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1	Title:	Edward Bushnell Papers
	Creator:	Bushnell, Edward
	Dates:	1888-1926
	Abstract:	Edward Bushnell (1865-1944) was the son of Ebenezer and Cornelia K (Woodruff) Bushnell. The family moved to Cleveland, Ohio, in the 1880s and Edward became a lawyer. His specialty was estate administration. He was involved in many social and civic activities, including the Cleveland School Board, where he served as president from 1915 to 1917. He was married to Maude Kidder Sherwin. The collection consists of correspondence and financial and legal documents relating to Bushnell's non-legal interests and to several estates which he handled.
	Call #:	MS 3733
	Extent:	1.21 linear feet (2 containers and 1 oversize folder)
	Subjects:	Bushnell, Edward, 1865-1944. \| Lawyers -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
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2	Title:	William Sheldon Kerruish Papers, Series II
	Creator:	Kerruish, William Sheldon
	Dates:	1855-1900
	Abstract:	William Sheldon Kerruish (1831-1927) was educated at Twinsburgh Institute, Western Reserve College and graduated from Yale University in 1855. After being admitted to the Cleveland Bar Association in 1859 he practiced law with the firm of Ranney, Backus and Noble. The collection consists of an 1855 yearbook of Yale College, several letters from Kerruish's classmates, and notes for a reunion speech. The yearbook contains pictures of the class members and a number of personal notes wishing him a future of good fortune.
	Call #:	MS 3797
	Extent:	0.20 linear feet (1 container)
	Subjects:	Kerruish, William Sheldon, 1831-1927. \| Yale University. Class of 1855. \| Lawyers -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
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3	Title:	Myron S. Stanford Papers
	Creator:	Stanford, Myron S.
	Dates:	1919-1982
	Abstract:	Myron S. Stanford was a lawyer active in Cleveland, Ohio, Jewish organizations and in the Cuyahoga County Democratic Party. When he immigrated in 1920 from Poland to the United States, his name was Meier Spokojny. By 1921 his name was Meyer Spocony, and by 1929 his name had been changed to Myron Spocony Stanford. From 1941 to 1945, he served as an assistant police prosecutor for the City of Cleveland. He ran unsuccessfully for several political positions. At various times he served as president of the United Jewish Religious Schools, Fairmount Temple Men's Club, B'nai B'rith Mid-Day Lodge, B'nai B'rith Hillel Foundation, and Masada Chapter, Zionist Organization of America. He chaired the performing arts committee of the Jewish Community Center and was active in Yiddish theater productions there. The collection consists of programs and correspondence relating to Jewish organizations with which Stanford was involved; briefs, book reviews, and scripts written by Stanford; newspaper clippings, diaries, diplomas, awards; and a scrapbook. The collection is particularly strong in materials relating to the Men's Club of Fairmount Temple and the travel diaries detailing Israeli life in the 1950s and Jewish life in Russia, especially Moscow and Leningrad, in the late 1950s and early 1970s.
	Call #:	MS 4530
	Extent:	1.00 linear feet (3 containers)
	Subjects:	Stanford, Myron S., 1907-1979. \| Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Jewish lawyers -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Lawyers -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
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4	Title:	Myron S. Stanford Papers, Series II
	Creator:	Stanford, Myron S.
	Dates:	1921-1991
	Abstract:	Myron S. Stanford was a lawyer active in Cleveland, Ohio, Jewish communal organizations and the Cuyahoga County Democratic Party. The collection consists of certificates, correspondence, directories, newsletters, newspaper clippings, notes and writings reflecting Stanford's interest in the law and the Jewish community.
	Call #:	MS 4777
	Extent:	0.21 linear feet (1 container and 1 oversize folder)
	Subjects:	Stanford, Myron S., 1907-1979. \| Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Jewish lawyers -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Lawyers -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
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5	Title:	Cleveland Bar Association Records
	Creator:	Cleveland Bar Association
	Dates:	1873-1967
	Abstract:	The Cleveland Bar Association was founded in Cleveland, Ohio, in 1873 to establish and enforce standards of conduct for members of the legal profession and to promote legal and judicial reform. The Cleveland Bar Association was instrumental in the formation of the Ohio State and American Bar Associations. The collection consists of minutes, constitution, memorial resolutions, newspaper clippings, scrapbooks of judicial campaigns and an exhibit, and scrapbooks of newspaper clippings.
	Call #:	MS 3572
	Extent:	11.30 linear feet (22 containers and 28 oversize volumes)
	Subjects:	Cleveland Bar Association -- Archives. \| Judges -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Election. \| Bar associations -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Lawyers -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Justice, Administration of -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
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6	Title:	Manuel Levine Papers
	Creator:	Levine, Manuel
	Dates:	1908-1965
	Abstract:	Manuel Levine (1881-1939) was a Russian Jew who immigrated to Cleveland, Ohio, in 1897 and became a lawyer and judge, rising to the position of Chief Justice of the Court of Appeals of Ohio. Levine was also interested in the preparation of the immigrant for citizenship and was president of the Cleveland Immigration League. The collection consists of correspondence, speeches by and about Levine, reports, legal documents, financial records such as receipts and bills of sale, photocopies of scrapbooks containing newspaper clippings, and copies of miscellaneous newspaper clippings, most of which relate to Judge Levine's career or to developments in the legal profession during the 1920s and 1930s.
	Call #:	MS 3805
	Extent:	0.80 linear feet (2 containers)
	Subjects:	Levine, Manuel, 1881-1939. \| Lawyers -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Jewish lawyers -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Jewish judges -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Judges -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
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7	Title:	Russell N. Chase Papers
	Creator:	Chase, Russell
	Dates:	1927-1964
	Abstract:	Russell N. Chase (1900-1980) was a lawyer, president of the Cleveland, Ohio, chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union, the National Lawyers Guild and the Cornell Club of Cleveland, and a member of the Hermit and University clubs. His cases dealt primarily with estates and civil liberties. In the 1940s he was involved in various civil liberties cases regarding the foreign-born accused of communist activities and affiliations. The collection consists of speeches, news releases, handbills, newspaper and magazine articles, political and legal documents, client files, and correspondence.
	Call #:	MS 3935
	Extent:	0.40 linear feet (1 container)
	Subjects:	Chase, Russell N., 1900-1980. \| Lawyers -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Liberty -- United States. \| Communism and liberty -- United States.
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8	Title:	Harry Franklin Payer Papers
	Creator:	Payer, Harry Franklin
	Dates:	1893-1948
	Abstract:	Harry Franklin Payer (1875-1952) was a prominent Cleveland, Ohio, trial lawyer who entered Democratic Party politics. He attained the positions of assistant city solicitor under Newton D. Baker, president of the Cuyahoga County Bar Association, and Assistant Secretary of State of the United States under President Franklin Roosevelt. He was also active in Cleveland's Czech community and in the Alumni Association of Western Reserve University. The collection consists of newspaper clippings, correspondence, cards, programs, drawings, speeches, articles, lists and school records.
	Call #:	MS 3950
	Extent:	0.21 linear feet (1 container and 1 oversize folder)
	Subjects:	Payer, Harry Franklin, 1875-1952. \| Western Reserve University -- Alumni and alumnae. \| Czech Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Lawyers -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Democratic Party. Ohio.
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9	Title:	Cleveland Bar Association Records, Series II
	Creator:	Cleveland Bar Association
	Dates:	1937-1983
	Abstract:	The Cleveland Bar Assocaition (f. 1873) is an organization of of Cleveland, Ohio, lawyers whose purpose is to maintain the honor and dignity of the law profession and promote legal and judicial reform. Operating via a series of committees, the association over the years has investigated misconduct by lawyers, judges, sheriffs, and police, which has resulted in resignations and/or disbarment. The collection consists of minutes, agendas, financial materials, correspondence, memoranda, directories, records of the Court Management Project, a subject file, scrapbooks and issues of the Cleveland Bar Association journal. The collection is useful for understanding the activities and interests of the association, including the Court Management Project, 1970-76, which explored judicial reform in Cuyahoga County courts, and illuminates some of the controversy which surrounded the "deregulation" of the profession, such as the advertising of legal services.
	Call #:	MS 4332
	Extent:	25.20 linear feet (36 containers and 11 oversize volumes)
	Subjects:	Cleveland Bar Association -- Archives. \| Court administration -- Ohio -- Cuyahoga County. \| Justice, Administration of -- Ohio -- Cuyahoga County. \| Lawyers -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
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10	Title:	John N. Stockwell, Jr. Family Papers
	Creator:	Stockwell, John N. Jr. Family
	Dates:	1902-1916
	Abstract:	John N. Stockwell Jr. was a lawyer and politician in Cleveland, Ohio. He was a municipal lawyer with the city of Cleveland and served as city law director under Mayor Newton D. Baker. Stockwell was a graduate of Western Reserve College and Cornell University School of Law. He was elected to the Ohio State Legislature in 1906 and to the Ohio State Senate in 1911, and was instrumental in creating the state public utilites commission. Stockwell was also active in rewriting the Cleveland city charter. His wife, Cornelia Ranney Stockwell, and her three daughters; Alice, Katherine, and Jane, were involved in the local Cleveland suffrage movement. The collection consists of personal family and business correspondence, Ohio Supreme Court published briefs, scrapbooks, and newspaper clippings.
	Call #:	MS 4617
	Extent:	0.80 linear feet (3 containers)
	Subjects:	Stockwell, John N. Jr. \| Stockwell, Cornelia Ranney. \| Stockwell family. \| Lawyers -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Suffragists -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
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11	Title:	Frank E. Joseph, Jr. Papers
	Creator:	Joseph, Frank E. Jr.
	Dates:	1927-2006
	Abstract:	Frank E. Joseph, Jr. was a descendant of the Joseph family that arrived in Cleveland, Ohio, in 1872 and later founded the Joseph and Feiss Company. He was an attorney for Hahn, Loeser, Freedheim, Dean & Wellman and president of Bellefaire JCB. He also served on the boards of the American Red Cross, the Jewish Community Federation of Cleveland, the Temple-Tifereth Israel, and the Oakwood Club. The collection consists of twenty-one scrapbooks and correspondence. The scrapbooks include newspaper clippings, programs, photographs, correspondence, and ticket stubs.
	Call #:	MS 5015
	Extent:	8.02 linear feet (8 containers and 1 oversize folder)
	Subjects:	Joseph, Frank E., 1928-2008. \| Joseph, Maddy, 1937- \| Joseph family. \| Lawyers -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
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12	Title:	James A. Briggs Scrapbooks
	Creator:	Briggs, James A.
	Dates:	1830-1887
	Abstract:	James A. Briggs was an attorney in Cleveland, Ohio, and New York State; editor of the Cleveland True Democrat; special correspondent to several newspapers, including the Cleveland Leader; temperance advocate; and political supporter of Abraham Lincoln. The collection consists of two scrapbooks containing newspaper clippings, letters, proclamations, pictures, and notes written by Briggs, concerning Briggs' career as an attorney and journalist.
	Call #:	MS 0882
	Extent:	0.60 linear feet (2 volumes)
	Subjects:	Briggs, James A., 1811-1889. \| Republican Party (U.S. : 1854- ) \| Lawyers -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Journalists -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Political activity. \| Cleveland (Ohio) -- History -- Sources. \| United States -- Politics and government -- 19th century.
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13	Title:	George Barnes Harris Papers
	Creator:	Harris, George Bares
	Dates:	1881-1967
	Abstract:	George Barnes Harris (1881-1970) was a Cleveland, Ohio, lawyer and judge. He helped organize the American Judicature Society, the Cleveland Association for Criminal Justice, and the Ohio Judicial Council, and drafted the Ohio Judicial Council Bill. The collection consists of correspondence, memoranda, brochures, printed matter, organizational lists and newspaper clippings.
	Call #:	MS 3570
	Extent:	6.00 linear feet (15 containers)
	Subjects:	Harris, George Barnes, 1881-1970. \| Judges -- Ohio -- Cuyahoga County. \| Lawyers -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Court congestion and delay -- Ohio. \| Court administration -- Ohio. \| Legal ethics.
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14	Title:	Henry A. Rocker Family Papers
	Creator:	Rocker, Henry A. Family
	Dates:	1918-1991
	Abstract:	Henry A. Rocker was a prominent lawyer and a leader in civic and Jewish affairs in Cleveland, Ohio. The son of Hungarian immigrant and editor Samuel Rocker, Henry A. Rocker graduated from Cleveland Law School in 1907 and practiced law in the Cleveland area until 1950. He was a founder of the Cleveland City Club, a member of the board of the Cleveland Community Chest, president of Park Synagogue (Anshe Emeth) from 1930-1953, and president of the Jewish Community Council of Cleveland from 1945-1953. Additionally, he served on the board of overseers of the Jewish Theological Seminary, and as a member of the board of directors of the United Jewish Appeal. The collection consists of awards, correspondence, essays, reports, an oral history transcript, drashim (homiletical interpretations of the Torah), and newspaper clippings.
	Call #:	MS 5022
	Extent:	0.40 linear feet (1 container)
	Subjects:	Rocker, Henry A., 1882-1966. \| Rocker, Samuel. \| Rucker family. \| Jewish Welfare Fund (Cleveland, Ohio) \| Orthodox Jewish Orphan Home (Cleveland, Ohio) \| Lawyers -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Philanthropists -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
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15	Title:	Louis P. Fernberg Papers
	Creator:	Fernberg, Louis P.
	Dates:	1924-1950
	Abstract:	Louis P. Fernberg (1891-1955) was a prominent criminal defense attorney in the Cleveland, Ohio, area. Born in Cincinnati, Fernberg received his law degree from the University of Cincinnati and came to Cleveland in the early 1920s. He defended several clients involved in the police bribery scandals of the 1930s. Fernberg was involved in the theater community as an officer in the Loyal Order of Greeters, Cleveland Lodge No. 1 throughout the 1920s. The collection consists of a legal brief, a newsletter, an Army of the United States separation qualification record, newspaper clippings, and scrapbooks.
	Call #:	MS 5025
	Extent:	1.00 linear feet (1 container)
	Subjects:	Fernberg, Louis P., 1891-1955. \| Loyal Order of Greeters. Lodge No. 1 (Cleveland, Ohio) \| Cleveland (Ohio). Police Dept. \| Lawyers -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Jewish lawyers -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Police internal investigation -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
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16	Title:	Seth Taft Papers
	Creator:	Taft, Seth
	Dates:	1933-2008
	Abstract:	Seth Chase Taft was born in 1922, the grandson of president William H. Taft and son of Cincinnati mayor Charles Phelps Taft II. Following service in the U.S. Navy during World War II, Taft married Francis Prindle and began a successful career with Jones, Day, Reavis and Pogue in Cleveland. Taft was involved with politics and community activities for many years, including the reformation of the Cuyahoga County Charter in the 1950s and an unsuccessful Republican candidacy for mayor of Cleveland in 1967. He served as a Cuyahoga County commissioner from 1971 to 1978. The collection consists of awards, biographical documents, campaign literature, correspondence, financial data, meetings minutes, newspaper clippings, photographs, research files, and urban development proposal reports.
	Call #:	MS 5071
	Extent:	1.81 linear feet (3 containers and 1 oversize folder)
	Subjects:	Taft, Seth Chase, 1922- \| Lawyers -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Politicians -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| County charters -- Ohio -- Cuyahoga County. \| City planning -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Urban renewal -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Cuyahoga County (Ohio) -- Politics and government.
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17	Title:	Marvin Clinton Harrison Papers
	Creator:	Harrison, Marvin Clinton
	Dates:	1915-1954
	Abstract:	Marvin Clinton Harrison (1890-1954) was a Cleveland, Ohio, lawyer and Ohio state senator who specialized in the areas of accident and labor law. The collection consists of briefs, depositions, medical reports, exhibits, case notes, precedents, authorizations, correspondence, proceedings before the National Labor Relations Board and the Securities and Exchange Commission, newspaper clippings, settlement notices, receipts, personal papers, and letters from Harrison to his father.
	Call #:	MS 3799
	Extent:	24.40 linear feet (25 containers)
	Subjects:	Harrison, Marvin Clinton, 1890-1954. \| Steel Workers Organizing Committee (U.S.) \| Iron and steel workers -- Labor unions -- Ohio. \| Labor unions -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Little Steel Strike, U.S., 1937. \| Lawyers -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Labor laws and legislation -- Ohio. \| Accident law -- Ohio. \| Legislators -- Ohio. \| Strikes and lockouts -- Steel industry -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
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18	Title:	Rufus Spalding Day, Jr. Family Papers
	Creator:	Spalding, Rufus Day Jr. Family
	Dates:	1790-1983
	Abstract:	Rufus Spalding Day, Jr. was a noted Cleveland, Ohio, attorney. A partner of the law firm Squire, Sanders, & Dempsey, he was also an assistant attorney general for Ohio, and was active in many legal and other organizations. He was descended from a family which included several noted lawyers and judges. His father, Rufus S. Day Sr., and his uncle, Luther Day, were founders of the Cleveland law firm Jones, Day, Reavis & Pogue. Another uncle, William Day, was a federal judge, and a great uncle, Robert H. Day, served on the Ohio Supreme Court. His grandfather, William Rufus Day, was a justice of the United States Supreme Court. William Rufus Day was born in Ravenna, Ohio, attended the University of Michigan, was admitted to the Ohio Bar in 1872, and practiced law in Canton, Ohio. He served as judge of the Court of Common Pleas 1886-1890 and was appointed assistant Secretary of State in 1897. As Secretary of State in the cabinet of President William A. McKinley, he negotiated the treaty that ended the Spanish-American War. He served as an associate justice of the United States Supreme Court 1903-1922. The collection consists of correspondence, invitations, a diary, an account book, a scrapbook, biographical sketches, a notebook, articles, writings, addresses, obituaries, publications, and certificates. Most of the material relates to William Rufus Day.
	Call #:	MS 4672
	Extent:	0.80 linear feet (2 containers)
	Subjects:	Day, Rufus Spalding, Jr., 1913-1983. \| Day, William R. (William Rufus), 1849-1923. \| Day, Rufus Spalding, Sr. \| Spalding, Rufus P. (Rufus Paine), 1798-1886. \| Day family. \| United States. Supreme Court. \| Lawyers -- Ohio. \| Lawyers -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Judges -- United States. \| Cabinet officers -- United States.
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19	Title:	Charles W. Fleming Papers
	Creator:	Fleming, Charles W.
	Dates:	1943-1994
	Abstract:	Charles W. Fleming was a Cleveland, Ohio, Municipal Court Judge, an Assistant Cuyahoga County Prosecutor, a special assistant to the Attorney General of the State of Ohio, senior partner of the Fleming, Hubbard, and Davis Law Firm in Cleveland, and a professor at Case Western Reserve University. Fleming was also involved in Masonry. The collection consists of agendas, certificates, correspondence, biographies, court cases, newsletters, booklets, newspaper clippings, lists, financial statements, minutes, schedules, reports, notes, pamphlets, programs, and resolutions.
	Call #:	MS 4804
	Extent:	2.60 linear feet (4 containers and 4 oversize folders)
	Subjects:	Fleming, Charles, W., 1928-1994. \| American Judges Association. \| National Bar Association. \| Cleveland (Ohio). Municipal Court. \| African Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| African American judges -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Afro-American lawyers -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Judges -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Lawyers -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Afro-American freemasonry -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Freemasonry -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
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20	Title:	Martin R. Hoke Congressional Papers
	Creator:	Hoke, Martin R.
	Dates:	1976-1996
	Abstract:	Martin R. Hoke is an Ohio Republican who served in the United States House of Representatives for two consecutive terms from 1992-1996. Born in Lakewood, Ohio, he attended Western Reserve Academy and Amherst College. He earned a law degree from Case Western Reserve University School of Law in 1980. Hoke won Congressional office in Ohio's 10th District in 1992. During his terms as representative, Hoke was a strong supporter of term limits on representatives and advocated a balanced budget. He sponsored or co-sponsored several bills, including the Fan Freedom and Protection Act, the Balanced Budget Act, and Contingent Fee Amendment. Hoke was defeated by Dennis Kucinich in his 1996 re-election campaign. The collection consists of bill information, campaign records, correspondence, expense reports, legislative activity guides, legislative profiles, newspaper clippings, press releases, speeches, volunteer information, and voting records.
	Call #:	MS 5056
	Extent:	4.00 linear feet (5 containers and 1 oversize volume)
	Subjects:	Hoke, Martin R. \| Republican Party (U.S. : 1854- ) \| Legislators -- United States. \| Legislators -- Ohio. \| Lawyers -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Budget deficits -- Law and legislation -- United States. \| Term limits (Public office) -- Law and legislation -- United States. \| Campaign funds -- Law and legislation -- United States. \| Ohio -- Law and legislation.
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