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Subject | • | Cleveland (Ohio) -- Politics and government. |
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| | • | Cleveland (Ohio) -- Race relations. |
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| | • | Cleveland (Ohio) -- Economic conditions. |
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| | • | African Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland. |
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| | • | Cleveland (Ohio) -- Politics and government |
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| | • | Cuyahoga County (Ohio) -- Politics and government. |
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| | • | Cleveland (Ohio) -- Social conditions. |
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| | • | Urban renewal -- Ohio -- Cleveland. |
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| | • | Ohio -- Politics and government. |
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| | • | Cleveland (Ohio). Mayor. |
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| | • | Cleveland (Ohio) -- Officials and employees. |
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| | • | Community development, Urban -- Ohio -- Cleveland. |
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| | • | Housing -- Ohio -- Cleveland. |
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| | • | Cleveland (Ohio). City Council. |
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| | • | Stokes, Carl. |
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| | • | African American politicians -- Ohio -- Cleveland. |
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| | • | City Club of Cleveland. |
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| | • | City planning -- Ohio -- Cleveland. |
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| | • | Civil rights -- Ohio -- Cleveland. |
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| | • | Cleveland (Ohio) -- Appropriations and expenditures. |
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| | • | Local transit -- Ohio -- Cleveland. |
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| | • | Ohio -- Politics and government -- 1865-1950. |
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| | • | Political campaigns -- Ohio. |
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| | • | Public utilities -- Ohio -- Cleveland. |
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| | • | Street-railroads -- Ohio -- Cleveland. |
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| | • | United States -- Politics and government -- 1901-1953. |
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| | • | Urban policy -- Ohio -- Cleveland. |
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| | • | African American mayors -- Ohio -- Cleveland. |
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| | • | Burton, Harold H. (Harold Hitz), 1888-1964. |
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| | • | City attorneys -- Ohio -- Cleveland. |
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| | • | City managers -- Ohio -- Cleveland. |
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| | • | City planning -- Ohio -- Cleveland |
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| | • | Cleveland (Ohio) -- Civil defense. |
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| | • | Cleveland (Ohio) -- Economic policy. |
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| | • | Cleveland (Ohio) -- Public works. |
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| | • | Cleveland (Ohio) -- Social policy. |
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| | • | Democratic Party (Cleveland, Ohio). |
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| | • | Elections -- Ohio -- Cleveland. |
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| | • | Forbes, George L., 1931- |
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| | • | Glenville Shootout, Cleveland, Ohio, 1968. |
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| | • | Miller, Ray T. (Ray Thomas), 1893-1966. |
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| | • | Municipal home rule -- Ohio -- Cleveland. |
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| | • | Politicians -- Ohio -- Cleveland. |
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| | • | Women -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Societies and clubs. |
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| | • | Women -- Ohio -- Cleveland. |
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| | • | Women lawyers -- Ohio -- Cleveland. |
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| | • | Administrative agencies -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Records and correspondence. |
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| | • | African American politicians -- Ohio -- Cleveland |
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| | • | African Americans -- Civil rights |
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| | Manuscript Collection | Save | | 41 | Title: | Richard L. Maher Papers
| | | | Creator: | Maher, Richard L. | | | | Dates: | 1937-1970 | | | | Abstract: | Richard L. Maher (1903-1972) was a political editor for the Cleveland Press for over 40 years, covering local, state and national government. After working for the Cleveland News, Maher joined the Cleveland Press in 1928, became assistant city editor in 1929, and politics editor in 1932. He was active in Catholic Charities and helped found St. Raphael Parish in Bay Village, Ohio. He co-authored two books with Robert S. Allen, Our Fair City, and, Our Sovereign State. The collection consists of correspondence, programs, speeches, notes on columns, and newspaper clippings. The collection is useful to the study of Maher's life and interest in government and the attitudes exhibited in the Cleveland Press concerning political issues and their coverage. | | | | Call #: | MS 4396 | | | | Extent: | 1.20 linear feet (2 containers) | | | | Subjects: | Maher, Richard L., 1903-1972. | Cleveland Press. | Journalism -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | American newspapers -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Sections, columns, etc. | Government and the press -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Press and politics -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Cleveland (Ohio) -- Politics and government.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 42 | Title: | Anton L. Maresh Papers
| | | | Creator: | Maresh, Anton L. | | | | Dates: | 1899-1956 | | | | Abstract: | Anton L. maresh was a Cleveland, Ohio, musician, piano store owner, Republican politician, and collector of Abraham Lincoln material, who was also known as Anthony L. Maresh. His piano store on East 55th Street became the Republican political headquarters for Cleveland's southeast side, and in 1913, Maresh and his associates helped launch the political candidacy of Harry L. Davis for mayor. Maresh retired from the piano business in 1937, but actively pursued his hobby of collecting Lincoln memorabilia, building one of the largest private collections of Lincoln documents and lecturing on Lincoln lore to various groups. He served as long-time president of the local branch of the Lincoln Association of Ohio. The collection consists of personal correspondence, files on Cleveland politics and the music business, clippings, and financial and legal documents. Included is a collection of Lincoln material, consisting of copies of documents and facsimiles, addresses and writings about Lincoln by Maresh, writings on Lincoln by other authors, magazine articles and clippings. The collection pertains primarily to Maresh's interest in Abraham Lincoln and the Civil War, as well as Maresh's activities in the local Lincoln Association. Additional materials pertain to Maresh's music business and political activities. | | | | Call #: | MS 4444 | | | | Extent: | 1.10 linear feet (1 container and 1 oversize folder) | | | | Subjects: | Maresh, A. L. (Anton L.) b. 1877. | Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865. | Music trade -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865. | United States -- Politics and government -- 1861-1865. | Cleveland (Ohio) -- Politics and government.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 43 | Title: | Jack P. Russell Papers
| | | | Creator: | Russell, Jack P. | | | | Dates: | 1931-1977 | | | | Abstract: | Jack P. Russell was a Cleveland, Ohio, councilman, 1943-1971, council president, 1955-1963, and Democratic majority leader who was born Paul Ruschak, but changed his name in the 1930s. Russell was raised in the Hungarian-American community of Cleveland's Buckeye Road neighborhood and published newspapers in that area, including the Buckeye Press. He was councilman from the 16th ward from 1943 to 1971 and operated several businesses, including the Ohio Fire Protection Systems. The collection consists of scrapbooks and newspaper clippings relating to Russell's career in politics. Also included are memorabilia from campaigns, his Night in Budapest celebrations, and a small amount of correspondence. The collection pertains to the career of a major Cleveland political figure and the Cleveland political arena. | | | | Call #: | MS 4457 | | | | Extent: | 3.41 linear feet (8 containers, 7 oversize volumes, and 1 oversize folder) | | | | Subjects: | Russell, Jack P. (Jack Paul), 1915-1979. | Cleveland (Ohio). City Council. | Politicians -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Political campaigns -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Hungarian Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Cleveland (Ohio) -- Politics and government.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 44 | Title: | Daniel J. Marschall Papers
| | | | Creator: | Marschall, Daniel J. | | | | Dates: | 1955-1983 | | | | Abstract: | Daniel J. Marschall was a journalist who specialized in labor and energy issues for the city of Cleveland, Ohio's Division of Economic Development during the Dennis Kucinich administration, 1978-1979. In 1979, he edited the report entitled "The Battle of Cleveland: Public Interest Challenges Corporate Power", which examined the confrontations between Kucinich and the corporate establishment during his administration. The collection consists of reports from various government and public agencies and corporations on Cleveland's economic situation and history, news releases, speeches, editorials, clippings, articles, interviews, theses, and reports collected by Marschall on economic development, default, mayoral recall, municipal light plant, tax abatement, and Dennis Kucinich's career and campaigns, as well as material generated by the Mayor's office including new releases, speeches, reports, and campaign literature, and criticism and commentary from the media. The sources used to compile the report "The Battle of Cleveland" are included. | | | | Call #: | MS 4561 | | | | Extent: | 3.00 linear feet (3 containers) | | | | Subjects: | Marschall, Daniel J. | Kucinich, Dennis J., 1946- | Ohio Public Interest Campaign. | Urban renewal -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Cleveland (Ohio). Mayor. | Political campaigns -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Cleveland (Ohio) -- Economic conditions. | Cleveland (Ohio) -- Politics and government. | Cleveland (Ohio) -- Economic policy.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 45 | Title: | Lowell A. Henry Papers
| | | | Creator: | Henry, Lowell A. | | | | Dates: | 1950-1966 | | | | Abstract: | Lowell A. Henry was a Cleveland, Ohio, city councilman (1957-1963) who represented Ward 10 and the African American community of Mount Pleasant. Henry volunteered with the Mount Pleasant Council, later served as the president of the Mount Pleasant Community Council, worked on urban renewal projects, and was a member of the Cleveland City Planning Commission. The collection consists of reports, speeches, newspaper clippings, campaign materials, and publications. | | | | Call #: | MS 4644 | | | | Extent: | 0.20 linear feet (1 container) | | | | Subjects: | Henry, Lowell A., 1909-1967. | Mount Pleasant Community Council (Cleveland, Ohio). | City council members -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Urban renewal -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Mount Pleasant (Cleveland, Ohio). | Cleveland (Ohio) -- Politics and government.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 46 | Title: | Carl Stokes Papers, Series II
| | | | Creator: | Stokes, Carl | | | | Dates: | 1947-1992 | | | | Abstract: | Carl Stokes was the mayor of Cleveland, Ohio from 1967-1971. Stokes was the first African American mayor of a major American city and the first African American Democrat in the Ohio State Legislature, where he served three terms from 1962-1967. As mayor, Stokes launched a number of programs to alleviate the problems of urban decay. Chief among these was Cleveland: NOW!, a joint public and private program with plans to raise $177 million in its first two years to revitalize Cleveland. The program was discredited due to the Glenville Shootout in July, 1968. Under Stokes, Cleveland City Council passed the Equal Employment Opportunity Ordinance, and HUD resumed funding projects aiding in the construction of over 3,000 new low- and middle-income housing units. Stokes became a newscaster with NBC television in 1972, and returned to his law practice in Cleveland in 1980. In 1983, Stokes was elected a municipal court judge. The collection consists of speeches, correspondence, datebooks, budgets, lectures, newspaper clippings, publications, telegrams, reports, resumes, agendas, press releases, programs, flyers, certificates, legal documents, newsletters, transcripts, proposals, lists, minutes, and a yearbook. | | | | Call #: | MS 4800 | | | | Extent: | 1.20 linear feet (3 containers) | | | | Subjects: | Stokes, Carl. | African Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | African American mayors -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | African American politicians -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Cleveland (Ohio). Mayor. | Judges -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Civil rights -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Cleveland (Ohio) -- Politics and government.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 47 | Title: | Martin Leonard Sweeney Papers
| | | | Creator: | Sweeney, Martin Leonard | | | | Dates: | 1931-1940 | | | | Abstract: | Martin L. Sweeney (1885-1960) was a United States Representative from Cleveland, Ohio (1931-1943). He represented Ohio's 20th District. The collection consists of speeches, campaign literature, and a scrapbook of newspaper clippings, relating to Sweeney's political activities. Includes material on his campaign for Mayor of Cleveland (1933), his relations with Reverend Charles E. Coughlin and the National Union for Social Justice, and his support of William Lemke for President of the United States in 1936. | | | | Call #: | MS 3297 | | | | Extent: | 1.40 linear feet (1 container and 5 oversize volumes) | | | | Subjects: | Sweeney, Martin Leonard, 1885-1960. | Lemke, William, 1878-1950. | Coughlin, Charles E. (Charles Edward), 1891-1979. | National Union for Social Justice. | Irish Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Legislators -- United States -- Miscellanea. | United States -- Politics and government -- 1901-1953. | Cleveland (Ohio) -- Politics and government.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 48 | Title: | Ray Thomas Miller Papers
| | | | Creator: | Miller, Ray Thomas | | | | Dates: | 1906-1966 | | | | Abstract: | Ray T. Miller (1893-1966) was a prominent Cleveland, Ohio, lawyer, businessman and Democratic political leader. After serving in World War I he became assistant law director of Cleveland (1922-1923), city prosecutor (1928-1932) and Mayor (1932-1933). He was chairman of the Cuyahoga County Democratic Party (1938-1964). The collection consists of correspondence, speeches, certificates, diaries, daybooks, newspaper clippings, photographs, miscellaneous printed material and personal memorabilia relating to Miller's college, army and political activities. | | | | Call #: | MS 3308 | | | | Extent: | 29.50 linear feet (59 containers, 9 oversize volumes, and 2 oversize packages) | | | | Subjects: | Miller, Ray T. (Ray Thomas), 1893-1966. | Miller family. | Democratic Party. Cuyahoga County (Ohio) | Soldiers -- Ohio -- Miscellanea. | World War, 1914-1918 -- Sources. | Cleveland (Ohio) -- Politics and government. | Cuyahoga County (Ohio) -- Politics and government. | Ohio -- Politics and government.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 49 | Title: | League of Women Voters of Cleveland Records
| | | | Creator: | League of Women Voters of Cleveland | | | | Dates: | 1918-1972 | | | | Abstract: | The League of Women Voters of Cleveland was formed in 1920 in Cleveland, Ohio, by former suffragists and members of the Woman's Suffrage Party. The League is nonpartisan and has endorsed various legislation, including laws to protect female workers and improve child welfare and education. Its efforts include voter registration drives, assistance to election boards, demonstrations of registration and voting techniques, as well as sponsoring candidates debates. The collection consists of minutes, correspondence, membership records, committee reports and recommendations, publications, scrapbooks, and materials on the history of the women's suffrage movement, including convention minutes of the Woman Suffrage Party. (1918-1919). | | | | Call #: | MS 3565 | | | | Extent: | 4.30 linear feet (6 containers and 6 oversize containers) | | | | Subjects: | League of Women Voters of Cleveland. | Women -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Societies and clubs. | Women -- Suffrage -- United States. | Voting -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Women -- Suffrage -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Ohio -- Politics and government. | United States -- Politics and government. | Cleveland (Ohio) -- Politics and government. | Cuyahoga County (Ohio) -- Politics and government.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 50 | Title: | Harold H. Burton-Edward Blythin Papers
| | | | Creator: | Burton, Harold H. and Blythin, Edward | | | | Dates: | 1933-1941 | | | | Abstract: | Harold H. Burton (1888-1964) was mayor of Cleveland, Ohio (1935-1940). When he was elected to the United States Senate in 1940 he chose Edward Blythin (1884-1958) to fill the remainder of his last term as mayor (1941). The collection consists of office files of the mayor of Cleveland containing correspondence, reports, speeches, proclamations, and newspaper clippings, relating to routine administrative matters and topics of special interest. | | | | Call #: | MS 3828 | | | | Extent: | 8.20 linear feet (9 containers) | | | | Subjects: | Blythin, Edward, 1884-1958. | Burton, Harold H. (Harold Hitz), 1888-1964. | African Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | German Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Labor disputes -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Strikes and lockouts -- Steel industry -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Public utilities -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Cleveland (Ohio) -- Economic conditions. | Cleveland (Ohio) -- Politics and government.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 51 | Title: | Russell Howard Davis Papers
| | | | Creator: | Davis, Russell Howard | | | | Dates: | 1897-1977 | | | | Abstract: | Russell Howard Davis (1897-1976) was an educator, community activist, historian, and author of the first comprehensive history of African Americans in Cleveland, Ohio. Davis drew from his brother Harry's unfinished manuscript on Blacks in Cleveland and published it in two volumes, Memorable Negroes in Cleveland's Past (1969) and Black Americans in Cleveland (1974). The collection consists of family records and histories, correspondence, organizational records and notes, manuscripts by Davis and other authors, and miscellaneous printed materials and newspaper clippings. | | | | Call #: | MS 4031 | | | | Extent: | 10.81 linear feet (12 containers and 1 oversize folder) | | | | Subjects: | Davis, Russell Howard, 1897-1976. | Davis family. | National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. Cleveland Branch -- History. | African Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | School integration -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Aged -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Cleveland (Ohio) -- Politics and government. | Cleveland (Ohio) -- Race relations.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 52 | Title: | League of Women Voters of Cleveland Records, Series II
| | | | Creator: | League of Women Voters of Cleveland | | | | Dates: | 1935-1967 | | | | Abstract: | The League of Women Voters was formed in 1920 in Cleveland, Ohio, by former suffragists and members of the Woman's Suffrage Party. The League is nonpartisan and has endorsed various legislation, including laws to protect female workers and improve child welfare and education. Its efforts include voter registration drives, assistance to election boards, demonstrations of registration and voting techniques, as well as sponsoring candidates debates. The collection consists of annual reports, correspondence, and subject files relating to the group's activities. This collection pertains to the activities and concerns of the women involved in the league, including the Ohio Constitution, public welfare, civil service, voter registration, and food inspection. | | | | Call #: | MS 4211 | | | | Extent: | 0.80 linear feet (2 containers) | | | | Subjects: | League of Women Voters of Cleveland. | League of Women Voters of Cleveland -- Archives. | Women -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Societies and clubs. | Voter registration -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Clubs -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Cleveland (Ohio) -- Politics and government. | Ohio -- Politics and government -- 1951- | Ohio -- Constitutional law.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 53 | Title: | William Carl Sandberg Papers
| | | | Creator: | Sandberg, William Carl | | | | Dates: | 1931-1976 | | | | Abstract: | William Carl Sandberg (1894-1978) was a businessman, political activist, and Cleveland, Ohio, social gadfly during the 1950s, 1960s, and 1970s. He was a union organizer, led the Ohio Hunger March in 1931, and ran for Congress on the Communist Party ticket in the 1930s. In 1961 he wrote a play, Rotten Righteousness, which he later adapted into a screenplay. Over the years he wrote countless letters to public officials and local newspapers concerning political and social matters, ranging from U.S. involvement in southeast Asia to Legionnaires' disease. The collection consists of correspondence, personal documents and identification cards, clippings, his funeral eulogy, and the scripts of Sandberg's play and screenplay. Included in the correspondence are copies of letters from notable figures such as Carl Sandburg, Maxwell Bodenheim and John Glenn. The collection is useful to the study of Cleveland and Ohio politics, political agitation during the 1930s, and the U.S. Communist Party. | | | | Call #: | MS 4298 | | | | Extent: | 0.20 linear feet (1 container) | | | | Subjects: | Sandberg, William Carl, 1894-1978. | Communism -- Ohio. | European War, 1914-1918 -- Conscientious objectors. | Government, Resistance to -- United States. | Political letter-writing -- United States. | Cleveland (Ohio) -- Politics and government. | Ohio -- Politics and government. | United States -- Politics and government -- 1933-1945. | United States -- Politics and government -- 1945-
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 54 | Title: | Howard K. Preston Scrapbooks
| | | | Creator: | Preston, Howard K. | | | | Dates: | 1960-1976 | | | | Abstract: | Howard K. Preston was an editorial writer and columnist for the Cleveland Plain Dealer, 1960-1976. Preston wrote about local, state and national issues, as well as the trivial and commonplace. He began his newspaper career at the Cleveland News in 1937, but joined the Plain Dealer when the News was sold in 1960. The collection consists of forty-one scrapbooks, containing Preston's editorials and letters of congratulations. The collection reflects Preston's and the Plain Dealer's views on foreign relations (especially Russian-American relations and Vietnam relations), race relations, city development projects, nuclear weapons, space flight, elections at all levels of government, and other subjects. | | | | Call #: | MS 4415 | | | | Extent: | 1.00 linear feet (5 containers) | | | | Subjects: | Preston, Howard K. (Howard Kenneth), 1913-1983. | Journalism -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Newspapers -- Sections, columns, etc. -- Editorials. | Government and the press -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Community development, Urban -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | American newspapers -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Sections, columns, etc. | United States -- Foreign relations -- 1945- | Cleveland (Ohio) -- Politics and government. | Cleveland (Ohio) -- Race relations.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 55 | Title: | Joseph H. Crowley Papers
| | | | Creator: | Crowley, Joseph H. | | | | Dates: | 1916-1978 | | | | Abstract: | Joseph H. Crowley was a Cleveland, Ohio, lawyer who served as attorney for the Cleveland Humane Society, Assistant Police Prosecutor, Assistant Law Director (1930-1938), Chief Counsel for the city of Cleveland (1938-1963), and, at various times, Cleveland Law Director. Crowley authored the three volume book "Ohio municipal law." The collection consists of personal and business correspondence, particularly relating to the publication of "Ohio municipal law", clippings, speech texts, periodicals, and a scrapbook highlighting Crowley's career. Included is some correspondence with Harold H. Burton. | | | | Call #: | MS 4504 | | | | Extent: | 0.50 linear feet (2 containers) | | | | Subjects: | Crowley, Joseph H., 1893-1984 -- Archives. | Lawyers -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Archives. | City attorneys -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Archives. | Municipal home rule -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Abandoned children -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Runaway husbands -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Cleveland (Ohio) -- Politics and government. | Cleveland (Ohio) -- Officials and employees.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 56 | Title: | George Forbes Papers
| | | | Creator: | Forbes, Geoge | | | | Dates: | 1966-1990 | | | | Abstract: | George L. Forbes (b. 1931) was arguably the most powerful man in Cleveland, Ohio, politics during the 1970s and 1980s. His position as the President of Cleveland City Council from 1974-1989 was crucial in the relationships he formed with mayors Dennis Kucinich and George Voinovich which were sometimes contentious. He also used this prominent position to promote civil rights and minority-owned businesses. Forbes was born in Memphis, Tennessee, on April 4, 1931, coming to the Cleveland area in the 1950s to earn his degrees from Baldwin Wallace College in 1957 and the Cleveland Marshall College of Law in 1961. A lawyer by profession, Forbes was admitted to both the Ohio and Federal Bars in 1962. In 1963 he was elected to Cleveland City Council, where he served for 27 years. He assisted Carl B. Stokes in his mayoral runs, helped to establish the 21st District Congressional Caucus to improve race relations within the Democratic party, and formed the first African-American law firm in Cleveland. He was also involved in a number of civic organizations, including the Cleveland Chapter of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), where he served as President from 1992-2012, The Urban League, The Council of Economic Opportunity, the Businessmen's Interracial Committee on Community Affairs, the John Harlan Law Club, and the National Association of Defense Lawyers for Criminal Cases. Currently (as of May 2012), he is involved in the Freedom to Marry movement to end marriage discrimination against gay couples in Ohio and has resigned from the NAACP Presidency. George L. Forbes has also been embroiled in numerous controversies during his political life. He was acquitted of bribery, extortion, and theft in office in 1979, has plead guilty to ethics violations in dealing with the Ohio Bureau of Workers Compensation in 2007, and was sanctioned by the Ohio Supreme Court in 2008, which put his law license in jeopardy. During his career he has advocated for the poor and minority groups. He has worked against racial discrimination within a number of organizations, including the Regional Transit Authority and the Cleveland Police Force, created a mandate that a minimum percentage of construction work within the city be done by minority contractors/workers, and battled to improve inner city schools. The collection consists of awards, certificates, correspondence, financial records, legal documents, newspaper clippings, pamphlets, posters, research materials, speeches, and surveys. | | | | Call #: | MS 5136 | | | | Extent: | 2.81 linear feet (4 containers and 1 oversize folder) | | | | Subjects: | Forbes, George L., 1931- | Cleveland (Ohio). City Council. | National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. Cleveland Branch. | African American politicians -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | African American lawyers -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | African Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Civil rights -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Political campaigns -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Cleveland (Ohio) -- Politics and government. | Cleveland (Ohio) -- Race relations.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 57 | Title: | MS 5433 George Forbes Papers, Series II
| | | | Creator: | George Forbes | | | | Dates: | 1945-2014 | | | | Abstract: | George L. Forbes (b. 1931) was arguably the most powerful man in Cleveland politics during the 1970s and 1980s. His position as the President of Cleveland City Council from 1974-1989 was crucial in the relationships he formed with mayors Dennis Kucinich and George Voinovich which were sometimes contentious. He also used this prominent position to promote civil rights and minority-owned businesses. Forbes was born in Memphis, Tennessee, on April 4, 1931, coming to the Cleveland area in the 1950s to earn his degrees from Baldwin Wallace College in 1957 and the Cleveland Marshall College of Law in 1961. A lawyer by profession, Forbes was admitted to both the Ohio and Federal Bars in 1962. In 1963 he was elected to Cleveland City Council, where he served for 27 years. He assisted Carl B. Stokes in his mayoral runs, helped to establish the 21st District Congressional Caucus to improve race relations within the Democratic party, and formed the first African-American law firm in Cleveland. He was also involved in a number of civic organizations, including the Cleveland Chapter of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), where he served as President from 1992-2012, The Urban League, The Council of Economic Opportunity, the Businessmen's Interracial Committee on Community Affairs, the John Harlan Law Club, and the National Association of Defense Lawyers for Criminal Cases. He was acquitted of bribery, extortion, and theft in office in 1979, has plead guilty to ethics violations in dealing with the Ohio Bureau of Workers Compensation in 2007, and was sanctioned by the Ohio Supreme Court in 2008, which put his law license in jeopardy. During his career he has advocated for the poor and minority groups. He has worked against racial discrimination within a number of organizations, including the Regional Transit Authority and the Cleveland Police Force, created a mandate that a minimum percentage of construction work within the city be done by minority contractors/workers, and battled to improve city schools. The collection consists of awards, certificates, correspondence, financial records, legal documents, newspaper clippings, pamphlets, photographs, posters, research materials, reports, speeches, survey, and audiovisual recordings. | | | | Call #: | MS 5433 | | | | Extent: | 28.01 linear feet (31 containers, including one oversized container and one oversized folder) | | | | Subjects: | African American lawyers -- Ohio -- Cleveland | African American politicians -- Ohio -- Cleveland | Forbes, George L., 1931- | Cleveland (Ohio). City Council. | National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. Cleveland Branch. | African Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Civil rights -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Political campaigns -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Cleveland (Ohio) -- Politics and government. | Cleveland (Ohio) -- Race relations.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 59 | Title: | Leonard Levy Papers
| | | | Creator: | Levy, Leonard | | | | Dates: | 1936-1965 | | | | Abstract: | Leonard Levy was a Cleveland, Ohio, attorney who became assistant police prosecutor (1922-1923) and city treasurer (1936-1966). He also served as foreman of the Cuyahoga County Grand Jury. He wrote numerous speeches and articles for the mayors under whom he served, as well as scripts for several radio programs such as "Safety First," "Your Town," and "You and Your Government." The collection consists of newspaper clippings, correspondence, minutes, publications, scripts, and speeches. | | | | Call #: | MS 4077 | | | | Extent: | 2.00 linear feet (2 containers) | | | | Subjects: | Levy, Leonard, 1895-1985 | Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland | Speeches, addresses, etc. -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | City planning -- Ohio | Radio scripts | Cleveland (Ohio) -- Politics and government | City planning -- Ohio -- Cleveland
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 60 | Title: | Moises Maldonado Papers
| | | | Creator: | Maldonado, Moises | | | | Dates: | 1964-1983 | | | | Abstract: | Moises Maldonado was an activist and leader in the Cleveland, Ohio, Hispanic community. He was involved in many local Hispanic organizations as well as the city's Community Relations Board and the Public Schools Bi-Lingual Program. The collection consists of minutes, constitutions, correspondence, reports, clippings, and articles of incorporation of various community organizations, and personal correspondence, clippings, and awards of Moises Maldonado. | | | | Call #: | MS 4083 | | | | Extent: | 0.40 linear feet (1 container) | | | | Subjects: | Maldonado, Moises | Cleveland Public Schools | Hispanic Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland | Puerto Ricans -- Ohio -- Cleveland | Education, Bilingual -- Ohio -- Cleveland | Cleveland (Ohio) -- Politics and government | Cleveland (Ohio) -- Race relations
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