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Search: Manuscript Collection in format [X] United States -- Politics and government -- 20th century. in subject [X]	Results: 4 Items
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1	Title:	George Harrison Bender Papers
	Creator:	Bender, George Harrison
	Dates:	1912-1960
	Abstract:	George Harrison Bender (1896-1961) was a United States Senator from Ohio (1954-1957). He also served as Ohio state senator (1921-1931), chairman of the Cuyahoga County Republican Central Committee (1938-1954), and U.S Representative (1939-1949, 1951-1954). The collection consists of correspondence, speeches, biographical accounts, newsletters, campaign and election literature, certificates, testimonials, souvenir programs, newspaper clippings, and articles by or about Bender. Includes material on prohibition, police pensions, and civil service laws, among other topics. The correspondence, primarily from constituents, also includes letters from both local and national political figures.
	Call #:	MS 3288
	Extent:	2.00 linear feet (5 containers)
	Subjects:	Bender, George Harrison, 1896-1961. \| Legislators -- United States -- Correspondence. \| Prohibition -- United States. \| Police -- Pensions -- Ohio. \| Civil service -- Ohio. \| Ohio -- Politics and government -- 1865-1950. \| United States -- Politics and government -- 20th century.
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2	Title:	Ralph Hayes Papers
	Creator:	Hayes, Ralph
	Dates:	1911-1974
	Abstract:	Ralph Hayes (1894-1977) was a businessman and philanthropist who served as secretary of the City Club of Cleveland, Ohio, assistant to Secretary of War Newton D. Baker, Executive Director of the New York Community Trust, and Vice President of Transamerica Corporation and Coca-Cola Company. He established the Common Wealth Trust in his will. The collection consists of address books, correspondence, diaries, financial and legal records, newspaper clippings, publications, scrapbooks, speeches, and university degrees and awards.
	Call #:	MS 4000
	Extent:	17.00 linear feet (17 containers)
	Subjects:	Hayes, Ralph, 1894-1977. \| Hayes family. \| Baker, Newton Diehl, 1871-1937. \| New York Community Trust. \| Presidential candidates -- United States. \| Presidents -- United States -- Election -- 1932. \| Endowments -- United States. \| New York (State) -- Charities. \| United States -- Politics and government -- 20th century. \| United States -- Social conditions -- 20th century.
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3	Title:	Paul W. Walter Papers
	Creator:	Walter, Paul W.
	Dates:	1929-1955
	Abstract:	Paul W. Walter (1907-1992) was a Cleveland, Ohio, lawyer who served as campaign manager for Harold Burton's mayoral and senatorial campaigns and Robert A. Taft's senatorial and presidential campaigns. He was also active in Cleveland civic and social welfare organizations. The collection consists of correspondence, news releases, speeches, financial records, lists, schedules, campaign literature, newspaper clippings, photographs and other miscellaneous records relating to the political activities of Paul Walter, Harold Burton and Robert Taft.
	Call #:	MS 3302
	Extent:	44.20 linear feet (105 containers and 1 oversize volume)
	Subjects:	Walter, Paul W., 1907-1992. \| Burton, Harold H. (Harold Hitz), 1888-1964. \| Taft, Robert A. (Robert Alphonso), 1889-1953. \| Elections -- Ohio. \| Elections -- United States. \| Political campaigns -- Ohio. \| Political campaigns -- United States. \| Social settlements -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Cleveland (Ohio) -- Politics and government. \| Ohio -- Politics and government. \| United States -- Politics and government -- 20th century.
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4	Title:	Thomas Saxton Ireland Papers
	Creator:	Ireland, Thomas Saxton
	Dates:	1879-1969
	Abstract:	Thomas Saxton Ireland (1895-1969) was a Cleveland, Ohio, politician, lawyer and writer who ran as a conservative Republican candidate for the office of mayor of Cleveland, 1959, as well as numerous other political offices. He was a correspondent for the Plain dealer and several other newspapers and authored a number of books, including several on the Saint Lawrence Seaway and one on the Sam Sheppard murder case. The collection consists of materials relating to Ireland's many political campaigns, manuscripts of published and unpublished books, correspondence, drafts of newspaper articles, scrapbooks, genealogical materials relating to his family, various certificates and personal miscellany. The collection is useful for understanding Ireland's ardent advocacy of the Saint Lawrence Seaway, his mayoral campaign and other political activities, and his attitudes as a conservative Republican in the 1950s and 1960s. Also included are some materials which reflect the rampant anti-communist sentiment of the period.
	Call #:	MS 4312
	Extent:	5.61 linear feet (14 containers and 1 oversize folder)
	Subjects:	Ireland, Thomas Saxton, 1895-1969. \| Sheppard, Sam \| Ireland family. \| Holland family. \| Republican Party (Ohio) \| Political campaigns -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Political campaigns -- Ohio. \| Conservatism -- United States. \| Anti-communist movements -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Children -- Employment -- United States. \| Eastern question (Far East) \| Cold War. \| Saint Lawrence Seaway. \| Cleveland (Ohio) -- Politics and government. \| United States -- Politics and government -- 20th century. \| United States -- Social policy.
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