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| | Manuscript Collection | Save | | 2862 | Title: | Federation of India Community Associations Records
| | | | Creator: | Federation of India Community Associations | | | | Dates: | 1964-2011 | | | | Abstract: | The Indian Association of Cleveland (IAC) was formed in Cleveland, Ohio, in 1962 by Indian students attending Case Western Reserve University. In 1967 it began publishing The Lotus, one of the first Indian newspapers in the United States. In 1978, IAC also established India House, the first Indian community center in the United States, first occupying rented space in both the First English Lutheran Church at 2419 Euclid Heights Blvd. in Cleveland Heights, and the School on Magnolia at 10819 Magnolia Dr. in University Circle. In 1976 India House (renamed India Community Center) moved to its current location (2015) at 12412 Cedar Road in the Cedar-Fairmount neighborhood of Cleveland Heights. In 1980, the group became the Federation of India Community Associations (FICA), linking Cleveland to the broader National Federation of India Associations, with a mission to provide smaller local Indian-American groups with support, celebrate Indian-American heritage, and provide a unified face of the diverse Indian-American community in Cleveland. The collection consists of address lists, business files, correspondence, drawings, event programs, financial documents, ledgers, minutes, news clippings, notes, and photographs. | | | | Call #: | MS 5298 | | | | Extent: | 1.02 linear feet (1 container and 2 oversize folders) | | | | Subjects: | East Indian Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland | East Indian Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland Metropolitan Area -- Societies and clubs
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 2863 | Title: | Abington Foundation Records, Series II
| | | | Creator: | Abington Foundation | | | | Dates: | 2004-2009 | | | | Abstract: | The Abington Foundation (f. 1983) was created by David Knight Ford (1894-1993) and Elizabeth Kingsley Ford (1896-1990) to support organizations, generally in Cuyahoga County, Ohio, dedicated to promoting education, health care, economic independence, and cultural activities. The foundation's grant-making philosophy was devised by Mr. Ford and his four sons who comprised the original board of trustees. Each funding area had a particular focus. The educational focus is pre-primary through higher education, and thus the foundation has supported a vast array of educational institutions and programs such as Early Childhood Options of University City, museums (e.g. Cleveland Museum of Natural History), historical societies (e.g. Moreland Hills Historical Society, and the Cuyahoga Valley Scenic Railroad) and universities, including Case Western Reserve University and Cleveland State University Foundation, Inc. The foundation's healthcare focus is on geriatrics and nursing with grants going to the Eliza Bryant Center, Senior Citizen Resources, Inc., The Center for the Prevention of Domestic Violence, American Red Cross, and many others. Economic independence with a focus on the promotion or sustaining of individual and family self-sufficiency has led the foundation to give grants to organizations such as the Council for Economic Opportunities in Greater Cleveland, Ohio Hunger Task Force, People's Emergency Shelter, and Habitat for Humanity. In promoting local culture with an emphasis on arts education and historic preservation, the Abington Foundation has made grants to artistic enterprises and groups such as Art House, Inc., Beck Center for the Arts, The Holden Arboretum, Cleveland Public Theater, and Musical Arts Association. The Fords wished to serve their country and community, and dedicated their lives to doing so. David Knight Ford was a captain in the United States armed forces during World War I, joining shortly after graduating from Yale University. After the war, he returned to school and earned a law degree from Western Reserve University. His wife, Elizabeth, volunteered with the Red Cross as a nurse during the First World War, as well as a volunteer nurse's aide during the Second World War, and founded the Ohio League for Nursing (originally the Cleveland Area League for Nursing). Elizabeth earned the Margaret Ireland Award for Civic Achievement in 1973 from the Women's City Club for her works. They married in 1920 and remained so for 70 years until Elizabeth's death in 1990. David's business acumen led to the founding of the Lubrizol Corporation, and later the Lubrizol Foundation. He donated the family farm (originally settled by his great grandfather) situated on land now part of University Circle to help develop Case Western Reserve University and University Hospitals. Parts of the farm became the sites of the Case School of Applied Sciences, Western Reserve College, and University Hospitals. Named for the area of New England where David Ford's ancestors settled, the Abington Foundation has continued after the deaths of its founders, providing assistance through 2012. Though both the elder Fords have died, family members continue to serve on the Board of Directors. The collection consists of grant proposals and attachments. | | | | Call #: | MS 5299 | | | | Extent: | 6.60 linear feet (8 containers) | | | | Subjects: | Charities -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Charitable uses, trusts, and foundations -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Endowments -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 2864 | Title: | Boldt Construction Company Photographs
| | | | Creator: | Boldt Construction Company | | | | Dates: | 1916-1929 | | | | Abstract: | The Boldt-Low Construction Company was founded in 1915 in Cleveland, Ohio, by John Boldt, Albert S. Low, R. M. Calfee, M. M. Feidner, and J. C. Fogg. The company changed its name to the Boldt Construction Company in 1918. The Boldt Construction Company specialized in commercial, industrial, and church building construction and maintained its corporate office at 6110 Euclid Avenue. The collection consists of seventy-five black and white photographs that document construction projects in Cleveland, Ohio, and other locations in Ohio, Michigan, and Pennsylvania. | | | | Call #: | MS 5300 | | | | Extent: | 0.20 linear feet (1 container) | | | | Subjects: | Construction industry -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Photographs. | Architecture -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Photographs.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 2865 | Title: | Leo A. Jackson Papers
| | | | Creator: | Jackson, Leo A. | | | | Dates: | 1943-1996 | | | | Abstract: | Leo Jackson (1920-1996) was an African American attorney and appeals court judge in Cleveland, Ohio. He was a member of Cleveland's city council from 1957-1970 where he represented the Glenville neighborhood and Ward 24. The collection consists of affidavits, agendas, applications, budgets, campaign literature, campaign signs, case files, certificates, charts, correspondence, court documents, expense statements, flyers, forms, journal entries, judicial opinions, lists, magazine articles, magazine clippings, magazines/publications, manuals, maps, meeting minutes, memoranda, newsletters, newspaper articles, newspaper clippings, notes, notices, ordinances, petitions, reports, resolutions, rosters, speeches/statements/remarks, syllabi, thesis, and transcripts. The collection also includes seven audio tapes, four film reels, 37 black and white photographs, and 12 color photographs. | | | | Call #: | 5301 | | | | Extent: | 20.51 linear feet (22 containers and 2 oversize folders) | | | | Subjects: | African Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Politics and government -- 20th century. | Glenville (Cleveland, Ohio) -- Politics and government. | Community development -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. | Cleveland (Ohio) -- Race relations. | Cleveland (Ohio). City Council. | Ohio. Court of Appeals. 8th District.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 2866 | Title: | Buckeye State Button Society Records
| | | | Creator: | Buckeye State Button Society | | | | Dates: | 1946-1953 | | | | Abstract: | The Buckeye State Button Society was founded in Chagrin Falls, Ohio, in 1947 as a branch of the National Button Society. The Buckeye State Button Society encourages the hobby of button collecting and the study of buttons. The group also promotes exhibitions and research on the art and history of buttons. The Buckeye State Button Society supports local button collecting clubs throughout Ohio, including Cleveland and Akron. The collection consists of a brochure, newsletters, newspaper clippings, programs, minutes, photographs, and a scrapbook. | | | | Call #: | MS 5302 | | | | Extent: | 0.20 linear feet (1 container) | | | | Subjects: | Buttons -- Collectors and collecting -- Ohio.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 2867 | Title: | Brierley Machine Company Records
| | | | Creator: | Brierley Machine Company | | | | Dates: | 1915-1932 | | | | Abstract: | The Brierley Machine Company was founded in Cleveland, Ohio, by William E. Brierley (1879-1933). Located at 1736 East 22nd Street, the company designed and built special automatic machinery, jigs, tools, and dies. The company was officially incorporated as a for-profit entity in Ohio in 1918 although it was founded sometime earlier. The collection consists of an appraisal, blank letterhead, a cash receipts ledger, a certificate, correspondence, license agreements, mechanical drawings, mortgages, a payroll ledger, patent applications, photographs, receipts, a tax return, and a trial balance ledger. | | | | Call #: | MS 5303 | | | | Extent: | 0.60 linear feet (2 containers) | | | | Subjects: | Tool and die industry -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Machine-tool industry -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 2868 | Title: | Chagrin Valley Woman's Club Records
| | | | Creator: | Chagrin Valley Woman's Club | | | | Dates: | 1944-1995 | | | | Abstract: | The Chagrin Valley Woman's Club was founded in Chagrin Falls, Ohio, in 1930 as the Chagrin Falls Woman's Club. It is a member of the General Federation of Women's Clubs. The main philanthropic activity of the club is an annual scholarship fund that has awarded more than $412,000 to approximately 600 students since 1950. The club also sponsors educational and social programs in the region, historic preservation projects, and other community programs. The collection consists of sixteen scrapbooks. | | | | Call #: | MS 5304 | | | | Extent: | 2.40 linear feet (1 container and 10 oversize volumes) | | | | Subjects: | Women -- Societies and clubs.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 2869 | Title: | Carl Stokes Scrapbooks
| | | | Creator: | Stokes, Carl | | | | Dates: | 1952-1971 | | | | Abstract: | Carl Stokes (1927-1996) was the Mayor of Cleveland, Ohio, from 1967-1971. Stokes was the first African American mayor of a major American city and the first African American Democrat in the Ohio State Legislature, where he served three terms from 1962-1967. As mayor, Stokes launched a number of programs to alleviate the problems of urban decay. Chief among these was Cleveland: NOW!, a joint public and private program with plans to raise $177 million in its first two years to revitalize Cleveland. The program was discredited due to the Glenville Shootout in July, 1968. Under Stokes, Cleveland City Council passed the Equal Employment Opportunity Ordinance, and HUD resumed funding projects aiding in the construction of over 3,000 new low- and middle-income housing units. Stokes became a newscaster with NBC television in 1972, and returned to his law practice in Cleveland in 1980. In 1983, Stokes was elected a municipal court judge. The collection consists of twenty scrapbooks. The scrapbooks consist primarily of newspaper clippings from Cleveland newspapers and non-Ohio newspapers. | | | | Call #: | MS 5305 | | | | Extent: | 6.00 linear feet (20 volumes) | | | | Subjects: | African American politicians -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 2870 | Title: | Kappa Kappa Gamma Cleveland East Alumnae Association Records, Series II
| | | | Creator: | Kappa Kappa Gamma Cleveland East Alumnae Association | | | | Dates: | 1966-2008 | | | | Abstract: | The Kappa Kappa Gamma Cleveland Alumnae Association (1901-present) was founded in 1901 as the Cleveland Alumnae Association of Kappa Kappa Gamma in Cleveland, Ohio. The early goal was to demonstrate women's ability of intellectual advancement equal to that of men. In 1938 a Cleveland West Shore Alumnae Association was chartered, causing the name of the Cleveland Alumnae Association to be changed to the Cleveland East Alumnae Association. Around 2003, the Cleveland chapters merged, changing the name back to the Cleveland Alumnae Association. The Cleveland Alumnae Association follows a path set by the parent organization of first supporting its sisters, then participating in local service projects and finally, supporting the greater good. With these goals in mind, they act in a support and advisory role for the undergraduate chapter of Kappa Kappa Gamma at John Carroll University, Eta Zeta. They also participate in several philanthropic activities. The collection consists of budgets, correspondence, financial reports, histories, and a scrapbook. | | | | Call #: | MS 5306 | | | | Extent: | 0.20 linear feet (1 container) | | | | Subjects: | Greek letter societies -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Women -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Charities. | Women -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Societies and clubs.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 2872 | Title: | Polish National Alliance of the United States of North America Records
| | | | Creator: | Polish National Alliance of the United States of North America | | | | Dates: | 1955-2000 | | | | Abstract: | The Polish National Alliance of the United States is a major fraternal-insurance organization which was established in 1880. Besides providing affordable insurance, the Alliance promotes Polish culture through language schools, singing societies, and similar artistic organizations. Its clientele is still largely composed of people of Polish extraction. The collection consists of booklets and programs of testimonial dinners and anniversary events. | | | | Call #: | MS 5308 | | | | Extent: | 0.20 linear feet (1 container) | | | | Subjects: | Polish Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Societies, etc. | Insurance, Fraternal -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Fraternal organizations -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 2873 | Title: | Woodhill Chemical Sales Corporation Records
| | | | Creator: | Woodhill Chemical Sales Corporation | | | | Dates: | 1958-2013 | | | | Abstract: | Woodhill Chemical Sales Corporation was founded in Cleveland, Ohio, in 1921 by Norman Jackson Freeman (1898-1987). Woodhill Chemical was one of the largest manufacturers and packagers of do-it-yourself repair products, including Super Glue. The collection consists of advertisements, an annual report, an award, a biographical statement, an invitation, newsletters, newspaper clippings, notes, packaging, a product catalog, and a "profit finder". | | | | Call #: | MS 5309 | | | | Extent: | 0.21 linear feet (1 container and 1 oversize folder) | | | | Subjects: | Chemical industry -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Glue -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Paint industry and trade -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 2874 | Title: | Thomas H. White Foundation Records
| | | | Creator: | Thomas H. White Foundation | | | | Dates: | 1939-2011 | | | | Abstract: | The Thomas H. White Foundation was established in Cleveland, Ohio, in 1913 by industrialist Thomas H. White (1836-1914). The foundation supports education and social welfare programs that benefit residents of Cleveland and northeast Ohio. The collection consists of agendas, correspondence, financial documents, lists, memoranda, grant proposals with attachments, and reports. | | | | Call #: | MS 5310 | | | | Extent: | 21.00 linear feet (21 containers) | | | | Subjects: | Philanthropy -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Charitable uses, trusts, and foundations -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Education -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Endowments.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 2875 | Title: | Max J. Reiter Papers
| | | | Creator: | Reiter, Max J. | | | | Dates: | 1943-1950 | | | | Abstract: | Max J. Reiter (1905-1987) founded Ritmor Sportswear Company in Cleveland, Ohio, in 1939 with Maurice Saltzman. He sold his shares in 1953 and the company was renamed Bobbie Brooks, Inc. Reiter was also the co-founder of Karen Sue Togs, Inc. and Nassau Fashions. From 1954-1979 Reiter served as Chairman and Chief Executive of the Printz-Biederman Company. The collection consists of an invitation, newspaper clippings, a photograph, a program, and a scrapbook. | | | | Call #: | MS 5311 | | | | Extent: | 0.40 linear feet (1 container) | | | | Subjects: | Clothing trade -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Jewish businesspeople -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- 20th century.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 2876 | Title: | Ashtabula County, Ohio, Population and Non-population Census Schedules
| | | | Creator: | Ashtabula County, Ohio | | | | Dates: | 1870 | | | | Abstract: | Ashtabula County is the northeastern-most county in the State of Ohio and was created in 1807. The collection consists of one bound volume of the General Population, Mortality, Agricultural, and Products of Industry taken by United States Census enumerators for each township located in Ashtabula County. A one page Social Statistics Schedule summarizes real estate values, taxation, schools and crime statistics. Information reflects data for June 1, 1870, the official census day. | | | | Call #: | MS 5312 | | | | Extent: | 0.40 linear feet (1 container) | | | | |
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 2877 | Title: | Irish Cultural Garden Dedication Film
| | | | Creator: | Irish Cultural Garden | | | | Dates: | October 29, 1939 | | | | Abstract: | The Irish Cultural Garden was dedicated in the Cleveland Cultural Gardens in 1939. The Cleveland Cultural Gardens Federation was established in Cleveland, Ohio, in 1925 to develop and maintain landscaped gardens and statuary honoring various ethnic groups in Cleveland. The gardens are located in Rockefeller Park along East Boulevard and Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard. The collection consists of one 16mm color film and DVD reproduction of the dedication of the Irish Cultural Garden. | | | | Call #: | MS 5313 | | | | Extent: | 0.20 linear feet (1 container) | | | | Subjects: | Gardens -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 2878 | Title: | Asian Indian Community of Cleveland, Ohio, Oral History Project Records
| | | | Creator: | Asian Indian Community of Cleveland, Ohio | | | | Dates: | 2013-2014 | | | | Abstract: | In 2013, the Asian Indian Heritage Project and the Western Reserve Historical Society (WRHS) launched an oral history project with funding from the Smithsonian Institution's Young Historians Living Histories Program (part of the Youth Access Grants Program). High school and middle school students under the direction of Dr. John Grabowski and Ms. Jane Mason of WRHS conducted interviews with ten Asian Indians who had settled in Greater Cleveland, Ohio, during the 1950s and 1960s. The interviews document the unique immigrant experience of Asian Indians in northeast Ohio and explore issues of professional, family, and religious life. The collection consists of seven oral history recordings, biographies of the interviewees, and release statements signed by the interviewees. | | | | Call #: | MS 5314 | | | | Extent: | 0.20 linear feet (1 container) | | | | Subjects: | East Indian Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Immigrants -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 2879 | Title: | Carabelli Company Records and Photographs
| | | | Creator: | Carabelli Company | | | | Dates: | 1850-1999 | | | | Abstract: | Giuseppe (Joseph) Carabelli (1850-1911) founded The Carabelli Company in the late 1880s under the name Lake View Granite & Monumental Works. It was located at 12317 Euclid Avenue in Cleveland, Ohio, directly across from The Lake View Cemetery. The Carabelli Company operated under successive generations of the Carabelli family until the early 1970s when it was sold to the Johns (Iacobucci) family of Mayfair Memorials. The Lake View Cemetery contains a large number of monuments created by The Carabelli Company. Among its most recognized works at Lake View are the Wade Memorial Chapel and the Brush, John Hay, Rockefeller, and Steinbrenner monuments. The company also contributed to the creation of the Cuyahoga County Soldiers' & Sailors' Monument, and similar monuments in Elyria and Willougbhy, Ohio, and Muskegon, Michigan. The collection consists of agreements, birth records, blue prints, brochures, catalogs, certificates, a constitution, contracts, correspondence, court documents, deeds, directories, estimates, financial records, forms, indices, inventories, leases, legislation, lists, memoranda, newsletters, newspaper clippings, notebooks, obituaries, order books, patterns, programs, published books and guides, real estate documents, reports, sketches, tax records, templates, time books, tracings, and wills. The records also contain 685 black and white photographs, 24 color photographs, 70 negatives, 131 slides, and six audio tapes, and 13 cassette tapes. | | | | Call #: | MS 5315 | | | | Extent: | 14.20 linear feet (16 containers and 1 oversize volume) | | | | Subjects: | Sepulchral monuments industry -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Italian Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 2880 | Title: | Achievement Centers for Children Records and Photographs
| | | | Creator: | Achievement Centers for Children | | | | Dates: | 1944-1999 | | | | Abstract: | The Achievement Centers for Children is a non-profit organization based in the Cleveland, Ohio, area helping to provide programs, services, and support to children with a wide array of physical, emotional, neurological, or developmental disabilities. It was founded as the Society for Crippled Children of Cuyahoga County on July 7, 1940. It was an offshoot of the Society for Crippled Children founded by Edgar Allen in Elyria, Ohio in 1919. The founders of the Cuyahoga County society included William B. Townsend, Tris Speaker, George Gund, and Frederick T. McGuire. The main goals of the Society for Crippled Children were to address needs of children with polio and cardiac disorders and to provide vocational training and recreational opportunities. The collection consists of advertisements, brochures, certificates, correspondence, flyers, forms, inventories, lists, magazine articles and clippings, minutes, newsletters, newspaper articles, newspaper clippings, notes, press releases, programs, scrapbooks, and sketches. The collection also includes approximately 2320 black and white photographs, 3016 color photographs, 3,460 slides, 466 negatives (mostly 35mm strips), 10 audio reel tapes, and 8 cassettes. | | | | Call #: | MS 5316 | | | | Extent: | 10.40 linear feet (13 containers, 4 oversize volumes, and 1 oversize folder) | | | | Subjects: | Achievement Centers for Children -- Records and correspondence. | Achievement Centers for Children -- Photographs. | Society for Crippled Children (Cleveland, Ohio) -- Records and correspondence. | Society for Crippled Children (Cleveland, Ohio) -- Photographs.
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