| Repository: | Western Reserve Historical Society |
| Creator: | Band, Jordan C. |
| Title: | Jordan C. Band Papers |
| Dates: | 1921-2003 |
| Extent: | 3.40 linear feet (4 containers) |
| Abstract: | Jordan C. Band (b. 1923) was a prominent Cleveland, Ohio, area lawyer and social activist. Born and raised in the Cleveland area, Band attended Western Reserve University for two years before being drafted into the Army in 1943. Upon his return home from the war in 1946, he married Alice Glickson, with whom he had three children. He finished his schooling in the Law School of Western Reserve University. Band was hired by law firm Ulmer, Berne, Gordon & Glickman (today known as Ulmer & Berne), where he worked until his retirement in 1994. Band concentrated in real estate and property law, and at one point served as the legal counsel for the Jewish Community Federation of Cleveland. Band was also involved in numerous organizations, both nationally and in the Cleveland area. Nationally, Band served as chairman of the National Jewish Community Relations Advisory Council from 1967-1970. He was the national vice president of the American Jewish Committee from 1975-1980 and a member of the National Urban Coalition, the Conference of Presidents of Major Jewish Organizations, the National Conference on Soviet Jewry, the Bureau for Careers in Jewish Service, the Council of Jewish Federations and Welfare Funds, and the Jewish War Veterans. Locally, Band was deeply involved with the Jewish Community Federation of Cleveland, serving as chairman of several committees. He was also a member of the Community Relations Board of Cleveland from 1970-1980 and 1983-1990. He was co-chairman of the Greater Cleveland Project, chairman of the Greater Cleveland Conference on Religion and Race, and chairman of the Mayor's Committee on Rewriting of Rules Applicable to Deadly Force by Cleveland Police Officers. Further, he was a member of the Greater Cleveland Roundtable Race Relations Committee, the Study Commission on Race Relations at Cleveland State University, the United Torch Allocations Guidelines Committee, and the Shaker Heights Human Rights Commission. Band was an outspoken advocate for social change and civil rights. He spoke publicly about the plight of Soviet Jewry, the perils of segregation, and the responsibility of Jews as social activists. He was active in the civil rights movement of the 1960s and frequently spoke and wrote about Black-Jewish relations. The collection consists of correspondence, awards, speech texts, writings, minutes, and scrapbooks. |
| MS Number | MS 5103 |
| Location: | closed stacks |
| Language: | The records are in English |
Jordan C. Band (b. 1923) was a prominent Cleveland, Ohio, area lawyer and social activist. Born and raised in the Cleveland, Ohio, area, Band attended Western Reserve University for two years before being drafted into the Army in 1943. Upon his return home from the war in 1946, he married Alice Glickson, with whom he had three children. He finished his schooling in the Law School of Western Reserve University. Band was hired by law firm Ulmer, Berne, Gordon & Glickman (today known as Ulmer & Berne), where he worked until his retirement in 1994. Band concentrated in real estate and property law, and at one point served as the legal counsel for the Jewish Community Federation of Cleveland.
Band was also involved in numerous organizations, both nationally and in the Cleveland area. Nationally, Band served as chairman of the National Jewish Community Relations Advisory Council from 1967-1970. He was the national vice president of the American Jewish Committee from 1975-1980 and a member of the National Urban Coalition, the Conference of Presidents of Major Jewish Organizations, the National Conference on Soviet Jewry, the Bureau for Careers in Jewish Service, the Council of Jewish Federations and Welfare Funds, and the Jewish War Veterans. Locally, Band was deeply involved with the Jewish Community Federation of Cleveland, serving as chairman of several committees. He was also a member of the Community Relations Board of Cleveland from 1970-1980 and 1983-1990. He was co-chairman of the Greater Cleveland Project, chairman of the Greater Cleveland Conference on Religion and Race, and chairman of the Mayor's Committee on Rewriting of Rules Applicable to Deadly Force by Cleveland Police Officers. Further, he was a member of the Greater Cleveland Roundtable Race Relations Committee, the Study Commission on Race Relations at Cleveland State University, the United Torch Allocations Guidelines Committee, and the Shaker Heights Human Rights Commission.
Band was an outspoken advocate for social change and civil rights. He spoke publicly about the plight of Soviet Jewry, the perils of segregation, and the responsibility of Jews as social activists. He was active in the civil rights movement of the 1960s and frequently spoke and wrote about Black-Jewish relations.
The Jordan C. Band Papers, 1921-2003 and undated, consist of correspondence, awards, speech texts, writings, minutes, and scrapbooks.
This collection is of value to researchers studying the Band family, Jewish philanthropy, and Jewish social activism, particularly in the Cleveland, Ohio, area. Of particular note are the texts of Band's speeches on various social issues and his extensive writings, both published and unpublished, collected in the scrapbooks. Correspondence related to Band's involvement in the Soviet Jewish movement includes his remarks at a 1965 rally at Cleveland Heights High School. Other interesting items include correspondence from several Israeli Prime Ministers, United States Senators, ambassadors, and politicians.
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Related MaterialResearchers should also consult call number F34ZHA B214A3, My World: An Autobiography by Jordan C. Band; and MS 4709 Anshe Chesed Congregation Records, Series II.
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 5103 Jordan C. Band Papers, Western Reserve Historical Society, Cleveland, Ohio
Gifts of Jordan C. Band in 1995 and Claudia McCord in 2009.
Processed by Jessica Marra and Sean Martin in 2012.
Series I: Personal 1921-2003 undated |
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| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 1 | 1 | Autobiographies 1998 undated | |||||||||
| 1 | 2 | Bill of Sale 1921 | |||||||||
| 1 | 3 | Biographical Sketches 1965-2001 | |||||||||
| 1 | 4 | Certificates of Appreciation 1967-2000 | |||||||||
| 1 | 5 | Certificate, Palestine Foundation Fund 1923 | |||||||||
| 1 | 6 | Certificate, schools 1937-1991 | |||||||||
| 1 | 7 | Certificate, Trees for Israel 1961 | |||||||||
| 1 | 8 | Contract, cemetery plot 1996 | |||||||||
| 1 | 9 | Correspondence, Jewish Federation of Cleveland 1957-1994 undated | |||||||||
| 1 | 10 | Correspondence, Lyndon B. Johnson 1968 | |||||||||
| 1 | 11 | Correspondence, Henry Kissinger undated | |||||||||
| 1 | 12-14 | Correspondence, personal 1934-1952 1960-1984 undated | |||||||||
| 1 | 15 | Correspondence, Soviet Jewish movement 1965-1992 | |||||||||
| 1 | 16 | Diplomas, Case Western Reserve University 1947 1948 | |||||||||
| 1 | 17 | Employee Manual, The May Company undated | |||||||||
| 1 | 18 | Fliers 1978-1979 | |||||||||
| 1 | 19 | Identification cards 1942-1961 undated | |||||||||
| 1 | 20 | Invitations 1943 1993 undated | |||||||||
| 1 | 21 | Letter of Intent, gift to Case Western Reserve University School of Law 2003 | |||||||||
| 1 | 22 | Notes 1946 undated | |||||||||
| 1 | 23 | Passports 1967 | |||||||||
| 1 | 24 | Personality Study, of Jordan C. by Alice Glickson 1944 | |||||||||
| 1 | 25 | Poetry undated | |||||||||
| 1 | 26 | Pricing chart, Band's Dry Good Store 1951 | |||||||||
| 1 | 27 | Programs 1940 1948 | |||||||||
| 1 | 28 | Ration book undated | |||||||||
| 1 | 29 | Real estate agreements 1955 1956 | |||||||||
| 1 | 30 | Report cards 1948 | |||||||||
| 1 | 31 | Speech texts, untitled remarks 1958-1970 | |||||||||
| 1 | 32 | Speech texts, "Church-State Issues" 1966 | |||||||||
| 1 | 33 | Speech texts, untitled remarks 1970-2000 | |||||||||
| 1 | 34 | Speech texts, "Sidney Z. Vincent: A Memoir" 1985 | |||||||||
| 1 | 35 | Speech texts, untitled remarks undated | |||||||||
| 1 | 36 | Title, family property 1927 | |||||||||
Series II: Jewish Community Federation of Cleveland 1957-1994 |
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| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 1 | 37 | Board/Staff Institute 1976-1977 1984 | |||||||||
| 1 | 38 | Cleveland Jewish News Liaison Committee 1979-1984 | |||||||||
| 1 | 39 | Community Relations Committee 1962-1994 | |||||||||
| 1 | 40 | Leadership Development Committee 1972-1984 | |||||||||
| 1 | 41 | Mandel Leadership Course 1984 | |||||||||
| 1 | 42 | Sidney Z. Vincent Memorial Lecture 1986-1994 | |||||||||
| 1 | 43 | Social Action Task Force 1957-1959 | |||||||||
| 1 | 44 | Tax seminar 1970 | |||||||||
| 1 | 45 | Welfare Fund Appeal Summer Outing Committee 1984 | |||||||||
Series III: Scrapbooks 1923-2003 |
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| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 2 | 1-2 | Scrapbooks ca. 1940 | |||||||||
| 2 | 3-7 | Memoirs and Memories, Volumes 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 1923-1975 | |||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 3 | 1-7 | Memoirs and Memories, Volumes 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, and 12 1976-1996 | |||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 4 | 1-2 | Memoirs and Memories, Volumes 13 and 14 1996-2001 | |||||||||
| 4 | 3-4 | This is What I Said. This is What I Believe. Volumes 1 and 2 1964-2003 | |||||||||