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| | Manuscript Collection | Save | | 2221 | Title: | George S. Dively Papers
| | | | Creator: | Dively, George S. | | | | Dates: | 1814-1988 | | | | Abstract: | George S. Dively was a prominent business and civic leader and philanthropist in Cleveland, Ohio. Born in Pennsylvania to Michael A. and Martha A. (Dodson) Dively, he attended Lock Haven State College, earned a B.S. in electrical engineering at the University of Pittsburgh in 1925, and a M.B.A. from Harvard University in 1929. During the Great Depression, he worked at North American Refractories and at Republic Steel Corporation. He joined the Harris-Seybold-Potter Company of Cleveland, Ohio, in 1937, becoming director in 1941, vice president and general manager in 1944, and president in 1947. The company became the Harris-Intertype Corporation in 1957, and later the Harris Corporation. He served as president and chairman of the board from 1954-1961, continuing as board chairman from 1961 until his retirement in 1972. In 1971, his book, The Power of Professional Management, was published. He was a co-founder of the Cleveland One Percent Plan, whose mission was to encourage corporate support for higher education. Dively endowed a professorship in electrical engineering at Case Western Reserve University, where he served as vice chairman of the University Board of Trustees. In 1956 he endowed the Geo. S. Dively Foundation to assist various charitable and educational interests. He married Harriet Seeds in 1933. In 1969, he married Juliette Gaudin. The collection consists of correspondence, genealogy, memorials, minutes, reports, conference proceedings, speeches, lectures, financial reports, legal documents, annual reports, publications, articles, reprints, newspaper clippings, books, pamphlets, brochures, newsletters, scrapbooks, presentations, and awards. | | | | Call #: | MS 4634 | | | | Extent: | 6.41 linear feet (7 containers and 1 oversize folder) | | | | Subjects: | Dively, George S., 1902-1988. | Dively family. | Harris-Intertype Corporation -- History. | Harris Corporation -- History. | Philanthropists -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Businessmen -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 2222 | Title: | George S. Dively Foundation Records
| | | | Creator: | Geo. S. Dively Foundation | | | | Dates: | 1956-1991 | | | | Abstract: | The George S. Dively Foundation was founded in Cleveland, Ohio, in 1956, by industrialist and philanthropist George S. Dively. Funding has centered around the field of higher education, with scholarship funds being established for engineering, business administration, graphic arts, and urban affairs students at numerous institutions, including the University of Pittsburgh, Harvard Business School, Lock Haven (Pennsylanvania) State College, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland State University, and the Florida Institute of Technology. Other organizations receiving funding reflect the interests of Dively; including civic improvement, enterprise development, and the arts. The foundation was officially closed in 1995. The collection consists of articles of incorporation, code of regulations, annual reports, minutes, correspondence, proposals, contribution records, investment records, legal documents, agreements, grants, and awards. | | | | Call #: | MS 4635 | | | | Extent: | 5.00 linear feet (5 containers) | | | | Subjects: | Dively, George S., 1902-1988. | Geo. S. Dively Foundation. | Charities -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Charitable uses, trusts, and foundations -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Endowments -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Education, Higher.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 2223 | Title: | Operation Equality Records
| | | | Creator: | Operation Equality | | | | Dates: | 1965-1971 | | | | Abstract: | Operation Equality was a Cleveland, Ohio, housing program established in 1967 by the National Urban League and designed to provide better housing for minority families. It encouraged the use of all legal and legislative tools related to housing, community planning, and development to achieve its goals. The collection consists of the operational plan of the organization, monthly bulletins, annual reports, correspondence, news releases, articles, brochures, and legal documents. | | | | Call #: | MS 4636 | | | | Extent: | 0.20 linear feet (1 container) | | | | Subjects: | Operation Equality. | National Urban League. | African Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | African Americans -- Housing -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Discrimination in housing -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Housing -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 2224 | Title: | Eliza Bryant Center Auxiliary II Records
| | | | Creator: | Eliza Bryant Center Auxiliary II | | | | Dates: | 1954-1992 | | | | Abstract: | The Eliza Bryant Center Auxiliary II, formerly known as the Junior Board of the Eliza Bryant Center, was a group founded by African American women in 1939 in Cleveland, Ohio. Organized by Bessie Blue, it was to provide residents of the Eliza Bryant Center, a home for the African American elderly, with a cheerful and homelike atmosphere. Members of the Auxiliary raised funds to purchase items and supplies such as kitchen equipment, linen, beds, carpeting, and electronics. The collection consists of codes of regulation, constitutions, historical data, minutes, correspondence, financial statements and reports, rosters, Christmas Mart and other program documents, newspaper clippings, memorabilia, proclamations, and resolutions. The collection pertains largely to fundraising events sponsored by the Auxiliary, one of of the best known being the annual Christmas Mart. | | | | Call #: | MS 4637 | | | | Extent: | 0.40 linear feet (2 containers) | | | | Subjects: | Eliza Bryant Center (Cleveland, Ohio) Auxiliary II. | Eliza Bryant Center (Cleveland, Ohio). | African Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | African American women -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Societies and clubs. | African Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Charities. | African American aged -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Aged -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Nursing homes -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Charities -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 2225 | Title: | Stella G. White Papers, Series II
| | | | Creator: | White, Stella G. | | | | Dates: | 1943-1991 | | | | Abstract: | Stella G. White was a free lance journalist, columnist for the Plain Dealer newspaper, and community leader in Cleveland, Ohio. Married first to Judge Charles W. White of Cleveland, she later became the wife of Curtis Lamar Bigham and resided in Dawsonville, Georgia. While in Dawsonville, she was a columnist for The Forum. She was instrumental in the Dawson County, Georgia, courthouse renovation project, and active in the Dawson County Women's Club. The collection consists of resumes, certificates, columns, newspaper clippings, correspondence, military documents, speeches, genealogical materials, book manuscripts, cancer research material, and memorabilia. These papers pertain primarily to White's career as a free lance journalist for the Plain Dealer in Cleveland, Ohio, and as a columnist for The Forum in Dawsonville, Georgia. It also includes some of her other writings. Most of her columns centered around the subject of race relations, housing, legislation, and health care. | | | | Call #: | MS 4638 | | | | Extent: | 1.00 linear feet (1 container) | | | | Subjects: | White, Stella G., 1907-1991. | African Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | African American women -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Afro-American women journalists -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Afro-American women journalists -- Georgia -- Dawsonville. | Women journalists -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Women journalists -- Georgia -- Dawsonville. | Journalists -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Journalists -- Georgia -- Dawsonville. | Race relations and the press -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Cleveland (Ohio) -- Race relations. | Dawson County (Ga.).
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 2226 | Title: | Arthur J. Lelyveld Papers
| | | | Creator: | Lelyveld, Arthur J. | | | | Dates: | 1901-1993 | | | | Abstract: | Rabbi Arthur J. Lelyveld served as senior rabbi of Anshe Chesed Congregation (Fairmount Temple) in Beachwood, Ohio, a suburb of Cleveland, from 1958-1986. Throughout his career he played key roles in national and local Jewish organizations and actively fought for civil rights. A native of New York City, Lelyveld received a B.A. from Columbia University in 1933, and was ordained at Hebrew Union College in 1939. From 1939-1944, he served congregations in Hamilton, Ohio, and Omaha, Nebraska. From 1944-46 he was Executive Director of the Committee on Unity for Palestine, and from 1946-1956 served as Associate National Director, and then National Director, of B'nai B'rith Hillel Foundations. He also played leadership roles in a number of other national Jewish organizations, including American Jewish Congress, Central Conference of American Rabbis, and the Synagogue Council of America. On the local Cleveland level, he served in various capacities on the Cleveland Jewish Welfare Fund, the Jewish Community Federation, the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, Cleveland Chapter, and the Cleveland Board of Rabbis. Lelyveld was also the author of Atheism is Dead and of numerous monographs and articles. He was active in the civil rights movement of the 1960s, participating with other Cleveland clergy in voter registration efforts in Mississippi and serving as a minister-counselor to the Council of Federated Organizations under the auspices of the Commission on Race and Religion of the National Council of Churches. While serving in this capacity, Lelyveld was severely beaten. He also delivered the eulogy at the funeral of slain civil rights worker Andrew Goodman in 1964. The collection consists of correspondence, speeches, sermons, writings, minutes, publications, newspaper clippings, appointment books, and certificates. | | | | Call #: | MS 4639 | | | | Extent: | 23.10 linear feet (26 containers) | | | | Subjects: | Lelyveld, Arthur J., 1913-1997. | Goodman, Andrew, 1943-1964. | Anshe Chesed Congregation (Cleveland, Ohio) | American Jewish Congress. | Central Conference of American Rabbis. | Synagogue Council of America. | Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (U.S.) | Council of Federated Organizations (U.S.) | Mississippi Freedom Project. | B'nai B'rith Hillel Foundations. | Jewish Community Federation (Cleveland, Ohio) | America-Israel Cultural Foundation. | Union of American Hebrew Congregations. | National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. Cleveland Branch. | Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Rabbis -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Synagogues -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Jewish sermons -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Reform Judaism. | Reform Judaism -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Civil rights movements -- Mississippi. | Civil rights workers -- Mississippi. | Zionism. | Zionists -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 2227 | Title: | Black Folk Art in Cleveland Records
| | | | Creator: | Black Folk Art in Cleveland | | | | Dates: | 1983-1984 | | | | Abstract: | The Black Folk Art in Cleveland exhibition was presented in 1984 by the Mather Gallery of Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio. The exhibit was the result of a search for Cleveland's African American folk artists and the works created by them. It featured folk artists Peggy Davenport, Reverend Albert Wagner, Ruby Hall, Helen Dobbins, Jim Moss, Mickey Towns, Benjamin Collins, Perkine Lard, Marcella Welch, Nick Biggins, and J.D. Harmon. The collection consists of notebooks containing festivals and exhibition notes, a catalog, posters, newspaper clippings, and correspondence. It includes some biographical information about the participating artists, planning notes for the exhibit festival, and an exhibition catalog and poster. | | | | Call #: | MS 4640 | | | | Extent: | 0.11 linear feet (1 container and 1 oversize folder) | | | | Subjects: | Davenport, Peggy. | Wagner, Albert. | Hall, Ruby. | Dobbins, Helen. | Moss, Jim. | Towns, Mickey. | Collins, Benjamin. | Lard, Pearkine. | Welch, Marcella. | Biggins, Nick. | Harmon, J.D. | Case Western Reserve University. Mather Gallery -- Exhibitions. | Black Folk Art in Cleveland. | African Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Afro-American folk art -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Exhibitions -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Afro-American artists -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 2228 | Title: | Nordson Foundation Records
| | | | Creator: | Nordson Foundation | | | | Dates: | 1952-1988 | | | | Abstract: | The Nordson Foundation (1952-1988) was originally created by Walter G. and Virginia Nord. Walter Nord was the president of U. S. Automatic Corporation (f. 1909) of Amherst, Ohio, a company which manufactured screw machine parts for the automotive industry. Walter Nord and his sons, Evan and Eric Nord, organized the Nordson Corporation in 1954 as a subsidiary of U. S. Automatic Corporation. The Nordson Corporation, headquartered in Westlake, Ohio, is a multinational company that designs, manufactures, and markets systems that apply adhesives, sealants, and coatings to a broad range of consumer and industrial products during the manufacturing process. The Nordson Foundation was a philanthropic organization which provided financial support primarily in the areas of public service, social problems, family services, and education. The Nord family, including Walter's sons Eric and Evan Nord, and Cleveland lawyer William Ginn, guided the foundation through 1980. In 1988 the foundation was reorganized to create the Nord Family Foundation and the Nordson Corporation Foundation. Since its inception, the Nord Family Foundation has primarily served Lorain County, Ohio, and has been based in the Lorain-Elyria area. As of 1993, the foundation was headquartered in Elyria, Ohio. Its charitable activities, however, have sometimes reached into neighboring locales, particularly Cuyahoga County and Cleveland, and touched other areas of Ohio and the nation. In addition to the foundation, the Nord family is also noted for its involvement in the development of inventions, including innovations in areas as diverse as spray painters and robotics. The collection consists of articles of incorporation, minutes of the board of trustees, policies and procedures, a mission statement, resolutions, correspondence, financial reports, contract bids and specifications, newspaper clippings, memoranda, pamphlets, publications, accounting journals, budgets, tax returns, affidavits, and materials related to projects and activities of the foundation, with grant proposals (1980-1984) compromising the bulk of the materials. The files include the minutes, cases, photographs, and organizational materials of the Neighborhood Concepts Company (1984-1986), a Lorain-Elyria housing rehabilitation program initiated through the funding of the Nordson Foundation. The records of the Nord Family Foundation and the Nordson Corporation Foundation are not part of this collection. | | | | Call #: | MS 4641 | | | | Extent: | 16.20 linear feet (18 containers) | | | | Subjects: | Nordson Foundation. | Nordson Corporation. | Neighborhood Concepts Company. | Charities -- Ohio -- Lorain County. | Charitable uses, trusts, and foundations -- Ohio -- Lorain County. | Housing rehabilitation -- Ohio -- Lorain County. | Social service -- Ohio -- Lorain County. | Human services -- Ohio -- Lorain County.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 2229 | Title: | Saul and Ida Ruth Meisels Papers
| | | | Creator: | Meisels, Saul and Ruth | | | | Dates: | 1943-1990 | | | | Abstract: | Saul Meisels served as cantor of B'nai Jeshurun Congregation (Temple on the Heights), Cleveland Heights, Ohio, from 1942-1979, and was considered one of the foremost interpreters of Yiddish song in the United States. He attended New York University and received formal vocal training at Julliard School of Music. He served as president of the Cantors Assembly, was a member of the Board of Governors of the Jewish Theological Seminary, and was a founder of the Jewish Liturgical Society and the Israel Music Association. In 1965, in Israel, he headed the first International Conference of Jewish Sacred Music. Through commissions and performances, he encouraged the writing of new compositions for the synagogue. His wife, Ida Ruth Moskowitz Meisels, was a musician and composer of Jewish and Hebrew songs and cantorial recitatives for solo voice, piano, and chorus. She and Saul Meisels were married in 1935. Following their move to Cleveland, Ohio, she studied at the Cleveland Institute of Music and served for more than twenty years as director of music for both the Cleveland Hebrew Schools and the United Jewish Religious Schools. The collection consists of awards and honors, biographical materials, newspaper clippings, correspondence, catalogues of concert and synagogue arrangements, and programs of musical services and festivals. | | | | Call #: | MS 4642 | | | | Extent: | 0.20 linear feet (1 container) | | | | Subjects: | Meisels, Saul, 1907-1990. | Meisels, Ida Ruth Moskowitz, 1911- | B'nai Jeshurun (Cleveland Heights, Ohio). | Cleveland Hebrew Schools. | United Jewish Religious Schools (Cleveland, Ohio) | Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Cantors (Judaism) -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Jewish musicians -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Jews -- Music. | Songs, Yiddish. | Songs, Hebrew. | Jewish women -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Women -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 2230 | Title: | Reuben and Dorothy Silver Papers, Series II
| | | | Creator: | Silver, Reuben and Dorothy | | | | Dates: | 1915-1991 | | | | Abstract: | Reuben and Dorothy Silver were active in Karamu House, a performing arts center and theater, founded in 1915 as an interracial social settlement in Cleveland, Ohio. During their tenure, the Silvers were instrumental in presenting works by African American authors such as Langston Hughes and LeRoi Jones, as well as classics from the American theater. Urban unrest in the community surrounding Karamu and the growing popularity of the Black Arts Movement in the 1960s and 1970s forced a reconsideration of Karamu's goals as they related to interracial theater. During this period, Karamu endured major personnel and financial crises. The collection consists of audition notices, correspondence, index card notes for a dissertation on Karamu House, Karamu House 75th Anniversary materials, a program manuscript, magazines, newsletters, newspaper clippings, obituaries, play reviews, press releases, theater and workshop programs, minutes, reports, cast and crew lists, play posters, program schedules, and memorabilia. | | | | Call #: | MS 4643 | | | | Extent: | 0.70 linear feet (2 containers and 1 oversize folder) | | | | Subjects: | Silver, Reuben, 1925- | Silver, Dorothy, 1929- | Karamu House. | African Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | African Americans in the performing arts -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | African American theater -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | African American dramatists -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Theater -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Social settlements -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Cleveland (Ohio) -- Race relations.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 2231 | Title: | Lowell A. Henry Papers
| | | | Creator: | Henry, Lowell A. | | | | Dates: | 1950-1966 | | | | Abstract: | Lowell A. Henry was a Cleveland, Ohio, city councilman (1957-1963) who represented Ward 10 and the African American community of Mount Pleasant. Henry volunteered with the Mount Pleasant Council, later served as the president of the Mount Pleasant Community Council, worked on urban renewal projects, and was a member of the Cleveland City Planning Commission. The collection consists of reports, speeches, newspaper clippings, campaign materials, and publications. | | | | Call #: | MS 4644 | | | | Extent: | 0.20 linear feet (1 container) | | | | Subjects: | Henry, Lowell A., 1909-1967. | Mount Pleasant Community Council (Cleveland, Ohio). | City council members -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Urban renewal -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Mount Pleasant (Cleveland, Ohio). | Cleveland (Ohio) -- Politics and government.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 2232 | Title: | Gladstone L. Chandler, Jr. Papers
| | | | Creator: | Chandler, Gladstone L., Jr. | | | | Dates: | 1964-1972 | | | | Abstract: | Gladstone L. Chandler was the City Manager for East Cleveland, Ohio, 1970-1972. He also served as the Assistant Director of Community Development and aided in the revitalization of East Cleveland with projects such as the Hayden Avenue Development Program. The collection consists of handbooks, a magazine, memoranda, newsletters, and a copy of the oath of office taken by Chandler as City Manager. The collection pertains largely to the East Cleveland, Ohio, community and its Neighborhood Development Program. Some of the newsletters illustrate plans for revitalizing the area, as well as various East Cleveland street club meetings. | | | | Call #: | MS 4645 | | | | Extent: | 0.10 linear feet (1 container) | | | | Subjects: | Chandler, Gladstone L., Jr. | African Americans -- Ohio -- East Cleveland. | Clubs -- Ohio -- East Cleveland. | Urban renewal -- Ohio -- East Cleveland. | Community development, Urban -- Ohio -- East Cleveland. | East Cleveland (Ohio). | East Cleveland (Ohio) -- Politics and government.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 2233 | Title: | Roderick Boyd Porter Papers
| | | | Creator: | Porter, Roderick Boyd | | | | Dates: | 1980-1985 | | | | Abstract: | Roderick Boyd Porter served as the Cuyahoga County, Ohio, Archivist (1973-1985) and was active in neighborhood redevelopment and historic preservation in the Greater Cleveland, Ohio, area. Porter also served as a member of the Board of Trustees of the Western Reserve Historical Society, as a trustee of the Cleveland Area Arts Council, and a member of the Rowfant Club. He was a member of the North Coast Village Steering Committee in the 1980s, which played a key role in the Lexington Village project and revitalization efforts in the Hough area community of Cleveland, Ohio. The collection consists of planning and development documents, project reports, proposals, correspondence, minutes, memoranda, newspaper clippings, magazine articles, and personal notes. The collection pertains to the revitalization of the Hough area, an inner city neighborhood of Cleveland, Ohio. It illustrates the involvement of urban renewal and re-development organizations such as the William Bingham Foundation, North Coast Village Steering Committee, the Institute of Man and Science, Glenco, and the Hough Area Partners in Progress. | | | | Call #: | MS 4646 | | | | Extent: | 0.40 linear feet (1 container) | | | | Subjects: | Porter, Roderick Boyd. | William Bingham Foundation. | North Coast Village Steering Committee. | Glenco Enterprises, Inc. | Institute of Man and Science. | Martin Luther King, Jr. Plaza Corporation. | Hough Area Partners in Progress. | Council for Economic Opportunities in Greater Cleveland (Cleveland, Ohio) | Community development -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Community development, Urban -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Urban renewal -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Housing rehabilitation -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | African Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | African Americans -- Housing -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Hough (Cleveland, Ohio)
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 2234 | Title: | Conference of Jewish Communal Service, Cleveland Chapter Records
| | | | Creator: | Conference of Jewish Communal Service, Cleveland Chapter | | | | Dates: | 1979-1990 | | | | Abstract: | The Conference of Jewish Communal Service, Cleveland Chapter, is an organization of Jewish professionals and students in the health and human services field founded in 1978 in Cleveland, Ohio. Affiliated with the national Conference of Jewish Communal Service, founded in 1899, the Cleveland Chapter sponsors programs approximately once a month. The annual opening event, the Glass Institute, features nationally-known speakers and was established through funding from Myron E. Glass, a past president of the Jewish Community Federation. The collection consists of minutes, rosters, programs, correspondence, and newspaper clippings. | | | | Call #: | MS 4647 | | | | Extent: | 0.40 linear feet (1 container) | | | | Subjects: | Conference of Jewish Communal Service (U.S.) Cleveland Chapter. | Glass Institute (Cleveland, Ohio). | Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Societies, etc. | Professional associations -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 2236 | Title: | Dorothy Layne McIntyre Family Papers
| | | | Creator: | McIntyre, Dorothy Layne Family | | | | Dates: | 1939-1988 | | | | Abstract: | Dorothy Layne McIntyre was one of the first African American women to receive a private pilot's license under the Civil Aeronautics Authority. She trained in the cadet flying program while attending West Virginia State College, receiving her pilot's license in 1940. During World War II she taught aircraft mechanics at the War Production Training School in Baltimore, Maryland, while simultaneously working as a secretary in the industrial department of the Baltimore Urban League. In 1942, she moved to Cleveland, Ohio, and married F. Benjamin McIntyre; they had two daughters, Dianne McIntyre and Donna McIntyre Whyte. The collection consists of photocopies of original pilot log books, publications concerning aeronautics, newspaper clippings, and correspondence. The collection pertains to Doroty McIntyre's career in the aeronautics industry. Also included are articles and other information concerning Dianne McIntyre and her dance group, Sounds in Motion, particularly concerning their production of "Take-Off from a Forced Landing," based on the life of Dorothy McIntyre. | | | | Call #: | MS 4649 | | | | Extent: | 0.10 linear feet (1 container) | | | | Subjects: | McIntyre, Dorothy Layne. | McIntyre, Dianne. | Sounds in Motion. | African Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | African American women -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Afro-American air pilots -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Air pilots -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Dance companies -- United States. | Dance -- United States.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 2237 | Title: | Lytle Davis, Collector, Papers
| | | | Creator: | Davis, Lytle | | | | Dates: | 1838-1885 | | | | Abstract: | Lytle Davis was born in Paris, Kentucky, and moved to Cleveland, Ohio, in the late 1950s. He is a collector of African American history documents. This collection focuses on documents related to American slavery. The collection consists of photocopies of bills of sale for slaves, a warranty for a slave and her children, checks, receipts, a will, and correspondence. The collection pertains to slavery in Kentucky before and during the Civil War, especially the sale and transference of slaves by John and Esther Hume, Robert Hume, Gano Henry, Sarah Ritchie, Thomas Parker, and John Gudgell. | | | | Call #: | MS 4650 | | | | Extent: | 0.10 linear feet (1 container) | | | | Subjects: | Davis, Lytle, collector. | Slavery -- United States. | Slavery -- Kentucky. | Slaves -- Kentucky. | Slaveholders -- Kentucky. | Afro-Americans -- Kentucky. | Women slaves -- Kentucky.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 2238 | Title: | National Knitted Outerwear Association, Cleveland District Records
| | | | Creator: | Knitted Outerwear Association, Cleveland District | | | | Dates: | 1950-1982 | | | | Abstract: | The National Knitted Outerwear Association, Cleveland District, was an organization of knitting mills in Cleveland, Ohio, originally affiliated with the National Association headquartered in New York City. In the 1930s, the Cleveland District withdrew from the National Association and ceased to exist, and local knitting mills joined the national organization as individual members. During this period, members also met locally. By 1960, the Cleveland group had re-affiliated with the national organization. The collection consists of minutes, correspondence, and newspaper clippings. The collection also contains questionnaires sent to various Cleveland mills in 1981 by David Reinthal, president of the Cleveland District, to document the history of the knitted garment industry in Cleveland. Information on the questionnaires includes dates of company founding, names of founders and successors, dates of company expansions and relocations, and product descriptions. | | | | Call #: | MS 4651 | | | | Extent: | 0.20 linear feet (1 container) | | | | Subjects: | National Knitted Outerwear Association Cleveland District. | Knit goods industry -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Clothing trade -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Clothing factories -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 2239 | Title: | Hezekiah Eldredge Family Papers
| | | | Creator: | Eldredge, Hezekiah Family | | | | Dates: | 1817-1979 | | | | Abstract: | Hezekiah Eldredge was a builder and architect in western New York and the Ohio City area of the Western Reserve of Ohio. Born in Connecticut, by 1824 he settled in Rochester, New York, and set up an architectural and building firm. His buildings in New York State included the First Presbyterian Church of Rochester; the United States Bank of Buffalo; the Holland Land Office, Batavia New York; Lockport Lot Clerk Office; and the Bank of Genessee. In 1834, he moved to Ohio City. He established an architectural and building business. Saint John's Episcopal Church, built in 1835 on W. 26th St., was one of his most notable accomplishments. Other projects were the Ohio City Exchange, the Cleveland Center Block, the Baptist Meeting House in Brooklyn, the Pearl Street House, Ohio Merchants Hotel, and the Vineyard Lane Bridge. He became chief engineer of Ohio City in 1837. His descendent, Sarah Rusk, collected documents, drawings, letters, and genealogical information on the life of Hezekiah Eldredge. The collection consists of correspondence, writings, legal records including bankruptcy papers, accounts, receipts, architectural drawings, newspaper clippings, and genealogical notes. Series I consists of Hezekiah Eldredge's personal records, finances, and business records. Series II consists of Sarah Rusk's correspondence and notes of her research on Hezekiah Eldredge's family history and buildings. | | | | Call #: | MS 4652 | | | | Extent: | 0.50 linear feet (1 container and 1 oversize folder) | | | | Subjects: | Eldredge, Hezekiah, 1795-1845. | Rusk, Sarah E. | Saint John's Episcopal Church (Cleveland, Ohio) | Architects -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Architects -- New York -- Rochester. | Architecture -- New York. | Architecture -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Carpenters -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Carpenters -- New York -- Rochester. | Ohio City (Cleveland, Ohio). | Erie Canal (N.Y.)
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 2240 | Title: | Lees-Bradner Company Records
| | | | Creator: | Lees-Bradner Company | | | | Dates: | 1905-1992 | | | | Abstract: | The Lees-Bradner Company was organized in 1906 as a partnership between Ernest J. Lees and Hosea Townsend Bradner of Cleveland, Ohio. It incorporated in 1909. The company specialized in gear hobbing and thread milling machinery for automobile timing and transmission gears and other applications. Hosea Bradner's sons; John A., George T., and James H. Bradner, ran the company in the post-World War II era. The company was purchased by White Consolidated Industries in 1967 and by 1983 the name Lees-Bradner had been phased out and the Cleveland plant closed. After White Consolidated Industries was itself purchased by Electrolux in 1986, the gear hobbing division was sold and the name Lees-Bradner was reinstated as a machine tool manufacturer. The collection consists of articles of incorporation, minutes, a company history, agreements, stock certificates, financial reports, ledgers, correspondence, administrative reports, memoranda, catalogs, product detail sheets, advertisements, newspaper clippings, and publications. | | | | Call #: | MS 4653 | | | | Extent: | 1.41 linear feet (2 containers and 1 oversize folder) | | | | Subjects: | Lees, Ernest J. d.1937. | Bradner, Hosea Townsend, 1872-1963. | Bradner, George T., 1916- | Lees-Bradner Company. | White Consolidated Industries. | Grant-Lees Machine Company. | Machine-tool industry -- United States. | Machine-tool industry -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Industries -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Gear industry -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Gearing -- Manufacture. | Gear-cutting machines. | Automobiles -- Transmission devices.
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