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| | Manuscript Collection | Save | | 1921 | Title: | Cleveland Bar Association Records, Series II
| | | | Creator: | Cleveland Bar Association | | | | Dates: | 1937-1983 | | | | Abstract: | The Cleveland Bar Assocaition (f. 1873) is an organization of of Cleveland, Ohio, lawyers whose purpose is to maintain the honor and dignity of the law profession and promote legal and judicial reform. Operating via a series of committees, the association over the years has investigated misconduct by lawyers, judges, sheriffs, and police, which has resulted in resignations and/or disbarment. The collection consists of minutes, agendas, financial materials, correspondence, memoranda, directories, records of the Court Management Project, a subject file, scrapbooks and issues of the Cleveland Bar Association journal. The collection is useful for understanding the activities and interests of the association, including the Court Management Project, 1970-76, which explored judicial reform in Cuyahoga County courts, and illuminates some of the controversy which surrounded the "deregulation" of the profession, such as the advertising of legal services. | | | | Call #: | MS 4332 | | | | Extent: | 25.20 linear feet (36 containers and 11 oversize volumes) | | | | Subjects: | Cleveland Bar Association -- Archives. | Court administration -- Ohio -- Cuyahoga County. | Justice, Administration of -- Ohio -- Cuyahoga County. | Lawyers -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 1923 | Title: | Leon A. Kujawski Papers
| | | | Creator: | Kujawski, Leon A. | | | | Dates: | 1931-1943 | | | | Abstract: | Leon A. Kujawski (b. 1883) was a Cleveland, Ohio, lawyer, politician, and judge of Polish birth. Kujawski began practicing law in 1913, specializing in labor law, became a municipal court judge in 1933, then served two terms as a city councilman representing the Tremont area of Cleveland. He served on the state liquor control board, 1938-1939. The collection consists of a biography, correspondence, an affidavit, miscellaneous campaign material, newspaper clippings, and scrapbooks. The collection contains information about Kujawski's terms as city councilman, especially his fight to lower bus fares, and his activities on the Liquor Control Board. | | | | Call #: | MS 4334 | | | | Extent: | 0.20 linear feet (1 container) | | | | Subjects: | Kujawski, Leon A., 1883- | Ohio. Liquor Control Board. | Polish Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Political campaigns -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Liquor industry -- Ohio. | Cleveland (Ohio) -- Politics and government. | Cleveland (Ohio) -- Transportation -- Fares.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 1925 | Title: | Community Fighters for Housing for Large Families Records
| | | | Creator: | Community Fighters for Housing for Large Families | | | | Dates: | 1968-1973 | | | | Abstract: | The Community Fighters for Housing for Large Families was a self-help group which tried to assist large, low-income families in the inner-city of Cleveland, Ohio, find adequate housing. It maintained listings of available homes, assisted with the bureaucracy of federal housing programs, and held educational seminars on housing issues. It was directed by Reverend Doris Gilmer. The collection consists of grant proposals, correspondence, an organizational outline, case histories, a biography of Rev. Gilmer, and some miscellaneous items. | | | | Call #: | MS 4336 | | | | Extent: | 0.10 linear feet (1 container) | | | | Subjects: | Gilmer, Doris. | Community Fighters for Housing for Large Families -- Archives. | Housing -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Poor -- Housing -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 1926 | Title: | Edmund H. Chapman Papers
| | | | Creator: | Chapman, Edmund H. | | | | Dates: | 1938-1972 | | | | Abstract: | Edmund H. Chapman (1906-1975) was a professor at Western Reserve University and chairman of its Department of Art and Architecture. He authored the book, "Cleveland, Village to Metropolis," based on his dissertation, "Early Cleveland--the evolution of a city," and wrote numerous articles on local architecture. The collection consists of Chapman's dissertation, the manuscript to his book, journal articles, lecture notes, and student papers. | | | | Call #: | MS 4337 | | | | Extent: | 1.00 linear feet (3 containers) | | | | Subjects: | Chapman, Edmund H. | Architecture -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Architecture -- Study and teaching -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Art -- Study and teaching -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Historic buildings -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Cleveland (Ohio) -- Buildings, structures, etc. | Cleveland (Ohio) -- History.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 1927 | Title: | Marion G. Turk Genealogical Papers
| | | | Creator: | Turk, Marion G. | | | | Dates: | 1970-1985 | | | | Abstract: | Marion G. Turk was a Cleveland, Ohio, area genealogist who wrote the book, The Quiet Adventurers in North America, a study of United States and Canadian families descended from those of the English Channel Islands. The collection consists of notes and correspondence relating to various families, some from the Channel Islands. Also included is a short history of Deerfield, Massachusetts. | | | | Call #: | MS 4338 | | | | Extent: | 0.40 linear feet (1 container) | | | | Subjects: | Turk, Marion G., 1914- | Channel Islands -- Genealogy. | Canada -- Genealogy. | United States -- Genealogy.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 1928 | Title: | J. D. Deutsch Funeral Home and Crematory, Inc. Records
| | | | Creator: | J. D. Deutsch Funeral Home and Crematory, Inc. | | | | Dates: | 1909-1960 | | | | Abstract: | J. D. Deutsch Funeral Home and Crematory was a Jewish funeral home founded by Jacob D. Deutsch around 1900 in Cleveland, Ohio. In 1967 it became the Miller-Deutsch Memorial Chapel. The collection consists of burial books, which include name, address, age, spouse, parents, birthplace, cause of death, doctor, location of death, and location of cemetery. Included are some non-Jewish burials. click here to view the searchable index to the funeral records contained in this collection | | | | Call #: | MS 4339 | | | | Extent: | 4.70 linear feet (3 containers and 22 oversize volumes) | | | | Subjects: | J. D. Deutsch Funeral Home and Crematory. | Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Genealogy. | Undertakers and undertaking -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Registers of births, etc. -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Cleveland (Ohio) -- Genealogy.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 1929 | Title: | David M. Miller Papers, Series II
| | | | Creator: | Miller, David M. | | | | Dates: | 1937-1975 | | | | Abstract: | David M. Miller (1908-1977) was a Cleveland, Ohio, author who fought with the Abraham Lincoln Brigade in the Spanish Civil War. The collection consists of an unpublished memoir of Jewish life in Cleveland; a draft of his novel, The Chain and the link; various drafts of "Letters from Spain"; a reprint of an article on the Abraham Lincoln Brigade; and various other documents relating to the Spanish Civil War and the Brigade, including correspondence, a commemorative booklet, posters, newspapers, and postcards. | | | | Call #: | MS 4340 | | | | Extent: | 1.00 linear feet (3 containers) | | | | Subjects: | Miller, David M. (David Micah), 1908-1977. | Spain. Ejercito Popular de la Republica. Brigada Internacional, XV. | Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Social life and customs. | Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- History. | Cleveland (Ohio) -- Ethnic relations. | Spain -- History -- Civil War, 1936-1939 -- Participation, American. | Spain -- History -- Civil War, 1936-1939 -- Personal narratives, American.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 1930 | Title: | Fannie M. Lewis Papers
| | | | Creator: | Lewis, Fannie M. | | | | Dates: | 1965-1976 | | | | Abstract: | Fannie M. Lewis (1926-2008) was an African American activist and Cleveland, Ohio, councilwoman. She was involved in a number of Hough neighborhood improvement programs, including Community Action for Youth, Neighborhood Youth Corps, Model Cities Association, and the Citizen's Participation Organization. She became a city councilwoman from Cleveland's Ward 7 in 1982. The collection consists of personal papers and the records and subject files relating to Lewis' work with the Model Cities Association, Neighborhood Youth Corps, and other community organizations. Included are articles of incorporation, bylaws, trustee minutes, monthly reports, financial records, proposals, correspondence, memoranda, residency lists, posters, and newspaper clippings. The collection is useful to the study of Cleveland community development programs and Fanny Lewis' efforts with these programs. Some materials relate to racism, politics, and local government in Cleveland during the 1960s and 1970s. | | | | Call #: | MS 4341 | | | | Extent: | 14.00 linear feet (16 containers) | | | | Subjects: | Lewis, Fannie M., 1926- | African Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Community development, Urban -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Community development corporations -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Social action -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Poor -- Ohio -- Cleveland | Urban renewal -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Health planning -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Youth -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Housing -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Hough (Cleveland, Ohio) | Cleveland (Ohio) -- Economic conditions. | Cleveland (Ohio) -- Social conditions. | Cleveland (Ohio) -- Politics and government. | Cleveland (Ohio) -- Race relations.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 1931 | Title: | Emily Newell Blair Family Papers
| | | | Creator: | Blair, Emily Newell Family | | | | Dates: | 1785-1972 | | | | Abstract: | Emily Newell Blair was a suffragist, feminist, Democratic Party official, mother and writer. During World War I she worked in the press department of the Missouri Woman's Committee of the Council of National Defense, eventually becoming vice chair. Representing Missouri on the Democratic National Committee, Blair was chosen national vice chair responsible for organizing women voters and women's activities, and eventually rose to first vice president, organized 2,000 plus Democratic women's clubs, and helped found the Woman's National Democratic Club. In 1935, she was appointed to the Consumers' Advisory Board of the National Recovery Administration, and, in 1942, was appointed chief of the Women's Interest Section of the War Department's Public Relations Bureau. Her husband, Harry Wallace Blair, was U.S. Assistant Attorney General in the Land Div. of the Justice Dept. in the 1930s and later served with the President's Loyalty Review Board. The collection consists of personal, professional and family correspondence, published and unpublished writings by and about Emily Blair, diaries, speeches, personal and family memorabilia, and clippings. Series I and II form the bulk of the collection, Series II being largely Emily Blair's personal writings, such as diaries, speeches, published articles, typescripts of fiction and non-fiction, and typescripts of her autobiography. Blair family material consists of the papers of Harry Wallace Blair (husband), Harriet Blair Forsythe (daughter), James Patton and Anna Gray Newell (parents), and her McDowell family ancestors of Pennsylvania, particularly the correspondence of Alexander McDowell. The collection is useful for researching the history of women and the family in the early 20th century, the issues of feminism and women's suffrage, and the emergence of women as politicians within the Democratic Party. Notable correspondents include Cordell Hull, Eleanor and Franklin Roosevelt, and Harry S. Truman. McDowell family materials chronicle pioneer life on the 18th-century Pennsylvania frontier. | | | | Call #: | MS 4342 | | | | Extent: | 7.50 linear feet (18 containers and 1 oversize folder) | | | | Subjects: | Blair, Emily Newell, b. 1877 -- Archives. | Blair family. | Newell family. | McDowell family. | United States. Council of National Defense. Woman's Committee. | Democratic National Committee (U.S.) | Democratic Party (U.S.) | Feminists -- United States -- Archives. | Authors, American -- United States -- Archives. | Feminism -- United States -- History -- Sources. | Women in politics -- United States. | Women -- Suffrage -- United States. | Women -- United States -- Societies and clubs. | Journalism, Consumer -- United States -- History -- Sources. | Presidents -- United States -- Election -- 1932. | World War, 1914-1918 -- Women -- United States. | Frontier and pioneer life -- Pennsylvania -- Venango County. | United States -- Politics and government -- 1923-1929.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 1932 | Title: | Winifred Wolcott Family Papers
| | | | Creator: | Wolcott, Winifred Family | | | | Dates: | 1815-1946 | | | | Abstract: | Winifred Wolcott (1879-1946) was a genealogist from Medina County, Ohio. Wolcott compiled a great deal of information on her ancestral families, most of whom came from New England. The collection consists of correspondence, writings, family histories, hereditary society applications, cemetery records, marriage records, and papers of Mrs. Wolcott's maternal ancestors, the Kings and the Porters. Includes correspondence, transcripts of letters, notices of payments from the U.S. Postal Service, excerpts from the Windfall, a newspaper edited by Cyrus King, and miscellaneous material. | | | | Call #: | MS 4343 | | | | Extent: | 1.42 linear feet (2 containers and 2 oversize folders) | | | | Subjects: | Wolcott, Winifred, 1879-1946. | King family. | Porter family. | Wolcott family. | Inscriptions -- Ohio -- Cuyahoga County. | Inscriptions -- Ohio -- Medina County. | Marriage records -- Ohio -- Medina County. | Women -- Ohio -- History -- 19th century. | Cuyahoga County (Ohio) -- Genealogy. | Elizabeth (N.J.) -- Genealogy. | Medina County (Ohio) -- Genealogy. | United States -- Genealogy.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 1933 | Title: | Gilbert Chapman Family Papers
| | | | Creator: | Chapman, Gilbert Family | | | | Dates: | 1834-1921 | | | | Abstract: | Gilbert Chapman (1811-1897) and his wife Jane were farmers in Ashtabula County, Ohio. Their Ward, Charles Warring, assumed ownership of their land upon the death of Gilbert in 1897 and served as an Ashtabula County assessor, 1904-1912. The collection consists of correspondence, 1834-1914, from friends and relatives, a copy of a family ledger of births and deaths, purchase receipts, billing statements, and advertising circulars for farm equipment. The collection contains numerous references to farm life and general conditions in areas of Ohio, Louisiana, California and New York and includes a large collection of advertising literature containing information on turn of the century farm equipment. | | | | Call #: | MS 4344 | | | | Extent: | 0.85 linear feet (2 containers) | | | | Subjects: | Chapman, Gilbert, 1811-1897. | Chapman family. | Advertising -- Agriculture -- United States. | Farm equipment -- United States -- Catalogs. | Farm life -- United States -- 19th century. | Ashtabula County (Ohio) -- Social life and customs. | California -- Social life and customs -- 19th century. | Louisiana -- Social life and customs -- 19th century. | Ohio -- Social life and customs -- 19th century. | New York (State) -- Social life and customs -- 19th century.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 1935 | Title: | Day Family Papers
| | | | Creator: | Day Family | | | | Dates: | 1825-1890 | | | | Abstract: | Norman Day was a farmer in Lorain County, Ohio, where his father, Captain John Day, settled in 1815. His wife, Julia Ann Root, was the daughter of Henry and Mary Root, early settlers in Sheffield Township, Lorain County. Norman's son, Richard Day, served as county auditor in 1861. The collection consists of correspondence, an account book, receipts, and memorabilia, including a history of Sheffield Township, Ohio. The collection pertains primarily to family relationships in the early Western Reserve, particularly in Sheffield Township, and land purchases in the Midwestern frontier. | | | | Call #: | MS 4346 | | | | Extent: | 0.20 linear feet (1 container) | | | | Subjects: | Day family. | Family -- Ohio -- Lorain County -- History -- 19th century. | Frontier and pioneer life -- Ohio. | Pioneers -- Ohio -- Lorain County. | Lorain County (Ohio) -- History -- Sources. | Sheffield (Ohio) -- History -- Sources.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 1936 | Title: | Halina Swidzinska Papers
| | | | Creator: | Swidzinska, Halina | | | | Dates: | 1958-1978 | | | | Abstract: | Halina Swidzinska was a Polish journalist and professor of Slavic languages at Alliance College, Cambridge Springs, Pennsylvania. Swidzinska was a free-lance journalist for Radio Free Europe. She came to the United States in 1961 where she studied and taught Slavic languages and literature, and continued to publish in Polish emigre journals throughout the United States, Canada, Great Britain, West Germany and France. In 1975 she retired to the Netherlands. The collection consists of autobiographical materials and articles written by Swidzinska for the Polish press in America and Europe, and for Radio Free Europe. | | | | Call #: | MS 4347 | | | | Extent: | 0.50 linear feet (2 containers) | | | | Subjects: | Swidzinska, Halina. | Journalists, Polish -- United States.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 1937 | Title: | Alice D. Seagrave Papers
| | | | Creator: | Seagrave, Alice D. | | | | Dates: | 1900-1968 | | | | Abstract: | Alice Duty Seagrave (d. 1970) was a graduate of Western Reserve University's College for Women in Cleveland, Ohio, and author of the book, Golf retold: the story of golf in Cleveland, published in 1940. The collection consists of materials for Seagrave's book, as well as clippings and promotional materials for the Campus Workshop Club, at Flora Stone Mather College, memorabilia for Mather College and Western Reserve University, and biographical materials for her husband, Walter Howard Seagrave. | | | | Call #: | MS 4348 | | | | Extent: | 0.61 linear feet (2 containers and 1 oversize folder) | | | | Subjects: | Seagrave, Alice D. (Alice Duty), d. 1970 -- Archives. | Seagrave, Walter Howard. | Cleveland Women's Golf Association. | Flora Stone Mather College. | Western Reserve University. College for Women -- Alumni and alumnae. | Campus Workshop Club (Flora Stone Mather College) | Yale University -- Alumni and alumnae. | Women golfers -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Golf -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- History.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 1938 | Title: | Alexander L. and Thelma S. Ostrow Papers
| | | | Creator: | Ostrow, Alexander L. and Thelma S. | | | | Dates: | 1939-1960 | | | | Abstract: | Alexander Ostrow was an award-winning investigative reporter, working for the Cleveland Press, 1951-1964. He later became a public relations officer and then an administrative aide to Congressman Ron Mottl. His wife, Thelma Swank Ostrow, was an employee counselor for Vultee Aircraft Corporation, developing a counselor training course designed to aid women entering the work force during World War II. She later worked for Cleary Realty in Cleveland, Ohio. The collection consists of biographical material, a diary, and scrapbooks of newspaper articles written by Alexander Ostrow, primarily on Cleveland topics. Also, clippings and speeches of Thelma Ostrow and a 1944 counselor's manual for Consolidated Vultee Aircraft Corporation, San Diego. The collection pertains primarily to Al Ostrow's career as a journalist at the Cleveland Press and specifically to his coverage of the Sam Sheppard murder trial, the 1951 concrete "shakedown" of Auditor Joseph T. Ferguson, and the expose of conditions at Cleveland State Mental Hospital. Thelma Ostrow's papers highlight the problems of women entering the work force during World War II and the efforts of employers to address them. | | | | Call #: | MS 4349 | | | | Extent: | 1.40 linear feet (3 containers) | | | | Subjects: | Ostrow, Alexander L., 1915-1977. | Ostrow, Thelma Swank. | Sheppard, Sam -- Trials, litigation, etc. | Ferguson, Joseph T. | Cleveland State Hospital. | Trials (Murder) -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Reporters and reporting -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Corruption investigation -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Investigative reporting -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Employee counseling -- United States. | Women -- Employment -- United States.
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