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1	Title:	Schiller-Goethe Monument Association of Cleveland, Ohio, Records
	Creator:	Schiller-Goethe Monument Association of Cleveland, Ohio
	Dates:	1904-1937
	Abstract:	The collection consists of correspondence, newspaper clippings, programs, pamphlets, and other records related to the Schiller-Goethe Monument Association of Cleveland, Ohio. Persons represented include J.H. Gerlich, secretary, and Ernst J. Siller, president.
	Call #:	MS 2257
	Extent:	0.80 linear feet (2 containers)
	Subjects:	Goethe, Johann Wolfgang von, 1749-1832 -- Monuments. \| Schiller, Friedrich, 1759-1805 -- Monuments. \| Schiller-Goethe Monument Association of Cleveland, Ohio. \| Monuments -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Cleveland (Ohio) -- Buildings, structures, etc.
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2	Title:	Harvey Rice Papers
	Creator:	Rice, Harvey
	Dates:	1830-1923
	Abstract:	Harvey Rice (1800-1891) was a lawyer, legislator, businessman, and author, of Cleveland, Ohio. The collection consists of correspondence, business papers, land deeds and titles, certificates, and speeches. Primarily letters relating to the Oliver H. Perry Monument, 1860-1883. Also includes letters, financial records, and newspaper clippings relating to the construction of the Moses Cleaveland Monument on Cleveland's Public Square, 1886-1888.
	Call #:	MS 2307
	Extent:	0.40 linear feet (1 container)
	Subjects:	Rice, Harvey, 1800-1891. \| Cleaveland, Moses, 1754-1806 -- Monuments, etc. \| Perry, Oliver Hazard, 1785-1819 -- Monuments, etc. \| Monuments -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Cleveland (Ohio) -- Buildings, structures, etc.
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3	Title:	M. A. Hanna Monument Association Records
	Creator:	M. A. Hanna Monument Association
	Dates:	1904-1907
	Abstract:	The M. A. Hanna Monument Association formed shortly after the death of Marcus Alonzo Hanna with the intention of erecting a monument to him in Cleveland, Ohio. A subscription fund was established to pay for a statue created by American sculptor Augustus Saint-Gaudens. New York architect Henry Bacon aided in the design of the pedestal and base and superintended the final erection. Hanna was a leading businessman in Cleveland and a national leader of the Republican party who managed Wm. McKinley's successful presidential campaigns in 1896 and 1900. In 1897, Hanna replaced U.S. Senator John Sherman when he became secretary of state, and Hanna served as Senator from Ohio until his death in 1904. The collection consists of correspondence between sculptor Augustus Saint-Gaudens, architect Henry Bacon, Mrs. M.A. Hanna, and various members of the association, particularly chairman Samuel Mather. This collection pertains primarily to the efforts of the Hanna Monument Association to plan, select a site, and erect a memorial to Marcus Alonzo Hanna in Cleveland. A memorial to Senator Hanna was unveiled at University Circle in 1908.
	Call #:	MS 4216
	Extent:	0.20 linear feet (1 container)
	Subjects:	Hanna, Marcus Alonzo, 1837-1904 -- Monuments. \| M. A. Hanna Monument Association (Cleveland, Ohio) \| Monuments -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Cleveland (Ohio) -- Buildings, structures, etc.
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4	Title:	William H. Boardman Papers
	Creator:	Boardman, William H.
	Dates:	1891-1905
	Abstract:	William H. Boardman was a Cleveland, Ohio, resident who worked for a lighting company and lived on Euclid Avenue. The collection consists of specifications for Boardman's home, which was designed by architect Charles Schweinfurth, and receipts.
	Call #:	MS 4419
	Extent:	0.10 linear feet (1 container)
	Subjects:	Boardman, William H., b. 1855. \| Architecture -- Specifications -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Architecture, Domestic -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Cleveland (Ohio) -- Buildings, structures, etc.
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5	Title:	Ostendorf-Morris Company Records and Photographs
	Creator:	Ostendorf-Morris Company
	Dates:	1934-1978
	Abstract:	The Ostendorf-Morris Company was a commercial real estate firm founded in 1939 by Edgar L. Ostendorf (1889-1977) and Warren L. Morris (1888-1973). The company was established to manage industrial and office space in the Cleveland, Ohio, area, and eventually expanded to offer financial services and property development. The collection consists of correspondence, drawings, project files, and photographs.
	Call #:	MS 5386
	Extent:	1.02 linear feet (2 containers and 2 oversize folders)
	Subjects:	Cleveland (Ohio) -- Buildings, structures, etc. \| Tower East (Cleveland, Ohio) \| Office buildings -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Commercial real estate -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Terminal Tower Complex (Cleveland, Ohio)
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6	Title:	Western Reserve Architectural Historians Records
	Creator:	Western Reserve Architectural Historians
	Dates:	1964-1972
	Abstract:	The Western Reserve Architectural Historians is the Cleveland, Ohio, chapter of the Society of Architectural Historians. The group promotes the study of architectural history and the preservation of historic architecture, with special emphasis on the Western Reserve. The collection consists of bylaws, newsletters, announcements, correspondence, and information regarding field trips sponsored by the group. The collection is helpful in understanding the formation and early development of the society and includes much information on its tours, lectures, preservation activities, etc.
	Call #:	MS 4321
	Extent:	0.20 linear feet (1 container)
	Subjects:	Western Reserve Architectural Historians -- Archives. \| Architectural historians -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Architecture -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Architecture -- Ohio -- Western Reserve. \| Historic buildings -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Historic buildings -- Ohio -- Western Reserve. \| Cleveland (Ohio) -- Buildings, structures, etc.
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7	Title:	Edmund H. Chapman Papers
	Creator:	Chapman, Edmund H.
	Dates:	1938-1972
	Abstract:	Edmund H. Chapman (1906-1975) was a professor at Western Reserve University and chairman of its Department of Art and Architecture. He authored the book, "Cleveland, Village to Metropolis," based on his dissertation, "Early Cleveland--the evolution of a city," and wrote numerous articles on local architecture. The collection consists of Chapman's dissertation, the manuscript to his book, journal articles, lecture notes, and student papers.
	Call #:	MS 4337
	Extent:	1.00 linear feet (3 containers)
	Subjects:	Chapman, Edmund H. \| Architecture -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Architecture -- Study and teaching -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Art -- Study and teaching -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Historic buildings -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Cleveland (Ohio) -- Buildings, structures, etc. \| Cleveland (Ohio) -- History.
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8	Title:	Saint John's Episcopal Church Records
	Creator:	Saint John's Episcopal Church
	Dates:	1909-1984
	Abstract:	Saint John's Episcopal Church is a congregation which maintains the oldest church edifice in Cleveland, Ohio, the group splitting off from Trinity Parish when it moved from Ohio City to Cleveland's east side in 1826. In the late 1960s, the congregation merged with the Inner City Protestant Parish, an interdenominational group of congregations which met at St. John's and other churches during the 1950s and 1960s. The church is also known as St. John's Historic Episcopal Church. The collection consists of minutes of the trustees and parish council, financial information, administrative records, documents pertaining to the restoration of the church building, and files relating to the parish history. The collection pertains to the administrative functions of a prominent Cleveland parish, its efforts to restore the church edifice, and its involvement in ecumenical and reform movements, from the 1920s to the 1980s.
	Call #:	MS 4371
	Extent:	1.60 linear feet (4 containers)
	Subjects:	Saint John's Episcopal Church (Cleveland, Ohio) -- Archives. \| Episcopal Church -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Church records and registers -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Church architecture -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Conservation and restoration. \| Historic buildings -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Conservation and restoration. \| Cleveland (Ohio) -- Church history -- Sources. \| Cleveland (Ohio) -- Buildings, structures, etc.
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9	Title:	Union Commerce Building Records
	Creator:	Union Commerce Building
	Dates:	1948
	Abstract:	The Union Commerce Building, subsequently known as the Huntington Building, is located at the corner of Euclid Avenue and East Ninth Street in downtown Cleveland, Ohio. It has housed a series of banks, retail stores, and offices since it was built in the 1920s. The collection consists of a building appraisal completed by Ostendorf-Morris Company at the request of the noteholders committee of Union Properties, Inc.
	Call #:	MS 5223
	Extent:	0.20 linear feet (1 container)
	Subjects:	Architecture -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Photographs. \| Architecture -- Ohio -- Cleveland \| Buildings -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Photographs. \| Buildings -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Cleveland (Ohio) -- Buildings, structures, etc. -- Photographs. \| Cleveland (Ohio) -- Buildings, structures, etc. \| Commercial buildings -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Huntington Building (Cleveland, Ohio) / Union Trust Company (Cleveland, Ohio)
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10	Title:	Perkins Family Papers
	Creator:	Perkins Family
	Dates:	1823-1937
	Abstract:	Joseph and Jacob Perkins were sons of Simon Perkins, general land agent in the Western Reserve. They came from Warren, Ohio, to Cleveland in the 1850s to engage in banking, railroad building, real estate and various businesses. Together they organized and operated the Cleveland & Mahoning Railroad. Joseph was president of the Bank of Commerce (1852-1872), a leading benefactor of Cleveland charities, the first president of Cleveland City Hospital, and a trustee for Western Reserve College (1846-1885). Jacob, also a businessman and president of the Cleveland & Mahoning Railroad, was a prominent Ohio politician as well, serving as a member of the Ohio Constitutional Convention in 1850. His son, Jacob Bishop Perkins, was a large real estate owner and builder in Cleveland. Joseph Perkins' papers include business correspondence, building construction contracts, land, tenement, and office leases, financial statements and business records, maps and surveys, cancelled land contracts and cancelled checks. Jacob Perkins' papers include voluminous correspondence, and accounts and receipts of business affairs. Jacob Bishop Perkins' papers include correspondence, legal papers, contracts, deeds, leases, maps, and surveys, all pertaining primarily to his affairs as a real estate owner and builder in Cleveland. Other family papers include school books, letter books, estate papers, genealogical information, a scrapbook on the early settlement of the Western Reserve, business papers of Joseph's son Douglas and a Civil War diary by another son Charles. Also included are photographs, diaries, trip journals, correspondence from Simon and Nancy Perkins, financial journals, ledgers and account books of Stephen E. Brooks, as well as material relating to the Cleveland, Warren & Pittsburgh Railroad, the Chicago, Danville & Vincennes Railroad, the Cleveland Female Seminary, the Cleveland Board of Park Commissioners, the Hill Clutch Company and the Walker Manufacturing Company.
	Call #:	MS 3107
	Extent:	22.00 linear feet (46 containers)
	Subjects:	Perkins family. \| Perkins, Joseph, 1819-1885 -- Archives. \| Perkins, Jacob, 1821-1859 -- Archives. \| Perkins, Jacob B. (Jacob Bishop), 1854-1936 -- Archives. \| Perkins, Douglas, 1855-1921 -- Archives. \| Perkins, Charles, -- Diaries. \| Perkins, Simon, 1771-1844. \| Fitch family. \| Cleveland Female Seminary. \| Chicago, Danville & Vincennes Railroad Company. \| Hill Clutch Company. \| Walker Manufacturing Company. \| Cleveland (Ohio). Board of Park Commissioners. \| Real property -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Real property -- Ohio -- Western Reserve. \| Real property tax -- Ohio -- Western Reserve. \| Deeds -- Ohio -- Western Reserve. \| Real estate investment -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Installment land contracts -- Ohio -- Western Reserve. \| Building leases -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Commercial buildings -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Education, Secondary -- Connecticut -- Middletown -- History -- Sources. \| Banks and banking -- Ohio -- Warren. \| Cleveland (Ohio) -- History -- Sources. \| Cleveland (Ohio) -- Buildings, structures, etc. \| Western Reserve (Ohio) -- History -- Sources. \| Western Reserve (Ohio) -- Surveys. \| Warren (Ohio) -- History -- Sources. \| United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives.
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