Finding aid for the MS 5433 George Forbes Papers, Series II


Repository: Western Reserve Historical Society
Creator: George Forbes
Title: MS 5433 George Forbes Papers, Series II
Dates: 1945-2014
Extent: 28.01 linear feet (31 containers, including one oversized container and one oversized folder)
Abstract: George L. Forbes (b. 1931) was arguably the most powerful man in Cleveland politics during the 1970s and 1980s. His position as the President of Cleveland City Council from 1974-1989 was crucial in the relationships he formed with mayors Dennis Kucinich and George Voinovich which were sometimes contentious. He also used this prominent position to promote civil rights and minority-owned businesses. Forbes was born in Memphis, Tennessee, on April 4, 1931, coming to the Cleveland area in the 1950s to earn his degrees from Baldwin Wallace College in 1957 and the Cleveland Marshall College of Law in 1961. A lawyer by profession, Forbes was admitted to both the Ohio and Federal Bars in 1962. In 1963 he was elected to Cleveland City Council, where he served for 27 years. He assisted Carl B. Stokes in his mayoral runs, helped to establish the 21st District Congressional Caucus to improve race relations within the Democratic party, and formed the first African-American law firm in Cleveland. He was also involved in a number of civic organizations, including the Cleveland Chapter of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), where he served as President from 1992-2012, The Urban League, The Council of Economic Opportunity, the Businessmen's Interracial Committee on Community Affairs, the John Harlan Law Club, and the National Association of Defense Lawyers for Criminal Cases. He was acquitted of bribery, extortion, and theft in office in 1979, has plead guilty to ethics violations in dealing with the Ohio Bureau of Workers Compensation in 2007, and was sanctioned by the Ohio Supreme Court in 2008, which put his law license in jeopardy. During his career he has advocated for the poor and minority groups. He has worked against racial discrimination within a number of organizations, including the Regional Transit Authority and the Cleveland Police Force, created a mandate that a minimum percentage of construction work within the city be done by minority contractors/workers, and battled to improve city schools. The collection consists of awards, certificates, correspondence, financial records, legal documents, newspaper clippings, pamphlets, photographs, posters, research materials, reports, speeches, survey, and audiovisual recordings.
MS Number MS 5433
Location: closed stacks
Language: The records are in English

Biography of George Forbes

George L. Forbes (b. 1931) was arguably the most powerful man in Cleveland politics during the 1970s and 1980s. His position as the President of Cleveland City Council from 1974-1989 was crucial in the relationships he formed with mayors Dennis Kucinich and George Voinovich which were sometimes contentious. He also used this prominent position to promote civil rights and minority-owned businesses. Forbes was born in Memphis, Tennessee, on April 4, 1931, coming to the Cleveland area in the 1950s to earn his degrees from Baldwin Wallace College in 1957 and the Cleveland Marshall College of Law in 1961. A lawyer by profession, Forbes was admitted to both the Ohio and Federal Bars in 1962. In 1963 he was elected to Cleveland City Council, where he served for 27 years. He assisted Carl B. Stokes in his mayoral runs, helped to establish the 21st District Congressional Caucus to improve race relations within the Democratic party, and formed the first African-American law firm in Cleveland. He was also involved in a number of civic organizations, including the Cleveland Chapter of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), where he served as President from 1992-2012, The Urban League, The Council of Economic Opportunity, the Businessmen's Interracial Committee on Community Affairs, the John Harlan Law Club, and the National Association of Defense Lawyers for Criminal Cases. He was acquitted of bribery, extortion, and theft in office in 1979, has plead guilty to ethics violations in dealing with the Ohio Bureau of Workers Compensation in 2007, and was sanctioned by the Ohio Supreme Court in 2008, which put his law license in jeopardy. During his career he has advocated for the poor and minority groups. He has worked against racial discrimination within a number of organizations, including the Regional Transit Authority and the Cleveland Police Force, created a mandate that a minimum percentage of construction work within the city be done by minority contractors/workers, and battled to improve city schools.


Scope and Content

The collection consists of awards, articles, certificates, bulletins, correspondence, financial records, interviews, invitations, legal documents, membership cards, newsletters, newspaper clippings, notes, obituaries, photographs (black and white and color), programs, property records, reports, speeches, surveys, and audiovisual recordings.

This collection is of value to researchers studying the city of Cleveland and its local politics, African Americans in political life, both in general and more specifically in the Cleveland, Ohio, area. Anyone interested in Cleveland political history, Cleveland City Council, African-American history in Cleveland, African-American lawyers and politicians in Cleveland, civil rights, Cleveland business, the NAACP of Cleveland, Ohio political history, or race relations, particularly in the 1970s and 1980s will find this collection of note. Those specifically interested in the family and career of George Forbes will find this collection very useful as well. Worthy of note are materials related to the work of the local Democratic Party in the early 1970s and to Forbes' campaign for mayor in 1989. Forbes' speeches, though sometimes unidentified and undated, focus on such topics as racial relations and the role of religion in African American life. Materials related to Forbes' work with the NAACP also concern the Cleveland Municipal School District.


Statement of Arrangement

The collection is arranged in seven series. Series I: Forbes Family Papers is arranged alphabetically by document type. Series II: Politics and Civic Life is arranged alphabetically by subject. Series III: Legal Career is arranged alphabetically by subject. Series IV: NAACP is arranged in six sub-series: Sub-Series A: Administrative; Sub-Series B: Events; Sub-Series C: Financials; Sub-Series D: Litigation; Sub-Series E: Press Releases and Articles; and Sub-Series F: Subject Files. Sub-Series A is arranged alphabetically by document type. Sub-Series B, C, D, E, and F are arranged alphabetically by subject. Series V: Ohio Bureau of Workers' Compensation is arranged alphabetically by subject. Series VI: Photographs is arranged alphabetically by subject. Series VII: Audiovisual Recordings is arranged alphabetically by subject.

Restrictions on Access

None.

Related Material

The researcher should also consult MS 5136 George Forbes Papers; MS 3520 National Association for the Advancement of Colored People Cleveland Branch Records; MS 4475 National Association for the Advancement of Colored People Cleveland Branch Records, Series II; and MS 4370 Carl Stokes Papers.

Indexing Terms

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

Subjects:

African American lawyers -- Ohio -- Cleveland
African American politicians -- Ohio -- Cleveland
African Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
Civil rights -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
Cleveland (Ohio) -- Politics and government.
Cleveland (Ohio) -- Race relations.
Cleveland (Ohio). City Council.
Forbes, George L., 1931-
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. Cleveland Branch.
Political campaigns -- Ohio -- Cleveland.

Preferred Citation

[Container __, Folder __], MS 5433 George Forbes Papers, Series II, Western Reserve Historical Society, Cleveland, Ohio.

Acquisition Information

Gift of George Forbes, 2017.

Processing Information

Processed by Bradford Eason, Lae'l Hughes-Watkins, and Sean Martin.

Detailed Description of The Collection

Series I: Forbes Family Papers 1945-2014 and undated

Box Folder
1 1 Articles, about Forbes 1990, 2013
1 2 Awards, and certificates (original material removed to Oversized Container 1) 1980s-2000s
1 3 Biographical summaries and statements 1990s and undated
1 4 Booklet, Who Murdered Africa undated
1 5 Bracelet, Girl Forbes 1964
1 6 Bulletin, Jerusalem, The Garden Tombs, Easter Sunrise Service 1980
1 7 Calendar, Black Achievers Voices of Cleveland 1994
1 8 Campaign flyer, Wanda Jean Green, Cleveland Board of Education 1994
1 9 Certificate of Registration, Board of Elections, George L. Forbes 1972
1 10 Certificate of Registration, Board of Elections, Mary E. Forbes, 1978 1978
1 11 Certificates, Mary Forbes 1992, 1995
1 12 Correspondence, Bellflower house, zoning variance 1991
1 13 Correspondence, The Club at Society Center 1990-1992
1 14 Correspondence, Leyana Crumpton 1995
1 15 Correspondence, Cleoford A. Forbes (Zeke Forbes) 1987, 2009-2014
1 16 Correspondence, Mack Forbes 1950s-1970s
1 17 Correspondence, Forest City Garden Club 1990s
1 18 Correspondence, general family 1950s-1980s
1 19 Correspondence, Edward Kennedy 1985
1 20 Correspondence, Lake View Cemetery Association 1960s, 1990s, 2000s
1 21 Correspondence, Carl Stokes 1992
1 22 Correspondence, Werner United Methodist Church 1986
1 23 Diploma, Doctor of Laws, Baldwin-Wallace College 1990
1 24 Diploma, Doctor of Laws, Central State University, honoris causa 1989
1 25 Diploma, Cleveland State University, honorary law degree 1998
1 26 Diploma, Grammar Department, Memphis City Schools 1945
1 27 Diploma, Manassas High School, Memphis 1949
1 28 Family tree, and related information undated
1 29 Greeting cards, Christmas in Cleveland, Reverend Ralph Fotia 1988
1 30 Handbook, and related documents, Forest City Garden Club 2014 and undated
1 31 Interview, Change Agent, oral history May 24, 1988
1 32 Interview, HistoryMakers, oral history 2013
1 33 Invitations, bridal shower, Lauren Forbes 2008 and undated
1 34 Invitations, wedding, Mildred O. Forbes 2002
1 35 Journal, Central State University Alumni Journal 1989
1 36 Manual, Pi Lambda Phi fraternity undated
1 37 Marriage license, photocopy, Mildred O. Forbes 2002
1 38 Membership card, NAACP 1989
1 39 Natal Record, Boy Forbes "B" 1962
1 40 Natal Record, Girl Forbes "A" 1968
1 41 Newspaper and magazine clippings (oversized material removed to Boxes 3 and 4) 1950s-2000s
1 42 Notes, handwritten, unidentified undated
1 43 Nursery Calling Card, The Mount Sinai Hospital of Cleveland, Girl Forbes undated
1 44 Obituary, Thelma Louise Forbes Ashby 1985
1 45 Obituary, Eliza May Forbes Davis 1989
1 46 Obituary, Elnora Forbes 1974
1 47 Obituary, Georgie P. Quinn 1977
Box Folder
2 1 Phone directories undated
2 2 Programs, events 1989, 1991
2 3 Program, Commencement, Howard University School of Law 1984
2 4 Program, and booklet, Manassas High School 1953, 1978, 2000
2 5 Program, Commencement, Spelman College 1981
2 6 Program, Funeral, Mary L. Echols 1976
2 7 Property Records, 9709 Mount Auburn 1980s
2 8 Property Records, East 115th Street and Bellflower 2006
2 9 Report Cards, George L. Forbes, law school 1961
2 10 Statements, carnival investigation, Basil Russo, Lonnie Burten, E. T. Caviness, Mary Zone, Mr. Sullivan, Mildred Madison 1970s
2 11 Tribute, to George and Mary Forbes, by Emogene Maxey 1989
2 12 Wills, George and Mary Forbes 2005

Series II: Politics and Civic Life 1964-2012 and undated

Box Folder
5 1 21st Congressional District Caucus, May Primary 1972
5 2 American Civil Liberties Union 2011
5 3 African American Archives Auxiliary, Western Reserve Historical Society 1999
5 4 Air Show 1986, 1988
5 5 Airlines 1983
5 6 Arrington, Marvin, candidate, Mayor, Atlanta 2001
5 7 Ashe Cultural Center 2008
5 8 Baldwin-Wallace 1990s
5 9 Baldwin-Wallace 1992
5 10 Baldwin-Wallace, teaching 1990s
5 11 Baldwin-Wallace, Sprout Program 1991
5 12 Black Women's Political Action Committee 1988
5 13 Boundary Adjustments, Lakewood and East Cleveland 1986
5 14 Business Voluntarism Council undated
5 15 Businessmen's Interracial Committee 1972
5 16 Call and Post 1990-2007
5 17 Call and Post 2008-2010
5 18 Campaign, Mayor of Cleveland, Candidate Campaign Income Report 1989
5 19 Campaign, Mayor of Cleveland, Cleveland Change of Registration 1989
5 20 Campaign, Mayor of Cleveland, contributions 1989
5 21 Campaign, Mayor of Cleveland, correspondence 1989
5 22 Campaign, Mayor of Cleveland, Tim Hagan 1989
5 23 Campaign, Mayor of Cleveland, Issues and Answers 1989
5 24 Campaign, Mayor of Cleveland, issues, drugs 1989
5 25 Campaign, Mayor of Cleveland, League of Women Voters 1989
5 26 Campaign, Mayor of Cleveland, news coverage 1989
5 27 Campaign, Mayor of Cleveland, notes 1989
5 28 Campaign, Mayor of Cleveland, Redistribution Reports 1989
5 29 Campaign, Mayor of Cleveland, scrapbook 1989
5 30 Campaign, Mayor of Cleveland, strategy 1989
5 31 Campaign, James Carney 1973
5 32 "Catholicism and Black Relations", article by Charles D. Burns, S.V.D. (Society of the Divine Word) 1975-1976
5 33 Citizens for a Clean Ohio undated
5 34 Cleveland City Council, Political Committee, Finance Report 1979
5 35 Cleveland Clinic, Euclid Avenue and the Black Community 2006
5 36 Cleveland Council of Camp Fire Inc. 1973
Box Folder
6 1 Cleveland Division of Air Pollution Control, Alchem-Tron 1980s
6 2 Cleveland General Election 1975
6 3 Cleveland Public Library, Arlington Branch 1977
6 4 Cleveland Scholarship Programs, Adult Learner Program October 1996
6 5 Cleveland Scholarship Programs, Board Meetings 1996-1997
6 6 Cleveland Scholarship Programs, Board Meetings 1998
6 7 Cleveland Scholarship Programs, correspondence 1998
6 8 Cleveland Scholarship Programs, Financial Statement 1996
6 9 Cleveland Scholarship Programs, memoranda 1990s and undated
6 10 Cleveland Scholarship Programs, reports 1996
6 11 Cleveland Scholarship Programs, state funding 1996
6 12 Cleveland Scholarship Programs, Trustee Manual undated
6 13 Cleveland Stadium, on East 3rd Street, correspondence from Art Modell 1987
6 14 Cleveland Zoological Society 1990s
6 15 Cleveland Zoological Society, agendas 1990s
6 16 Cleveland Zoological Society, Board 1990s
6 17 Columbus School Board, candidate fundraiser 2003
6 18 Constituents, correspondence 1986-1987
6 19 Convention Center Complex 1989
6 20 Corner Tavern, dedication 2002
6 21 Cory United Methodist Church 1991
6 22 Council on Economic Opportunities in Greater Cleveland 2010
6 23 Crack, cocaine 1989
6 24 Cuyahoga County Administration Building, Richard E. Jacobs Group 2004
6 25 Cuyahoga County Republican Organization 1982
Box Folder
7 1 Daily Planners, original material removed to Boxes 9 and 10 1991-1998, 2004, 2006-2012
7 2 Democratic Committee, Urban Specialists 1973
7 3 Democratic National Convention 1996
7 4 Democratic Party 1972
7 5 Democratic Party, campaign bills 1973
7 6 Democratic Party, Constitution and Bylaws 1972
7 7 Democratic Party, correspondence 1972
7 8 Democratic Party, correspondence 1973
7 9 Democratic Party, correspondence, re Harvard-Lee Shopping Center 1973
7 10 Democratic Party, lawsuits, C. Miller v. J. Bartunek 1972-1973
7 11 Democratic Party, meetings 1973
7 12 Democratic Party, Politics 1972, 1976
7 13 Democratic Party, Political Applications and Appointments 1973
7 14 Democratic Party, Political Campaigns 1973
7 15 Democratic Party, requests for employment 1972
7 16 Democratic Party, Ward Clubs and leaders 1973
7 17 Deters, Joseph, fundraiser 2000
7 18 Downtown planning 1980s
7 19 East Cleveland, elections 1999
7 20 Election 2008
7 21 Fannie M. Lewis Cleveland Resident Employment Law 2008
7 22 Figgie International, Chagrin Highlands 1994
7 23 Fisher, Lee 1990s
7 24 Forbes Drive, N. E. undated
7 25 Forum on Judicial Election, Report 2009
7 26 Friends of George Forbes 1989-1990
7 27 Glenn, John 1983
7 28 Glenville Commons, groundbreaking 1988
7 29 Governor's Awards banquet, Forbes recipient 1977
7 30 Great Lakes International Corporation 1972
7 31 Greater Cleveland Growth Association 1972
7 32 Greater Cleveland Hospital Association 1972
7 33 Halloran Park 1980s
7 34 Harper, Sara J. 2010
7 35 Health Services Agency 1976
7 36 Hessler Road 1987
7 37 Householder, Larry 2003
7 38 Housing data, by wards and neighborhoods 1972
7 39 Husted, Jon 2004
7 40 International Library of Afro American Life and History 1986
7 41 Jackson, Frank undated
7 42 Jacobs, Richard E., and Lee Fisher 1991
7 43 Job preparation and retention training 2005
7 44 Jones, Basheer undated
7 45 Jones, Stephanie Tubbs 1990
7 46 Landlord-Tenant relations, Governor's Housing and Community Development Advisory Commission Undated
7 47 Leadership Cleveland, applications 1994-2000
7 48 Legal Aid Society 1988
7 49 Martin Luther King, Jr. Week 1991
7 50 Minority business, issues 2004
7 51 Minority Business Enterprise 1989
7 52 Minority Development Financing 1995
7 53 Minority Development Financing Commission 1988
7 54 Montgomery, Betty 2001
7 55 Moss, Otis, Rev. Dr. 2008
7 56 Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District 2009
7 57 Ohio African Trade Office 1987-1988
7 58 Ohio Casino Bill 2010
7 59 PACE Community School 2008 and undated
7 60 Petro, Jim 2001-2002
7 61 Pierce, Raymond C. 2001
7 62 Petition, for stop signs, East 128th Street and Edmonton undated
7 63 Pinkney, Arnold 1972
7 64 Plumbers' Local Union #55 1989
Box Folder
8 1 Police, use of deadly force and other issues 1989, 2000-2005
8 2 RTA, The Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority 2010
8 3 Redistricting 1970-1971
8 4 Renegotiation Act, government procurement, HR 5959 1970s
8 5 Schools 1980s
8 6 Second Calvary Missionary Baptist Church 1989
8 7 Sidewalk repair 1989
8 8 Speech, "Against All Odds", New Day in Hough undated
8 9 Speech, "The Black Church" undated
8 10 Speech, Church Men's Days 1980s
8 11 Speech, City Council undated
8 12 Speech, Jesse Jackson undated
8 13 Speech, Martin Luther King, Jr. memorial January 1985
8 14 Speech, Regionalism, MetroHealth Black History 2004
8 15 Speeches, unidentified undated
8 16 Speeches, unidentified 1980s
8 17 Speech, Williams Temple Church of God in Christ 1987
8 18 Special Committee to Investigate the 1972 Primary Election 1972
8 19 Stokes, Louis, memorial booklet undated
8 20 Student loans funding 1990s
8 21 Survey of Voter Attitudes in the City of Cleveland September 1988
8 22 Taft, Bob 1980s-1990s
8 23 Tort Law Committee, State of Ohio 1988
8 24 Union Grove Baptist Church 1991
8 25 University Hospitals, Black Clergy Health Plan 1990s
8 26 University Hospitals, Cultural Diversity Committee 1999
8 27 University Hospitals, Student National Medical Association 1992
8 28 Urban League of Greater Cleveland 1980s
8 29 Warehouse District, crime and discrimination 2010
8 30 WERE, American Federation of Television and Radio Artists 1973
8 31 WERE, correspondence and memoranda 1972-1973
8 32 WERE, future topics for radio programs 1972-1973
8 33 WERE, general 1973
8 34 WERE, "People Power" editorials 1973

Series III: Legal Career 1972-2007 and undated

Box Folder
11 1 9001 Kinsman Corporation 1989
11 2 9100 Kinsman 2001
11 3 9100 Kinsman, lawsuit 1990s
11 4 12421-23 St. Clair Avenue 1972
11 5 Affirmative Action, Cleveland Public Library 1993
11 6 All-Pro Enterprises, Inc., franchises 1973
11 7 Ameritrust 1991
11 8 Augrid Corporation 1998
11 9 Bar Association 1990s
11 10 Boneyard, Mayfield Boneyard, issues of discrimination 2007
11 11 Central State University 1982
11 12 Collier-Williams, Cassandra 1990s
11 13 Collier-Williams, Cassandra 1999 and undated
11 14 Collier-Williams, Cassandra, Elizabeth Willis 1990s
11 15 Collier-Williams, Oscar and Sylvia Morgan 1990s
11 16 Collier-Williams, Cassandra, CCW 746 1990s
11 17 Colonial Life v. Mary Tall Hammer 2000s
11 18 Court of Common Pleas 1997
11 19 Disciplinary Counsel v. Taft 2006
11 20 Dolin, William 1980s
11 21 Dolin, William 1987-1988
11 22 Drake, Delores B 1999
11 23 EPA, Environmental Protection Agency, case involving Berea and Strongsville 1990s
Box Folder
12 1 First American Security Thrift, and Call and Post 1995
12 2 Flats Development, Jacobs Investments 1985-1986
12 3 Forbes, Helen 1998
12 4 Forbes, Fields, and Associates 1999
12 5 Forbes, Forbes, and Teamor 1988-1992
12 6 Forbes, Forbes, and Teamor, contributions 1991
12 7 Forbes, Forbes, and Teamor, dissolution April, 1995
12 8 Forbes, Forbes, and Teamor, employees 1988-1992
12 9 Forbes, Forbes, and Teamor, finances 1992
12 10 Forbes, George, time sheets 1990
12 11 Francis J. Callahan v. Ernest P. Mansour, et al., Swagelok, Invacare (original material removed to Box 14) 1990s-2000s
12 12 Fuller family 1991
12 13 Head, James 1973
12 14 Highland Cemetery, Frank Michaels 1988, 1990, 1993
12 15 Information Communication Motivation Seminar 1975
12 16 International Star Cable, Zakee A. Rashid 1993
12 17 International Star Cable, Zakee A. Rashid 1993 and undated
12 18 International Star Cable, Zakee A. Rashid 1996
12 19 International Star Cable, Zakee A. Rashid 1996 and undated
12 20 Jacobs, Visconsi, and Jacobs, Columbia Mall 1990
12 21 Jones, Samuel, Peter M. Crews, Walter Burrell 1973
12 22 King, Don 2007
12 23 L. Gray Barrel and Drum Company, 2800 East 90th Street 1990s
12 24 Linda Spivey, et al. v. State of Ohio and Tanya Mixon, et al. v. State of Ohio (original material removed to Box 19) 1990s and undated
12 25 Mark's Sausage (original material removed to Boxes 17 and 18) 1990s
12 26 McDonald's Corporation, Woodmere Zoning ordinance 1986
12 27 McElroy v. St. Vincent Charity Hospital, et al. 2002-2003
12 28 MDL Capital Management, Mark D. Lay 2006
12 29 National Bar Association 1993-1994
12 30 National Association of Securities Professionals 1998-1999
12 31 Office, burglaries 1984-1985, 1991
Box Folder
13 1 Office, correspondence, general 1960s-1980s
13 2 Office, correspondence, general 1980s-2000s
13 3 Office, correspondence, general undated
13 4 Office, discipline and other issues 1991-1992
13 5 Office, lease 1992
13 6 Oliver McCall 1996-1999
13 7 Office, protocol, Forbes, Forbes, and Teamor 1991 and undated
13 8 P. W. Publication Company 1994
13 9 Partnership Agreements 1986, 1991
13 10 Pubco 1991
13 11 Ricky Ly's Thai Classic Gourmet 2009
13 12 Rob-Ryan, Inc., 7211-7217 Quincy Avenue, zoning issue 1991
13 13 Rogers, Horton, and Forbes 1978, 1980, 1982
13 14 Rogers, Horton, and Forbes 1984
13 15 Saffold, Oscar, Personal Physician Care, University Hospitals 1998
13 16 Solomon, Vena 1991
13 17 Walter A. Burks, et al. v. Peck, Shaffer and Williams, et al. (original material removed to Boxes 15 and 16) 1990s
13 18 Werner Community Outreach 1990s-2000s
13 19 Werner Community Outreach 1990s-2000s
13 20 Werner Community Outreach 1990s-2000s
13 21 Wenk, Philip and Marsha 2002

Series IV: National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) 1984-201 and undated

Sub-Series A: Administrative 1992-2011 and undated

Box Folder
20 1 Annual Reports 1999, 2001
20 2 Bylaws and Constitution 1993-1994
20 3 Bylaws and Constitution 2010-2011
20 4 Correspondence 1983, 1993-1995
20 5 Correspondence 1996-1997
20 6 Correspondence 2010-2011
20 7 Correspondence, memoranda 1995-2002
20 8 Meeting Minutes 1994-1999
20 9 Meeting Minutes 2003-2011
20 10 Membership 1995-1996
20 11 Officer Lists 1993-1997, 2010-2011
20 12 Freedom Fund Dinner Program 1994
20 13 Freedom Fund Dinner Program 1995
20 14 Freedom Fund Dinner Program 1997
20 15 Freedom Fund Dinner Program 1998
20 16 Freedom Fund Dinner Program 1999, 2009
20 17 Newsletters 2001, 2008, 2010
20 18 Organization Report, Review 1995
20 19 Organization Review, Report 1995
20 20 Speeches 1995 and undated

Sub-Series B: Events 1994-2011 and undated

Box Folder
20 21 A 21st Century Symposium 1994
20 22 African American Family Day Picnic 1993
20 23 African American Family Day Picnic 1994
20 24 African American Family Day Picnic 1995
20 25 Freedom Fund Dinner 1994
Box Folder
21 1-14 Freedom Fund Dinner 1995-1999, 2001, 2004-2011
21 15 Kenneth Blackwell, Breakfast 1997
21 16 Louis Stokes, Reception 1995
21 17 Mike Veon, Fundraiser 2004
21 18 NAACP Conferences 1993, 1997, 2004, 2008-2009
21 19 William Batchelder, Reception 2011

Sub-Series C: Financials 1993-2011

Box Folder
21 20-22 Financials 1993-2011

Sub-Series D: Litigation 1993-2011

Box Folder
21 23 Cleveland NAACP v. City of Parma 1993, 1999
21 24 Cleveland NAACP v. Cuyahoga County Board of Elections 1994
21 25-32 Cleveland Municipal School District takeover, Linda Spivey, Tanya Mixon 1995-1999, 2010
Box
22 Cleveland Municipal School District, takeover, Linda Spivey, Tanya Mixon 1995-1999, 2010
Box Folder
23 1-5 Forbes v. NAACP Board of Directors 2001-2003
23 6 Harris v. Bornhorst et al. 2007-2008
23 7 Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District (NEORSD) v. Bath Township 2010-2011
23 8 Penny et al. v. BP America et al. 1996
23 9-13 Shampail and Hastings Hitchcock 1995-1997
23 14 State of Ohio Francis E. Gaul v. NAACP 1994
23 15 State of Ohio v. Tanisha Gill 2001

Sub-Series F: Press Releases and Articles 1994-2011

Box Folder
23 16-17 Articles 1994-1996, 2010-2011
23 18 Press Releases 1994-1998, 2001-2007

Sub-Series F: Subject Files 1984-2011

Box Folder
23 19 ACT-SO 1994, 1996, 2000-2001, 2011
23 20 Back to School Stay in School Program 1995
23 21-22 Bedford Heights Community Center 1983
23 23 Boneyard Restaurant and Bar, Mayfield Heights 2007
23 24 Burkes, Caesar 1994
23 25 Caesar, Powell 2001
23 26 Calhoun, Spencer 1994-1995
23 27 Call and Post Newspaper 2006-2008
23 28 Celebrating the Life of Dr. Benjamin L. Hooks 2010
23 29 Celebrating the Life of United States Ambassador Carl B. Stokes 1996
23 30 Central State University 1992, 1994-1996
23 31 CGI Information Systems and Management 2003-2004
23 32 Charter Schools, Center for Education Reform 1996
23 33 The Church in the City 1995
23 34 Civil Liberties Crackdown 2003
23 35 Cleveland State University 1993-1994, 2004
Box Folder
24 1 Coal Plant 2011
24 2 Contact lists 1993 and undated
24 3 Council for Economic Opportunities for Greater Cleveland 2007
24 4 Cuyahoga Community College 1992
24 5-7 Education 1994-1998, 2008-2009 and undated
24 8-9 Euclid Corridor 2001-2003
24 10 Family Safe 1995
24 11 Fair Share Program 1993 and undated
24 12 Gambling 2006
24 13 Garfield Heights District Complaint 1994
24 14 Gavin, Sylvester 2011
24 15 Gingrich, Newt 1993-1994
24 16 Grand Jury subpoena, police shootings 2006
24 17 HIV/AIDS 2001
24 18 Jackson, Neisha 2010
24 19 Jail Project 1995
24 20 Jobs Corp 2011
24 21 Kellon, Constance 1993-1994
24 22 Learn to Earn for Life Program 1998
24 23 Memorial Committee for Gospel Singers 1994
24 24-25 Minority Development Financing Commission 1984
24 26 NAACP Health Committee 1993
24 27 NAACP National Tots and Teens, Inc. 1994
24 28 NBA All Star Games 1997
24 29 Ohio Civil Rights Commission 2007
24 30 Parker, Gabriel 2004
24 31 Phyllis Wheatley Association 2008
24 32 Police 1993-1996
24 33 Proficiency Exams 1994-1996
24 34 Provenzano, Arthur 1987
24 35 PW Publishing 1993-1995
24 36 Religious Affairs Committee 1993-1994
24 37 Reparations 2002-2003
24 38 Republican Party 1995-1996
24 39 Robinson, Brandon 2004-2005
24 40 Robinson, Robbie 1996
24 41 RTA 2011
24 42 Skinner, Edward 1994
24 43 Strickland, Ted 2009
24 44 Vote Suppression 2006
24 45 Wells Fargo 2010
24 46 Wheatley, Mark 1993
24 47 Wilson, Joseph T. 2008

Series V: Ohio Bureau of Workers' Compensation 1996-2008 and undated

Box Folder
25 1 Appointment correspondence 1996-1999
25 2 Emerging equity manager search 1997 and undated
25 3 Ethics charges 2003-2008 and undated
25 4 Ethics charges, Clarence Rogers 2006-2008 and undated
25 5 Ethic charges, correspondence 2005
25 6 Financial management, bid log 1997
25 7 Financial management, bid, Abacus Financial Group, Inc. 1998
25 8 Financial management, bid, Ascent Venture Group, LLC July 2000
25 9 Financial management, bid, Bankers Trust Co. 1996
25 10 Financial management, bids, Callan Associates, Inc. 1997-2000
25 11 Financial management, bid, Charles Jordan and Co., Inc. 1999
25 12 Financial management, bid, G.I.F. Advisors, Inc. 1999
25 13 Financial management, bids, Gratry and Co. 2000
25 14 Financial management, bids, Gray and Co. 1997
25 15 Financial management, bid, Mitchell Hutchins undated
25 16 Financial management, bids, Reed Financial Services, Inc. 1996-1997
25 17 Financial management, bid, Smith Whiley and Company 1997-1998
25 18 Financial management, bid, United American Capital Corporation 1997
25 19 Financial management, bid, Utendahl Capital Management, L. P. 2000
25 20 Financial management, Callan Analysis, complete version 2000
25 21 Financial management, external correspondence 1996-1997
25 22 Financial management, external correspondence 1998-2000
25 23 Financial management, manager correspondence 1997-1998
25 24 Investment Department and monthly report November 1996
25 25 Investment Department, monthly report February 1997
25 26 Investment Department, monthly report March 1997
25 27 Investment Department, monthly report May 1997
25 28 Investment Department, monthly report June 1997
25 29 Investment Department, monthly report October 1997
25 30 Investment Department, monthly report November 1998
25 31 Investment Department, monthly report April 1999
25 32 Investment Department, monthly report May 1999
25 33 Investment Department, monthly report February 2000
25 34 Investment Department, monthly report May 2000
25 35 Investment Department, monthly report August 2000
25 36 Investment Department, monthly report November 2000
25 37 Investment Department, quarterly report July to September 1997
25 38 Investment Department, quarterly report October to December 1997
25 39 Investment Department, quarterly report July to September 1998
25 40 Investment Department, quarterly report October to December 1998
25 41 Investment Policy 1999
25 42 Minority owned investment firms 1997-1998
25 43-45 Miscellaneous correspondence 1997-2000 and undated
25 46 Oversight Commission, meeting November 1996
25 47 Oversight Commission, meeting June 1997
25 48 Oversight Commission, meeting July 1998
25 49 Oversight Commission, meeting July 1999
25 50 Oversight Commission, investment members 1998
25 51 Oversight Commission, financial report August 1997
25 52 Oversight Commission, Safety Incentive Program 1998
25 53 Settlements 1998-1999

Series VI: Photographs 1940s-2013 and undated

Box Folder
26 1 Air Show 1982
26 2 Al Malaikah Shriners, Los Angeles 1976
26 3 American Sickle Cell Anemia Association, Tuesday Brown 1982
26 4 Anderson, Betty undated
26 5 Arlington Thornhill, demolition 1976
26 6 Asseez, Dr. 1974
26 7 Baldwin-Wallace undated
26 8 Barkley, B., unidentified undated
26 9 Benjamin Rose Institute on Aging 2013
26 10 Bentsen, Lloyd undated
26 11 Biebl, Les, WVIZ 1976
26 12 Bluford, Guion S. 1983
26 13 Black Inauguration Day, group portraits 1976
26 14 Black Journal, Tony Brown 1970
26 15 Brown, Sherrod 1990 and undated
26 16 Buttram, David 1987
26 17 Campaign, Councilman 1960s
26 18 Campaign, post card, Congressional Candidate, 21st district undated
26 19 Campaign, Jimmy Carter and Walter Mondale 1976
26 20 Campaign, for Mayor of Cleveland 1989
26 21 Carter, Jimmy 1970s
26 22 Celandra, swearing in 1972
26 23 Charles V. Carr Multi-Service Center 1977
26 24 Chinese Cultural Garden 1985
26 25 Chinese delegation February 26, 1981
26 26 Christmas party 1982
26 27 Cleveland Advertising Club 1981
26 28 Cleveland City Council 1960s-1970s
26 29 Cleveland Orchestra undated
26 30 Cleveland Plumbing Institute Party undated
26 31 Cleveland State University 1998
26 32 Cole, Joe, and Forbes undated
26 33 Construction, 11430 Bellflower Road 1987-1988
26 34 Cosby, Bill undated
26 35 Cotner, Mercedes 1974
26 36 Cuyahoga Community College 1984
26 37 Events, unidentified (original material removed to Oversized Folder 1) 1960s-1970s
26 38 Events, unidentified 1970s-1980s
26 39 Fields family 2008
26 40 Forbes, George, family 1940s-1960s
26 41 Forbes, George, family 1960s-1980s
26 42 Forbes, George, family 1970s-1990s
26 43 Forbes, George, individual portraits 1940s-1960s
26 44 Forbes, George, individual portraits (original material removed to Oversized Folder 1) 1960s-1980s
26 45 Forbes, George and Mary, anniversary celebration 1976 and undated
26 46 Forbes, Mary undated
26 47 Foster, Bruce, Amalgamated Transit Union 1986
26 48 Fraetoe, Joe 1981
26 49 Gaul, Francis 1976
26 50 Garofoli, Anthony 1976
26 51 Glenn, John 1983
26 52 Glenville Community Festival 1979
26 53 Greater Cleveland Growth Association undated
26 54 Griffin, Bert undated
26 55 Hickey, Bishop undated
26 56 Hicks, Josephus, photograph of Forbes 1982
26 57 Jackson, Jesse 1980s
26 58 Juste, Reverend Gerard Jean, from Haiti 1980
26 59 Kersee, Jackie Joyner undated
26 60 King, Coretta Scott undated
26 61 King, Don, and with Mike Tyson undated
26 62 Kucinich, Dennis 1970s
26 63 Leadership Cleveland 1984
26 64 Levertt, Mrs.,, unidentified 1960s
26 65 Manassas High School, Class of 1949 undated
26 66 Model Cities Workshop August 25, 1973
26 67 Mondale, Walter 1980s
26 68 NAACP Freedom Fund, banquet 2004
Box Folder
27 1 NAACP, Freedom Fund dinners 2004 and undated
27 2 Oakar, Mary Rose 1982
27 3 O'Bell, Frank, swearing in 1975
27 4 Oktoberfest 1970s
27 5 Perk, Ralph, with Dinah Shore, and others 1977
27 6 Phillips, Emma "Granny", 100th birthday party, St. Paul United Methodist Church 1982
27 7 Picnic, unidentified 1980s
27 8 Pinkney, Arnold 1970s
27 9 Prayer Breakfast 1987
27 10 Republic Steel 1970s
27 11 Rhodes, Jim (James Rhodes, governor of Ohio) 1977
27 12 School board strike 1977
27 13 Singh, K., Ambassador of India to the United States 1977
27 14 Singing Angels 1978
27 15 Stardust Hotel 1966
27 16 Steak roast 1988
27 17 Stokes, Carl undated
27 18 Stokes, Carl, filing petition for undated
27 19 Stokes, Lou undated
27 20 Taipei City Council undated
27 21 Thornton, Andre B. undated
27 22 Turk, Edmund (whom Forbes replaced as Chair, City Council) 1975
27 23 Urban League undated
27 24 Vacation 1980s and undated
27 25 Voinovich, George (original material removed to Oversized Container 1) 1982 and undated
27 26 Voinovich, celebration dinner undated
27 27 WERE 1975
27 28 WHK 1420 undated
27 29 Ward Club meeting October 1976
27 30 Ward 20 undated

Series VII: Audiovisual Recordings 1970s-2007 and undated

Box Folder
28 1 Bruce King Show, WWEE, Memphis, former teacher of George Forbes on show, cassette June 17, 1980
28 2 Columbus Metropolitan Club, George Forbes March 28, 1989
28 3 Forbes, Fields, and Associates, "Trust", "Fight for You", "Best Lawyers", "Right People", VHS undated
28 4 Forbes for Mayor, "Personality", "Drugs", "Education", "Race", VHS 1989
Box Folder
29 1 Good Morning, America, Cleveland: The Road Back, VHS August 22, 1986
29 2 Justice Gap in America...and in Northeast Ohio, Legal Aid Society, DVD 2007
29 3 Wade in the Water, Wings over Jordan, Celebration Chorus, VHS February 2, 1997
29 4 WERE, George Forbes Show, Nazi Party and Brother Diablo, cassette 1970s