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| | Manuscript Collection | Save | | 2581 | Title: | Brith Emeth Temple Records, Series II
| | | | Creator: | Brith Emeth Temple | | | | Dates: | 1962-1980 | | | | Abstract: | Brith Emeth Temple was established in 1959 in the Greater Cleveland, Ohio, area. A need for a new Reform congregation was apparent when existing Reform congregations had reached membership capacity. Services were held at various sites until a permanent synagogue was built in 1967 at 27575 Shaker Boulevard in Pepper Pike, Ohio. It was designed by architect Edward Durell Stone. Brith Emeth disbanded in 1986, principally for financial reasons. The collection consists of lists, memoranda, minutes, posters, rosters, and reports. | | | | Call #: | MS 5017 | | | | Extent: | 0.81 linear feet (2 containers and 1 oversize folder) | | | | Subjects: | Brith Emeth Temple (Pepper Pike, Ohio) | Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Synagogues -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Jewish religious education -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 2582 | Title: | Progressive Slovene Women of America Records
| | | | Creator: | Progressive Slovene Women of America | | | | Dates: | 1897-2007 | | | | Abstract: | Progressive Slovene Women of America was founded in 1934 to help Slovenian women integrate into American society through education, culture, and humanitarian involvement, and to provide aid to Slovenian immigrant families struggling during the Great Depression. At its peak, the organization was comprised of 18 branches in seven states. The group provided humanitarian aid to Slovenian partisans during World War II, and to the Pediatric Clinic of Ljubljana and various Slovenian children's causes following the war. PSWA formally disbanded in 2004. The collection consists of newspaper clippings, correspondence, financial reports, minutes, membership applications and rosters, scrapbooks, and cookbooks. | | | | Call #: | MS 5018 | | | | Extent: | 20.51 linear feet (25 containers and and 11 oversize folders) | | | | Subjects: | Ivanush, Mary. | Zakrajsek, Josephine. | Progressive Slovene Women of America. | Pediatric Clinic of Ljubljana. | Slovenian Americans -- Societies, etc. | Women -- United States -- Societies and clubs. | World War, 1939-1945 -- Civilian relief -- Yugoslavia. | Slovenes -- Public welfare. | Children -- Public welfare -- Slovenia. | Slovenia -- Public welfare.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 2583 | Title: | Barristers' Wives Records, 1956-2008
| | | | Creator: | Barristers' Wives | | | | Dates: | 1956-2008 | | | | Abstract: | Barristers' Wives was a group committed to community and social concerns that was founded in 1956 by a group of seventeen African American women in Cleveland, Ohio. The group initially met in October 1956 to support the campaign of Cleveland's first African American mayoral candidate, Alexander Martin, and continued to meet throughout the 1950s and 1960s to support other African American politicians. The women also participated in charitable causes to benefit the United Negro College Fund, the NAACP, the Urban League, and other organizations. The Barristers' Wives ceased holding formal meetings in October 2008, but its membership plans to continue meeting informally. The collection consists of scrapbooks and programs. | | | | Call #: | MS 5019 | | | | Extent: | 0.50 linear feet (2 containers) | | | | Subjects: | National Barristers' Wives. Cleveland Chapter. | Lawyers' spouses -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Societies, etc. | African American women -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Societies and clubs. | African Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Societies, etc.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 2584 | Title: | Arthur J. Lelyveld Papers, Series III
| | | | Creator: | Lelyveld, Arthur J. | | | | Dates: | 1944-2007 | | | | Abstract: | Arthur J. Lelyveld was the senior rabbi of Anshe Chesed Congregation in Beachwood, Ohio, from 1958 to 1986, and senior rabbi emeritus from 1986 until his death in 1996. He played key roles in national and local Jewish organizations and fought actively for civil rights. He married Teela C. Stovsky Himelfarb in 1965. She was active as a volunteer leader and fundraiser for numerous organizations in the Cleveland area. Teela Lelyveld was also active as a professional model, television host, and public relations representative. The collection consists of articles, brochures, bulletins, certificates, diaries (daily schedules), travel logs, and newspaper clippings. | | | | Call #: | MS 5020 | | | | Extent: | 1.11 linear feet (3 containers and 1 oversize folder) | | | | Subjects: | Lelyveld, Arthur J., 1913-1996. | Lelyveld, Teela C. Stovsky Himelfarb, 1935- | Anshe Chesed Congregation (Cleveland, Ohio) | Rabbis -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Reform Judaism -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Jewish sermons -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Rabbis' spouses -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Jewish women -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 2585 | Title: | Hyman Gurland Family Papers
| | | | Creator: | Gurland, Hyman Family | | | | Dates: | 1914-1973 | | | | Abstract: | Hyman Gurland was a Russian-born Jew who emigrated to the United States in 1906 and settled in Cleveland, Ohio. A building contractor by trade, Gurland was also a talented musician who performed with the Cleveland Jewish Band from 1914 to 1918. He married Blanche Kaplan, and had three daughters, Gladys, Rita, and Norma. Gladys Gurland was a composer who actively tried to publish her work and succeeded in copyrighting several of her songs. The collection consists of a certificate, newspaper clippings, a notebook, correspondence, a scrapbook, and original scores of songs composed by Gladys Gurland. | | | | Call #: | MS 5021 | | | | Extent: | 1.00 linear feet (1 container) | | | | Subjects: | Gurland, Hyman, 1892-1980. | Gurland, Blanche Kaplan. | Gurland, Gladys, 1921-1946. | Gurland family. | Cleveland Jewish Band. | Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Musicians -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Jewish musicians -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Composers -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Jewish composers -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 2586 | Title: | Henry A. Rocker Family Papers
| | | | Creator: | Rocker, Henry A. Family | | | | Dates: | 1918-1991 | | | | Abstract: | Henry A. Rocker was a prominent lawyer and a leader in civic and Jewish affairs in Cleveland, Ohio. The son of Hungarian immigrant and editor Samuel Rocker, Henry A. Rocker graduated from Cleveland Law School in 1907 and practiced law in the Cleveland area until 1950. He was a founder of the Cleveland City Club, a member of the board of the Cleveland Community Chest, president of Park Synagogue (Anshe Emeth) from 1930-1953, and president of the Jewish Community Council of Cleveland from 1945-1953. Additionally, he served on the board of overseers of the Jewish Theological Seminary, and as a member of the board of directors of the United Jewish Appeal. The collection consists of awards, correspondence, essays, reports, an oral history transcript, drashim (homiletical interpretations of the Torah), and newspaper clippings. | | | | Call #: | MS 5022 | | | | Extent: | 0.40 linear feet (1 container) | | | | Subjects: | Rocker, Henry A., 1882-1966. | Rocker, Samuel. | Rucker family. | Jewish Welfare Fund (Cleveland, Ohio) | Orthodox Jewish Orphan Home (Cleveland, Ohio) | Lawyers -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Philanthropists -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 2587 | Title: | Women's Community Foundation Records
| | | | Creator: | Women's Community Foundation | | | | Dates: | 1981-2008 | | | | Abstract: | The Women's Community Foundation was founded in Cleveland, Ohio, in 1984 as the Women's Community Fund, the organization began with a $30,000 endowment from artist Judy Chicago. The foundation was the first organization in Cleveland to focus exclusively on the needs of the diverse women's community by providing grant money for female-oriented endeavors, funding an annual speakers series, and offering assistance to grassroots and fledgling organizations in navigating the grant application process. The foundation closed on May 30, 2008 as result of inadequate funding and economic hardship in the greater Cleveland area. The collection consists of board minutes, committee records, correspondence, financial reports, notes, proposals, publications, and press materials. | | | | Call #: | MS 5023 | | | | Extent: | 16.60 linear feet (18 containers) | | | | Subjects: | Women's Community Foundation (Cleveland, Ohio) | Endowments -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Arts -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Endowments. | Women -- Education -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Endowments. | Community development -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Endowments. | Women -- Services for -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Finance. | Minority women -- Services for -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Finance. | People with disabilities -- Services for -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Finance.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 2588 | Title: | Angelo Fausto Vasquenz Papers
| | | | Creator: | Vasquenz, Angelo Fausto | | | | Dates: | 1910-1916 | | | | Abstract: | Angelo Fausto Vasquenz was born in Cerchio, Abruzzo, Italy, in 1879. He immigrated to Republic, Pennsylvania, in 1910, where he worked as a coal miner. He married Celestina Ciofani in 1913 in Republic, and continued to live in that community until his death in 1942. The collection consists of sixty-nine letters and one draft contract. Most of the letters are from Angelo's father, Antonio Vasquenz, who resided in Cerchio. There are also a small group of love letters to Angelo from his cousin Marietta Vasquenz, and three letters from Angelo's sisters, Maria Di Domenico Vasquenz and Pasqua Chichiarelli Vasquenz. | | | | Call #: | MS 5024 | | | | Extent: | 0.20 linear feet (1 container) | | | | Subjects: | Vasquenz, Angelo Fausto, 1879-1942. | Vasquenz, Antonio, b. 1843. | Vasquenz, Marietta. | Vasquenz, Pasqua Chichiarelli, d. 1911. | Vasquenz, Maria Di Domenico. | Vasquenz family. | Peasantry -- Italy -- Abruzzo. | Farmers -- Italy -- Abruzzo. | Coal miners -- Pennsylvania -- Republic. | Italian Americans -- Pennsylvania. | Abruzzo (Italy) -- Rural conditions. | Abruzzo (Italy) -- Emigration and immigration. | Pennsylvania -- Emigration and immigration.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 2589 | Title: | Louis P. Fernberg Papers
| | | | Creator: | Fernberg, Louis P. | | | | Dates: | 1924-1950 | | | | Abstract: | Louis P. Fernberg (1891-1955) was a prominent criminal defense attorney in the Cleveland, Ohio, area. Born in Cincinnati, Fernberg received his law degree from the University of Cincinnati and came to Cleveland in the early 1920s. He defended several clients involved in the police bribery scandals of the 1930s. Fernberg was involved in the theater community as an officer in the Loyal Order of Greeters, Cleveland Lodge No. 1 throughout the 1920s. The collection consists of a legal brief, a newsletter, an Army of the United States separation qualification record, newspaper clippings, and scrapbooks. | | | | Call #: | MS 5025 | | | | Extent: | 1.00 linear feet (1 container) | | | | Subjects: | Fernberg, Louis P., 1891-1955. | Loyal Order of Greeters. Lodge No. 1 (Cleveland, Ohio) | Cleveland (Ohio). Police Dept. | Lawyers -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Jewish lawyers -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Police internal investigation -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 2590 | Title: | Aubrey Wertheim Papers
| | | | Creator: | Wertheim, Aubrey | | | | Dates: | 1974-2002 | | | | Abstract: | Aubrey Wertheim (1953-2003) was a noted playwright and gay rights activist in Cleveland, Ohio. Born Robert Wertheim in Sagamore Hills, Ohio, he moved to New York City in the late 1970s to pursue a performing arts career. Wertheim received numerous awards and honors for his plays. Wertheim was also involved with the National Gay Task Force in New York, and he developed support and empowerment programs for gay men. After returning to Cleveland in 1987, Wertheim continued to advocate for the lesbian and gay communities in greater Cleveland, specifically through his involvement with the Lesbian/Gay Community Service Center of Greater Cleveland. The collection consists of correspondence, newspaper clippings, articles, speeches, photographs, programs, publications and newsletters, administrative documents, reports, memos, and proposals. | | | | Call #: | MS 5026 | | | | Extent: | 4.20 linear feet (6 containers) | | | | Subjects: | Wertheim, Aubrey. | Wertheim, Aubrey -- Family -- Correspondence. | Wertheim, Aubrey. -- Correspondence. | National Gay Task Force. | Fund for Human Dignity, Inc. | Lesbian-Gay Community Service Center of Greater Cleveland. | Gay dramatists -- New York (State) -- New York. | Gay activists -- New York (State) -- New York. | Gay liberation movement -- New York (State) -- New York. | Gay rights -- New York (State) -- New York. | AIDS activists -- New York (State) -- New York. | Gay activists -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Gay liberation movement -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Gay rights -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | AIDS activists -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 2591 | Title: | Rosanna Costanzo Papers
| | | | Creator: | Costanzo, Rosanna | | | | Dates: | 1880-1979 | | | | Abstract: | Rosanna Cardamone Costanzo (1857-1947) was born in and spent most of her life in Soveria Mannelli, Italy. She married and had three children. In 1931, Rosanna immigrated to the United States and settled with her daughter Maria Francesca and her husband, Michele Chiodo. Maria Francesca Cardamone and Michele Chiodo were married in Calabria, Italy, in 1902. By 1908 the Chiodo family had immigrated to the United States and resided at 1438 East 76th Street, in Cleveland, Ohio. The collection consists of fourteen letters, one tax bill, newspaper clippings, a funeral card, photocopies of photographs, and typed transcriptions of Italian documents. | | | | Call #: | MS 5027 | | | | Extent: | 0.20 linear feet (1 container) | | | | Subjects: | Cardamone Costanzo, Rosanna, 1857-1947. | Chiodo Cardamone, Maria Francesca, 1882-1942. | Chiodo, Michele, 1877-1959. | Chiodo family. | Italian Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Italy -- Emigration and immigration. | Cleveland (Ohio) -- Emigration and immigration.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 2592 | Title: | Charlotte Garland Thompson Family Papers
| | | | Creator: | Charlotte Garland Thompson Family | | | | Dates: | 1838-2008 | | | | Abstract: | Lottie Garland Thompson (1842-1933) was born in Hamilton, Ohio, the daughter of Timothy and Mary Garland. Soon after her birth, her family moved to Ann Arbor, Michigan. Lottie became a school teacher in various Michigan cities. Her younger sister, Sophie, was also a teacher until her commitment to Eastern Michigan Asylum in 1878. Lottie moved back to the family farm in Norwalk, Ohio, with her husband and daughter in 1898. Tensions between Lottie and her husband led to the couple's separation and eventual divorce. Lottie moved in with her daughter, Orcie May, where she lived until her death in 1933. The collection consists of biographies, certificates, correspondence, diaries, essays, funeral books, genealogies, legal documents, newspaper clippings, programs, and report cards. | | | | Call #: | MS 5028 | | | | Extent: | 1.20 linear feet (2 containers) | | | | Subjects: | Thompson, Charlotte Garland, 1842-1933. | Garland, Zerviah, 1847-1903. | Garland, Timothy, 1800-1870. | Garland, Mary Littlefield, 1805-1886. | Thompson, Leroy, 1852-1903. | Garland family. | Thompson family. | Teachers -- Michigan -- Biography. | Women -- Michigan -- 19th century -- Biography. | Women -- Ohio -- Norwalk -- Biography. | Divorce -- Ohio -- Norwalk. | Family -- Ohio -- Norwalk. | Ohio -- Genealogy. | Norwalk (Ohio) -- Genealogy. | Michigan -- Genealogy.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 2593 | Title: | E. P. Lambert Company Records
| | | | Creator: | E. P. Lambert Company | | | | Dates: | 1961-1998 | | | | Abstract: | Opened in June 1945 by E.P. "Ted" Lambert in Akron, Ohio, the E.P. Lambert Company was the only business outside of New York that traded natural rubber. The automobile and tire industries in Akron enabled the Company to maintain its place in a market prone to extreme fluctuation through the mid-1990's. E.P. Lambert retired as the head of the company in 1963, passing leadership to his son, Donald M. Lambert. Donald Lambert closed the company in 1997. The company has been assimilated by Centrobank of Vienna under the name Centrotrade Rubber USA. The collection consists of contracts, correspondence, financial statements, inventories, journals, ledgers, legal files, lists, manuals, office files, reports, and statistics. | | | | Call #: | MS 5029 | | | | Extent: | 36.00 linear feet (38 containers) | | | | Subjects: | Lambert, E. P. | Lambert, Donald M. | E. P. Lambert Company. | Rubber industry and trade -- Ohio -- Akron. | Rubber industry and trade -- United States.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 2594 | Title: | Lebanese Syrian American Junior League Records
| | | | Creator: | Lebanese Syrian American Junior League | | | | Dates: | 1920-2008 | | | | Abstract: | The Lebanese Syrian American Junior League was founded in 1929 through the Young Women's Christian Association in Cleveland, Ohio, as a social and charitable organization. The League has provided scholarships for students of Syrian or Lebanese descent since the 1970's. Additionally, the League donates to Cleveland welfare organizations and overseas children's institutions. Debutante balls, a Mother's Day banquet, and other annual events provide opportunities for members to celebrate cultural unity and pride. The collection consists of newspaper clippings, newsletters, correspondence, financial reports, meeting minutes, event programs, and scrapbooks. | | | | Call #: | MS 5030 | | | | Extent: | 2.21 linear feet (3 containers and 1 oversize folder) | | | | Subjects: | Lebanese Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Societies and clubs. | Syrian Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Societies and clubs.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 2595 | Title: | Howard M. Metzenbaum Congressional Papers, Record Group 1
| | | | Creator: | Metzenbaum, Howard M. | | | | Dates: | 1972-1976 | | | | Abstract: | Howard Morton Metzenbaum (1917-2008) was an Ohio Democrat who served in the United States Senate for one appointed term in 1974 and for three consecutive elected terms from 1976 to 1995. Metzenbaum was born on June 4, 1917, in Cleveland, Ohio. After graduating from Glenville High School in Cleveland, Howard Metzenbaum attended Ohio State University, where he earned both his B.A. and L.L.D. Soon after graduating from law school, Metzenbaum founded his own law firm, Metzenbaum, Gaines, Finley, and Stern, in Cleveland. Howard Metzenbaum entered politics at the age of 26, serving in the Ohio House of Representatives from1943 to 1947 and in the Ohio State Senate from 1947 to 1950. He went on to become Ohio Senator Stephen M. Young's campaign manager in 1958. Meanwhile, he had also founded the Airport Parking Company of America (APCOA) with his business partner Alva "Ted" Bonda, who would remain an important associate throughout Metzenbaum's career. Metzenbaum ran unsuccessfully for U.S. Senate in 1970, losing to Robert Taft, Jr. In 1974, however, he was appointed to the Senate by Ohio governor John Gilligan to replace William Saxbe, who had been appointed to the position of U.S. attorney general. Metzenbaum sought the Senate seat himself in the 1974 Democratic primary but lost to John Glenn. Metzenbaum later ran against incumbent Republican Robert A. Taft, Jr., in 1976, and won. In 1982 he handily won reelection against moderate Republican state senator Paul Pfeifer, and again in 1988 when he was opposed by Cleveland mayor George Voinovich, who ran a mostly negative campaign that accused Metzenbaum of being soft on child pornography. Metzenbaum chose not to run for reelection in 1994, instead supporting his son-in-law Joel Hyatt's ultimately unsuccessful campaign. Howard Metzenbaum's legacy in the U.S. Senate was as an ardent liberal. He quickly earned a reputation as a champion of consumer rights in 1977 when he and Senator James Abourezk (D-SD) embarked on a 14-day filibuster against the deregulation of natural gas; later, he spearheaded other important consumer legislation such as the Nutrition Labeling and Education Act of 1989, and was also involved in food safety investigations involving artificial sweeteners, dietary supplements, and poultry processing. Metzenbaum was also responsible for significant legislation in the area of workers' rights, particularly the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act, which required companies employing 100 or more people to provide at least 60 days' advance notice to employees in the event of a plant closing or mass layoffs. Other legislative priorities included environmental protection, funding for Alzheimer's disease, support for Israel, and gun control. Metzenbaum introduced the Brady Bill in the Senate beginning in 1986 until it was finally signed into law by President Bill Clinton in 1993. Senator Metzenbaum also became known for his "filibuster-by-amendment" technique, in which he would delay passage of a bill by attaching as many as several dozen amendments. He was a particular critic of earmark-laden "pork barrel" bills, which he believed wasted taxpayers' money (and which he blocked at every opportunity, to the irritation of many of his colleagues). During his three elected terms, Metzenbaum was a member of the Indian Affairs committee, Budget committee, and Judiciary committee. He also served on the Subcommittee on Citizens and Shareholders Rights and Remedies and the Labor and Human Resources subcommittee. He served as the chairman of the Antitrust, Monopoly, and Business Rights subcommittee. As a member of the Judiciary committee, he investigated the savings and loan and insurance scandals of the 1980s, helped to block President Ronald Reagan's nomination of conservative judge Robert Bork to the U.S. Supreme Court, and unsuccessfully attempted to block confirmation of Clarence Thomas to the U.S. Supreme Court. Married to his wife Shirley (Turoff) Metzenbaum in 1946, Howard Metzenbaum had four daughters: Barbara, Susan, Shelley, and Amy. He died on March 12, 2008, at age 90. The collection consists of agendas, agreements, amendments, appointment books, briefing books, budgets, campaign literature, certificates, charts, Congressional Record inserts, correspondence, daily schedules, draft legislation, financial statements, guest books, handbooks, hearing transcripts, indexes, invitations, itineraries, job descriptions, journal articles, legal documents, legislation, lists, magazine articles, manuals, meeting notices, memoranda, minutes, newsletters, newspaper clippings, notes, office manuals, photographs, polls, press releases, proposals, questionnaires, reports, resolutions, scrapbooks, speech texts, statements, statistics, talking points, tax records, telegrams, testimony, and transcripts. | | | | Call #: | MS 5031 | | | | Extent: | 52.80 linear feet (54 containers) | | | | Subjects: | Metzenbaum, Howard M. | Taft, Robert, 1917-1993. | Celeste, Richard F. | Glenn, John, 1921- | Kucinich, Dennis J., 1946- | Voinovich, George V., 1936- | United States. 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Senate. | Democratic Party (U.S.) | Tower City Center (Cleveland, Ohio) | Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority. | Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Jewish legislators -- Ohio. | Legislators -- Ohio. | Political campaigns -- United States. | Political campaigns -- Ohio. | Consumer protection -- United States. | Food adulteration and inspection -- Law and legislation -- United States. | Employee rights -- United States. | Labor laws and legislation -- United States. | Gun control -- United States. | Firearms -- Law and legislation -- United States. | Energy policy -- United States. | Abortion -- Government policy -- United States. | Steel industry and trade -- Ohio. | Automobile industry and trade -- Ohio. | Community development -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Public works -- Ohio. | Jews, Soviet -- Emigration and immigration. | Watergate Affair, 1972-1974. | Environmental protection -- United States. | Environmental protection -- Erie, Lake. | Alzheimer's disease -- Law and legislation -- United States. | Savings and Loan Bailout, 1989-1995 -- Congresses. | Ohio -- Politics and government -- 1951- | United States -- Politics and government -- 1974-1977. | United States -- Politics and government -- 1977-1981. | United States -- Politics and government -- 1981-1989. | United States -- Politics and government -- 1989-
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 2596 | Title: | Howard M. Metzenbaum Congressional Papers, Record Group 2
| | | | Creator: | Metzenbaum, Howard M. | | | | Dates: | 1928-1995 | | | | Abstract: | Howard Morton Metzenbaum (1917-2008) was an Ohio Democrat who served in the United States Senate for one appointed term in 1974 and for three consecutive elected terms from 1976 to 1995. Metzenbaum was born on June 4, 1917, in Cleveland, Ohio. After graduating from Glenville High School in Cleveland, Howard Metzenbaum attended Ohio State University, where he earned both his B.A. and L.L.D. Soon after graduating from law school, Metzenbaum founded his own law firm, Metzenbaum, Gaines, Finley, and Stern, in Cleveland. Howard Metzenbaum entered politics at the age of 26, serving in the Ohio House of Representatives from1943 to 1947 and in the Ohio State Senate from 1947 to 1950. He went on to become Ohio Senator Stephen M. Young's campaign manager in 1958. Meanwhile, he had also founded the Airport Parking Company of America (APCOA) with his business partner Alva "Ted" Bonda, who would remain an important associate throughout Metzenbaum's career. Metzenbaum ran unsuccessfully for U.S. Senate in 1970, losing to Robert Taft, Jr. In 1974, however, he was appointed to the Senate by Ohio governor John Gilligan to replace William Saxbe, who had been appointed to the position of U.S. attorney general. Metzenbaum sought the Senate seat himself in the 1974 Democratic primary but lost to John Glenn. Metzenbaum later ran against incumbent Republican Robert A. Taft, Jr., in 1976, and won. In 1982 he handily won reelection against moderate Republican state senator Paul Pfeifer, and again in 1988 when he was opposed by Cleveland mayor George Voinovich, who ran a mostly negative campaign that accused Metzenbaum of being soft on child pornography. Metzenbaum chose not to run for reelection in 1994, instead supporting his son-in-law Joel Hyatt's ultimately unsuccessful campaign. Howard Metzenbaum's legacy in the United States Senate was as an ardent liberal. He quickly earned a reputation as a champion of consumer rights in 1977 when he and Senator James Abourezk (D-SD) embarked on a 14-day filibuster against the deregulation of natural gas; later, he spearheaded other important consumer legislation such as the Nutrition Labeling and Education Act of 1989, and was also involved in food safety investigations involving artificial sweeteners, dietary supplements, and poultry processing. Metzenbaum was also responsible for significant legislation in the area of workers' rights, particularly the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act, which required companies employing 100 or more people to provide at least 60 days' advance notice to employees in the event of a plant closing or mass layoffs. Other legislative priorities included environmental protection, funding for Alzheimer's disease, support for Israel, and gun control. Metzenbaum introduced the Brady Bill in the Senate beginning in 1986 until it was finally signed into law by President Bill Clinton in 1993. Senator Metzenbaum also became known for his "filibuster-by-amendment" technique, in which he would delay passage of a bill by attaching as many as several dozen amendments. He was a particular critic of earmark-laden "pork barrel" bills, which he believed wasted taxpayers' money (and which he blocked at every opportunity, to the irritation of many of his colleagues). During his three elected terms, Metzenbaum was a member of the Indian Affairs committee, Budget committee, and Judiciary committee. He also served on the Subcommittee on Citizens and Shareholders Rights and Remedies and the Labor and Human Resources subcommittee. He served as the chairman of the Antitrust, Monopoly, and Business Rights subcommittee. As a member of the Judiciary committee, he investigated the savings and loan and insurance scandals of the 1980s, helped to block President Ronald Reagan's nomination of conservative judge Robert Bork to the United States Supreme Court, and unsuccessfully attempted to block confirmation of Clarence Thomas to the United States Supreme Court. Married to his wife Shirley (Turoff) Metzenbaum in 1946, Howard Metzenbaum had four daughters: Barbara, Susan, Shelley, and Amy. He died on March 12, 2008, at age 90. The collection consists of agendas, agreements, amendments, appointment books, briefing books, budgets, campaign literature, certificates, charts, Congressional Record inserts, correspondence, daily schedules, draft legislation, financial statements, guest books, handbooks, hearing transcripts, indexes, invitations, itineraries, job descriptions, journal articles, legal documents, legislation, lists, magazine articles, manuals, meeting notices, memoranda, minutes, newsletters, newspaper clippings, notes, office manuals, photographs, polls, press releases, proposals, questionnaires, reports, resolutions, scrapbooks, speech texts, statements, statistics, talking points, tax records, telegrams, testimony, and transcripts. | | | | Call #: | MS 5031 | | | | Extent: | 406.5 linear feet (485 containers, 3 oversize folders, and 103 oversize volumes) | | | | Subjects: | Metzenbaum, Howard M. | Taft, Robert, 1917-1993. | Celeste, Richard F. | Glenn, John, 1921- | Kucinich, Dennis J., 1946- | Voinovich, George V., 1936- | United States. 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Senate. | Democratic Party (U.S.) | Tower City Center (Cleveland, Ohio) | Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority. | Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Jewish legislators -- Ohio. | Legislators -- Ohio. | Political campaigns -- United States. | Political campaigns -- Ohio. | Consumer protection -- United States. | Food adulteration and inspection -- Law and legislation -- United States. | Employee rights -- United States. | Labor laws and legislation -- United States. | Gun control -- United States. | Firearms -- Law and legislation -- United States. | Energy policy -- United States. | Abortion -- Government policy -- United States. | Steel industry and trade -- Ohio. | Automobile industry and trade -- Ohio. | Community development -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Public works -- Ohio. | Jews, Soviet -- Emigration and immigration. | Watergate Affair, 1972-1974. | Environmental protection -- United States. | Environmental protection -- Erie, Lake. | Alzheimer's disease -- Law and legislation -- United States. | Savings and Loan Bailout, 1989-1995 -- Congresses. | Ohio -- Politics and government -- 1951- | United States -- Politics and government -- 1974-1977. | United States -- Politics and government -- 1977-1981. | United States -- Politics and government -- 1981-1989. | United States -- Politics and government -- 1989-
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 2597 | Title: | Howard M. Metzenbaum Congressional Papers, Record Group 2
| | | | Creator: | Metzenbaum, Howard M. | | | | Dates: | 1928-1995 | | | | Abstract: | Howard Morton Metzenbaum (1917-2008) was an Ohio Democrat who served in the United States Senate for one appointed term in 1974 and for three consecutive elected terms from 1976 to 1995. Metzenbaum was born on June 4, 1917, in Cleveland, Ohio. After graduating from Glenville High School in Cleveland, Howard Metzenbaum attended Ohio State University, where he earned both his B.A. and L.L.D. Soon after graduating from law school, Metzenbaum founded his own law firm, Metzenbaum, Gaines, Finley, and Stern, in Cleveland. Howard Metzenbaum entered politics at the age of 26, serving in the Ohio House of Representatives from1943 to 1947 and in the Ohio State Senate from 1947 to 1950. He went on to become Ohio Senator Stephen M. Young's campaign manager in 1958. Meanwhile, he had also founded the Airport Parking Company of America (APCOA) with his business partner Alva "Ted" Bonda, who would remain an important associate throughout Metzenbaum's career. Metzenbaum ran unsuccessfully for U.S. Senate in 1970, losing to Robert Taft, Jr. In 1974, however, he was appointed to the Senate by Ohio governor John Gilligan to replace William Saxbe, who had been appointed to the position of U.S. attorney general. Metzenbaum sought the Senate seat himself in the 1974 Democratic primary but lost to John Glenn. Metzenbaum later ran against incumbent Republican Robert A. Taft, Jr., in 1976, and won. In 1982 he handily won reelection against moderate Republican state senator Paul Pfeifer, and again in 1988 when he was opposed by Cleveland mayor George Voinovich, who ran a mostly negative campaign that accused Metzenbaum of being soft on child pornography. Metzenbaum chose not to run for reelection in 1994, instead supporting his son-in-law Joel Hyatt's ultimately unsuccessful campaign. Howard Metzenbaum's legacy in the United States Senate was as an ardent liberal. He quickly earned a reputation as a champion of consumer rights in 1977 when he and Senator James Abourezk (D-SD) embarked on a 14-day filibuster against the deregulation of natural gas; later, he spearheaded other important consumer legislation such as the Nutrition Labeling and Education Act of 1989, and was also involved in food safety investigations involving artificial sweeteners, dietary supplements, and poultry processing. Metzenbaum was also responsible for significant legislation in the area of workers' rights, particularly the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act, which required companies employing 100 or more people to provide at least 60 days' advance notice to employees in the event of a plant closing or mass layoffs. Other legislative priorities included environmental protection, funding for Alzheimer's disease, support for Israel, and gun control. Metzenbaum introduced the Brady Bill in the Senate beginning in 1986 until it was finally signed into law by President Bill Clinton in 1993. Senator Metzenbaum also became known for his "filibuster-by-amendment" technique, in which he would delay passage of a bill by attaching as many as several dozen amendments. He was a particular critic of earmark-laden "pork barrel" bills, which he believed wasted taxpayers' money (and which he blocked at every opportunity, to the irritation of many of his colleagues). During his three elected terms, Metzenbaum was a member of the Indian Affairs committee, Budget committee, and Judiciary committee. He also served on the Subcommittee on Citizens and Shareholders Rights and Remedies and the Labor and Human Resources subcommittee. He served as the chairman of the Antitrust, Monopoly, and Business Rights subcommittee. As a member of the Judiciary committee, he investigated the savings and loan and insurance scandals of the 1980s, helped to block President Ronald Reagan's nomination of conservative judge Robert Bork to the United States Supreme Court, and unsuccessfully attempted to block confirmation of Clarence Thomas to the United States Supreme Court. Married to his wife Shirley (Turoff) Metzenbaum in 1946, Howard Metzenbaum had four daughters: Barbara, Susan, Shelley, and Amy. He died on March 12, 2008, at age 90. The collection consists of agendas, agreements, amendments, appointment books, briefing books, budgets, campaign literature, certificates, charts, Congressional Record inserts, correspondence, daily schedules, draft legislation, financial statements, guest books, handbooks, hearing transcripts, indexes, invitations, itineraries, job descriptions, journal articles, legal documents, legislation, lists, magazine articles, manuals, meeting notices, memoranda, minutes, newsletters, newspaper clippings, notes, office manuals, photographs, polls, press releases, proposals, questionnaires, reports, resolutions, scrapbooks, speech texts, statements, statistics, talking points, tax records, telegrams, testimony, and transcripts. | | | | Call #: | MS 5031 | | | | Extent: | 406.5 linear feet (485 containers, 3 oversize folders, and 103 oversize volumes) | | | | Subjects: | Metzenbaum, Howard M. | Taft, Robert, 1917-1993. | Celeste, Richard F. | Glenn, John, 1921- | Kucinich, Dennis J., 1946- | Voinovich, George V., 1936- | United States. 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Senate. | Democratic Party (U.S.) | Tower City Center (Cleveland, Ohio) | Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority. | Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Jewish legislators -- Ohio. | Legislators -- Ohio. | Political campaigns -- United States. | Political campaigns -- Ohio. | Consumer protection -- United States. | Food adulteration and inspection -- Law and legislation -- United States. | Employee rights -- United States. | Labor laws and legislation -- United States. | Gun control -- United States. | Firearms -- Law and legislation -- United States. | Energy policy -- United States. | Abortion -- Government policy -- United States. | Steel industry and trade -- Ohio. | Automobile industry and trade -- Ohio. | Community development -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Public works -- Ohio. | Jews, Soviet -- Emigration and immigration. | Watergate Affair, 1972-1974. | Environmental protection -- United States. | Environmental protection -- Erie, Lake. | Alzheimer's disease -- Law and legislation -- United States. | Savings and Loan Bailout, 1989-1995 -- Congresses. | Ohio -- Politics and government -- 1951- | United States -- Politics and government -- 1974-1977. | United States -- Politics and government -- 1977-1981. | United States -- Politics and government -- 1981-1989. | United States -- Politics and government -- 1989-
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 2598 | Title: | United National Clothing Collection, Greater Cleveland Branch Records
| | | | Creator: | United National Clothing Collection, Greater Cleveland Branch | | | | Dates: | 1945-1946 | | | | Abstract: | The Cleveland, Ohio, Branch of the United National Clothing Collection collected clothing for needy people in Europe immediately at the close of World War II. Led by E.S. Dowd, the Cuyahoga County campaign chairman, the agency coordinated the efforts of numerous social and charitable groups to reach a goal of 5,000,000 pounds of clothing. Collection began on April 23, 1945. By July 1945, the United National Clothing Collection met and exceeded its nationwide goal of 150,000,000 pounds of clothing. The collection consists of bulletins, correspondence, labels, lists, and mailings. | | | | Call #: | MS 5032 | | | | Extent: | 0.10 linear feet (1 container) | | | | Subjects: | United National Clothing Collection for War Relief (U.S.). Greater Cleveland branch. | War relief -- Europe. | World War, 1939-1945 -- Civilian relief -- Europe. | Charities -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 2599 | Title: | Shaaray Torah Congregation Records
| | | | Creator: | Shaaray Torah Congregation | | | | Dates: | 1904-2007 | | | | Abstract: | Shaaray Torah Congregation in Canton, Ohio, was formed in 1904 following the merger of the former Russian congregations of Anshay Sholom and Aguday Achim. Agudas Achim members elected to withdraw from the synagogue after two years, and in 1924 the Shaaray Torah synagogue was seriously damaged by fire. A declining membership and fiscal problems delayed the congregation in rebuilding until 1937. The congregation joined the Conservative movement in 1946 and enjoyed increasing membership throughout the 1950s. A large synagogue-school complex was constructed in 1960. The collection consists of bulletins, correspondence, synagogue histories, cookbooks, newspaper clippings, programs, and yearbooks. | | | | Call #: | MS 5033 | | | | Extent: | 1.00 linear feet (1 container) | | | | Subjects: | Shaaray Torah Congregation (Canton, Ohio) | Synagogues -- Ohio -- Canton -- History. | Jews, Russian -- Ohio -- Stark County. | Jews -- Ohio -- Stark County. | Conservative Judaism -- Ohio -- Canton.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 2600 | Title: | Cleveland Jewish Cemetery Associations Collection
| | | | Creator: | Cleveland Jewish Cemetery Assocations | | | | Dates: | 1955-2008 | | | | Abstract: | In 1957 the Committee on Jewish Cemetery Problems was established as part of the Jewish Community Federation in Cleveland, Ohio. The Committee was charged with rehabilitating Baxter Street Cemetery, an old Jewish cemetery in the Slavic Village neighborhood. In 1959, the Jewish Cemeteries Association formed and cooperated with the Federation to renovate cemeteries throughout northeastern Ohio. Other cemetery associations were established throughout the years to protect the interests of individual Jewish cemeteries. The collection consists of agendas, agreements, articles of incorporation, constitutions and by-laws, correspondence, minutes, newspaper clippings, notes, reports, rosters, and statements of policy. | | | | Call #: | MS 5034 | | | | Extent: | 0.80 linear feet (2 containers) | | | | Subjects: | Jewish Community Federation (Cleveland, Ohio). Committee on Jewish Cemetery Problems. | Jewish Cemeteries Association (Cleveland, Ohio) | Lansing Avenue Cemetery Association. | Jewish cemeteries -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Cemeteries -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
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