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| | Manuscript Collection | Save | | 42 | Title: | Tots and Teens, Cleveland Chapter Records
| | | | Creator: | Tots and Teens, Cleveland Chapter | | | | Dates: | 1960-1972 | | | | Abstract: | Tots and Teens was a program for African American families which promoted wholesome recreational and educational activities for youth and parents, served as a clearinghouse for parent-child problems, provided family social activities, and contributed to needy causes. The Cleveland, Ohio Chapter was founded by Emmie G. Lewis. The collection consists of correspondence, memorials, clippings, and organizational materials such as handbooks, reports, newsletters, membership lists and programs. | | | | Call #: | MS 4163 | | | | Extent: | 0.10 linear feet (1 container) | | | | Subjects: | Tots and Teens. Cleveland Chapter. | African Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Families -- Societies, etc. | African American children -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Societies and clubs. | African American women -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Societies and clubs. | Clubs -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 43 | Title: | Marguerite Sanford Warner Papers
| | | | Creator: | Warner, Marguerite Sanford | | | | Dates: | 1925-1980 | | | | Abstract: | Marguerite Sanford Warner (1890-1978) devoted her life to music within the Cleveland, Ohio, African American community. During her career she gave private lessons in both piano and organ, served as the regular organist for at least five churches in Cleveland, Ohio, including the Antioch Baptist Church from 1934-1944 and 1950-1971, served on the faculty of the Sutphen School of Music at the Phillis Wheatley Association from the 1950s through the 1970s, and made guest appearances throughout the Cleveland area. The collection consists of scrapbooks, correspondence, clippings, and memorabilia including programs, certificates and newsletters. The collection pertains primarily to Warner's musical career and involvement in the African American community in Cleveland, particularly through the Antioch Baptist Church and Sutphen School of Music. | | | | Call #: | MS 4217 | | | | Extent: | 0.80 linear feet (2 containers) | | | | Subjects: | Warner, Marguerite Sanford, 1890-1978. | Organists -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | African Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | African American women -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Musicians -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | African American musicians -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 44 | Title: | Hough Area Development Corporation Records
| | | | Creator: | Hough Area Development Corporation | | | | Dates: | 1967-1985 | | | | Abstract: | The Hough Area Development Corporation (f. 1967) was formed in Cleveland, Ohio, by DeForest Brown in conjunction with African American professionals and neighborhood leaders in the wake of the Hough riots by DeForest Brown to aid in bringing economic prosperity to Cleveland's Hough neighborhood. Dedicated to African American self-determination, the group initially met in secret in order to prevent competition for dollars and outside attempts to control it. The group promoted African American business entrepreneurship and better housing. The collection consists of board minutes, correspondence, clippings, legal papers, financial records, reports, and the working papers of the corporation's offices. | | | | Call #: | MS 4222 | | | | Extent: | 27.30 linear feet (28 containers and 1 oversize volume) | | | | Subjects: | Hough Area Development Corporation. | African American business enterprises -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Housing -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | African Americans -- Housing -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | African Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Hough (Cleveland, Ohio)
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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 | | 48 | Title: | Alexander Martin Family Papers
| | | | Creator: | Martin, Alexander Family | | | | Dates: | 1927-1990 | | | | Abstract: | The Alexander Martin family was a prominent African American family in Cleveland, Ohio. Alexander H. Martin Sr. graduated with a law degree from Western Reserve University in 1897, one of the first African Americans to do so. Martin had a long career as an attorney and was active in Cleveland city politics. His wife, Mary Brown Martin, was a teacher and the first African American to serve on the Cleveland Public School Board. Their son, Alexander H. Martin, Jr. was an attorney and the first African American to run for mayor of Cleveland. Their daughter, Lydia, was a librarian at Western Reserve University. Sarah Martin Pereira, another daughter, was noted for her scholarship and her commitment to education. The collection consists of awards, biographies, certificates, correspondence, diplomas, a funeral book, histories, newspaper clippings, pamphlets, programs, and publications. | | | | Call #: | MS 5210 | | | | Extent: | 0.40 linear feet (1 container) | | | | Subjects: | African Americans -- Education -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | African Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Religion. | African Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland | Bahai Faith -- Ohio -- Cleveland | Bahai Faith | Bahai women -- Ohio -- Cleveland | Martin family | Mary B. Martin Elementary School (Cleveland, Ohio) | Mt. Zion Congregational Church (Cleveland, Ohio)
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 49 | Title: | Mt. Zion Congregational Church Records
| | | | Creator: | Mt. Zion Congregational Church | | | | Dates: | 1888-2005 | | | | Abstract: | Mt. Zion Congregational Church was founded on September 11, 1864 when nineteen men and women formally gathered in Plymouth Church on Prospect Avenue in Cleveland, Ohio. The predominantly African American congregation has moved many times throughout its history, including locations downtown, in the Central and Fairfax neighborhoods, and its current location (2014) in University Circle. Mt. Zion's congregation played a significant role in the settlement of freed slaves in Cleveland after the Civil War, the founding of the Cleveland Chapter of the National Association of Colored People (NAACP), and the founding of Eliza Bryant Village. The collection consists of correspondence, meeting minutes, historical sketches, programs, bulletins, and financial documents. | | | | Call #: | MS 5231 | | | | Extent: | 0.60 linear feet (2 containers) | | | | Subjects: | African Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Religion | African Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland | Church buildings -- Ohio -- Cleveland | Congregational churches -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- History | Congregational churches -- Ohio -- Cleveland | Mt. Zion Congregational Church (Cleveland, Ohio) | University Circle (Cleveland, Ohio) | African American History / Religion
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 51 | Title: | Ray's Sausage Company Records
| | | | Creator: | Ray's Sausage Company | | | | Dates: | 1952-1993 | | | | Abstract: | Ray's Sausage Company has been located in Cleveland, Ohio, on the corner of East 123rd Street and Imperial Avenue since it was founded by Ray Cash in 1952. The company factory manufactured and sold pure pork, beef sausage, pork and beef links, head cheese, and meat souse. The collection consists of advertisement information, client reports, competitor advertisements, delivery logs, delivery receipts, expense sheets, financial reports, financial summaries, government agency forms and tax information, inventories, meat industry pamphlets, newspaper clippings, personal papers, product packages and information, supplier lists and supplier receipts. | | | | Call #: | MS 5238 | | | | Extent: | 1.90 linear feet (5 containers) | | | | Subjects: | African American business enterprises -- Ohio -- Cleveland | African Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland | Business enterprises -- Ohio -- Cleveland | Cash, Raymond, 1919-1977 | Meat industry and trade -- Ohio -- Cleveland | Ray's Sausage Company (Cleveland, Ohio) | African American History / Business/Industry / Labor/Union History
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 53 | Title: | Dr. Lenore V. Buford Papers
| | | | Creator: | Buford, Lenore | | | | Dates: | 1930-1989 | | | | Abstract: | The Lenore V. Buford Papers 1930-1989 and undated, consists of correspondence written by Lenore Buford when she lived in Paris soon after graduating from Fisk University, foreign money order receipts, graphics, newspaper clippings, notebook, photographs, play ticket, proclamation draft, program booklets, report card, scrapbook, and other material. | | | | Call #: | MS 5467 | | | | Extent: | 2 linear feet (2 containers and 1 oversize container) | | | | Subjects: | African American universities and colleges -- Tennessee -- Nashville | Paris (France) -- Social life and customs -- 20th century. | African American college teachers
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 54 | Title: | Dr. Edgar B. Jackson Papers
| | | | Creator: | Jackson, Edgar | | | | Dates: | 1951-2019 | | | | Abstract: | Edgar B. Jackson is a former doctor at University Hospitals who earned his medical degree from Case Western Reserve University in 1966. Since his graduation, he has dedicated his life to improving diversity in the medical field and addressing health disparities among racial minorities, with particular interest in those who are black.
The collection consists of certificates, a class memory book, event programs, letters, medical magazines and pamphlets, a music album, newspaper articles, online articles, personal and professional ephemera, photos, printouts of PowerPoint presentations, a scrapbook, speeches, and a yearbook. | | | | Call #: | MS 5469 | | | | Extent: | 2.3 linear feet (2 containers and 1 oversize container) | | | | Subjects: | African Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 55 | Title: | Reverend Walter L. Boykins Papers
| | | | Creator: | Boykins, Rev. Walter L. | | | | Dates: | 1934-1997 | | | | Abstract: | Reverend Walter L. Boykins founded the Grace Missionary Baptist Church, an African American centered church, in Cleveland, Ohio in 1963.
The collection consists of audio recordings, a business card, certificates and awards, church bulletins and programs, correspondence, funeral programs, a Grace Missionary Baptist Church souvenir book, handwritten notes, miscellaneous papers and notes, newspaper clippings, "The Pastor's Manual," photographs, proclamations, programs, resolutions, and typed sermons. | | | | Call #: | MS 5480 | | | | Extent: | 1.2 linear feet (2 containers) | | | | Subjects: | African American churches -- Ohio -- Cleveland | Churches -- Ohio -- Cleveland | African American clergy -- Ohio -- Cleveland | Clergy -- Ohio -- Cleveland
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 56 | Title: | King, White, and Rose Family Genealogical Papers
| | | | Creator: | King, White, and Rose Family | | | | Dates: | 1920-1996 and undated | | | | Abstract: | This collection contains genealogical information and family histories regarding the King, White and Rose families, mostly recorded by family member and reunion planning committee member Lois J. Pickett of Cleveland, Ohio. The collection consists of a brochure, a calendar, church bulletins, correspondence, a description of the Nellie Chapman Scholarship Fund, family histories, financial reports, fundraiser reports, invitations, meeting materials, newsletters, newspaper clippings, a notebook, photographs, program books, resolutions, rosters, and a scrapbook. | | | | Call #: | MS 5496 | | | | Extent: | 1.00 linear feet (1 container) | | | | Subjects: | African American families -- Ohio -- Cleveland
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 57 | Title: | Myrtle Johnson Bell Papers
| | | | Creator: | Bell, Myrtle Johnson | | | | Dates: | 1917-1969 | | | | Abstract: | Myrtle Johnson Bell (1895-1978) was the first African American woman to serve as an assistant high school principal in the Cleveland Public Schools. She also served on the Advisory Board on Playgrounds and Recreation and on the Community Relations Board of Cleveland, Ohio. The collection consists of correspondence, school and club programs, certificates, a school centennial pamphlet, a play script, dinner programs and guest lists, testimonials, newspaper clippings, a syllabus of "A Short Course in Human Relations for Teen-Agers," and three scrapbooks, relating to Mrs. Bell's career as a teacher (1916-1938) and as an assistant high school principal (1938-1966). | | | | Call #: | MS 3522 | | | | Extent: | 0.40 linear feet (1 container and 2 oversize volumes) | | | | Subjects: | Bell, Myrtle Johnson, 1895- | African American principals -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | School principals -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | African American school superintendents -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | African American teachers -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Teachers -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | High school teachers -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | High school principals -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Women school administrators -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 58 | Title: | Future Outlook League Records
| | | | Creator: | Future Outlook League | | | | Dates: | 1935-1959 | | | | Abstract: | The Future Outlook League was a Cleveland, Ohio, civil rights organization founded in 1935 by John Oliver Holly to promote employment, mobility, and equality for black youth and young adults in the Central area. Holly, the League's first president, was a political office holder in the area. The idea for the League grew out of dissatisfaction with the achievements of existing Negro organizations concerning employment. The organization appealed to both unskilled and semi-skilled Afro-Americans and was one of the first black organizations in the late 1930s to use picketing and economic boycotts to secure employment for Negroes. Supported primarily by weekly fees assessed to those who obtained jobs through the League, the organization integrated staffs of banks, stores, utilities, and industry. Integration of area neighborhoods was also a concern. The collection consists of minutes, financial materials, subject files, scrapbooks, and membership cards. The collection pertains largely to the establishment of the League and its activities in promoting employment and civil rights on behalf of Cleveland's black community. The membership cards reveal characteristics of that community by providing information on marital status, age, occupation, education, and residence. The scrapbooks detail the League's activities against small, local establishments, as well as national chains, such as the A&P Company, Belle Vernon Products, Lawson's Stores, and People's Drug Stores. | | | | Call #: | MS 4171 | | | | Extent: | 5.91 linear feet (13 containers and 1 oversize folder) | | | | Subjects: | Future Outlook League. | African Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | African Americans -- Civil rights -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | African Americans -- Employment -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Race discrimination -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Black power -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Boycott -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Picketing -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Cleveland (Ohio) -- Race relations. | Cleveland (Ohio) -- Social conditions.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 59 | Title: | Urban League of Cleveland Records, Series II
| | | | Creator: | Urban League of Cleveland | | | | Dates: | 1964-1981 | | | | Abstract: | The Urban League of Cleveland was organized in 1917, in Cleveland, Ohio, as the Negro Welfare Association of Cleveland to aid the adjustment of black workers coming to Cleveland during the Great Migration following World War I. Led by Wm. R. Conners for the first 25 years, it joined the National Urban League in 1930 and changed its name to the Urban League of Cleveland in 1940. Formed initially to confront barriers to economic opportunities and find jobs for black workers, by the 1930s the primary goal of the League was the issue of improved housing. Its purpose is interracial planning to help the community devise solutions to social and economic problems. The collection consists of minutes, correspondence, newspaper clippings, reports, contracts, memoranda and other papers relating to the organization's operation, especially Operation Equality, a subdivision of the organization concerned with fair housing issues. This collection is essential for those interested in the issues of race relations and open housing in Cleveland. Records and reports of organizations such as Operation Equality, the Fair Housing Council, which consisted of several local fair housing groups including Operation Equality, and National Neighbors, a national organization which promoted peaceful integration, comprise a large part of the collection. | | | | Call #: | MS 4206 | | | | Extent: | 10.00 linear feet (10 containers) | | | | Subjects: | Urban League of Cleveland -- Archives. | African Americans -- Employment -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | African Americans -- Housing -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | African Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Discrimination in housing -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Discrimination in housing -- Law and legislation -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Discrimination in employment -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Affirmative action programs -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Cleveland (Ohio) -- Race relations.
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