Format | • | Manuscript Collection | [X] |
| | Manuscript Collection | Save | | 1561 | Title: | Solomea Nowak Schmidt Papers
| | | | Creator: | Schmidt, Salomea Nowak | | | | Dates: | 1922-1976 | | | | Abstract: | Salomea Nowak Schmidt (1898-1980) was the daughter of Polish immigrants to Cleveland, Ohio, who was active in many community, church and women's organizations, many of which served the needs and interests of mentally handicapped children. She married Leo W. Schmidt, who founded his own general contracting company and the United Savings and Loan Association. The collection consists of personal correspondence, personal materials, draft of Mrs. Schmidt's autobiography Under Oath, a scrapbook from Mr. Schmidt's savings and loan business, and correspondence, minutes, financial records and reports from Mrs. Schmidt's organizations. | | | | Call #: | MS 3970 | | | | Extent: | 5.51 linear feet (5 containers and 1 oversize folder) | | | | Subjects: | Schmidt, Salomea Nowak, 1898-1980. | Schmidt family. | Women volunteers in social service -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Women in church work -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Catholic Church. | Women -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Societies and clubs. | Mentally handicapped children -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Polish Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
| | | | |
View Finding Aid
|
View XML
| |
| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 1562 | Title: | AHS Foundation Records
| | | | Creator: | AHS Foundation | | | | Dates: | 1968-1983 | | | | Abstract: | The AHS foundation was established in 1968, by Leland and Helen Schubert, to provide financial aid to educational, religious and health organizations, primarily in the Cleveland, Ohio, area. The collection consists of correspondence and business records of 263 organizations which received foundation money, and AHS Foundation annual reports, ten-year report, grant rejection and moratorium letters, and an alphabetical list of grantees. | | | | Call #: | MS 3971 | | | | Extent: | 7.60 linear feet (9 containers) | | | | Subjects: | AHS Foundation | Endowments -- United States | Education -- Ohio -- Endowments | Charities -- Ohio -- Cleveland
| | | | |
View Finding Aid
|
View XML
| |
| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 1565 | Title: | Hermann Baehr Papers
| | | | Creator: | Baehr, Hermann | | | | Dates: | 1909-1911 | | | | Abstract: | Hermann Baehr was an Iowa native who became Mayor of Cleveland, Ohio, in 1909. His projects included railroad grade crossing elimination, the construction of the East Ninth Street Pier, a new water main to the West Side, chlorination of the city's water supply and the purchase of land for City Hall. The collection consists of correspondence, printed material and newspaper clippings from Baehr's term as mayor, dealing with the elimination of railroad grade crossings, the construction of the East Ninth Street Pier and some routine office affairs. | | | | Call #: | MS 3974 | | | | Extent: | 0.80 linear feet (2 containers) | | | | Subjects: | Baehr, Hermann, 1866-1942. | Railroads -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Crossings. | Piers -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Municipal officials and employees -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Cleveland (Ohio) -- Docks, wharves, etc. | Cleveland (Ohio) -- Politics and government.
| | | | |
View Finding Aid
|
View XML
| |
| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 1566 | Title: | Albina Rose Cermak Papers
| | | | Creator: | Cermak, Albina Rose | | | | Dates: | 1933-1978 | | | | Abstract: | Albina Cermak was active in Republican Party politics. She was vice-chairman and secretary of the Cuyahoga County Republican Central and Executive Committees, chairman of the Republican Women's Organization of Cuyahoga County, member of the Cuyahoga County Board of Elections, a Cleveland precinct committeewoman, and a member of the Ohio Federation of Republican Women's Clubs. She was a United States Customs Collector before running unsuccessfully for Mayor of Cleveland, Ohio, state senator and Clerk of the Cleveland Municipal Court. The collection consists of correspondence, speeches, minutes, rosters, reports and printed matter, clippings, photographs, scrapbooks, appointment books and personal correspondence. | | | | Call #: | MS 3975 | | | | Extent: | 4.50 linear feet (7 containers and 2 oversize volumes) | | | | Subjects: | Cermak, Albina Rose, 1904-1978. | Women in politics -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Women in the Catholic Church -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Customs admnistration -- United States -- Officials and employees. | Cleveland (Ohio) -- Politics and government.
| | | | |
View Finding Aid
|
View XML
| |
| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 1567 | Title: | Agudath B'nai Israel Congregation Records
| | | | Creator: | Agudath B'nai Israel Congresgation | | | | Dates: | 1926-1982 | | | | Abstract: | Agudath B'nai Israel is a conservative congregation founded in 1925 by the merger of Agudath Achim and Beth Israel, two existing Jewish congregations in Lorain, Ohio, and a B'nai Bʻrith group about to establish a third congregation. A new temple was built to house the congregation and also to serve as a center for the Lorain Jewish community. In 1983 membership accounted for over ninety percent of Lorain's Jewish population. The collection consists of minutes, correspondence, membership ledgers, due cards, financial statements and ledgers, legal documents, programs, publication, and drawings. | | | | Call #: | MS 3976 | | | | Extent: | 5.81 linear feet (7 containers and 1 oversize folder) | | | | Subjects: | Agudath B'nai Israel Congregation (Lorain, Ohio) | Jews -- Ohio -- Lorain. | Synagogues -- Ohio -- Lorain -- Organization and administration. | Synagogue architecture -- Ohio -- Lorain. | Conservative Judaism -- Ohio -- Lorain. | Refugees, Jewish -- Ohio -- Lorain.
| | | | |
View Finding Aid
|
View XML
| |
| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 1568 | Title: | Rudolph M. Rosenthal Papers, Series II
| | | | Creator: | Rosenthal, Rudolph M. | | | | Dates: | 1925-1983 | | | | Abstract: | Rudolph M. Rosenthal (1906-1979) was a Cleveland, Ohio-born Rabbi of Congregation B'nai Jeshurun (Temple on the Heights). Ordained in 1932, he lead the congregation from 1933 to 1976 and was active in many civic and religious organizations, including the Cleveland Mayor's Committee to Combat Juvenile Delinquency, the Cleveland Crime Commission, the Wilberforce University Foundation, the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) and the National Conference of Christians and Jews. The collection consists of correspondence, letters to the editor, manuscript drafts, article: "The Creative Challenge of Aging," addresses, sermons, 1959 appointment calendar, invitations, programs, certificates, awards, memorabilia, clippings, family correspondence, and programs, certificates and clippings of Mrs. Bertha Rosenthal, and records pertaining to the Cleveland Crime Commission and Heights Temple, including the Newsletter, Tidings. | | | | Call #: | MS 3977 | | | | Extent: | 0.60 linear feet (2 containers) | | | | Subjects: | Rosenthal, Rudolph M., (Rudolph Marvin), 1906-1979. | B'nai Jeshurun (Cleveland Heights, Ohio). | Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Rabbis -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Crime and criminals -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
| | | | |
View Finding Aid
|
View XML
| |
| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 1569 | Title: | Sol Kahn Papers
| | | | Creator: | Kahn, Sol B. | | | | Dates: | 1907-1985 | | | | Abstract: | Sol Kahn (born 1911) was an immigrant from France who worked for the Cuyahoga County Relief Administration and later the Cleveland Board of Education's Bureau of Attendance. He was the Board's representative to Juvenile Court and was assigned to the Collinwood district, handling attendance and security problems during the 1960s riots. The collection consists of histories of the Cleveland Public Schools and Bureau of Attendance, writings and memorabilia of Kahn, records and clippings relating to the Schools and the Bureau, documents from Juvenile Court and the Cleveland Boys School, reports and clippings on juvenile delinquency, and a Collinwood High scrapbook (1960s-1970s) with flyers from Black Unity House and the National Association for the Advancement of White People, and a Ku Klux Klan pamphlet. | | | | Call #: | MS 3978 | | | | Extent: | 0.40 linear feet (1 container) | | | | Subjects: | Kahn, Sol, b. 1911. | Collinwood High School. Cleveland (Ohio) | Juvenile delinquency -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | School attendance -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Attendance officers -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Cleveland (Ohio) -- Schools. | Cleveland (Ohio) -- Race relations.
| | | | |
View Finding Aid
|
View XML
| |
| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 1570 | Title: | Bernard Rich Hollander Papers
| | | | Creator: | Hollander, Bernard Rich | | | | Dates: | 1894-1976 | | | | Abstract: | Bernard R. Hollander (1927-1975) was a prominent Cleveland, Ohio, attorney who was a leader in many legal, civic, Jewish and educational organizations, including Anshe Chesed Congregation, the National Federation of Temple Brotherhoods and Expo Israel '70. The collection consists of correspondence, notes, writings, appointment calendars, clippings, memorabilia, papers relating to Hollander's activities in various Jewish organizations, and business or legal papers of Sidney and Helen Rich Hollander, Hollander Drug Company and Louis Rich. | | | | Call #: | MS 3979 | | | | Extent: | 4.30 linear feet (5 containers) | | | | Subjects: | Wadsworth, Elijah, 1747-1817. | Wadsworth family. | Whittlesey, Elisha, 1783-1863. | Hinde, Thomas S. (Thomas Spottswood), 1785-1846. | Connecticut Land Company. | Ohio. Militia -- History -- War of 1812 -- Sources. -- Sources. | Real property -- Ohio -- Western Reserve. | Postmasters -- Ohio -- Western Reserve. | Ohio -- History -- War of 1812 -- Sources. | United States -- History -- War of 1812 -- Sources. | Ohio -- Politics and government -- 1787-1865. | Western Reserve (Ohio) -- History -- Sources. | Trumbull County (Ohio) -- History -- Sources. | Western Reserve (Ohio) -- Surveys.
| | | | |
View Finding Aid
|
View XML
| |
| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 1571 | Title: | Bernard Gutow Papers
| | | | Creator: | Gutow, Bernard | | | | Dates: | 1927-1983 | | | | Abstract: | Bernard Gutow (1906-1983) was a Russian immigrant to Cleveland, Ohio, owner of the Doan Window Shade Company, and co-organizer of the Zionist Brotherhood, a Zionist youth group renamed Masada in 1929 and recognized as the youth auxiliary of the Zionist Organization of America. In 1933 Masada, which had chapters throughout the country, merged with the Zionist Youth Organization. Gutow was president of the Cleveland Chapter and a national vice-president. The collection consists of correspondence, biographical notes, term papers, memorabilia, clippings, and records of Masada, including membership and committee lists, financial reports, publications, and a scrapbook. The correspondence from Joseph Papo (1970s) concerns the history of Masada, and a 1928 research paper that addresses Zionism. | | | | Call #: | MS 3980 | | | | Extent: | 0.20 linear feet (1 container) | | | | Subjects: | Gutow, Bernard, 1906-1983. | Masada, Young Men's Zionist Organization of America. Cleveland Central Chapter. | Zionism -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Youth, Jewish -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
| | | | |
View Finding Aid
|
View XML
| |
| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 1572 | Title: | Philip Rudolph Papers
| | | | Creator: | Rudolph, Philip | | | | Dates: | 1932-1962 | | | | Abstract: | Philip Rudolph (1911-1983) was a pharmacist and co-owner of Rudd's Prescription Chemists, which had four branches in downtown Cleveland, Ohio. The collection consists of formulas, newspaper clippings, certificates (including Trademark registrations), a guestbook from the opening of the Hanna Building store, Rudolph's pharmacist's license, and a scrapbook. | | | | Call #: | MS 3981 | | | | Extent: | 0.50 linear feet (2 containers) | | | | Subjects: | Rudolph, Philip, 1911-1983. | Rudd's Prescription Chemists (Cleveland, Ohio) | Pharmacists -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Drugstores -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Medicine -- Formulae, receipts, prescriptions. | Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
| | | | |
View Finding Aid
|
View XML
| |
| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 1573 | Title: | Pioneer Women, Chapter 2 Records
| | | | Creator: | Pioneer Women, Chapter 2 | | | | Dates: | 1934-1976 | | | | Abstract: | Pioneer Women was founded in 1925 under the name Pioneer Women's Organization of America, as a Labor Zionist organization for women. As a sister organization to the Workingwomen's Council of the Histadrut (Jewish Federation of Labor) in Palestine, it aimed at aiding women in Palestine. The first Cleveland, Ohio, Chapter was established in 1926, with an English-speaking chapter following in 1934. In 1985 the organization changed its name to Na'amat U.S.A. The collection consists of minutes of Chapter 2 (Cleveland, Ohio), bulletins, donor program books, and clippings. | | | | Call #: | MS 3982 | | | | Extent: | 0.20 linear feet (1 container) | | | | Subjects: | Pioneer Women (Organization: U.S.). Chapter 2 (Cleveland, Ohio). | Workingwomen's Council of the Histadrut (Israel) | Jewish women -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Societies and clubs. | Working-women's clubs -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Labor Zionists -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
| | | | |
View Finding Aid
|
View XML
| |
| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 1574 | Title: | Anton F. Machan Family Papers
| | | | Creator: | Machan, Anton F. Family | | | | Dates: | 1887-1945 | | | | Abstract: | Anton Machan was a Czech immigrant to Cleveland, Ohio, who became a leader in the Czech community, music director of the Hlahol, La Salle and Krivan Singing societies, and a successful proprietor of his own music school. His son Leon was a pianist with the Cleveland Orchestra and a cellist with the Bohemian and Cleveland String Quartets. His other son, Benjamin, was a pianist with the Chicago Opera and the Chautauqua Circuit. His daughters Berthe and Antoinette were music instructors. The collection consists of music written by Machan, his copy books and address book, and material relating to other family members, including handwritten manuscripts, printed music, copy books, an address book, a scrapbook, a family genealogy and correspondence. | | | | Call #: | MS 3983 | | | | Extent: | 1.50 linear feet (5 containers) | | | | Subjects: | Machan, Anton F., 1859-1935. | Machan family. | Czech Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Musicians -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Music teachers -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
| | | | |
View Finding Aid
|
View XML
| |
| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 1575 | Title: | English-Speaking Union, Cleveland Branch Records
| | | | Creator: | English-Speaking Union, Cleveland Branch | | | | Dates: | 1922-1979 | | | | Abstract: | The Cleveland, Ohio, branch of the English-Speaking Union of the United States was founded in 1923. It is a social and cultural club which promotes Anglo-American friendship and cultural interaction. The Union was active in British and French war relief efforts during World War II and coordinated housing for exiled British children in Cleveland homes. The collection consists of by-laws, minutes, lists of officers and directors, correspondence, committee files, publications and newspaper clippings. | | | | Call #: | MS 3984 | | | | Extent: | 1.40 linear feet (2 containers) | | | | Subjects: | English-Speaking Union. Cleveland Branch. | English language -- Societies, etc. | Cultural relations. | United States -- Relations -- Great Britain. | Great Britain -- Relations -- United States.
| | | | |
View Finding Aid
|
View XML
| |
| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 1576 | Title: | Cleveland Military Units Records, Series II
| | | | Creator: | Cleveland Military Units | | | | Dates: | 1877-1973 | | | | Abstract: | Troop A was founded in Cleveland, Ohio, in 1877 as an independent military unit to defend against strikers and unruly mobs. It affiliated with the Ohio National Guard in 1887, formed part of the 1st Ohio Volunteer Cavalry in 1898, was absorbed into the 135th Field Artillery in 1918 and reorganized in 1920 as Troop A of the 107th Cavalry Regiment of the Ohio National Guard. It became part of the 107th Armored Cavalry Regiment in 1947. The Cleveland Gatling Gun Battery was founded in 1877 to quell labor violence also. It disbanded by 1905. The Riding Club Company was founded in 1891 as an equestrian and social club. It dissolved in 1893. The collection consists of constitutions, minutes, correspondence, orders, financial records, publications and scrapbooks of Troop A, the Cleveland Gatling Gun Battery, and the Riding Club Company. | | | | Call #: | MS 3985 | | | | Extent: | 3.50 linear feet (7 containers) | | | | Subjects: | Troop A (Cleveland, Ohio) | Spanish-American War, 1898 -- Regimental histories -- Ohio. | United States -- Reserves. | United States -- Militia. | Ohio -- Militia. | Cleveland (Ohio) -- History, Military -- Sources.
| | | | |
View Finding Aid
|
View XML
| |
| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 1577 | Title: | Samuel E. Kramer Papers
| | | | Creator: | Kramer, Samuel E. | | | | Dates: | 1912-1960 | | | | Abstract: | Samuel E. Kramer (1878-1960) was a Cleveland, Ohio, city councilman, Municipal Court judge, and Chief Justice of the Court of Common Pleas of Cuyahoga County. The collection consists of election materials, including sample ballots and endorsements; program, speeches, and correspondence from a 1952 testimonial dinner honoring Kramer; a memorial resolution by the Cleveland Bar Association; and an incomplete composition titled "The Citizen king." | | | | Call #: | MS 3986 | | | | Extent: | 0.10 linear feet (1 container) | | | | Subjects: | Kramer, Samuel E. (Samuel Edmund), 1878-1960. | Judges -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Political campaigns -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
| | | | |
View Finding Aid
|
View XML
| |
| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 1578 | Title: | Marcus Isaacs Papers
| | | | Creator: | Isaacs, Marcus | | | | Dates: | 1886-1909 | | | | Abstract: | Marcus Isaacs (1852-1904) was a Philadelphia, Pennsylvania-born traveling salesman who came to Cleveland, Ohio ca. 1885. He married Minnie Leon, the daughter of Louis Leon of Cleveland. They had three sons, Harry, William and Bert. Marcus Isaacs died in 1904. Minnie Isaacs died in 1911. The collection consists of a scrapbook of the 1886 wedding of Marcus Isaacs and Minnie Leon, containing a newspaper clipping, congratulatory telegrams, and telegrams marking the birth of their first son. | | | | Call #: | MS 3987 | | | | Extent: | 0.10 linear feet (1 container) | | | | Subjects: | Isaacs, Marcus, 1852-1904. | Isaacs family. | Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
| | | | |
View Finding Aid
|
View XML
| |
| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 1579 | Title: | Shubert Spero Papers
| | | | Creator: | Spero, Shubert | | | | Dates: | 1942-1983 | | | | Abstract: | Shubert Spero (b. 1923) was the Rabbi of Young Israel of Cleveland, Ohio, Co-Chairman of the Orthodox Rabbinical Council of Cleveland, and trustee of the Jewish Community Federation of Cleveland. He and his wife, Iris, emigrated to Israel in 1983. The collection consists of correspondence, subject files, minutes, reports, publications, a scrapbook, and newsletters from Young Israel of Cleveland, the Rabbi's Record from Berkowitz-Kumin Funeral Home, and records from the Orthodox Rabbinical Council of Cleveland, its Rabbinical Court (Beth Din), and the Jewish Community Federation's Kashruth Board. | | | | Call #: | MS 3988 | | | | Extent: | 4.20 linear feet (5 containers) | | | | Subjects: | Spero, Shubert. | Rabbis -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Rabbinical courts -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Jewish councils and synods. | Jewish law. | Orthodox Judaism -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Necrologies.
| | | | |
View Finding Aid
|
View XML
| |
| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 1580 | Title: | Cleveland Jewish Singing Society Records
| | | | Creator: | Cleveland Jewish Singing Society | | | | Dates: | 1920-1984 | | | | Abstract: | The Cleveland Jewish Singing Society was organized by a group of Cleveland, Ohio, businessmen in 1904 to promote the culture of Judaism by presenting traditional Jewish vocal music. Early directors were Charles DeHarrack, Julius Chajes, Maurice Goldman, and Reuben Caplin. Prominent soloists included Jan Peerce, Richard Tucker, Regina Resnick, and Eunice Podis. The Society disbanded in 1984. The collection consists of a constitution, by-laws, correspondence, lists, notes, program announcements, concert programs, bulletins, newsletters, and newspaper clippings. | | | | Call #: | MS 3989 | | | | Extent: | 0.40 linear feet (1 container) | | | | Subjects: | Cleveland Jewish Singing Society. | Choral societies -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Societies, etc. | Jews -- Music.
| | | | |
View Finding Aid
|
View XML
| |
|
