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| | Manuscript Collection | Save | | 1321 | Title: | Jewish War Veterans of the United States, Inc., Post 14 Records
| | | | Creator: | Jewish War Veterans of the United States, Inc., Post 14 | | | | Dates: | 1926-1977 | | | | Abstract: | Post 14 of the Jewish War Veterans of the United States was organized in 1919 in Cleveland, Ohio, and admitted to the national organization in 1925. The Jewish War Veterans is the oldest active veterans society in the United States It was formed in 1896 as the Hebrew Union Veterans and merged with the Jewish Veterans of the War with Spain in 1920 to form the present organization. Post 14 activities have included social and charitable activities, lobbying for civil rights, and combating anti-Semitism. The collection consists of correspondence, membership lists, scattered minutes of national and regional meetings, constitutions, financial records, news releases, resolutions, speeches, certificates, forms, songs, clippings, scrapbooks, newsletters, proceedings, programs, and announcements. | | | | Call #: | MS 3726 | | | | Extent: | 1.90 linear feet (3 containers and 1 oversize volume) | | | | Subjects: | Jewish War Veterans of the United States, Inc. Post 14 (Cleveland, Ohio) | Veterans -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Societies, etc. | Jewish soldiers -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Societies, etc. | Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Societies, etc.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 1322 | Title: | Brotherhood of Painters, Decorators, and Paperhangers of America, Glaziers Local Union No. 1210 Records
| | | | Creator: | Brotherhood of Painters, Decorators, and Paperhangers of America, Glaziers Local Union No. 1210 | | | | Dates: | 1915-1921 | | | | Abstract: | The Brotherhood of Painters, Decorators, and Paperhangers of America, Glaziers Local Union No. 1210, was founded in 1915 in Cleveland, Ohi,o as Local 181 of the Brotherhood of Painters, Decorators, and Paperhangers. The collection consists of minutes, including accident, field, financial and shop reports. Also included are receipts relating to Glaziers Local 181 and constitutional amendments of the Brotherhood of Painters, Decorators, and Paperhangers. | | | | Call #: | MS 3727 | | | | Extent: | 0.20 linear feet (1 container) | | | | Subjects: | Brotherhood of Painters, Decorators, and Paperhangers of America. Glaziers Local Union No. 1210 (Cleveland, Ohio) | Labor unions -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Glassworkers -- Labor unions -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Painters, Industrial -- Labor unions -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Paperhangers -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Strikes and lockouts -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 1323 | Title: | Cleveland Printing and Graphic Communications Union, Local No. 56 Records
| | | | Creator: | Cleveland Printing and Graphic Communications Union, Local No. 56 | | | | Dates: | 1893-1978 | | | | Abstract: | The Cleveland Printing and Graphic Communications Union, Local No. 56 was chartered in 1891 as the Cleveland Printing and Pressmen's Union, Local No. 56. It became the Cleveland Printing Pressmen's and Assistants Union, Local No. 56 in 1929, after merging with the Cleveland Pressmen's Assistants Union, Local No. 45. The present name was adopted after a 1973 merger with the Stereotypers and Electrotypers International. Activities of the union have included support of other unions, establishment of a technical school and a tuberculosis sanitarium in Tennessee, and support of the Cleveland Citizen, one of America's oldest labor newspapers. The collection consists of minutes, ledgers, cash and dues books, payment records, tax information, attendance books, subject files, and newsletters. | | | | Call #: | MS 3728 | | | | Extent: | 11.60 linear feet (12 containers and 9 oversize volumes) | | | | Subjects: | Cleveland Printing and Graphic Communications Union. Local No. 56. | Labor unions -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Printing industry -- Labor unions -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Printing industry -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Collective bargaining -- Printing industry -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 1324 | Title: | Sylvester T. Everett Family Papers
| | | | Creator: | Everett, Sylvester T. Family | | | | Dates: | 1891-1976 | | | | Abstract: | The Everett family of Cleveland, Ohio, were major supporters of Beech Brook, a treatment center for emotionally disturbed children, which was founded in 1852 as the Cleveland Protestant Orphan Asylum. The collection consists of a scrapbook of copies of newspaper clippings and annual reports detailing the Everett family's contributions to Beech Brook. Also included are fact sheets about the institution and a letter from the chairman of the Development Committee answering economic questions. | | | | Call #: | MS 3729 | | | | Extent: | 0.10 linear feet (1 container) | | | | Subjects: | Everett family. | Everett, Sylvester T. | Orphanages -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 1325 | Title: | Prudence Asenath Stickney Papers
| | | | Creator: | Stickney, Prudence Asenath | | | | Dates: | 1936-1949 | | | | Abstract: | Prudence Asenath Stickney (1860-1950) was the Eldress of the Sabbathday Lake Shakers in Maine. The collection consists of copies of letters, primarily ALS from Prudence Stickney and TLS from Herbert Hoover, and of birthday, Christmas and Easter cards. Eldress Stickney's letters convey support of the ex-president's speeches and policies, while his convey thanks for gifts she sent him. | | | | Call #: | MS 3730 | | | | Extent: | 0.10 linear feet (1 container) | | | | Subjects: | Stickney, Prudence Asenath, 1860-1950. | Shakers -- Maine -- Correspondence.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 1326 | Title: | Out in Brecksville by Frank N. Wilcox
| | | | Creator: | Wilcox, Frank Nelson | | | | Dates: | undated | | | | Abstract: | Frank Nelson Wilcox (1887-1964) was an author, painter, and instructor at the Cleveland Institute of Art, who grew up in Brecksville, Ohio, at the turn of the century. The collection consists of a copy of a typed history of Wilcox's childhood in Brecksville, Ohio, in the 1890s. It includes a genealogy and an index to the chapter headings. | | | | Call #: | MS 3731 | | | | Extent: | 0.10 linear feet (1 container) | | | | Subjects: | Wilcox, Frank Nelson, 1887-1964. | Wilcox family. | Farm life -- Ohio -- Brecksville. | Brecksville (Ohio) -- Description.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 1327 | Title: | Charles R. Green Papers
| | | | Creator: | Green, Charles R. | | | | Dates: | 1851-1914 | | | | Abstract: | Charles Ransley Green (1845-1915) was a soldier from Milan, Ohio, who served with the 101st Ohio Volunteer Infantry during the American Civil War. Afterwards he corresponded with members of his regiment and collected their recollections and biographical data. The collection consists of correspondence of members of the 101st Ohio Volunteer Infantry concerning their Civil War recollections, pension requests, and biographical sketches. Also included are letters from Green requesting biographical and military data, and letters from his cousins Isaac and Julia Haskins, and others. | | | | Call #: | MS 3732 | | | | Extent: | 0.20 linear feet (1 container) | | | | Subjects: | Green, Charles R. (Charles Ransley), 1845-1915. | United States. Army. Ohio Infantry Regiment, 101st. | Soldiers -- Ohio -- Correspondence. | Pensions, Military -- United States. | United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 1328 | Title: | Edward Bushnell Papers
| | | | Creator: | Bushnell, Edward | | | | Dates: | 1888-1926 | | | | Abstract: | Edward Bushnell (1865-1944) was the son of Ebenezer and Cornelia K (Woodruff) Bushnell. The family moved to Cleveland, Ohio, in the 1880s and Edward became a lawyer. His specialty was estate administration. He was involved in many social and civic activities, including the Cleveland School Board, where he served as president from 1915 to 1917. He was married to Maude Kidder Sherwin. The collection consists of correspondence and financial and legal documents relating to Bushnell's non-legal interests and to several estates which he handled. | | | | Call #: | MS 3733 | | | | Extent: | 1.21 linear feet (2 containers and 1 oversize folder) | | | | Subjects: | Bushnell, Edward, 1865-1944. | Lawyers -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 1329 | Title: | Zionist Organization of America, Cleveland District Records
| | | | Creator: | Zionist Organization of America, Cleveland District | | | | Dates: | 1962-1975 | | | | Abstract: | The Cleveland District of the Zionist Organization of America was formed in 1966 by the merger of Temple on the Heights District and the Temple District. The Cleveland, Ohio District is an affiliate of the national Zionist Organization of America, which was created in 1918 by the merger of the Federation of American Zionists, Young Judea, and Hadassah. Since 1948 Zionist Organization of America has shifted its role from efforts to create the state of Israel to fundraising and public relations on its behalf. The collection consists of brochures, correspondence, constitutions, minutes, paid invoices, pamphlets, resolutions, receipts, statements and purchases of security accounts, and newspaper clippings. | | | | Call #: | MS 3734 | | | | Extent: | 1.00 linear feet (1 container) | | | | Subjects: | Zionist Organization of America. Cleveland District. | Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Societies, etc. | Zionists -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Societies, etc. | Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Charities.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 1330 | Title: | Mather Family Papers
| | | | Creator: | Mather Family | | | | Dates: | 1834-1967 | | | | Abstract: | The Mather Family was a prominent Cleveland, Ohio, family related to the early New England Mather family and descended through Samuel Livingston Mather (1817-1890), who moved to Cleveland from Connecticut in 1843. Family members were prominent in all areas of Cleveland's development, including business and industry, education, philanthropy, the arts, medicine, literature, and politics. Many became nationally and internationally noted in their fields. The Mather family is related by marriage to the Bishop, Stone, Woolson, Benedict and Hay families. The collection consists of correspondence, newspaper clippings, legal and financial documents, copies of wills and estate records, genealogical charts and research notes, biographies, tributes, awards, diaries, account books, drawings, reports, and an autograph collection. Major topics of the correspondence include the travels and literary accomplishments of family members. | | | | Call #: | MS 3735 | | | | Extent: | 12.81 linear feet (29 containers, 4 oversize volumes, and 1 oversize folder) | | | | Subjects: | Mather family. | Bishop family. | Hayes family. | Stone family. | Woolson family. | Benedict family. | Benedict, Clare. | Woolson, Constance Fenimore, 1840-1894. | Benedict, Clara Woolson, 1843-1923. | Voyages and travels. | Literature and society. | Autographs -- Collections.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 1331 | Title: | James Horton Papers
| | | | Creator: | Horton, James | | | | Dates: | 1955-1974 | | | | Abstract: | James Horton (b. 1934) was the business representative for the Building Service and Maintenance Union, Local 47, Cleveland, Ohio. He helped the union organize workers in several Cleveland hospitals and nursing homes. The collection consists of mimeograph letters from Local 47 of the Building Service and Maintenance Union to hospitals, nursing homes, other unions, and union members concerning meetings, strikes, recruitment of members, and organizing procedures. Also included are collective bargaining agreements, copies of newspaper clippings on the union and James Horton, personal papers of Mr. Horton, and printed materials concerning his band (1955-1974). | | | | Call #: | MS 3736 | | | | Extent: | 0.40 linear feet (1 container) | | | | Subjects: | Horton, James, 1934- | African Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Service industries workers -- Labor unions -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Building-service employees -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Service industries workers -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Labor unions -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Collective labor agreements -- Building-service employees -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Collective labor agreements -- Service industries -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Strikes and lockouts -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Bands (Music) -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 1332 | Title: | Schifflein Christi Church Records
| | | | Creator: | Schifflein Christi Church | | | | Dates: | 1868-1975 | | | | Abstract: | Schifflein Christi was the the first German church in Cleveland, Ohio. It was organized in 1835 as the First Evangelical Protestant Church of Cleveland. The name was changed to Schifflein Christi in 1876. The church merged with Ebenezer Evangelical Church in 1923 to form the First Evangelical Church. In 1929 Evangelical Protestant Trinity Congregation merged with the church and took its name. After a 1953 merger with Glenville Evangelical and Reformed Church and a 1967 merger with the Fellowship Church in Wickliffe, Ohio, the name was changed to Fellowship United Church of Christ. The collection consists of minute books, reports, financial ledgers, subscription and dues ledgers, correspondence, church histories, programs, and pamphlets. | | | | Call #: | MS 3737 | | | | Extent: | 1.60 linear feet (3 containers and 1 oversize volume) | | | | Subjects: | Schifflein Christi Church (Cleveland, Ohio) | German Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Religious life. | Churches -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 1333 | Title: | Emmet A. Beebe Family Papers
| | | | Creator: | Beebe, Emmet A. | | | | Dates: | 1872-1965 | | | | Abstract: | Emmet Beebe was the great-grandson of David Beebe, Sr., a pioneer settler of Ridgeville Township in Lorain County, Ohio. Emmet was born in North Ridgeville in 1849 and spent his early life working on the family farm. In 1885 he married Mary Elizabeth Bailus at Dover, Ohio. About 1887 they moved to a farm near Tustin, Michigan, where Emmet was also engaged in the lumbering business. In the late 1920s the Beebes returned to North Ridgeville. The collection consists of diaries of Emmet and Mary Beebe and Erma Beebe May, correspondence, genealogical materials, account books, business papers, school work, recipe books, a tatting collection, clippings, and miscellaneous papers. Genealogical charts have been prepared and are found at the end of the register as an appendix. | | | | Call #: | MS 3738 | | | | Extent: | 1.40 linear feet (2 containers) | | | | Subjects: | Beebe, Emmet A., 1849-1933. | Farm life -- Ohio -- Lorain County. | Farm life -- Michigan -- Osceola County. | Beebe, Mary Elizabeth Bailus, | May, Erma Beebe,
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 1334 | Title: | Ray Thomas Miller Papers, Series II
| | | | Creator: | Miller, Ray Thomas | | | | Dates: | 1924-1940 | | | | Abstract: | Ray Thomas Miller (1893-1966) was a prominent lawyer, businessman and Democratic political leader in Cleveland, Ohio, who served as assistant law director (1922-1923), city prosecutor (1928), and Mayor (1932-1935). A major accomplishment of his administration was the relief of the city's homeless and unemployed through the acquisition of federal Works Progress Administration (WPA) funds and the establishment of such programs as the Cleveland Metropolitan Housing Authority, the Wayfarer's Lodge, and municipal kitchens. The collection consists of correspondence, reports, legal documents, ordinances, resolutions, newspaper clippings, and proclamations. The majority of the material consists of departmental files containing constituent and interoffice correspondence, resolutions, and resignations. Major topics include welfare programs and Communist political activity. | | | | Call #: | MS 3739 | | | | Extent: | 6.00 linear feet (8 containers) | | | | Subjects: | Miller, Ray T. (Ray Thomas), 1893-1966. | Public welfare -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Communists -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Cleveland (Ohio) -- Politics and government. | Cleveland (Ohio) -- Economic conditions.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 1335 | Title: | Graphic Arts International Union, Local No. 24-P Records
| | | | Creator: | Graphic Arts International Union | | | | Dates: | 1912-1974 | | | | Abstract: | The Graphic Arts International Union, Local No. 24-P, was founded in 1900 as part of the International Typographical Union but transferred to the jurisdiction of the International Photoengravers Union of North America in 1903. The union merged with the Amalgamated Lithographers of America in 1964 to form the Lithographers and Photoengravers International Union. Also in 1964, Akron Local No. 51 was merged into Cleveland Local No. 24-P. The union merged with the International Brotherhood of Bookbinders in 1972 to form the Graphic Arts International Union. In 1966 the Cleveland local absorbed Youngstown Local No. 63 and in 1976 it took in the Photo-Industrial Local No 24-A. The collections consists of records of three local unions and material issued by the international, including minutes, negotiation minutes, constitutions, correspondence, financial and membership records, statistics, agreements, proposals, newsletters, clippings, pamphlets, convention proceedings, and miscellaneous material. | | | | Call #: | MS 3740 | | | | Extent: | 14.61 linear feet (15 containers, 5 oversized volumes, and 1 oversize folder) | | | | Subjects: | Graphic Arts International Union. Local No. 24-P (Cleveland, Ohio) | Labor unions -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Printing industry -- Labor unions -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Bookbinders -- Labor unions -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Collective bargaining -- Printing industry -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Collective labor agreements -- Printing industry -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 1336 | Title: | Menorah Park, Jewish Home for Aged Records
| | | | Creator: | Menorah Park, Jewish Home for Aged | | | | Dates: | 1906-1968 | | | | Abstract: | Menorah Park was established in 1906 as the Jewish Orthodox Old Home in Cleveland, Ohio. It became one of the five largest old age homes in the country by 1940. The name was changed to the Jewish Orthodox Home for Aged in 1950. The prefix Menorah Park was added in the 1960s. The collections consists of constitutions, minutes, admission applications, naturalization certificates, correspondence, financial records, reports, legal documents, publications, newspaper clippings, and scrapbooks. | | | | Call #: | MS 3741 | | | | Extent: | 24.70 linear feet (16 containers, 85 oversize volumes, and 2 oversize folders) | | | | Subjects: | Menorah Park, Jewish Home for Aged (Cleveland, Ohio) | Jewish old age homes -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Charities. | Older people -- Institutional care -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Jewish aged -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 1338 | Title: | Albert M. Pennybacker Papers
| | | | Creator: | Pennybacker, Albert M. | | | | Dates: | 1963-1974 | | | | Abstract: | Albert Pennybacker was a civil rights activist and pastor of Heights Christian Church in the Cleveland, Ohio, suburb of Shaker Heights. The collection consists of correspondence with civil rights workers and organizations, including the Cleveland Board of Education, the League of Women Voters of Shaker Heights, the Welfare Federation, and Rabbi Arthur J. Lelyveld. Also included are committee minutes and reports, newsletters, newspaper clippings, and news releases of groups including the Citizens' Commission of Shaker Heights, the Cleveland Interfaith Housing Corporation, the Emergency Clergy Committee on Civil Rights, Laymen for Civil Rights, and the Ludlow Community Association. | | | | Call #: | MS 3743 | | | | Extent: | 0.40 linear feet (1 container) | | | | Subjects: | Pennybacker, Albert M., ca. 1930- | Civil rights movements -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Civil rights workers -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Clergy -- Ohio -- Shaker Heights. | African Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Cleveland (Ohio) -- Race relations.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 1339 | Title: | Eddy Road Street Club Records
| | | | Creator: | Eddy Road Street Club | | | | Dates: | 1965-1974 | | | | Abstract: | The Eddy Road Street Club was formed in 1966 by residents of Eddy Road in Cleveland, Ohio. Activities included beautification and crime prevention. The collection consists of by-laws, copies of minutes, correspondence, financial reports, receipts, newsletters, certificates, raffle tickets, and letterhead stationery. | | | | Call #: | MS 3744 | | | | Extent: | 0.10 linear feet (1 container) | | | | Subjects: | Eddy Road Street Club (Cleveland, Ohio) | Homeowners' associations -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Citizens' associations -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Crime prevention -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Citizen participation. | African Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 1340 | Title: | Joseph Leighton Jackson Papers
| | | | Creator: | Jackson, Joseph Leighton | | | | Dates: | 1872-1904 | | | | Abstract: | Joseph Leighton Jackson (1832-1921) was a Clyde, Ohio, resident who fought with the Union Army during the American Civil War and worked as a traveling salesman in Ohio and Indiana. He later moved to Washington, D.C., where he worked as a night watchman at the Treasury Department and later as the proprietor of a bookstore. The collection consists of a journal from Jackson's years as a traveling salesman which contains a brief autobiography. Included is a transcript of the autobiography. | | | | Call #: | MS 3745 | | | | Extent: | 0.10 linear feet (1 container) | | | | Subjects: | Jackson, Joseph Leighton, 1832-1921. | Traveling sales personnel -- Ohio. | Traveling sales personnel -- Indiana.
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