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| | Manuscript Collection | Save | | 141 | Title: | Martha Holden Jennings Foundation Records, Series IV
| | | | Creator: | Martha Holden Jennings Foundation | | | | Dates: | 1958-2000 | | | | Abstract: | The Martha Holden Jennings Foundation is an education foundation promoting elementary and secondary teaching, teacher training, curriculum development and school evaluation studies, including educational TV programs and in-service conferences and seminars. The collection is of interest to researchers exploring trends and developments in education in Ohio, 1963-1992. The records document the foundation's activities in teacher training and staff development, curriculum development, materials development and equipment purchase, information sharing, conferences and retreats, enrichment programs, scholarship and awards, and evaluation and research. The material also supports research into foundation management. The collection consists of agendas, articles of incorporation, bills, bylaws, certificates, correspondence, evaluations, financial statements, grant proposals, invitations, legal briefs, lists, meeting notes, memoranda, minutes, newspaper and journal clippings, photographs, press releases, programs, publications, receipts, reports, resolutions, speech notes, and tax records. | | | | Call #: | MS 4829 | | | | Extent: | 5.20 linear feet (6 containers) | | | | Subjects: | Jennings, Martha Holden, 1873-1962. | Jennings, Andrew Rawson, 1870-1931. | Martha Holden Jennings Foundation. | Charities -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Charitable uses, trusts, and foundations -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Education -- Ohio. | Education -- Ohio -- Cleveland Metropolitan Area. | Education -- Research -- Ohio. | Education -- Research -- Ohio -- Cleveland Metropolitan Area. | Educational evaluation -- Ohio. | Educational evaluation -- Ohio -- Cleveland Metropolitan Area. | Educational innovations -- Ohio. | Educational innovations -- Ohio -- Cleveland Metropolitan Area. | Educational surveys -- Ohio. | Educational surveys -- Ohio -- Cleveland Metropolitan Area. | Curriculum enrichment -- Ohio. | Curriculum enrichment -- Ohio -- Cleveland Metropolitan Area. | Endowments -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | School improvement programs -- Ohio. | School improvement programs -- Ohio -- Cleveland Metropolitan Area. | Teachers -- Training of -- Ohio. | Teachers -- Training of -- Ohio -- Cleveland Metropolitan Area. | Teachers' workshops -- Ohio. | Teachers' workshops -- Ohio -- Cleveland Metropolitan Area. | Arts -- Ohio -- Cleveland Metropolitan Area.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 142 | Title: | Society Corporation Records
| | | | Creator: | Society Corporation | | | | Dates: | 1836-1987 | | | | Abstract: | Society Corporation was Ohio's first registered bank holding company, formed in 1958 when the Society for Savings (founded in 1849 as a mutual savings bank) was merged into Society National Bank (a stock bank organized in 1956 to provide commercial banking services as a subsidiary of Society for Savings). Myron T. Herrick was president of Society for Savings from 1894-1905 and 1908-1921. A pioneer in issuing term and capital loans during the Depression, Society was also a leader in marketing and promotional methods for attracting new depositors. The unprecedented unification of Society for Savings and Society National Bank in 1958 was orchestrated by president Mervin B. France. Litigation regarding the merger was not settled until 1962. By 1989, Society Corporation had affiliates in four regions of Ohio and controlled assets of over $9 billion. Its most formidable acquisition was that of Centran Corporation in 1985, itself a regional multi-bank holding company. The collection consists of records of the Society for Savings, Society National Bank, and Society Corporation, including acts of incorporation, charters and bylaws, histories, passbooks, personal papers of past presidents (especially Samuel H. Mather), minutes of trustees' and annual meetings from 1849, annual financial reports and quarterly statements, ledger books, administrative and secretarial files, bank newsletters, news and publicity releases, and scrapbooks. Included are files on bank "runs", World War I Liberty Loan drives, 1955 legislative activity regarding the formation of Society National Bank, the merger of Society for Savings into Society National Bank and the creation of Society Corporation. The collection also contains branch acquisition files and files of affiliate acquisitions, i.e. Centran Corporation and Central National Bank of Cleveland. Of particular note are reports on attracting new depositors, public relations and advertising files, and material on the construction and renovation of Society's headquarters. Also included are records of the law firm of Mather & Strong, the Cleveland Mutual Insurance Co, and Levi Sartwell, general agent of the Neil Stageline. | | | | Call #: | MS 4319 | | | | Extent: | 75.20 linear feet (89 containers, 26 oversize volumes, and 1 oversize folder) | | | | Subjects: | Society Corporation. | Society National Bank -- Archives. | Society for Savings -- Archives. | Central National Bank (Cleveland, Ohio). | Centran Corporation. | Financial services industry -- Ohio. | Banks and banking -- Ohio. | Banks and banking -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Bank holding companies -- Ohio. | Bank mergers -- Ohio. | Bank mergers -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Financial institutions -- Law and legislation -- Ohio. | Savings banks -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | School savings banks -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Bank buildings -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Bank accounts -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Bank loans -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Bank management -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Bank marketing -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Public relations -- Banks and banking -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Bankers -- Ohio -- Biography. | Bankers -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Biography. | World War, 1914-1918 -- Finance -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 143 | Title: | Matthew Luckiesh Papers
| | | | Creator: | Luckiesh, Matthew | | | | Dates: | 1887-2013 | | | | Abstract: | Matthew Luckiesh (1883-1967) was an authority and pioneer in the research of light, lighting, color, vision, and seeing. Known as "the father of the Science of Seeing," he was a physicist at the Incandescent Lamp Department of the General Electric Company in Cleveland, Ohio. The collection consists of awards, booklets, a calendar, certificates, a comic book, correspondence, diplomas, directories, a dissertation, forms, a genealogy, illustrations, a license, magazine articles, manuscripts of books, newspaper articles, notebooks, notes, pamphlets, patents, programs, a radio show script, reports, research notes, research papers, scholarly articles, scrapbooks, and speeches. | | | | Call #: | MS 5171 | | | | Extent: | 5.77 linear feet (5 containers, 26 volumes, and 2 oversize folders) | | | | Subjects: | Electric lighting -- History -- 20th century | Electric lighting -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Electric lighting. | General Electric Company. Lamp Division (Nela Park, Cleveland, Ohio) | General Electric Company. | Lighting. | Luckiesh family | Luckiesh, Matthew, 1883-1967 | Pitts family | Vision.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 144 | Title: | Women's Centennial Commission Records
| | | | Creator: | Women's Centennial Commission | | | | Dates: | 1891-1971 | | | | Abstract: | The Women's Centennial Commission of Cleveland, Ohio, was founded in 1895 as the Women's Auxiliary of the Cleveland Centennial Commission. The group formally became a part of the Cleveland Centennial Commission on September 25, 1895, when its name was changed to the Woman's Department of the Cleveland Centennial Commission. Mary B. Ingham served as the first president, and Catherine Hitchcock Avery was chairman of the executive board. Woman's Day, a part of the centennial celebration, was held July 28, 1896. In December 1896, an aluminum casket time capsule was filled by members and sealed, to be opened one hundred years later in 1996 during the bicentennial of the founding of Cleveland. The casket was given to the Western Reserve Historical Society for safekeeping. In 1898, the executive committee of the Woman's Department became a permanent organization. Each member designated a successor, and yearly meetings were held. In 1921, a second aluminum casket time capsule was prepared, commemorating the one hundred twenty-fifth anniversary of the founding of Cleveland. This casket was not sealed until 1927, so that volume five of the Memorial to the Pioneer Women of the Western Reserve, a project begun in 1896 by the Woman's Department, and edited by Gertrude Van Rensselaer Wickham, could be included. That same year, the name of the group was changed to the Women's Centennial Commission. Continued by the successors of the women of 1896 and 1921, a sealed aluminum casket was placed at the Western Reserve Historical Society during the sesquicentennial celebration of Cleveland in 1946. At the one hundred seventy-fifth anniversary of Cleveland in 1971, a fourth time capsule was prepared. The group was revived as the bicentennial of 1996 approached, and in 1996, the contents of the time capsules were unpacked by lineal descendants of the original members. The collection consists of the contents of four aluminum casket time capsules from the years 1896, 1921, 1946, and 1971. The contents include letters, constitutions and bylaws, minutes, resolutions, financial statements, programs, lists, certificates, cards, photographs, invitations, addresses, speeches, essays, poems, newspaper clippings, magazines, newsletters, newspapers, brochures, directories, bulletins, notes, books, pamphlets, annual reports, yearbooks, biographical and genealogical sketches, business cards, medals, ribbons, coins, flags, badges, a gavel, drawings, watercolor prints, maps, calendars, and a poster. Material from philanthropic, social service, cultural, and religious organizations and agencies of the time is included. Documentation on the formation and organization of the Women's Centennial Commission is included, as is a large amount of personal letters and photographs addressed to their descendants by Commission members. The collection also documents how the Cleveland centennial was planned and celebrated in 1896, and how subsequent anniversary years were celebrated. Original manuscripts and copies of the speeches and toasts given during Woman's Day in 1896 were included in the time capsules. | | | | Call #: | MS 4752 | | | | Extent: | 6.80 linear feet (14 containers) | | | | Subjects: | Avery, Catherine Hitchcock, 1844-1911. | Ingham, Mary Bigelow, 1832-1923. | Wickham, Gertrude Van Rensselaer, 1844-1930. | Women's Centennial Commission. | Cleveland Centennial Commission. Woman's Dept. | Women -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- History. | Women -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Societies and clubs. | Women -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Biography. | Women -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Genealogy. | Charities -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Social service -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Women volunteers in social service -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Education -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Time capsules -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Cleveland (Ohio) -- Centennial celebrations, etc.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 145 | Title: | Cleveland College of Jewish Studies Records
| | | | Creator: | Cleveland College of Jewish Studies | | | | Dates: | 1927-2000 | | | | Abstract: | The Cleveland College of Jewish Studies is a non-denominational institution of higher Jewish learning supported by the Jewish community of Cleveland, Ohio. Accredited by the state of Ohio, degree programs in Judaic studies are offered, as are lifelong learning programs on Jewish topics for adults. In 1947, two Cleveland institutions founded in the 1920s, the Jewish Teachers Institute and the Beth Midrash L'Morim (Hebrew Teacher Training School), merged to form the Cleveland Institute of Jewish Studies, under the auspices of the Bureau of Jewish Education. In 1952, the Cleveland Institute of Jewish Studies became an independent agency. Through the initiative of Rebecca Aronson Brickner, the institute became known as the Cleveland College of Jewish Studies in 1963. It shared space with the Bureau of Jewish Education in Cleveland Heights, Ohio, before occupying its own building in Beachwood, Ohio. The collection consists of record books of the Cleveland Institute of Jewish Studies; yearbooks, newsletters, course offering catalogs, newspaper clippings, programs, and minutes of the Cleveland College of Jewish Studies; and reports, programs, and newspaper clippings about Jewish agencies in the Cleveland metropolitan area. | | | | Call #: | MS 4826 | | | | Extent: | 0.80 linear feet (2 containers) | | | | Subjects: | Cleveland College of Jewish Studies. | Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Jewish religious education -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Jews -- Education -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Judaism -- Study and teaching -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Jewish religious education of adults -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Adult education -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Schools -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Universities and colleges -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 146 | Title: | Daniel Edgar Morgan Papers, Series II
| | | | Creator: | Morgan, Daniel Edgar | | | | Dates: | 1920-1932 | | | | Abstract: | Daniel Edgar Morgan (1877-1949) was a Cleveland, Ohio, lawyer and politician who served as a city councilman, Ohio state senator (1928-1930), Cleveland City Manager (1930-1931), and judge of the Eighth District Court of Appeals (1939-1949). The collection consists of correspondence, reports, financial records, proposals, publications and newspaper clippings relating to Morgan's tenure as Cleveland City Manager. | | | | Call #: | MS 3676 | | | | Extent: | 4.20 linear feet (4 containers and 1 oversize folder) | | | | Subjects: | Morgan, Daniel Edgar, 1877-1949. | Cleveland (Ohio) -- Politics and government. | Cleveland (Ohio) -- Economic conditions. | Cleveland (Ohio) -- Race relations.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 147 | Title: | Frances Payne Bingham Bolton Papers
| | | | Creator: | Bolton, Frances Payne Bingham | | | | Dates: | 1921-1985 | | | | 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 correspondence, reports, publications, clippings, etc. generated during, or pertaining to, Bolton's service in Congress. Included are bills and hearings, roll calls and voting records; Foreign Affairs & Indian Affairs committees papers, correspondence, reports, and geographical, foreign aid, embassy and State Dept. files; reports, memoranda, and printed material relating to the deptartments of State, Defense and Justice, the Post Office, as well as correspondence with the President; background files, diaries, reports, etc. re: Bolton's foreign relations travels, including her 1955 African trip; speeches, publicity files, campaign files & local political issues files; material re: her involvement with national Republican Party organizations; UN Eighth General Assembly materials; correspondence, etc. re: nursing and nursing education, the Accokeek Foundation, Mt. Vernon Ladies' Assn., Bingham Associates Fund, and other institutions she supported; and general correspondence, scrapbooks, etc. The collection primarily pertains to Mrs. Bolton's public life and reflects her political activities, as well as her personal and philanthropic involvement with various organizations. | | | | Call #: | MS 3943 | | | | Extent: | 175.00 linear feet (176 containers, 31 oversize volumes, and 1 oversize folder) | | | | Subjects: | Accokeek Foundation. | Bingham Associates Fund. | Bolton, Frances Payne Bingham, 1885-1977 -- Archives. | Cuyahoga County (Ohio) -- Politics and government. | Government missions, American. | Indians of North America -- Government relations -- 1934- | Legislators -- United States -- Archives. | Legislators -- United States -- Correspondence. | Missionaries -- Correspondence. | Nursing -- Law and legislation -- United States. | Nursing -- United States. | Political campaigns -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Republican Party (U.S. : 1854- ) | United Nations -- United States. | United States -- Diplomatic and consular service. | United States -- Foreign relations -- 1945- | United States -- Politics and government -- 1945- | United States. Congress. House. Committee on Foreign Affairs. | United States. Dept. of State. | Women in politics -- United States -- Archives.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 148 | Title: | DeFreesez and Henricks Family Papers
| | | | Creator: | DeFreesez and Henricks Family | | | | Dates: | 1867-1876 | | | | Abstract: | Anthony DeFreesez, (1788-1873) one of twelve children, was born May 4, 1788 in Rockbridge, Virginia. He died in South Bend, Indiana. His father was Joseph Hutton DeFreesez, (ca. 1753-1826) born in New York, New York, and his mother was Mary Start (ca. 1755-ca. 1829). According to Anthony's family narrative, DeFreesez is French in origin and the family came to New York, then known as New Amsterdam, from Holland. The name may have originally been DeForest and evolved to DeFreesez due to a Dutch pronunciation. Dr. John A. Henricks (1811-ca. 1876), great-great-grandfather of the collection donor, was born August 10, 1811 in Pendleton County, Kentucky. His family soon moved to Champaign County, Ohio. He studied medicine at Urbana with lectures in Cincinnati and then began to practice medicine. He continued to practice medicine until the early 1830s when he moved to the South Bend, Indiana area. He was married to Julia Comparet ca. 1833 and they had two children who both died in infancy. Julia died around this time as well, and John relocated to Joliet, Illinois to work on the Illinois and Michigan Canal and then become the warden of the state prison in Joliet until 1842 when he returned to the South Bend area. He remarried in 1841 to Harriet Sanger (Langer?) and they had six children of which only one, Edward W. Henricks, survived. Edward W. Henricks, son of John A., was born ca. 1849. He served aboard the U.S.S. Canandaigua in the late 1860s. His log of a voyage from October 25, 1867-November 20 1868 is included in this collection. He was married around 1872 to Elizabeth (unknown maiden name) and they had three children. Louise (b. ca. 1874) and John (b. ca. 1876) were both born in Indiana and Harold (ca. 1890-1955) was born in Ohio. S The collection consists of a family narrative, log of a voyage on the U.S.S. Canandaigua, and a manuscript obituary. | | | | Call #: | MS 5122 | | | | Extent: | 0.20 linear feet (1 container) | | | | Subjects: | DeFreesez family. | Hendricks family. | United States. Navy -- Sea life -- 19th century -- Diaries. | Frontier and pioneer life -- Ohio -- Personal narratives. | Frontier and pioneer life -- Indiana -- Personal narratives. | New York (State) -- Emigration and immigration -- 18th century -- Personal narratives. | New York (State) -- Genealogy. | Ohio -- Genealogy. | Indiana -- Genealogy.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 149 | Title: | Gerson-Margolis Foundation Records
| | | | Creator: | Gerson-Margolis Foundation | | | | Dates: | 1997-2000 | | | | Abstract: | The Gerson-Margolis Foundation was incorporated in Cleveland, Ohio, in 1996 by Eleanor Rosenfeld Gerson (1915-2000) and her daughter, Margaret Gerson Margolis with part of the assets of the Benjamin S. Gerson Family Foundation. Upon the death of Eleanor Gerson, the name of the foundation was changed to the Ellie Fund. The Ellie Fund terminated in 2012. The collection consists of budgets, correspondence, financial reports, and grant proposals. | | | | Call #: | MS 5272 | | | | Extent: | 0.40 linear feet (1 container) | | | | Subjects: | Gerson, Eleanor Rosenfeld, 1916-2000 | Gerson family. | Philanthropy -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Charitable uses, trusts, and foundations | Margolis, Margaret Gerson.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 150 | Title: | Julie Auerbach Family Papers
| | | | Creator: | Gift of Julie Auerbach | | | | Dates: | 1950-2003 | | | | Abstract: | Julie Jaslow Auerbach received her Masters of Arts in Jewish Studies from the Cleveland College of Judaic Studies. She was the Director of Jewish Family & Adult Education at the Gross Schechter Day School. She was formerly a Curriculum Associate at the Jewish Education Center of Cleveland and a Senior Educator for Melitz. Currently, Auerbach lives part of the year in Shaker Heights and part of the year in Jerusalem, and as of 2019 was writing regularly about life in Israel for the Cleveland Jewish News. Walter Jaslow was born in 1922. In 1981, Walter Jaslow spearheaded the Jewish Chaplaincy Hospital visitation program at University Hospitals (UH). He served as chaplain at the old Montefiore Home on Mayfield Road until his retirement in 1996. In the last years of his life, Jaslow volunteered at Menorah Park, where he took great joy in playing music for residents. Jaslow died on September 27, 2000 at age 78 in Cleveland. The Julie Auerbach Family Papers collection consists of agendas, awards, a brochure, certificates, correspondence, eulogies, lists, minutes, newsletters, newspaper clippings, notes, pamphlets, photographs, programs, resumes, sermons, slides, speeches, teaching guides, tributes, VHS tapes, and workbooks. | | | | Call #: | MS 5453 | | | | Extent: | 1.2 linear feet (2 boxes, including one oversized container) | | | | Subjects: | Auerbach, Julie Jaslow | Jaslow, Walter, 1922-2000 | Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland | Jews -- Education -- Ohio -- Cleveland | Jewish War Veterans of the United States, Inc.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 151 | Title: | History Club Records
| | | | Creator: | History Club | | | | Dates: | 1906-1984 | | | | Abstract: | The History Club (f. 1907) was established by a group of women in Greater Cleveland, Ohio, who were interested in the study of history. The organization's purpose is to promote interest in the study of history, current events, and to review pertinent literature. The collection consists of constitutions, minutes, membership list, financial records, correspondence, yearbooks, memoranda, and newspaper clippings. | | | | Call #: | MS 4242 | | | | Extent: | 0.80 linear feet (2 containers) | | | | Subjects: | History Club (Cleveland, Ohio) | History -- Societies, etc. | Women -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Women -- Societies and clubs. | Clubs -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 152 | Title: | William J. Corrigan Papers
| | | | Creator: | Corrigan, William J. | | | | Dates: | 1917-1965 | | | | Abstract: | William J. Corrigan (1886-1961) was a prominent defense and labor lawyer in Cleveland, Ohio, known as "organized labor's attorney." Corrigan was defense counsel in several highly publicized murder cases in Cleveland, most notably the trial of Dr. Samuel H. Sheppard, charged with the murder of his wife Marilyn Reese Sheppard in 1954. The collection consists of files concerning the legal cases he and his partners handled, as well as a few personal items concerning him and his family. | | | | Call #: | MS 4464 | | | | Extent: | 19.10 linear feet (20 containers) | | | | Subjects: | Corrigan, William J., 1886-1961. | Matowitz, George J. -- Trials, litigation, etc. | Gogan, Joseph, b. 1887 -- Trials, litigation, etc. | Kaber, Eva Catherine, b. 1881 -- Trials, litigation, etc. | Miller, Otto, Jr. -- Trials, litigation, etc. | Sheppard, Sam -- Trials, litigation, etc. | Sheppard, Marilyn Reese, d. 1954. | Bender, George Harrison, 1896-1961. | Cleveland Federation of Labor -- Trials, litigation, etc. | Cleveland Building Trades Council -- Trials, litigation, etc. | Cleveland Building and Construction Trades Council -- Trials, litigation, etc. | International Ladies' Garment Workers' Union -- Trials, litigation, etc. | Cleveland Fire Fighters Union. Local 93 (Cleveland, Ohio) -- Trials, litigation, etc. | Milk and Ice Cream Drivers and Dairy Employees Union. Local 336 (Cleveland, Ohio) -- Trials, litigation, etc. | Bricklayers, Masons, and Plasterers International Union of America. Local 5 (Cleveland, Ohio) -- Trials, litigation, etc. | Hotel and Restaurant Employees' International Alliance and Bartenders' International League of America -- Trials, litigation, etc. | Wood, Wire, and Metal Lathers' International Union. Local 2 (Cleveland, Ohio) -- Trials, litigation, etc. | Cleveland Clinic Foundation -- Fire, 1929. | Actions and defenses -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Cases. | Defense (Criminal procedure) -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Cases. | Labor laws and legislation -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Cases. | Trade-unions -- Law and legislation -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Cases. | Grievance procedures -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Case studies. | Labor contract -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Case studies. | Collective labor agreements -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Case studies. | Industrial relations -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Case studies. | Trials (Murder) -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Free press and fair trial -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Case studies.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 153 | Title: | Van Sweringen Miscellany
| | | | Creator: | Wickham, Ben B. | | | | Dates: | 1912-1929 | | | | Abstract: | Ben B. Wickham was the Law Director of Cleveland, Ohio (1916-1917) who was associated with the Van Sweringen brothers and their acquisition of land used for the construction of the Terminal Tower and the development of the Shaker Heights area. The collection consists of documents pertaining to the activities of Mantis J. and Oris P. Van Sweringen of Cleveland, Ohio, including exhibits 1-155 entered in the case of the Pittsburgh & West Virginia Railway Company vs. the United States of America et al. (1929); proceedings (1918-1919) of the City Council concerning Cleveland Union Terminal; ordinances authorizing construction of the Cleveland & Youngstown Railroad in Cleveland, with notes; Cleveland's proposed charter (1913); and Cleveland's charter (1923). | | | | Call #: | MS 2865 | | | | Extent: | 2.00 linear feet (3 containers and 2 oversize volumes) | | | | Subjects: | Wickham, Ben B. | Van Sweringen, Mantis James, 1881-1935. | Van Sweringen, Oris Paxton, 1879-1936. | Pittsburgh & West Virginia Railway Company. | Cleveland & Youngstown Railroad. | Court records -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Cleveland (Ohio) -- Politics and government.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 154 | Title: | Greater Cleveland Growth Association Records
| | | | Creator: | Greater Cleveland Growth Association | | | | Dates: | 1881-1972 | | | | Abstract: | The Greater Cleveland Growth Association was founded in 1848 as the Board of Trade in Cleveland, Ohio. It was reorganized and renamed the Cleveland Chamber of Commerce in 1893. It merged with the Greater Cleveland Growth Board in 1968 to form the Greater Cleveland Growth Association. Its goals have always been to provide a forum for business leaders to discuss ideas and problems, to stimulate investments in the local economy, and to make Cleveland a better place to live and work. The organization was active in many areas of progressive reform in the early 1900s, including housing codes, bath houses, and the organization of charitable activities. The collection consists of charters of the Board of Trade, minutes and annual reports of the Board of Directors of the Chamber of Commerce, files of the Transportation and Industrial Relations departments, records of legislative and other committees, general office files, membership records, newspaper clippings and photographs. | | | | Call #: | MS 3471 | | | | Extent: | 188.80 linear feet (293 containers and 15 oversize volumes) | | | | Subjects: | Greater Cleveland Growth Association. | Boards of trade -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Industrial promotion -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Commercial associations -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Social problems. | Civic improvement -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Cleveland (Ohio) -- Economic conditions. | Cleveland (Ohio) -- Commerce. | Cleveland (Ohio) -- Social conditions.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 156 | Title: | Solomon Schechter Day School of Cleveland Records, Series II
| | | | Creator: | Solomon Schechter Day School of Cleveland | | | | Dates: | 1997-2004 | | | | Abstract: | The Solomon Schechter Day School, now known as the Gross Schechter Day School, of Cleveland, Ohio (f. 1980) is a day school affiliated with the Conservative movement of Judaism for children from preschool through the eighth grade. Founded as the Jewish Day School Association of Cleveland in 1980, the Solomon Schechter Day School was originally located at the Beth Am Congregation in Cleveland Heights, but moved several times to accommodate a growing student population, starting with just fifteen students at its inception. Now the Gross Schechter Day School, the institution is currently housed in Pepper Pike and serves nearly 260 students. The collection consists of calendars, correspondence, flyers, lists, manuals, newsletters, and programs published by the Solomon Schechter Day School for its students, parents, and the public. | | | | Call #: | MS 5369 | | | | Extent: | 0.40 linear feet (1 container) | | | | Subjects: | Conservative Judaism -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Jewish day schools -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Private schools -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 157 | Title: | Clara P. Smith Papers
| | | | Creator: | Smith, Clara P. | | | | Dates: | 1959-1996 | | | | Abstract: | Clara Pearl Smith (1917-2009) was a civil rights activist and social worker in the Hough neighborhood of Cleveland, Ohio, during the 1950s and 1960s. She was president of the East 88th Street Club and the Wade Superior Neighborhood Association and co-founded the the Hough Area Council and the Bell Neighborhood Branch of Gannett Goodrich House. The collection consists of a biography, case studies, certificates, correspondence, a genealogy, invitations, newspaper clippings, photographs, poetry, programs, reports, and song lyrics. | | | | Call #: | MS 5264 | | | | Extent: | 0.40 linear feet (1 container and 1 oversize volume) | | | | Subjects: | African American women -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Hough (Cleveland, Ohio) | Hough Area Council (Cleveland, Ohio) | Cleveland Public Schools | African Americans -- Civil rights.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 158 | Title: | Jordan C. Band Papers
| | | | Creator: | Band, Jordan C. | | | | Dates: | 1921-2003 | | | | Abstract: | Jordan C. Band (b. 1923) was a prominent Cleveland, Ohio, area lawyer and social activist. Born and raised in the Cleveland area, Band attended Western Reserve University for two years before being drafted into the Army in 1943. Upon his return home from the war in 1946, he married Alice Glickson, with whom he had three children. He finished his schooling in the Law School of Western Reserve University. Band was hired by law firm Ulmer, Berne, Gordon & Glickman (today known as Ulmer & Berne), where he worked until his retirement in 1994. Band concentrated in real estate and property law, and at one point served as the legal counsel for the Jewish Community Federation of Cleveland. Band was also involved in numerous organizations, both nationally and in the Cleveland area. Nationally, Band served as chairman of the National Jewish Community Relations Advisory Council from 1967-1970. He was the national vice president of the American Jewish Committee from 1975-1980 and a member of the National Urban Coalition, the Conference of Presidents of Major Jewish Organizations, the National Conference on Soviet Jewry, the Bureau for Careers in Jewish Service, the Council of Jewish Federations and Welfare Funds, and the Jewish War Veterans. Locally, Band was deeply involved with the Jewish Community Federation of Cleveland, serving as chairman of several committees. He was also a member of the Community Relations Board of Cleveland from 1970-1980 and 1983-1990. He was co-chairman of the Greater Cleveland Project, chairman of the Greater Cleveland Conference on Religion and Race, and chairman of the Mayor's Committee on Rewriting of Rules Applicable to Deadly Force by Cleveland Police Officers. Further, he was a member of the Greater Cleveland Roundtable Race Relations Committee, the Study Commission on Race Relations at Cleveland State University, the United Torch Allocations Guidelines Committee, and the Shaker Heights Human Rights Commission. Band was an outspoken advocate for social change and civil rights. He spoke publicly about the plight of Soviet Jewry, the perils of segregation, and the responsibility of Jews as social activists. He was active in the civil rights movement of the 1960s and frequently spoke and wrote about Black-Jewish relations. The collection consists of correspondence, awards, speech texts, writings, minutes, and scrapbooks. | | | | Call #: | MS 5103 | | | | Extent: | 3.40 linear feet (4 containers) | | | | Subjects: | Band, Jordan C. (Jordan Clifford), 1923- | Jewish Community Federation (Cleveland, Ohio) | Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Jews, Soviet -- Emigration and immigration. | Jews -- United States -- Politics and government. | Lawyers -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Civil rights workers -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Cleveland (Ohio) -- Race relations. | Cleveland (Ohio) -- Ethnic relations.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 159 | Title: | Temple Emanu El Records
| | | | Creator: | Temple Emanu El | | | | Dates: | 1937-1986 | | | | Abstract: | Temple Emanu El is a suburban Cleveland, Ohio, Reform synagogue founded in 1947, the third Reform congregation established in Cleveland. Recognizing that half of Cleveland's Jews were unaffiliated following World War II, the Union of American Hebrew Congregations asked Cleveland native Rabbi Alan S. Green to form a congregation specifically to attract the unaffiliated. Creating an atmosphere of participation in religious services, Emanu El had a membership of 500 families by the end of its second year. Rabbi Green oversaw the growth of the congregation to approximately 650 families. He was succeeded in 1977 by Rabbi Daniel A. Roberts. Emanu El's activities include a men's club, a sisterhood, a couple's club, several youth groups, and the operation of a religious school. The collection consists of constitutions, bylaws, minutes, financial reports, correspondence, memos, newspaper clippings, Rabbi Green's sermons, writings and files, religious school materials, and blueprints. Included in Rabbi Green's papers are several books on living the life of a Reform Jew, as well as materials reflecting his activity in the civil rights movement and draft resistance movement during the Vietnamese conflict. | | | | Call #: | MS 4254 | | | | Extent: | 46.21 linear feet (47 containers and 1 oversize folder) | | | | Subjects: | Temple Emanu El (South Euclid, Ohio) -- Archives. | Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Synagogues -- Ohio -- South Euclid. | Reform Judaism. | Jewish religious education -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Civil rights movements -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Vietnamese Conflict, 1961-1975 -- Draft resisters. | Jewish sermons.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 160 | Title: | Karamu House Records
| | | | Creator: | Karamu House | | | | Dates: | 1914-1979 | | | | Abstract: | Karamu House was founded in 1915 in Cleveland, Ohio, by Russell W. and Rowena Woodham Jelliffe, in conjunction with the Second Presbyterian Church Men's Club, as the Neighborhood Association (later as the Playhouse Settlement), a settlement house promoting interracial activities and cooperation through the performing arts. The Jelliffes saw a need to provide activities and social services for the city's growing African American population, in order to assist in their transition from rural Southern life to an urban setting. The Playhouse Settlement was renamed Karamu Theater in 1927. By 1941, the entire settlement had taken the name Karamu House. The Dumas Dramatic Club was created to support and encourage interest and activities in the performing arts. In 1922, the theater troupe's name was changed to The Gilpin Players in honor of noted African American actor Charles Gilpin. During the 1920s and 1930s, works by many accomplished playwrights were produced at Karamu, including those of Zora Neale Hurston, Eugene O'Neill, and Langston Hughes, whose career was launched at Karamu. In 1939, the house was destroyed by fire. Rebuilding was not completed until 1949. The Jelliffes' mission of an interracial institution continued until the late 1960s, when, under the leadership of new director Kenneth Snipes, Karamu's mission became one of promoting African-American theater and plays specifically about the African-American experience. During this time a professional troupe of actors was formed. In 1982, Karamu formally returned to its original mission as an interracial organization. The collection consists of articles of incorporation, building construction applications, historical accounts, minutes, records of the Board of Trustees, reports, proposals, publications, financial records, contribution records, correspondence, play scripts and related information, announcements of events, programs, memoranda, date books, guest books, newspaper clippings, subject files, ledgers, scrapbooks, and student enrollment cards. Notable correspondents include Booker T. Washington, W.E.B. DuBois, Ida B. Wells, Hubert Humphrey, Eleanor Roosevelt, A. Phillip Randolph, Coretta Scott King, Carter G. Woodson, Eliot Ness, Walter White, Marian Anderson, W.C. Handy, Zora Neale Hurston, Ethel Waters, Countee Cullen, Arna Bontemps, Harry E. Davis, Harry C. Smith, and Jane Edna Hunter. The majority of the papers date from the period after World War II, particularly the 1950s and 1960s. | | | | Call #: | MS 4606 | | | | Extent: | 79.21 linear feet (92 containers and 1 oversize folder) | | | | Subjects: | Jelliffe, Russell W., 1891-1980. | Jelliffe, Rowena Woodham, 1892-1992. | Hughes, Langston, 1902-1967. | Karamu House. | Gilpin Players. | Second Presbyterian Church (Cleveland, Ohio) Men's Club. | African Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | African Americans in the performing arts -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | African American theater -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | African American dramatists -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Theater -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Social settlements -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Rural-urban migration -- United States. | Cleveland (Ohio) -- Race relations.
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