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| | Manuscript Collection | Save | | 1941 | Title: | Smith Family Papers
| | | | Creator: | Smith Family | | | | Dates: | 1823-1915 | | | | Abstract: | The Smith Family was a Cleveland, Ohio, family descended from William Smith and Abel Wilder. Related families included those of Ichabod Bates, Gideon and Isaac Booth, Abraham and Amos Morrell, Timothy Whitney, William Wiggins, and Alexander Wilder. The collection consists of genealogical files of the Dean Smith family, including lineage society applications, copies of Revolutionary War records, correspondence relating to the genealogy, Bible records, and materials relating to the Booth estate in England. | | | | Call #: | MS 4352 | | | | Extent: | 0.10 linear feet (1 container) | | | | Subjects: | Smith family. | Wilder family. | Bates family. | Booth family. | Wiggins family. | Whitney family. | Morrill family.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 1947 | Title: | North Royalton Century Home Research Collection
| | | | Creator: | North Royalton Historical Society | | | | Dates: | 1979 | | | | Abstract: | The North Royalton Historical Society (North Royalton, Ohio) managed a project which documented information on historic houses in that area. The collection consists of "house genealogies" and research documentation for century homes in North Royalton, Ohio, including the Parley Austin house, the Minor House, the Rennert House, and the Sprague Road House. The collection pertains to land acquisitions, building and architecture in the early nineteenth century Western Reserve. | | | | Call #: | MS 4358 | | | | Extent: | 0.20 linear feet (1 container) | | | | Subjects: | Dwellings -- Ohio -- North Royalton -- History. | Historic buildings -- Ohio -- North Royalton -- History. | Architecture, Domestic -- Ohio -- North Royalton -- History. | North Royalton (Ohio) -- Buildings, structures, etc.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 1948 | Title: | Anna Wing Family Papers
| | | | Creator: | Wing, Anna Family | | | | Dates: | 1865-1939 | | | | Abstract: | Anna Wing was a resident of Tiffin, Ohio. Her husband, Cyrus Fernando Wing, was killed in the American Civil War. The collection consists of an autograph album and mid-nineteenth century correspondence of Anna Wing, American Civil War diary of Cyrus Fernando Wing, and the Great Depression-era diary of Anna Wing Mowry, detailing her daily activities at home and in her community during the 1930s. | | | | Call #: | MS 4359 | | | | Extent: | 0.20 linear feet (1 container) | | | | Subjects: | Wing, Anna. | Wing, Cyrus Fernando, d. 1865. | Mowry, Anna E. Wing. | Wing family. | Autograph albums -- Ohio -- Tiffin. | Soldiers -- Ohio -- Diaries. | Women -- United States -- Social life and customs -- 19th century. | United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 1950 | Title: | May Family Papers
| | | | Creator: | May Family | | | | Dates: | 1852-1894 | | | | Abstract: | Daniel May was a druggist and bookseller in Poland, Ohio, who married Mary McKinley, sister of President William McKinley Jr. The collection consists of family autograph albums, an account book, possibly belonging to J. T. Adair, and miscellaneous memorabilia, including an 1871 invitation to the wedding of William McKinley Jr. and Ida Saxton, and a note and a letter from William McKinley Sr. to his son-in-law, Daniel May. The collection pertains primarily to life in 19th century Poland, Ohio, and to the custom of collecting autographs from friends. | | | | Call #: | MS 4361 | | | | Extent: | 0.40 linear feet (1 container) | | | | Subjects: | McKinley, William, 1843-1901 -- Miscellanea. | May family. | Autograph albums -- Ohio -- Poland. | Poland (Ohio) -- Social life and customs.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 1952 | Title: | Saint Teresa Holiness Science Church Records
| | | | Creator: | Saint Teresa Holiness Science Church | | | | Dates: | 1978-1983 | | | | Abstract: | St. Teresa's Holiness Science Church is an African-American church founded in Cleveland, Ohio, by Jennie Benson Vaughn in 1950, growing to a membership of 300 within three months. Other churches were established in Nashville, Philadelphia, Indianapolis, and Camden, New Jersey, in the 1970s. Her husband, Frank Willis Vaughn, served as assistant pastor. The church was affiliated with the Holiness Science Organization, Inc. and accepted its belief regarding scientific proof for communication with the dead. The collection consists of organizational materials, correspondence, programs, clippings, a cookbook, and a biography of the Reverend Jennie B. Vaughn, the founder. The collection pertains primarily to Rev. Vaughn, her religious beliefs and her Cleveland, Ohio, congregation in the 1970s and 1980s, but also includes some records of the Nashville congregation, particularly church programs and a church sponsored cookbook. In addition, a constitution and covenant and statement of beliefs of the Holiness Science Organization, Inc. are included. | | | | Call #: | MS 4363 | | | | Extent: | 0.10 linear feet (1 container) | | | | Subjects: | Vaughn, Jennie Benson. | Vaughn, Frank Willis, d. 1981. | Saint Teresa Holiness Science Church (Cleveland, Ohio) | Saint Teresa Holiness Science Church (Nashville, Tenn.) | Holiness Science Organization. | Church records and registers -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Church records and registers -- Tennessee -- Nashville. | African American churches -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Afro-American churches -- Tennessee -- Nashville. | Holiness churches -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Holiness churches -- Tennessee -- Nashville. | Spiritualism. | Cookery, Afro-American. | Home economics -- Tennessee -- Nashville. | Cleveland (Ohio) -- Church history -- Sources. | Nashville (Tenn.) -- Church history -- Sources.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 1953 | Title: | Edith Pearl Rennison Genealogical Papers
| | | | Creator: | Rennison, Edith Pearl | | | | Dates: | 1913-1975 | | | | Abstract: | Edith Rennison (born 1908) was the descendant of William Adams of Connecticut, whose son John migrated to the Western Reserve in 1810 and settled near Columbia (Lorain County), of Thomas Osborn, who settled in Columbia Station (Lorain County) prior to 1812, and of William Rennison who came to Olmsted Falls, Ohio in 1876. The collection consists of family genealogies and historical anecdotes of the Adams, Osborn and Rennison families. Also included are miscellaneous family deeds. | | | | Call #: | MS 4364 | | | | Extent: | 0.20 linear feet (1 container) | | | | Subjects: | Rennison, Edith Pearl, 1908- | Renison family. | Adams family. | Osborne family. | Frontier and pioneer life -- Ohio -- Western Reserve. | Ohio -- Genealogy.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 1954 | Title: | Robinson Family Genealogical Materials
| | | | Creator: | Robinson Family | | | | Dates: | 1930-1968 | | | | Abstract: | The collection consists of genealogical materials relating to the family of Nathan Robinson of Chagrin Falls, Ohio. Robinson's son, Joseph Lee Robinson, joined the Mormon Church and migrated west. It is believed the material was compiled by Mary V. Stoneman and Ida Bray. | | | | Call #: | MS 4365 | | | | Extent: | 0.20 linear feet (1 container) | | | | Subjects: | Robinson, Nathan -- Family. | Robinson family. | Chagrin Falls (Ohio) -- Genealogy.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 1955 | Title: | Burrows Family Papers
| | | | Creator: | Burrows Family | | | | Dates: | 1892-1932 | | | | Abstract: | Charles William Burrows was president of Burrows Brothers Company, a book and stationery firm, which he founded in Cleveland, Ohio, with his brother Harris B. in 1873. Charles was manager of Burrows Publishing Company until 1912, when the brothers sold the business. Charles' daughters were Lorna Dorothea Burrows and Gladys Elgin Mott Boyd. Burrows has become Ohio's leading book, stationery, and office-supply firm. The collection consists of an unidentified diary possibly belonging to J.S. Boyd, family correspondence, composition books and school papers, historical reminiscences, and genealogical notes on the Hanford, Smith and Bouton families. | | | | Call #: | MS 4366 | | | | Extent: | 0.20 linear feet (1 container) | | | | Subjects: | Burrows family. | Smith family. | Bouton family. | Hanford family.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 1956 | Title: | Eloise R. Cunningham Papers
| | | | Creator: | Cunningham, Eloise R. | | | | Dates: | 1942-1970 | | | | Abstract: | Eloise R. Cunningham (born 1895) was a Cleveland, Ohio, social worker active in a variety of African-American educational and alumni associations. The collection consists of correspondence, minutes, financial reports, and brochures for various Afro-American educational and alumni associations, including the Cleveland Tuskegee Alumni Association, the Inter-Alumni Council of Greater Cleveland, and the Cleveland drive for the United Negro College Fund. | | | | Call #: | MS 4367 | | | | Extent: | 0.10 linear feet (1 container) | | | | Subjects: | Cunningham, Eloise R., 1895- | Cleveland Tuskegee Alumni Association. | Inter-Alumni Council of Greater Cleveland. | United Negro College Fund. | African Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Societies, etc. | Educational fund raising -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | African American universities and colleges -- Alumni -- Societies, etc.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 1957 | Title: | Amelia Marx Strauss Family Papers
| | | | Creator: | Straus, Amelia Marx Family | | | | Dates: | 1858-1910 | | | | Abstract: | Amelia Marx (1849-1900) was a Cleveland, Ohio, Jew, the daughter of Feist Marx and the wife of Joseph Strauss. Her three brothers, Charles, Edward and Moses, all served in the Civil War. The collection consists of photocopies of correspondence and miscellaneous documents, including naturalization papers, report cards, business agreements and recipes, all relating to the Marx, Strauss and Hawkins families. The collection is relevant to the study of 19th century American Jews, with special attention to their participation in the Civil War. Included is a letter to Edward Marx that refers to Lee's surrender and Lincoln's assassination. Another letter, dated 1865, comments on the oil boom near Meadville, Pennsylvania. | | | | Call #: | MS 4368 | | | | Extent: | 0.20 linear feet (1 container) | | | | Subjects: | Strauss, Amelia Marx, 1849-1900. | Strauss family. | Marx family. | Hawkins family. | Strauss, Joseph. | Jews -- United States. | Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Petroleum industry and trade -- Pennsylvania. | Soldiers -- Ohio -- Correspondence. | United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives. | United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Participation, Jewish.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 1958 | Title: | Charles Reznikoff Papers
| | | | Creator: | Reznikoff, Charles | | | | Dates: | 1950s | | | | Abstract: | Charles Reznikoff (1894-1976) was a writer, editor, and poet. The collection consists of two folders of an unpublished manuscript concerning a history of the Jewish community of Cleveland, Ohio. This manuscript was a source for Lloyd P. Gartner's "History of the Jews of Cleveland." | | | | Call #: | MS 4369 | | | | Extent: | 0.20 linear feet (1 container) | | | | Subjects: | Reznikoff, Charles, 1894-1976. | Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- History.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 1959 | Title: | Carl Stokes Papers
| | | | Creator: | Stokes, Carl | | | | Dates: | 1956-1972 | | | | Abstract: | Carl Stokes (1927-1996) was the Mayor of Cleveland, Ohio, from 1967-1971. Stokes was the first African American mayor of a major American city and the first African American Democrat in the Ohio State Legislature, where he served three terms from 1962-1967. As mayor, Stokes launched a number of programs to alleviate the problems of urban decay. Chief among these was Cleveland: NOW!, a joint public and private program with plans to raise $177 million in its first two years to revitalize Cleveland. The program was discredited due to the Glenville Shootout in July, 1968. Under Stokes, Cleveland City Council passed the Equal Employment Opportunity Ordinance, and HUD resumed funding projects aiding in the construction of over 3,000 new low- and middle-income housing units. Stokes became a newscaster with NBC television in 1972, and returned to his law practice in Cleveland in 1980. In 1983, Stokes was elected a municipal court judge. The collection consists of correspondence, memoranda, reports, minutes, and newspaper clippings pertaining to the political career of Carl B. Stokes, including his terms in the Ohio State legislature, his mayoral campaigns, and particularly his tenure as mayor of Cleveland, Ohio. The collection details the organization of the mayor's office, and illustrates the problems that Blacks in the vanguard of social and political progress faced, as well as the challenges faced by any urban leader in the turbulent 1960s and early 1970s. Key events in Stokes' administration are illustrated, including the Glenville Shootout, the hiring and resignation of Safety Director Gen. Ben Davis, the activities of the Mayor's Council on Youth Opportunities, and Cleveland: NOW! The work of then City Council President James Stanton is represented, along with material relating to Stokes' brother Louis. Notable correspondents include Hubert Humphrey, Walter Mondale, Robert F. Kennedy, Spiro Agnew, Cyrus Eaton, Edward Kennedy, George Forbes, Jesse Jackson, and Howard Metzenbaum. | | | | Call #: | MS 4370 | | | | Extent: | 104.51 linear feet (107 containers and 1 oversize folder) | | | | Subjects: | Stokes, Carl. | Cleveland Metropolitan Housing Authority. | Cleveland Transit System. | Cleveland: NOW! | African American mayors -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | African American politicians -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Administrative agencies -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Records and correspondence. | Air -- Pollution -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | City planning -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Community development, Urban -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | African Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Political campaigns -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Housing -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Urban renewal -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Urban policy -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Youth -- Employment -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Glenville Shootout, Cleveland, Ohio, 1968. | Cleveland (Ohio) -- Politics and government. | Cleveland (Ohio) -- Appropriations and expenditures. | Cleveland (Ohio) -- Officials and employees. | Cleveland (Ohio) -- Economic conditions. | Cleveland (Ohio) -- Economic policy. | Cleveland (Ohio) -- Social conditions. | Cleveland (Ohio) -- Social policy. | Cleveland (Ohio) -- Race relations.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 1960 | Title: | Saint John's Episcopal Church Records
| | | | Creator: | Saint John's Episcopal Church | | | | Dates: | 1909-1984 | | | | Abstract: | Saint John's Episcopal Church is a congregation which maintains the oldest church edifice in Cleveland, Ohio, the group splitting off from Trinity Parish when it moved from Ohio City to Cleveland's east side in 1826. In the late 1960s, the congregation merged with the Inner City Protestant Parish, an interdenominational group of congregations which met at St. John's and other churches during the 1950s and 1960s. The church is also known as St. John's Historic Episcopal Church. The collection consists of minutes of the trustees and parish council, financial information, administrative records, documents pertaining to the restoration of the church building, and files relating to the parish history. The collection pertains to the administrative functions of a prominent Cleveland parish, its efforts to restore the church edifice, and its involvement in ecumenical and reform movements, from the 1920s to the 1980s. | | | | Call #: | MS 4371 | | | | Extent: | 1.60 linear feet (4 containers) | | | | Subjects: | Saint John's Episcopal Church (Cleveland, Ohio) -- Archives. | Episcopal Church -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Church records and registers -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Church architecture -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Conservation and restoration. | Historic buildings -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Conservation and restoration. | Cleveland (Ohio) -- Church history -- Sources. | Cleveland (Ohio) -- Buildings, structures, etc.
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