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| | Manuscript Collection | Save | | 2821 | Title: | Joan Terr Ronis Papers
| | | | Creator: | Joan Terr Ronis | | | | Dates: | 1942-1999 | | | | Abstract: | Joan Terr Ronis (1927-1994) was a well-known pianist who performed with various Cleveland, Ohio, area orchestras, including the Cleveland Philharmonic Orchestra, the Cleveland Women's Orchestra, the Cleveland Chamber Symphony, the Suburban Symphony, the Heights Civic Orchestra, and the Euclid Civic Orchestra. She attended Cleveland Heights schools. Later, she was a master student of Boris Goldovsky at the Longy School of Music in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and completed her graduate training from Cleveland State University where she was appointed to the Music Department faculty in 1972. The collection consists of announcements, booklets, bulletins, correspondence, flyers, handbooks, newspaper clippings, notes, and programs. | | | | Call #: | MS 5257 | | | | Extent: | 0.40 linear feet (1 container) | | | | Subjects: | Performing arts -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Performing arts -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- History -- 20th century. | Music -- Instruction and study | Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 2822 | Title: | Frank Hruby, Sr. Family Papers
| | | | Creator: | Hruby Family | | | | Dates: | 1883-2012 | | | | Abstract: | The Hruby family was one of the most prominent musical families in Cleveland, Ohio, in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. In 1883 clarinetist Frank Hruby, Sr. (IV) arrived in Cleveland from Cehnice, Bohemia (now Czech Republic). Frank IV organized and played in many local musical groups, including the Great Western Band, Lakeside, Ohio, summer orchestra, and the Euclid Opera House. He and his wife Katerina had seven children who all became musicians, and who all taught at the Hruby Conservatory of Music, which was located at Broadway Avenue and East 55th Street in Cleveland. The collection consists of newspaper clippings, correspondence, event programs, family history documents, financial documents, maps, scrapbooks, sheet music, tour itineraries, and travel journals. | | | | Call #: | MS 5258 | | | | Extent: | 2.20 linear feet (7 containers) | | | | Subjects: | Great Western Band (Cleveland, Ohio). | Musicians -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Conductors (Music) -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Arrangers (Musicians) -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Music -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Czech Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Czechs -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 2823 | Title: | Amasa Stone, Jr. Papers
| | | | Creator: | Stone, Amasa Jr. | | | | Dates: | 1874-1881 | | | | Abstract: | Amasa Stone, Jr. (1818-11-1883) was a contractor, railroad manager, financier, and philanthropist of Cleveland, Ohio. Collection consists of four bound letter books of correspondence. | | | | Call #: | MS 5259 | | | | Extent: | 0.60 linear feet (2 containers) | | | | Subjects: | Cleveland, Columbus, and Cincinnati Railroad Company | Cleveland, Painesville, and Ashtabula Rail Road Company. | Railroad companies -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Steel industry and trade -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- History
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 2824 | Title: | United States Army, American Expeditionary Forces, 37th Division Records, Series III
| | | | Creator: | United States Army, 37th Division | | | | Dates: | 1917 | | | | Abstract: | The 37th Infantry Division was a unit of the United States Army during World War I and World War II. It was a National Guard unit from Ohio and was nicknamed the "Buckeye Division." The collection consists of an incomplete set of memorandum orders from the Headquarters of the 37th Division based at Camp Sheridan, Montgomery, Alabama, during World War I. | | | | Call #: | MS 5260 | | | | Extent: | 0.20 linear feet (1 container) | | | | Subjects: | World War, 1914-1918 -- Campaigns -- France. | World War, 1914-1918 -- Equipment and supplies. | World War, 1914-1918 -- Regimental histories -- United States.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 2826 | Title: | Citizens Committee for County Government Reform Records
| | | | Creator: | Citizens Committee for County Government Reform | | | | Dates: | 1995-1996 | | | | Abstract: | The Citizens Committee for County Government Reform was founded in Cleveland, Ohio, in 1995 to educate the public about the functions of county government, provide a public forum to develop ideas to improve county government, to engage in nonpartisan research regarding the operations of county government, and disseminate information regarding county government in Cuyahoga County, Ohio. The collection consists of articles of incorporation, code of regulations, meeting transcripts, minutes, newspaper clippings, press releases, and reports. | | | | Call #: | MS 5262 | | | | Extent: | 0.40 linear feet (1 container) | | | | Subjects: | Cuyahoga County (Ohio) -- Politics and government.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 2828 | Title: | Clara P. Smith Papers
| | | | Creator: | Smith, Clara P. | | | | Dates: | 1959-1996 | | | | Abstract: | Clara Pearl Smith (1917-2009) was a civil rights activist and social worker in the Hough neighborhood of Cleveland, Ohio, during the 1950s and 1960s. She was president of the East 88th Street Club and the Wade Superior Neighborhood Association and co-founded the the Hough Area Council and the Bell Neighborhood Branch of Gannett Goodrich House. The collection consists of a biography, case studies, certificates, correspondence, a genealogy, invitations, newspaper clippings, photographs, poetry, programs, reports, and song lyrics. | | | | Call #: | MS 5264 | | | | Extent: | 0.40 linear feet (1 container and 1 oversize volume) | | | | Subjects: | African American women -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Hough (Cleveland, Ohio) | Hough Area Council (Cleveland, Ohio) | Cleveland Public Schools | African Americans -- Civil rights.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 2829 | Title: | Great Lakes Exposition Scrapbook
| | | | Creator: | Great Lakes Exposition | | | | Dates: | 1936-1937 | | | | Abstract: | The Great Lakes Exposition was held during the summers of 1936 and 1937 on the waterfront of downtown Cleveland, Ohio. Among the most popular attractions was the Billy Rose Aquacade, featuring water ballet shows starring Johnny Weismueller and Eleanor Holm. The collection consists of one scrapbook that includes correspondence, newspaper clippings, postcards, programs, and tickets. The majority of the collection consists of newspaper clippings. | | | | Call #: | MS 5265 | | | | Extent: | 0.30 linear feet (1 container) | | | | Subjects: | Great Lakes Exposition (1936-1937 : Cleveland, Ohio) | Exhibitions.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 2830 | Title: | Cleveland and Buffalo Transit Company Records
| | | | Creator: | Cleveland and Buffalo Transit Company | | | | Dates: | 1927-1938 | | | | Abstract: | The Cleveland and Buffalo Transit Company was incorporated in Delaware in 1927 to operate passenger and freight vessels on the Great Lakes and the St. Lawrence River. Most of its business was transacted in Cleveland, Ohio. The collection consists of articles of incorporation, by-laws, minutes of the board of directors meetings, minutes of stockholder meetings, reports, and other corporate records. | | | | Call #: | MS 5266 | | | | Extent: | 0.20 linear feet (1 container) | | | | Subjects: | Freight and freightage -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Passenger boats -- Great Lakes | Great Lakes -- Commerce.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 2832 | Title: | Beatrice Irene Keener Papers
| | | | Creator: | Keener, Beatrice Irene | | | | Dates: | 1943-1945 | | | | Abstract: | Beatrice Irene Keener (1909-2008) was an elementary school teacher in the Akron, Ohio, area who served in the United States Navy in the Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Service (WAVES) program during World War II. She wrote frequent letters to her sister Marcella Davis in Akron, Ohio, during the war. The collection consists of letters, a newspaper clipping, and sheet music. | | | | Call #: | MS 5268 | | | | Extent: | 0.20 linear feet (1 container) | | | | Subjects: | WAVES National. | United States. Navy -- History -- World War, 1939-1945. | United States. Navy -- Women -- History.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 2833 | Title: | Francis and John Rieley Papers
| | | | Creator: | Rieley, Francis and Rieley, John | | | | Dates: | 1861-1865 | | | | Abstract: | John Rieley (1840-1874) was a soldier in the 19th Independent Battery, Ohio Light Artillery, during the American Civil War. His brother, Francis Rieley (1842-1909) was a soldier in Company I, Third Ohio Cavalry. They were residents of the Old Brooklyn neighborhood of Cleveland, Ohio, before the Civil War and the children of Irish immigrants Hugh Rieley (1813-1882) and Margaret Owens Rieley (1814-1886). The collection consists of approximately 50 letters written by John Rieley to his family; typed transcripts of letters written by Francis Rieley to his family compiled by Oliver Rieley; and typed transcripts of letters by both brothers and family history information compiled by James B. Rieley. | | | | Call #: | MS 5269 | | | | Extent: | 0.20 linear feet (1 container) | | | | Subjects: | United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Participation, Irish American. | Civil War correspondence | Cleveland (Ohio) -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 2834 | Title: | Lakewood Woman's Club Records
| | | | Creator: | Lakewood Woman's Club | | | | Dates: | 1919-1990 | | | | Abstract: | The Lakewood Woman's Club was founded in Lakewood, Ohio, in 1918 to stimulate interest in good government, education, the cultural arts, and general welfare. The collection consists of bylaws, log books, minutes, newspaper clippings, record books, reports, and scrapbooks. | | | | Call #: | MS 5270 | | | | Extent: | 3.00 linear feet (3 containers and 23 oversize volumes) | | | | Subjects: | Clubs -- Ohio -- Lakewood. | Lakewood (Ohio) -- Social life and customs. | Education, Nursing | Music -- Instruction and study | Philanthropy
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 2835 | Title: | Benjamin S. Gerson Family Foundation
| | | | Creator: | Benjamin S. Gerson Family Foundation | | | | Dates: | 1997-2000 | | | | Abstract: | The Benjamin S. Gerson Family Foundation was founded in Cleveland, Ohio, as a charitable fund in 1968 by Eleanor Rosenfeld Gerson (1915-2000) and her husband Benjamin S. Gerson (1911-1972). It was converted to a private family foundation in 1973 in memory of Benjamin Gerson. The foundation dissolved in 2004. The collection consists of budgets, correspondence, evaluations, financial statements, and grant proposals, and project reports. | | | | Call #: | MS 5271 | | | | Extent: | 0.60 linear feet (2 containers) | | | | Subjects: | Gerson, Benjamin S., 1911-1973. | Gerson, Eleanor Rosenfeld, 1916-2000 | Gerson family. | Philanthropy -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Charitable uses, trusts, and foundations
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 2836 | Title: | Gerson-Margolis Foundation Records
| | | | Creator: | Gerson-Margolis Foundation | | | | Dates: | 1997-2000 | | | | Abstract: | The Gerson-Margolis Foundation was incorporated in Cleveland, Ohio, in 1996 by Eleanor Rosenfeld Gerson (1915-2000) and her daughter, Margaret Gerson Margolis with part of the assets of the Benjamin S. Gerson Family Foundation. Upon the death of Eleanor Gerson, the name of the foundation was changed to the Ellie Fund. The Ellie Fund terminated in 2012. The collection consists of budgets, correspondence, financial reports, and grant proposals. | | | | Call #: | MS 5272 | | | | Extent: | 0.40 linear feet (1 container) | | | | Subjects: | Gerson, Eleanor Rosenfeld, 1916-2000 | Gerson family. | Philanthropy -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Charitable uses, trusts, and foundations | Margolis, Margaret Gerson.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 2837 | Title: | Ellie Fund Records
| | | | Creator: | Ellie Fund | | | | Dates: | 2001-2010 | | | | Abstract: | The Ellie Fund was created in 2001 in Cleveland, Ohio, when the Gerson-Margolis Foundation changed its name in memory of Eleanor Rosenfeld Gerson. The foundation terminated in 2012. The collection consists of grant proposals and attachments for projects approved and declined for funding at foundation board meetings. These include budgets, correspondence, evaluations, financial statements, and grant proposals. | | | | Call #: | MS 5273 | | | | Extent: | 2.00 linear feet (2 containers) | | | | Subjects: | Gerson, Eleanor Rosenfeld, 1916-2000 | Gerson family. | Philanthropy -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Charitable uses, trusts, and foundations | Margolis, Margaret Gerson.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 2838 | Title: | Business and Professional Women's Club of Berea Records, Series II
| | | | Creator: | Business and Professional Women's Club of Berea | | | | Dates: | 1954-1991 | | | | Abstract: | The Business and Professional Women's Club of Berea was organized in 1945, in the Cleveland, Ohio, suburb of Berea, to provide a forum where business and professional women could address common concerns and promote their own welfare. The collection consists of awards, budgets, directories, financial statements, lists, minutes, newsletters, newspaper clippings, photographs, press releases, proclamations, profiles, programs, reports, rosters, and a scrapbook. | | | | Call #: | MS 5274 | | | | Extent: | 1.20 linear feet (2 containers) | | | | Subjects: | Women -- Ohio -- Berea -- Societies and clubs | Working-women's clubs -- Ohio -- Berea | Equal rights amendments.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 2839 | Title: | "Transformations in Cleveland Art, 1796-1946" Exhibit Records
| | | | Creator: | Robinson, William H. and Steinberg, David | | | | Dates: | 1994-1996 | | | | Abstract: | "Transformations in Cleveland Art, 1796-1946: Community and Diversity in Modern America" was a 1996 exhibit at the Cleveland Museum of Art that was co-curated by William H. Robinson and David Steinberg as part of the bicentennial celebrations for the City of Cleveland, Ohio. The exhibit explored the transformation of Cleveland, Ohio, from canal village to industrial metropolis through the lens of its local visual arts scene and how local artists interpreted rapid social, economic, and cultural changes in the city. The exhibit also compared and contrasted trends in visual art and art education in Cleveland and the United States. The exhibit included paintings, sculpture, photography, prints, and the decorative arts. The collection consists of the research files compiled by the exhibit curators. The collection consists primarily of photocopies of secondary sources, correspondence with historical societies, museums, and libraries, photographs, and curator notes. | | | | Call #: | MS 5275 | | | | Extent: | 1.80 linear feet (3 containers) | | | | Subjects: | Art, American -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Exhibitions | Art, Modern -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Exhibitions | Art -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- History
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 2840 | Title: | McLeod Company of Painesville, Ohio Records
| | | | Creator: | McLeod Company of Painesville, Ohio | | | | Dates: | 1921-1928 | | | | Abstract: | The McLeod Company was a tailor shop located at 333 Main Street in Painesville, Ohio. The company was founded in 1891 by George K. McLeod. During the 1920s it was managed by Daniel McLeod. George McLeod served as a member of Painesville city council in the 1910s The collection consists of one ledger book. | | | | Call #: | MS 5276 | | | | Extent: | 0.20 linear feet (1 volume) | | | | Subjects: | Painesville (Ohio) -- History. | Tailoring. | Business -- Painesville (OH).
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