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1	Title:	Fifth Christian Church Records
	Creator:	Fifth Christian Church
	Dates:	1964-1986
	Abstract:	Fifth Christian Church, founded in 1964, is a predominately African-American church in the Disciples of Christ denomination located on Benwood Avenue in Cleveland, Ohio. The church is a life member of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) and was recognized in 2009 by the Disciples of Christ for performing a significant number of baptisms. The collection consists of budgets, meeting minutes, membership lists, and programs.
	Call #:	MS 5233
	Extent:	0.20 linear feet (1 container)
	Subjects:	African Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Genealogy. \| African Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Religion. \| African Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland \| Church records and registers -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Disciples of Christ -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Fifth Christian Church (Cleveland, Ohio)
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2	Title:	Greater Avery African Methodist Episcopal Church Records
	Creator:	Greater Avery African Methodist Episcopal Church
	Dates:	1929-2008
	Abstract:	Greater Avery African Methodist Episcopal Church was founded by Reverend James J. Price on April 21, 1918 in Cleveland, Ohio. As the membership of the church grew, Reverend Price lead the church to purchase property at 2363 East 28th Street in 1920. In 1953, Greater Avery purchased the Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Bethlehem Church on Wade Park Avenue. The collection consists of bulletins, calendars of events, correspondence, financial records, historical sketches, ledgers, newspaper clippings, programs, and scrapbooks.
	Call #:	MS 5234
	Extent:	1.00 linear feet (1 container)
	Subjects:	African Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Charities. \| African Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Genealogy. \| African Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Religion. \| African Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland \| African Methodist Episcopal Church -- Ohio -- Cleveland \| Greater Avery African Methodist Episcopal Church (Cleveland, Ohio) \| Women in church work -- Ohio -- Cleveland
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3	Title:	Greater Avery African Methodist Episcopal Church Photographs
	Creator:	Greater Avery African Methodist Episcopal Church
	Dates:	1927-2004
	Abstract:	Greater Avery African Methodist Episcopal Church was founded by Reverend James J. Price on April 21, 1918 in Cleveland, Ohio. As the membership of the church grew, Reverend Price lead the church to purchase property at 2363 East 28th Street in 1920. In 1953, Greater Avery purchased the Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Bethlehem Church on Wade Park Avenue. The collection consists of approximately 150 color and black and white photographs depicting church buildings, church members, and church events.
	Call #:	PG 599
	Extent:	0.20 linear feet (1 container)
	Subjects:	African Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Photographs. \| African Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Religion. \| African Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Social life and customs -- Photographs. \| African Methodist Episcopal Church -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Photograph collections. \| Greater Avery African Methodist Episcopal Church (Cleveland, Ohio) -- Photograph collections \| Greater Avery African Methodist Episcopal Church (Cleveland, Ohio)
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4	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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