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| | Manuscript Collection | Save | | 1781 | Title: | Order of the Founders and Patriots of America, Ohio Society Records
| | | | Creator: | Order of the Founders and Patriots of America, Ohio Society | | | | Dates: | 1949-1960 | | | | Abstract: | The Ohio chapter of the Order of the Founders Patriots of America is the local chapter of a national patriotic society whose members must prove descent from a colonial ancestor who settled in the United States prior to 1657. The collection consists of histories, charters, constitutions, minutes, membership lists, reports, correspondence, records of the national society, and records of other societies. This collection is useful to those interested in the activities of the organization until 1960. The material also contains information on the general views held by the order and other patriotic societies. | | | | Call #: | MS 4192 | | | | Extent: | 1.00 linear feet (1 container) | | | | Subjects: | Orders of the Founders and Patriots of America. Ohio Society -- Archives. | Patriotic societies -- Ohio. | United States -- History -- Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775 -- Societies, etc.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 1782 | Title: | United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America, Local 105 Records
| | | | Creator: | United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America, Local 105 | | | | Dates: | 1913-1973 | | | | Abstract: | Local 105 of the United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America is located in Cleveland, Ohio. It was formed in 1907 by the merger of Locals 14, 1039 and 1231. Local 1180, a predominantly Hungarian Local in Cleveland, merged into Local 105 in January, 1973. The collection consists of constitutions, minutes, cash books, dues books (including members' names, birth dates, date and Local of initiation, and amount of dues paid), financial statements, jurisdictional decisions, application books, and correspondence of U.B.C.J.A. Locals 105 and 1180. | | | | Call #: | MS 4193 | | | | Extent: | 13.25 linear feet (12 containers and 16 oversize volumes) | | | | Subjects: | United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America. Local 105 (Cleveland, Ohio) | United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America. Local 1180 (Cleveland, Ohio). | Labor unions -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Carpenters -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Hungarian Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Labor -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Carpenters -- Labor unions -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Occupations -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 1783 | Title: | Louis Kaferle Papers
| | | | Creator: | Kaferle, Louis | | | | Dates: | 1919-1984 | | | | Abstract: | Louis Kaferle (1900-1985) was a resident of Cleveland, Ohio, who was active in the local Slovenian community. He was an officer of the Slovenian National Benefit Society, a writer for the local Slovenian periodicals, and President of Cankarjeve Ustanove. The collection consists of papers relating to many Slovenian organizations, including bylaws, minutes, correspondence, financial papers, articles, reviews, newspaper clippings, programs, scripts, and score sheets. | | | | Call #: | MS 4194 | | | | Extent: | 2.20 linear feet (3 containers) | | | | Subjects: | Kaferle, Louis, 1900-1985. | Slovene Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Music. | Slovene Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Societies, etc. | Slovenian-American newspapers. | Slovenian-American periodicals. | Ethnic press -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Ethnic theater -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Amateur theater -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Theater -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 1784 | Title: | Daughters of the American Revolution, Western Reserve Chapter Records, Series II
| | | | Creator: | Daughters of the American Revolution, Western Reserve Chapter | | | | Dates: | 1891-1917 | | | | Abstract: | The Western Reserve Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution is the Cleveland, Ohio, chapter of the national patriotic society, founded by Catharine Hitchcock Tilden Avery in 1891. The collection consists of minutes, reports of delegations to the Continental Congress of the DAR, resolutions in honor of deceased members, notices of events, correspondence, addresses, committee reports and reports of events of the Society of the Army of the Tennessee. Useful for those interested in the activities of the Western Reserve Chapter during its early years. The collection reflects particularly the activity of Mrs. Charles H. Smith, who was chapter historian during the early years. | | | | Call #: | MS 4195 | | | | Extent: | 0.10 linear feet (1 container) | | | | Subjects: | Daughters of the American Revolution. Western Reserve Chapter (Cleveland, Ohio) -- Archives. | Patriotic societies -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Women -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Societies and clubs. | United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783 -- Societies, etc.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 1785 | Title: | William Hendry Family Papers
| | | | Creator: | Hendry, William Family | | | | Dates: | 1819-1890 | | | | Abstract: | William Hendry (1807-1894) was a prominent citizen of Harpersfield, Ohio, until 1866 when he moved to Madison, Ohio. He was an abolitionist and a member of the Republican Party. While in Harpersfield, he served two terms as sheriff of Ashtabula County. Hendry also took pains to record the history of his family for his children. His father, David Hendry, had settled in Ashtabula County in 1806. His son, Francis, was a Civil War soldier. The collection consists of family histories for the Hendry family and the related families of Mirriam and Osborn, correspondence, a deed, an epitaph for David Hendry, a petition and Civil War military papers of Francis Hendry, a DAR application, and a will. | | | | Call #: | MS 4196 | | | | Extent: | 0.20 linear feet (1 container) | | | | Subjects: | Hendry, William, 1807-1894. | Hendry, David, 1754-1827. | Hendry family. | Mirriam family. | Osborne family. | Ashtabula County (Ohio) -- Genealogy.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 1786 | Title: | John Phillips and John Edward Phillips Papers
| | | | Creator: | Phillips, John and Phillips, John Edward | | | | Dates: | 1899-1979 | | | | Abstract: | John Phillips (1879-1929) was a Cleveland, Ohio, physician who helped found the Cleveland Clinic in 1921 and served on the faculty of Western Reserve University School of Medicine. Phillips contributed some 70 articles on subjects relating to internal medicine to various medical journals. He was one of the 124 persons who died in the Cleveland Clinic Disaster of May 15, 1929. His son, John Edward Phillips, was a field engineer for Archer Daniels Midland Company and compiled the family history. The collection consists of correspondence, clippings, articles and speeches written by Dr. John Phillips, memorabilia, and genealogical materials compiled by John Edward Phillips. This collection pertains largely to Dr. John Phillips' career in medicine, his death in the Cleveland Clinic Disaster, the Phillips family genealogy, and the relationships between family members. | | | | Call #: | MS 4197 | | | | Extent: | 1.41 linear feet (2 containers and 1 oversize folder) | | | | Subjects: | Phillips, John, 1879-1929. | Phillips family. | Southard family. | Sudderth family. | Cleveland Clinic Foundation -- History -- Sources. | Medicine -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- History -- Sources. | Physicians -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 1787 | Title: | Fred McClellan Crosby Papers
| | | | Creator: | Crosby, Fred McClellan | | | | Dates: | 1971-1976 | | | | Abstract: | Fred McClellan Crosby (b. 1928) was the President of Crosby Furniture Company and active in the Cleveland, Ohio, African American community. Crosby served on various boards such as the Greater Cleveland Growth Association, Minority Economic Development Corporation, Council of Small Enterprises and the Cleveland Business League. He was active in numerous civic groups as well, including the Y.M.C.A., Urban League, Forest City Hospital, Glenville Development Corporation, Goodwill Industries, Boy Scouts and United Torch. The collection consists of photocopies of scrapbooks containing newspaper clippings, programs, photographs, and correspondence. This collection pertains primarily to Fred Crosby's business, career and civic activities in Cleveland's African American community. | | | | Call #: | MS 4198 | | | | Extent: | 0.10 linear feet (1 container) | | | | Subjects: | Crosby, Fred McClellan, 1928- | Forest City Hospital. | Crosby Furniture Company. | Urban League of Cleveland. | African American business enterprises -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | African Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Businessmen -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 1788 | Title: | Episcopal Society for Cultural and Racial Unity, Cleveland Chapter Records
| | | | Creator: | Episcopal Society for Cultural and Racial Unity, Cleveland Chapter | | | | Dates: | 1961-1968 | | | | Abstract: | The Cleveland, Ohio, chapter of the Episcopal Society for Cultural and Racial Unity was the local chapter of a national organization (f. 1961) open to members in communion with the Protestant Episcopal Church. The Cleveland Chapter supported the 1968 presidential campaign of Eugene McCarthy, and the "Poor People's" Campaign with monetary and food contributions, while opposing the Vietnamese War. The collection consists of bylaws, minutes, an address by the Right Reverend John Harris Burt, membership lists, and a membership card file. | | | | Call #: | MS 4199 | | | | Extent: | 0.10 linear feet (1 container) | | | | Subjects: | Episcopal Society for Cultural and Racial Unity. Cleveland Chapter -- Archives. | African Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Race relations -- Religious aspects -- Episcopal Church. | Episcopal Church -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Societies, etc. | Cleveland (Ohio) -- Race relations.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 1790 | Title: | Robert S. Koiner Papers
| | | | Creator: | Koiner, Robert S. | | | | Dates: | 1920-1975 | | | | Abstract: | Robert S. Koiner was a railroad mail clerk active in the Cleveland, Ohio, African American community. He served as chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Brotherhood of Railroad Clerks, Local 1298, and of the Association of Railroad Union Representatives and was active in the Prince Hall Masons and St. James A.M.E. Church. The collection consists of two scrapbooks and memorabilia relating to Koiner's participation in the Association of Railroad Union Representatives, Prince Hall Masonic Lodge, and St. James A.M.E. Church. | | | | Call #: | MS 4201 | | | | Extent: | 0.50 linear feet (1 container) | | | | Subjects: | Koiner, Robert S., 1904- | Association of Railroad Union Representatives. | Saint James African Methodist Episcopal Church (Cleveland, Ohio) | Freemasons. Prince Hall Masonic Lodge (Cleveland, Ohio) | African Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Railroads -- Employees -- Labor unions -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 1791 | Title: | Anshe Chesed Congregation Sisterhood Records
| | | | Creator: | Anshe Chesed Congregation Sisterhood | | | | Dates: | 1919-1970 | | | | Abstract: | The Anshe Chesed Congregation Sisterhood is the women's auxiliary of Fairmount Temple (Anshe Chesed Congregation), know as Euclid Avenue Temple, between 1912 and 1957. The group is involved in various social, religious, philanthropic, educational and entertainment activities in Cleveland, Ohio. The collection consists of unpublished histories, minute books, annual committee reports, program materials, and scrapbooks. The collection is useful in the study of the role of women in Reform Judaism. | | | | Call #: | MS 4202 | | | | Extent: | 2.80 linear feet (4 containers) | | | | Subjects: | Brickner, Barnett R. (Barnett Robert), 1892-1958. | Wolsey, Louis, 1877-1953. | Anshe Chesed Congregation (Cleveland, Ohio). Sisterhood -- Archives. | Sisterhoods -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- History -- Sources. | Women, Jewish -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- History -- Sources. | Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- History -- Sources. | Women in Judaism -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- History -- Sources.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 1792 | Title: | Fortnightly Musical Club Records, Series II
| | | | Creator: | Fortnightly Musical Club | | | | Dates: | 1894-1975 | | | | Abstract: | The Fortnightly Musical Club was established in Cleveland, Ohio, by Mrs. Curtis Webster and other Cleveland women in 1894 to sponsor concerts and cultural programs. It was responsible for bringing to Cleveland many of its early orchestral and musical performances. In partnership with Adella Prentiss Hughes, Fortnightly presented the Symphony Orchestra Concerts which generated the interest in symphonic music that made it possible to organize the Cleveland Orchestra. It later helped establish the Cleveland Music School Settlement and the Cleveland Institute of Music. Fortnightly's role as a concert-agency diminished as Cleveland developed into a music center, and the club turned its attention to awarding performing opportunities for its members and other musicians in the Cleveland area. Fortnightly continues to be an important charter member of the Ohio Federation of Music Clubs. The collection consists of minutes, programs, yearbooks, bulletins, a scrapbook, and record books which were compiled at the turn of the century from minute books, members' records, yearbooks, programs and reference works. These papers pertain primarily to the concerts and activities of one of the oldest musical societies in the Cleveland area and to the efforts of women to promote this cultural organization. | | | | Call #: | MS 4203 | | | | Extent: | 1.20 linear feet (3 containers) | | | | Subjects: | Fortnightly Musical Club (Cleveland, Ohio) | Fortnightly Musical Club -- Archives. | Ohio Federation of Music Clubs. | Music -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Societies, etc. | Women -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Societies and clubs. | Clubs -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 1793 | Title: | Dovie Davis Sweet Papers
| | | | Creator: | Sweet, Dovie Davis | | | | Dates: | 1935-1982 | | | | Abstract: | Dovie Davis Sweet was a primary teacher in the Cleveland Public Schools, author, and active member of the Cleveland, Ohio, African American community. She wrote "Red light, green light", a children's book about Clevelander Garrett Morgan, and was active in many community groups. She helped organize the Glenville Area Community Council, Parkgate Avenue Street Club, East 111th Street Club, and the Retired Teachers' Union. She served as vice-president of the Cleveland Branch, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People and helped with its membership drive, Freedom Fund dinner, march on Washington, and discrimination surveys. The collection consists of biographical materials, correspondence, files on the writing and promotion of "Red light, green light", clippings, and subject files, including those for the NAACP, the National Association of Negro Business and Professional Women's Club, Florida Club, Delta Sigma Theta Club, and St. John's A.M.E. Church. | | | | Call #: | MS 4204 | | | | Extent: | 1.70 linear feet (3 containers) | | | | Subjects: | Sweet, Dovie Davis. | Bell, Myrtle Johnson, 1895- | African Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | African American women -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Societies and clubs. | Citizens' associations -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Women in church work -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Women in community organization -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Clubs -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Cleveland (Ohio) -- Church history -- Sources.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 1794 | Title: | Association of the United States Army, Newton D. Baker Chapter Records
| | | | Creator: | Association of the United States Army, Newton D. Baker Chapter | | | | Dates: | 1957-1975 | | | | Abstract: | The Association of the United States Army, Newton D. Baker Chapter, was the Cleveland, Ohio, chapter of a national organization designed to bring together people interested in military affairs and the role of the Army in protecting national security. It was founded in 1957 and is part of the Second Region of the Association of the United States Army. The collection consists of minutes, chapter programs, membership information, activity reports, financial records, memoranda, notices of events, correspondence, resolutions, petitions, addresses to the chapter, declarations, newsletters, clippings, and miscellaneous materials. Included are records of the national organization, of the Second Region, and of other chapters. The collection is useful to those interested in the activities of the association and the position it took on various military issues, particularly those relating to the Vietnam War and the all-volunteer army. | | | | Call #: | MS 4205 | | | | Extent: | 1.20 linear feet (2 containers) | | | | Subjects: | Association of the United States Army. Newton D. Baker Chapter (Cleveland, Ohio) | United States. Army -- Societies, etc. | United States. Army -- Recruiting, enlistment, etc. | United States. Army -- History -- Vietnamese Conflict, 1961-1975. | Military service, Voluntary -- United States. | Vietnamese Conflict, 1961-1975 -- United States -- Public opinion. | United States -- Military policy.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 1795 | Title: | Urban League of Cleveland Records, Series II
| | | | Creator: | Urban League of Cleveland | | | | Dates: | 1964-1981 | | | | Abstract: | The Urban League of Cleveland was organized in 1917, in Cleveland, Ohio, as the Negro Welfare Association of Cleveland to aid the adjustment of black workers coming to Cleveland during the Great Migration following World War I. Led by Wm. R. Conners for the first 25 years, it joined the National Urban League in 1930 and changed its name to the Urban League of Cleveland in 1940. Formed initially to confront barriers to economic opportunities and find jobs for black workers, by the 1930s the primary goal of the League was the issue of improved housing. Its purpose is interracial planning to help the community devise solutions to social and economic problems. The collection consists of minutes, correspondence, newspaper clippings, reports, contracts, memoranda and other papers relating to the organization's operation, especially Operation Equality, a subdivision of the organization concerned with fair housing issues. This collection is essential for those interested in the issues of race relations and open housing in Cleveland. Records and reports of organizations such as Operation Equality, the Fair Housing Council, which consisted of several local fair housing groups including Operation Equality, and National Neighbors, a national organization which promoted peaceful integration, comprise a large part of the collection. | | | | Call #: | MS 4206 | | | | Extent: | 10.00 linear feet (10 containers) | | | | Subjects: | Urban League of Cleveland -- Archives. | African Americans -- Employment -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | African Americans -- Housing -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | African Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Discrimination in housing -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Discrimination in housing -- Law and legislation -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Discrimination in employment -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Affirmative action programs -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Cleveland (Ohio) -- Race relations.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 1796 | Title: | John P. Murphy Foundation Records
| | | | Creator: | John P. Murphy Foundation | | | | Dates: | 1972-1986 | | | | Abstract: | The John P. Murphy Foundation is a charitable foundation established in 1960, which received most of the $13 mil estate of John Patrick Murphy, a Minnesota and Montana railroad lawyer who came to Cleveland, Ohio in 1920 as lawyer for the Van Sweringen brothers, builders of Cleveland's Terminal Tower. Murphy represented the Van Sweringen brothers in their development of real-estate interests, railroads, and the Cleveland Union Terminal on Public Square from 1920-37, and was named executor of the Van Sweringen estate after the deaths of the brothers. Murphy took over the Van Sweringens controlling interest in the Higbee Company, and became president in 1944 and chairman of the board in 1968. The foundation supports primarily local projects in the area of secondary and higher Catholic education, music, hospitals, and the Community Fund. Frank E. Joseph, Murphy's personal attorney, served as president of the foundation in 1985. The collection consists of minutes, financial records, grant proposals, correspondence, and information regarding the foundation's connection with the Higbee Company. In addition, there are Higbee Company records, including financial records, minutes, reports, notices of stockholders meetings, and some correspondence. The collection contains little background information on the projects funded. | | | | Call #: | MS 4207 | | | | Extent: | 1.20 linear feet (2 containers) | | | | Subjects: | Murphy, John Patrick, 1887-1969. | John P. Murphy Foundation. | Higbee Co. -- Archives. | Charities -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Charitable uses, trusts, and foundations -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Endowments -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Department stores -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 1797 | Title: | Frank E. Joseph Papers
| | | | Creator: | Joseph, Frank E. | | | | Dates: | 1927-1977 | | | | Abstract: | Frank E. Joseph (1904-1995) was a lawyer in Cleveland, Ohio, and a partner in the law firm of Jones, Day, Cockley, and Reavis. The collection consists of Joseph's "legal Bibles" entitled Memoranda of Law and Pleadings and the indexes to these volumes. The books deal with the cases Joseph handled and consist primarily of information he used for presenting his cases. Many of the cases Joseph handled dealt with lawsuits involving various business in Cleveland, Ohio. | | | | Call #: | MS 4208 | | | | Extent: | 12.00 linear feet (12 containers) | | | | Subjects: | Joseph, Frank E., 1904- | Law -- Cases -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Business law -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 1798 | Title: | Carpenters District Council Records
| | | | Creator: | Carpenters District Council | | | | Dates: | 1910-1973 | | | | Abstract: | The Carpenters District Council is the regional representative in northeast Ohio of locals of the United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America. It was founded in 1888 in Cuyahoga County and extended into Lake, Geauga and Ashtabula counties by 1950. It negotiates contracts for various locals with individual contractors and with the Carpenter Contractors' Association, the Home Builders' Association, and the Building Trades Employers' Association. The collection consists of constitutions, minutes, financial records, grievances and legal proceedings, jurisdictional disputes and decisions, election material, and correspondence. In addition to the records pertaining to the workings of the District Council, the collection includes material on the constituent locals and the Cleveland Building and Construction Trades Council, the Carpenter Contractors' Association, and the negotiations in the 1958 building trades lockout in Cleveland. | | | | Call #: | MS 4209 | | | | Extent: | 27.80 linear feet (28 containers and 2 oversize volumes) | | | | Subjects: | Carpenters District Council (Cuyahoga, Lake, Geauga, and Ashtabula Counties, Ohio) | Carpenters -- Ohio. | Collective bargaining -- Construction industry -- Ohio. | Industrial relations -- Ohio. | Labor -- Ohio. | Trade-unions -- Carpenters -- Ohio. | Strikes and lockouts -- Construction workers -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Ohio -- Occupations.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 1799 | Title: | Katherine P. Williamson Papers, Series II
| | | | Creator: | Williamson, Katherine P. | | | | Dates: | 1927-1969 | | | | Abstract: | Katherine P. Williamson (1910-1964) was a Cleveland, Ohio, social worker who had a particular interest in improved housing for minority groups. She was a caseworker for the Cuyahoga County Child Welfare Dept., Family Life Coordinator for the Welfare Federation of Cleveland's Central Area Community Council, and Child Welfare Consultant, and later, Northeast Area Superior, for the Ohio Dept. of Public Welfare. The collection consists of biographical materials, clippings, correspondence, and subject files relating to her career as well as to her organizational activities. | | | | Call #: | MS 4210 | | | | Extent: | 0.40 linear feet (1 container) | | | | Subjects: | Williamson, Katharine P., 1910-1964. | Hughes, Langston, 1902-1967. | Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority. | Central Area Community Council (Cleveland, Ohio) | Cleveland College Alumni Association. | Social workers -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- History -- Sources. | African Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- History -- Sources. | Child welfare -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- History -- Sources. | Public Welfare -- Ohio -- History -- Sources.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 1800 | Title: | League of Women Voters of Cleveland Records, Series II
| | | | Creator: | League of Women Voters of Cleveland | | | | Dates: | 1935-1967 | | | | Abstract: | The League of Women Voters was formed in 1920 in Cleveland, Ohio, by former suffragists and members of the Woman's Suffrage Party. The League is nonpartisan and has endorsed various legislation, including laws to protect female workers and improve child welfare and education. Its efforts include voter registration drives, assistance to election boards, demonstrations of registration and voting techniques, as well as sponsoring candidates debates. The collection consists of annual reports, correspondence, and subject files relating to the group's activities. This collection pertains to the activities and concerns of the women involved in the league, including the Ohio Constitution, public welfare, civil service, voter registration, and food inspection. | | | | Call #: | MS 4211 | | | | Extent: | 0.80 linear feet (2 containers) | | | | Subjects: | League of Women Voters of Cleveland. | League of Women Voters of Cleveland -- Archives. | Women -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Societies and clubs. | Voter registration -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Clubs -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Cleveland (Ohio) -- Politics and government. | Ohio -- Politics and government -- 1951- | Ohio -- Constitutional law.
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