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| | Manuscript Collection | Save | | 1101 | Title: | Goodrich Social Settlement Records
| | | | Creator: | Goodrich Social Settlement | | | | Dates: | 1893-1965 | | | | Abstract: | Goodrich Social Settlement was founded in 1897 in Cleveland, Ohio, by Flora Stone Mather and initially supported by her. Its financial support was later provided by the Cleveland Community Fund. It provided a full range of services to the various ethnic groups which resided in its area. The collection consists of correspondence, minutes, annual reports, pamphlets, news sheets, settlement manuals, anniversary publications, registration forms and financial records. | | | | Call #: | MS 3505 | | | | Extent: | 4.00 linear feet (10 containers) | | | | Subjects: | Goodrich Social Settlement (Cleveland, Ohio) | Social settlements -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Community centers -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Camps -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Cleveland (Ohio) -- Social conditions.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 1102 | Title: | Indiana, Morgan Raid Commission Journal
| | | | Creator: | Indiana, Morgan Raid Commission | | | | Dates: | 1867 | | | | Abstract: | The Indiana, Morgan Raid Commission was created by Indiana Governor O.P. Morton to investigate the losses or damages incurred by Indiana residents as a result of the Confederate raid led by General John H. Morgan in July, 1863 during the American Civil War. It was in session from April 4 to December 18, 1867. The collection consists of a journal containing the proceedings of this commission. Entries record specific details of each claim and indicate whether or not the commissioners approved it. | | | | Call #: | MS 3506 | | | | Extent: | 0.20 linear feet (1 volume) | | | | Subjects: | Indiana. Morgan Raid Commission. | Morgan's Ohio Raid, 1863. | War damage compensation -- Indiana. | Reparations. | Indiana -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Sources. | United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Claims | United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Reparations. | United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Destruction and pillage.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 1103 | Title: | Samuel Findley Notebooks
| | | | Creator: | Findley, Samuel | | | | Dates: | 1813-1862 | | | | Abstract: | After his ordination, Reverend Samuel Findley (1786-1870) settled in Guernsey County, Ohio, in 1818. He served as pastor for Presbyterian churches in Fairview, Washington, and Antrim (1824-1850), and founded Madison College in Antrim (est. 1839). He was also editor of The Religious Examiner, the organ of the Associate Reformed Church. The collection consists of two notebooks containing biblical exercises and Findley's writings on topics relating to religion and theology. | | | | Call #: | MS 3507 | | | | Extent: | 0.20 linear feet (1 container) | | | | Subjects: | Findley, Samuel, 1786-1870. | Presbyterian Church -- Ohio -- Clergy. | Bible -- Study -- United States. | Clergymen's writings -- Ohio.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 1105 | Title: | Fortnightly Musical Club Records
| | | | Creator: | Fortnightly Musical Club | | | | Dates: | 1894-1971 | | | | Abstract: | The Fortnightly Musical Club was established by Cleveland, Ohio, women in 1894 to sponsor concerts and cultural programs. It later helped establish the Cleveland Music School Settlement and the Cleveland Institute of Music. The collection consists of programs, anniversary folders, a 1970 inventory, yearbooks, bulletins, guest books, scrapbooks, and minutes which also contain correspondence, financial statements, and lists of officers, members and events. Also included are materials from the Ohio Federation of Music Clubs. | | | | Call #: | MS 3509 | | | | Extent: | 4.00 linear feet (6 containers and 18 oversize volumes) | | | | Subjects: | Fortnightly Musical Club (Cleveland, Ohio) | Fortnightly Musical Club -- Archives. | Clubs -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Music -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Societies, etc. | Women -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Societies and clubs. | Ohio Federation of Music Clubs.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 1106 | Title: | Book and Thimble Club Records
| | | | Creator: | Book and Thimble Club | | | | Dates: | 1890-1957 | | | | Abstract: | The Book and Thimble Club was a women's club whose members were primarily concerned with literary pursuits but occasionally engaged in civic and charitable activities. It was organized in 1890, in Cleveland, Ohio, and became inactive after 1957. The collection consists of correspondence, constitution, by-laws, secretaries' and treasurers' books, attendance book, histories of the club, programs, leaflets, newspaper clippings, and other papers, relating to the activities of the club. | | | | Call #: | MS 3510 | | | | Extent: | 2.01 linear feet (5 containers and 1 oversize folder) | | | | Subjects: | Book and Thimble Club (Cleveland, Ohio) | Clubs -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Women -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Societies and clubs. | World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal narratives.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 1108 | Title: | Near West Side Development Association Records
| | | | Creator: | Near West Side Development Association | | | | Dates: | 1960-1966 | | | | Abstract: | The Near West Side Development Association was a citizen's group formed in 1963 to promote communication and activities between urban planners in the City of Cleveland's Urban Renewal Department and residents of Cleveland, Ohio's near west side. The Association prepared reports, made recommendations, and assisted in planning of urban development. Representatives of over twenty business, banking, educational, religious, charitable, and medical organizations participated in the Association. The collection consists of correspondence, articles of association, minutes of trustee meetings, treasurer's reports and invoices, membership lists, director's reports, and newspaper clippings, relating to the association while Thomas J. Miller served as its executive director, and reflecting its interest in land use, schools, traffic problems, street relocations, and housing. | | | | Call #: | MS 3512 | | | | Extent: | 0.81 linear feet (2 containers and 1 oversize folder) | | | | Subjects: | Near West Side Development Association (Cleveland, Ohio). | Land use -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Traffic engineering -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Housing -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Cleveland (Ohio) -- Schools. | Streets -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | City planning -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 1109 | Title: | George Prichard Account Book
| | | | Creator: | Pritchard, George | | | | Dates: | 1832-1867 | | | | Abstract: | George Pritchard was a blacksmith who resided in Hiram, Portage County, Ohio, in the early 1830s. The collection consists of a bound volume listing Prichard's customers' accounts and loose items found therein. | | | | Call #: | MS 3513 | | | | Extent: | 0.20 linear feet (1 container) | | | | Subjects: | Prichard, George. | Blacksmiths -- Ohio -- Hiram. | Hiram (Ohio) -- Commerce.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 1110 | Title: | Cleveland Development Foundation Records
| | | | Creator: | Cleveland Development Foundation | | | | Dates: | 1953-1970 | | | | Abstract: | The Cleveland Development Foundation was a Cleveland, Ohio, non-profit corporation founded in 1954 to provide support for community development and renewal projects. The collection consists of financial records, notebooks of clippings, films, maps, and office files containing letter copies, correspondence, minutes, studies, proposals, speeches, contracts, insurance policies, printed brochures, pamphlets and booklets. | | | | Call #: | MS 3514 | | | | Extent: | 48.01 linear feet (66 containers, 54 oversize volumes, and 1 oversize folder) | | | | Subjects: | Cleveland Development Foundation. | Urban renewal -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Community development corporations -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Community development, Urban -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | City planning -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Civic improvement -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 1111 | Title: | William Ellison Letters
| | | | Creator: | Ellison, William | | | | Dates: | 1861-1864 | | | | Abstract: | William Ellison (died 1864) was a soldier in Battery D, 1st Illinois Artillery Regiment. The collection consists of letters written by Ellison during the American Civil War (mostly to his sister, Ann Ellison, of Iroquois County, Illinois), containing comments on his family, his duties, his health, his attitudes concerning other soldiers, problems with obtaining food and supplies, and military encounters in which his battery was engaged. | | | | Call #: | MS 3515 | | | | Extent: | 0.20 linear feet (1 container) | | | | Subjects: | Ellison, William, d. 1864. | United States. Army. Illinois Artillery Regiment, 1st (1861-1865). Battery D. | Soldiers -- Illinois -- Correspondence. | United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 1114 | Title: | City Club of Cleveland Records, Series II
| | | | Creator: | City Club of Cleveland | | | | Dates: | 1912-1977 | | | | Abstract: | The City Club of Cleveland is a men's club formed in 1912 to provide a platform for the discussion of issues of contemporary interest in Cleveland, Ohio. Women were admitted in 1972. A number of noted individuals have addressed the Club's forum. The collection consists of constitutions, articles of incorporation, minutes, correspondence, addresses, financial records, publications, newspaper clippings, and scrapbooks. A number of items relate to prominent political and social leaders who have spoken before the club. | | | | Call #: | MS 3517A | | | | Extent: | 8.30 linear feet (9 containers) | | | | Subjects: | Friebolin, Carl D., 1878-1967. | Newman, Joseph Simon, 1891-1960. | Witt, Peter, 1869-1948. | City Club of Cleveland. | Clubs -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Forums (Discussion and debate) | Men -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Societies and clubs.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 1115 | Title: | Hiram P. Oviatt Papers
| | | | Creator: | Oviatt, Hiram P. | | | | Dates: | 1816-1897 | | | | Abstract: | Hiram P. Oviatt (1821-1872) was a soldier in Battery K of the 1st Ohio Light Artillery Regiment. The collection consists of correspondence, diaries, land deeds, and military papers, relating to Oviatt and his wife, Lucy Ann Bullard Oviatt. Includes diary kept by Oviatt while he was prospecting for gold in California in 1850; two letters (1827-1828) containing references to political conditions in Canada; and papers concerning members of the Bullard, Hamilton, and Oviatt families of Euclid, Ohio. Other correspondents include Hannah Bullard and Tyler Parker. | | | | Call #: | MS 3518 | | | | Extent: | 0.20 linear feet (1 container) | | | | Subjects: | Oviatt, Hiram P., 1821-1872. | Bullard family. | Hamilton family. | Oviatt family. | United States. Army. Ohio Light Artillery Regiment, 1st (1861-1865). Battery K. | Soldiers -- Ohio -- Correspondence. | Prospecting -- California. | Canada -- Politics and government -- 1791-1841. | United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 1116 | Title: | John Mason Letters
| | | | Creator: | Mason, John | | | | Dates: | 1862-1864 | | | | Abstract: | John Mason was a resident of Florence, Erie County, Ohio. The collection consists of general and personal letters addressed to John Mason from friends and relatives who served in the United States Army during the American Civil War. Correspondents include Stafford Berry, T.S. Cross, A.B. Ennis, G.A. Haise, J.W. Marlenu, Almon Mason, Jeremiah Mason, T.S. Potter, and J.M. Reed. | | | | Call #: | MS 3519 | | | | Extent: | 0.20 linear feet (1 container) | | | | Subjects: | Mason, John. | United States. Army. Ohio Cavalry Regiment, 3rd. | Soldiers -- Ohio -- Correspondence. | United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 1117 | Title: | National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, Cleveland Branch Records
| | | | Creator: | National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, Cleveland Branch | | | | Dates: | 1922-1969 | | | | Abstract: | The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) is a social and political action organization founded in 1912 as a Cleveland, Ohio, branch of the NAACP. Its purpose is to oppose racial inequalities in civil and political rights. The collection consists of reports, minutes, office files, financial records, newspaper clippings, brochures, pamphlets, broadsides, speeches, news releases and insurance policies. | | | | Call #: | MS 3520 | | | | Extent: | 26.40 linear feet (70 containers) | | | | Subjects: | National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. Cleveland Branch. | School integration -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Race discrimination -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | African Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Cleveland (Ohio) -- Race relations.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 1118 | Title: | Charles W. White Papers
| | | | Creator: | White, Charles W. | | | | Dates: | 1920-1970 | | | | Abstract: | Charles W. White (1897-1970) was a Cleveland, Ohio, attorney who became Assistant Law Director for Cleveland (1933-1955) and Common Pleas Court judge (1955-1970). He was active in African American rights organizations and civic affairs. The collection consists of correspondence, speeches, newspaper clippings, awards, certificates, legal files, scrapbooks, and other papers, relating to the public and personal life of Judge White and to his activities as a member of the Urban League, NAACP, ACLU, Consumers League, East End Community Center, Karamu House, and Friends of the Cleveland Public Library. | | | | Call #: | MS 3521 | | | | Extent: | 25.61 linear feet (58 containers, 6 oversize volumes, 2 oversize folders, and 1 roll) | | | | Subjects: | White, Charles William, 1897-1970. | African Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | African Americans -- Social conditions. | African Americans -- Civil rights -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | African American judges -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Miscellanea. | Judges -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Miscellanea. | Civil rights movements -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Cleveland (Ohio) -- Race relations.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 1119 | Title: | Myrtle Johnson Bell Papers
| | | | Creator: | Bell, Myrtle Johnson | | | | Dates: | 1917-1969 | | | | Abstract: | Myrtle Johnson Bell (1895-1978) was the first African American woman to serve as an assistant high school principal in the Cleveland Public Schools. She also served on the Advisory Board on Playgrounds and Recreation and on the Community Relations Board of Cleveland, Ohio. The collection consists of correspondence, school and club programs, certificates, a school centennial pamphlet, a play script, dinner programs and guest lists, testimonials, newspaper clippings, a syllabus of "A Short Course in Human Relations for Teen-Agers," and three scrapbooks, relating to Mrs. Bell's career as a teacher (1916-1938) and as an assistant high school principal (1938-1966). | | | | Call #: | MS 3522 | | | | Extent: | 0.40 linear feet (1 container and 2 oversize volumes) | | | | Subjects: | Bell, Myrtle Johnson, 1895- | African American principals -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | School principals -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | African American school superintendents -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | African American teachers -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Teachers -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | High school teachers -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | High school principals -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Women school administrators -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 1120 | Title: | Katherine P. Williamson Papers
| | | | Creator: | Williamson, Katherine P. | | | | Dates: | 1929-1970 | | | | Abstract: | Katharine P. Williamson (1910-1964) was the Administrative Assistant for the Child Welfare Division of Cuyahoga County, Ohio. The collection consists of correspondence, reports, printed items, awards, certificates, and newspaper clippings, relating to Mrs. Williamson and her social work career. The correspondence consists primarily of congratulations upon her receiving awards, and condolences sent to her husband upon her death in 1964. Included are the Central Area Social Study for 1942-1943 and her thesis, A Study of the Intake of the Cleveland Humane Society ... (1932). | | | | Call #: | MS 3523 | | | | Extent: | 1.20 linear feet (2 containers and 2 oversize volumes) | | | | Subjects: | Williamson, Katharine P., 1910-1964. | Cleveland Humane Society. | Social workers -- Ohio -- Cuyahoga County -- Miscellanea. | Women social workers -- Ohio -- Cuyahoga County -- Miscellanea. | Social service -- Ohio -- Cuyahoga County.
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