| | Manuscript Collection | Save | | 1 | Title: | Edward D. Lynde Family Papers
| | | | Creator: | Lynde, Edward D. Family | | | | Dates: | 1892-1959 | | | | Abstract: | Edward D. Lynde was a nationally recognized authority in the field of social reform during the first half of the twentieth century. Much of Lynde's career was spent with the Associated Charities of Cleveland, Ohio, 1923-1933; then he became assistant director of the Family Welfare Association in New York. He returned to Cleveland in 1935 to head the Cleveland Welfare Federation (later the Federation for Community Planning) until his retirement in 1959. The collection consists of correspondence, newspaper clippings, and articles pertaining to Lynde's personal life and professional career, and genealogical materials relating to Lynde family members. The collection pertains to the private and professional life of Edward D. Lynde, particularly his involvement in the social service reform movement, and relationships between Lynde family members. Included are the Civil War letters and documents of Lynde's grandfather, Abraham G. Schermerhorn, letters from Myron H. Bent, a journalist with the Brooklyn, N.Y. Times-Herald regarding his anti-New Deal activities, and letters to Lynde's mother, Ardelle S.L. Nutting. | | | | Call #: | MS 4448 | | | | Extent: | 0.61 linear feet (2 containers and 1 oversize folder) | | | | Subjects: | Lynde, Edward D. (Edward Dudley Bent), 1892-1973. | Lynde, Arthur L. | Lynde, Lucile. | Werner, Carl A. | Lynn family. | Federation for Community Planning. | Associated Charities (Cleveland, Ohio) | Social service -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Federations, Financial (Social Service) | Charities -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 2 | Title: | Greater Cleveland Neighborhood Centers Association Records
| | | | Creator: | Greater Cleveland Neighborhood Centers Association | | | | Dates: | 1947-1975 | | | | Abstract: | The Greater Cleveland Neighborhood Centers Association was the first settlement organization in the United States designed to plan, budget, and coordinate settlement services on a metropolitan-wide scale. It was organized in Cleveland, Ohio, in 1948, by the Welfare Federation of Cleveland (later the Federation for Community Planning), and called the Neighborhood Settlement Association. The NSA merged in 1963 with the United Neighborhood Centers to form the Greater Cleveland Neighborhood Centers Association. The GCNCA absorbed the Cleveland Federation of Settlements in 1963. The collection consists of minutes, correspondence, reports, newspaper clippings, and publications of the Neighborhood Settlement Association, the Greater Cleveland Neighborhood Centers Association, the Cleveland Federation of Settlements, the Welfare Federation of Cleveland, and Hiram House Camp and other GCNCA member agencies. | | | | Call #: | MS 3991 | | | | Extent: | 5.80 linear feet (7 containers) | | | | Subjects: | Greater Cleveland Neighborhood Centers Association. | Community organization -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Community centers -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Community welfare councils -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Federations, Financial (Social Service) | Social settlements -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Social service -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
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