| | Manuscript Collection | Save | | 1 | Title: | Merrick House Settlement and Day Nursery Records
| | | | Creator: | Merrick House Settlement and Day Nursery | | | | Dates: | 1919-1977 | | | | Abstract: | Merrick House Settlement and Day Nursery was founded in Cleveland, Ohio, in 1919 by the National Catholic War Council and the Christ Child Society and named on honor of Mary Virginia Merrick, the Society's founder. Merrick House is located in the Tremont district on Cleveland's near West Side. It serves as a non-sectarian community center, providing social services and promoting community action. The collection consists of minutes, annual reports, budgets, correspondence, registration cards, questionnaires, club records, surveys, camping reports, day nursery records, community service program materials, records of affiliated organizations such as the Welfare Federation and Community Chest, newspaper clippings, published reports and printed materials. | | | | Call #: | MS 4030 | | | | Extent: | 8.90 linear feet (10 containers and 1 oversize folder) | | | | Subjects: | Merrick House Settlement and Day Nursery (Cleveland, Ohio) | Poor -- Ohio -- Cleveland | Youth -- Ohio -- Cleveland | Social work with youth -- Ohio -- Cleveland | Community centers -- Ohio -- Cleveland | Social settlements -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Cleveland (Ohio) -- Foreign population | Cleveland (Ohio) -- Social conditions
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 2 | Title: | University Settlement Records
| | | | Creator: | University Settlement | | | | Dates: | 1926-1970 | | | | Abstract: | The University Settlement was a social settlement founded in a predominantly Polish neighborhood in Cleveland, Ohio. It was originally named the University Neighborhood Centers and was operated by the School of Applied Social Sciences of Western Reserve University as a training program for graduate students while providing a full range of community services and activities. In 1936 it changed its affiliation to the Welfare Federation of Cleveland and its name to the University Settlement. The collection consists of minutes, financial records, membership cards, statistical reports, correspondence, 65 theses from the Western Reserve University School of Applied Social Sciences, and a subject file containing reports, correspondence, minutes, lists, and pamphlets. | | | | Call #: | MS 3564 | | | | Extent: | 13.00 linear feet (33 containers) | | | | Subjects: | University Settlement (Cleveland, Ohio) | Social settlements -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Community centers -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Social work education -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Social group work. | Polish Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Unemployed -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Camps -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Youth -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Cleveland (Ohio) -- Social conditions.
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