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1Title:  George and Louise Atchison Papers     
 Creator:  Atchison, George and Louise, Family 
 Dates:  1907-1957 
 Abstract:  George and Louise Atchison were residents of Cleveland, Ohio, during the mid-twentieth century. George worked as a letter carrier for the City of Cleveland and his wife, Louise, owned a boarding house and was a member of organizations like the Future Outlook League and the Young Men's Christian Association (YMCA). The collection consists of advertisements, an application for the City of Cleveland Department of Safety, church materials, a Cleveland Indians souvenir scorecard, a cookbook, correspondence, Future Outlook League materials, letters, receipts and other financial records, photographs, a rosary, sheet music, and Young Men’s Christian Association (YMCA) of Cleveland materials. 
 Call #:  MS 5481 
 Extent:  .40 linear feet (1 container) 
 Subjects:  African Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland | African Americans -- Civil rights -- Ohio -- Cleveland
 
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2Title:  George and Louise Atchison Papers     
 Creator:  Atchison, George and Louise, Family 
 Dates:  1907-1957 
 Abstract:  George and Louise Atchison were residents of Cleveland, Ohio, during the mid-twentieth century. George worked as a letter carrier for the City of Cleveland and his wife, Louise, owned a boarding house and was a member of organizations like the Future Outlook League and the Young Men's Christian Association (YMCA). The collection consists of advertisements, an application for the City of Cleveland Department of Safety, church materials, a Cleveland Indians souvenir scorecard, a cookbook, correspondence, Future Outlook League materials, letters, receipts and other financial records, photographs, a rosary, sheet music, and Young Men’s Christian Association (YMCA) of Cleveland materials. 
 Call #:  MS 5481 
 Extent:  .40 linear feet (1 container) 
 Subjects:  African Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland | African Americans -- Civil rights -- Ohio -- Cleveland
 
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3Title:  Civil rights in Cleveland, 1912 through 1961: an account of the Cleveland Branch, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People    
 Creator:  Davis, Russell H. 
 National Association for the Advancement of Colored People Cleveland Branch. History Committee.
 Publication:  Cleveland,1973. 
 Notes:  Typescript. Manuscript copy. Made from original typescript in Russell Davis Papers. 
 Call #:  F34ZSL N3N31D 
 Extent:  199 leaves. 28 cm. 
 Subjects:  National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. -- Cleveland Branch -- History | African Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland | African Americans -- Civil rights -- Ohio -- Cleveland | Cleveland (Ohio) -- Race relations
 
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4Title:  Report of Activities    
 Creator:  National Association for the Advancement of Colored People Cleveland Branch. 
 Publication:  Cleveland, O.],21 cm. 
 Call #:  F34ZSL N3N3 
 Extent:  v. 
 Subjects:  National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. -- Cleveland Branch | African Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland | African Americans -- Civil rights -- Ohio -- Cleveland | African Americans -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- Ohio -- Cleveland | Societies -- Ohio -- Cleveland | Cleveland imprints 1946-1949
 
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5Title:  Ardelia Bradley Dixon Papers     
 Creator:  Dixon, Ardelia Bradley 
 Dates:  1931-1991 
 Abstract:  Ardelia Bradley Dixon (1916-1991) was a lifelong African American rights activist and philanthropist in Cleveland, Ohio. Dixon served as secretary at the Antioch Baptist Church, Central High School, and John Hay High School. She served on the boards and committees of the Cleveland Chapter of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) and the Cleveland Public Library. In 1963, Dixon took part in the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom for Colored People led by Martin Luther King, Jr., and was passionate about the issues of desegregation in schools and racial violence. She volunteered at the Interchurch Council of Greater Cleveland, the National Council of Churches, Fairhill Mental Health Center, and the Phillis Wheatley Center. The collection includes booklets, brochures, cards, church programs, correspondence, funeral booklets, hymns, letters, letters to the editor of the Plain Dealer, magazine and newspaper clippings, notes, pamphlets, photographs and negatives, postcards, schedules of events, scrapbooks, and telegrams. 
 Call #:  MS 5199 
 Extent:  1.80 linear feet (2 containers and 2 volumes) 
 Subjects:  African American women -- Ohio -- Cleveland | African American women political activists -- Ohio -- Cleveland | African Americans -- Civil rights -- Ohio -- Cleveland | African Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Charities | African Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland | Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority | Cleveland Public Library | Dixon, Ardelia Bradley, 1916-1991 | Interchurch Council of Greater Cleveland | National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. Cleveland Branch | Public schools -- Ohio -- Cleveland | School integration -- Ohio -- Cleveland | African American History / Women's History
 
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