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| | Manuscript Collection | Save | | 2741 | Title: | Cleveland Heritage Program Records
| | | | Creator: | Cleveland Heritage Program | | | | Dates: | 1975-1984 | | | | Abstract: | The Cleveland Public Library's Cleveland Heritage Program was a public education project which aimed to help residents of Cleveland, Ohio, understand how neighborhoods have contributed to the growth and development of the city. The program, which ran from 1981-1983, allowed Clevelanders to take part in a number of educational activities that helped reveal Cleveland's past. The Cleveland Heritage Program was funded by grants from the National Endowment for the Humanities, the Cleveland Foundation, and the Gund Foundation. The collection consists of notes, correspondence, pamphlets, interview transcripts, and video recordings. | | | | Call #: | MS 5176 | | | | Extent: | 3.20 linear feet (4 containers) | | | | Subjects: | Cleveland (Ohio) -- Emigration and immigration | Cleveland Heritage Program | Cleveland Public Library | Ethnic neighborhoods -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- History. | Immigrants -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Interviews. | Immigrants -- Ohio -- Cleveland | Neighborhoods -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Ohio City (Cleveland, Ohio)
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 2743 | Title: | Daughters of Scotland, Blue Bell Lodge #1 Records
| | | | Creator: | Daughters of Scotland, Blue Bell Lodge #1 | | | | Dates: | 1952-1980 | | | | Abstract: | Blue Bell Lodge #1 was the Cleveland, Ohio, area chapter of the Daughters of Scotland. The grand lodge of the Daughters of Scotland was founded in 1899, and the Blue Bell Lodge #1 was established the following year. This mutual aid organization was led by women with a mission to aid needy Scottish immigrants in the Greater Cleveland area. The lodge provided sick and death benefits to members through the collection of dues and fundraising through social and cultural events. The grand lodge of the Daughters of Scotland dissolved in the early 1970s, and the Blue Bell Lodge #1 followed suit in 1975. However, three social groups within the Blue Bell Lodge #1 continued to meet after the dissolution. The collection consists of a constitution, correspondence, lists, minutes, newsletters, newspaper clippings, programs, receipts, and reports. | | | | Call #: | MS 5178 | | | | Extent: | 0.40 linear feet (1 container) | | | | Subjects: | Charities -- Ohio -- Cleveland | Daughters of Scotland. Blue Bell Lodge No. 1 | Fraternal organizations -- Ohio -- Cleveland | Scots -- Ohio -- Cleveland | Scottish Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Societies, etc. | Scottish Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland / Women -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Charities
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 2746 | Title: | Early Settlers Association of the Western Reserve Records, Series II
| | | | Creator: | Early Settlers Association of the Western Reserve | | | | Dates: | 1838-2009 | | | | Abstract: | The Early Settlers Association of the Western Reserve is a Cleveland, Ohio, social organization for descendants of early settlers of the Western Reserve. Established in 1879 as the Early Settlers Association of Cuyahoga County, the organization has supported a variety of historical and civic projects. The collection consists of addresses, advertisements, agendas, agreements, annual reports, applications, articles of incorporation, bibliographies, board of trustees minutes, book manuscripts, brochures, by-laws, certificates, constitutions, correspondence, diary entries, dues payments, family trees, financial records, flyers, forms, genealogies, handbooks, indexes, inventories, invitations, itineraries, journal articles, journals, lectures, lists, magazine articles, magazine clippings, maps, meeting announcements, membership cards, memoranda, minutes, newsletters, newspaper articles, newspaper clippings, notes, obituaries, pamphlets, photographs, post cards, press releases, proclamations, programs, publications, records of proceedings, reports, research, resolutions, rosters, scrapbooks, song lyrics, speeches, and surveys. | | | | Call #: | MS 5181 | | | | Extent: | 21.00 linear feet (22 containers and 5 volumes) | | | | Subjects: | Cleveland (Ohio) -- Genealogy. | Cleveland (Ohio) -- History -- Societies, etc. | Cleveland (Ohio) -- History | Early Settlers Association of the Western Reserve -- Periodicals. | Early Settlers Association of the Western Reserve. | Patriotic societies -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Western Reserve (Ohio) -- Genealogy. | Western Reserve (Ohio) -- History -- Societies, etc. | Western Reserve (Ohio) -- History.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 2747 | Title: | Alburn Realty Company Records
| | | | Creator: | Alburn Realty Company | | | | Dates: | 1920-1948 | | | | Abstract: | The Alburn Realty Company was created in Mahoning County, Ohio, in 1928 by L. E. Alburn to manage the property inherited by the Alburn family. The company owned property in Boardman and Youngstown, Ohio, that was developed for commercial and residential use. The residential developments included Mill Creek Part, Newport Village, and Forest Glen Estates in Mahoning County. The collection consists of account books, correspondence, deeds, invoices, legal documents, memorada, pamphlets, plat maps, and stock certificates. | | | | Call #: | MS 5182 | | | | Extent: | 0.40 linear feet (1 container) | | | | Subjects: | Alburn family | Alburn Realty Company | Housing development -- Ohio -- Cleveland | Real estate development -- Ohio -- Boardman | Real estate development -- Ohio -- Mahoning County | Real estate development -- Ohio -- Youngstown | Real property -- Ohio -- Boardman | Real property -- Ohio -- Mahoning County | Real property -- Ohio -- Youngstown
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 2750 | Title: | Audra Troyer Genealogy Research Papers
| | | | Creator: | Troyer, Audra | | | | Dates: | 1851-1997 | | | | Abstract: | Audra Troyer (1905-1997) was a genealogist who researched her family history, including the Doty, Eames, Kenley, Ross, Sherman, Turner, Walder, Welch, and Wilder families. These families resided in Indiana, Ohio, Virginia, and New York. The collection consists primarily of photocopies of birth certificates, death certificates, family trees, notes, newspaper clippings, and publications. | | | | Call #: | MS 5185 | | | | Extent: | 0.20 linear feet (1 container) | | | | Subjects: | Doty family | Eames family. | Indiana -- Genealogy. | Kenley family | New York (State) -- Genealogy | Ohio -- Genealogy. | Ross family. | Turner family. | United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Sources. | United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783 -- Sources. | United States -- History -- War of 1812 -- Sources. | Virginia -- Genealogy. | Walker family. | Welch family. | Wilder family.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 2752 | Title: | Ajax Manufacturing Company Records
| | | | Creator: | Ajax Manufacturing Company | | | | Dates: | 1897-1990 | | | | Abstract: | The Ajax Manufacturing Company was founded in Cleveland, Ohio, in 1875 by John Rollin Blakeslee (1843-1906). Ajax manufactured forging equipment and cold drawing equipment for the cold-heading industry. Ajax forging machines were used in the railroad, agricultural, and automotive industries. In 1925, Ajax moved to Euclid, Ohio. The company was family-owned and operated until 1987 when it was sold to the Crawford Group. In 1996, Ajax was again sold, this time to Park-Ohio Industries. The collection consists of advertisements, agreements, biographies, bulletins, catalogs, correspondence, histories, lists, manuals, photographs, purchase orders, reprints, and a term paper. | | | | Call #: | MS 5187 | | | | Extent: | 0.40 linear feet (1 container) | | | | Subjects: | Ajax Manufacturing Company (Cleveland, Ohio) | Blakeslee, John Rollin, 1843-1906 | Business enterprises -- Ohio -- Cleveland | Business enterprises -- Ohio -- Euclid | Machine-tool industry -- Ohio -- Cleveland | Machine-tool industry -- Ohio -- Euclid | Manufacturing industries -- Ohio -- Cleveland | Manufacturing industries -- Ohio -- Euclid
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 2753 | Title: | Grdina Funeral Home and Grdina-Cosic Funeral Home Records
| | | | Creator: | Grdina Funeral Home | | | | Dates: | 1912-1991 | | | | Abstract: | Grdina Funeral Home was founded in Cleveland, Ohio, in 1909 by Anton Grdina (1874-1957). The funeral home primarily served the Yugolav immigrant community in the St. Clair and Lake Shore neighborhoods of Cleveland. Immigrants from Slovenia and Croatia primarily used the funeral home. The collection consists of funeral ledgers, mortuary records, receipts, and tax documents. | | | | Call #: | MS 5188 | | | | Extent: | 10.80 linear feet (10 containers and 7 volumes) | | | | Subjects: | Cleveland (Ohio) -- Genealogy. | Croatian Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Funeral homes -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Grdina Funeral Home (Cleveland, Ohio) | Grdina, Anton, 1874-1957 | Grdina-Cosic Funeral Home (Cleveland, Ohio) | Registers of births, etc. -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Slovenian Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Undertakers and undertaking -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 2754 | Title: | Anthony Palermo, Jr. Papers
| | | | Creator: | Palermo, Anthony Jr. | | | | Dates: | 1990-1993 | | | | Abstract: | Anthony Palermo, Jr. (b. 1926) was born in Cleveland, Ohio, and grew up in the Collinwood neighborhood of Cleveland. After serving in the United States Army Air Force during World War II, Palermo attended the Case Institute of Technology, graduating in 1949 with a degree in electrical engineering. He worked for the Picker X-Ray Corporation, developing x-ray and CAT scan systems. Palermo had an avid interest in local history, and he founded the South Euclid Historical Society and wrote the history of St. Gregory the Great Church (now known as Sacred Heart of Jesus Parish). The collection consists of Palermo's research and written recollections of the history of the South Euclid, Ohio, aircraft beacon; Bluestone Quarries; and Euclid Beach Park/Collinwood neighborhood baseball teams. | | | | Call #: | MS 5189 | | | | Extent: | 0.20 linear feet (1 container) | | | | Subjects: | Baseball -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- History | Bluestone (Ohio) -- History. | Collinwood (Cleveland, Ohio) -- History. | Euclid Beach Park (Cleveland, Ohio) -- History. | Italian Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- History. | South Euclid (Ohio) -- History.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 2755 | Title: | Robert Strasmyer Dance Hall and Band Research Papers
| | | | Creator: | Strasmyer, Robert | | | | Dates: | 1932-1994 | | | | Abstract: | Robert Strasmyer (1916-1995) was an architect in Cleveland, Ohio, who had an avid interest in the history of dance halls and bands in Cleveland. He conducted extensive research on the history of performances of nationally known orchestras at local dance halls such as Luna Park, Euclid Beach Park, the Trianon, and Cedar Point. Strasmyer gave lectures and presentations based on his research, and hosted his own radio program entitled "Kaleidoscope U.S.A." The collection consists of admission tickets, advertisements, business cards, correspondence, directories, a license, lists, menus, newspaper clippings, an ordinance, newsletters, notes, research papers, a schedule, and sheet music. | | | | Call #: | MS 5190 | | | | Extent: | 0.40 linear feet (1 container) | | | | Subjects: | Dance -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- 20th century | Dance halls -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- 20th century | Dance orchestras -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- 20th century | Dancing -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- 20th century | Strasmyer, Robert, 1916-1995
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 2756 | Title: | St. Paul's Evangelical and Reformed Church Records, Series II
| | | | Creator: | St. Paul's Evangelical and Reformed Church | | | | Dates: | 1935-1950 | | | | Abstract: | St. Paul's United Church of Christ was established in 1856 in Cleveland, Ohio, as the Second German Evangelical Church. In 1858 it changed to St. Paul's Evangelical Church. The church was located at the intersection of Scovill Avenue and Greenwood Street (East 28th Street). With the merger of the German Evangelical and German Reformed denominations the church became St. Paul's Evangelical and Reformed Church. Since the 1961 merger with the Congregational Christian Church the denomination has been known as St. Paul's United Church of Christ. The collection consists of a bound record book that includes the church constitution, list of officers, membership records, communion records, baptism records, confirmation records, and marriage records, death records. The collection also includes one folder of miscellaneous correspondence and reports. | | | | Call #: | MS 5191 | | | | Extent: | 0.20 linear feet (1 container) | | | | Subjects: | Church records and registers -- Ohio -- Parma. | Congregational churches -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | German Americans -- Ohio -- Parma. | Registers of births, etc. -- Ohio -- Parma. | St. Paul's Evangelical and Reformed Church (Parma, Ohio)
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 2757 | Title: | Club of West Side Slovene Lodges Records
| | | | Creator: | Club of West Side Slovene Lodges | | | | Dates: | 1935-1988 | | | | Abstract: | The West Side Slovenian National Home was founded in 1939 to serve the cultural and heritage needs of the Slovene immigrant community in the Denison Avenue neighborhood of Cleveland, Ohio. It served as a meeting place for Slovene fraternal organizations and provided dramatic, musical, educational, and cultural programs for Slovenes on Cleveland's West Side. The Home was organized and managed by the Club of West Side Slovene Lodges which was founded in 1930 to raise funds to build and then manage the operations of the West Side Slovenian National Home. The collection consists of articles of incorporation, bylaws, meeting minutes, event programs, membership and pledge ledgers, and financial reports. | | | | Call #: | MS 5193 | | | | Extent: | 1.00 linear feet (1 container) | | | | Subjects: | Club of West Side Slovene Lodges (Cleveland, Ohio) | Slovenia -- Emigration and immigration. | Slovenian Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- History. | Slovenian Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Societies, etc. | Slovenian Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland | West Side Slovenian National Home (Cleveland, Ohio)
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 2758 | Title: | John Baptist Speidel Family Papers
| | | | Creator: | Speidel Family | | | | Dates: | 1801-1989 | | | | Abstract: | John Baptist Speidel was born in Grosselfingen, Germany, in 1834 and immigrated to Hanoverton, Ohio, in 1853. He married Catherine Smelz (1835-1880) in 1857 and had thirteen children. He died in Hanoverton in 1920. Speidel owned a farm in Hanoverton. The collection consists of correspondence, a diary, a family history, a memorial card, newspaper clippings, and a photoprint of a photograph. The collection includes the diary of Joseph Greenwood (b. 1746?), about whom little is known. | | | | Call #: | MS 5194 | | | | Extent: | 0.20 linear feet (1 container) | | | | Subjects: | Columbiana County (Ohio) -- Genealogy | German Americans -- Ohio -- Genealogy. | Hanoverton (Ohio) -- Genealogy | Speidel family | Speidel, Catherine Smeltz, 1835-1880 | Speidel, John Baptist, 1834-1920
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 2759 | Title: | Puritan Congregational Church Records
| | | | Creator: | Puritan Congregational Church | | | | Dates: | 1889-1914 | | | | Abstract: | Puritan Congregational Church was located on the corner of Franklin Avenue and West 58th Street on the west side of Cleveland, Ohio, in the 1890s-1914. The congregation was an independent church that included the consolidation Franklin Avenue Congregational Church. The collection consists of certificates, correspondence, meeting notices, membership lists, memoranda, minutes, newsletters, and reports. | | | | Call #: | MS 5195 | | | | Extent: | 0.20 linear feet (1 container) | | | | Subjects: | Church records and registers -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Cleveland (Ohio) -- Genealogy. | Congregational churches -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Franklin Avenue Congregational Church (Cleveland, Ohio) | Grace Congregational Church (Cleveland, Ohio) | Puritan Congregational Church (Cleveland, Ohio) | Registers of births, etc. -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 2760 | Title: | Jane Daroff Papers
| | | | Creator: | Daroff, Jane | | | | Dates: | 1985-2000 | | | | Abstract: | Jane Daroff is a social worker and community activist in Cleveland, Ohio, who was the co-founder of the Cleveland Chapter of Parents, Families, and Friends of Lesbians and Gays (PFLAG) with Jes Sellers in 1985. She is active in the national and international PFLAG organization and serves on the board of directors of the Human Rights Campaign. The collection consists of brochures, a business card, a calendar, conference proceedings, a flyer, graphics, guidelines, a mission statement, a newsletter, newspaper clippings, notes, one color photograph, and a press release. | | | | Call #: | MS 5196 | | | | Extent: | 0.20 linear feet (1 container) | | | | Subjects: | Daroff, Jane, ca. 1938- | Gay activists -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Gay communities -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Gay rights -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Lesbians -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Parents, Families, and Friends of Lesbians and Gays | Parents, Families, and Friends of Lesbians and Gays. Cleveland Chapter
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