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1Title:  Crusaders, Inc., Report     
 Creator:  Crusaders, Inc. 
 Dates:  ca. 1931 
 Abstract:  Founded in Cleveland, Ohio, in 1929, The Crusaders, Inc., was an anti-prohibition group that campaigned for the repeal of the Eighteenth Amendment of the United States Constitution through popular mass education. The Crusaders were led by Fred G. Clark and several young Cleveland businessmen and claimed to have chapters in 100 cities. They sponsored radio debates and political candidates. The collection consists of a report on the effectiveness of the banning of alcohol, comparing the situation in the United States with that of other countries and concluding that prohibition should be repealed for tax revenue, as well as social reasons. 
 Call #:  MS 4294 
 Extent:  0.10 linear feet (1 container) 
 Subjects:  The Crusaders, Inc. | Prohibition -- United States. | Liquor laws -- United States.
 
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2Title:  Robert Johns Bulkley Papers     
 Creator:  Bulkley, Robert Johns 
 Dates:  1886-1967 
 Abstract:  Robert Johns Bulkley (1880-1965) was a Cleveland, Ohio, lawyer and businessman who served as a United States Congressman (1910-1914) and Senator (1930-1939). While in congress he was involved in legislation concerning Prohibition and currency reform. He was president of the Morris Plan Bank of Cleveland (1914-1952). The collection consists of correspondence, speeches, notes, reports, certificates, personal and miscellaneous printed items relating to Bulkley's personal, political and business activities. 
 Call #:  MS 3310 
 Extent:  19.50 linear feet (44 containers, 4 oversize packages, and 1 oversize folder) 
 Subjects:  Bulkley, Robert Johns, 1880-1965. | Legislators -- United States -- Correspondence. | Prohibition -- United States. | Currency question -- United States. | United States -- Politics and government -- 1901-1953.
 
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3Title:  George Harrison Bender Papers     
 Creator:  Bender, George Harrison 
 Dates:  1912-1960 
 Abstract:  George Harrison Bender (1896-1961) was a United States Senator from Ohio (1954-1957). He also served as Ohio state senator (1921-1931), chairman of the Cuyahoga County Republican Central Committee (1938-1954), and U.S Representative (1939-1949, 1951-1954). The collection consists of correspondence, speeches, biographical accounts, newsletters, campaign and election literature, certificates, testimonials, souvenir programs, newspaper clippings, and articles by or about Bender. Includes material on prohibition, police pensions, and civil service laws, among other topics. The correspondence, primarily from constituents, also includes letters from both local and national political figures. 
 Call #:  MS 3288 
 Extent:  2.00 linear feet (5 containers) 
 Subjects:  Bender, George Harrison, 1896-1961. | Legislators -- United States -- Correspondence. | Prohibition -- United States. | Police -- Pensions -- Ohio. | Civil service -- Ohio. | Ohio -- Politics and government -- 1865-1950. | United States -- Politics and government -- 20th century.
 
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4Title:  Myron T. Herrick Papers     
 Creator:  Herrick, Myron T. 
 Dates:  1827-1941 
 Abstract:  Myron T. Herrick (1854-1929) was a humanitarian, financier, industrialist, Governor of Ohio, and United States Ambassador to France. Herrick served as president and chairman of the board of the Society for Savings, Cleveland, Ohio. He also had numerous other local and national business interests. Herrick was involved in Ohio and national Republican party politics, maintaining close ties with Marcus A. Hanna, William McKinley, and other party notables. He won election as Ohio governor in 1903, serving one term. He was appointed United States Ambassador to France in 1912, serving until November 1914. Herrick played a key role in wartime France, both in his participation in diplomatic relations between combatants and in various humanitarian aid pursuits. Herrick was reappointed Ambassador to France by President Harding in 1921, serving until his death in 1929. The collection consists of correspondence, speeches, articles, memoirs, newspaper and magazine clippings, memoranda, notes, receipts, deeds, programs and other memorabilia, passports, reports, appointment books, bound visitors' and engagement books, luncheon and dinner records, diaries, photographs, and scrapbooks. Includes correspondence covering Herrick's terms as United States Ambassador to France, particularly his second stint 1921-1929. Correspondents include Ida and William McKinley, William Howard Taft, Theodore Roosevelt, Woodrow Wilson, Herbert Hoover, Warren G. Harding, Calvin Coolidge, Charles E. Hughes, Frank B. Kellogg, Aristide Briand, Georges Clemenceau, Raymonde Poincare, and Charles A. and Anne Morrow Lindbergh. Also included are materials relating to the 1927 transatlantic flight of Lindbergh and his reception in Paris. A diary kept by Carolyn P. Herrick, wife of Myron T. Herrick, describing a 1900 trip to Europe and cruise on the Mediterranean Sea, is contained in the collection. 
 Call #:  MS 2925 
 Extent:  16.01 linear feet (16 containers and 1 oversize folder) 
 Subjects:  Herrick, Myron T. (Myron Timothy), 1854-1929. | Lindbergh, Charles A. (Charles Augustus), 1902-1974. | Republican Party (U.S. ; 1854-) -- History. | Ambassadors -- United States. | Governors -- Ohio. | World War, 1914-1918 -- France. | World War, 1914-1918 -- Reparations. | Disarmament. | Sacco-Vanzetti Trial, Dedham, Mass., 1921. | Teapot Dome Scandal, 1921-1924. | Transatlantic flights. | Prohibition -- United States. | Ohio -- Politics and government -- 1865-1950. | France -- Politics and government -- 1870-1940. | France -- Foreign relations -- United States. | United States -- Foreign relations -- France. | United States -- Politics and government -- 1865-1933. | Soviet Union -- Foreign relations -- United States.
 
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