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1	Title:	Ohio City, Ohio, Records
	Creator:	Ohio City, Ohio
	Dates:	1836-1851
	Abstract:	Ohio City was annexed to Cleveland, Ohio, in 1854. The two cities occupied opposite banks of the Cuyahoga River. The collection consists of documents relating to a loan negotiated by Ohio City (1834), amendment to the act which incorporated Ohio City (1837), abstract of votes for and against the union of Ohio City and Cleveland (1851), and a memorandum of agreement concerning the annexation of Ohio City to Cleveland (1854).
	Call #:	MS 3423
	Extent:	0.10 linear feet (1 container)
	Subjects:	Ohio City (Cleveland, Ohio) -- History -- Sources. \| Cleveland (Ohio) -- History -- Sources.
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2	Title:	Willeyville, Ohio, Records
	Creator:	Willeyville, Ohio
	Dates:	1835-1846
	Abstract:	Willeyville was an allotment in the southeast section of Ohio City, Ohio, purchased by John W. Willey (Cleveland's first mayor), James S. Clark and others for commercial development. The group also purchased land directly opposite this allotment in the Cleveland Flats area on the east side of the Cuyahoga River, and then built the Columbus Street bridge to connect the two sections of land. This thoroughfare diverted Cleveland-bound traffic that had previously traveled through the West Side Market of Ohio City directly to Cleveland via the new Willeyville area and Cleveland Centre, precipitating the Columbus Street "Bridge War" of 1836. The collection consists of a statement showing sale of lots in Willeyville, 1835-1836; certificates of tax sales, 1838-1844; and notices of tax delinquency, 1843-1846.
	Call #:	MS 1317
	Extent:	0.10 linear feet (1 container)
	Subjects:	Real property -- Ohio -- Ohio City (Cuyahoga County) \| Willeyville (Ohio City, Cuyahoga County, Ohio) \| Cleveland (Ohio) -- History -- Sources. \| Ohio City (Cleveland, Ohio) -- History -- Sources.
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3	Title:	Charles Knowles Bolton Reminiscences
	Creator:	Bolton, Charles Knowles
	Dates:	1934
	Abstract:	The Charles Knowles Bolton Reminiscences, 1934, consist of a volume of reminiscences about his experiences in Cleveland, Ohio, (where he was born in 1867) during the last quarter of the 19th century. Bolton (1867-1950) was an antiquarian and librarian of the Boston Athenaeum (1898-1933).
	Call #:	MS 1871
	Extent:	0.20 linear feet (1 container)
	Subjects:	Bolton, Charles Knowles, 1867-1950. \| Cleveland (Ohio) -- Description and travel. \| Cleveland (Ohio) -- History -- Sources. \| Cleveland (Ohio) -- Social life and customs.
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4	Title:	Mayor's Advisory War Committee Records
	Creator:	Mayor's Advisory War Committee
	Dates:	1917-1920
	Abstract:	The Mayor's Advisory War Committee was organized by Mayor Harold L. Davis to coordinate city institutions in Cleveland, Ohio, with the national war effort during World War I. The collection consists of correspondence, memoranda, committee reports, financial records, and audit reports. Includes material on rent control, Americanization, propaganda, surveillance of subversive elements, Rent Adjustment Board, Four Minute Men, Committee on Patriotism, and Cleveland War Service Record.
	Call #:	MS 3374
	Extent:	19.60 linear feet (49 containers and 2 oversize volumes; also includes two drawers of microfilm)
	Subjects:	Mayor's Advisory War Committee. \| United States. Army -- Recruiting, enlistment, etc. -- World War, 1914-1918. \| Soldiers -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| World War, 1914-1918 -- War work -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Cleveland (Ohio) -- History -- Sources.
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5	Title:	Arthur A. Miller Scrapbooks
	Creator:	Miller, Arthur A.
	Dates:	1933-1951
	Abstract:	Arthur A. Miller was a Cleveland, Ohio, lawyer with a particular interest in the corruption of Cleveland banks during the 1930s. The collection consists of scrapbooks of newspaper clippings relating to bank corruption and a wide variety of other Cleveland topics, especially legal cases Miller found interesting. The collection has value for those interested in legal battles in Cleveland during the 1930s and 1940s, some of which were bank-related cases.
	Call #:	MS 4393
	Extent:	0.40 linear feet (2 containers)
	Subjects:	Miller, Arthur A. \| Banks and banking -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Crime -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Law -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Cases. \| Cleveland (Ohio) -- History -- Sources.
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6	Title:	Rudolphus Edwards Papers
	Creator:	Edwards, Rudolphus
	Dates:	1794-1869
	Abstract:	Rudolphus Edwards (1759-1840) was a merchant from Herkimer County, New York. He settled in Cleveland, Ohio, in 1798 and was elected as Township Chairman in 1802. The collection consists of deeds to tracts of land (mostly in Cleveland, Ohio), 1794-1814; Edwards' docket book while serving as a justice of the peace, 1815-1818; and a biographical sketch (1869) of Edwards.
	Call #:	MS 0466
	Extent:	0.20 linear feet (1 container)
	Subjects:	Edwards, Rudolphus, 1759-1840. \| Court records -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Deeds -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Land titles -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Real property -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Cleveland (Ohio) -- History -- Sources.
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7	Title:	John Barr Papers
	Creator:	Barr, John
	Dates:	1842-1873
	Abstract:	John Barr was a prominent resident of Cleveland, Ohio, and officer of various literary and historical organizations. The collection consists of letters addressed to Barr in answer to his solicitations for information concerning the first settlers in, and the early history of, Cleveland and the Western Reserve; together with Barr's reminiscences of Wooster, Ohio, ca. 1873. Correspondents include John Ackley, Amzi Atwater, D.H. Beardsley, Gilman Bryant, Lewis Cass, N. Crookshank, Oliver Culver, D.C. Doan, Thomas Goodman, Julius C. Huntington, Alfred Kelley, and Stanton Sholes.
	Call #:	MS 0759
	Extent:	0.20 linear feet (1 container)
	Subjects:	Barr, John. \| Pioneers -- Ohio -- Western Reserve. \| Frontier and pioneer life -- Ohio -- Western Reserve. \| Cleveland (Ohio) -- History -- Sources. \| Western Reserve (Ohio) -- History -- Sources. \| Wooster (Ohio) -- History -- Sources.
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8	Title:	James A. Briggs Scrapbooks
	Creator:	Briggs, James A.
	Dates:	1830-1887
	Abstract:	James A. Briggs was an attorney in Cleveland, Ohio, and New York State; editor of the Cleveland True Democrat; special correspondent to several newspapers, including the Cleveland Leader; temperance advocate; and political supporter of Abraham Lincoln. The collection consists of two scrapbooks containing newspaper clippings, letters, proclamations, pictures, and notes written by Briggs, concerning Briggs' career as an attorney and journalist.
	Call #:	MS 0882
	Extent:	0.60 linear feet (2 volumes)
	Subjects:	Briggs, James A., 1811-1889. \| Republican Party (U.S. : 1854- ) \| Lawyers -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Journalists -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Political activity. \| Cleveland (Ohio) -- History -- Sources. \| United States -- Politics and government -- 19th century.
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9	Title:	Western Reserve Printed Ephemera Collection
	Creator:	Western Reserve Historical Society
	Dates:	1834-1995
	Abstract:	The Western Reserve Printed Ephemera Collection is a collection of pamphlets drawn from previously processed collections held by Western Reserve Historical Society in Cleveland, Ohio. The pamphlets were generally removed from their original collections due to lack of relevance to the collection, but retained and grouped together in a separate collection because of their historic value.
	Call #:	MS 5147
	Extent:	15.40 linear feet (16 containers)
	Subjects:	Cleveland (Ohio) -- History -- Miscellanea. \| Cleveland (Ohio) -- History -- Periodicals. \| Cleveland (Ohio) -- History -- Sources. \| Cleveland (Ohio) -- History \| Western Reserve (Ohio) -- History -- Miscellanea. \| Western Reserve (Ohio) -- History -- Periodicals. \| Western Reserve (Ohio) -- History -- Sources. \| Western Reserve (Ohio) -- History.
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10	Title:	Florence S. Shapero Dancing School Photographs
	Creator:	Florence S. Shapero Dancing School
	Dates:	1920-1960
	Abstract:	Florence S. Shapero (1897-1970) was the premier children's dance and social graces instructor in the Jewish community of Cleveland, Ohio, for forty years. A daughter of Russian Jewish immigrants who arrived in the United States in 1891, she received her schooling in Cleveland, graduting from Central High School ca. 1915. Following her graduation, Shapero pursued ballet training in New York City. She returned to Cleveland in the 1920s, opening her first studio in 1929 in rented space in the Masonic Hall at 1949 East 105th Street. She remained in this studio which was close to the heavily Jewish population area of Glenville until the population shifts to the suburbs in the late 1940s and early 1950s. By 1952, Shapero had relocated to Cleveland Heights, where much of Cleveland's Jewish population had resettled. She maintained a studio in the Masonic Temple at 1633 Lee Road and continued teaching dance and the social graces which accompany it until her death almost twenty years later in 1970. The collection consists of sixty-three black-and-white prints, one of which is a hand-tinted portrait. Twenty-five of the prints are oversize. The bulk of the collection consists of group portraits of classes from the 1940s and 1950s.
	Call #:	PG 296
	Extent:	0.30 linear feet (1 container)
	Subjects:	Shapero, Florence S., 1897-1970 -- Photographs. \| Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- History. \| Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- History -- Sources. \| Jews -- United States -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Social life and customs -- 20th century. \| Jews -- United States -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Photographs. \| Dance schools -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- 20th century -- Photographs. \| Etiquette for children and teenagers -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- 20th century. \| Cleveland (Ohio) -- History -- Sources.
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11	Title:	Turhand Kirtland Papers
	Creator:	Kirtland, Turhand
	Dates:	1794-1880
	Abstract:	Turhand Kirtland was an agent of the Connecticut Land Company who led a survey party into the Western Reserve in 1798 and founded Poland, Ohio. He moved his family there in 1803. He also constructed the road from Youngstown to Grand River and surveyed Burton, Poland and Youngstown. He supported roads, schools and libraries in the area and became a judge and state senator. The collection consists of correspondence, letter copybooks, legal contracts, wills, powers of attorney, an account book, account notebooks, receipts, tax receipts, land surveys, field notes, probate records and election materials.
	Call #:	MS 3237
	Extent:	3.10 linear feet (8 containers and 1 oversize folder)
	Subjects:	Kirtland, Turhand, 1755-1844. \| Kirtland family. \| Cleaveland, Moses, 1754-1806. \| Frontier and pioneer life -- Western Reserve (Ohio) \| Real property -- Western Reserve (Ohio) \| Real property -- Ohio. \| Western Reserve (Ohio) -- History -- Sources. \| Cleveland (Ohio) -- History -- Sources. \| Poland (Ohio) -- History -- Sources.
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12	Title:	Workmen's Circle of Cleveland Records, Series II
	Creator:	Workmen's Circle of Cleveland
	Dates:	1939-2002
	Abstract:	The Workmen's Circle of Cleveland (f. 1904) is a secular Jewish fraternal organization formed in the United States to perpetuate Yiddish language and culture, support and promote the liberal political agenda, offer both health and death benefits, and provide a meeting place for fellowship. Its Yiddish cultural programming includes lectures, readings, concerts, third Passover seders, and the I.L. Peretz Workmen's Circle School, a supplementary program for children. Branch 1030, one of a number of Cleveland, Ohio, branches, was the first English speaking branch and was founded in 1939. Following World War II and the Holocaust and the continuing acculturation into American life of the descendants of its Yiddish-speaking Jewish immigrant founders, the Workmen's Circle, in Cleveland and nationwide, has been experiencing significant and continuous loss of membership. The Workmen's Circle's group health plan and death benefits, both of which are available on a non-sectarian basis, are the major source of membership. These programs have had difficulty attracting members since the proliferation of health maintenance organizations and health insurance plans. The collection consists of correspondence, ledgers, membership lists, minutes, and newsletters relating to Branch 1030. Also in the collection are regional records, and national office constitutions, correspondence, and reports.
	Call #:	MS 4891
	Extent:	2.02 linear feet (2 containers and 2 oversize folders)
	Subjects:	Workmen's Circle (U.S.) -- Ohio -- Cleveland. -- Archives. \| Jews -- United States -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- History -- 20th century. \| Jews -- United States -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- History -- Sources. \| Jews -- United States -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Social life and customs -- 20th century. \| Jews -- United States -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Societies, etc. \| Jews -- United States -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Archives. \| Friendly societies -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Working class -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Jewish religious schools -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Cleveland (Ohio) -- History -- Sources.
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13	Title:	Jacob Mintz Family Papers
	Creator:	Mintz, Jacob Family
	Dates:	1894-1949
	Abstract:	Jacob Mintz (1867-1947) was a prominent private detective in Cleveland, Ohio, for over fifty years. Native to Cleveland, Mintz was descended on his father's side from Polish Jewish immigrants of the 1850s and Prussian Jewish immigrants of the 1860s on his mother's side. Mintz was a picturesque, high-profile professional during his successful career. A number of his jobs involved major events of the era. He served as bodyguard to Carrie Nation, the anti-drinking crusader, when she spoke in Cleveland in 1901. That same year, Mintz escorted the immediate family of Leon Czolgosz, the assassin of President William McKinley, to Buffalo, New York, to visit him in the days immediately after the assassination. The collection consists of business records, correspondence, and two scrapbooks of newspaper clippings regarding Jacob Mintz and newspaper clippings and a program regarding his son, Carl Mintz.
	Call #:	MS 4893
	Extent:	1.40 linear feet (1 container and 1 oversize folder)
	Subjects:	Mintz, Jacob, 1867-1947 -- Archives. \| Mintz, Carl. \| Democratic Party (Cuyahoga County, Ohio) \| Jews -- United States -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- History -- 19th century. \| Jews -- United States -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- History -- 20th century. \| Jews -- United States -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- History -- Sources. \| Jews -- United States -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Social life and customs. \| Amusement parks -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Records and correspondence. \| Private investigators -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Records and correspondence. \| Cleveland (Ohio) -- History -- Sources.
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14	Title:	Beth Am Congregation Records
	Creator:	Beth Am Congregation
	Dates:	1934-1999
	Abstract:	Beth Am Congregation, a Conservative Jewish congregation in Cleveland Heights, Ohio, was founded in 1933 as the Community Temple by Rabbi Abraham Nowak and a group who belonged to B'nai Jeshurun Congregation (then known as Temple on the Heights). The founders wanted their new synagogue to be more welcoming to all Jews, regardless of their wealth or status. The congregation established administrative offices at 241 Euclid Avenue; services and school classes were held at Coventry School in Cleveland Heights. After meeting at several rented locations, the congregation purchased a large house on Washington Boulevard. By 1940, however, the need was seen for a permanent structure, and a building fund was established. In 1947 Beth Am purchased the Trinity Congregational Church at 3557 Washington Boulevard. The new rabbi, Jack J. Herman, was named the same year. The congregation continued to grow, and by 1956 had 600 families with 500 students in the religious school. A fire in 1957 destroyed much of the lower level of the building, including two Torahs and synagogue records; the congregation met on the campus of John Carroll University until repairs were effected. Rabbi Herman served the congregation until his death in 1969. Rabbi Michael Hecht was installed late in 1970. In 1971 the congregation dedicated a new religious school named for Rabbi Herman, constructed on land adjacent to the synagogue. From 1974 through the congregation's merger with B'nai Jeshurun in 1999, there were financial deficits that made it difficult for the congregation to sustain itself. The Jewish community was moving farther east, and membership decreased. A congregant offered land at the intersection of Cedar and Lander Roads in Mayfield Heights, provided that the membership could raise the monies necessary for a new building. In spite of a positive feasibility study, and plans unveiled by the architectural firm Finegold Alexander and Associates, the fundraising goals were not met and Beth Am sold its Washington Boulevard Building to the New Bible Fellowship Church and merged with B'nai Jeshurun Congregation in 1999. The collection consists of minutes, correspondence, financial reports, lists, newspaper clippings, and publications.
	Call #:	MS 4895
	Extent:	39.83 linear feet (43 containers and 3 oversize folders)
	Subjects:	Beth Am Congregation (Cleveland Heights, Ohio). -- Archives. \| Jews -- United States -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- History -- 20th century. \| Jews -- United States -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- History -- Sources. \| Jews -- United States -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Religious life -- 20th century. \| Jews -- United States -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Social life and customs -- 20th century. \| Jews -- United States -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Archives. \| Conservative Judaism -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- 20th century. \| Synagogues -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- 20th century. \| Cleveland (Ohio) -- History -- Sources.
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15	Title:	Beth Am Congregation Photographs
	Creator:	Beth Am Congregation
	Dates:	1950-1998
	Abstract:	Beth Am Congregation, a Conservative Jewish congregation in Cleveland Heights, Ohio, was founded in 1933 as the Community Temple by Rabbi Abraham Nowak and a group who belonged to B'nai Jeshurun Congregation (then known as Temple on the Heights). The founders wanted their new synagogue to be more welcoming to all Jews, regardless of their wealth or status. The congregation established administrative offices at 241 Euclid Avenue; services and school classes were held at Coventry School in Cleveland Heights. After meeting at several rented locations, the congregation purchased a large house on Washington Boulevard. By 1940, however, the need was seen for a permanent structure, and a building fund was established. In 1947 Beth Am purchased the Trinity Congregational Church at 3557 Washington Boulevard. The new rabbi, Jack J. Herman, was named the same year. The congregation continued to grow, and by 1956 had 600 families with 500 students in the religious school. A fire in 1957 destroyed much of the lower level of the building, including two Torahs and synagogue records; the congregation met on the campus of John Carroll University until repairs were effected. Rabbi Herman served the congregation until his death in 1969. Rabbi Michael Hecht was installed late in 1970. In 1971 the congregation dedicated a new religious school named for Rabbi Herman, constructed on land adjacent to the synagogue. From 1974 through the congregation's merger with B'nai Jeshurun in 1999, there were financial deficits that made it difficult for the congregation to sustain itself. The Jewish community was moving farther east, and membership decreased. A congregant offered land at the intersection of Cedar and Lander Roads in Mayfield Heights, provided that the membership could raise the monies necessary for a new building. In spite of a positive feasibility study, and plans unveiled by the architectural firm Finegold Alexander and Associates, the fundraising goals were not met and Beth Am sold its Washington Boulevard Building to the New Bible Fellowship Church and merged with B'nai Jeshurun Congregation in 1999. The collection consists of 142 black-and-white and 96 color prints, 17 thirty-five millimeter slides, 24 transparencies, and one rendering.
	Call #:	PG 525
	Extent:	0.22 linear feet (1 container and 2 oversize folders)
	Subjects:	Beth Am Congregation (Cleveland Heights, Ohio). \| Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- History. \| Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- History -- Sources. \| Jews -- United States -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Social life and customs -- 20th century. \| Jews -- United States -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Religious life -- 20th century. \| Jews -- United States -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Photographs. \| Conservative Judaism -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- 20th century. \| Synagogues -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- 20th century. \| Cleveland (Ohio) -- History -- Sources. \| Administrative Information
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16	Title:	Jacob Shtull Papers
	Creator:	Shtull, Jacob
	Dates:	1948-1992
	Abstract:	Jacob Shtull (1926-2002) served as rabbi of Shaarey Tikvah Congregation (Gates of Hope, Mayfield Temple, Mayfield Hillcrest Synagogue) in Beachwood, Ohio, from 1958-1992. After his retirement he served as Emeritus Rabbi of the congregation. Born in Montreal, Canada, he studied there at Sir George William College and then at the Jewish Theological Seminary, New Ork, where he received his rabbinical ordination in 1953. His first pulpits were in Canada with Congregation B'nai Israel in London, Ontario, from 1953 to 1956, and at Congregation Beth Am, Downsview, Ontario, from 1956-1957. The collection consists of correspondence, lectures, sermons, bulletins, newspaper clippings, notes, and reports.
	Call #:	MS 4890
	Extent:	3.00 linear feet (3 containers)
	Subjects:	Shtull, Jacob, 1926-2002. -- Archives. \| Shaarey Tikvah Congregation (Cleveland, Ohio). \| Mayfield Hillcrest-Shaarey Tikvah B'nai Israel Congregation (Beachwood, Ohio). \| Jews -- United States -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- History -- 20th century. \| Jews -- United States -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- History -- Sources. \| Jews -- United States -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Religious life -- 20th century. \| Jews, German -- United States -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- History -- 20th century. \| Conservative Judaism -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- History -- 20th century. \| Synagogues -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- History -- 20th century. \| Rabbis -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Refugees, Jewish -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Cleveland (Ohio) -- History -- Sources.
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17	Title:	Workmen's Circle of Cleveland Photographs, Series II
	Creator:	Workmen's Circle of Cleveland
	Dates:	1932-1984
	Abstract:	Workmen's Circle of Cleveland, Ohio, (f. 1904) is a secular Jewish fraternal organization formed in the United States to perpetuate Yiddish language and culture, support and promote the liberal political agenda, offer both health and death benefits, and provide a meeting place for fellowship. The collection consists of 219 black-and-white prints, 32 color prints, and 5 hand-tinted prints primarily from Branch 1030 (f. 1939). Included are individual portraits, group portraits of outing, parties, and events, such as a banquet, a branch installation, and Decoration Day.
	Call #:	PG 523
	Extent:	0.20 linear feet (1 container)
	Subjects:	Workmen's Circle (U.S.) -- Ohio -- Cleveland. -- Photographs. \| Workmen's Circle (U.S.) -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Photograph collections. \| Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- History. \| Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- History -- Sources. \| Jews -- United States -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Social life and customs -- 20th century. \| Jews -- United States -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Photographs. \| Jews -- United States -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Societies, etc. -- Photographs. \| Friendly societies -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Working class -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Jewish religious schools -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Cleveland (Ohio) -- History -- Sources.
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18	Title:	Joseph Family Photographs
	Creator:	Joseph Family
	Dates:	1845-1990
	Abstract:	The Joseph Family is a prominent Cleveland, Ohio, Jewish family. The family has been very active in both leadership and support for a number of cultural and social institutions in Cleveland such as the Musical Arts Association (The Cleveland Orchestra), Bellefaire and the Jewish Family Service Association. The collection consists of twenty-three photographic albums and 109 black-and-white and 75 color prints. Most of the photographs in the albums and the 184 prints are family portraits. A lesser number are views from travels of various members of the Joseph family. The collection also contains some individual portraits of prominent Cleveland residents.
	Call #:	PG 524
	Extent:	7.60 linear feet (4 containers and 10 oversize volumes)
	Subjects:	Joseph family -- Photographs. \| Blossom Music Center -- Photographs. \| Jews -- United States -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- History -- 19th century. \| Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- History. \| Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- History -- Sources. \| Jews -- United States -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Social life and customs. \| Jews -- United States -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Photographs. \| Charities -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Cleveland (Ohio) -- History -- Sources. \| Cleveland (Ohio) -- Intellectual life -- Photographs. \| Cleveland (Ohio) -- Social life and customs -- Photographs. \| Europe, Western -- Pictorial works.
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19	Title:	Walworth Family Papers
	Creator:	Walworth Family
	Dates:	1774-1884
	Abstract:	The Walworth family was one of the most influential families in the early history of the Western Reserve of Ohio. John Walworth and his family settled in Painesville, Ohio, in 1800. While there, he served as a deputy postmaster, justice of the peace, and judge. In 1806, the family moved to Cleveland to facilitate John Walworth's posts as Inspector of the Revenue for the Port of Cuyahoga and Collector for the District of Erie. He also served as a judge in the Geauga County Court of Common Pleas and as postmaster of Cleveland. His son, Ashbel W. Walworth, assumed many of his father's business responsibilities and official posts, including postmaster and collector of customs at Cleveland. He was treasurer for the Corporation of the Village of Cleveland and the Cuyahoga County Civilization Society. His son, John Walworth, continued his business interests in Cleveland. Several brothers of Ashbel W. Walworth, including J.P. (John Periander) Walworth, moved to the southern United States and established a branch of the family along the southern Mississippi River. The collection consists of correspondence, financial records, legal records, official documents, architectural drawings and various ephemera. Contains detailed correspondence concerning land transactions for the Connecticut Land Company; records of the post offices of Painesville, Ohio, and Cleveland, Ohio; records of the Port of Cuyahoga; records of the Circuit Court of Geauga County, Ohio, Corporation of the Village of Cleveland, and the Cleveland School House; records of the Cleveland Branch of the Erie Bank of Pennsylvania; land valuations and tax lists for Cleveland and the Fire Lands; and legal records of Litchfield County, Connecticut, and New London County, Connecticut. Correspondents include William Eldredge, Frederick Miner, Gideon Granger, Calvin Pease, Samuel Huntington, David Abbott, Nathaniel Ledyard, Lewis Cass, Oliver Phelps, Charles P. Barnum, Lewis Morgan, and Oliver Forward. A calendar of correspondents is included in the register to the collection. Insight into the social relations of the Walworths and their relations, including the Dunlap, Beattie, Strickland, Keyes, Wren, and Avery families, is seen through the correspondence between the women in the Walworth family.
	Call #:	MS 1901
	Extent:	1.00 linear feet (1 container)
	Subjects:	Walworth family. \| Walworth, John, 1765-1812. \| Walworth, Ashbel W., 1790-1844. \| Connecticut Land Company. \| Erie Bank of Pennsylvania. \| Postal service -- Ohio -- Painesville. \| Postal service -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Customs administration -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Land value taxation -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Schools -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Frontier and pioneer life -- Ohio -- Western Reserve. \| Lighthouses -- Ohio -- Fairport. \| Court records -- Ohio -- Geauga County. \| Court records -- Connecticut -- Litchfield County. \| Court records -- Connecticut -- New London County. \| Western Reserve (Ohio) -- History -- Sources. \| Painesville (Ohio) -- History -- Sources. \| Cleveland (Ohio) -- History -- Sources.
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20	Title:	Jacob Muskin Papers
	Creator:	Muskin, Jacob
	Dates:	1940-1990
	Abstract:	Jacob Muskin (1920-1990) was a Cleveland, Ohio, rabbi affiliated with the Orthodox movement of Judaism. Born in Chicago, Muskin attended the Ner Israel Rabbinical College in Baltimore. After World War II, he was the associate national director of Va-ad Ha-Hatzalah (the rescue committee, in Hebrew), an organization that saved children and scholars from the Holocaust. He began his pulpit career in Cleveland as the rabbi of the Kinsman Jewish Center in 1950, where he established the first synagogue-sponsored nursery school in the city. In 1959 he helped to orchestrate the merger of Kinsman Jewish Center with other small Orthodox congregations to form Warrensville Center Synagogue in Cleveland Heights. He served as rabbi at Warrensville Center Synagogue until his death in 1990. Muskin was active in many local Jewish organizations. He served on the Kashruth Board, the chaplaincy committee, and the Central Fund for Traditional Institutions, all of the Jewish Community Federation of Cleveland. He was on the board of directors and served on the educational committees of Yeshiva Adath B'nai Israel, the Telshe Yeshiva, and the Bureau of Jewish Education of Cleveland. As a member of the Merkaz Harabonim, the Orthodox Rabbinical Council of Cleveland, he served as chair for six years, often articulating the views of the Orthodox community on issues such as Kashruth, divorce, cemetery practices, holiday observances, and Zionism. The collection consists of correspondence, minutes, newspaper clippings, ledgers, lists, synagogue programs, and legal documents.
	Call #:	MS 4837
	Extent:	1.01 linear feet (1 container and 1 oversize folder)
	Subjects:	Muskin, Jacob, 1920-1990. -- Archives. \| Kinsman Jewish Center (Cleveland, Ohio). \| Nvai Zedek Congregation (Cleveland, Ohio) \| Warrensville Center Synagogue (Cleveland Heights, Ohio). \| Orthodox Rabbinical Council of Cleveland. \| Jewish Community Federation (Cleveland, Ohio) \| Jews -- United States -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- History -- 20th century. \| Jews -- United States -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- History -- Sources. \| Jews -- United States -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Religious life -- 20th century. \| Jews -- United States -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Archives. \| Jews -- Dietary laws. \| Orthodox Judaism -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- 20th century. \| Rabbis -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- 20th century. \| Synagogues -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- 20th century. \| Jewish law. \| Cleveland (Ohio) -- History -- Sources.
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