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| | Manuscript Collection | Save | | 1261 | Title: | Ford and White Family Papers Collected by Ella Almira White Ford
| | | | Creator: | Ford and White Family | | | | Dates: | 1809-1975 | | | | Abstract: | The families of Thomas White and Andrew Ford resided in Massachusetts in the mid-1600s. Their descendants migrated to Cleveland, Ohio, where Ella White (1883-1952) married Horatio Ford (1881-1952) in 1908. The collection consists primarily of genealogical data on the Horatio Ford family and the Thomas White family. Includes diaries, newspaper clippings, correspondence, certificates, receipts, forms, and miscellaneous writings by Horatio C. Ford. The diaries (1845-1848) contain references to temperance, abolitionists, the Mexican-American War, and the Liberty Party. | | | | Call #: | MS 3666 | | | | Extent: | 4.61 linear feet (7 containers and 1 oversize folder) | | | | Subjects: | Ford family. | White family. | Douglass, Frederick, 1818-1895. | Garrison, William Lloyd, 1805-1879. | Wright, Henry Clarke, 1797-1870. | East Cleveland Anti-Slavery Society. | Liberty Party. | African Americans -- Legal status, laws, etc. | Abolitionists -- United States. | Antislavery movements -- United States. | Temperance.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 1263 | Title: | Jewish Community Center of Cleveland Records
| | | | Creator: | Jewish Community Center of Cleveland | | | | Dates: | 1899-1966 | | | | Abstract: | The Jewish Community Center of Cleveland, Ohio, was formed in 1948 by the merger of the Council Educational Alliance (est. 1899), Camp Wise (est. 1907), the Jewish Young Adult Bureau (est. 1939), and the Cultural Department of the Jewish Community Council (est. 1945), for the purpose of providing recreational social and cultural programs to Cleveland's Jewish community. By 1959 the center moved from Cleveland to the suburb of Cleveland Heights. The collection consists of minutes, reports, administrative files, financial records, and other records of the Jewish Community Center, the Council Educational Alliance, and the Jewish Young Adult Bureau, and camp applications, historical material and other records of Camp Wise. | | | | Call #: | MS 3668 | | | | Extent: | 49.60 linear feet (47 containers) | | | | Subjects: | Jewish Community Center of Cleveland. | Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Societies, etc. | Community centers -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Recreation centers -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Jewish community centers -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Jews -- Recreation -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Social life and customs. | Yiddish drama -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 1264 | Title: | Cleveland Jewish Miscellany
| | | | Creator: | Nebel, Abraham Lincoln | | | | Dates: | 1831-1971 | | | | Abstract: | The Cleveland Jewish Miscellany consists of material relating to the history of the Jewish community in the greater Cleveland, Ohio area, collected by Abraham Lincoln Nebel (1891-1973). The collection consists of correspondence, genealogical material, biographies, Mr. Nebel's notes, newspaper clippings, and other documents. The bulk of the collection consists of photocopies collected by Nebel of documents related to Cleveland Jewish history. | | | | Call #: | MS 3669 | | | | Extent: | 1.00 linear feet (1 container) | | | | Subjects: | Nebel, Abraham Lincoln, 1891-1973. | Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 1265 | Title: | Stephen M. Young Papers
| | | | Creator: | Young, Stephen M. | | | | Dates: | 1916-1970 | | | | Abstract: | Stephen M. Young (1889-1984) was an Ohio lawyer and politician who served as United States Senator from 1958 to 1971. Young's views on the Cold War and the Vietnam Conflict often went against mainstream opinion. The collection consists of correspondence, articles, speeches, records of foreign trips, voting records, Young's constituent newsletter - "Straight from Washington," newspaper clippings, and transcripts of interviews. | | | | Call #: | MS 3670 | | | | Extent: | 56.80 linear feet (58 containers) | | | | Subjects: | Young, Stephen M. (Stephen Marvin), 1889-1984. | Wetterman, Neil. | Walker, Edwin. | Vietnam War, 1961-1975 -- United States. | Legislators -- United States. | United States -- Politics and government -- 1945- | United States -- Foreign relations -- Soviet Union. | Soviet Union -- Foreign relations -- United States.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 1266 | Title: | Siegfried Einstein Papers
| | | | Creator: | Einstein, Siegfried | | | | Dates: | 1856-1931 | | | | Abstract: | Siegfried Einstein (b. 1846) was a German Jew who immigrated to Cleveland, Ohio, and became an entrepreneur. The collection consists of correspondence, certificates, and legal documents. | | | | Call #: | MS 3671 | | | | Extent: | 0.20 linear feet (1 container) | | | | Subjects: | Einstein, Siegfried, b. 1846. | Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 1267 | Title: | Marilla Wells Leggett Papers
| | | | Creator: | Leggett, Marilla Wells | | | | Dates: | 1848-1876 | | | | Abstract: | Marilla Wells Leggett (1823-1876) was the wife of Mortimer Dormer Leggett, of Montville and Zanesville, Ohio. He commanded the 78th Ohio Volunteer Militia during the American Civil War, served as United States Commissioner of Patents (1871-1874), and practiced law in Cleveland, Ohio. The collection consists of eighteen diaries and miscellaneous papers. There are lengthy entries concerning trips to Mississippi (1862 and 1863-1864) and Morgan's Raiders in Ohio (1863). | | | | Call #: | MS 3672 | | | | Extent: | 0.40 linear feet (1 container) | | | | Subjects: | Leggett, Marilla Wells, 1823-1876. | Women -- Ohio -- Diaries. | Officers' wives -- Ohio. | Morgan's Ohio Raid, 1863. | Ohio -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Sources. | Mississippi -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Sources. | Vicksburg (Miss.) -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Sources. | United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 1268 | Title: | Bikur Cholim Ladies Sick Aid Society Records
| | | | Creator: | Bikur Cholim Ladies Sick Aid Society | | | | Dates: | 1900-1974 | | | | Abstract: | The Bikur Cholim Ladies Sick Aid Society was founded in 1893 and incorporated in 1900 by Elias Rothschild, Annie Levy, Rebecca Barnett, Esther Bialosky and Rose Blumenthal. The Society collected dues and donations to finance services for the ill in Cleveland, Ohio. In 1944-1945 Bikur Cholim helped finance the construction of the Jewish Convalescent Hospital of Cleveland. It became an auxiliary agency of the hospital while continuing to provide aid to the indigent sick. The collection consists of minutes, correspondence, financial records, legal documents, bulletins, programs, awards, certificates, newspaper clippings, constitution of the Jewish Convalescent Hospital of Cleveland and correspondence of its president. | | | | Call #: | MS 3673 | | | | Extent: | 0.80 linear feet (2 containers and 1 oversize volume) | | | | Subjects: | Bikur Cholim Ladies Sick Aid Society. | Hospitals, Convalescent. | Hospital benefactors -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Charities. | Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Societies, etc. | Jewish women -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Volunteer workers in hospitals -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Volunteer workers in medical care -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 1269 | Title: | Daniel May Papers
| | | | Creator: | May, Daniel | | | | Dates: | 1848-1888 | | | | Abstract: | Daniel May (1819-1888) was a Poland, Ohio druggist and bookseller. He married the sister of President William McKinley. The collection consists of diaries of Daniel May and his son Daniel Todd May, miscellaneous papers, receipts, newspaper clippings, and stories by Alfred May based on the diaries of Daniel May. Topics of the diary entries include William McKinley, and events in Poland, Ohio. | | | | Call #: | MS 3674 | | | | Extent: | 1.20 linear feet (3 containers) | | | | Subjects: | May, Daniel, 1819-1888. | McKinley, William, 1843-1901. | Centennial Exhibition (1876 : Philadelphia, Pa.) | Poland (Ohio) -- History -- Sources. | United States -- Description and travel -- 1848-1865. | United States -- Centennial celebrations, etc. -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 1270 | Title: | Historic Sites of Cleveland Records
| | | | Creator: | Works Progress Administration | | | | Dates: | 1800-1939 | | | | Abstract: | The Historic Sites of Cleveland Project was funded through the Works Progress Administration (WPA), which gathered data during the Great Depression (1930s) on historic sites and organizations in and around Cleveland, Ohio. The collection consists of real estate transfer records (1800-1885) for Cleveland and Cuyahoga County, Ohio, and material relating to boardinghouses, bridges, buildings, canals, cemeteries, churches, civic and social institutions, dwellings, educational institutions, hospitals, hotels, military sites, manufacturing and commercial agents, public buildings, railroads, restaurants and saloons, roads, streets, theaters, and halls. | | | | Call #: | MS 3675 | | | | Extent: | 204.40 linear feet (511 containers) | | | | Subjects: | Historical Records Survey (Ohio). | United States. Works Progress Administration. | Factories -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Historic sites -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Land titles -- Registration and transfer -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Land titles -- Registration and transfer -- Ohio -- Cuyahoga County. | Railroads -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Real property -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Real property -- Ohio -- Cuyahoga County. | Roads -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Street-railroads -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Universities and colleges -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Bars (Drinking establishments) -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Bridges -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Buildings -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Canals -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Cemeteries -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Churches -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Clubs -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Dwellings -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Fortification -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Hospitals -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Taverns (Inns) -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Hotels -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Lodging-houses -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Parks -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Restaurants -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Schools -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Streets -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Theaters -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Cleveland (Ohio) -- Commerce.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 1271 | Title: | Daniel Edgar Morgan Papers, Series II
| | | | Creator: | Morgan, Daniel Edgar | | | | Dates: | 1920-1932 | | | | Abstract: | Daniel Edgar Morgan (1877-1949) was a Cleveland, Ohio, lawyer and politician who served as a city councilman, Ohio state senator (1928-1930), Cleveland City Manager (1930-1931), and judge of the Eighth District Court of Appeals (1939-1949). The collection consists of correspondence, reports, financial records, proposals, publications and newspaper clippings relating to Morgan's tenure as Cleveland City Manager. | | | | Call #: | MS 3676 | | | | Extent: | 4.20 linear feet (4 containers and 1 oversize folder) | | | | Subjects: | Morgan, Daniel Edgar, 1877-1949. | Cleveland (Ohio) -- Politics and government. | Cleveland (Ohio) -- Economic conditions. | Cleveland (Ohio) -- Race relations.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 1272 | Title: | Max P. Goodman Papers
| | | | Creator: | Goodman, Max P. | | | | Dates: | 1854-1934 | | | | Abstract: | Max P. Goodman (1872-1934) was a Cleveland, Ohio, City Councilman (1899-1901) and president of the Cuyahoga County Bar Association. The collection consists of certificates, legal and financial papers, and deeds relating to Max P. Goodman and his Wagner and Bamberger ancestors. | | | | Call #: | MS 3677 | | | | Extent: | 0.20 linear feet (1 container) | | | | Subjects: | Goodman, Max P., 1872-1934. | Wagner family. | Bamberger family.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 1274 | Title: | Elias Green Family Papers
| | | | Creator: | Green, Elias Family | | | | Dates: | 1822-1894 | | | | Abstract: | Elias Green was a Huron County, Ohio farmer. He married Mary Anne Shetton in 1844. Their son, Charles R. Green (1845-1915), fought in the American Civil War and also collected family papers. The collection consists of correspondence of members of the Green family (mostly to Elias Green concerning family matters), genealogical notes by Charles R. Green, receipts, wills, and deeds. | | | | Call #: | MS 3679 | | | | Extent: | 0.20 linear feet (1 container) | | | | Subjects: | Green family. | Green, Elias, 1820-1881. | Green, Charles R. (Charles Ransley), 1845-1915. | Huron County (Ohio) -- History.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 1275 | Title: | Henry Thomas Tanaka Papers
| | | | Creator: | Tanaka, Henry Thomas | | | | Dates: | 1942-1976 | | | | Abstract: | Henry Thomas Tanaka (b. 1922) was the national president of the Japanese American Citizens' League. A second generation Japanese American, Tanaka was born in Oregon, placed in an internment camp during World War II, and subsequently resettled in Cleveland, Ohio, where he became a leader in Japanese American affairs. The collection consists of minutes, agendas, correspondence, reports, memoranda, financial records, membership lists, histories, news releases, publications and other records of the Japanese American Citizens' League, and records collected by Henry Tanaka and Rev. Katsuichi Satow on issues of Japanese interest. | | | | Call #: | MS 3680 | | | | Extent: | 11.90 linear feet (14 containers) | | | | Subjects: | Tanaka, Henry Thomas, 1922- | Japanese Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Japanese Americans -- Social conditions. | Japanese Americans -- Evacuation and relocation, 1942-1945. | Concentration camps -- United States. | World War, 1939-1945 -- Evacuation of civilians -- United States. | Race discrimination -- United States. | Civil rights -- United States. | United States -- Race relations.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 1276 | Title: | Cleveland Workhouse and House of Refuge and Correction Records
| | | | Creator: | Cleveland Workhouse and House of Refuge and Correction | | | | Dates: | 1855-1950 | | | | Abstract: | The Cleveland Workhouse and House of Refuge and Correction is a Cleveland, Ohio, correctional institution for petty offenders. It was established in 1871 and included facilities for adults (Workhouse) and for juveniles (House of Refuge and Correction). By 1907 it moved to a farm colony in the suburb of Warrensville and became known as the Warrensville House of Correction of the City of Cleveland. The collection consists of correspondence, minutes, registers, time books, daily records, payroll books, invoices, financial statements, cash books, inventories, balance books, medical records, and records relating to the City Infirmary (later Highland View Hospital) and the Division of Outdoor Relief. | | | | Call #: | MS 3681 | | | | Extent: | 2.20 linear feet (2 containers and 24 rolls of microfilm) | | | | Subjects: | Cleveland Workhouse House of Refuge and Correction. | Workhouses -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Correctional institutions -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Rehabilitation of criminals -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Crime -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Criminals -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 1277 | Title: | John C. Ford Correspondence
| | | | Creator: | Ford, John C. | | | | Dates: | 1894-1895 | | | | Abstract: | John C. Ford (1856-1936) was the pastor of the First Baptist Church, Jefferson, Ohio, during its 1894-1895 building program. The collection consists of correspondence concerning the bidding, design, and construction of 12 stained glass windows for the First Baptist Church, Jefferson, Ohio. Major correspondents include George Drake of the Cleveland Stained Glass Works, C.E. Udell, a wholesaler from St. Louis, Missouri, Theodore Marx of the Decorative Arts Company, Cincinnati, and the Van Cleve Glass Company, Cleveland. Also included are some promotional flyers. | | | | Call #: | MS 3682 | | | | Extent: | 0.20 linear feet (1 container) | | | | Subjects: | Ford, John C., 1856-1936. | First Baptist Church (Jefferson, Ohio) | Churches, Baptist -- Ohio -- Jefferson. | Church decoration and ornament -- Ohio -- Jefferson. | Glass painting and staining -- United States.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 1278 | Title: | Samuel H. Silbert Papers
| | | | Creator: | Silbert, Samuel H. | | | | Dates: | 1902-1969 | | | | Abstract: | Samuel H. Silbert (1883-1976) was a Latvian immigrant to Cleveland, Ohio, who became a lawyer and judge. He served as Assistant Police Prosecutor (1912-1915), Municipal Court Judge (1915-1924), and Chief Justice of the Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas (1955-1963). Silbert was a noted authority on divorce law. The collection consists of correspondence, writings, speeches, memos, articles, autobiographical material, miscellaneous documents, and personal business records. Also included are minutes of Local 274 of the Hotel Service Workers and records of the Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas. | | | | Call #: | MS 3683 | | | | Extent: | 17.10 linear feet (17 containers and 1 oversize folder) | | | | Subjects: | Silbert, Samuel H., 1883-1976. | Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Societies, etc. | Judges -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Correspondence, reminiscences, etc. | Labor unions -- Hotels, taverns, etc.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 1280 | Title: | Elks Great Lakes Regional Oratorical Contest Records
| | | | Creator: | Elks Great Lakes Regional Oratorical Contest | | | | Dates: | 1951-1973 | | | | Abstract: | The collection consists of typewritten copies of speeches given by high school students in the Elks Regional (Great Lakes) Oratorical Contest, 1951-1973. Also included are a 1954 budget report and a blank contest questionnaire, ca. 1970. The speeches treat various themes in the history of African Americans in the United States. | | | | Call #: | MS 3685 | | | | Extent: | 0.20 linear feet (1 container) | | | | Subjects: | African Americans -- History. | Oratory -- Competitions.
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