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1	Title:	Lesbian-Gay Community Service Center of Greater Cleveland Records
	Creator:	Lesbian-Gay Community Service Center of Greater Cleveland
	Dates:	1974-1991
	Abstract:	The Lesbian-Gay Community Service Center of Greater Cleveland (LGCSC) was opened in 1977 by the Gay Educational and Awareness Resource Foundation (Gear Foundation). The Gear Foundation was created to serve the Lesbian and Gay community of Cleveland, Ohio, through social, political, and cultural events, counseling and support groups, and to empower and raise the community's level of visibility. The Lesbian-Gay Community Service Center was opened to serve as a base of operations for the Gear Foundation's activities. The first Center was located on the city's east side, and over the years relocated several times. In 1988, The Gear Foundation officially changed its name to The Lesbian-Gay Community Service Center of Greater Cleveland. The Center has continued many of the Gear Foundation's activities while initiating many others, such as the Living Room Project to help support and nurture persons with AIDS. A Gay Youth Group has also been maintained by the Center, along with a Speakers Bureau and various entertainment and social events, including the yearly Lesbian-Gay Pride Day and march. In 2000, the Center was located at 1418 West 29th Street. The collection consists of board minutes, financial records, correspondence, memoranda, grants and funding files, Hotline records, annual reports, newsletters and other materials pertaining to events and issues with the Lesbian-Gay community of northeast Ohio.
	Call #:	MS 4610
	Extent:	2.20 linear feet (5 containers)
	Subjects:	Lesbian-Gay Community Service Center of Greater Cleveland (Ohio). \| Gay Educational Awareness Resources Foundation. \| Gays -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Lesbians -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Gay activists -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Gay press publications -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Gay liberation movement -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Gay rights -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Gay communities -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Gays -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Social life and customs.
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2	Title:	Lesbian Gay Community Service Center of Greater Cleveland Oral History Collection
	Creator:	Lesbian Gay Community Service Center of Greater Cleveland
	Dates:	1995-2003
	Abstract:	The Lesbian Gay Community Service Center of Greater Cleveland Oral History Collection began in 1995 in order to document gay and lesbian history in Cleveland. Interviews were conducted with members of the gay and lesbian community from 1995 to 2001 and in 2003. The collection was created by the Lesbian Gay Community Service Center of Greater Cleveland (LGCSC) and Stanley Garfinkel, Joan Organ, and Richard Van Patten. The collection consists of cassette tapes, compact discs (CDs), and transcripts of twenty-six oral history interviews. Of special note are a small number of personal papers relating to the lesbian and gay community in Cleveland that are also in the collection, including scripts for plays performed at the annual Women's Variety Show and a July 1982 copy of the zine Z-Trash.
	Call #:	MS 5498
	Extent:	1 linear feet (4 containers)
	Subjects:	Lesbian-Gay Community Service Center of Greater Cleveland (Ohio) \| Gays -- Ohio -- Cleveland \| Gay activists -- Ohio -- Cleveland \| Gay liberation movement -- Ohio -- Cleveland \| Gay rights -- Ohio -- Cleveland \| Gay communities -- Ohio -- Cleveland \| Gays -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Social life and customs \| Oral history -- Ohio -- Cleveland \| Cleveland (Ohio) -- History \| Oral histories
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3	Title:	TransFamily Papers
	Creator:	Jacob Nash
	Dates:	1995-2006
	Abstract:	TransFamily of Cleveland was founded by Robert and Karen Gross in 1995 to offer support and education to transgender people, their families, and their friends. The organization has worked with the Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network Cleveland chapter; the Lesbian/Gay Community Service Center of Greater Cleveland; Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays (PFLAG); and Safe Schools are for Everyone (SSAFE) in order to promote awareness and support of transgender people. The collection consists of agendas, articles, biographical information, booklets, contracts, correspondence, discussion materials, essays, floppy disks, flyers, guides, internal networking directories, invitations, lists of names, magazines, manuals, mission statements, newsletters, newspaper clippings, pamphlets, participant workbooks, presentation printouts, quarterly mailings, press releases, publications, reports, and surveys. Click here to see the entry on TransFamily of Cleveland in the Encyclopedia of Cleveland History Click here to see the entry on PFLAG Cleveland in the Encyclopedia of Cleveland History
	Call #:	MS 5501
	Extent:	3 linear feet (3 containers)
	Subjects:	Gay activists -- Ohio -- Cleveland \| Gay communities -- Ohio -- Cleveland \| Gay rights -- Ohio -- Cleveland \| Lesbians -- Ohio -- Cleveland \| Parents, Families, and Friends of Lesbians and Gays \| Parents, Families, and Friends of Lesbians and Gays, Cleveland Chapter \| Transgender people \| Gender nonconformity
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4	Title:	Gay Games 9 Records
	Creator:	Gay Games 9
	Dates:	2007-2014
	Abstract:	Gay Games 9 was the ninth iteration of the Gay Games, an international gathering for athletic competition hosted by and for people in the LGBTQ+ community. Launched in 1982 by Dr. Tom Waddell, the Gay Games are an international sporting event that occur every four years. The Gay Games represent a safe arena for all athletes, regardless of sexual orientation, religion, race, gender, nationality, or ability. The Games were held in Cleveland and Akron, Ohio, from August 9 - 16, 2014. This collection consists of advertisements, agendas, articles, budgets, cards, certificates, correspondence, directories, a DVD, ephemera, flash drives, a grant application, guides, flyers, handbooks, a license agreement, magazines, manuals, maps, a memorandum, newspaper clippings, programs, promotional materials, a proposal, and publications.
	Call #:	MS 5512
	Extent:	2.01 linear feet (2 containers and one Oversized Folder)
	Subjects:	Homosexuality -- United States -- History \| Lesbianism -- United States -- History \| Lesbians -- Ohio -- Cleveland \| Gays -- Ohio -- Cleveland \| Gays -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Social life and customs \| Sports \| Gays and Sports \| Lesbians and Sports \| Gay Games
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5	Title:	Gay Educational Awareness Resources Foundation Records
	Creator:	Gay Educational Awareness Resources Foundation
	Dates:	1973-1984
	Abstract:	The Gay Educational Awareness Resource Foundation (Gear Foundation) was created in 1974 in Cleveland, Ohio, to serve the Lesbian and Gay community through social, political, and cultural events, counseling and support groups, and to empower and raise the community's level of visibility. The Foundation incorporated as a non-profit organization in 1975, and was given tax exempt status in 1978. Early activities included a Gay Hotline-Switchboard and the publication of High Gear, a monthly newspaper covering news and events of interest in the Gay community. The Gear Foundation served as an umbrella organization for other groups and activities, including a Rap Group and a Speaker's Bureau. In 1977, the Foundation opened the Lesbian-Gay Community Services Center, to serve as a base of operations for its activities. Throughout the 1980s, the Foundation continued to increase its visibility and help form a cohesive Lesbian-Gay community in northeast Ohio. A stronger feminist element was nurtured in the organization with committees such as Lesbians in Gear Hanging Together (LIGHT). The Foundation also became more involved in political activism and lobbying, legal issues, job discrimination, and anti-Gay violence. The Foundation also was active in fundraising, social, and educational services in the fight against AIDS, including an AIDS Hotline. Other AIDS-related work included involvement with the medical community, the Health Issues Task Force, the National Gay Task Force, and the NAMES Project. In 1988, the Gear Foundation officially changed its name to the Lesbian-Gay Community Service Center of Greater Cleveland, which has continued many of the Foundation's activities. The collection consists of articles of incorporation, bylaws, board minutes, financial records, correspondence, memoranda, grants and funding files of the Foundation, and newsletters and other materials pertaining to general events and issues within the Lesbian-Gay community of northeast Ohio.
	Call #:	MS 4614
	Extent:	1.60 linear feet (5 containers)
	Subjects:	Gay Educational Awareness Resource Foundation. \| Lesbian-Gay Community Service Center of Greater Cleveland (Ohio). \| Gays -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Lesbians -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Gay activists -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Gay press publications -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Gay liberation movement -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Gay rights -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Gay communities -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Gays -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Social life and customs.
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6	Title:	Jane Daroff Papers
	Creator:	Daroff, Jane
	Dates:	1985-2000
	Abstract:	Jane Daroff is a social worker and community activist in Cleveland, Ohio, who was the co-founder of the Cleveland Chapter of Parents, Families, and Friends of Lesbians and Gays (PFLAG) with Jes Sellers in 1985. She is active in the national and international PFLAG organization and serves on the board of directors of the Human Rights Campaign. The collection consists of brochures, a business card, a calendar, conference proceedings, a flyer, graphics, guidelines, a mission statement, a newsletter, newspaper clippings, notes, one color photograph, and a press release.
	Call #:	MS 5196
	Extent:	0.20 linear feet (1 container)
	Subjects:	Daroff, Jane, ca. 1938- \| Gay activists -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Gay communities -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Gay rights -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Lesbians -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Parents, Families, and Friends of Lesbians and Gays \| Parents, Families, and Friends of Lesbians and Gays. Cleveland Chapter
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7	Title:	Douglas Braun Papers
	Creator:	Braun, Douglas
	Dates:	1986-2013
	Abstract:	Douglas Braun has been an important activist in the Northeast Ohio lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) rights movement since the mid-1980s. He has been instrumental in organizing campaigns focusing on the domestic partnership registry in Cleveland and Cleveland Heights (with Heights Families for Equality and Ask Cleveland), employment and housing discrimination against transgender people, adoption rights for LGBTQ parents, and marriage equality in Ohio. The collection consists of Ask Cleveland items including one t-shirt and one large outdoor banner used at events, newspaper clippings, correspondence, flyers, petitions, postcards, precinct binders, programs, publications, scripts and talking points for conversing with voters, volunteer manuals and training materials, volunteer phone bank lists, and voter lists.
	Call #:	MS 5343
	Extent:	14.40 linear feet (18 containers)
	Subjects:	Gay activists -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Same-sex marriage -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Gay adoption -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Gay communities -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Gay rights -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Transgender people--Employment--Law and legislation \| Transgender people -- Cleveland -- Ohio. \| Sexual minorities -- Periodicals.
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8	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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9	Title:	Anthony Petruzzi Papers
	Creator:	Petruzzi, Anthony
	Dates:	1983-1992
	Abstract:	Anthony Petruzzi is a gay activist, genealogist, and librarian from Euclid, Ohio. From 1987 to 1989, Petruzzi was a member, co-chairperson, and president of HUGS-EAST, a social and educational gay and lesbian organization in Lake County, Ohio. From 1988 to 1989, Petruzzi worked to open the organization's Mentor Center Tri-County Gay/Lesbian Drop-In Center at the East Shore Unitarian Universalist Church to serve as a space for social, educational, and emotional support sessions for the gay and lesbian community. Petruzzi was also a member of the Lake County Health District's AIDS Task Force and Health Issues Task Force in the late 1980s. The collection consists of agendas, bylaws, correspondence, directories, essays, invitations, lease agreements, mission statements, newsletters, newspaper clippings, proposals, publications, questionnaires, and schedules.
	Call #:	MS 5510
	Extent:	0.2 linear feet (1 container)
	Subjects:	Gay activists -- Ohio -- Cleveland \| Gay rights -- Ohio -- Cleveland \| AIDS Activists -- Ohio -- Cleveland \| Gay liberation movement -- Ohio -- Cleveland \| Gays -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Social life and customs \| Gay communities -- Ohio -- Cleveland \| Lake County (Ohio) \| Mentor (Ohio) \| Gay communities -- Ohio -- Mentor
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10	Title:	Chevrei Tikva Records
	Creator:	Chevrei Tikva
	Dates:	1983-2002
	Abstract:	Chevrei Tikva, a religious congregation organized to meet the needs of gay, lesbian, and transgendered Jews, was founded in Cleveland, Ohio, in 1983. The name Chevrei Tikva (Hebrew for "friends of hope") was chosen in Hovember 1983. Religious services were initially held in members' homes. From 1984-1989 the group met at The Civic, 3130 Mayfield Road, in Cleveland Heights. The congregation acquired its Torah scroll in 1986, and introduced varied programming, including Sabbath and holiday services, Passover seders, house dedications, and baby namings. In 1989 the congregation moved its services to the Unitarian Universalist Society of Cleveland, 2728 Lancashire Road, in Cleveland Heights, and also affiliated with the Union of American Hebrew Congregations, which is the synagogue association of the Reform movement. In 2001 Rachel Rembrandt, a graduate of Hebrew Union College, became the congregations' first permanent rabbi. The collection consists of newsletters, minutes, program flyers, lists, correspondence, calendars, prayer services and reports.
	Call #:	MS 4874
	Extent:	2.01 linear feet (4 containers and 1 oversize folder)
	Subjects:	Chevrei Tikva (Cleveland, Ohio) -- Archives. \| Jews -- United States -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- History -- 20th century. \| Jews -- United States -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- History -- 21st century. \| Jews -- United States -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- History -- Sources. \| Jews -- United States -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Social life and customs -- 20th century. \| Jews -- United States -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Social life and customs -- 21st century. \| Jews -- United States -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Archives. \| Jewish gays -- Religious life -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- 20th century \| Jewish gays -- Religious life -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- 21st century. \| Jewish lesbians -- Religious life -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- 20th century. \| Jewish lesbians -- Religious life -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- 21st century. \| Transsexuals -- Religious life -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- 20th century. \| Transsexuals -- Religious life -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- 21st century. \| Reform Judaism -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- 20th century. \| Reform Judaism -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- 21st century. \| Cleveland (Ohio) -- History -- Sources.
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11	Title:	Stonewall Cleveland Records
	Creator:	Stonewall Cleveland
	Dates:	1984-1991
	Abstract:	Stonewall Cleveland was established in April 1990 as the political voice of northeastern Ohio's lesbian and gay community. The organization was created in response to increasing violence and sexual discrimination against gays in Cleveland and throughout the nation. Stonewall Cleveland advanced its agendas through advertisements in several gay publications, as well as by engaging religious organizations. More recently, the group has become a Democratic Party club and is a national affiliate of the National Stonewall Democrats under the name Cleveland Stonewall Democrats. The collection consists of agendas, newspaper articles, articles of incorporation, by-laws, correspondence, financial records, flyers, goals and objectives, membership lists, minutes, networking resources, newsletters, organization history, planning calendars, platforms, policy statements, press releases, programs, reports, review of by-laws, structure documents, and surveys.
	Call #:	MS 5067
	Extent:	0.40 linear feet (1 container)
	Subjects:	Stonewall Cleveland (Ohio) \| Sexual minorities -- Political activity -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Political activists -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Gay activists -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Political action committees -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
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12	Title:	Mukti Fund Records
	Creator:	Mukti Fund
	Dates:	1980-1999
	Abstract:	The Mukti Fund was established in 1983 by Michael A. Dively and Martin Dupuis to help expand individual awareness and improve the quality of life through community projects. From 1985 through 2001, the fund focused its efforts on the Caribbean nation of Saint Kitts and Nevis, with an emphasis on sustainable development and the preservation of the natural and cultural resources of the islands. The St. Kitts and Nevis Advisory Committee was established in 1988 to allow local leaders input into the grant making decisions. By 2001 the fund began to phase out its Saint Kitts and Nevis projects and concentrate its resources on other areas of interest, including gay and lesbian issues. The collection consists of account statements, correspondence, forms, grant proposals, itineraries, lists, memoranda, minutes, newspaper clippings, notes, photographs, press releases, publications, receipts, reports, and stamps.
	Call #:	MS 4906
	Extent:	3.00 linear feet (3 containers)
	Subjects:	Mukti Fund \| Saint Kitts and Nevis Chamber of Industry and Commerce \| St. Christopher Heritage Society \| Nevis Historical and Conservation Society \| Island Resources Foundation (Virgin Islands of the United States) \| Atlantic Center for the Environment \| Council of Michigan Foundations \| Museum Association of the Caribbean \| Partners of the Americas (Organization) \| National Museum (Saint Kitts and Nevis) \| St. Kitts Philatelic Bureau \| Nevis Environmental Education Committee \| Endowments -- United States \| Endowments -- Saint Kitts and Nevis \| Charities -- Saint Kitts and Nevis \| Community development -- Saint Kitts and Nevis \| Conservation of natural resources -- Saint Kitts and Nevis \| Environmental protection -- Saint Kitts and Nevis \| Cultural property -- Protection -- Saint Kitts and Nevis \| Women -- Saint Kitts and Nevis \| Business enterprises -- Saint Kitts and Nevis \| Natural resources -- Saint Kitts and Nevis -- Management \| Postage stamps -- Saint Kitts and Nevis \| Sustainable development -- Saint Kitts and Nevis \| Investments -- Moral and ethical aspects -- Saint Kitts and Nevis \| Non-governmental organizations -- Saint Kitts and Nevis \| Gays -- United States \| Gays -- Services for -- United States \| Saint Kitts and Nevis
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13	Title:	Mukti Fund Records, Series II
	Creator:	Mukti Fund
	Dates:	1983-2017
	Abstract:	The Mukti Fund was established in 1983 by Michael A. Dively and Martin Dupuis to help expand individual awareness and improve the quality of life through community projects. From 1985 through 2001, the fund focused its efforts on the Caribbean nation of Saint Kitts and Nevis, with an emphasis on sustainable development and the preservation of the natural and cultural resources of the islands. By 2001, the fund began to phase out its Saint Kitts and Nevis projects and concentrate its resources on other areas of interest, including LGBTQ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer or questioning) issues. The collection consists of administrative files, board materials, budgets, correspondence, financials, grants, and project and subject files.
	Call #:	MS 5475
	Extent:	7.20 linear feet (8 containers)
	Subjects:	Charitable uses, trusts, and foundations \| Charities \| Charities -- Saint Kitts and Nevis \| Gays and the performing arts \| Gays -- Services for -- United States \| Sexual minorities -- United States
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14	Title:	AIDS Taskforce of Greater Cleveland Records
	Creator:	AIDS Taskforce of Greater Cleveland
	Dates:	1983-1998
	Abstract:	The AIDS Taskforce of Greater Cleveland is a non-profit organization that strives to provide a compassionate and collaborative response to the needs of people infected, affected, and at risk of HIV/AIDS. It provides direct services, education, and advocacy training to consumers, funders, social service professionals, volunteers, and government agencies throughout Cleveland and northeast Ohio. The collection consists primarily of advertisements, agendas, agreements, annual reports, articles, articles of incorporation, brochures, budgets, bylaws, charts, contracts, correspondence, educational literature, financial records, flyers, forms, grant files, ledgers, licenses, lists, manuals, memoranda, minutes, newsletters, newspaper clippings, notes, play scripts, press releases, programs, publicity material, reports, research, resource materials, rosters, and statistics, and tax records.
	Call #:	MS 5173
	Extent:	17.40 linear feet (18 containers)
	Subjects:	AIDS (Disease) -- Research. \| AIDS (Disease) \| AIDS activists -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| AIDS Taskforce of Greater Cleveland \| Community health services -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Gays -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Sexuality and Gender/LGBT History \| Social Services/Charities
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15	Title:	George Gund Foundation Records, Series V
	Creator:	George Gund Foundation
	Dates:	1990-2016
	Abstract:	The George Gund Foundation is a charitable foundation established by Cleveland, Ohio, businessman and philanthropist George Gund in 1952. It supports education and projects of community organizations located in northeastern Ohio, but also in Ohio and the United States. The institution's central goal is the advancement of human welfare. The collection consists of grant files, with some administrative files related to arts and culture and tobacco use prevention, and some audio-visual materials.
	Call #:	MS 5503
	Extent:	31.60 linear feet (33 containers)
	Subjects:	Arts -- Ohio -- Cleveland \| Charitable uses, trusts, and foundations -- Ohio -- Cleveland \| Charities -- Ohio -- Cleveland \| Community development -- Ohio -- Cleveland \| Education -- Ohio -- Cleveland \| Environmental Protection -- Ohio -- Cleveland
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16	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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17	Title:	George Gund Foundation Records, Series III
	Creator:	George Gund Foundation
	Dates:	1984-2008
	Abstract:	The George Gund Foundation is a charitable foundation established by Cleveland, Ohio, businessman and philanthropist George Gund. It supports education and various projects of community organizations located primarily in northeastern Ohio, but also in Ohio and the United States. Of particular interest to the Foundation are new teaching methods and education for disadvantaged people. The arts, civic affairs, economic development, the environment, and human services are also priorities of the Foundation. Abortion rights, women's issues, handgun control, homelessness, equal housing, museum development, retinitis pigmentosa research, AIDS public policy and education, community gardening, historic preservation, population control, family planning, and nuclear weapons control are also areas supported by the Foundation. The collection consists of grant files, including agendas, annual reports, architectural drawings, budgets, compact discs, correspondence, financial statements, grant proposals, lists, magazine articles, newspaper clippings, photographs, posters, press releases, publications, reports, and slides generated by the grant recipients and grant proposal forms and notes generated by the George Gund Foundation.
	Call #:	MS 5038
	Extent:	139.40 linear feet (140 containers)
	Subjects:	George Gund Foundation. \| Endowments -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Arts -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Education -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Environmental protection -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Social work with youth -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Charities -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Charitable uses, trusts, and foundations -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| AIDS (Disease) -- Research. \| Birth control.
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18	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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19	Title:	Lana Moresky Papers
	Creator:	Moresky, Lana
	Dates:	1952-1988
	Abstract:	Lana Moresky is a women's rights activist and officer of the National Organization for Women (NOW). In 1972, Moresky joined the Cleveland, Ohio NOW. By 1973 she was a member of the executive board and a state delegate, and, in 1974, Moresky became state NOW coordinator. In 1976 she was elected to a seat on the NOW national board. Moresky remained involved in NOW, particularly at the local level, throughout the 1980s, even as her political and women's rights activities increased and diversified. Her involvement included: Ohio Attorney General's Task Force on Sexism in Education, Cuyahoga County Democratic Executive Committee, Twenty-Second District Caucus chairperson, Democratic National Convention delegate, and Cleveland board member of Americans for Democratic Action. The collection includes personal files, consisting of resumes, calendars, correspondence, speeches and files re: fundraising and public relations; NOW files, consisting of local chapter files, Ohio NOW files, national NOW files, NOW ERA campaign files (hearings, press clippings and state campaign notebooks), and NOW publications; and, files pertaining to general women's issues, and events and organizations (such as abortion, day care, education, employment, International Women's Year, the Twenty-Second District Caucus, the Democratic National Conventions of 1980 and 1984). The bulk of the collection involves NOW at the local, state and national level: Cleveland NOW (women's issues subject file, publications); Heights, Cleveland-East and Hillcrest NOW files (bylaws, minutes, correspondence, financial reports); Lake-Geauga NOW files (subject file and publications re: abortion, employment, education, legislation, Phyllis Schlafly); Ohio NOW and national NOW files (administrative files, including the national conference kits, 1971-1987, and Majority Caucus files).
	Call #:	MS 4318
	Extent:	18.21 linear feet (20 containers and 1 oversize folder)
	Subjects:	Moresky, Lana, 1946- -- Archives. \| National Organization for Women -- Archives. \| National Organization for Women. Cleveland Chapter (Cleveland, Ohio) -- Archives. \| National Organization for Women. Cleveland-East Chapter -- Archives. \| National Organization for Women. Hillcrest Chapter -- Archives. \| National Organization for Women. Lake-Geauga Chapter -- Archives. \| National Organization for Women. Heights Chapter (Cleveland Heights, Ohio) -- Archives. \| Ohio National Organization for Women -- Archives. \| Democratic Party. Ohio. \| Feminism -- Ohio -- History -- Sources. \| Feminism -- United States -- History -- Sources. \| Abortion -- Law and legislation -- United States. \| Child care -- United States. \| Equal rights amendments -- United States. \| Feminist literature -- United States. \| Gay liberation movement -- United States. \| Sexism -- United States. \| Sex discrimination against women -- United States. \| Women -- United States -- Social conditions -- 20th century. \| Women -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Societies and clubs. \| Women -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- United States. \| Women in politics -- United States -- History -- Sources. \| Women's rights. \| Women -- Education -- United States. \| Women -- Employment -- United States.
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20	Title:	James K. Miller Papers
	Creator:	Miller, James K.
	Dates:	1960-1991
	Abstract:	James K. Miller was born in Tacoma, Washington, in 1946. In 1968, he received a bachelor's degree form Occidental College. Refusing to serve in the Vietnam conflict, Miller performed service as a conscientious objector from 1980-1972 at University Hospitals, Cleveland, Ohio. In 1992, he was a probation officer for the Cleveland Heights Municipal Court. Miller has been active in many socialist and political organizations since the late 1960s. He traveled to countries in Asia; including China, North Vietnam, and Laos; and to Nicaragua. The collection consists of personal correspondence, organizational correspondence, memoranda, flyers, position papers, newsletters, books, pamphlets, and magazines.
	Call #:	MS 4588
	Extent:	13.22 linear feet (14 containers and 2 oversize folders)
	Subjects:	Miller, James Knute, 1946- \| Kucinich, Dennis J., 1946- \| Reagan, Ronald. \| Prentiss, C.J. \| Greater Cleveland Community Shares. \| Black Panther Party. \| Cleveland Discussion Group. \| Cleveland Women Working (Organization). \| Commonworks (Cleveland, Ohio). \| Cleveland Public Power (System). \| Campaign for a Democratic Foreign Policy. \| Ohio Public Interest Campaign. \| Cleveland Central American Solidarity Committee. \| Democratic Socialists of America (Cleveland, Ohio). \| Democratic Socialists of America. \| New American Movement (Organization). \| Democratic Socialist Organizing Committee (U.S.). \| Cleveland Tenants Organization. \| Segregation -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Default (Finance) -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Housing -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Peace movements -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Vietnamese Conflict, 1961-1975 -- Protest movements. \| Tax remission -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Neighborhood -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Black power -- United States. \| African Americans -- Civil rights. \| Disarmament. \| New Left. \| Socialism. \| Conservatism. \| Student movements -- United States. \| Feminism -- United States. \| Socialists -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Cleveland (Ohio) -- Politics and government. \| Central America -- Politics and government -- 1979- \| United States -- Economic conditions -- 1981- \| United States -- Economic conditions -- 1971-1981. \| Ohio -- Politics and government.
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