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| | Manuscript Collection | Save | | 2721 | Title: | American Greetings Corporation Collection
| | | | Creator: | American Greetings Corporation | | | | Dates: | 1965-1967 | | | | Abstract: | American Greetings was founded in Cleveland, Ohio, by Jacob Sapirstein in 1906. Starting out as a seller of Cleveland picture postcard scenes, he later expanded the business to include greeting cards. By 1932, the Sapirstein Card Company began designing and manufacturing its own cards. In 1938, the company changed its name to American Greetings Publishers, and in 1952 to American Greetings Corporation. Joseph Oster was the Vice President of American Greetings in the 1960s. American Greetings printed the official White House Christmas cards for President Lyndon B. Johnson from 1965-1967. In gratitude, the White House sent Oster oversize prints of the Christmas cards from those years. The collection consists of three oversize prints of White House Christmas cards. | | | | Call #: | MS 5155 | | | | Extent: | 0.20 linear feet (1 container) | | | | Subjects: | American Greetings Corporation | Christmas -- United States -- History | Johnson, Lyndon B. (Lyndon Baines), 1908-1973 | White House (Washington, D.C.)
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 2722 | Title: | Louis Rosenblum Papers, Series II
| | | | Creator: | Rosenblum, Louis | | | | Dates: | 1923-2012 | | | | Abstract: | Louis Rosenblum (b. 1923) directed the Solar and Electrochemistry Division at the Glenn (formerly Lewis) Research Center of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) in Cleveland, Ohio. Rosenblum was born in Brooklyn, New York, began his higher education at Brooklyn College in 1941, and enlisted and served in the U.S. Army Infantry from 1943 to 1946. Rosenblum served in the Pacific Theater, fought in the battle for Okinawa, was awarded the bronze star, and at the conclusion of hostilities served in the army of occupation in Japan. In 1948, he graduated from Brooklyn College with a B.S. in Organic Chemistry and began employment at NASA. In 1963, Rosenblum and fellow members of Beth Israel-The West Temple, a Cleveland synagogue, founded the Cleveland Council on Soviet Anti-Semitism. Rosenblum served as the CCSA's chairman. In 1970, the CCSA joined with five other grass-root councils to create the Union of Councils for Soviet Jewry (UCSJ), which became the largest independent Soviet Jewry organization in the world. Rosenblum served as the first chairman of the UCSJ. The collection consists of certificates, correspondence, contracts, financial records, family histories, genealogies, newspaper clippings, notes, publication, and scrapbooks. | | | | Call #: | MS 5156 | | | | Extent: | 2.10 linear feet (3 containers) | | | | Subjects: | Beth Israel - The West Temple (Cleveland, Ohio) | Cleveland Council on Soviet Anti-Semitism. | Hebrew language. | Jews -- Education -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Jews, Soviet -- Emigration and immigration. | Jews, Soviet -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Lewis Research Center | Oscher family | Rosenberg family | Rosenblum family | Rosenblum, Louis, 1923- | Sandler family | Solar energy -- Research -- United States | Solar energy | United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 2723 | Title: | Bobbie Brooks, Inc. Records, Series II
| | | | Creator: | Bobbie Brooks, Inc. | | | | Dates: | 1960-1982 | | | | Abstract: | Bobbie Brooks, Inc. was founded in 1939 as Ritmore Sportswear in Cleveland, Ohio. Its founders were Maurice Saltzman and Max Reiter. In 1953, Saltzman bought out Reiter's share of the company. The name was changed to Bobbie Brooks in 1960. Bobbie Brooks produced and sold stylish clothes for teenage and junior-miss girls, coordinating the styling, colors, and fabrics. Eventually, the company expanded its line to include apparel for women aged 25 to 44. The company merged with Pubco Corporation in 1985 after encountering serious financial difficulties. The collection consists of advertisements, annual reports, articles, booklets, catalogues, notices, reports, and workbooks. | | | | Call #: | MS 5157 | | | | Extent: | 0.41 linear feet (1 container and 1 oversize folder) | | | | Subjects: | Bobbie Brooks, Inc. | Clothing factories -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Clothing trade -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Industries -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Women's clothing industry -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 2724 | Title: | Joseph B. Horwitz Papers
| | | | Creator: | Horwitz, Joseph B. | | | | Dates: | 1999 | | | | Abstract: | Joseph B. Horwitz (1899-2000) was a Jewish entrepreneur from Cleveland, Ohio, who was born in Vilnius in 1899. Horwitz came to Cleveland with his family at a young age. In 1930 he married Cleveland native Olyn (Ollie) Shaw (1895-1999). The couple had one daughter, Judy (Relman). In the 1930s, Horwitz devised methods of making usable steel from scrap metals and became the President of the Kaiser-Nelson Corporation. During and after World War II Joseph and Olyn Horwitz were involved with the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee. They assisted in the relocation of refugees in Europe. In 1948 a refugee gave the couple an eighteenth century silver filigree menorah and inspired them to start collecting Judaica. Joseph B. Horwitz subsequently became one of the most prominent collectors of Jewish religious art in the United States. Horwitz and his wife Olyn contributed significantly to the Jewish community of Cleveland. The collection consists of one scrapbook created for Horwitz's 100th birthday in 1999. | | | | Call #: | MS 5158 | | | | Extent: | 0.20 linear feet (1 container) | | | | Subjects: | Cleveland College of Jewish Studies | Horwitz, Joseph B., 1899-2000 | Jewish art -- Collectors and collecting -- Ohio -- Cleveland | Jewish art objects -- Collectors and collecting -- Ohio -- Cleveland | Jewish art objects | Jewish art | Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 2725 | Title: | Better Gardens Club Records
| | | | Creator: | Better Gardens Club | | | | Dates: | 1926-2005 | | | | Abstract: | The Better Gardens Club was a Jewish women's gardening organization originally affiliated with The Temple-Tifereth Israel in Cleveland, Ohio. The Better Gardens Club was established in November 1926 by 12 members of the Temple Women's Association as The Temple Garden Club. Providing the congregation of The Temple with fresh altar flowers and participating in local flower shows were among the group's activities. In 1931 the group became part of the Garden Club of Greater Cleveland and the Garden Club of Ohio. By 1938 the group had changed its name to Better Gardens Club. The Better Gardens Club sponsored garden and flower shows, winning several awards. The group also contributed to the community by designing, creating, and distributing displays of flowers for many local agencies, including Menorah Park Center for the Aging. The collection consists of agendas, applications, ledgers, lists, minutes, newspaper clippings, programs, rosters, scrapbooks, and speech texts. | | | | Call #: | MS 5159 | | | | Extent: | 0.60 linear feet (2 containers) | | | | Subjects: | Better Gardens Club (Cleveland, Ohio) | Cleveland Cultural Gardens (Cleveland, Ohio) | Gardening -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Societies, etc. | Jewish women -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Societies and clubs. | Jewish women -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 2726 | Title: | Sherwin Family Papers
| | | | Creator: | Sherwin Family | | | | Dates: | 2008 | | | | Abstract: | The Sherwin family owned and operated the Sherwin Baking Company of Cleveland, Ohio, 1920 to 1983. Abraham Cherwinsky (later Sherwin, 1880-1954) came to the United States from Grajewo, Poland (Russian Empire), in 1891. He married Katie Goldberg, and the couple had eight children. The location of the first Sherwin Bakery was on East 83rd Street between Cedar and Quincy Avenues in Cleveland. The family later moved to the Glenville neighborhood, where the bakery was located on East 105th Street. The family relocated the bakery at East 105th Street and Carnegie Avenue in 1954. The Sherwin Bakery became known in the Cleveland area for its bakery and, during and after World War II, for its catering expertise, initially catering Jewish holiday celebrations and then expanding to cater all kinds of parties throughout the city and region. Lou Sherwin also developed specialty breads to fight gluten enteropathy, or celiac disease. The collection consists of four scrapbooks compiled for the 90th birthday celebration of Sol Sherwin. | | | | Call #: | MS 5160 | | | | Extent: | 0.40 linear feet (1 container) | | | | Subjects: | Baked products industry -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Photographs | Baked products industry -- Ohio -- Cleveland | Bakeries -- Ohio -- Cleveland | Bakers -- Ohio -- Cleveland | Jewish businesspeople -- Ohio -- Cleveland | Sherwin Baking Company (Cleveland, Ohio) | Sherwin family | Sherwin, Solomon, 1920- | Business/Industry / Genealogy / Jewish History
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 2727 | Title: | Dorothy and Ralph A. Colbert Family Papers
| | | | Creator: | Colbert, Dorothy and Ralph A. Family | | | | Dates: | 1917-1987 | | | | Abstract: | Dorothy and Ralph Colbert were active Jewish community leaders in Cleveland, Ohio, in the mid to late twentieth century. Dorothy Katz Meister Koblitz Colbert (1923-2004) volunteered with The Temple-Tifereth Israel, the Cleveland Rehabilitation Center, and the National Council of Jewish Women. She was also a co-founder of Mt. Sinai Hospital's Junior Auxiliary. She was the daughter of Samuel Meister, who, along with his brothers Eugene and Edward and his brother-in-lawStuart Halle (husband of Zara Meister), founded Meister Brothers, later known as Meistergram, Inc., in 1933. She married Maurice J. Koblitz in 1947, and, before divorcing, the couple had two children, Michael A. Koblitz and Jan K. Blum. In 1974 she married Ralph A. Colbert (1908-1987), an attorney with the firm of Squire, Sanders & Dempsey. Ralph A. Colbert served on the boards of Cleveland Council on World Affairs, the Cleveland Play House, and the local chapter of the American Jewish Committee. The collection consists of an article, certificates, a manual, a memorandum, newspaper clippings, notices, a poster, a program, reports, and scrapbooks. | | | | Call #: | MS 5161 | | | | Extent: | 1.20 linear feet (2 containers) | | | | Subjects: | Clothing trade -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- History. | Clothing trade -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Colbert family | Hall family | Jewish women -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Koblitz family | Meister family | Meistergram, Inc.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 2728 | Title: | Ruben Wolfe Papers
| | | | Creator: | Wolfe, Ruben | | | | Dates: | 1939-1991 | | | | Abstract: | Ruben Wolfe (1904-1990), a prominent figure in amateur athletics in Cleveland, Ohio, was a founder of the Jewish Recreation Council Extension Program, which became part of the Jewish Community Center. He was the program's Executive Director for 45 years. Wolfe was especially active in basketball and slow pitch softball. As a board member of the Jewish Community Center, he took an active role in fundraising for the new building of the Jewish Community Center, opened in Beachwood in 1960. He and his wife Helen lived in Cleveland Heights for 45 years. The collection consists of correspondence, an invitation, newsletters, newspaper clippings by and about Wolfe, an obituary, programs, and a scrapbook. | | | | Call #: | MS 5162 | | | | Extent: | 0.40 linear feet (1 container) | | | | Subjects: | Jewish Community Center of Cleveland. Jewish Recreation Council | Jewish Community Center of Cleveland. | Jews -- Sports -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Sports -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Wolfe, Ruben, 1904-1990 | Jewish History /Sports
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 2729 | Title: | Alvin Krenzler Papers
| | | | Creator: | Krenzler, Alvin | | | | Dates: | 1906-2005 | | | | Abstract: | Alvin Irving "Buddy" Krenzler (1921-2010) was a federal judge and real estate developer. Krenzler was born in Chicago, Illinois in 1911 and served as a Navy flight instructor during World War II. After the war he received his law degrees from Western Reserve University. He became Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas Judge in 1968, after which he became Ohio Court of Appeals Judge. In 1981, President Ronald Reagan nominated Krenzler United States District Court Judge for Northern Ohio, a position he held until his retirement in 1992. Judge Krenzler was involved in a number of high profile real estate development projects in downtown Cleveland and was involved in the larger Cleveland community, supporting the rights of the mentally challenged and funding for Cuyahoga County Community College. After retiring as a judge, Krenzler kept active as an influential developer, overseeing various projects such as the opposition to the proposed parking tax and the participation in Downtown Development Coordinators, a non-profit development oversight organization involved in the remodeling of the Gateway district in the 1990s. The collection consists of correspondence, reports, surveys, floor plans, blueprints, bulletins, newspaper clippings, legal bills, and postcards. | | | | Call #: | MS 5164 | | | | Extent: | 4.01 linear feet (4 containers and 1 oversize folder) | | | | Subjects: | Cuyahoga Community College | Hippodrome Building (Cleveland, Ohio) | Krenzler, Alvin I. (Alvin Irving), 1921-2010 | Municipal government -- Ohio -- Cleveland | People with mental disabilities -- Ohio -- Cleveland | Real estate development -- Ohio -- Cleveland | Real property -- Ohio -- Cleveland | Stadiums -- Ohio -- Cleveland | White, Michael R. | Jewish History
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 2730 | Title: | Anshe Chesed Congregation Records, Series III
| | | | Creator: | Anshe Chesed Congregation | | | | Dates: | 1842-2002 | | | | Abstract: | Anshe Chesed Congregation is the oldest existing Jewish congregation in Cleveland, Ohio. It was established in 1841 when 30 members seceded from the Israelitic Society of Cleveland. The two congregations merged again in 1845 under the name Israelitic Anshe Chesed Society of Cleveland. It is also popularly known as Fairmount Temple, reflecting its current location on Fairmount Boulevard in Beachwood, Ohio. The collection consists of correspondence, directories, sermons, books of remembrance, booklets, brochures, bulletins, guidebooks, flyers, proclamations, programs, tickets, and speech. | | | | Call #: | MS 5165 | | | | Extent: | 1.80 linear feet (3 containers) | | | | Subjects: | Reform Judaism -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Church records and registers -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Synagogues -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Organization and administration.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 2731 | Title: | Arnold Friedman Papers
| | | | Creator: | Friedman, Arnold | | | | Dates: | 1972-2006 | | | | Abstract: | Arnold Friedman (1927-2008) was a Holocaust survivor born in Irsava, Czechoslovakia. He immigrated to the United States in 1948 and settled in Cleveland, Ohio. He owned and operated Arnold's Scrap Metals for over forty years on the east side of Cleveland. He and his wife Betty had three children, Sharon, Doreen, and Jeff. In 1972 he published Death Was Our Destiny, an account of his time in the concentration camps of Auschwitz, Dornhau, Seifenwasser, and Flossenburg. He spoke often of his experiences to school, church, and youth groups. The collection consists of articles, biographical statements, a book jacket, correspondence, and newspaper clippings. | | | | Call #: | MS 5166 | | | | Extent: | 0.40 linear feet (1 container) | | | | Subjects: | Friedman family | Friedman, Arnold, 1927-2008 | Holocaust survivors -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) -- Study and teaching | Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) | Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 2732 | Title: | Hadassah, the Women's Zionist Organization of America, Cleveland Chapter Records, Series IV
| | | | Creator: | Hadassah, Cleveland Chapter | | | | Dates: | 1937-2006 | | | | Abstract: | The Cleveland, Ohio, chapter of Hadassah was founded in 1913. It is a part of a national organization established to promote Jewish institutions in Palestine and to foster Zionist ideals. The collection consists of agendas, budgets, bulletins, calendars, certificates, constitution and bylaws, a cookbook, correspondence, financial reports, invitations and flyers, ledgers, lists, manuals, minutes, news releases, newsletters, newspaper clippings, play scripts, proclamations, program booklets, programs, a receipt book, reports, rosters, speech texts, and surveys. | | | | Call #: | MS 5167 | | | | Extent: | 4.51 linear feet (6 containers and 1 oversize folder) | | | | Subjects: | Hadassah, the Women's Zionist Organization of America. Cleveland Chapter. | Jewish women -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Societies and clubs. | Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Charities. | Women -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Charities | Women in community organization -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Zionism -- Ohio -- Cleveland
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 2734 | Title: | Libbie L. Braverman Papers, Series III
| | | | Creator: | Braverman, Libbie L. | | | | Dates: | 1936-1963 | | | | Abstract: | Libbie L. Braverman was a nationally prominent teacher, author, lecturer, and consultant in the field of Jewish education. Born in Boston, Massachusetts, she moved to Cleveland, Ohio, while in high school. She received a teaching certificate from Cleveland Normal School (ca. 1920) and a B.S. in Education from Western Reserve University in 1933. From 1946-1952 she was director of the Euclid Avenue Temple School and in 1945, became the first woman elected to the Board of the National Council for Jewish Education. She wrote numerous books and articles, including many co-authored with Nathan Brilliant. She was married to architect Sigmund Braverman in 1924. The collection consists of a curriculum, manuals for teachers, pageants, and a workbook. | | | | Call #: | MS 5169 | | | | Extent: | 0.40 linear feet (1 container) | | | | Subjects: | Anshe Chesed Congregation (Cleveland, Ohio) | Braverman, Libbie L. (Libbie Levin), 1900- | Jewish educators -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Jewish religious education -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Jewish religious schools -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Jewish teachers -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Jewish women -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland | Women -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 2736 | 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 | | 2737 | Title: | University Circle United Methodist Church Records
| | | | Creator: | University Circle United Methodist Church | | | | Dates: | 1839-2010 | | | | Abstract: | The University Circle United Methodist Church, formerly known as Epworth-Euclid United Methodist Church, is descended from the earliest Methodist societies in Cleveland, Ohio, having been formed in 1919 from 2 historic congregations: Euclid Avenue Methodist Episcopal Church and Epworth Memorial Church. For over 60 years the congregation has occupied a landmark building in Cleveland's University Circle neighborhood, nicknamed the "Holy Oil Can" because of its tall copper spire. The Euclid Avenue Methodist Episcopal Church began with Methodist classes at Doan's Corners in 1831. A church building, known as Doan Street Methodist Episcopal Church, was constructed in 1837 on Doan (East 105th) Street. A second building was built in 1870 and razed in 1885. In 1887 a new building went up on Euclid Avenue at Oakdale (East 93rd), and the church became known as Euclid Avenue Methodist Episcopal Church. In 1919-1920, the Euclid Avenue and Epworth Memorial congregations merged, creating the Epworth-Euclid Methodist Church at East 107th Street and Chester Avenue. In 2010, First United Methodist Church and Epworth-Euclid United Methodist Church merged to become University Circle United Methodist Church. The collection consists of advertisements, agreements, annual reports, appraisals, attendance records, audits, budgets, bulletins, bylaws, certificates, charters, church histories, committee records, constitutions, contracts, correspondence, deeds, drawings, estates and bequests, financial records and statements, floor plans, guest books, handbooks, inventories, ledgers, legal records, magazine articles, manuals, membership records, memoranda, minutes, newsletters, newspaper articles and clippings, notes, orders of worship/service, pamphlets, programs, publicity records, recipe books, reports, rosters, scrapbooks, sermons, Sunday School records, and wills. | | | | Call #: | MS 5172 | | | | Extent: | 51.65 linear feet (58 containers, 3 oversize folders and 114 volumes) | | | | Subjects: | Church buildings -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Church records and registers -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Cleveland (Ohio) -- Genealogy. | Epworth League (U.S.) | Epworth Memorial Methodist Episcopal Church (Cleveland, Ohio) | Epworth-Euclid Methodist Episcopal Church (Cleveland, Ohio) | First Methodist Episcopal Church (Cleveland, Ohio) | Methodist Episcopal Church -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Methodists -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Registers of births, etc. -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | University Circle United Methodist Church (Cleveland, Ohio) | Women in church work -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Religion | Genealogy
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 2738 | Title: | AIDS Taskforce of Greater Cleveland Records
| | | | Creator: | AIDS Taskforce of Greater Cleveland | | | | Dates: | 1983-1998 | | | | Abstract: | The AIDS Taskforce of Greater Cleveland is a non-profit organization that strives to provide a compassionate and collaborative response to the needs of people infected, affected, and at risk of HIV/AIDS. It provides direct services, education, and advocacy training to consumers, funders, social service professionals, volunteers, and government agencies throughout Cleveland and northeast Ohio. The collection consists primarily of advertisements, agendas, agreements, annual reports, articles, articles of incorporation, brochures, budgets, bylaws, charts, contracts, correspondence, educational literature, financial records, flyers, forms, grant files, ledgers, licenses, lists, manuals, memoranda, minutes, newsletters, newspaper clippings, notes, play scripts, press releases, programs, publicity material, reports, research, resource materials, rosters, and statistics, and tax records. | | | | Call #: | MS 5173 | | | | Extent: | 17.40 linear feet (18 containers) | | | | Subjects: | AIDS (Disease) -- Research. | AIDS (Disease) | AIDS activists -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | AIDS Taskforce of Greater Cleveland | Community health services -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Gays -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Sexuality and Gender/LGBT History | Social Services/Charities
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 2739 | Title: | Congress of Racial Equality, Cleveland Chapter Records
| | | | Creator: | Congress of Racial Equality, Cleveland Chapter | | | | Dates: | 1960-1969 | | | | Abstract: | The Cleveland, Ohio, chapter of the Congress of Racial Equality (CORE) was chartered in March 1963. As a chapter of the national organization founded in Chicago, Illinois, in 1942, the Cleveland Chapter of CORE has used direct action to bring about dignity, freedom, justice, and equality for the oppressed and dispossessed people of Cleveland. While primarily working in the African American community, CORE has worked for the political, economic, and social changes necessary to improve the conditions that cause racial inequality and poverty. The collection consists of agendas, brochures, budgets, constitutions, correspondence, event notices, fact sheets, financial statements, flyers, guides, histories, lists, membership cards, minutes, news releases, newspaper clippings, notes, outlines, policy statements, programs, proposals, publications, reports, speeches, and tickets. | | | | Call #: | MS 5174 | | | | Extent: | 1.00 linear feet (3 containers) | | | | Subjects: | African Americans -- Civil rights -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | African Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Cleveland (Ohio) -- Race relations -- 20th century. | Congress of Racial Equality | Congress of Racial Equality. Cleveland Chapter | Freedom Fighters of Ohio | United Freedom Movement
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 2740 | Title: | Greater Cleveland Ethnographic Museum Records
| | | | Creator: | Greater Cleveland Ethnographic Museum | | | | Dates: | 1971-1990 | | | | Abstract: | The Greater Cleveland Ethnographic Museum was founded in Cleveland, Ohio, in 1975 to prepare exhibits for the American Revolution Bicentennial celebration in Cleveland. The exhibits were to depict contributions from Cleveland's ethnic groups to the multicultural society of the area. Following the 1976 Bicentennial celebration, the museum established a permanent office and exhibit gallery in the Old Arcade in downtown Cleveland. Although the museum closed in 1981, it was able to document the experiences of immigrants through oral histories, photographs, and other collected material. The collection consists of audio recordings, video recordings, interview transcripts, ledgers, financial documents, membership lists, board meeting minutes, correspondence, presentation materials, notes, catalog cards, exhibit materials, and museum holdings. | | | | Call #: | MS 5175 | | | | Extent: | 19.42 linear feet (21 containers, 1 oversize folder, and 1 film canister) | | | | Subjects: | African Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | American Revolution Bicentennial, 1776-1976 -- Exhibitions. | Chinese Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Cleveland (Ohio) -- Emigration and immigration | Croatian Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Greater Cleveland Ethnographic Museum | Greeks -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Hungarian Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland | Immigrants -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Interviews. | Immigrants -- Ohio -- Cleveland | Indians of North America -- Ohio -- Cleveland | Irish Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Italian Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland | Lithuanians -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Macedonian Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland | Oral histories. | Russians -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Serbian Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Slovenian Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland | Syrian Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Ukrainian Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland
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