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| | Manuscript Collection | Save | | 1281 | Title: | S.D. McNeal Papers
| | | | Creator: | McNeal, S. D. | | | | Dates: | 1841-1850 | | | | Abstract: | S. D. McNeal (b. 1810) was a Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio, draftsman who went prospecting near Sacramento, California, 1850-1851. The collection consists of two diaries, letters to his wife, an account book and a receipt. The diary entries describe the journey to and prospecting in California, and include diagrams of railroad cars. | | | | Call #: | MS 3686 | | | | Extent: | 0.20 linear feet (1 container) | | | | Subjects: | McNeal, S. D., b. 1810. | Prospecting -- California -- Sacramento. | Overland journeys to the Pacific. | Railroads -- United States -- Passenger cars.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 1282 | Title: | William S. Goff Family Papers
| | | | Creator: | Goff, William S. Family | | | | Dates: | 1907-1970 | | | | Abstract: | William S. Goff was president of Clark Manufacturing Company, in Cleveland, Ohio. His father, Frederick H. Goff, was a prominent lawyer who was proposed as arbitrator between Standard Oil and the United States Department of Justice's Antitrust Division. In 1914 he helped organize the Cleveland Foundation. The collection consists of copies of the Goff genealogy (1970) by Margaret Ann Goff Clegy, a copy of a history of Ohio charitable institutions (1964) by Russell A. Olson, and copies of correspondence between Fred Goff, Standard Oil, and the U.S. Dept. of Justice (1907). | | | | Call #: | MS 3687 | | | | Extent: | 0.20 linear feet (1 container) | | | | Subjects: | Goff family. | Charities -- Ohio -- History.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 1283 | Title: | Daniel McCoy Papers
| | | | Creator: | McCoy, Daniel | | | | Dates: | 1807-1810 | | | | Abstract: | Daniel McCoy (1788-1857) was a Greenwich, Massachusetts, schoolteacher who moved to Chardon, Ohio, in 1816. He later taught in Hambden, Ohio. He married Elizabeth Eels Thorpe in 1820. The collection consists of two handwritten arithmetic textbooks and a "Rule of Three" lesson. | | | | Call #: | MS 3688 | | | | Extent: | 0.20 linear feet (1 container) | | | | Subjects: | McCoy, Daniel, 1788-1857. | Arithmetic -- To 1846.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 1285 | Title: | Gordon H. Simpson Papers
| | | | Creator: | Simpson, Gordon H. | | | | Dates: | 1853-1967 | | | | Abstract: | Gordon H. Simpson (1892-1955) was a Canadian-born descendant of Maryland slaves. In 1928 he became Industrial Secretary of the Negro Welfare Association in St. Louis, Missouri (now the Urban League). In 1936 he became project manager for the Cleveland Metropolitan Housing Authority. In 1938 he was the first Manager of Outhwaite in Cleveland, Ohio, the second public housing development in the United States. The collection consists of letters of the Simpson family (1853-1863) concerning family affairs, and papers of Gordon H. Simpson, including certificates, articles about race relations, and newspaper clippings about Simpson and Outhwaite Homes. | | | | Call #: | MS 3690 | | | | Extent: | 0.10 linear feet (1 container) | | | | Subjects: | Simpson, Gordon H., 1892-1955. | Simpson family. | Outhwaite Homes (Cleveland, Ohio) | Public housing -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 1288 | Title: | Fair Housing Inc. Records
| | | | Creator: | Fair Housing Inc. | | | | Dates: | 1958-1972 | | | | Abstract: | Fair Housing, Inc., was organized in 1962 in Cleveland, Ohio, as an equal opportunity real estate company. It was dissolved in 1972 and succeeded by Stuart E. Wallace & Company. The collection consists of minutes, financial reports, correspondence, newsletters, pamphlets, brochures, newspaper clippings, and miscellaneous materials. | | | | Call #: | MS 3693 | | | | Extent: | 0.80 linear feet (2 containers) | | | | Subjects: | Fair Housing Inc. (Cleveland, Ohio) | Segregation -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Housing -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | African Americans -- Housing -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Real estate investment trusts -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Real estate business -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Discrimination in housing -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Cleveland (Ohio) -- Race relations.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 1289 | Title: | American Polish Women's Club Records
| | | | Creator: | American Polish Women's Club | | | | Dates: | 1933-1972 | | | | Abstract: | The American Polish Women's Club was organized in 1922 in Cleveland, Ohio, by Helen Piotrowski to preserve the language, customs and traditions of Polish Americans. The club has also been involved in many civic and charitable works. The collection consists of membership lists, minutes, dues books, Polish Singers Alliance programs, newspaper clippings, reports and minutes of the scholarship fund, correspondence, anniversary papers, and a bound volume: "Helena Pelczar." | | | | Call #: | MS 3694 | | | | Extent: | 0.80 linear feet (2 containers) | | | | Subjects: | American Polish Women's Club (Cleveland, Ohio) | Polish American women -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Societies and clubs. | Women in charitable work.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 1290 | Title: | Abram Garfield Papers
| | | | Creator: | Garfield, Abram | | | | Dates: | 1886-1972 | | | | Abstract: | Abram Garfield (1872-1958) was the son of president James A. Garfield who became a Cleveland, Ohio, architect, co-founder and president of the School of Architecture (later a part of Western Reserve University), and member of the Regional Association of Cleveland. The collection consists of sketchbooks, diaries, and miscellaneous papers, including drawings, paintings, sketches, and writings. Also included are two autograph books of Marshall Van Horn. A major subject of the artwork is views of Europe. Topics of the diaries include architecture and World War II. | | | | Call #: | MS 3695 | | | | Extent: | 1.20 linear feet (4 containers) | | | | Subjects: | Garfield, Abram, 1872-1958. | Garfield family. | Architecture. | World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal narratives, American. | Europe -- Description and travel -- Views.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 1291 | Title: | David LaDow Family Papers
| | | | Creator: | LaDow, David Family | | | | Dates: | 1819-1956 | | | | Abstract: | David LaDow (1847-1900) was a soldier in the 2nd Regiment, Ohio Heavy Artillery, during the American Civil War. He later returned to Ohio and married Esther Sessions. The collection consists of deeds, an army discharge, and pension papers of David LaDow, and papers relating to Laura Ethel Sessions, a relative of Esther Sessions LaDow, including letters about her estate. | | | | Call #: | MS 3696 | | | | Extent: | 0.10 linear feet (1 container) | | | | Subjects: | LaDow family. | LaDow, David, 1847-1900. | Soldiers -- Ohio.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 1292 | Title: | Oliver R. Bennett Family Papers
| | | | Creator: | Bennett, Oliver R. Family | | | | Dates: | 1812-1894 | | | | Abstract: | Oliver R. Bennett served in the War of 1812 and was captain of his unit of the New Hampshire Militia in 1818. He married Betsey Ford and later moved to Brunswick, Ohio, where he became a farmer. The collection consists of deeds, diaries, accounts and receipts (1833-1894), Bennett's Honorable Discharge (1812), and four calls for military duty in the town of Shelby, state unnamed (1818). The diaries of 1859, 1862-1864, and 1872 were written by Henry Bennett. | | | | Call #: | MS 3697 | | | | Extent: | 0.10 linear feet (1 container) | | | | Subjects: | Bennett family. | Bennett, Oliver R., 1790-1863. | Farm life -- Ohio -- Brunswick. | Brunswick (Ohio) -- History -- Sources.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 1293 | Title: | Minerva Brace Norton Papers
| | | | Creator: | Norton, Minerva Brace | | | | Dates: | 1848-1904 | | | | Abstract: | Minerva Brace Norton (b. 1837) was the assistant editor of the "Little Corporal" magazine in Chicago, Illinois, who became principal of the ladies department at Ripon College (1874-1876). She wrote numerous magazine articles and several books, including one about Mary Mortimer, her teacher at the Milwaukee Female College. The collection consists of letters of Mary Mortimer concerning the Milwaukee Female College, and letters of Mrs. Norton, her family, friends, publisher, missionary friends, and Frances Willard (temperance leader and feminist) concerning Mrs. Norton's European travels and her book, In and Around Berlin. | | | | Call #: | MS 3698 | | | | Extent: | 0.20 linear feet (1 container) | | | | Subjects: | Norton, Minerva Brace, b. 1837. | In and Around Berlin. | Milwaukee Female College. | Women in education. | Europe -- Description and travel -- 1800-1918.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 1294 | Title: | Eliot Ness Papers
| | | | Creator: | Ness, Eliot | | | | Dates: | 1928-1960 | | | | Abstract: | Eliot Ness (1903-1957) was a nationally known law enforcement official who led a Treasury Department Task Force in Chicago, Illinois, and served as Safety Director in Cleveland, Ohio (1935-1942). MS 3699 consists of a scrapbook (1928-1936), copies of newspaper clippings (1935-1950), a typewritten manuscript detailing Ness' career in Chicago, and miscellaneous papers, including a report on the Fidelity Check Corporation and Guaranty Paper, of which Ness was president. Scrapbook Collection No. 171 consists of 13 scrapbooks that detail the life and careers of Eliot Ness. | | | | Call #: | MS 3699 | | | | Extent: | 6.20 linear feet (1 container and 13 oversize volumes) | | | | Subjects: | Ness, Eliot, 1903-1957. | Cleveland (Ohio). Dept. of Public Safety. | Fidelity Check Corporation and Guaranty Paper. | Detectives -- Illinois -- Chicago -- Correspondence, reminiscences, etc. | Law enforcement -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- History -- Sources. | Law enforcement -- Illinois -- Chicago -- History -- Sources.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 1295 | Title: | Cleveland Cultural Garden Federation Records
| | | | Creator: | Cleveland Cultural Garden Federation | | | | Dates: | 1916-1976 | | | | Abstract: | The Cleveland Cultural Garden Federation was founded in 1925 by Leo Weidenthal as the Civic Progress League. In 1926 the name was changed to the Cleveland Cultural Garden League, and in 1952 to the Cleveland Cultural Garden Federation. Weidenthal conceived the idea of a series of gardens, each having a central theme concerning the history of a single nationality group in Cleveland, Ohio. The City of Cleveland and the Work Projects Administration did much of the work on the earlier gardens after a 1927 ordinance set aside areas of Rockefeller Park next to the Shakespeare Garden for the development of similar gardens with ethnic themes. The collection consists of articles of incorporation, constitutions, minutes, correspondence, histories, speeches, financial records, proclamations, publications, clippings, scrapbooks, and miscellaneous material including membership lists, resolutions, press releases, certificates, programs, and invitations. The minutes and correspondence contain information on the role of the Work Projects Administration in helping to build the gardens. | | | | Call #: | MS 3700 | | | | Extent: | 2.51 linear feet (6 containers and 1 oversize folder) | | | | Subjects: | Cleveland Cultural Garden Federation. | Community gardens -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Gardens -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Cleveland (Ohio) -- Ethnic relations. | Cleveland (Ohio) -- Foreign population.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 1296 | Title: | National Association of Letter Carriers, Branch 40 Records
| | | | Creator: | National Association of Letter Carriers, Branch 40 | | | | Dates: | 1889-1971 | | | | Abstract: | Branch 40 of the National Association of Letter Carriers was established in 1889 in Cleveland, Ohio, as the Cleveland Letter Carriers' Association. In 1890 it joined with other independent associations to form the National Association of Letter Carriers and was subsequently chartered as Branch 40 of the National Association. In 1898 Branch 40 began calling itself the Forest City Branch. It was changed to the William C. Doherty Branch in 1965. In 1970 Branch 40 joined in the union's first strike, a wage dispute, which resulted in a fourteen percent pay raise. It remains active in local and national labor affairs. The collection consists of reports of the treasurer, the trustees, and the financial secretary, dues books, financial journals, minutes of monthly meetings, attendance books, material on a contested election, materials relating to the 1970 strike, union publications, clippings, scrapbooks, and a miscellaneous file. | | | | Call #: | MS 3701 | | | | Extent: | 3.50 linear feet (4 containers and 4 oversize volumes) | | | | Subjects: | National Association of Letter Carriers (U.S.). Branch 40 (Cleveland, Ohio) | Postal service -- Employees -- Labor unions -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Postal service -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Employees. | Collective bargaining -- Postal service -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Strikes and lockouts -- Postal service -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
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