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1	Title:	Euclid Avenue Congregational Church Records, Series III
	Creator:	Euclid Avenue Congregational Church
	Dates:	1950-1993
	Abstract:	Euclid Avenue Congregational Church was founded in 1843, in Cleveland, Ohio. Until 1853 it had a Presbyterian form of government and was called the Presbyterian Church of East Cleveland. A Hough Avenue branch of the church existed from 1890 until 1934, under the name Hough Avenue Congregational Church. In 1934 it merged with the Euclid Avenue church. The Euclid Avenue Congregational Church was destroyed by fire on March 23, 2010. The collection consists of church bulletins, administrative information, and announcements.
	Call #:	MS 5046
	Extent:	1.20 linear feet (3 containers)
	Subjects:	Euclid Avenue Congregational Church (Cleveland, Ohio). \| Congregational churches -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Congregationalists -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
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2	Title:	Pilgrim Congregational Church Records
	Creator:	Pilgrim Congregational Church
	Dates:	1876-1961
	Abstract:	Pilgrim Congregational Church was founded in Cleveland, Ohio, in 1854 as University Heights Congregational Church in the Near West Side neighborhood of Tremont, then known as University Heights.To accommodate the growing congregation, the current church located at 2592 West 14th Street was built in 1893-1894 by architect S.R. Badgeley, whose unique design combined worship space with the growing need for a community center, including a library and the first kindergarten in the city of Cleveland. By 1919 the building had expanded to include a gymnasium complete with shower rooms, a boxing ring, and bowling alleys. Pilgrim Congregational Church was also the first building on the West Side of Cleveland to be fitted with electricity, operating its own power plant for several years. Pilgrim Congregational Church is now (2014) affiliated with the United Church of Christ. The collection consists of church bulletins, correspondence, financial documents, historical records, histories, invoices, ledgers, marriage licenses, meeting minutes, membership applications, pledge cards, receipts, Sunday school records, and withdrawal cards.
	Call #:	MS 5247
	Extent:	22.40 linear feet (20 containers)
	Subjects:	Pilgrim Congregational Church (Cleveland, Ohio) \| Congregationalists -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- History. \| Congregational churches -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
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3	Title:	Trinity Congregational Church (Pepper Pike, Ohio) Records
	Creator:	Trinity Congregational Church, Pepper Pike, Ohio
	Dates:	1894-1954
	Abstract:	Trinity Congregational Church was incorporated in 1894, in Cleveland, Ohio. In 1928 it moved to the suburb of Cleveland Heights. From 1946 to 1952 services were held in a school in Shaker Heights. In 1952 the congregation moved to Pepper Pike, Ohio. The collection consists of correspondence, minutes of meetings, treasurers' accounts, annual reports, and pamphlets, relating to the church and to the activities of various church-related organizations, including Christian Endeavor Society, Ladies Aid Society, Young Women's Missionary Society, Pastoral Committee, Founder's Circle, and Junior Fellowship. Includes church bulletins (1896-1909, 1918) and plans and accounts relating to construction of a new building.
	Call #:	MS 3046
	Extent:	3.60 linear feet (7 containers and 1 oversize volume)
	Subjects:	Trinity Congregational Church (Pepper Pike, Ohio) \| Congregational churches -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Churches -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Church records and registers -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
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4	Title:	Cleveland Fellowship of Congregational Christian Women Records
	Creator:	Cleveland Fellowship of Congregational Christian Women
	Dates:	1948-1963
	Abstract:	The Cleveland Fellowship of Congregational Christian Women was founded in 1902 to unite the women of various Cleveland, Ohio, Congregational churches. Meetings were held at the participating churches. The collection consists of two bound volumes of minutes, and one folder containing programs and treasurer's reports.
	Call #:	MS 3848
	Extent:	0.20 linear feet (1 container)
	Subjects:	Cleveland Fellowship of Congregational Christian Women. \| Congregational churches -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Women in church work -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Women -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Societies and clubs. \| Church societies -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
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5	Title:	Congregational Union of Cleveland Churches Records
	Creator:	Congregational Union of Cleveland Churches
	Dates:	1880-1963
	Abstract:	The Congregational Union of Cleveland Churches was organized in Cleveland, Ohio, in 1853, as the Cleveland Congregational Conference, to oversee the organization of new churches and the mergers of existing churches, and to provide financial assistance. In 1912 it merged with the City Missionary Society to form the Congregational Union of Cleveland. In 1963 the Union was merged into the Western Reserve Association of the United Church of Christ. The collection consists of governing board records, committee records, records of Congregational churches, and histories. Includes minutes, programs, correspondence, newspaper clippings, a scrapbook, and four unpublished works by Reverend Karl O. Thompson.
	Call #:	MS 3857
	Extent:	1.00 linear feet (1 container)
	Subjects:	Congregational Union of Cleveland Churches. \| Congregational churches -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Churches -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Local church councils.
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6	Title:	Park Congregational Church Records
	Creator:	Park Congregational Church
	Dates:	1902
	Abstract:	Park Congregational Church was organized in Cleveland, Ohio, in 1886 through a union Sunday school held by Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Roberts. After several years of meeting in a union church on the corner of Doan Street and Crawford Road, the church was adopted by the Euclid Avenue Congregational Church in 1888 and was then known as the "North Branch." By 1890 the North Branch was recognized as an independent church and a new, more centrally-located church was built on the corner of Crawford Road and Cullison Street. The collection consists of a written history of the church, a list of church officials and donors, and a manual, including a history of the church, printed in 1902.
	Call #:	MS 4619
	Extent:	0.10 linear feet (1 container)
	Subjects:	Park Congregational Church (Cleveland, Ohio). \| Euclid Avenue Congregational Church (Cleveland, Ohio). \| Churches -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Congregational churches -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Church records and registers -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
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7	Title:	St. Paul's Evangelical and Reformed Church Records, Series II
	Creator:	St. Paul's Evangelical and Reformed Church
	Dates:	1935-1950
	Abstract:	St. Paul's United Church of Christ was established in 1856 in Cleveland, Ohio, as the Second German Evangelical Church. In 1858 it changed to St. Paul's Evangelical Church. The church was located at the intersection of Scovill Avenue and Greenwood Street (East 28th Street). With the merger of the German Evangelical and German Reformed denominations the church became St. Paul's Evangelical and Reformed Church. Since the 1961 merger with the Congregational Christian Church the denomination has been known as St. Paul's United Church of Christ. The collection consists of a bound record book that includes the church constitution, list of officers, membership records, communion records, baptism records, confirmation records, and marriage records, death records. The collection also includes one folder of miscellaneous correspondence and reports.
	Call #:	MS 5191
	Extent:	0.20 linear feet (1 container)
	Subjects:	Church records and registers -- Ohio -- Parma. \| Congregational churches -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| German Americans -- Ohio -- Parma. \| Registers of births, etc. -- Ohio -- Parma. \| St. Paul's Evangelical and Reformed Church (Parma, Ohio)
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8	Title:	Euclid Avenue Congregational Church Records
	Creator:	Euclid Avenue Congregational Church
	Dates:	1822-1970
	Abstract:	Euclid Avenue Congregational Church was founded in 1843, in Cleveland, Ohio. Until 1853 it had a Presbyterian form of government and was called the Presbyterian Church of East Cleveland. A Hough Avenue branch of the church existed from 1890 until 1934, under the name Hough Avenue Congregational Church. In 1934 it merged with the Euclid Avenue church. The Euclid Avenue Congregational Church was destroyed by fire on March 23, 2010. The collection consists of minutes, financial records, correspondence, membership and property records, baptismal and death records, and other records of Euclid Avenue and Hough Avenue Congregational churches, including marriage records of the Hough Avenue church.
	Call #:	MS 3577
	Extent:	23.51 linear feet (57 containers, 11 oversize volumes, and 1 oversize folder)
	Subjects:	Euclid Avenue Congregational Church (Cleveland, Ohio). \| Congregational churches -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Churches -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Church records and registers -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Baptismal certificates. \| Necrologies. \| Marriage records -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Registers of births, etc. -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
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9	Title:	Highland United Church of Christ Records
	Creator:	Highland United Church of Christ
	Dates:	1892-1971
	Abstract:	The Highland United Church of Christ was a Congregational church founded in Lakewood, Ohio, a suburb of Cleveland, in 1891. It was originally called the Lakewood Congregational Church but in 1902 the name was changed to Highland Congregational Church. The church relocated in Cleveland in 1915 and became Highland United Church of Christ in 1957. It disbanded in 1971. The collection consists of constitutions, minutes of governing boards, social club records, merger reports and related correspondence, general correspondence, publications, membership records, legal records, and financial records.
	Call #:	MS 3854
	Extent:	2.70 linear feet (4 containers and 1 oversize volume)
	Subjects:	Highland United Church of Christ (Cleveland, Ohio) \| Congregational churches -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Churches -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Church records and registers -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Baptismal certificates. \| Marriage records -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Registers of births, etc. -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
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10	Title:	First Congregational Church Records
	Creator:	First Congregational Church
	Dates:	1837-1963
	Abstract:	The First Congregational Church was originally founded as a Presbyterian church in Brooklyn, Ohio, in 1834. In 1844 the church joined the Congregational denomination. Although it disbanded in 1954, marriages were held at the church until 1962. The collection consists of church registers, minutes, baptismal records, correspondence, memoranda, financial materials, directories, histories, and scrapbooks.
	Call #:	MS 3855
	Extent:	3.00 linear feet (3 containers)
	Subjects:	First Congregational Church (Cleveland, Ohio) \| Congregational churches -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Churches -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Church records and registers -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Baptismal certificates. \| Marriage records -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Registers of births, etc. -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
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11	Title:	Collinwood United Church of Christ Records
	Creator:	Collinwood United Church of Christ
	Dates:	1876-1967
	Abstract:	The Collinwood United Church of Christ was a Congregational church founded in 1876, in Cleveland, Ohio, as Collinwood Congregational Church. In 1965 it became the Collinwood United Church of Christ. It disbanded in 1967. The collection consists of constitutions, minutes of governing boards, social club records, correspondence, membership records, financial material, and material from a church scrapbook.
	Call #:	MS 3856
	Extent:	2.20 linear feet (3 containers)
	Subjects:	Collinwood United Church of Christ (Cleveland, Ohio) \| Congregational churches -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Churches -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Church records and registers -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Baptismal certificates. \| Marriage records -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Registers of births, etc. -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
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12	Title:	Euclid Avenue Congregational Church Records, Series II
	Creator:	Euclid Avenue Congregational Church
	Dates:	1949-1965
	Abstract:	The Euclid Avenue Congregational Church was founded in 1843, in Cleveland, Ohio. Until 1853 it had a Presbyterian form of government and was called the Presbyterian Church of East Cleveland. A Hough Avenue branch of the church existed from 1890 until 1934, under the name Hough Avenue Congregational Church. In 1934 it merged with the Euclid Avenue church. The Euclid Avenue Congregational Church was destroyed by fire on March 23, 2010. The collection consists of executive board minutes and business meeting minutes of the Women's Association of Euclid Avenue Congregational Church. The collection is arranged chronologically by sets of board minutes.
	Call #:	MS 4615
	Extent:	0.20 linear feet (1 container)
	Subjects:	Euclid Avenue Congregational Church (Cleveland, Ohio). \| Euclid Avenue Congregational Church (Cleveland, Ohio) Women's Association. \| Congregational churches -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Churches -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Church records and registers -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Women in church work -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Women -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Societies and clubs.
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13	Title:	Puritan Congregational Church Records
	Creator:	Puritan Congregational Church
	Dates:	1889-1914
	Abstract:	Puritan Congregational Church was located on the corner of Franklin Avenue and West 58th Street on the west side of Cleveland, Ohio, in the 1890s-1914. The congregation was an independent church that included the consolidation Franklin Avenue Congregational Church. The collection consists of certificates, correspondence, meeting notices, membership lists, memoranda, minutes, newsletters, and reports.
	Call #:	MS 5195
	Extent:	0.20 linear feet (1 container)
	Subjects:	Church records and registers -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Cleveland (Ohio) -- Genealogy. \| Congregational churches -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Franklin Avenue Congregational Church (Cleveland, Ohio) \| Grace Congregational Church (Cleveland, Ohio) \| Puritan Congregational Church (Cleveland, Ohio) \| Registers of births, etc. -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
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14	Title:	Ella Mae Cheeks Johnson Papers
	Creator:	Johnson, Ella Mae Cheeks
	Dates:	1948-2010
	Abstract:	Ella Mae Cheeks Johnson was born in Dallas, Texas, in 1904. Orphaned at age four, she was raised by the Davis family. She attended Dallas Colored High School and Fisk University before applying to the School of Applied Social Sciences at Western Reserve University. Johnson graduated in 1928 with a master's degree in social work. As a social worker, Johnson was first employed by Associated Charities of Cleveland, Ohio. Later, she worked for the Cuyahoga County Department of Welfare in conjunction with the federal program Aid to Dependent Children. She retired in 1961. Johnson married Elmer Cheeks in 1929. They had two sons. Cheeks died in 1941, and Johnson married Raymond Johnson in 1957. He died in 1983. Mrs. Johnson was an active member of Mt. Zion Congregational Church, an avid reader and traveler, and a supporter of a variety of charities. At age 105, she attended the inauguration of President Barack Obama in Washington, D.C. Soon after, with the assistance of a freelance writer, she wrote her autobiography. It was published shortly after her death in 2010. The collection consists of annual reports, booklets, book manuscripts, book proofs, brochures, catalogues, certificates, church directories, citations, correspondence, forms, a guest book, an inauguration ticket, lists, magazine articles, newsletter articles, newspaper articles, notes, passports, proclamations, programs, remarks, speeches, and writings.
	Call #:	MS 5068
	Extent:	0.60 linear feet (2 containers)
	Subjects:	Johnson, Ella Mae Cheeks, 1904-2010. \| Case Western Reserve University. \| Fisk University. \| Mt. Zion Congregational Church (Cleveland, Ohio) \| African American women -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| African Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Social workers -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Social service -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Civil rights -- United States. \| African Americans -- Education (Higher) -- United States. \| Congregational churches -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Charities -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
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15	Title:	David K. Ford Family Papers
	Creator:	Ford, David K. Family
	Dates:	1791-1993
	Abstract:	The Ford family were prominent lawyers, philanthropists, and businessmen of Cleveland, Ohio, during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. The collection consists of genealogies, biographical sketches, correspondence, diaries, journals, account books, appointment books, ledgers, stock certificates, minutes, leases, articles of incorporation, wills, deeds, corporate inventories, maps, newspaper and magazine clippings, tax assessments and returns, diplomas, certificates, military orders, and discharge papers. Material is included on several banking institutions, including Garfield Savings Bank, The Western Reserve Trust Company, Metropolitan National Savings Bank, and the East End Savings and Trust Company. Material on Ford family involvement in the construction and management of the Williamson Building is included, as is family involvement in other real estate enterprises, including The New Amsterdam Company, One Euclid Company, and the Ford McCaslin Company. Involvement in various legal firms by H. Clark, Horatio, and David K. Ford is well documented, as is David K. Ford's role in the organization and operation of the Lubrizol Corporation and Lubrizol Foundation. Family involvement with the Euclid Avenue Congregational Church, and with other philanthropic and social service organizations, such as the American Red Cross, the Maternal Health Association, University Hospitals, and the Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing at Case Western Reserve University, is documented. Family members were also involved with the Congregational City Missionary Society, the Congregational Home Missionary Society, the Schauffler Missionary Training School (later Schauffler College of Religious and Social Work), and the National Council of the Congregational Churches of the United States. David K. Ford's involvement with Defiance College is documented. David and Elizabeth Brooks Ford's commitment to community service and social reform is well documented in this collection, including correspondence with others sharing their interests, such as Ralph Hayes of the City Club, Dorothy Adams Hamilton Brush with the Maternal Health Association, Agnes Brooks Young with the Cleveland Playhouse, and Katherine Gill Brooks of the Visiting Nurse Association. Of particular interest is the correspondence of H. Clark Ford with the notorious swindler Cassie Chadwick. The majority of the genealogical and family history materials included is the work of Oliver Kingsley Brooks.
	Call #:	MS 4730
	Extent:	36.91 linear feet (40 containers and 1 oversize folder)
	Subjects:	Thorpe family. \| Ford, David K., 1894-1993. \| Ford, Horatio, 1881-1952. \| Ford, Horatio Clark, 1853-1915. \| Ford, Elizabeth Kingsley Brooks, 1896-1990. \| Ford family. \| Brooks family. \| Gill family. \| Dunn family. \| Shyrock family. \| Keith family. \| Reynolds family. \| Schauffler College of Religious and Social Work -- History. \| Euclid Avenue Congregational Church (Cleveland, Ohio). \| Congregational City Missionary Society (Cleveland, Ohio). \| Congregational Home Missionary Society (Cleveland, Ohio). \| Defiance College (Defiance, Ohio). \| Maternal Health Association of Cleveland, Ohio. \| New Amsterdam Company. \| One Euclid Company. \| Williamson Company. \| Ford-McCaslin Company. \| Lubrizol Corporation. \| Lubrizol Foundation. \| Cleveland Trust Company. \| Garfield Savings Bank. \| Western Reserve Trust Company. \| Metropolitan National Savings Bank. \| East End Savings and Trust Company. \| Lawyers -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Businessmen -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Banks and banking -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Real estate business -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Buildings -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Philanthropists -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Congregational churches -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Missions -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
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