| | Manuscript Collection | Requires cookie* | | 1 | Title: | League for Human Rights Records
| | | | Creator: | League for Human Rights | | | | Dates: | 1930-1949 | | | | Abstract: | The League for Human Rights was organized in 1933, by leaders of the Cleveland, Ohio, Jewish community, to promote a boycott of Nazi-produced goods and to disseminate accurate information about the Nazi regime. It later began to combat anti-Semitic and pro-Nazi activities in Cleveland and to investigate the individuals and organizations behind such activities. It was dissolved in 1946. The collection consists of correspondence, publications, clippings, minutes, news releases, and investigatory dossiers. | | | | Call #: | MS 3632 | | | | Extent: | 2.40 linear feet (6 containers) | | | | Subjects: | League for Human Rights (Cleveland, Ohio) | Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Racism -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Germans -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Antisemitism -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Anti-Nazi movements -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
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| Manuscript Collection | Requires cookie* | | 2 | Title: | German Concert Orchestra Records
| | | | Creator: | German Concert Orchestra | | | | Dates: | 1926-1983 | | | | Abstract: | The German Concert Orchestra, a musical and cultural performing group dedicated to the preservation of music by German composers, was founded in Cleveland, Ohio, in 1925. Originally part of the German Central Organization (Deutche Zentrale), it was known as the "Orchester der Deutche Zentrale." Breaking away from its parent organization in 1937, it was renamed the German Concert Orchestra in 1938. The orchestra performed many concerts as a part of the German-American community throughout the 1930s and 1940s. It affiliated with the Society of Danube Swabians in Cleveland during the 1970s and 1980s, and was based during these years at the Society's Banater Hall. In 1989, the orchestra ceased its affiliation with the Society of Danube Swabians, and once again became a group of the German Central Organization. The collection consists of brief histories, minutes, correspondence, financial reports, publicity,and programs. | | | | Call #: | MS 4568 | | | | Extent: | 0.40 linear feet (1 container) | | | | Subjects: | German Concert Orchestra. | Music -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Music -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Societies, etc. | Music -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Performance. | Concerts -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Musical groups -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Orchestra. | Germans -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
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