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| | Manuscript Collection | Save | | 1541 | Title: | Harry Franklin Payer Papers
| | | | Creator: | Payer, Harry Franklin | | | | Dates: | 1893-1948 | | | | Abstract: | Harry Franklin Payer (1875-1952) was a prominent Cleveland, Ohio, trial lawyer who entered Democratic Party politics. He attained the positions of assistant city solicitor under Newton D. Baker, president of the Cuyahoga County Bar Association, and Assistant Secretary of State of the United States under President Franklin Roosevelt. He was also active in Cleveland's Czech community and in the Alumni Association of Western Reserve University. The collection consists of newspaper clippings, correspondence, cards, programs, drawings, speeches, articles, lists and school records. | | | | Call #: | MS 3950 | | | | Extent: | 0.21 linear feet (1 container and 1 oversize folder) | | | | Subjects: | Payer, Harry Franklin, 1875-1952. | Western Reserve University -- Alumni and alumnae. | Czech Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Lawyers -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Democratic Party. Ohio.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 1542 | Title: | Heights Benevolent and Social Union Records
| | | | Creator: | Heights Benevolent and Social Union | | | | Dates: | 1883-1981 | | | | Abstract: | The Heights Benevolent and Social Union (HBSU) is the oldest existing Jewish benevolent society in Cleveland, Ohio. It was organized on April 16, 1881, as the Hungarian Benevolent and Social Union and received its state charter two years later. The organization was established to aid its members in case of illness or death, to assist non-members in "unfortunate circumstances," and to cultivate friendly and social relations among its members. It was formed by twenty-four Hungarian Jews who gathered for their first meeting in the shoe store of Ben Shlesinger, the society's first president. In 1919, the Hungarian Benevolent and Social Union officially changed its name to the initials HBSU, indicating that membership was no longer based on Jewish national origin. In the late 1960s, the organization adopted the name Heights Benevolent and Social Union for publicity uses. By 1885, the organization had over 100 members and membership subsequently increased to 763 in 1916. During the early 1980s, membership was approximately 500. From its creation, the HBSU provided typical benevolent and aid society assistance, including partial payment of hospital bills, a weekly sick benefit, death benefits for members and their families, and visits to sick members. The organization has also expended a large portion of its annual budget for charitable donations both locally and in the national and international arenas. Recipients have included persecuted Romanian Jews, World War I refugees, and the Red Cross Society for needy Italians. Additionally, HBSU has donated money to or subscribed to membership in Cleveland Jewish organizations such as the Hebrew Free Loan Association, Federation of Jewish Charities, Infant Orphans Mothers Society, and the Jewish Orthodox Home for the Aged. By the early 1900s, HBSU, while still a mutual aid society, was reaching out more to the community at large and participating in more social causes. The minutes indicate a strong support for the United States in both world wars, and a growing political awareness. In 1896, a delegation from HBSU met with Governor McKinley, then a presidential candidate, at his home in Canton as part of McKinley's "Front Porch Campaign." The primary function of HBSU by the second half of the twentieth century was as a social outlet for its members. The organization sponsors picnics, dinners, balls, lectures, and other special programs. In 1953, a women's auxiliary was created. The HBSU has never had its own meeting hall, and over the years has held meetings in many locations, including the Gesangverein Hall, Knights of Pythias Temple Hall, B'nai B'rith Building, Gates of Hope Synagogue, Warrensville Center Synagogue, and Congregation B'nai Jeshurun's synagogue, among others. During the early 1980s, the HBSU officially incorporated as a fraternal organization. Two lodges were established, one in Florida comprised of Clevelanders who moved to the south, and one in Cleveland. The Cleveland lodge also serves as the Grand Lodge of the HBSU. The collection consists of minutes, bulletins, articles of incorporation, constitution, by-laws, membership lists, programs, historical material and newspaper clippings about individual members, biographical material on Judge Joseph Block, a reminiscence of a meeting with presidential candidate William McKinley, biographies of past HBSU presidents, and lists of officers and members of the Ladies' Auxiliary (1953-1960). | | | | Call #: | MS 3951 | | | | Extent: | 1.00 linear feet (1 container) | | | | Subjects: | Heights Benevolent and Social Union (Cleveland, Ohio) | Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Charities. | Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Societies, etc. | Friendly societies -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Jews, Hungarian -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Hungarian Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Charities. | Charities -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 1543 | Title: | Frank C. Oviatt Family Papers
| | | | Creator: | Oviatt, Frank C. Family | | | | Dates: | 1890-1980 | | | | Abstract: | Frank C. Oviatt (b. 1890) was a Kendallville, Indiana, native descended from Heman Oviatt of Goshen, Connecticut, an early settler of Hudson, Ohio, and ultimately descended from Thomas Oviatt, Sr., a native of Wendover, Buckinghamshire in England, who emigrated to Boston, Massachusetts in 1632. The collection consists of genealogical record books, historical notes, genealogical notes, a typescript of Frank C. Oviatt's diary, newspaper clippings, and source material used for constructing the genealogies of the Oviatt, Caniff, Sapp and Kellogg families. | | | | Call #: | MS 3952 | | | | Extent: | 1.40 linear feet (2 containers) | | | | Subjects: | Oviatt family. | Caniff family. | Kellogg family. | Sapp family. | Kendallville (Ind.) -- Biography.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 1544 | Title: | Manuscript Genealogy Vertical File
| | | | Creator: | various sources | | | | Dates: | 1810-1985 | | | | Abstract: | The Manuscript Genealogy Vertical File, ca. 1810-1970 and undated, consists of correspondence, research notes, lineage charts, typescript genealogies, family Bible records, and other manuscript material, relating to the genealogies of hundreds of United States families. | | | | Call #: | MS 3953 | | | | Extent: | 7.50 linear feet (2 filing cabinets (seven drawers)) | | | | Subjects: | Genealogy. | United States -- Genealogy.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 1546 | Title: | Brisker and Grodner Benevolent Society Records
| | | | Creator: | Brisker and Grodner Benevolent Society | | | | Dates: | 1916-1984 | | | | Abstract: | The Brisker and Grodner Benevolent Society was established in 1907 by immigrants from Bresk and Grodno, Lithuania, to provide fellowship and financial assistance to landsmen settling in Cleveland, Ohio. The Society has since become a primarily social club, sponsoring monthly meetings with entertainment programs and an annual banquet. It has also opened its membership to the entire Jewish community. The collection consists of minutes (1938-1960), constitutions, membership lists (1960 and 1976), receipts, awards, certificates, newspaper clippings and miscellany. | | | | Call #: | MS 3955 | | | | Extent: | 0.41 linear feet (1 container and 1 oversize folder) | | | | Subjects: | Brisker and Grodner Benevolent Society (Cleveland, Ohio) | Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Societies, etc. | Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Charities. | Friendly societies -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Charities -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 1547 | Title: | Hadassah, the Women's Zionist Organization of America, Cleveland Chapter Records
| | | | Creator: | Hadassah, the Women's Zionist Organization of America, Cleveland Chapter | | | | Dates: | 1914-1972 | | | | Abstract: | The Cleveland, Ohio, chapter of Hadassah was established in 1913 as Shoshana Chapter, Daughters of Zion. The national organization, founded by Henrietta Szold, changed its name to Hadassah in 1914. Its main focus was and is fund-raising for the Hadassah Medical Organization in Israel. The collection consists of correspondence, including correspondence of Henrietta Szold, programs, brochures and newspaper clippings. | | | | Call #: | MS 3956 | | | | Extent: | 0.41 linear feet (1 container and 1 oversize folder) | | | | Subjects: | Hadassah, the Women's Zionist Organization of America. Cleveland Chapter. | Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Charities. | Zionism -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Jewish women -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Societies and clubs.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 1548 | Title: | Barnett R. Brickner Papers
| | | | Creator: | Brickner, Barnett R. | | | | Dates: | 1919-1971 | | | | Abstract: | Barnett R. Brickner (1892-1958) was a New-York born Zionist, educator, orator, and Rabbi of Anshe Chesed Congregation (1925-1958) in Cleveland, Ohio. He was involved in numerous local, national and international organizations, both Jewish and non-sectarian. To realize his goal of promoting and enhancing Jewish family life he created a Young People's Congregation at Anshe Chesed. He also directed the congregation into a more traditional Reform observance and the Zionist movement. Brickner was also extremely active in local Jewish organizations, including the Cleveland Zionist District, the Bureau of Jewish Education, and the Jewish Welfare Fund. Nationally, he served on the Executive Committee of the Zionist Organization of America, chaired the Committee on Chaplains of the Central Conference of American Rabbis during World War II, and in 1943, was selected by the National Jewish Welfare Board to serve as executive chairman of the Committee on Army and Navy Religious Activities. In 1953, he was elected president of the Central Conference of American Rabbis. He married Rebecca Aronson Brickner in 1919. The collection consists of biographical material, sermons, addresses, writings, miscellany, files from the Central Conference of American Rabbis, the National Jewish Welfare Board's Committee on Army and Navy Religious Activities, and Congregation Anshe Chesed, and correspondence from his family and from various Jewish community leaders and organizations. | | | | Call #: | MS 3957 | | | | Extent: | 35.01 linear feet (34 containers, 4 oversize volumes, and 1 oversize folder) | | | | Subjects: | Brickner, Barnett R. (Barnett Robert), 1892-1958. | Anshe Chesed Congregation (Cleveland, Ohio) | National Jewish Welfare Board. Committee on Army and Navy Religious Activities. | Rabbis -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Zionism. | Zionism -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Synagogues -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Organization and administration. | Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Jewish sermons -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Jewish religious education of young people. | Reform Judaism. | Reform Judaism -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Chaplains, Military. | World War, 1939-1945 -- Chaplains.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 1549 | Title: | Frank Szappanos Papers
| | | | Creator: | Szappanos, Frank | | | | Dates: | 1939-1975 | | | | Abstract: | Frank Szappanos (1912-1975) was a noted Hungarian-American radio announcer who began his career in 1939. He was active in many cultural organizations and events in the Cleveland, Ohio, Hungarian community, including Night in Budapest, the Szappanos Radio Ball, and tours to Hungary. The collection consists of newspaper clippings, 1939-1975; correspondence, 1960-1966; a eulogy delivered by Reverend Laszlo Rosko upon Szappanos' death in 1975; and publications, including an electrostatic copy of a Hungarian song book compiled by Szappanos in 1941. | | | | Call #: | MS 3958 | | | | Extent: | 0.20 linear feet (1 container) | | | | Subjects: | Szappanos, Frank, 1912-1975. | Hungarian Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- History -- Sources. | Radio broadcasting -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- History -- Sources. | Folk-songs, Hungarian.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 1550 | Title: | Grace Doering and John W. "Jack" McCord Papers
| | | | Creator: | Doering, Grace and McCord, John W. | | | | Dates: | 1900-1981 | | | | Abstract: | Grace Doering McCord (1890-1983)was a Cleveland, Ohio-born teacher, journalist, lawyer, and law professor who became Assistant Director of Law for the City of Cleveland. She was active in many legal, business, and women's organizations. In 1957 she married John W. McCord (1883-1967), an Iowa native who moved to Alaska and spent his life prospecting for gold, speculating in oil, exploring for the Army Air Force, running a ranch and lobbying for Alaskan interests in Washington, D.C. The collection consists of personal correspondence, biographical materials, class notes, newspaper clippings, papers from Mrs. McCord's tenure as Assistant Director of Law for the city of Cleveland, minutes, correspondence and reports from many of Mrs. McCord's professional organizations, and a copy of McCord of Alaska by Jack Long. | | | | Call #: | MS 3959 | | | | Extent: | 5.20 linear feet (7 containers) | | | | Subjects: | McCord, Grace Doering, 1890-1983. | McCord, John W., 1883-1967. | Women lawyers -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | City attorneys -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Cleveland (Ohio) -- Politics and government. | Alaska -- History -- 1867-1959.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 1551 | Title: | Polish-American Library Home Records
| | | | Creator: | Polish-American Library Home | | | | Dates: | 1924-1965 | | | | Abstract: | The Polish-American Library Home was established about 1924 and also known as the Polish-American Progressive Club. It served as a library for Polish readers and as the site of meetings and social activities for the Cleveland, Ohio, Polish immigrant community. It was enlarged in 1948 and was active until 1972. The collection consists of minutes of the Home's directorate and common sessions, financial records, bank pass books, certificates, correspondence, membership applications, statute and constitution booklets, rental receipts, and plans for alterations and an addition to the building. | | | | Call #: | MS 3960 | | | | Extent: | 0.80 linear feet (2 containers) | | | | Subjects: | Polish-American Library Home (Cleveland, Ohio) | Polish Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Societies, etc.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 1552 | Title: | Polish National Alliance of the United States of North America, Group 1938 Records
| | | | Creator: | Polish National Alliance of the United States of North America, Group 1938 | | | | Dates: | 1906-1964 | | | | Abstract: | Group 1938 was one of a number of Cleveland, Ohio, chapters of the Polish National Alliance, a national fraternal insurance society founded in 1879, with its first Cleveland chapter established in 1886. The collection consists of minutes, ledgers, financial records, constitution booklets, correspondence, membership applications and statements, and grades from the lodge's Polish school. | | | | Call #: | MS 3961 | | | | Extent: | 1.00 linear feet (3 containers) | | | | Subjects: | Polish National Alliance of the United States of North America. Group 1938 (Cleveland, Ohio) | Insurance, Fraternal -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Polish Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Societies, etc. | Friendly societies -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 1553 | Title: | Alliance of Poles of America, Group 87 Records
| | | | Creator: | Alliance of Poles of America, Group 87 | | | | Dates: | 1895-1966 | | | | Abstract: | Group 87 of the Alliance of Poles of America was established in 1916 as one of a number of Cleveland, Ohio, lodges of the Alliance of Poles of America, a fraternal insurance organization which broke away from the Polish National Alliance in 1895. The collection consists of minutes, ledgers, constitution booklets, correspondence, financial statements, bank pass books, insurance membership materials, and group activity tickets. | | | | Call #: | MS 3962 | | | | Extent: | 0.80 linear feet (2 containers) | | | | Subjects: | Alliance of Poles of America. Group 87 (Cleveland, Ohio) | Insurance, Fraternal -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Friendly societies -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Polish Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Societies, etc.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 1554 | Title: | Cyrus Ford Papers
| | | | Creator: | Ford, Cyrus | | | | Dates: | 1827-1858 | | | | Abstract: | Cyrus Ford (1790-1864) was a Massachusetts-born pioneer and farmer who came to Ohio in 1837 and established a farm with his twin brother Darius (1790-1859) in East Cleveland. They and their families were joined by their parents, Hezekiah and Hulda Ford, and their brother, Lewis (1806-1895). Cyrus became an Elder in the Euclid Congregational Church and a member of the Underground Railroad. The collection consists of correspondence of the Ford brothers, Cyrus, Darius and Lewis; letters from Alexis Painter, a business associate in Mass.; correspondence of Cyrus' sons, Francis, Lewis, Henry, Horace and Horatio; and miscellaneous letters, transcriptions and genealogical information on the Ford family. | | | | Call #: | MS 3963 | | | | Extent: | 0.20 linear feet (1 container) | | | | Subjects: | Ford, Cyrus, 1790-1864. | Ford family. | Frontier and pioneer life -- Western Reserve (Ohio) | East Cleveland (Ohio) -- Biography.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 1555 | Title: | United States Army, 101st Ohio Infantry Regiment Records
| | | | Creator: | United States Army, 101st Ohio Infantry Regiment | | | | Dates: | 1862-1865 | | | | Abstract: | The 101st Ohio Infantry Regiment of the United States Army was recruited from Crawford, Wyandot, Seneca, Huron and Erie Counties. It was mustered into service on August 30, 1862. The regiment fought in 28 battles during the American Civil War, including Perryville, Murfreesboro, Chickamauga, and the siege of Atlanta. It was removed from the south on June 12, 1865 and discharged at Cleveland. The collection consists of quartermaster's materials, requisitions, monthly reports, lists of stores, vouchers, orders from headquarters, return forms, abstracts, inventory and inspection report, invoice of commissary property, receipt for untrained and unserviceable horses, letters from Lieutenant O.J. Benham to Major General M.C. Meigs on transmittal of supplies and roll of non-commissioned officers and privates employed on extra duty as mechanics and laborers in March, April and May 1865. | | | | Call #: | MS 3964 | | | | Extent: | 0.20 linear feet (1 container) | | | | Subjects: | United States. Army. Ohio Infantry Regiment, 101st (1862-1865) | United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Regimental histories -- Ohio Infantry -- 101st. | United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Equipment and supplies.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 1556 | Title: | United States Army, 1st Ohio Light Artillery Regiment Records
| | | | Creator: | United States Army, 1st Ohio Light Artillery Regiment | | | | Dates: | 1861-1864 | | | | Abstract: | The 1st Ohio Light Artillery Regiment was formed under the Militia Law of 1860. The regiment consisted of six companies with one gun each. It was sent to Camp McClellan, at Marietta, at the outbreak of the American Civil War and split up. Two companies saw action at Philippi while four were sent to Grafton. They rejoined for the battle at Laurel Hill and mustered out of state service on July 26, 1861. The full regiment entered United States service on September 3, 1861 at Camp Dennison, where it was organized into twelve light batteries. As each battery was filled and equipped it was sent separately into the field, resulting in 12 individual battery histories. The collection consists of extracts from reports on the activities of the entire regiment and a brief history and roster of officers of Battery "E". | | | | Call #: | MS 3965 | | | | Extent: | 0.20 linear feet (1 container) | | | | Subjects: | United States. Army. Ohio Light Artillery Regiment, 1st (1861-1865) | United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Regimental histories -- Ohio Light Artillery Regiment, 1st.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 1558 | Title: | Thomas A. Covert Papers
| | | | Creator: | Covert, Thomas A. | | | | Dates: | 1861-1865 | | | | Abstract: | Thomas A. Covert was a soldier in the 6th Ohio Volunteer Cavalry who served from October, 1861 to August, 1864 and fought in the battles of Cross Keys, 2nd Bull Run, Kelley's Ford, Middleburg, Upperville, Bristoe Station, Cold Harbor, Malvern Hill and Five Forks during the American Civil War. The collection consists of typewritten transcripts of correspondence from Covert to his wife and family during the Civil War. | | | | Call #: | MS 3967 | | | | Extent: | 0.20 linear feet (1 container) | | | | Subjects: | Covert, Thomas A. | United States. Army. Ohio Cavalry Regiment, 6th (1861-1864) | Soldiers -- Ohio -- Correspondence. | United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 1559 | Title: | National Society Children of the American Colonists, Miers Casson Chapter Records
| | | | Creator: | National Society Children of the American Colonists, Miers Casson Chapter | | | | Dates: | 1951-1965 | | | | Abstract: | The Miers Casson Chapter of the National Society Children of the American Colonists was founded on June 17, 1939 in Salt Lake City to promote patriotic education and to perpetuate the names and histories of colonial men and women who served the Colonies before the Revolution. Membership was open to descendants of these colonists. The collection consists of minutes from the national, state and local societies, communications from the national society, treasurer's reports and membership rosters of the local chapter, correspondence, by-laws, and handbooks. | | | | Call #: | MS 3968 | | | | Extent: | 0.20 linear feet (1 container) | | | | Subjects: | National Society Children of the American Colonists. Miers Casson Chapter. | Patriotic societies -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | United States -- History -- Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775 -- Societies, etc.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 1560 | Title: | Sons of the American Revolution, Western Reserve Society Records
| | | | Creator: | Sons of the American Revolution, Western Reserve Society | | | | Dates: | 1892-1940 | | | | Abstract: | The Western Reserve Society of the Sons of the American Revolution was organized February 22, 1892 with a jurisdiction including Cuyahoga, Ashtabula, Lake, Geauga, Trumbull, Portage, Summit, Medina, Lorain, Ashland, Huron and Erie counties. Its purpose was the perpetuation of the memory and spirit of the men who achieved American independence, through research, publication, preservation of documents and relics and celebration of patriotic anniversaries. The collection consists of two volumes of minutes which include annual reports of activities and membership lists. | | | | Call #: | MS 3969 | | | | Extent: | 0.40 linear feet (1 container) | | | | Subjects: | Sons of the American Revolution. Western Reserve Society (Cleveland, Ohio) | Patriotic societies -- Ohio. | United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783 -- Societies, etc.
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