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Jack Russell (1915-1979) was a Cleveland, Ohio, councilman, 1943-1971, council president, 1955-1963, and Democratic majority
leader who was born Paul Ruschak, but changed his name in the 1930s. Russell was raised in the Hungarian-American community
of Cleveland's Buckeye Road neighborhood and published newspapers in that area, including the Buckeye Press. He was councilman
from the 16th ward from 1943 to 1971 and operated several businesses, including the Ohio Fire Protection Systems. Russell
began the Night in Budapest celebration in 1957, which commemorated the Hungarian Freedom Fighters of 1956 and highlighted
Hungarian culture and Hungarian-Americans. The collection consists of photographs, slides, negatives, and films pertaining
to the political career of Jack P. Russell. Included are photographs of Cleveland City Council, both individual portraits
and views and including the City Council softball team, ca. 1940s-1960s; local Cleveland politicians, including Thomas A.
Burke, Anthony Celebrezze, Ray T. Miller, and Carl Stokes, often pictured with Russell; national political figures, usually
taken during campaign events in Cleveland, including Franklin D. Roosevelt, Dwight D. Eisenhower, Harry S. Truman, Adlai Stevenson,
John F. Kennedy, and Lyndon B. Johnson; Cleveland Ward 16 political events; Democratic Party events, including rallies, picnics,
dinners, and campaign photographs; city of Cleveland events, including park and playground dedications and ribbon cuttings,
including several of the Port of Cleveland; friends, family, and associates of Russell; travel photographs to Hungary and
other destinations; exteriors of the Ohio Fire Protection Systems office and Russell's campaign headquarters; and many photographs
depicting the Night in Budapest event.
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