| | Manuscript Collection | Save | | 1 | 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 | | 2 | Title: | Harvey M. Williamson Papers
| | | | Creator: | Williamson, Harvey M. | | | | Dates: | 1936-1986 and undated | | | | Abstract: | Harvey M. Williamson (1908-1995) was an educator, civic and church leader. He was a teacher and a principal for the Cleveland Public School System, and served on the boards of many educational, civic, and church organizations. He was also a founder and the first chairman of the Black History Archives Project Advisory Committee (the African American Archives Auxiliary of the Western Reserve Historical Society), and served as a former president of the Phillis Wheatley Association. This collection consists of annual reports, a booklet, budgets, bulletins, church materials, the constitution and bylaws of Mt. Zion Congressional Church, correspondence, directories, material related to Juanita V. Williamson, meeting material, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) Cleveland Branch records, newsletters, newspaper clippings, Phillis Wheatley Association records, a photograph, playbills, a play script, program booklets, a research paper, and a study bulletin. | | | | Call #: | MS 5494 | | | | Extent: | 1.00 linear feet (1 container) | | | | Subjects: | African American school principals -- Ohio -- Cleveland | Teachers -- Ohio -- Cleveland | Mt. Zion Congregational Church (Cleveland, Ohio) | Phillis Wheatley Association (Cleveland, Ohio) | Congregational churches -- Ohio -- Cleveland | National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. Cleveland Branch
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 3 | Title: | Harvey M. Williamson Papers
| | | | Creator: | Williamson, Harvey M. | | | | Dates: | 1936-1986 and undated | | | | Abstract: | Harvey M. Williamson (1908-1995) was an educator, civic and church leader. He was a teacher and a principal for the Cleveland Public School System, and served on the boards of many educational, civic, and church organizations. He was also a founder and the first chairman of the Black History Archives Project Advisory Committee (the African American Archives Auxiliary of the Western Reserve Historical Society), and served as a former president of the Phillis Wheatley Association. This collection consists of annual reports, a booklet, budgets, bulletins, church materials, the constitution and bylaws of Mt. Zion Congressional Church, correspondence, directories, material related to Juanita V. Williamson, meeting material, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) Cleveland Branch records, newsletters, newspaper clippings, Phillis Wheatley Association records, a photograph, playbills, a play script, program booklets, a research paper, and a study bulletin. | | | | Call #: | MS 5494 | | | | Extent: | 1.00 linear feet (1 container) | | | | Subjects: | African American school principals -- Ohio -- Cleveland | Teachers -- Ohio -- Cleveland | Mt. Zion Congregational Church (Cleveland, Ohio) | Phillis Wheatley Association (Cleveland, Ohio) | Congregational churches -- Ohio -- Cleveland | National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. Cleveland Branch
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| Photograph Collection | Save | | 4 | Title: | Mt. Zion Congregational Church Photographs
| | | | Creator: | Mt. Zion Congregational Church | | | | Dates: | 1947-2004 | | | | 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 approximately 300 black and white and color photographs depicting church activities. | | | | Call #: | PG 598 | | | | Extent: | 0.40 linear feet (1 container) | | | | Subjects: | African Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Photographs | African Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Religion | African Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland | Congregational churches -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Photographs | Congregational churches -- Ohio -- Cleveland | Mt. Zion Congregational Church (Cleveland, Ohio) -- Photograph collections | Mt. Zion Congregational Church (Cleveland, Ohio) | University Circle (Cleveland, Ohio) -- Photographs | African American History / Religion
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