Format | • | Manuscript Collection | [X] |
| | Manuscript Collection | Save | | 2521 | Title: | Michael Kowan Family Papers
| | | | Creator: | Kowan, Michael family | | | | Dates: | 1942-1987 | | | | Abstract: | Michael Kowan and his wife, Rachel Howitz Kowan, owned and operated Kay's Book and Magazine Supermarket in downtown Cleveland, Ohio. Michael served in World War II and was in England, 1943-1945. The collection consists of family materials, including photograph albums and volumes of Michael's poetry; scrapbooks of Michael and Rachel's travels, particularly to New York City; letters, photographs and articles relating to Kay's Book and Magazine Supermarket; and scrapbooks of souvenirs, photographs and letters relating to Michael's military service and London during World War II, including aerial shots taken in the skies of Great Britain during the war. | | | | Call #: | MS 4944 | | | | Extent: | 2.00 linear feet (4 containers) | | | | Subjects: | Kowan, Michael. | Kowan, Rachel Howitz. | Howitz, Morris. | Kowan family. | Howitz family. | Kay's Book and Magazine Supermarket. | Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Jewish soldiers -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Bookstores -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | World War, 1939-1945 -- Participation, Jewish. | World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal narratives, American. | World War, 1939-1945 -- England. | World War, 1939-1945 -- England -- London. | Voyages and travels. | Poetry. | Scrapbooks. | New York (N.Y.) -- Description and travel. | London (England) -- Description and travel.
| | | | |
View Finding Aid
|
View XML
| |
| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 2522 | Title: | Ruth Tannenbaum Papers
| | | | Creator: | Tannenbaum, Ruth | | | | Dates: | 1928-1990 | | | | Abstract: | Ruth Forstein Tannenbaum (1913-2003) was a Cleveland, Ohio, area resident who was active in the Cleveland Jewish community and enjoyed presenting book reviews at old age homes, nursing homes and senior centers. The collection consists of notebooks with notes for specific book reviews, an audio tape of a review of Dennis Foley's Are you happy : collected quotations, done in December 1989 and February 1990, and an oversize photograph of the Cleveland Hebrew Schools Class of 1928. Also includes some miscellaneous material on the East End Furniture Exchange. | | | | Call #: | MS 4945 | | | | Extent: | 0.21 linear feet (1 container and 1 oversize folder) | | | | Subjects: | Tannenbaum, Ruth F. (Ruth Forstein), 1913-2003. | Foley, Dennis. Are you happy : collected quotations -- Book reviews. | Cleveland Hebrew Schools. Class of 1928 -- Photographs. | East End Furniture Exchange (Cleveland, Ohio) | Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Jewish women -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Books -- Reviews. | Old age homes, Jewish -- Activity programs -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
| | | | |
View Finding Aid
|
View XML
| |
| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 2523 | Title: | Republic Steel Corporation Records
| | | | Creator: | Republic Steel Corporation | | | | Dates: | 1895-2001 | | | | Abstract: | The Republic Steel Corporation was formed in April 1930 from several smaller iron and steel companies, including Republic Iron and Steel, Central Alloy Corporation, Bourne-Fuller Company and Donner Steel Company. Corrigan McKinney Steel Company, Truscon Steel Company, and Gulf States Steel were acquired 1935-1937, and the company headquarters was moved from Youngstown, Ohio, to Cleveland, Ohio. The company included basic steel operations in Ohio, Buffalo, New York, Chicago, Illinois, Gadsden, Alabama, and elsewhere, as well as rolling mills, speciality steel operations, iron ore and coal mines, maritime operations, and research laboratories. During the 1980s, economic losses became severe, and in 1984 Jones and Laughlin Steel Corporation merged with Republic Steel, creating LTV Steel Company, a subsidiary of LTV Corporation. The collection consists of administrative records, advertisements, agendas, agreements, analyses, applications, architectural drawings, article sheets, audits, biographies, birth certificates, booklets, brochures, budgets, certificates, charts, citations, compliance reviews, computer printouts, constitutions, contracts, correspondence, deeds, determinations on imports, diagrams, dockets, drawings, earnings records, employment applications, financial records, forms, formulas, genealogy charts, goals and timetables, graphs, grievance sheets, handbooks, hazardous waste manifests, histories, indices, inspections, inventories, job classifications, job descriptions, journals, ledgers, legal briefs, legal records, legislation, lines of progression, lists, magazine articles, manuals, manuscript proofs, maps, memoirs, memoranda, minutes, newsletters, newspapers clippings, notebooks, notes, notices, pamphlets and promotional materials, permits, petitions, photographs, plans, policies and procedures, presentations, press releases, proposals, proxy statements, publications, questionnaires, real estate records including abstracts of titles, bills of sale, closing papers, conveyances, deeds, easements, indentures, leases, and rights of way, receipts, registers, remarks, reports, resolutions, rosters, rules and regulations, schedules, scrapbooks, scripts, separation notices, speech texts, statements, statistics, studies, subpoenas, summaries, surveys, tax records, telegrams, testimonies, time books, time lines, time sheets, trade adjustment assistance determinations, transcripts, typescripts, wage scale changes, wage rate records and cases, and work papers. | | | | Call #: | MS 4949 | | | | Extent: | 386.30 linear feet (391 containers and 40 oversize volumes) | | | | Subjects: | Eaton, Cyrus Stephen, 1883-1979. | Girdler, T. M. (Tom Mercer), 1877-1965. | Patton, Thomas F., b. 1903. | White, Charles McElroy, 1891-1977. | Republic Steel Corporation. | Republic Iron & Steel Company. | Central Alloy Steel Corporation. | Corrigan McKinney Steel Company. | Steel Workers Organizing Committee (U.S.) | United Steelworkers of America. | Ohio EPA. | United States. Environmental Protection Agency. | United States. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. | United States. Securities and Exchange Commission. | Arbitration, Industrial -- United States. | Collective bargaining -- Steel industry -- United States. | Collective labor agreements -- Steel industry -- United States. | Consolidation and merger of corporations -- United States. | Consolidation and merger of corporations -- Canada. | Discrimination in employment -- United States. | Employee fringe benefits -- United States. | Grievance procedures -- United States. | Import quotas -- United States. | Incentives in industry -- United States. | Industrial relations -- United States. | Industrial relations -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Industries -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Iron and steel workers -- United States. | Iron and steel workers -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Iron and steel workers -- Labor unions -- Organizing -- United States. | Iron and steel workers -- Job descriptions -- United States. | Iron and steel workers -- Pensions -- United States. | Labor disputes -- United States. | Little Steel Strike, U.S., 1937 | Merchant mariners -- Great Lakes (North America) | Shipping -- Great Lakes (North America) | Steel. | Steel -- Marketing. | Steel -- Transportation -- Great Lakes (North America) | Steel industry and trade -- Employees | Steel industry and trade -- Environmental aspects -- United States. | Steel industry and trade -- Government policy -- United States. | Steel industry and trade -- United States. | Steel industry and trade -- Ohio. | Steel industry and trade -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Steel industry and trade -- Law and legislation -- United States. | Steel industry and trade -- Mergers -- United States. | Steel industry and trade -- Prices -- United States. | Steel-works -- United States. | Steel-works -- Ohio. | Steel-works -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Strikes and lockouts -- Steel industry -- United States. | Wages -- Iron and steel workers -- United States.
| | | | |
View Finding Aid
|
View XML
| |
| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 2524 | Title: | LTV Steel Company Records
| | | | Creator: | LTV Steel Company | | | | Dates: | 1899-2002 | | | | Abstract: | The LTV Steel Company was formed in 1984 by the LTV Corporation through a merger of Jones & Laughlin Steel, Inc. (itself a merger of Jones & Laughlin Steel Corporation and Youngstown Sheet and Tube Company) and Republic Steel Corporation, with its headquarters in Cleveland, Ohio. The company declared bankruptcy and its assets were purchased by W.L. Ross and Company in 2002 and became known as the International Steel Group (ISG). The collection consists of administrative records, agendas, agreements, architectural drawings, award programs, biographies, budgets, contracts, correspondence, deeds, dockets, drafts, financial records, forms, handbooks, histories, indexes, job descriptions, journals, ledgers, legal records, lists, manuals, maps, memoranda, minutes, newsletters, newspaper and magazine clippings, notes, personnel records, photographs, plans, policies, presentations, press releases, publications, reports, speech texts, scrapbooks, surveys, tax records, and transcripts. | | | | Call #: | MS 4950 | | | | Extent: | 230.00 linear feet (258 containers and 7 oversize folders) | | | | Subjects: | Ling, James J. | LTV Steel Company. | LTV Corporation | Republic Steel Corporation | Jones & Laughlin Steel Corporation | Youngstown Sheet and Tube Company | United Steelworkers of America | LTV Steel Tubular Products Company | LTV Energy Products Company | LTV Steel Mining | Tri-State Mining Company. | United States. Securities and Exchange Commission | United States. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission | United States. National Labor Relations Board | United States. Environmental Protection Agency | United States. Occupational Safety and Health Administration | African American iron and steel workers. | Arbitration, Industrial -- United States | Collective labor agreements -- Steel industry -- United States | Collective bargaining -- Steel industry -- United States | Consolidation and merger of corporations -- United States | Corporate reorganization -- United States | Corporations -- Finance | Discrimination in employment -- United States | Employee fringe benefits -- United States | Industrial relations -- United States | Industries -- Ohio -- Cleveland | Iron and steel workers -- United States | Iron and steel workers -- Labor unions -- United States | Labor disputes -- United States | Labor union locals -- United States | Labor unions and education -- United States | Minorities -- Employment -- United States | Plant shutdowns -- United States | Steel industry and trade -- United States | Steel industry and trade -- Ohio | Steel industry and trade -- Ohio -- Cleveland | Steel industry and trade -- Environmental aspects -- United States | Steel industry and trade -- Environmental aspects -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Steel industry and trade -- Mergers -- United States. | Steel-works -- United States | Steel-works -- Ohio | Steel-works -- Ohio -- Cleveland | Wages -- Iron and steel workers -- United States | Women -- Employment -- United States | Women iron and steel workers -- United States
| | | | |
View Finding Aid
|
View XML
| |
| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 2525 | Title: | Hayes and McCarthy Family Papers
| | | | Creator: | Hayes and McCarthy | | | | Dates: | 1897-2003 | | | | Abstract: | The Hayes family was originally from Hospital, County Limerick, Ireland. Michael Hayes emigrated to Cleveland, Ohio, in 1901. Margaret McCarthy was one of seven children of the McCarthy family which originated in Kildimo, County Limerick. These papers were compiled by Jim Hayes, great, great grandson of Michael Hayes, and Patricia Boley, granddaughter of Margaret McCarthy. The collection consists of correspondence, a family directory, family history, genealogical documents, including reports from Ireland, census records, certificates, maps, and passenger records, an in memoriam card, newspaper clippings, and photographs. | | | | Call #: | MS 4952 | | | | Extent: | 0.20 linear feet (1 container) | | | | Subjects: | Hayes, Michael, of Hospital, County Limerick, Ireland. | McCarthy, Margaret, of Kildimo, County Limerick, Ireland. | Mahoney, Timothy. | Hayes family. | McCarthy family. | Mahoney family. | O'Leary family. | Gormley family. | Gormelly family. | Boley family. | Irish Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Genealogy. | Irish American families -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Immigrants -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Cities and towns -- Ireland -- Limerick (County) | Cleveland (Ohio) -- Genealogy. | Limerick (Ireland : County) -- Genealogy. | Limerick (Ireland : County) -- Maps.
| | | | |
View Finding Aid
|
View XML
| |
| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 2526 | Title: | Anti-Semitic Publications
| | | | Creator: | Dearborn Publishing Company | | | | Dates: | 1920-1951 | | | | Abstract: | The collection consists of various materials relevant to Jewish life and anti-semitism in the first half of the twentieth century. Included are magazines, pamphlets, and books. There are numerous publications relevant to Henry Ford and the Dearborn Publishing Company, a small pamphlet issued by the National Jewish Welfare Board explaining Jewish history to those in the armed forces, and a publication by the U.S. High Commissioner for Germany on post-World War II Germany. Included are a number of original periodicals from National Socialist Germany. | | | | Call #: | MS 4953 | | | | Extent: | 0.40 linear feet (1 container) | | | | Subjects: | Ford, Henry, 1863-1947. | Antisemitism -- United States. | Anti-Jewish propaganda -- United States. | Jews -- United States. | Jews -- History. | National socialsim.
| | | | |
View Finding Aid
|
View XML
| |
| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 2527 | Title: | Ezra Shapiro Papers, World Zionist Congresses 1951 and 1956
| | | | Creator: | Shapiro, Ezra | | | | Dates: | 1951-1956 | | | | Abstract: | Ezra Shapiro was a lawyer of Cleveland, Ohio, and later, Israel. He was active in Zionist organizations and a delegate to many World Zionist Congresses. The collection consists of material related to Shapiro's involvement in the 1951 and 1956 Zionist Congresses held in Jerusalem. The collection includes commemorative pins, correspondence, publications, programs, maps and newspaper articles in both English and Hebrew, relating predominantly to the activities of the 23rd Zionist Congress, 1951. | | | | Call #: | MS 4954 | | | | Extent: | 0.41 linear feet (1 container and 1 oversize folder) | | | | Subjects: | Israel -- Maps. | Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Shapiro, Ezra, 1903-1977. | Zionism -- Congresses. | Zionist Congress (23rd : 1951 : Jerusalem) | Zionist Congress (24th : 1956 : Jerusalem) | Zionists -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
| | | | |
View Finding Aid
|
View XML
| |
| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 2528 | Title: | Goodman Family Papers
| | | | Creator: | Goodman, Morris and Ethel Family | | | | Dates: | 1904-1955 | | | | Abstract: | Morris Goodman immigrated to Cleveland, Ohio, from Austria-Hungary in 1910 and became an insurance agent for Western and Southern Life Insurance Company. He and his wife, Ethel Berkmann, owned the Goodman and Company Furniture Store in Cleveland and were involved with the World Zionist Organization. Their son, Harvey Goodman, served in World War II in the United States Air Force. Their daughter, Alma, married into the Perla family, which operated an embroidery company. The collection consists of business and personal correspondence, photographs, postcards, licenses and miscellaneous documents. The collection includes immigration and naturalization materials, as well as military service documents and World War II ration books. | | | | Call #: | MS 4955 | | | | Extent: | 0.41 linear feet (1 container and 1 oversize folder) | | | | Subjects: | Goodman, Morris, 1890-1962. | Goodman, Ethel Berkmann, 1894-1980. | Goodman, Harvey. | Perla, Herbert. | Goodman family. | Berkmann family. | Perla family. | Goodman and Company Furniture Store (Cleveland, Ohio) | Western and Southern Life Insurance Company. | Perla Novelty Embroidery Company. | Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Jewish families -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Immigrants -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | World War, 1939-1945 -- Economic aspects. | Furniture industry and trade -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Postcards -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
| | | | |
View Finding Aid
|
View XML
| |
| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 2529 | Title: | Morton E. Karp Collection
| | | | Creator: | Karp, Morton E. | | | | Dates: | 1978-1980 | | | | Abstract: | Morton Karp (d. 1991) was a scrap dealer and Commander of the Cuyahoga County Council of Jewish War Veterans, Cleveland Post #l4. Karp and his wife Mina collected news articles dealing with antisemitism, the Holocaust, the John Demjanjuk trial, Nazism, and neo-Nazi and other "white power" groups in the Cleveland, Ohio area. The collection consists of programs, correspondence, and newspaper clippings, with six blurred photos of Nazi graffiti, Cleveland, Ohio, 1978, and two photos of United White People's Party, Cleveland, Ohio, 1978. The articles are drawn from various local papers and magazines, including the Cleveland Jewish News and the Plain Dealer. The collection is of value to individuals studying antisemitism, neo-Nazi and Klan activities, prosecution of Nazi war criminals, and Holocaust commemoration in the northeast Ohio area. | | | | Call #: | MS 4956 | | | | Extent: | 0.20 linear feet (1 container) | | | | Subjects: | Antisemitism -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Cleveland (Ohio) -- Ethnic relations. | Cleveland (Ohio) -- Race relations. | Demjanjuk, John -- Trials, litigation, etc. | Graffiti -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Hate groups -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Holocaust survivors -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Ku Klux Klan (1915- ) -- Ohio. | Neo-Nazism -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Racism -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | United White People's Party -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | War crime trials. | War criminals -- United States. | White supremacy movements -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
| | | | |
View Finding Aid
|
View XML
| |
| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 2530 | Title: | Armond E. Cohen Papers
| | | | Creator: | Cohen, Armond E. | | | | Dates: | 1925-1989 | | | | Abstract: | Armond E. Cohen was a rabbi who served Park Synagogue, a large Conservative Jewish congregation in Cleveland Heights, Ohio. The collection consists of correspondence, minutes, memoranda, programs, reports, and writings. | | | | Call #: | MS 4957 | | | | Extent: | 8.01 linear feet (8 containers and 1 oversize folder) | | | | Subjects: | Cohen, Armond, E., 1909- | Mendelsohn, Erich, 1887-1953 -- Correspondence. | Park Synagogue (Cleveland Heights, Ohio) | Academy of Religion and Mental Health. | Jewish Theological Seminary of America. | Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Jews -- Education -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Rabbis -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Conservative Judaism. | Conservative Judaism -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Synagogues -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Synagogue architecture -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Jewish day schools -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Zionism.
| | | | |
View Finding Aid
|
View XML
| |
| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 2531 | Title: | Yetta Haskin Guzik Family Papers
| | | | Creator: | Guzik, Yetta Haskin family | | | | Dates: | 1910-1941 | | | | Abstract: | Yetta Haskin Guzik was the daughter of Harry (Morris) and Fanny (Feige) (Mietzner) Haskin, immigrants from Russia in the 1910s. The family settled in the Cleveland, Ohio, area. The collection consists of passports, a marriage license, a ketuba, family memorial records, naturalization papers, lists, a book, a manual, and army induction and discharge papers. | | | | Call #: | MS 4960 | | | | Extent: | 0.21 linear feet (1 container and 1 oversize folder) | | | | Subjects: | Haskins family | Mietzner family | Jews -- Russia | Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland | Cleveland (Ohio) -- Emigration and immigration
| | | | |
View Finding Aid
|
View XML
| |
| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 2532 | Title: | Achieving Cleveland Jewish Women Oral History Collection
| | | | Creator: | Achieving Cleveland Jewish Women Oral History | | | | Dates: | 2001-2002 | | | | Abstract: | The collection consists of firsthand accounts of a group of twenty-five women who were, or had been, leaders in the Cleveland, Ohio, Jewish community. The women were selected by contemporary female Jewish leaders, and the project was funded by the Jewish Community Federation of Cleveland. | | | | Call #: | MS 4961 | | | | Extent: | 0.40 linear feet (1 container) | | | | Subjects: | Bedol, Marilyn Meshorer | Bonder, Evelyn | Cohen, Ann Letterman | Dettelbach, Cynthia Golomb, 1939- | Epstein, Natalie Zuckerman | Fredman, Alice | Goodman, Lois K. | Joseph, Martha J., 1917-2006 | Kassen, Aileen Margolis | Klarreich, Susan Friedman | Levin, Maxine Goodman | Lewis, Joanne | Likover, Belle Tract | Matthews, Florence Krenzler | Olshansky, Rena Shapiro Blumberg | Rabinsky, Leatrice, 1927- | Robinson, Barbara | Rocker, Elaine | Rothschild, Beryl E. | Scharf, Lois | Silver, Dorothy | Silverberg, Linda Rocker | Wasserstrom, Magaret Luten | Weisberger, Eleanor | Wertheim, Sally Harris | Jewish women -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Biography | Women -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Biography | Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Biography
| | | | |
View Finding Aid
|
View XML
| |
| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 2533 | Title: | Daniel Jeremy Silver Papers, Series II
| | | | Creator: | Silver, Daniel Jeremy | | | | Dates: | 1948-2003 | | | | Abstract: | Daniel Jeremy Silver (1928-1989) was a Reform rabbi at Temple-Tifereth Israel in Cleveland, Ohio, and author of several books and many articles. The collection consists of private and public correspondence, articles, programs, pamphlets, newspaper clippings, and one group portrait taken at Shaker Heights High School class reunion, 1984. Included are several tributes and articles about Rabbi Abba Hillel Silver, Daniel's father, tributes to, and articles written by, Daniel, several pamphlets and newsletters from Temple-Tifereth Israel, reviews of Daniel's books, and articles relating to Harry S. Truman. | | | | Call #: | MS 4962 | | | | Extent: | 1.00 linear feet (2 containers) | | | | Subjects: | Silver, Daniel Jeremy. | Silver, Abba Hillel, 1893-1963. | Truman, Harry S., 1884-1972. | Temple-Tifereth Israel (Cleveland, Ohio). | Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Jews -- United States. | Rabbis -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Reform Judaism. | Reform Judaism -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Judaism. | Zionism.
| | | | |
View Finding Aid
|
View XML
| |
| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 2534 | Title: | Edith and Isadore Silverman Papers
| | | | Creator: | Silverman, Edith and Isadore | | | | Dates: | 1933-1995 | | | | Abstract: | Edna and Isadore Silverman were a Jewish couple of Cleveland, Ohio. Edith was a member of the girls' social club, Phi Delis, in the 1930s. The club often participated in social activities with a Jewish boys' club, the Copains. They would have outings in various locales through the Cleveland area. Her husband, Isadore Silverman, served in the 470th Anti-Aircraft Battalion, Sept. 1943-Jan. 1946. He was trained at Camp Callan in California, 1943-1944, and was later stationed in New Guinea and Panay, 1944-1945. the collection consists of photographs, letters, telegrams, and newspaper clippings. The collection includes numerous portraits of Edith Silverman's "Phi Deli" outings (ca. 1930s) and portraits of Isadore Silverman's experiences in the United States and Asia (ca. World War II). | | | | Call #: | MS 4963 | | | | Extent: | 0.21 linear feet (1 container and 1 oversize folder) | | | | Subjects: | Silverman, Edith Lefshitz, 1914- | Silverman, Isadore, 1914-1992 | Phi Delis (Organization) | Clubs -- Ohio -- Cleveland | Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland | Jewish women -- Ohio -- Cleveland | Jewish soldiers -- Ohio -- Cleveland | Jewish girls -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Societies and clubs | Soldiers -- United States | World War, 1939-1945 -- Participation, Jewish | World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- New Guinea | World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Philippines -- Panay Island | Cleveland (Ohio) -- Social life and customs -- 20th century | Camp Callan (Calif.) | Panay Island (Philippines) | New Guinea
| | | | |
View Finding Aid
|
View XML
| |
| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 2535 | Title: | Goldenberg World War II Papers and Photographs
| | | | Creator: | Goldenberg, Helen | | | | Dates: | 1944-1968 | | | | Abstract: | Helen H. Goldenberg (b. 1921) was a resident of Cleveland, Ohio, who enlisted in the United States Army in May 1944, was trained at Fort Des Moines, Iowa, and served as a clerk/typist in the Women's Air Transport Command in Europe, December 1944 to April 1946. Her name was Helen Horovitz, but she changed her name to Helen Horton when she experienced anti-Semitic discrimination. She married David Goldenberg in 1947. The collection consists of newspaper clippings, pamphlets, a scrapbook, and photographs. The collection documents Helen Goldenberg's service in World War II, including military life at Fort Des Moines, and activities with the Air Transport Command, where she arranged for transport of injured personnel. The materials include a booklet relating to the WACS at Fort Des Moines and individual and group photographs of persons serving there in 1944. There also are portraits and views relating to the Women's Air Transport Command, and a family history relating to the Medalie family, 1967-1968. | | | | Call #: | MS 4964 | | | | Extent: | 0.21 linear feet (1 container and 1 oversize folder) | | | | Subjects: | Goldenberg, Helen H., 1921- | Medalie family. | United States. Army. Women's Army Corps. | United States. Army Air Forces. Air Transport Command. | Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Jewish women soldiers -- United States. | Jewish women soldiers -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Women soldiers -- United States. | World War, 1939-1945 -- Participation, Female. | World War, 1939-1945 -- Participation, Jewish. | World War, 1939-1945 -- Transportation. | Military training camps -- Iowa. | Fort Des Moines (Iowa)
| | | | |
View Finding Aid
|
View XML
| |
| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 2536 | Title: | Ronald and Isabelle Brown Papers, Series II
| | | | Creator: | Brown, Ronald and Isabelle | | | | Dates: | 1911-2003 | | | | Abstract: | Ronald Brown and his wife, Isabelle Brown, were community activists in Cleveland, Ohio, involved in local, national, and international social and philanthropic agencies. Ronald Brown was one of the founders and vice president of Tremco Manufacturing Company and a management consultant and author. He was particularly involved with the Cuyahoga County Juvenile Court, the Ohio Dept. of Aging, and the Cleveland Heights-University Heights Board of Education. His wife, Isabelle Brown, was especially involved with the National Council of Jewish Woman and the International Council of Jewish Women. The collection consists of biographical information, miscellaneous correspondence and documents, speeches, brochures, clippings, notes and scrapbooks and photographs. | | | | Call #: | MS 4966 | | | | Extent: | 1.50 linear feet (1 container and 1 oversize container) | | | | Subjects: | Brown, Ronald, 1900-2003. | Brown, Isabelle, 1911-1998. | Tremco Manufacturing Company. | National Council of Jewish Women. | International Council of Jewish Women. | Ohio. Juvenile Court (Cuyahoga County) | Ohio. Dept. of Aging. | Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Jewish women -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Civic leaders -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Philanthropists -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Juvenile courts -- Ohio -- Cuyahoga County. | Older people -- Ohio.
| | | | |
View Finding Aid
|
View XML
| |
| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 2537 | Title: | Women's Law Fund Records
| | | | Creator: | Women's Law Fund | | | | Dates: | 1968-2002 | | | | Abstract: | The Women's Law Fund was a nonprofit organization founded in Cleveland, Ohio, in 1972 dedicated to eradicating gender discrimination in employment, education, government benefits, and housing. Under the direction of Jane M. Picker and Lizabeth A. Moody, the organization secured attorneys and provided funding for litigation related to women's issues. Most notably, the fund supported LaFleur, et al. v. Cleveland Board of Education, et al., a case that reached the U.S. Supreme Court in a landmark ruling concerning mandatory maternity leave for female employees. In the 1990s the fund focused on female age discrimination and discrimination faced by American women employed overseas by American companies. The Women's Law Fund disbanded in 2006. The collection consists of agendas, annual reports, correspondence, financial records, meeting minutes, memorandums, magazine articles, newspaper clippings, reports, resumes, and video tapes. | | | | Call #: | MS 4970 | | | | Extent: | 91.94 linear feet (99 containers) | | | | Subjects: | Women's Law Fund (Cleveland, Ohio) | Sex discrimination against women -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Sex discrimination against women -- United States. | Women's rights -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Women's rights -- United States. | Women -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Women -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- United States. | Women -- Employment -- Law and legislation. | Women in education -- Legal status, laws, etc. | Cleveland (Ohio) -- Trials, litigation, etc.
| | | | |
View Finding Aid
|
View XML
| |
| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 2538 | Title: | Hebrew Free Loan Association Records, Series IV
| | | | Creator: | Hebrew Free Loan Association | | | | Dates: | 1899-2006 | | | | Abstract: | The Hebrew Free Loan Association (founded 1904) is a century-old benevolent institution. It grants small, interest-free loans of up to $7,500 on a non-sectarian basis to individuals in financial need who do not qualify to borrow from conventional sources such as banks. A majority of the loans granted are for educational purposes; other loans are for a wide-range of needs such as home repairs, emergency medical care, rent, and funerals. The collection consists of primarily of application data, Board minutes, financial data, and loan and repayment records. | | | | Call #: | MS 4971 | | | | Extent: | 4.80 linear feet (6 containers) | | | | Subjects: | Charities -- Ohio -- Cleveland | Hebrew Free Loan Association (Cleveland, Ohio) | Heights Area Project Mortgage Assistance Program (Cleveland Heights, Ohio). | Jewish Community Federation (Cleveland, Ohio) | Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Charities. | Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Societies, etc. | Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland | Jews, Soviet -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
| | | | |
View Finding Aid
|
View XML
| |
| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 2539 | Title: | Cleveland Women's City Club Foundation Records
| | | | Creator: | Cleveland Women's City Club Foundation | | | | Dates: | 1948-2005 | | | | Abstract: | The Cleveland Women's City Club Foundation was established in 1948 by the Women's City Club of Cleveland, Ohio. It supported projects related to women, education, public affairs and effective government, civic beautification and restoration, health and social service initiatives, and the arts and culture of the community. In 1961 it established the Cleveland Arts Prize to recognize local talent, and in the 1990s it became involved with the Betty Ott Garden for the Blind at the City Greenhouse. The collection consists of account passbooks, agendas, articles of incorporation, brochures, budgets, by-laws, catalogs, certificates, correspondence, financial statements, invitations, leases, legal documents, maps, meeting notices, memoranda, minutes, newspaper and magazine clippings, photographs and negatives, press releases, proclamations, proposals, publications, questionnaires, reports, rosters, and wills. | | | | Call #: | MS 4973 | | | | Extent: | 1.40 linear feet (2 containers) | | | | Subjects: | Cleveland Women's City Club Foundation | Women's City Club of Cleveland | Endowments -- Ohio -- Cleveland | Community foundations -- Ohio -- Cleveland | Charities -- Ohio -- Cleveland | Civic improvement -- Ohio -- Cleveland | Women -- Ohio -- Cleveland | Women -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Societies and clubs | Women in community organization -- Ohio -- Cleveland | Women in charitable work -- Ohio -- Cleveland | Women philanthropists -- Ohio -- Cleveland | Women civic leaders -- Ohio -- Cleveland | Women -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Social conditions | Women -- Services for -- Ohio -- Cleveland | Arts -- Ohio -- Cleveland | Cleveland Arts Prize | Children -- Services for -- Ohio -- Cleveland | Historic preservation -- Ohio -- Cleveland | Parks -- Ohio -- Cleveland | Cleveland (Ohio) -- Politics and government | Cleveland (Ohio) -- Social conditions
| | | | |
View Finding Aid
|
View XML
| |
| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 2540 | Title: | Stanley Carter Pace Papers
| | | | Creator: | Pace, Stanley Carter | | | | Dates: | 1934-2005 | | | | Abstract: | Stanley Carter Pace was a business executive who headed TRW Automotive Worldwide until 1985, and General Dynamics Corporation from 1985 to 1990. He served in the United States Air Force during World War II--spending ten months in a German prison camp--and continued his military career until 1954. He has been an active supporter of many charitable and civic activities in the Cleveland, Ohio, area. The collection consists of announcements, awards, biographies, brochures, certificates, correspondence, forms, legal documents, memoirs, military orders, minutes, newspaper and magazine clippings, programs, publications, receipts, reports, rosters, scrapbooks, and other documents pertaining to Pace's military and business careers. Also includes some family information. | | | | Call #: | MS 4974 | | | | Extent: | 9.00 linear feet (9 containers) | | | | Subjects: | Pace, Stanley Carter, 1921- | Pace, Pearl Carter. | Pace, Henry Slaughter. | TRW Inc. | General Dynamics Corporation. | United States. Air Force -- Officers. | Businessmen -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Business ethics. | World War, 1939-1945 -- Prisoners and prisons, German | Prisoners of war -- United States. | Prisoners of war -- Germany. | Veterans -- United States -- Correspondence.
| | | | |
View Finding Aid
|
View XML
| |
|
