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•African American clergy -- Ohio -- Cleveland. (3)
•African Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland. (3)
•Churches -- Ohio -- Cleveland. (3)
•African American Unitarian Universalists -- Ohio -- Cleveland. (2)
•Humanist Fellowship of Liberation (Cleveland, Ohio) (2)
•African American Baptists -- Ohio -- Cleveland. (1)
•African American aged -- Ohio -- Cleveland. (1)
•African American women -- Ohio -- Cleveland. (1)
•African Americans -- Civil rights -- Ohio -- Cleveland. (1)
•African Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Biography. (1)
•African Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Interviews. (1)
•Afro-American churches -- Tennessee -- Nashville. (1)
•Afro-American families -- Ohio -- Cleveland. (1)
•Church and social problems -- Ohio -- Cleveland. (1)
•Church records and registers -- Ohio -- Cleveland. (1)
•Church records and registers -- Tennessee -- Nashville. (1)
•Civil rights -- Ohio -- Cleveland. (1)
•Civil rights workers -- United States. (1)
•Clergy -- Ohio -- Cleveland. (1)
•Cleveland (Ohio) -- Church history -- Sources. (1)
•Cookery, Afro-American. (1)
•Fairfax (Cleveland, Ohio) (1)
•Fire-Baptized Holiness Church (1)
•First Unitarian Church (Cleveland, Ohio) (1)
•Frazier, John, 1941- (1)
•Holiness Science Organization. (1)
•Holiness churches -- Ohio -- Cleveland. (1)
•Holiness churches -- Tennessee -- Nashville. (1)
•Home economics -- Tennessee -- Nashville. (1)
•Nashville (Tenn.) -- Church history -- Sources. (1)
•Race relations -- Religious aspects. (1)
•Religion and race. (1)
•Rural-urban migration -- Ohio -- Cleveland. (1)
•Saint Teresa Holiness Science Church (Cleveland, Ohio) (1)
•Saint Teresa Holiness Science Church (Nashville, Tenn.) (1)
•Spiritualism. (1)
•St. James African Methodist Episcopal Church (Cleveland, Ohio). (1)
•St. Timothy Baptist Church (Cleveland, Ohio). (1)
•Unitarian Church -- Ohio. (1)
•Unitarian churches -- Clergy. (1)
•Unitarians -- Ohio -- Cleveland. (1)
•Vaughn, Frank Willis, d. 1981. (1)
•Vaughn, Jennie Benson. (1)
•Weeden family. (1)
•Weeden, John T., Sr., 1901-1988. (1)
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1Title:  Clara Johnson Papers     
 Creator:  Johnson, Clara 
 Dates:  1942-1993 
 Abstract:  Clara Johnson (1900-1993) was a minister in the Fire Baptized Holiness church in Cleveland, Ohio, and founder and pastor of Highlight Fire Baptized Holiness Church in Maple Heights for 35 years. She was also the founder and teacher at the Ruth and Esther Bible College which was run out of her Cleveland, Ohio, home. The collection consists of certificates, conference proceedings, a history, a newsletter, and newspaper clippings. 
 Call #:  MS 5263 
 Extent:  0.20 linear feet (1 container) 
 Subjects:  African American churches -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | African American clergy -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | African American women -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Fire-Baptized Holiness Church
 
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2Title:  Humanist Fellowship of Liberation Records     
 Creator:  Humanist Fellowship of Liberation 
 Dates:  1965-1972 
 Abstract:  The Humanist Fellowship of Liberation was an African American Unitarian Universalist church formed in 1970 by former members of the First Unitarian Church, which had moved from Cleveland to Shaker Heights, Ohio. The collection consists of articles of incorporation, constitution, financial accounts, correspondence and other records of the Humanist Fellowship of Liberation; and records of the Black Affairs Council, Inc., the Black Unitarian Universalist Caucus, and the Unitarian Universalist Association. 
 Call #:  MS 3592 
 Extent:  1.80 linear feet (5 containers) 
 Subjects:  Humanist Fellowship of Liberation (Cleveland, Ohio) | African Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | African American Unitarian Universalists -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | African American churches -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Church and social problems -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Unitarians -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
 
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3Title:  St. James A M E Church Oral History Project Interviews     
 Creator:  St. James A M E Church 
 Dates:  1986-1987 
 Abstract:  The St. James African Methodist Episcopal Church Oral History Project Interviews was a venture of the church membership to conduct and transcribe oral history interviews with current and former members of the Cleveland, Ohio, church. It also included residents of the Fairfax community. It was sponsored by the church's Sadie J. Anderson Missionary Society and was funded in part by the Ohio Humanities Council. The goals of the project were to examine the role of the family and elderly in the African American community, the place of the church in the community and family life, and the function of the community over time. Forty-one men and women participated in the interview process. A public conference was held in 1986 as part of the project. The collection consists of transcripts of interviews conducted with individuals who were or had been members of the congregation of St. James African Methodist Episcopal Church, Cleveland, Ohio, and/or residents of the Fairfax area; a final report on the project; publications; and newspaper clippings. 
 Call #:  MS 4536 
 Extent:  1.00 linear feet (3 containers) 
 Subjects:  St. James African Methodist Episcopal Church (Cleveland, Ohio). | African Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | African Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Interviews. | African Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Biography. | African American churches -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Churches -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Afro-American families -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | African American aged -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Rural-urban migration -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Fairfax (Cleveland, Ohio)
 
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4Title:  John T. Weeden Sr. Family Papers     
 Creator:  Weeden, John T. Family 
 Dates:  1922-1994 
 Abstract:  John T. Weeden, Sr. was a prominent African-American Baptist minister in Cleveland, Ohio. He attended Indiana Central College, Butler University, Moody Bible Institute, and Case Western Reserve University. He was ordained in 1928. Reverend Weeden married the former Gladys Mae Evans in 1922. After serving as pastor at two churches in Indianapolis, Indiana, he was called in 1948 to St. Timothy Baptist Church in Cleveland, Ohio, remaining there until his death in 1988. In addition to his extensive involvement in a number of Baptist and religious organizations, Weeden was involved in civil rights and political issues, including service as co-chair of the clergy committee for Carl Stokes during the mayoral campaign of 1967. The collection consists of church programs, bulletins, brochures, bylaws, minutes, reports, sermons, certificates, cards, correspondence, memorabilia, datebooks, telegrams, financial and family records, registers, notes, speeches, lessons, postcards, passports, books, obituaries, and newspaper clippings. In addition to family-related documents, the collection includes extensive material related to St. Timothy Baptist Church, Cleveland, Ohio. 
 Call #:  MS 4789 
 Extent:  1.60 linear feet (3 containers) 
 Subjects:  Weeden, John T., Sr., 1901-1988. | Weeden family. | St. Timothy Baptist Church (Cleveland, Ohio). | African American Baptists -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | African American churches -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | African American clergy -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | African Americans -- Civil rights -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | African Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Civil rights -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Churches -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
 
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5Title:  John Frazier Papers     
 Creator:  Frazier, John 
 Dates:  1962-1974 
 Abstract:  John Frazier (born 1941) is a civil rights worker and Unitarian-Universalist minister. In 1969 he became the first pastor of the newly-formed Humanist Fellowship of Liberation in Cleveland, Ohio. The collection consists of correspondence, financial records, sermons, speeches, school records, newspaper clippings, and miscellaneous papers, relating to Frazier's civil rights activities, his seminary years, racial issues in the Unitarian-Universalist church, and the Humanist Fellowship of Liberation. 
 Call #:  MS 3593 
 Extent:  1.20 linear feet (3 containers) 
 Subjects:  Frazier, John, 1941- | First Unitarian Church (Cleveland, Ohio) | Humanist Fellowship of Liberation (Cleveland, Ohio) | African American clergy -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | African American churches -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | African American Unitarian Universalists -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Unitarian Church -- Ohio. | Unitarian churches -- Clergy. | Clergy -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Churches -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Civil rights workers -- United States. | Race relations -- Religious aspects. | Religion and race.
 
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6Title:  Saint Teresa Holiness Science Church Records     
 Creator:  Saint Teresa Holiness Science Church 
 Dates:  1978-1983 
 Abstract:  St. Teresa's Holiness Science Church is an African-American church founded in Cleveland, Ohio, by Jennie Benson Vaughn in 1950, growing to a membership of 300 within three months. Other churches were established in Nashville, Philadelphia, Indianapolis, and Camden, New Jersey, in the 1970s. Her husband, Frank Willis Vaughn, served as assistant pastor. The church was affiliated with the Holiness Science Organization, Inc. and accepted its belief regarding scientific proof for communication with the dead. The collection consists of organizational materials, correspondence, programs, clippings, a cookbook, and a biography of the Reverend Jennie B. Vaughn, the founder. The collection pertains primarily to Rev. Vaughn, her religious beliefs and her Cleveland, Ohio, congregation in the 1970s and 1980s, but also includes some records of the Nashville congregation, particularly church programs and a church sponsored cookbook. In addition, a constitution and covenant and statement of beliefs of the Holiness Science Organization, Inc. are included. 
 Call #:  MS 4363 
 Extent:  0.10 linear feet (1 container) 
 Subjects:  Vaughn, Jennie Benson. | Vaughn, Frank Willis, d. 1981. | Saint Teresa Holiness Science Church (Cleveland, Ohio) | Saint Teresa Holiness Science Church (Nashville, Tenn.) | Holiness Science Organization. | Church records and registers -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Church records and registers -- Tennessee -- Nashville. | African American churches -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Afro-American churches -- Tennessee -- Nashville. | Holiness churches -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Holiness churches -- Tennessee -- Nashville. | Spiritualism. | Cookery, Afro-American. | Home economics -- Tennessee -- Nashville. | Cleveland (Ohio) -- Church history -- Sources. | Nashville (Tenn.) -- Church history -- Sources.
 
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