| Repository: | Western Reserve Historical Society |
| Creator: | Fleming, Charles W. |
| Title: | Charles W. Fleming Photographs |
| Dates: | 1959-1994 |
| Extent: | 1.00 linear feet (3 containers) |
| Abstract: | Charles W. Fleming (1928-1994) was a noted African American lawyer, law professor, and municipal court judge in Cleveland Ohio. The collection consists of portraits, views, and subjects related to the career and personal life of Judge Charles W. Fleming. Also included is one photograph album and an oversize drawing. |
| PG Number | PG 504 |
| Location: | closed stacks |
| Language: | The records are in English |
Charles W. Fleming (1928-1994) was born April 20, 1928, in Cleveland, Ohio. He completed his education in the Cleveland Public School system. Fleming continued his education at Kent State University where he received a pre-law degree. In 1955, he received his J.D. in Law at Cleveland Marshall Law School.
In 1953, Charles W. Fleming married Norma G. Edwards in Cleveland, Ohio. Together they had four children: Reginald, Charles Esque, Carlos Averett, and Patrice Rochelle.
Fleming was admitted to the Ohio Bar in 1955 and to the National Bar in 1961. He served as Assistant Cuyahoga County Prosecutor from 1961 to 1968. From 1969 to 1975, Fleming worked as special assistant to the Attorney General of the State of Ohio. During 1969 to 1973, he also held the position as a professor at Case Western Reserve University, and he was senior partner at the Fleming, Hubbard, and Davis Law Firm from 1968 to 1976. In January 1976, Fleming was elected Cleveland Municipal Court Judge and was re-elected for a second term in 1981. From 1981 to 1984, he served as Presiding and Administrative Judge of the Cleveland Municipal Court. He was a member of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity and was greatly involved in Masonry. Fleming's experience as a Mason includes being a member of the Eureka Lodge # 52; President of the Braxton F. Cann Class of 1985 of the Bezaleel Consistory #15 of the United Supreme Council Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry, Prince Hall Affiliation, Northern Jurisdiction, U.S.A, Inc.; and Grand Inspector General of the United Supreme Council 33rd degree Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry, N. J, Inc. In addition, he was an honorary Past Potentate, Past Imperial Potentate, and Deputy Imperial Legal Advisor of the El Hasa Temple # 28, and served as the Director of Civil Liberties of Ancient Egyptian Arabic Order Nobles Mystic Shrine, Inc.
The Charles W. Fleming Photographs, 1959-1994 and undated, consist of portraits, views, and subjects related to the career and personal life of Judge Charles W. Fleming. The collection contains 876 photographs. There are 96 black and white images and 780 color images, in various sizes. Also included is one photograph album and an oversize drawing.
This collection is of value to researchers seeking illustrative materials on Charles W. Fleming and his family, his fundraising efforts for his campaign for Judge, Appellate Court of 8th District, his installation as Cleveland Municipal Court judge in 1988, and his involvement as a Prince Hall mason and with other African American fraternal organizations. Those studying the history of the African American community in Cleveland, legal and court issues, and freemasonry will find this collection useful.
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Related MaterialThe researcher should also consult MS 4804 Charles W. Fleming Papers.
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.
[Container ___, Folder ___ ] PG 504 Charles W. Fleming Photographs, Western Reserve Historical Society, Cleveland, Ohio
Gift of Norma Fleming in 1995.
Processed by Artricia Love in 1999.
Charles W. Fleming Photographs 1959-1994 undated |
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| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 1 | 1 | Portraits, individual, Charles Fleming, Lloyd Brown, Donald Hobson, Joyce London Alexander, Alcee Hastings, Carl Stokes, Ernest Finney Jr., Robert Darby, Norma Fleming, Reverend Aubrey Williams, Reverend Calvin Botts, and Carlos Fleming 1971-1992 undated | |||||||||
| 1 | 2 | Portraits, individual, drawing and collage with autographed matte (original housed in Folder 20, Container 3, Oversize Materials) 1975 | |||||||||
| 1 | 3 | Portraits, groups, anniversary celebration undated | |||||||||
| 1 | 4 | Portraits, group, birthday celebration undated | |||||||||
| 1 | 5 | Portraits, group, Cleveland Municipal Court Judges (originals housed in Folder 19, Container 3, Oversize Materials) undated | |||||||||
| 1 | 6 | Portraits, group, family pictures 1959-1988 undated | |||||||||
| 1 | 7 | Portraits, groups fund-raisers (campaigns and scholarships) 1986 | |||||||||
| 1 | 8 | Portraits, group, Judge Charles W. Fleming's Roast, " Heap See Few Know" 1982 | |||||||||
| 1 | 9 | Portraits, group, Installation of Honorable Charles W. Fleming, Cleveland Municipal Court; photo album (original housed in Folder 22, Container 3, Oversize Materials) 1988 | |||||||||
| 1 | 10 | Portraits, group, Installation of Honorable Charles W. Fleming, Cleveland Municipal Court 1988 | |||||||||
| 1 | 11 | Portraits, group, Masons 1989 undated | |||||||||
| 1 | 12 | Portraits, group, persons unknown (originals housed in Folder 21, Container 3, Oversize Materials) undated | |||||||||
| 1 | 13 | Portraits, group, unidentified 1983-1989 undated | |||||||||
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| 2 | 14 | Portraits, group, unidentified undated | |||||||||
| 2 | 15 | Views, Fleming's home; Fleming's relatives home in Conway, Arkansas; a display of his campaign advertisement in downtown Cleveland; Judge Fleming's office; Mason's lodge and rooms, mountain ranges, trips 1978-1986 undated | |||||||||
| 2 | 16 | Subjects, Judge Fleming receiving an Supreme Court for Excellent Judicial Service Award; picture of Ronald Reagan, Gerald Ford, Jimmy Carter, and Richard Nixon; National Bar Association 68th Annual Awards Luncheon, Eighteenth Mid-Winter Meeting at the Judicial Convention, Cleveland Municipal Court Judges, Judge Fleming swearing in two court reporters, and N.A.A.C.P Diamond Jubilee Ball 1975-1994 undated | |||||||||
| 2 | 17-18 | Subjects, unidentified undated | |||||||||