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Theodore Andrica was a journalist, war correspondent, and founder of the Cleveland Folk Arts Association. He wrote histories
and directories of Cleveland, Ohio, ethnic groups and their institutions. The collection consists of individual and group
portraits, subjects, and views of people, places, and events pertaining to Cleveland, Ohio's, ethnic communities. Subjects
included are the Hungarian Cultural Gardens; the Ciurlionis Ensemble; the Lithuanian Orchestra and Band; the cornerstone laying
at the Finnish Temperance Hall in 1910 and the Finnish Hall Committee; an Orthodox Church at Christmas; the Slovenian Farm;
newspaper articles concerning Cleveland Turners; the Vasa Order of America drill team; the Orion Male Chorus; and various
festivals. Individuals include Bishop Richard Gilmour, Thomas Fleming, the Hannan family, the Turk family, and others associated
with Cleveland's ethnic communities.
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