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| | Manuscript Collection | Save | | 2041 | Title: | Margaret Manor Butler Papers, Series II
| | | | Creator: | Butler, Margaret Manor | | | | Dates: | 1950-1971 | | | | Abstract: | Margaret Manor Butler was a historian in the Cleveland, Ohio, area who wrote several books on the history of Lakewood, Ohio and the Western Reserve, including: A Pictorial History of the Western Reserve, 1796-1860. The collection consists of correspondence and county subject files concerning the publication of: A Pictorial history of the Western Reserve. The collection pertains largely to the process of compiling a pictorial history and to the history of the Western Reserve. | | | | Call #: | MS 4453 | | | | Extent: | 0.40 linear feet (1 container) | | | | Subjects: | Butler, Margaret Manor, 1898-1971. | Women historians -- Ohio. | Western Reserve (Ohio) -- History -- Pictorial works. | Western Reserve (Ohio) -- History -- Sources. | Butler, Margaret Manor, 1898-1971. A pictorial history of the Western Reserve, 1796-1860
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 2042 | Title: | Butler Aerial Surveys, Inc. Records
| | | | Creator: | Butler Aerial Surveys, Inc. | | | | Dates: | 1929-1968 | | | | Abstract: | Butler Aerial Surveys, Inc., was a Cleveland, Ohio, company which conducted aerial surveys throughout Ohio, during the first half of the twentieth century. The collection consists of client accounts and business files, including financial records, flight reports, correspondence, and a photograph index notebook. The collection pertains largely to the operation of an aerial survey company, whose clients included many Ohio coal and mining companies. | | | | Call #: | MS 4454 | | | | Extent: | 1.40 linear feet (2 containers) | | | | Subjects: | Butler Aerial Surveys, Inc. -- Archives. | Surveying -- Ohio. | Mine surveying. | Photography, Aerial.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 2043 | Title: | Montefiore Home Records, Series II
| | | | Creator: | Montefiore Home | | | | Dates: | 1885-1972 | | | | Abstract: | Montefiore Home is a home for aged and infirm Jews of Cleveland, Ohio, which was founded in 1882 as the Aged and Infirm Israelites Home, was renamed the Sir Moses Montefiore Kesher Home for Aged and Infirm Israelites in 1884, and, in 1923, Montefiore Home. The collection consists of trustee minutes, directors' reports, social service and financial reports, building and expansion plans, studies of Jewish aged, a newsletter written by the residents, and a guest book. The collection is valuable to the study of the institutional care of the aged and the contributions of Julius and Helen Weil to the Home. Also included is a letter written by Moses Montefiore to the Home in 1885. Montefiore (1784-1885) was a famed Anglo-Jewish philanthropist and advocate of civil rights for Jews in England and a precursor of modern Zionism. | | | | Call #: | MS 4455 | | | | Extent: | 1.20 linear feet (2 containers) | | | | Subjects: | Montefiore Home (Cleveland, Ohio) | Social work with the aged -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Charities. | Old age homes, Jewish -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Jewish aged -- Institutional care -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Jewish aged -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Jewish aged -- United States.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 2044 | Title: | Ralph J. Perk Papers
| | | | Creator: | Perk, Ralph J. | | | | Dates: | 1949-1977 | | | | Abstract: | Ralph J. Perk was the Cuyahoga County, Ohio auditor, 1963-1971, and mayor of Cleveland, 1972-1977. Perk, the first Republican mayor since 1941, faced big budget deficits which he covered with existing bond funds and general revenue sharing funds, as well as large federal grants from the Nixon administration. Nevertheless, city sewer and public transit systems had to be regionalized to raise operating capital. A Czech-American, Perk was seen as a national leader on ethnic issues. He retired from politics in 1977 after an unsuccessful campaign against John Glenn for the United States Senate in 1974 and a defeat in the 1977 nonpartisan mayoral primary. The collection consists of correspondence, memoranda, financial records, reports, speeches, minutes, news releases, campaign materials, newspaper clippings, invitations, certificates, etc., pertaining to Perk's political career and public service. Mayoral records include voluminous correspondence and a subject file, as well as the records of various secretaries and administrative assistants. Notable issues represented in the papers include the proposed sale of the Municipal Light Plant, a 1977 survey on pornography, abortion, gun control, air pollution, regional sewer and transportation issues, public safety, senior citizens, the federal Model Cities program, urban renewal, and Cleveland's celebration of the 1976 US Bicentennial. Perk's many political campaigns are documented, particularly the 1977 mayoral campaign which resulted in his defeat. His service as county auditor is very well represented in a series of newspaper clippings, which also document such events as the Hough riots of 1966 and the Glenville Shootout of 1968. | | | | Call #: | MS 4456 | | | | Extent: | 108.01 linear feet (112 containers and 1 oversize folder) | | | | Subjects: | Perk, Ralph J., 1914- | Stokes, Carl. | Cuyahoga County (Ohio). Auditor's office. | Cleveland (Ohio). Mayor -- Archives. | Cleveland (Ohio). City Council. | Cleveland (Ohio). Dept. of Public Safety. | Cleveland Municipal Light Plant. | Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District. | Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority. | Abortion -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | American Revolution Bicentennial, 1776-1976 -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Political campaigns -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Political campaigns -- Ohio -- Cuyahoga County. | Gun control -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Pornography -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Politicians -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Community development, Urban -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Urban renewal -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Air -- Pollution -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Aged -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Societies and clubs. | Glenville Shootout, Cleveland, Ohio, 1968. | Police -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Riots -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Personal rapid transit -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Cleveland (Ohio) -- Appropriations and expenditures. | Cleveland (Ohio) -- Ethnic relations. | Cleveland (Ohio) -- Officials and employees. | Cleveland (Ohio) -- Politics and government. | Cleveland (Ohio) -- Economic conditions. | Cuyahoga County (Ohio) -- Appropriations and expenditures. | Cuyahoga County (Ohio) -- Politics and government.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 2045 | Title: | Jack P. Russell Papers
| | | | Creator: | Russell, Jack P. | | | | Dates: | 1931-1977 | | | | Abstract: | Jack P. Russell was a Cleveland, Ohio, councilman, 1943-1971, council president, 1955-1963, and Democratic majority leader who was born Paul Ruschak, but changed his name in the 1930s. Russell was raised in the Hungarian-American community of Cleveland's Buckeye Road neighborhood and published newspapers in that area, including the Buckeye Press. He was councilman from the 16th ward from 1943 to 1971 and operated several businesses, including the Ohio Fire Protection Systems. The collection consists of scrapbooks and newspaper clippings relating to Russell's career in politics. Also included are memorabilia from campaigns, his Night in Budapest celebrations, and a small amount of correspondence. The collection pertains to the career of a major Cleveland political figure and the Cleveland political arena. | | | | Call #: | MS 4457 | | | | Extent: | 3.41 linear feet (8 containers, 7 oversize volumes, and 1 oversize folder) | | | | Subjects: | Russell, Jack P. (Jack Paul), 1915-1979. | Cleveland (Ohio). City Council. | Politicians -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Political campaigns -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Hungarian Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Cleveland (Ohio) -- Politics and government.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 2046 | Title: | Young Men's Christian Association of Cleveland Records, Series II
| | | | Creator: | Young Men's Christian Association of Cleveland | | | | Dates: | 1868-1977 | | | | Abstract: | The Young Men's Christian Association (YMCA) was established in Cleveland, Ohio, in 1854 with a program of lectures, prayer meetings, a Sunday school and a lending library. It initially focused on missionary and religious work. By 1880 the emphasis shifted toward character development and broadened to include boys as well as men, offering educational and physical training programs. During the 20th century the Y worked with the city's social settlements and welfare agencies, conducted fundraising campaigns during World War I, and increased its efforts to work with young boys. By the 1980s there were over 20 branches in the Cleveland area. The collection consists of minutes of the Cedar Avenue Boys' Branch, 1922-1977; also, general files of the Central YMCA, 1880-1975; publications and reports, including some issues of the Cleveland Red Triangle, the Association Boy, the Junior, News and Notes, and the West Side Boy; East End Branch scrapbook, 1929-1930; Cleveland surveys and studies, 1931-1962; Fenn College publications and reports, 1896-1938; War Work Week scrapbook, 1917; and miscellany. The collection pertains to the activities of the YMCA, including efforts at religious and missionary work, development of character in urban youth, war work, and alleviation of depression-era unemployment. The Cedar Avenue Branch records in particular document the Y's effort to serve Cleveland's black community, beginning in 1922. | | | | Call #: | MS 4458 | | | | Extent: | 3.51 linear feet (6 containers and 1 oversize folder) | | | | Subjects: | Young Men's Christian Association of Cleveland -- Archives. | Fenn College. | Boys -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Societies and clubs. | Men -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Societies and clubs. | Recreation -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Social work with youth -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | African Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | World War, 1914-1918 -- War work -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Charities -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Cleveland (Ohio) -- Social conditions.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 2047 | Title: | John C. Morley Papers
| | | | Creator: | Morley, John C. | | | | Dates: | 1940-1946 | | | | Abstract: | John C. Morely was a Cleveland, Ohio, lawyer who served with the 192nd Tank Battalion of the United States Army during World War II. His unit was captured by the Japanese when Bataan fell in 1942 and Morley was confined in various Japanese prison camps on the Philippine Islands until Nov. 1944 when the prisoners were shipped to Japan. Morley died on this voyage, along with three-fourths of his fellow prisoners. The collection consists of biographical sketches, his diaries, correspondence, largely from his father, John E. Morley, certificates, military records, and newspaper clippings. The collection focuses on the conditions endured by American prisoners of war during World War II, including experiences on the "Bataan Death March", and the anxiety their families experienced while waiting for word on the fate of their loved ones. | | | | Call #: | MS 4459 | | | | Extent: | 0.21 linear feet (1 container and 1 oversize folder) | | | | Subjects: | Morley, John C., 1904-1945. | United States. Army. Tank Battalion, 192nd. | World War, 1939-1945 -- Prisoners and prisons, Japanese. | World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal narratives, American. | Prisoners of war -- Philippines -- Diaries. | Prisoners of war -- United States -- Diaries.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 2048 | Title: | William McVey Papers
| | | | Creator: | McVey, William | | | | Dates: | 1932-1978 | | | | Abstract: | William McVey was a Cleveland, Ohio, sculptor particularly well-known for his heroic reliefs and doors. McVey taught at the Cleveland Institute of Art and many of his publicly owned pieces are located in Cleveland, as well as across the United States. The collection consists of letters, reports, and sketches of McVey's art work, with a small amount of material on his army career during World War II. | | | | Call #: | MS 4460 | | | | Extent: | 1.30 linear feet (3 containers) | | | | Subjects: | McVey, William M., 1905- | Sculpture, American -- United States. | Sculpture, American -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Sculpture, Modern -- 20th century -- United States. | Sculpture, Modern -- 20th century -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 2049 | Title: | Cleveland, Ohio, Fire Department, Engine Company No. 13 Journal
| | | | Creator: | Cleveland, Ohio, Fire Department, Engine Company No. 13 | | | | Dates: | 1903 | | | | Abstract: | Engine Company No. 13 of the Cleveland Fire Deparmtnet served the Independence Road area of Cleveland, Ohio, under the direction of Chief George Wallace. The collection consists of duty logs, roll call lists, pay roll records, and notations containing equipment inspection and alarms received in 1903. | | | | Call #: | MS 4461 | | | | Extent: | 0.20 linear feet (1 container) | | | | Subjects: | Cleveland (Ohio). Fire Dept. Engine Company No. 13 -- Archives. | Fire departments -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Fire stations -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Fire fighters -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 2051 | Title: | United Food and Commercial Workers International Union, Local 427 Records, Series II
| | | | Creator: | United Food and Commercial Workers International Union, Local 427 | | | | Dates: | 1944-1983 | | | | Abstract: | Local 427 of the United Food and Commercial Workers is a Northeast Ohio labor union representing employees involved in the sale or processing of food, especially butchers, packing-house workers and fur industry workers. It was known until 1979 as Meat Cutters District 427 of the Amalgamated Meat Cutters and Butcher Workmen of North America, when the international merged with the Retail Clerks International Union to become the United Food and Commercial Workers International Union. Sam Pollock served as president, 1953-73, and was succeeded by Frank Cimino, who later became an officer of the international body. The collection consists of records of District 427 of the United Food and Commercial Workers International Union and its predecessor, District Union 427 of the Amalgamated Meat Cutters and Butcher Workmen of North America, and consists of correspondence, minutes, financial records, reports, contracts, and publications relating largely to the administration of the union, the provision of benefits to its members, and negotiations with employers, particularly the packing-house, meat, and fur industries, as well as independent and chain-operated retail food stores. The collection includes important material relating to the administration of the union's pension fund by the Board of Trustees, as well as the papers of district officials Sam Pollock and Frank Cimino. Included is material relating to health care and health maintenance organizations and low-income housing sponsored by the union. | | | | Call #: | MS 4463 | | | | Extent: | 60.00 linear feet (60 containers) | | | | Subjects: | United Food and Commercial Workers International Union. Local 427 (Cleveland, Ohio) -- Archives. | Amalgamated Meat Cutters and Butcher Workmen of North America. District Union 427 (Cleveland, Ohio) -- Archives. | United Food and Commercial Workers International Union. Industry Pension Fund Board of Trustees -- Archives. | Meat Cutters Active Political Club (Cleveland, Ohio) | Food industry and trade -- Employees -- Labor unions -- Ohio. | Butchers -- Labor unions -- Ohio | Packing-house workers -- Labor unions -- Ohio. | Fur workers -- Labor unions -- Ohio. | Clerks (Retail trade) -- Labor unions -- Ohio. | Labor unions -- Ohio -- Political activity. | Food industry and trade -- Ohio. | Packing-houses -- Ohio. | Meat industry and trade -- Ohio. | Grocery trade -- Ohio. | Retail trade -- Ohio. | Fur trade -- Ohio. | Collective labor agreements -- Food industry -- Ohio. | Collective labor agreements -- Meat industry -- Ohio. | Pension trusts -- United States -- Investments. | Old age pensions -- United States. | Welfare funds (Trade-unions) -- Ohio. | Insurance, Health -- Ohio. | Health maintenance organizations -- Ohio. | Poor -- Housing -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 2052 | Title: | William J. Corrigan Papers
| | | | Creator: | Corrigan, William J. | | | | Dates: | 1917-1965 | | | | Abstract: | William J. Corrigan (1886-1961) was a prominent defense and labor lawyer in Cleveland, Ohio, known as "organized labor's attorney." Corrigan was defense counsel in several highly publicized murder cases in Cleveland, most notably the trial of Dr. Samuel H. Sheppard, charged with the murder of his wife Marilyn Reese Sheppard in 1954. The collection consists of files concerning the legal cases he and his partners handled, as well as a few personal items concerning him and his family. | | | | Call #: | MS 4464 | | | | Extent: | 19.10 linear feet (20 containers) | | | | Subjects: | Corrigan, William J., 1886-1961. | Matowitz, George J. -- Trials, litigation, etc. | Gogan, Joseph, b. 1887 -- Trials, litigation, etc. | Kaber, Eva Catherine, b. 1881 -- Trials, litigation, etc. | Miller, Otto, Jr. -- Trials, litigation, etc. | Sheppard, Sam -- Trials, litigation, etc. | Sheppard, Marilyn Reese, d. 1954. | Bender, George Harrison, 1896-1961. | Cleveland Federation of Labor -- Trials, litigation, etc. | Cleveland Building Trades Council -- Trials, litigation, etc. | Cleveland Building and Construction Trades Council -- Trials, litigation, etc. | International Ladies' Garment Workers' Union -- Trials, litigation, etc. | Cleveland Fire Fighters Union. Local 93 (Cleveland, Ohio) -- Trials, litigation, etc. | Milk and Ice Cream Drivers and Dairy Employees Union. Local 336 (Cleveland, Ohio) -- Trials, litigation, etc. | Bricklayers, Masons, and Plasterers International Union of America. Local 5 (Cleveland, Ohio) -- Trials, litigation, etc. | Hotel and Restaurant Employees' International Alliance and Bartenders' International League of America -- Trials, litigation, etc. | Wood, Wire, and Metal Lathers' International Union. Local 2 (Cleveland, Ohio) -- Trials, litigation, etc. | Cleveland Clinic Foundation -- Fire, 1929. | Actions and defenses -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Cases. | Defense (Criminal procedure) -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Cases. | Labor laws and legislation -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Cases. | Trade-unions -- Law and legislation -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Cases. | Grievance procedures -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Case studies. | Labor contract -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Case studies. | Collective labor agreements -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Case studies. | Industrial relations -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Case studies. | Trials (Murder) -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Free press and fair trial -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Case studies.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 2053 | Title: | Ptak Family Papers and Organizational Records
| | | | Creator: | Ptak Family | | | | Dates: | 1897-1975 | | | | Abstract: | Victor G. and Bohumir E. Ptak were brothers who owned the Ptak Music and Furniture Store in Cleveland, Ohio. Bohumir's sons, Bo and Denny (Zdenke) also were partners in the company. The family was very active in Cleveland's Czech societies, including Lumir-Hlahol-Tyl, Sokol Tyrs, Nationalities Services Center, and others. Victor was married to Marus Hlavacek Ptak. The collection consists of a small amount of correspondence, clippings and memorabilia. The organizational records form the bulk of the collection and consist of correspondence, reports, meeting minutes, agendas, memoranda, financial records, bulletins and printed materials. Included in the organizational records are those of various Czech societies and several parent-teacher associations of Cleveland schools. | | | | Call #: | MS 4465 | | | | Extent: | 2.00 linear feet (4 containers) | | | | Subjects: | Ptak family. | Sokol Tyrs -- Archives. | Nationalities Services Center (Cleveland, Ohio) -- Archives. | Miles-Cranwood Parent Teacher Association -- Archives. | Czech Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Societies, etc. | Gymnastics -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Societies, etc. | Clubs -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 2054 | Title: | International Association of Machinists, District #54 Records
| | | | Creator: | International Association of Machinists, District #54 | | | | Dates: | 1903-1965 | | | | Abstract: | The International Association of Machinists, District 54, is the district lodge founded in 1913 to coordinate the interests and activities of various Cleveland, Ohio, IAM locals. It was led by President Matthew DeMore, 1939-1961. District 54 was known for its progressive social philosophy and it set the standards on issues of medical insurance, pension plans and other benefits which were models for other unions. District 54 also initiated several cooperative programs for its members, including the Cleveland Homes Committee to provide low cost quality housing, the Co-op of Cleveland, a consumers' cooperative, and the Union Eye Care Center. The collection consists of minutes, newsletters, correspondence, reports, contracts, financial records, membership rosters, business agents' weekly reports, grievance and arbitration proceedings, organizing files, scrapbooks, newspapers and periodicals relating to the day-to-day activities of a major Cleveland union and its relationship to the International headquarters, subordinate locals and the Cleveland industrial community, particularly during and after World War II. | | | | Call #: | MS 4466 | | | | Extent: | 117.10 linear feet (126 containers) | | | | Subjects: | DeMore, Matthew. | Reed, Marie J. | International Association of Machinists. District 54 (Cleveland, Ohio) -- Archives. | International Association of Machinists. | Jack & Heintz, Inc. | Warner & Swasey. | Picker X-Ray Corporation. | Machinists -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Electric industry workers -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Labor unions -- Juristictional disputes -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Labor unions -- Political activity -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Machine-tool industry -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Electric industries -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Industrial relations -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Collective labor agreements -- Machinery industry -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Grievance procedures -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Strikes and lockouts -- Machinery industry -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Strikes and lockouts -- Electric machinery industry -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Wages -- Machinery industry -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Women labor union members -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Labor unions and communism -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Open and closed shop -- Law and legislation -- Ohio. | Machine-tool industry -- Prices -- Law and legislation -- Ohio. | Wage-price policy -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | World War, 1939-1945 -- Economic aspects -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Fawick Airflex Strike, Cleveland, Ohio, 1949. | Industries -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- History -- Sources.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 2055 | Title: | Consumers League of Ohio Oral History Interviews
| | | | Creator: | Consumers League of Ohio | | | | Dates: | 1982 | | | | Abstract: | The collection consists of interviews conducted by Case Western Reserve University graduate students in a program administered by the university's Department of History. Six members of the ConsumerLeague's board were interviewed regarding their activities with the League and the Elizabeth S. Magee Foundation, including Eleanor Farnham, Jean Pilcher, Edwin R. Teple, Dorothy Thomas, Marie R. Wing, and Dallas Young. The collection includes transcripts of oral history interviews with six Consumers League of Ohio board members focusing on their personal backgrounds and their involvement with the League. | | | | Call #: | MS 4467 | | | | Extent: | 0.10 linear feet (1 container) | | | | Subjects: | Magee, Elizabeth S., 1889-1972. | Farnham, Eleanor. | Pilcher, Jean. | Teple, Edwin R. | Thomas, Dorothy. | Wing, Marie Remington, 1885-1982. | Young, Dallas. | Consumers League of Ohio -- History.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 2056 | Title: | Joseph Eszterhas Essay
| | | | Creator: | Eszterhas, Joseph | | | | Dates: | 1965 | | | | Abstract: | The collection consists of an essay entitled "Journey from futility to hope : the immigrant's road to American assimilation" written by Joseph A. Eszterhas while he was a student at Ohio University in the 1960s who was an editorial intern at radio station WZAK in Cleveland, Ohio. The essay is a typewritten manuscript prepared for his Journalism 370 course at Ohio University and based on his WZAK internship. The paper examines the assimilation process of Cleveland's Hungarian American community of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries as an example of the Central European immigrant experience. Includes a discussion of the historical development of assimilation, a nationality calendar, and consulates in Cleveland in 1965. | | | | Call #: | MS 4468 | | | | Extent: | 0.10 linear feet (1 container) | | | | Subjects: | Assimilation (Sociology) | Americanization. | Hungarian Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Cleveland (Ohio) -- Foreign population. | Cleveland (Ohio) -- Ethnic relations.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 2057 | Title: | Daniel Asire Papers
| | | | Creator: | Asire, Daniel | | | | Dates: | 1859-1873 | | | | Abstract: | Daniel Asire appears to have been a resident of the village of Forest in Jackson Township, Hardin County, Ohio. The collection includes receipts for materials purchased from Ohio hardware stores, including George Worthington Company of Cleveland, as well as other hardware merchants in Cleveland, Cincinnati, Columbus, and Mansfield, Ohio, and also, Philadelphia, Pa. | | | | Call #: | MS 4469 | | | | Extent: | 0.10 linear feet (1 container) | | | | Subjects: | Asire, Daniel. | Hardware -- Prices -- Ohio. | Hardware stores -- Ohio.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 2058 | Title: | Charlestown Township Field Book
| | | | Creator: | Charlestown Township, Ohio | | | | Dates: | 1806-1814 | | | | Abstract: | Ezekiel Hover was a Western Reserve surveyor who made the original survey of Charlestown, a township in present-day Portage County, Ohio. Before its formal organization in 1814, Charlestown Township was known as Hinckley Township, Samuel Hinckley being the original proprietor. The collection consists of a true copy of Ezekiel Hover's original field book of 1806; also, scattered notes of the Land Company of the Proprietors of Charlestown listing who drew which lots and to whom they were sold. | | | | Call #: | MS 4470 | | | | Extent: | 0.10 linear feet (1 container) | | | | Subjects: | Real property -- Ohio -- Charlestown (Township) | Land tenure -- Ohio -- Charlestown (Township) | Charlestown (Ohio : Township) -- Surveys.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 2059 | Title: | Erastus Fitch Merwin Journal
| | | | Creator: | Merwin, Erastus Fitch | | | | Dates: | 1854-1862 | | | | Abstract: | Erastus Fitch Merwin was a resident of Braceville, Trumbull County, Ohio, who sailed to Panama in 1854, traveled across Panama on a mule train, then sailed on to San Francisco, with a brief stop in Acapulco. He eventually settled in Nevada, but returned to Ohio after eight years. In 1863 he joined the 2nd Ohio Cavalry and was captured and died in a Confederate prison at Salisbury, N.C. in 1864. Merwin's journal details his trip westward and back east, describing the places he visited, his accommodations, fellow passengers, the natives of Mexico, and such events as a military altercation between Santa Ana and Republican forces in Acapulco, a shipboard murder-suicide, and other occurrences. | | | | Call #: | MS 4471 | | | | Extent: | 0.10 linear feet (1 container) | | | | Subjects: | Merwin, Erastus Fitch, 1829-1864 -- Diaries. | Journeys to the Pacific. | Panama -- Description and travel. | Mexico -- Description and travel. | West (U.S.) -- Description and travel -- 1848-1860.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 2060 | Title: | John H. King Papers
| | | | Creator: | King, John H. | | | | Dates: | 1862-1865 | | | | Abstract: | John H. King was a Tuscarawas County, Ohio, resident who served in Company C, 80th Ohio Infantry during the American Civil War. The collection consists of photostatic copies of correspondence between King and his sister Catherine detailing King's Civil War experience. The collection pertains primarily to a soldier's life and military experiences during the Civil War, with respect to forced marches, battle accounts and living conditions, as well as King's ambitions for an Army career. | | | | Call #: | MS 4472 | | | | Extent: | 0.10 linear feet (1 container) | | | | Subjects: | King, John H., 1840-1897 -- Correspondence. | King, Catherine -- Correspondence. | United States. Army. Ohio Infantry Regiment, 80th (1861-1865) | Soldiers -- Ohio -- Correspondence. | United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives.
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