated from Glenville High School in 1927 and married Harry Abrams in 1932 in the first wedding held at the newly constructed B'nai Jeshurun Synagogue.
She was active in Hadassah, Temple Tifereth Israel and served as president of Memorial School PTA. With her husband, Harry, she founded the Caxton Printers Supply Company in 1945 and for 55 years served as the treasurer and office manager. Their son, Ronald, became president of the company upon the death of his father, Harry, in 1973.
Beatrice was an active board member of the Cleveland Club of Litho and Printing House Craftsmen. When the international convention of this organization was held in Cleveland, in 1972, she planned portions of the program.
The Beatrice Yarus Abrams Family Papers, 1896-2002 and undated, consist of correspondence, a diary, contracts, newspaper articles, newsletters, program booklets, diplomas, greeting cards, and World War II memorabilia. Documents related to Irving Yarus, father of Beatrice; Joe and Pearl Abrams, parents of Harry; Ronald and Sylvia Abrams, son and daughter-in-law of Beatrice; and Ruth and Sharon Abrams, granddaughters of Beatrice are included in the collection.
This collection is of value to researchers studying small business, particularly printing companies and activities in the Jewish community in the Cleveland, Ohio, area. It will be of interest to those studying the role of women in business in the second half of the twentieth century in northeast Ohio. The collection also contains World War II materials of interest including correspondence relating to attempts to rescue family members from Europe in 1940. Rationing problems and volunteer activities in Cleveland during World War II are also included.
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The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.
[Container ___, Folder ___ ] MS 4941 Beatrice Yarus Abrams Family Papers, Western Reserve Historical Society, Cleveland, Ohio
Gift of Ronald and Sylvia Abrams in 2004.
Processed by Evy Rosenblum in 2006.
Beatrice Yarus Abrams Family Papers 1896-2002 and undated |
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| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 1 | 1 | Abrams, Joe and Pearl. High school play, receipt book, correspondence, contracts, script, B'nai B'rith financial records 1927-29, 1936, 1952, 1956, 1961 and undated | |||||||||
| 1 | 2 | Abrams, Beatrice. Confirmation and graduation certificates, correspondence 1924-32, 1937, 1940, 1971-72, 1980-89, 1990-1992, and undated | |||||||||
| 1 | 3 | Abrams, Beatrice, birthday and holiday cards undated | |||||||||
| 1 | 4 | Abrams, Beatrice, Valentines. Beatrice was one year old 1911 | |||||||||
| 1 | 5 | Abrams, Beatrice, Synagogue music booklet; memory book, Book of Jewish Memories; appointment calendar 1926 1928 1942 1978-1979 | |||||||||
| 1 | 6 | Abrams, Ronald and Sylvia. Announcement, invitation, misc . | |||||||||
| 1 | 7 | Abrams, Ruth and Sharon Abrams. Correspondence, articles, awards, misc. Ruth; and Sharon 1969-70, 1977-1981, 1984, 1987-1990 1970, 1983-1985, 1990-1992, and undated | |||||||||
| 1 | 8 | Abrams, Harry. Birth, school reports, Glenville High School, Cleveland Advertising School, and John Huntington Polytechnic Institute diplomas, South Euclid Civil Service Commission members, cards, correspondence, notes from First Aid course 1909, 1921, 1927-28, 1933-36, 1939, 1942, 1946, 1954, 1970, 1972 and undated | |||||||||
| 1 | 9 | Abrams, Ronald. Receipts for US war savings bonds, diet list, cards sent to mother and father, NELFTY Camp assignment, class talk on graphic arts 1935, 1937, 1939, 1940, 1944-1945, 1952, 1985, 1997 | |||||||||
| 1 | 10 | Abrams, Norman, Hilda and Abe, Robert, Stanley - Correspondence, newspaper article, school graduation 1926, 1932-1934, 1960-1975, 1982-1983 | |||||||||
| 1 | 11 | Cayton Printing Supply Company, correspondence, receipts, permits, notes for speeches, inventories, advertising 1945-1946, 1949, 1951-1954, 1957-1962, 1969, 1972-1973, 1980, 2000, and undated | |||||||||
| 1 | 12 | Craftsmen House - Printers, correspondence, newspaper and magazine articles, conference program books, newsletters, minutes 1948-1949, 1955-1956, 1963, 1966, 1971-1974, 1980-1984, 1988-1989, 1991, 1995, undated | |||||||||
| 1 | 13 | Cleveland Club of Litho and Printing House Craftsmen, newspaper article, program booklets, newsletter 1945, 1952-1953, 1966-1968, 1976-1978 | |||||||||
| 1 | 14 | Cleveland Club of Litho and Printing House Craftsmen, Newsletters, brochures 1981-1997 | |||||||||
| 1 | 15 | Correspondence, family 1949, 1956, 1964, 1973-80, 1983-85, 1992, 1994, 1996, undated | |||||||||
| 1 | 16 | Graduations, catalogues, including photographs of graduates 1925, 1926, 1928, and undated | |||||||||
| 1 | 17 | Green, Josephine, school papers 1896 | |||||||||
| 1 | 18 | Life cycle events, wedding announcements, yahrzeit dates, birthday milestones, baby naming, B'nai Mitzvahs 1907, 1931, 1939, 1954, 1980-1999, 2002, and undated | |||||||||
| 1 | 19 | Synagogue events, bulletins, correspondence, certificate, program for testimonial to honor Rabbi Abba Hillel Silver 1945, 1952-53, 1996, 2000, and undated | |||||||||
| 1 | 20 | World War II, letter from family members offering to aid relatives in their attempts to escape from Europe, correspondence from family members in the armed forces, war ration coupons, forms and correspondence to obtain rationed gasoline, Red Cross first aid course attendance records, Stage Door Canteen of Cleveland applications and requirements 1940-1945 | |||||||||
| 1 | 21 | Yarus, Leonard, correspondence, school themes, debate materials and course papers undated | |||||||||
| 1 | 22 | Yarus, George, Kenneth, Marilyn, and Sidney, business cards, loan contract, bulletins, certificate, newspaper clips, elementary school papers 1917- 1996 | |||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 2 | 1 | Scrapbook. Harry Abrams, Hazedell Elementary, Patrick Henry Junior High and Glenville High School magazines, theater and concert programs, newspaper clippings, heights Temple programs 1924-1928 | |||||||||
| 2 | 2 | Scrapbook. Memorial Elementary School PTA, Bea Abrams president, newspaper clippings, mailing to members, mounted photo and programs; Yarus, Beatrice, Certificates: Religious School graduation, B'nai Yeshurun; Confirmation, B'nai Jeshurun; High School graduation, B'nai Jeshurun; Glenville High School graduation; B'nai Jeshurun college dept graduation; College of Jewish Studies, graduation, Jewish Teachers Institute; Pythian, initiation; Sound Recording: Rita Abrams (niece of Harry Abrams), Miss Abrams and the Strawberry Point Third Grade, "Mill Valley" and "The Happiest Day of My Life"; Sound Recording: Rita Abrams (niece of Harry Abrams), Miss Abrams and the Strawberry Point Fourth Grade, "Wonder" and "Floating Away"; Sound Recording: Rabbi Abba Hillel Silver, What is Judaism?; Etchings, reproductions, art of Lionel Barrymore 1945-1946 1924-1928 undated | |||||||||
| Folder | |||||||||||
| Oversize 1 | Glenville High School diploma - Harry Abrams 1927 | ||||||||||