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1	Title:	Samuel E. Kramer Papers
	Creator:	Kramer, Samuel E.
	Dates:	1912-1960
	Abstract:	Samuel E. Kramer (1878-1960) was a Cleveland, Ohio, city councilman, Municipal Court judge, and Chief Justice of the Court of Common Pleas of Cuyahoga County. The collection consists of election materials, including sample ballots and endorsements; program, speeches, and correspondence from a 1952 testimonial dinner honoring Kramer; a memorial resolution by the Cleveland Bar Association; and an incomplete composition titled "The Citizen king."
	Call #:	MS 3986
	Extent:	0.10 linear feet (1 container)
	Subjects:	Kramer, Samuel E. (Samuel Edmund), 1878-1960. \| Judges -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Political campaigns -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
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2	Title:	Tom L. Johnson Papers
	Creator:	Tom L. Johnson
	Dates:	1901-1908
	Abstract:	Tom L. Johnson (1854-1911) was the reform Mayor of Cleveland, Ohio (1901-1909), and disciple of Henry George. Johnson began his career as an industrialist and traction magnate (he was owner of the Cleveland Electric Railway Company). He was most noted for his progressive administration of Cleveland's municipal government. The collection consists of correspondence, memoranda, newspaper clippings, legal papers, and miscellaneous printed materials.
	Call #:	MS 3651
	Extent:	3.00 linear feet (3 containers)
	Subjects:	Johnson, Tom Loftin, 1854-1911. \| Cleveland (Ohio). Mayor. \| Street-railroads -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Progressivism (United States politics) \| Political campaigns -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Cleveland (Ohio) -- Politics and government.
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3	Title:	Sam Gutter Papers
	Creator:	Gutter, Sam
	Dates:	1910-1941
	Abstract:	Sam Gutter was a member of the Cleveland, Ohio, Jewish community who promoted patriotism through his participation in patriotic associations and promotion of political candidates such as Harold H. Burton. Gutter was a member of the Spanish-American War Veterans Garrison Camp No. 4, Post No. 14 Jewish War Veterans, and the Patriotic Civic Association of Collinwood. The collection consists of correspondence, patriotic association materials, clippings, and a program brochure of the Khatee Puna Lair #1, Military Order of the Serpent. The papers pertain primarily to Gutter's promotion of political candidates and involvement in patriotic associations, parades, and celebrations.
	Call #:	MS 4164
	Extent:	0.20 linear feet (1 container)
	Subjects:	Gutter, Sam, d. 1950. \| Burton, Harold H. (Harold Hitz), 1888-1964. \| Patriotic Civic Association of Collinwood. \| Military Order of the Serpent. Khatee Puna Lair No. 1 (Cleveland, Ohio) \| Patriotic societies -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Political campaigns -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Parades -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
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4	Title:	Frank Lyons Papers
	Creator:	Lyons, Frank
	Dates:	1912-1961
	Abstract:	Frank Lyons (1894-1974) was a lawyer, politician and civic leader active in Cleveland, Ohio's African American community. The collection consists of correspondence dealing with Lyons' law career, political involvement, and personal life, as well as organizational records, political campaign files, appointment books and journals, and legal case materials, including discrimination suits Lyons handled for the Future Outlook League and Robert Woodall. The collection pertains to Lyons' political aspirations and activities in various ward clubs, his community service in such organizations as the Urban League, St. Marks Presbyterian Church, and the Woodland Center Neighborhood House, and his discrimination cases.
	Call #:	MS 4249
	Extent:	2.40 linear feet (3 containers)
	Subjects:	Lyons, Frank, 1894-1974. \| Republican Party (Cuyahoga County, Ohio) \| African Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Political campaigns -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Political clubs -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Race discrimination -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Cleveland (Ohio) -- Church history -- Sources. \| Cleveland (Ohio) -- Race relations.
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5	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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6	Title:	Sydney Hesse Papers
	Creator:	Hesse, Sydney
	Dates:	1932-1936
	Abstract:	Sydney Hesse was an Ohio state legislator from Cleveland, serving 1932-1936. During his tenure the legislature considered a ten percent tax on movie tickets and a general sales tax. The collection consists of an election certificate, campaign materials, constituent correspondence, legislation information, newspaper clippings, and a business card for the law firm of Hesse, Carney, Glick and Farina. The collection deals with Hesse's brief political career and the issues he faced as a legislator. The material also serves as an example of public opinion on the proposed movie tax and the sales tax proposal of 1933. The collection does not, however, indicate Hesse's position on these issues.
	Call #:	MS 4389
	Extent:	0.10 linear feet (1 container)
	Subjects:	Hesse, Sydney, d. 1986. \| Legislators -- Ohio. \| Politicians -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Political campaigns -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Taxation -- Law and legislation -- Ohio. \| Taxation -- Ohio -- Public opinion. \| Ohio -- Politics and government -- 1865-1951.
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7	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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8	Title:	Daniel J. Marschall Papers
	Creator:	Marschall, Daniel J.
	Dates:	1955-1983
	Abstract:	Daniel J. Marschall was a journalist who specialized in labor and energy issues for the city of Cleveland, Ohio's Division of Economic Development during the Dennis Kucinich administration, 1978-1979. In 1979, he edited the report entitled "The Battle of Cleveland: Public Interest Challenges Corporate Power", which examined the confrontations between Kucinich and the corporate establishment during his administration. The collection consists of reports from various government and public agencies and corporations on Cleveland's economic situation and history, news releases, speeches, editorials, clippings, articles, interviews, theses, and reports collected by Marschall on economic development, default, mayoral recall, municipal light plant, tax abatement, and Dennis Kucinich's career and campaigns, as well as material generated by the Mayor's office including new releases, speeches, reports, and campaign literature, and criticism and commentary from the media. The sources used to compile the report "The Battle of Cleveland" are included.
	Call #:	MS 4561
	Extent:	3.00 linear feet (3 containers)
	Subjects:	Marschall, Daniel J. \| Kucinich, Dennis J., 1946- \| Ohio Public Interest Campaign. \| Urban renewal -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Cleveland (Ohio). Mayor. \| Political campaigns -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Cleveland (Ohio) -- Economic conditions. \| Cleveland (Ohio) -- Politics and government. \| Cleveland (Ohio) -- Economic policy.
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9	Title:	George Forbes Papers
	Creator:	Forbes, Geoge
	Dates:	1966-1990
	Abstract:	George L. Forbes (b. 1931) was arguably the most powerful man in Cleveland, Ohio, politics during the 1970s and 1980s. His position as the President of Cleveland City Council from 1974-1989 was crucial in the relationships he formed with mayors Dennis Kucinich and George Voinovich which were sometimes contentious. He also used this prominent position to promote civil rights and minority-owned businesses. Forbes was born in Memphis, Tennessee, on April 4, 1931, coming to the Cleveland area in the 1950s to earn his degrees from Baldwin Wallace College in 1957 and the Cleveland Marshall College of Law in 1961. A lawyer by profession, Forbes was admitted to both the Ohio and Federal Bars in 1962. In 1963 he was elected to Cleveland City Council, where he served for 27 years. He assisted Carl B. Stokes in his mayoral runs, helped to establish the 21st District Congressional Caucus to improve race relations within the Democratic party, and formed the first African-American law firm in Cleveland. He was also involved in a number of civic organizations, including the Cleveland Chapter of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), where he served as President from 1992-2012, The Urban League, The Council of Economic Opportunity, the Businessmen's Interracial Committee on Community Affairs, the John Harlan Law Club, and the National Association of Defense Lawyers for Criminal Cases. Currently (as of May 2012), he is involved in the Freedom to Marry movement to end marriage discrimination against gay couples in Ohio and has resigned from the NAACP Presidency. George L. Forbes has also been embroiled in numerous controversies during his political life. He was acquitted of bribery, extortion, and theft in office in 1979, has plead guilty to ethics violations in dealing with the Ohio Bureau of Workers Compensation in 2007, and was sanctioned by the Ohio Supreme Court in 2008, which put his law license in jeopardy. During his career he has advocated for the poor and minority groups. He has worked against racial discrimination within a number of organizations, including the Regional Transit Authority and the Cleveland Police Force, created a mandate that a minimum percentage of construction work within the city be done by minority contractors/workers, and battled to improve inner city schools. The collection consists of awards, certificates, correspondence, financial records, legal documents, newspaper clippings, pamphlets, posters, research materials, speeches, and surveys.
	Call #:	MS 5136
	Extent:	2.81 linear feet (4 containers and 1 oversize folder)
	Subjects:	Forbes, George L., 1931- \| Cleveland (Ohio). City Council. \| National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. Cleveland Branch. \| African American politicians -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| African American lawyers -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| African Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Civil rights -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Political campaigns -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Cleveland (Ohio) -- Politics and government. \| Cleveland (Ohio) -- Race relations.
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10	Title:	MS 5433 George Forbes Papers, Series II
	Creator:	George Forbes
	Dates:	1945-2014
	Abstract:	George L. Forbes (b. 1931) was arguably the most powerful man in Cleveland politics during the 1970s and 1980s. His position as the President of Cleveland City Council from 1974-1989 was crucial in the relationships he formed with mayors Dennis Kucinich and George Voinovich which were sometimes contentious. He also used this prominent position to promote civil rights and minority-owned businesses. Forbes was born in Memphis, Tennessee, on April 4, 1931, coming to the Cleveland area in the 1950s to earn his degrees from Baldwin Wallace College in 1957 and the Cleveland Marshall College of Law in 1961. A lawyer by profession, Forbes was admitted to both the Ohio and Federal Bars in 1962. In 1963 he was elected to Cleveland City Council, where he served for 27 years. He assisted Carl B. Stokes in his mayoral runs, helped to establish the 21st District Congressional Caucus to improve race relations within the Democratic party, and formed the first African-American law firm in Cleveland. He was also involved in a number of civic organizations, including the Cleveland Chapter of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), where he served as President from 1992-2012, The Urban League, The Council of Economic Opportunity, the Businessmen's Interracial Committee on Community Affairs, the John Harlan Law Club, and the National Association of Defense Lawyers for Criminal Cases. He was acquitted of bribery, extortion, and theft in office in 1979, has plead guilty to ethics violations in dealing with the Ohio Bureau of Workers Compensation in 2007, and was sanctioned by the Ohio Supreme Court in 2008, which put his law license in jeopardy. During his career he has advocated for the poor and minority groups. He has worked against racial discrimination within a number of organizations, including the Regional Transit Authority and the Cleveland Police Force, created a mandate that a minimum percentage of construction work within the city be done by minority contractors/workers, and battled to improve city schools. The collection consists of awards, certificates, correspondence, financial records, legal documents, newspaper clippings, pamphlets, photographs, posters, research materials, reports, speeches, survey, and audiovisual recordings.
	Call #:	MS 5433
	Extent:	28.01 linear feet (31 containers, including one oversized container and one oversized folder)
	Subjects:	African American lawyers -- Ohio -- Cleveland \| African American politicians -- Ohio -- Cleveland \| Forbes, George L., 1931- \| Cleveland (Ohio). City Council. \| National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. Cleveland Branch. \| African Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Civil rights -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Political campaigns -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Cleveland (Ohio) -- Politics and government. \| Cleveland (Ohio) -- Race relations.
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11	Title:	Daniel Edgar Morgan Papers
	Creator:	Morgan, Daniel Edgar
	Dates:	1917-1949
	Abstract:	Daniel Edgar Morgan (1877-1949) was an Ohio State senator (1929-30), Cleveland city manager (1930-32), politician, and jurist. The collection consists of correspondence, speeches, legal papers and documents, reports and memoranda on civic, municipal, and national affairs, scrapbooks of clippings, pamphlets, and other material on social and international questions, the Republican Party in Cleveland and Ohio, Morgan's interest in civic organizations, his term in the Ohio State Senate, the city managership of Cleveland, political campaigns for himself and Harold H. Burton, his law practice and activities in wartime agencies, and his service on the Ohio Court of Appeals.
	Call #:	MS 3069
	Extent:	19.60 linear feet (37 containers and 17 scrapbooks)
	Subjects:	Court records -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| City managers -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Municipal government by city manager -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Elections -- Ohio. \| Elections -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Elections -- United States. \| Political campaigns -- Ohio. \| Political campaigns -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| World War, 1939-1945 -- War work -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Cleveland (Ohio) -- Politics and government. \| Cuyahoga County (Ohio) -- Politics and government. \| Ohio -- Politics and government -- 1865-1950. \| United States -- Politics and government -- 1901-1953.
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12	Title:	Peter Witt Papers
	Creator:	Witt, Peter
	Dates:	1888-1948
	Abstract:	Peter Witt (1869-1948) was the Cleveland, Ohio traction commissioner (1912-1915) under Mayor Newton D. Baker and city councilman (1924-1927) who served as a transit consultant for several major United States cities. He was a close friend and ally of Cleveland mayor Tom L. Johnson. The collection consists of correspondence, speeches, articles, reports, campaign literature, interview notes made by Louis Plost, scrapbooks, and newspaper clippings, relating chiefly to Witt's political activities and especially to his association with Tom L. Johnson, mayor of Cleveland. Some of the papers relate to Witt's work as a transit consultant in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and Newark, New Jersey, in the 1920s. Correspondents include Eugene V. Debs, Elizabeth J. Hauser, Tom L. Johnson, P.J. Mitten, and Brand Whitlock.
	Call #:	MS 3281
	Extent:	4.00 linear feet (6 containers and 4 oversize packages)
	Subjects:	Witt, Peter, 1869-1948. \| Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865. \| Lincoln Memorial Garden Commission. \| Cleveland Railway Company. \| Political campaigns -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Local transit -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Local transit -- New Jersey -- Newark. \| Local transit -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. \| Street-railroads -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Subways -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Cleveland (Ohio) -- Politics and government. \| Ohio -- Politics and government -- 1865-1950. \| United States -- Politics and government -- 1901-1953.
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13	Title:	Harold H. Burton Papers
	Creator:	Burton, Harold H.
	Dates:	1911-1965
	Abstract:	Harold Hitz Buron (1888-1964) was a lawyer, World War I soldier, law professor, Ohio state congressman, law director of Cleveland, Acting City Manager, Acting Mayor, Mayor, United States Senator from Ohio, and Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court. The collection consists of correspondence, financial records, campaign literature, broadsides, reports, schedules, inventories, lists and newspaper clippings relating to Burton's personal life, his activities in various organizations, and his political activities, including his administration of Cleveland's municipal government, 1935-1940.
	Call #:	MS 3584
	Extent:	35.00 linear feet (34 containers and 14 oversize volumes)
	Subjects:	Burton, Harold H. (Harold Hitz), 1888-1964. \| Burton family. \| Legislators -- United States. \| Judges -- United States. \| Political campaigns -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| National socialists -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Public welfare -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Local transit -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Public utilities -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Lakeshore development -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| St. Lawrence Seaway. \| Cleveland (Ohio) -- Politics and government. \| Cuyahoga County (Ohio) -- Politics and government.
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14	Title:	Frances Payne Bingham Bolton Papers
	Creator:	Bolton, Frances Payne Bingham
	Dates:	1921-1985
	Abstract:	Frances Payne Bingham Bolton (1885-1977) was a Republican congresswoman from Ohio's 22nd congressional district. Bolton served on the committees of Indian Affairs (1940) and Foreign Affairs (1941-1968), participating in foreign aid hearings and conducting study trips abroad, including a trip to the Middle East in 1947 and one to Africa in 1955. She served as a congressional delegate to the United Nations Eighth General Assembly, and was involved with the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association and helped organize the Accokee Foundation to protect the Potomac shoreline across from Mount Vernon. Mrs. Bolton had a long-time interest in nursing and nursing education and provided funds to establish the nursing school at Western Reserve University, as well as founding the Payne Fund to assist a variety of educational and other charitable programs. The collection consists of correspondence, reports, publications, clippings, etc. generated during, or pertaining to, Bolton's service in Congress. Included are bills and hearings, roll calls and voting records; Foreign Affairs & Indian Affairs committees papers, correspondence, reports, and geographical, foreign aid, embassy and State Dept. files; reports, memoranda, and printed material relating to the deptartments of State, Defense and Justice, the Post Office, as well as correspondence with the President; background files, diaries, reports, etc. re: Bolton's foreign relations travels, including her 1955 African trip; speeches, publicity files, campaign files & local political issues files; material re: her involvement with national Republican Party organizations; UN Eighth General Assembly materials; correspondence, etc. re: nursing and nursing education, the Accokeek Foundation, Mt. Vernon Ladies' Assn., Bingham Associates Fund, and other institutions she supported; and general correspondence, scrapbooks, etc. The collection primarily pertains to Mrs. Bolton's public life and reflects her political activities, as well as her personal and philanthropic involvement with various organizations.
	Call #:	MS 3943
	Extent:	175.00 linear feet (176 containers, 31 oversize volumes, and 1 oversize folder)
	Subjects:	Accokeek Foundation. \| Bingham Associates Fund. \| Bolton, Frances Payne Bingham, 1885-1977 -- Archives. \| Cuyahoga County (Ohio) -- Politics and government. \| Government missions, American. \| Indians of North America -- Government relations -- 1934- \| Legislators -- United States -- Archives. \| Legislators -- United States -- Correspondence. \| Missionaries -- Correspondence. \| Nursing -- Law and legislation -- United States. \| Nursing -- United States. \| Political campaigns -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Republican Party (U.S. : 1854- ) \| United Nations -- United States. \| United States -- Diplomatic and consular service. \| United States -- Foreign relations -- 1945- \| United States -- Politics and government -- 1945- \| United States. Congress. House. Committee on Foreign Affairs. \| United States. Dept. of State. \| Women in politics -- United States -- Archives.
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15	Title:	Thomas Saxton Ireland Papers
	Creator:	Ireland, Thomas Saxton
	Dates:	1879-1969
	Abstract:	Thomas Saxton Ireland (1895-1969) was a Cleveland, Ohio, politician, lawyer and writer who ran as a conservative Republican candidate for the office of mayor of Cleveland, 1959, as well as numerous other political offices. He was a correspondent for the Plain dealer and several other newspapers and authored a number of books, including several on the Saint Lawrence Seaway and one on the Sam Sheppard murder case. The collection consists of materials relating to Ireland's many political campaigns, manuscripts of published and unpublished books, correspondence, drafts of newspaper articles, scrapbooks, genealogical materials relating to his family, various certificates and personal miscellany. The collection is useful for understanding Ireland's ardent advocacy of the Saint Lawrence Seaway, his mayoral campaign and other political activities, and his attitudes as a conservative Republican in the 1950s and 1960s. Also included are some materials which reflect the rampant anti-communist sentiment of the period.
	Call #:	MS 4312
	Extent:	5.61 linear feet (14 containers and 1 oversize folder)
	Subjects:	Ireland, Thomas Saxton, 1895-1969. \| Sheppard, Sam \| Ireland family. \| Holland family. \| Republican Party (Ohio) \| Political campaigns -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Political campaigns -- Ohio. \| Conservatism -- United States. \| Anti-communist movements -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Children -- Employment -- United States. \| Eastern question (Far East) \| Cold War. \| Saint Lawrence Seaway. \| Cleveland (Ohio) -- Politics and government. \| United States -- Politics and government -- 20th century. \| United States -- Social policy.
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16	Title:	Stokes Oral History Collection
	Creator:	Cuyahoga Community College, Western Reserve Historical Society, Cleveland State University
	Dates:	2017
	Abstract:	Carl Stokes, and his brother Louis, were groundbreaking African-American politicians from Cleveland, Ohio. Carl Stokes became the first black mayor of a major U.S. city when elected in 1967. Louis Stokes was the first African-American congressman from Ohio when he was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in 1968, a position he held for 15 consecutive terms. During Carl Stokes' two mayoral terms, city hall jobs were opened to blacks and women, and a number of urban renewal projects initiated. Between 1983 and 1994 Carl Stokes served as municipal judge, and in 1994 was appointed by President Clinton as U.S. Ambassador to the Republic of the Seychelles. Louis Stokes began his career as a civil rights attorney and helped challenge the Ohio redistricting in 1965 that fragmented African-American voting strength. In 1967, Louis Stokes argued before the U.S. Supreme Court in the Terry v. Ohio case, also known as the "stop-and-frisk" case. In the 1970s, Louis Stokes served as chair of the House Select Committee on Assassinations and in the 1980s was a noted member of the House Select Committee to Investigate Covert Arms Transactions with Iran. The interviews were conducted during 2017 to commemorate the 50th anniversary of Carl Stokes' election as mayor and the election of Louis Stokes to Congress. The collection includes video recordings of 38 individuals, transcripts, interview release forms, and protocols.
	Call #:	MS 5416
	Extent:	0.81 linear feet (3 containers)
	Subjects:	African American mayors -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| African American politicians -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| African Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Political campaigns -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| City planning -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Cleveland (Ohio) -- Officials and employees. \| Cleveland (Ohio) -- Politics and government. \| Cleveland (Ohio) -- Race relations. \| Cleveland (Ohio) -- Social conditions. \| Cleveland (Ohio) -- Social policy. \| Cleveland (Ohio) -- Economic policy. \| Community development, Urban -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| African Americans -- Civil rights \| Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Stokes, Carl \| Stokes, Louis \| Stokes family
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17	Title:	Chester Castle Bolton Papers
	Creator:	Bolton, Chester Castle
	Dates:	1915-1943
	Abstract:	Chester Castle Bolton (1882-1949) was a member of the United States House of Representatives from Ohio's 22nd Congressional district from 1928-1939. Bolton served previously in the Ohio State Senate from 1922-1928. During World War I, Bolton served in the Ordnance Department and the War Industries Board, and became aide to Benedict Crowell, assistant secretary of war. As a U.S. Congressman, Bolton was esteemed representative of the Great Lakes states on the Rivers and Harbors Committee, and served on the Appropriations Committee and numerous other committees. Bolton was chairman of the National Republican Congressional Committee in 1934 and 1936, and helped to bring the Republican National Convention to Cleveland, Ohio in 1936. His widow, Frances Payne Bolton, succeeded him in Congress following his death in 1939. The collection consists of Army records pertaining to Bolton's service in the Ordnance Department, the War Industries Board, and attendance at the Army War College during World War I; records relating to Bolton's membership on Ohio State Senate committees (1922-1928); U.S. House of Representatives records (1928-1940), consisting of campaign files, committee files, correspondence, personal journals, material on redistricting, speeches, and service on the National Republican Congressional Committee (1932-1934); personal papers consisting of correspondence and memorials; and scrapbooks and newspaper clippings (1924-1940).
	Call #:	MS 4311
	Extent:	6.62 linear feet (8 containers and 1 oversize folder)
	Subjects:	Bolton, Chester Castle, 1882-1939 -- Archives. \| United States. War Industries Board. \| United States. General Munitions Board. \| United States. Army. Ordnance Dept. \| United States. Army -- History -- World War, 1914-1918 -- Sources. \| United States. Congress. House. Committee on Appropriations. \| United States. Congress. House. Committee on Rivers and Harbors. \| Ohio. General Assembly. Senate -- Committees. \| Army War College (U.S.) \| National Republican Congressional Committee. \| World War, 1914-1918 -- United States. \| World War, 1914-1918 -- Military intelligence. \| World War, 1914-1918 -- Equipment and supplies. \| World War, 1914-1918 -- Economic aspects -- United States. \| Legislators -- United States -- Archives. \| Political campaigns -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Apportionment (Election law) -- Ohio. \| Taxation -- Law and legislation -- Ohio. \| Ohio -- Politics and government -- 1865-1950. \| United States -- Politics and government -- 1929-1933. \| United States -- Politics and government -- 1933-1945.
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18	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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19	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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20	Title:	Seth and Frances Taft Papers
	Creator:	Taft, Seth and Frances
	Dates:	1951-2006
	Abstract:	Seth Chase Taft (December 31, 1922-April 14, 2013) was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, to Charles P. and Eleanor Chase Taft. He is the grandson of American president William Howard Taft. He married Frances Prindle (December 12, 1921-May 14, 2017) on June 19, 1943 and they had four children: Frederick I. (Rick) (b. June 26, 1945), Thomas P. (b. July 19, 1948), Cynthia B. (b. May 24, 1950), and Seth Tucker (Tucker) (b. March 4, 1953). They were active members of the greater Cleveland, Ohio, cultural, civic, and political community. The collection consists of 31 scrapbooks which include agendas, birth announcements, birthday cards, brochures, building permits, campaign literature, certificates, children's artwork and letters, Christmas cards and newsletters, contracts, correspondence, currency, flyers, greeting cards, interviews, invitations, itineraries, journal articles, lecture paperwork, legal briefs, licenses, lists, magazine articles, maps, memoranda, menus, newsletters, newspaper articles, newspaper clippings, notes, obituaries, pamphlets, passports, photographs, plane tickets, playbills, poems, post cards, press releases, proclamations, programs, registration cards, report cards, reports, resolutions, scorecards, scripts, sketches, song lyrics, telegrams, tickets, and travel documents.
	Call #:	MS 5127
	Extent:	8.00 linear feet (31 volumes)
	Subjects:	Taft, Seth Chase, 1922- \| Taft, Frances Prindle, 1921- \| Taft family. \| Republican Party (Cuyahoga County, Ohio) \| Cleveland Metropolitan Services Commission. \| Cleveland Development Foundation. \| Citizens League of Greater Cleveland. \| Government Research Institute of Cleveland. \| Federation for Community Planning. \| Cuyahoga County (Ohio). Board of Commissioners. \| Laurel School (Cleveland, Ohio) \| Hawken School. \| Vassar College. \| University Circle Inc. \| City Club of Cleveland. \| Cleveland Council on World Affairs. \| Cleveland International Program. \| Cleveland Institute of Art. \| Cleveland Museum of Art. \| Karamu House. \| League of Women Voters (Shaker Heights, Ohio) \| Art -- Study and teaching -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Lawyers -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Lawyers -- Ohio -- Cuyahoga County. \| Politicians -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Political campaigns -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Political campaigns -- Ohio -- Cuyahoga County. \| Cleveland (Ohio) -- Politics and government. \| Cuyahoga County (Ohio) -- Politics and government. \| Pepper Pike (Ohio) -- History.
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