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| | Manuscript Collection | Save | | 1341 | Title: | Brotherhood of Painters, Decorators and Paperhangers of America, Local 867 Ledgers
| | | | Creator: | Brotherhood of Painters, Decorators and Paperhangers of America, Local 867 | | | | Dates: | 1920-1947 | | | | Abstract: | Local 867 was founded in 1921 in Cleveland, Ohio, as a local of the Brotherhood of Painters, Decorators and Paperhangers of America (est. 1887). The name was changed to the Brotherhood of Painters and Allied Trades ca. 1969. The collection consists of bound ledgers detailing members' dues, fines and assessments. | | | | Call #: | MS 3746 | | | | Extent: | 9.50 linear feet (23 volumes) | | | | Subjects: | Brotherhood of Painters, Decorators and Paperhangers of America. Local 867 (Cleveland, Ohio) | Painters, Industrial -- Labor unions -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Paperhangers -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 1342 | Title: | W.S. Tyler Company Records
| | | | Creator: | W.S. Tyler Company | | | | Dates: | 1866-1971 | | | | Abstract: | W. S. Tyler Company was an international wire mesh manufacturing concern founded in 1872, in Cleveland, Ohio, by Washington S. Tyler. It absorbed the Standard Company, another wire producer, in 1918. It became a subsidiary of Combustion Engineering, Inc. in 1970. Its products were used primarily in elevator construction and mining machinery. The collection consists of a general ledger, an inventory, a catalog of elevator parts, a newspaper clipping, and a facsimile of the company crest; and an account ledger from the Standard Company. | | | | Call #: | MS 3747 | | | | Extent: | 0.50 linear feet (1 container and 1 oversize volume) | | | | Subjects: | W.S. Tyler Company. | Wire netting industry -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Wire products industry -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Elevators (Automatic)
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 1344 | Title: | Bartlett and McKee Family Papers
| | | | Creator: | Bartlett and McKee Family | | | | Dates: | 1863-1939 | | | | Abstract: | Elizabeth G. Bartlett and her sons, Frederick J. and John, immigrated to Ohio from England in the 1840s. Frederick's daughter Myrtle married Stansbury McKee, while another daughter, Jane, became a teacher in Gypsum, Ohio. His third daughter, Hallie, married Charles Hurd of Elyria, Ohio. John Bartlett and Stansbury McKee were Union soldiers in the American Civil War. Bartlett died at Nashville in 1864. The collection consists of correspondence and naturalization papers of Frederick J. Bartlett, correspondence of Elizabeth G. Bartlett concerning her son John's Civil War death benefits, correspondence of Jane Bartlett concerning her teaching position, an autograph book and correspondence of Hallie Bartlett Hurd, and pension applications and affidavits of Stansbury and Myrtle McKee, related to his Civil War service. | | | | Call #: | MS 3749 | | | | Extent: | 0.10 linear feet (1 container) | | | | Subjects: | Bartlett family. | McKee family. | Hurd family. | Teachers -- Ohio -- Gypsum. | Autograph albums -- Ohio -- Elyria.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 1345 | Title: | Bohemian National Hall Records
| | | | Creator: | Bohemian National Hall | | | | Dates: | 1889-1975 | | | | Abstract: | The Bohemian National Hall was dedicated in 1897 as a community building for the use of Cleveland, Ohio, Czech societies. The Hall was purchased by the Northeastern District of the American Organization of Sokols in 1976 and placed on the National Register of Historic Places. The collection consists of minute books, account books, financial records, commemorative anniversary books, correspondence, and newspaper clippings. | | | | Call #: | MS 3750 | | | | Extent: | 2.60 linear feet (3 containers and 1 oversize volume) | | | | Subjects: | Bohemian National Hall (Cleveland, Ohio) | Czech Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Halls -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 1346 | Title: | Lithographers and Photoengravers International Union, Local No. 6-L Records
| | | | Creator: | Lithographers and Photoengravers International Union, Local No. 6-L | | | | Dates: | 1904-1970 | | | | Abstract: | Local No. 6-L of the Lithographers and Photoengravers International Union was chartered in 1889 in Cleveland, Ohio, as a member of the Lithographers International Protective and Insurance Association of the United States and Canada. The Association merged with the International Photoengravers Union of North America in 1964 to form the Lithographers and Photoengravers International Union. Cleveland Local 6-L broadened its membership to include Akron workers. In 1972 the union merged with the International Brotherhood of Bookbinders to form the Graphic Arts International Union. The collection consists of minutes, correspondence, audit reports, dues and assessments ledgers, cash books, and pension account ledgers. | | | | Call #: | MS 3751 | | | | Extent: | 4.40 linear feet (4 containers and 6 oversize volumes) | | | | Subjects: | Lithographers and Photoengravers International Union. Local No. 6-L (Cleveland, Ohio) | Labor unions -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Printing industry -- Labor unions -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Collective bargaining -- Printing industry -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 1347 | Title: | Independence Presbyterian Church Records
| | | | Creator: | Independence Presbyterian Church | | | | Dates: | 1837-1950 | | | | Abstract: | Independence Presbyterian Church was founded in 1837, in Independence, Ohio (now a suburb of Cleveland). It was disbanded in 1904 but reorganized in 1925. The collection consists of photocopies of the church record book, including minutes of meetings concerned with the formation of the church, minutes of congregational, elders, and trustees meetings, records of new members, leaving members, baptisms, and deaths, and a history, 1837-1876. | | | | Call #: | MS 3752 | | | | Extent: | 0.20 linear feet (1 container) | | | | Subjects: | Independence Presbyterian Church (Independence, Ohio) | Churches, Presbyterian -- Ohio -- Independence. | Church records and registers -- Ohio -- Independence. | Baptismal certificates. | Registers of births, etc. -- Ohio -- Independence.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 1348 | Title: | Suburban Temple Records
| | | | Creator: | Suburban Temple | | | | Dates: | 1948-1976 | | | | Abstract: | Suburban Temple was established in 1948 in Beachwood, Ohio, by former members of several large Cleveland, Ohio temples who had participated in a series of discussion groups on religious education. Emphasis was placed on Reform values and quality religious education. The collection consists of correspondence, minutes, legal and financial documents, newspaper clippings, membership lists, lesson plans, and publications. | | | | Call #: | MS 3753 | | | | Extent: | 8.00 linear feet (7 containers and 3 oversize volumes) | | | | Subjects: | Suburban Temple (Beachwood, Ohio) | Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Synagogues -- Ohio -- Beachwood -- Organization and administration. | Reform Judaism -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Reform Judaism -- Ohio -- Beachwood.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 1349 | Title: | William Herbert Withington Papers
| | | | Creator: | Withington, William Herbert | | | | Dates: | 1786-1924 | | | | Abstract: | William Herbert Withingon (1835-1903) was a Captain in the 17th Regiment, Michigan Volunteer Infantry, during the American Civil War. He later co-founded the Withington and Cooley Company (later American Fork and Hoe, Inc.). The collection consists of correspondence, genealogical material, greeting cards, legal documents, clippings, and miscellaneous documents. The correspondence discusses Civil War battles, Capt. Withington's term as a prisoner of war, and other topics. | | | | Call #: | MS 3754 | | | | Extent: | 0.40 linear feet (1 container) | | | | Subjects: | Withington, William Herbert, 1835-1903. | United States. Army. Michigan Infantry Regiment, 17th (1862-1865) | Soldiers -- Michigan -- Correspondence, reminiscences, etc. | United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Campaigns. | United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Prisoners and prisons. | United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 1350 | Title: | Darling Family Papers
| | | | Creator: | Darling Family | | | | Dates: | 1846-1893 | | | | Abstract: | Stephen S. Darling was a farmer in Chandler's Valley, Pennsylvania. His son Wesley served in the 9th New York Cavalry during the American Civil War, while another son, Bradford, served in the 12th Pennsylvania Cavalry. The collection consists of correspondence, newspaper clippings, recipes (in German and English), song lyrics, an account of the early settling of Chandler's Valley, Pennsylvania, letters in German script (1855-1874) from family members to immigrant relatives in the United States, a register of Company F of the 9th New York Cavalry, and miscellaneous documents. Topics of the correspondence include the Civil War, and farm life in Pennsylvania. | | | | Call #: | MS 3755 | | | | Extent: | 0.40 linear feet (1 container) | | | | Subjects: | Darling family. | United States. Army. New York Cavalry Regiment, 9th (1861-1865) | United States. Army. Pennsylvania Cavalry Regiment, 12th (1861-1865) | Soldiers -- Pennsylvania -- Correspondence. | Farm life -- Pennsylvania. | Chandler's Valley (Pa.) -- History. | United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Registers. | United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 1351 | Title: | Moses J. Gries Family Papers
| | | | Creator: | Gries, Moses J. Family | | | | Dates: | 1885-1933 | | | | Abstract: | Moses J. Gries (1868-1918) was Rabbi of Tifereth Israel Congregation (The Temple) in Cleveland, Ohio, from 1892 to 1917. His wife, Frances, was the daughter of Kaufman Hays, a Cleveland businessman and banker. The collection consists of correspondence, a European travel diary (1897), a memorandum and account book of Kaufman Hays, the Will of Regina Thorman, a book of clippings on aerial derbies (1919-1920), and a scrapbook of condolences and newspaper clippings upon the death of Frances Hays Gries Watters (1933). | | | | Call #: | MS 3756 | | | | Extent: | 0.40 linear feet (1 container) | | | | Subjects: | Watters, Frances Hays Gries, d. 1933. | Gries family. | Gries, Moses J., 1868-1918. | Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Europe -- Description and travel -- 1800-1918.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 1352 | Title: | Textile Workers Union of America, Local 482 Records
| | | | Creator: | Textile Workers Union of America, Local 482 | | | | Dates: | 1942-1978 | | | | Abstract: | Local 482 of the Textile Workers Union of America was chartered in 1942 by the Textile Workers Union of America as the bargaining agent of the workers at the Painesville, Ohio, plant of the Industrial Rayon Corp. The national union was established in 1939 to improve wages, working conditions and security of textile workers. The local's history is one of constant contract negotiations and frequent walkouts. Major strikes occurred in 1953, 1955 and 1957, over wage issues. The collection consists of constitutions, by-laws, agreements, executive board and membership minutes, records of contract negotiations, grievance reports and hearings, arbitration proceedings and decisions, correspondence, committee reports, newsletters, and miscellaneous pamphlets. | | | | Call #: | MS 3757 | | | | Extent: | 4.00 linear feet (4 containers) | | | | Subjects: | Industrial Rayon Corporation. | Textile industry -- Ohio -- Painesville. | Textile workers -- Ohio -- Painesville. | Textile workers -- Labor unions -- Ohio -- Painesville. | Strikes and lockouts -- Textile industry -- Ohio -- Painesville. | Collective bargaining -- Textile industry -- Ohio -- Painesville. | Collective labor agreements -- Textile industry -- Ohio -- Painesville. | Grievance arbitration -- Ohio -- Painesville. | Labor unions -- Ohio -- Painesville.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 1353 | Title: | International Brotherhood of Teamsters, Chauffeurs, Warehousemen, and Helpers of America, Local 407 Records
| | | | Creator: | International Brotherhood of Teamsters, Chauffeurs, Warehousemen, and Helpers of America, Local 407 | | | | Dates: | 1925-1948 | | | | Abstract: | Local 407 is a local union of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, Chauffeurs, Warehousemen, and Helpers. The local was founded and chartered in 1912, in Cleveland, Ohio. The collection consists of fifty-six bound ledger volumes which list dues, fines, and assessments for individual members of the local union. | | | | Call #: | MS 3758 | | | | Extent: | 17.50 linear feet (56 volumes) | | | | Subjects: | International Brotherhood of Teamsters, Chauffeurs, Warehousemen, and Helpers of America. Local 407 (Cleveland, Ohio) | Labor unions -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Transport workers -- Labor unions -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 1354 | Title: | Benjamin J. Gray Papers
| | | | Creator: | Gray, Benjamin J. | | | | Dates: | 1947-1956 | | | | Abstract: | Benjamin J. Gray (b. 1908) was a member of the Cuyahoga County, Ohio Committee of the Communist Party, and founder and state president of the Project Workers' Union (later the Worker's Alliance) The collection consists of copies of campaign literature from national and local political campaigns (1947-1956), including literature on Henry A. Wallace's 1948 presidential campaign and on Progressive Party activities in Ohio and Cuyahoga County. Also includes information from liberal groups and labor organizations, publications of the United Electrical, Radio and Machine Workers of America, and copies of the 1951 report of the Ohio Un-American Activities Commission. | | | | Call #: | MS 3759 | | | | Extent: | 0.10 linear feet (1 container) | | | | Subjects: | Gray, Benjamin J., 1908- | Wallace, Henry Agard, 1888-1965. | Campaign literature -- United States -- 20th century. | Communism -- United States. | Labor and laboring classes -- United States -- Political activity. | Presidential candidates -- United States. | Progressive Party (Founded 1948)
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 1355 | Title: | Henry Spira Papers
| | | | Creator: | Spira, Henry | | | | Dates: | 1885-1941 | | | | Abstract: | Henry Spira (1863-1941) was an Hungarian-Jewish liquor merchant who settled in Cleveland, Ohio, in 1891 and established a foreign-exchange banking office and steamship ticket company. The collection consists of immigration and naturalization papers, passports, other materials documenting Spira's trips to and from Hungary, documents which highlight Spira's early years in the United States., and correspondence, stock certificates, and other items of the Spira International Express Company. | | | | Call #: | MS 3760 | | | | Extent: | 0.10 linear feet (1 container) | | | | Subjects: | Spira, Henry, 1863-1941. | Jews, Hungarian -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Hungarian Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 1356 | Title: | Czechoslovak Society of America Records
| | | | Creator: | Czechoslovak Society of America | | | | Dates: | 1898-1936 | | | | Abstract: | The Czechoslovak Society of America Records consist of financial records (1932-1936), including quarterly reports of various Cleveland, Ohio area lodges, bank statements, checks, receipts, check stubs, a copy of a constitution (1934) written in Czech and English, two copies of the CSBS Rules of Order (1898) in Czech, and a copy of a funeral address, also in Czech. | | | | Call #: | MS 3761 | | | | Extent: | 0.20 linear feet (1 container) | | | | Subjects: | Czechoslovak Society of America. | Czech Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Czechs -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Societies, etc. | Friendly societies -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Insurance, Fraternal -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 1357 | Title: | Index to Portage County, Ohio Census Records
| | | | Creator: | Portage County, Ohio | | | | Dates: | 1880 | | | | Abstract: | Originally part of the Connecticut Western Reserve, Portage County, Ohio was legally created a separate county in February, 1807, along with Ashtabula and Cuyahoga counties. The new counties were sold to Samuel P. Lord, his son Richard, and son-in-law Josiah Barber for development. In 1810 Ravenna, then called Tappanville, was made the county seat. The collection consists of a set of index books to the Portage County, Ohio 1880 census, keyed to individual villages and townships in the county: Atwater, Aurora, Brimfield, Charlestown, Deerfield, Edinburg, Franklin, Freedom, Garretsville, Hiram, Kent, Mantua, Nelson, Palmyra, Paris, Ravenna Township North, Ravenna Township South, Rootstown, Shalersville, Streetsboro, Suffield, and Windham. Each book contains the compiler's name and the full name, age, sex and race of each person living in the district. | | | | Call #: | MS 3762 | | | | Extent: | 0.60 linear feet (3 containers) | | | | Subjects: | Portage County (Ohio) -- Census, 1880 -- Indexes.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 1358 | Title: | Apollos Warner Family Papers
| | | | Creator: | Warner, Apollos Family | | | | Dates: | 1796-1925 | | | | Abstract: | Apollos and Tirzah Warner resided in Barnard, Vermont. Their three daughters married and settled on farms in northern Ohio. Their granddaughter, Ellen E. Howe married Samuel Wildman of Danbury, Connecticut. The collection consists of correspondence, genealogical materials, legal papers, deeds, a Justice of the Peace appointment for Frederick Wildman (Clarksfield Twp., 1840), the Will of Samuel Wildman, and two account books of Ezra Wildman. | | | | Call #: | MS 3763 | | | | Extent: | 0.50 linear feet (1 container and 2 oversize volumes) | | | | Subjects: | Warner family. | Wildman family. | Western Reserve University. | Farm life -- Ohio.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 1359 | Title: | General Store Account Book
| | | | Creator: | Anonymous | | | | Dates: | 1896-1904 | | | | Abstract: | The collection consists of an account book of an unidentified owner of a general store in Cleveland, Ohio, detailing purchases of grocery items, stamps, stove polish, pencils, and other dry goods. | | | | Call #: | MS 3764 | | | | Extent: | 0.20 linear feet (1 container) | | | | Subjects: | General stores -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Cleveland (Ohio) -- Commerce.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 1360 | Title: | Taylor Road Synagogue Records
| | | | Creator: | Taylor Road Synagogue | | | | Dates: | 1919-1968 | | | | Abstract: | Taylor Road Synagogue is the largest Orthodox congregation in Cleveland, Ohio, and is also known as Oheb Zedek Congregation. It was formed in the early 1950s by the merger of Oheb Zedek, Chibas Jerusalem, Agudas Bʻnai Israel, Agudas Achim, Shaaray Torah and Knesseth Israel congregations. The collection consists of ledgers and account books of Shaaray Torah Congregation (1919-1959), a membership ledger of Chibas Jerusalem Congregation (1930-1932), and financial statements, a general fund ledger and journal, invoices for paid bills, and receipts for dues and donations of Taylor Road Synagogue (1946-1968). | | | | Call #: | MS 3765 | | | | Extent: | 3.30 linear feet (9 containers) | | | | Subjects: | Taylor Road Synagogue (Cleveland, Ohio) | Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Synagogues -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Organization and administration. | Orthodox Judaism -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
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