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3381	Title:	Greater Cleveland Congress-International Women's Year Photographs
	Creator:	Greater Cleveland Congress - International Women's Year
	Dates:	1975
	Abstract:	The Greater Cleveland Congress-International Women's Year was a women's convention held in Cleveland, Ohio, October 25-27, 1975, in observance of the International Women's Year. Presentations included arts and crafts booths, dramatic presentation workshops, and seminars, concerning a variety of women's issues. The collection consists of individual and group portraits of congress participants, including Ruth Miller, Lily Tomlin, Dr. Sonya Friedman, and Tippy Huntley. Alson includes views of events and exhibits at the congress, exhibit booths, and photographs of women around the world at various kinds of work.
	Call #:	PG 364
	Extent:	0.10 linear feet (1 container)
	Subjects:	Greater Cleveland Congress-International Women's Year (1975 : Cleveland, Ohio) -- Photograph collections. \| Women -- United States -- Congresses -- Photographs. \| Women -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Congresses -- Photographs. \| Women -- Congresses -- Photographs. \| International Women's Year, 1975 -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Photographs.
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3382	Title:	History of the Jews of Cleveland Photograph Illustrations
	Creator:	Gartner, Lloyd P.
	Dates:	1839-1974
	Abstract:	The collection consists of photographs depicting Cleveland, Ohio, Jewish leaders and institutions used to illustrate the second edition of the History of the Jews of Cleveland by Lloyd P. Gartner, published by the Western Reserve Historical Society in 1987. Included are views of synagogues that existed in Cleveland from the mid-19th century, and portraits of the rabbis who led them. Also included are views of Jewish-operated stores and shops, including the Levy and Stearn Department store.
	Call #:	PG 365
	Extent:	0.10 linear feet (1 container)
	Subjects:	Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Photographs. \| Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- History -- Photographs. \| Synagogues -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Photographs. \| Rabbis -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Photographs.
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3383	Title:	Stage Door Canteen Photographs
	Creator:	Stage Door Canteen
	Dates:	1944-1945
	Abstract:	The Stage Door Canteen was located at Playhouse Square on Euclid Avenue in Cleveland, Ohio. It provided World War II servicemen and women with hospitality and entertainment. The collection consists of paper negative images of the portraits drawn by Stage Door Canteen artists. The portraits were almost exclusively of servicemen and women. The collection also contains a few assorted positive prints, and oversize original portraits. The original register to the portraits provides the names and corresponding image numbers. Also included is a list of workers at the Stage Door Canteen, including a list of all portrait artists.
	Call #:	PG 366
	Extent:	1.20 linear feet (2 containers)
	Subjects:	World War, 1939-1945 -- War work -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Photographs. \| World War, 1939-1945 -- Social aspects -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Photographs. \| Soldiers -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Photographs.
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3384	Title:	Western Cleveland Suburbs Photograph Album
	Creator:	Unknown
	Dates:	1900-1920
	Abstract:	The collection consists of pages from one photograph album of views of recreational activities of an unidentified family residing in the Cleveland, Ohio, area western suburbs, and their travels to other locations. Views include Rocky River, Chagrin Falls, Lakewood, Brecksville, Independence, the Ohio and Erie Canal, the March 1913 flood in the Cleveland area, the 1913 Perry Centennial at Put-in-Bay, and World War I mobilization at Edgewater Park, Cleveland, all in Ohio; and an unidentified location near Jacksonville, Florida.
	Call #:	PG 368
	Extent:	0.20 linear feet (1 container)
	Subjects:	Floods -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Photographs. \| World War, 1914-1918 -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Photographs. \| Lake Erie, Battle of, 1813 -- Centennial celebrations, etc. -- Photographs. \| Cleveland (Ohio) -- Photographs. \| Rocky River (Ohio) -- Photographs. \| Chagrin Falls (Ohio) -- Photographs. \| Lakewood (Ohio) -- Photographs. \| Brecksville (Ohio) -- Photographs. \| Independence (Ohio) -- Photographs. \| Ohio and Erie Canal (Ohio) -- Photographs. \| Jacksonville (Fla.) -- Photographs.
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3385	Title:	Lolette and George Hanserd Photographs
	Creator:	Hanserd, Lolette and George
	Dates:	1910-1980
	Abstract:	George and Lolette Hanserd were well known in Cleveland, Ohio's African American community for their professional contributions, respectively, in podiatry and social work. In 1952 Lolette began working for the Welfare Federation of Cleveland as a member of the Group Services Council. In 1965 she was named director of a four-year project to improve interracial and intercultural relations for the Federation, after which she became director of the Human Relations Department. In 1971 her position was expanded to include associate director of the Federation of Community Planning, the new name adopted by the Welfare Federation that same year. One year later she became the first African American to be named social worker of the year by the Cleveland Chapter of the National Association of Social Workers. Lolette retired from the Federation in 1984. The collection consists of individual portraits of George Hanserd and his wife Lolette Hanserd and group portraits including them and others such as Jesse Owens, at athletic events, classmates of the Ohio College of Chiropody, and at a dinner of the Cleveland Chapter of the National Association of Social Workers.
	Call #:	PG 369
	Extent:	0.20 linear feet (1 container)
	Subjects:	Hanserd, George, 1910-1984 -- Photograph collections. \| Hanserd, Lolette -- Photograph collections. \| Owens, Jesse, 1913- -- Photograph collections. \| African Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Photographs. \| African American women social workers -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Photographs. \| African American physicians -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Photographs. \| Social workers -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Photographs. \| Women social workers -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Photographs. \| Podiatrists -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Photographs. \| Physicians -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Photographs.
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3386	Title:	Victoria Wesnitzer Photograph Album
	Creator:	Wesnitzer, Victoria
	Dates:	1940-1969
	Abstract:	Victoria Wesnitzer was a native of Cleveland, Ohio, who attended St. Thomas Aquinas Elementary School prior to entering Notre Dame Academy from which she graduated in 1921. During those years the Academy was located on Ansel Road in Cleveland, having recently moved from Superior Avenue and East 18th Street. After graduation she married Raymond Noonan. In 1931 she returned to her alma mater for her ten-year class reunion. She was a resident of Cleveland at the time of her death. The collection consists of a photograph album depicting scenes of plays performed at the Jewish Community Center primarily in the 1950s and 1960s with actress Luci Wolpaw; including Yoshe Kalk, In the Gloaming, All My Sons, Burning Bush, Grass Harp, and World of Sholom Aleichem. Other activities include a book signing by author Jo Sinclair and various individuals in costume. Individuals pictured include Rabbi Barnett Brickner, Luci Wolpaw, Tedd Burr, Nolan D. Bell, Mary Jane Nottage, Paul Jacobs, harry Wolpaw, mark Feder, Herman A. Eigen, Julie Kravitz, Sadie Eigen, Shirley Guralnik, Dr. William Shapero, Ruth Seid, and Libbie Braverman.
	Call #:	PG 370
	Extent:	0.10 linear feet (1 container)
	Subjects:	Wesnitzer, Victoria -- Photograph collections. \| Jewish Community Center of Cleveland -- Photograph collections. \| Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Photographs. \| Theater -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Photographs. \| Jewish theater -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Photographs.
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3387	Title:	Louis Kaferle Photographs
	Creator:	Kaferle, Louis
	Dates:	1920-1960
	Abstract:	Louis Kaferle (1900-1985) was a resident of Cleveland, Ohio, who was active in the local Slovenian community. He was an officer of the Slovene National Benefit Society, a writer for the local Slovenian periodicals, and President of Cankarjeve Ustanove. The collection consists of photographs of individuals, groups, and activities of the Slovenian-American community of Cleveland, Ohio. Images include lodges, social clubs, parades, funerals, banquets, dramatic clubs, and musical groups. Individuals, in addition to Kaferle, include Frank Yankovic, the Johnny Pecon Orchestra, Mayor Ralph Locher, and others prominent in the Slovenian community.
	Call #:	PG 371
	Extent:	0.10 linear feet (1 container)
	Subjects:	Kaferle, Louis, 1900-1985 -- Photograph collections. \| Slovenska Narodna Podporna Jednota. Lodge 142 -- Photograph collections. \| Glasbena Matica (Organization : Cleveland, Ohio) -- Photograph collections. \| Slovenian Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Music -- Photographs. \| Slovenian Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Societies, etc. -- Photographs. \| Ethnic theater -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Photographs. \| Amateur theater -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Photographs. \| Theater -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Photographs. \| Choral societies -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Photographs.
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3388	Title:	United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America, Local 105 Photographs
	Creator:	United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America, Local 105
	Dates:	1942-1974
	Abstract:	Local 105 of the United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America is located in Cleveland, Ohio. It was formed in 1907 by the merger of Locals 14, 1039 and 1231. Local 1180, a predominantly Hungarian Local in Cleveland, merged into Local 105 in January, 1973. The collection consists of individual portraits of Local 1180 officers (1961) and others, and group portraits at various functions, including delegates to the Ohio State Federation of Labor Convention (1942) and various banquets and dinner dances held by the local. Photocopies of dinner programs and related newspaper clippings are included in this collection.
	Call #:	PG 372
	Extent:	0.10 linear feet (1 container)
	Subjects:	United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America. Local 105 (Cleveland, Ohio) -- Photograph collections. \| United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America. Local 1180 (Cleveland, Ohio) -- Photograph collections. \| Carpenters -- Labor unions -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Photographs. / Labor unions -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Photographs. \| Labor -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Photographs. \| Carpenters -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Photographs.
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3389	Title:	Heritage: Jewish Life in Cleveland Exhibit Photographs
	Creator:	Falk, Robert
	Dates:	1978
	Abstract:	The collection consists of matted photographs that document the 1978 Western Reserve Historical Society exhibit "Heritage: Jewish Life in Cleveland, 1839-1978." The exhibit, a joint project of the Jewish Community Federation of Cleveland and the Western Reserve Historical Society, commemorated Jewish life in Cleveland from 1839-1978, and the 75th anniversary of the Federation. Photographs depict display panels and cases and wall displays from the exhibit. The photographer was Robert Falk.
	Call #:	PG 373
	Extent:	0.20 linear feet (1 container)
	Subjects:	Jewish Community Federation (Cleveland, Ohio) -- Photograph collections. \| Western Reserve Historical Society -- Exhibitions -- Photograph collections. \| Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Exhibitions -- Photographs. \| Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Photographs.
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3390	Title:	Hough Area Development Corporation Photographs
	Creator:	Hough Area Development Corporation
	Dates:	1850-1980
	Abstract:	The Hough Area Development Corporation (f. 1967) was formed in the wake of the Hough riots by DeForest Brown in conjunction with African American professionals and neighborhood leaders to aid in bringing economic prosperity to the Hough neighborhood of Cleveland, Ohio. Dedicated to African American self-determination, the group initially met in secret in order to prevent competition for dollars and outside attempts to control it. The group promoted African American business entrepreneurship and better housing. The collection consists of photographs and negatives of individual and group portraits of Hough Area Development Corporation Board members and staff; group portraits of programs, parties and banquets, and meetings; and views of streets of the Hough neighborhood, Hough community buildings, MLK Plaza businesses, industrial businesses, and individual houses.
	Call #:	PG 374
	Extent:	2.10 linear feet (6 containers and 1 oversize folder)
	Subjects:	Hough Area Development Corporation -- Photograph collections. \| African American business enterprises -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Photographs. \| Housing -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Photographs. \| African Americans -- Housing -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Photographs. \| African Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Photographs. \| Hough (Cleveland, Ohio) -- Photographs.
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3391	Title:	Association of the United States Army, Newton D. Baker Chapter Photographs
	Creator:	Association of the United States Army, Newton D. Baker Chapter
	Dates:	1960-1974
	Abstract:	The Newton D. Baker Chapter of the Association of the United States Army is the Cleveland, Ohio, chapter of a national organization designed to bring together people interested in military affairs and the role of the Army in protecting national security. It was founded in 1957 and is part of the Second Region of the Association of the United States Army. The collection consists of group portraits and views of award and membership acceptances, an Armed Forces Day dinner dance (1974), and an ROTC Awards dinner, (1968).
	Call #:	PG 377
	Extent:	0.10 linear feet (1 container)
	Subjects:	Association of the United States Army. Newton D. Baker Chapter (Cleveland, Ohio) -- Photograph collections. \| United States. Army -- Societies, etc. -- Photograph collections.
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3392	Title:	Moses Warren Family Photographs
	Creator:	Warren, Moses Family
	Dates:	1960-1980
	Abstract:	The Moses Warren family were early settlers of Warrensville, Ohio. Warren (1760-1851), a descendant of John Warren of Watertown, Mass., was a surveyor with the Moses Cleaveland expedition to the Connecticut Western Reserve in 1796 and an early settler in Warrensville Township, Ohio. He was one of the founders of the Methodist Episcopal Church in 1837 and served as a trustee, treasurer, and overseer of the poor for the township. He died in Warrensville in 1851, survived by 3 of his children, including Daniel Warren (1786-1862), Anna Wilcox Prentiss, and Moses Warren, Jr. Daniel Warren's wife, Margaret (Prentiss), purportedly gave the township her husband's name. The collection consists of views of Warren family headstones, a postcard of the Rebecca Nurse home, and photographs of baptism, marriage, and death records pertaining to the Warren family, and portraits of Art and Joanna Lersch.
	Call #:	PG 378
	Extent:	0.10 linear feet (1 container)
	Subjects:	Warren, Moses, 1760-1851 -- Photograph collections. \| Warren family -- Photograph collections. \| Warrensville (Ohio : Township) -- Genealogy -- Photographs. \| Massachusetts -- Genealogy -- Photographs.
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3393	Title:	Education for Freedom of Choice in Ohio Photographs
	Creator:	Education for Freedom of Choice in Ohio
	Dates:	1970-1980
	Abstract:	Education for Freedom of Choice in Ohio (f. ca. 1976), with offices in Cleveland and Columbus, Ohio, was organized for the purpose of educating people on all aspects of problem pregnancy. The organization receives material from various abortion groups throughout Ohio, both pro-choice and anti-choice groups, although it is a pro-choice organization. It channels this information to the public, its primary goal being to inform women facing problem pregnancy of the legal options available to them. The collection consists of individual and group portraits, including Sherrod Brown, Louis Stokes, and Rabbi Balfour Brickner. Also includes views of demonstrations and rallies for and against abortion rights.
	Call #:	PG 379
	Extent:	0.40 linear feet (1 container)
	Subjects:	Education for Freedom of Choice in Ohio -- Photograph collections. \| Abortion counseling -- Ohio -- Photographs. \| Pro-choice movement -- Ohio -- Photographs. \| Pro-life movement -- Ohio -- Photographs.
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3394	Title:	John Phillips Family Photographs
	Creator:	Phillips, John Family
	Dates:	1900-1960
	Abstract:	John Phillips was a Cleveland, Ohio, physician who helped found the Cleveland Clinic in 1921 and served on the faculty of Western Reserve University School of Medicine. Phillips contributed some 70 articles on subjects relating to internal medicine to various medical journals. He was one of the 124 persons who died in the Cleveland Clinic Disaster of May 15, 1929. His son, John Edward Phillips, was a field engineer for Archer Daniels Midland Company and compiled the family history. The collection consists of individual and group portraits of Phillips family members and others, including Myron T. Herrick. Also include are postcards of various overseas locations, and photographs of U.S. Navy ships, including the USS Oahu and the USS Indianapolis, along with group portraits of naval officers.
	Call #:	PG 380
	Extent:	0.20 linear feet (1 container)
	Subjects:	Phillips, John, 1879-1929 -- Photograph collections. \| Herrick, Myron T. (Myron Timothy), 1854-1929 -- Photograph collections. \| Phillips family -- Photograph collections. \| Phillips, John Edward, 1908-1983 -- Photograph collections. \| United States. Navy -- Boats -- Photographs. \| Physicians -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Photographs. \| Ships -- United States -- Photographs
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3395	Title:	West Hill Colony Photographs
	Creator:	West Hill Colony
	Dates:	1938-1939
	Abstract:	The collection consists of views of the West Hill Colony real estate development in Pepper Pike, Ohio. Houses in the development were designed by the architectural firm of Guenther and Harris, predecessor firm of Kaplan, Curtis and Ambuske. Views consist of various types of houses within the development, including salt box, cape cod, and early ranch styles. Also included are some views of an undeveloped, unidentified area near a lake, and several views of interiors.
	Call #:	PG 384
	Extent:	0.20 linear feet (1 container)
	Subjects:	West Hill Colony Development (Pepper Pike, Ohio) -- Photograph collections. \| Real estate development -- Ohio -- Pepper Pike -- Photographs. \| Land subdivision -- Ohio -- Pepper Pike -- Photographs. \| Housing -- Ohio -- Pepper Pike -- Photographs. \| Architecture -- Ohio -- Pepper Pike -- Photographs.
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3396	Title:	Clifford W. Henderson Photographs
	Creator:	Henderson, Clifford W.
	Dates:	1929-1939
	Abstract:	Clifford W. Henderson (1895-1984) was the director of the National Air Races, 1928-1939, as well as other air races and expositions. Henderson managed and promoted sporting and cultural events, expositions, and conventions in the Los Angeles area after resigning from the National Air Races. He served with honor in North Africa during World War II, and founded the community of Palm Desert, California. The collection consists of individual and group portraits of Clifford W. Henderson and his associates, including studio portraits and candid site photographs, often autographed; views of the National Air Races, including air race events and individual planes; and panoramic and oversize photographs. Individuals pictured include Pancho Barnes, Vincent Bendix, Jacqueline Cochran, Frederick C. Crawford, James Doolittle, Amelia Earhart, Harvey Firestone, Jr., Charles A. Lindbergh, Mary Pickford, Eddie Rickenbacker, Will Rogers, Alexander de Seversky, Roscoe Turner, Rudy Vallee, and Chuck Yeager.
	Call #:	PG 385
	Extent:	1.20 linear feet (3 containers and 3 oversize folders)
	Subjects:	Aeronautics -- Competitions -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Photographs. \| Aeronautics -- Competitions -- United States -- Photographs. \| Air pilots -- United States -- Photographs. \| Aircraft industry -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Photographs. \| Aircraft industry -- United States -- Photographs. \| Airplane racing -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Photographs. \| Airplane racing -- United States -- Photographs. \| Henderson, Clifford W. (Clifford William), 1895-1984 -- Photograph collections. \| National Air Races (U.S.) -- Photograph collections. \| Women air pilots -- United States -- Photographs.
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3397	Title:	National Air Races Photographs
	Creator:	Various
	Dates:	1929-1967
	Abstract:	The 1928 race of the National Air Races was held in Los Angeles, California, but from 1929 to 1939 most of the races were held in Cleveland, Ohio. They featured cross country races, short races, army and navy maneuvers, stunt flying, parachute jumping, gliders, dirigibles, balloons and model planes and were considered a working laboratory for the aviation industry where new developments could be tested and refined. The collection consists of individual portraits, group portraits, and views pertaining to the National Air Races, National Aircraft Shows, and Thompson Trophy Races. Individuals pictured include Clifford W. Henderson, Jimmy Doolittle, Pancho Barnes, Amelia Earhart, Roscoe Turner, Mary Pickford, Alexander de Seversky, Jacqueline Cochran, Frederick C. Crawford, and Bill Odom. Included are views of the 1949 crash site and debris.
	Call #:	PG 386
	Extent:	1.20 linear feet (3 containers and 1 oversize folder)
	Subjects:	Henderson, Clifford W. (Clifford William), 1895-1984 -- Photograph collections. \| National Air Races (U.S.) -- Photograph collections. \| Airplane racing -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Photographs. \| Airplane racing -- United States -- Photographs. \| Aircraft industry -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Photographs. \| Aircraft industry -- United States -- Photographs. \| Air pilots -- United States -- Photographs. \| Women air pilots -- United States -- Photographs. \| Aeronautics -- Competitions -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Photographs. \| Aeronautics -- Competitions -- United States -- Photographs.
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3398	Title:	Frances Payne Bingham Bolton Photographs
	Creator:	Bolton, Frances Payne Bingham
	Dates:	1850-1976
	Abstract:	Frances Payne Bingham Bolton (1885-1977) was a Republican congresswoman from Ohio's 22nd congressional district. Bolton served on the committees of Indian Affairs (1940) and Foreign Affairs (1941-1968), participating in foreign aid hearings and conducting study trips abroad, including a trip to the Middle East in 1947 and one to Africa in 1955. She served as a congressional delegate to the United Nations Eighth General Assembly, and was involved with the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association and helped organize the Accokee Foundation to protect the Potomac shoreline across from Mount Vernon. Mrs. Bolton had a long-time interest in nursing and nursing education and provided funds to establish the nursing school at Western Reserve University, as well as founding the Payne Fund to assist a variety of educational and other charitable programs. The collection consists of approximately 5,400 color and black and white positive photographic prints and approximately 1,300 color and black and white film negatives and positive transparencies.
	Call #:	PG 388
	Extent:	9.81 linear feet (17 containers and 1 oversize folder)
	Subjects:	Government missions, American -- Photographs. \| Legislators -- United States -- Photographs. \| Nursing -- United States -- Photographs. \| Political campaigns -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Photographs. \| Republican Party (U.S. : 1854- ) -- Photograph collections. \| United States -- Diplomatic and consular service -- Photographs. \| United States -- Foreign relations -- 1945- -- Photographs. \| United States -- Politics and government -- 1945- -- Photographs. \| Women in politics -- United States -- Photographs.
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3399	Title:	General Motors Corporation, Fisher Body Division, Plant No. 1 Photographs
	Creator:	General Motors Corporation, Fisher Body Division, Plant No. 1
	Dates:	1926-1983
	Abstract:	Plant No. 1 of the Fisher Body Division of the General Motors Corporation opened in Cleveland, Ohio, in 1921 as part of the Fisher Body Company. Fisher produced automobile bodies, and in 1926 became part of the General Motors Corporation. During World War II the plant produced tank and gun parts and engine parts for airplanes, wartime employment totalling 14,000, including a large number of women. After the war the plant produced large stamping dies and upholstery and trim sets rather than auto bodies. General Motors closed the plant in 1983. The plant was involved in several bitter strikes during the 1930s, including the 1936-1937 sit-down strike to gain union recognition by GM, which began at the plant. The plant was also known as the Coit Road Plant. The collection consists of individual and group portraits of plant managers and supervisors, award dinners and presentations, open houses, visits of General Motors officials and politicians, and World War II-related photographs of award ceremonies, portraits of employees who died in action, and a postwar visit by General Douglas MacArthur. Views include aerial and exterior photographs of the plant and photographs of production and facilities.
	Call #:	PG 389
	Extent:	0.90 linear feet (3 containers)
	Subjects:	General Motors Corporation. Fisher Body Division. Plant No. 1 (Cleveland, Ohio) -- Photograph collections. \| International Union, United Automobile, Aircraft, and Agricultural Implement Workers of America. Local 45 (Cleveland, Ohio) -- Photograph collections. \| General Motors automobiles -- Photographs. / Automobile industry and trade -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Photographs. \| Automobile industry and trade -- United States -- Photographs. \| Automobile industry workers -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Photographs. \| Automobile industry workers -- Labor unions -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Photographs. \| Strikes and lockouts -- Automobile industry -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Photographs. \| Plant shutdowns -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Photographs. \| Labor unions -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Photographs. \| General Motors Corporation Sit-Down Strike, 1936-1937 -- Photographs. \| Industries -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Photographs.
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3400	Title:	Cleveland Newspaper Guild, Local 1 Photographs
	Creator:	Cleveland Newspaper Guild, Loca 1
	Dates:	1936-1963
	Abstract:	Local 1 of the Cleveland Newspaper Guild was first chartered in 1934 as the Cleveland, Ohio, local of the American Newspaper Guild, founded in 1933. Editorial employees of the Cleveland Press and Cleveland News had previously organized in 1933 as the Cleveland Editorial Workers Association, which then united with other newspaper guilds to form the American Newspaper Guild. The first contract of the national Guild was successfully negotiated in 1934 with the Cleveland News by William Davy, executive secretary of Local #1 for its first 30 years. By 1935, the Guild had adopted the industrial-union form of organization and in 1937, Local #1 expanded to include all non-mechanical employees. By 1944, the guild included workers at the Cleveland Plain Dealer and the Catholic Universe Bulletin, followed by the Cleveland Citizen, Cleveland Union Leader, Call & Post, and others. In 1968 the Canton Repository became a unit of Local #1, and in 1969 the Massillon Evening Independent local merged with the guild. Cleveland hosted the 50th anniversary convention of the national Guild in 1983, when members voted to merge with the International Typographical Union to form the Media Workers International Union. The collection consists of individual and group portraits of Newspaper Guild members, and scenes of Guild activities; including meetings, parties, reunions, newspaper production, conventions, and strikes. Individuals pictured include Louis B. Seltzer, Lloyd White, Ray Bruner, Garland Ashcraft, William Davy, and others.
	Call #:	PG 391
	Extent:	0.20 linear feet (1 container)
	Subjects:	Cleveland Newspaper Guild -- Photograph collections. \| Cleveland plain dealer -- Photograph collections. \| Cleveland press -- Photograph collections. \| Cleveland News (Cleveland, Ohio) -- Photograph collections. \| Newspaper employees -- Labor unions -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Photographs. \| Labor unions -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Photographs. \| Collective bargaining -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Newspapers -- Photographs. \| Strikes and lockouts -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Newspapers -- Photographs. \| Newspapers -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Photographs.
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