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| | Photograph Collection | Save | | 361 | Title: | George H. Acker Family Photographs
| | | | Creator: | Acker, George H. Family | | | | Dates: | 1849-1940 | | | | Abstract: | The Acker family descended from Peter Acker, Sr. (1730-1815), a German immigrant who, with his wife Jane Sutherland (born ca. 1752), settled in New Jersey prior to the Revolutionary War and then moved into South Carolina late in the 18th century. Family members later moved into Alabama, New York, and then Ohio where they settled in the Cleveland area prior to 1928. The collection consists of photographs, a silhouette, a postcard, and a photographic greeting card depicting individuals of the Acker family, and views of their homes. | | | | Call #: | PG 406 | | | | Extent: | 0.20 linear feet (1 container) | | | | Subjects: | Acker, George H. (George Haigh) -- Photograph collections. | Acker family -- Photograph collections. | Daguerreotype. | Tintype. | Cabinet photographs. | Carte de visite photographs.
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| Photograph Collection | Save | | 363 | Title: | Chester Castle Bolton Photographs
| | | | Creator: | Bolton, Chester Castle | | | | Dates: | 1917 | | | | Abstract: | Chester Castle Bolton (1882-1939) 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 United States 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 photographs of the Ohio state Republican convention held in Columbus, Ohio July 1917 and the American Legion welcome party at that convention. Individuals depicted, in addition to Bolton, include John D. M. Hamilton, John W. Bricker, Herbert Hoover, Maurice Mashke, George Bender, and Bert Snell. | | | | Call #: | PG 408 | | | | Extent: | 0.20 linear feet (1 container) | | | | Subjects: | Bolton, Chester Castle, 1882-1939 -- Photograph collections. | Republican Party (Ohio). Convention -- Photograph collections.
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| Photograph Collection | Save | | 365 | Title: | Mervin B. France Photographs
| | | | Creator: | France, Mervin B. | | | | Dates: | 1950s | | | | Abstract: | Mervin B. France (1901-1970) was a banker and civic leader in Cleveland, Ohio. As president of the Society for Savings, France oversaw its transformation from a savings and loan into parent holding company Society Corp, and its banking subsidiary, Society National Bank. The collection consists of personal and career photographs, including individual and group portraits of Mervin France and other France family members, and business and social associates of France. Also included are views of the 106th anniversary of the Society for Savings, a Democratic National Convention, and the Terminal Tower. | | | | Call #: | PG 410 | | | | Extent: | 0.20 linear feet (1 container) | | | | Subjects: | France, Mervin B., 1901-1970 -- Photograph collections. | Society for Savings in the City of Cleveland -- Photographs. | Society National Bank (Cleveland, Ohio) -- Photographs. | Bankers -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Photographs. | Banks and banking -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Photographs.
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| Photograph Collection | Save | | 366 | Title: | Darnell Family Photograph Album
| | | | Creator: | Darnell Family | | | | Dates: | 1880-1940 | | | | Abstract: | The collection consists of one photograph album depicting individuals and groups of individuals of Darnell family members and friends of Cleveland, Ohio, and the surrounding area. Also included are views of various locations around the northeastern Ohio area, including First Baptist Church, Epiphany Church Camp, Central High School, Case Institute of Technology, strikebreaking on the lakes, Clifton Club, University Club, Portage Lakes, Akron, and Rockefeller Park. Out-of-town scenes from vacations are also included. | | | | Call #: | PG 413 | | | | Extent: | 0.20 linear feet (1 container) | | | | Subjects: | Darnell family -- Photograph collections. | Cabinet photographs.
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| Photograph Collection | Save | | 368 | Title: | Robert Elmer Ward Photographs
| | | | Creator: | Ward, Robert Elmer | | | | Dates: | 1910-1960 | | | | Abstract: | Robert Elmer Ward was a Cleveland, Ohio, lawyer and college professor who was active in German-American and genealogical organizations. The collection consists of photographs of the Ward family, views of plays produced at Immanuel Lutheran Church, Cleveland, Ohio, individuals prominent in the German-American community, and travel postcards, primarily from Germany. | | | | Call #: | PG 415 | | | | Extent: | 0.20 linear feet (1 container) | | | | Subjects: | Ward, Robert Elmer -- Photograph collections. | Immanuel Lutheran Church (Cleveland, Ohio) -- Photograph collections. | German Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Photographs.
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| Photograph Collection | Save | | 370 | Title: | Thomas Saxton Ireland Photographs
| | | | Creator: | Ireland, Thomas Saxton | | | | Dates: | 1910-1970 | | | | 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 individual and group portraits of friends and family members. Subjects portrayed include Irish tourist attractions, Great Lakes ships and shipping, and originals of illustrations from Ireland's books. | | | | Call #: | PG 418 | | | | Extent: | 0.20 linear feet (1 container) | | | | Subjects: | Ireland, Thomas Saxton, 1895-1969 -- Photograph collections. | Journalists -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Photographs. | Politicians -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Photographs. | Shipping -- Great Lakes -- Photographs.
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| Photograph Collection | Save | | 371 | Title: | Society Corporation Photographs
| | | | Creator: | Society Corporation | | | | Dates: | 1849-1985 | | | | Abstract: | Society Corporation was Ohio's first registered bank holding company, formed in Cleveland, Ohio, in 1958 when the Society for Savings (founded in 1849 as a mutual savings bank) was merged into Society National Bank (a stock bank organized in 1956 to provide commercial banking services as a subsidiary of Society for Savings). Myron T. Herrick was president of Society for Savings from 1894-1905 and 1908-1921. A pioneer in issuing term and capital loans during the Depression, Society was also a leader in marketing and promotional methods for attracting new depositors. The unprecedented unification of Society for Savings and Society National Bank in 1958 was orchestrated by president Mervin B. France. Litigation regarding the merger was not settled until 1962. By 1989, Society Corporation had affiliates in four regions of Ohio and controlled assets of over $9 billion. Its most formidable acquisition was that of Centran Corporation in 1985, itself a regional multi-bank holding company. The collection consists of individual and group portraits of members of the board of directors, trustees, officers, and employees. The majority of photographs consist of exterior and interior views of Society Corporation's affiliate bank acquisitions and numerous branch offices, in particular those of Central National Bank of Cleveland, Ohio. Views also depict outdoor signs, open houses, events, presentations, displays, and programs. Photographic views of the city of Cleveland, including Public Square, the Cleveland Orchestra, Cleveland State University, aerial views, demolition of the Cuyahoga and Williamson buildings and construction of the BP building, and miscellaneous Cleveland landmarks are also included. | | | | Call #: | PG 419 | | | | Extent: | 5.80 linear feet (8 containers and 6 oversize folders) | | | | Subjects: | Society Corporation -- Photograph collections. | Society National Bank -- Photograph collections. | Society for Savings -- Photograph collections. | Central National Bank (Cleveland, Ohio) -- Photograph collections. | Centran Corporation -- Photograph collections. | Financial services industry -- Ohio -- Photographs. | Banks and banking -- Ohio -- Photographs. | Banks and banking -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Photographs. | Bank holding companies -- Ohio -- Photographs. | Savings banks -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Photographs. | School savings banks -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Photographs. | Bank buildings -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Photographs. | Bank marketing -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Photographs. | Public relations -- Banks and banking -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Photographs. | Bankers -- Ohio -- Photographs. | Bankers -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Photographs.
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| Photograph Collection | Save | | 372 | Title: | Robert Huddle Jamison Photographs
| | | | Creator: | Jamison, Robert Huddle | | | | Dates: | 1910-1950 | | | | Abstract: | Robert Huddle Jamison (1884-1965) was a Cleveland, Ohio, lawyer who was active in many area organizations, including the Regional Planning Commission, Cleveland Public Library Board, Welfare Fund, Cleveland Board of Education, Cleveland Bar Association, YMCA, and Cleveland Chamber of Commerce. His wife, Marjorie Jamison, was active in the Book and Thimble Club and helped to organize a special committee of the Cleveland USO during World War II to provide traveller's aid to servicemen. The collection consists of individual portraits of Robert Jamison; and group portraits, primarily of Troop A of Cleveland, Ohio, at Camp Willis and El Paso, Texas (1916-1917). Also included is a group portrait of the Lawyers Club of Troop A, views of the William F. Carr residence and the Cleveland Board of Education, and the American Legion (1922). | | | | Call #: | PG 420 | | | | Extent: | 0.20 linear feet (1 container) | | | | Subjects: | Jamison, Robert Huddle, 1884-1965 -- Photograph collections. | Troop A (Cleveland, Ohio) -- Photograph collections.
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| Photograph Collection | Save | | 373 | Title: | Leisy Brewing Company Photographs
| | | | Creator: | Leisy Brewing Company | | | | Dates: | 1870-1960 | | | | Abstract: | The Leisy Brewing Company was a Cleveland, Ohio, based brewery which began as Isaac Leisy & Co. in 1873. Once Cleveland's largest independent brewery, it had branch agencies in Ohio, western Pa., and Indiana, and gained a reputation for its Premium Lager and Budweiser beers, before that became a brand name. Production in 1890 was over 90,000 barrels, and rose to 355,000 barrels by 1917. When the company closed in 1959, it was the oldest brewery in Cleveland and one of the longest surviving family-operated breweries in America. The collection consists of individual portraits of Otto Leisy and his family; unidentified individual and group portraits of Leisy Brewing Company staff; Leisy staff party portraits; views of the Leisy family residence; and exterior and interior views of the Leisy plant complex at various stages. The majority of photographs depict various aspects of Leisy advertising and include views of billboards, taxi posters, displays, horse-drawn and motorized delivery vehicles, and the Leisy company mascot. A bound album contains reproductions of product labels and advertising. | | | | Call #: | PG 422 | | | | Extent: | 0.60 linear feet (2 containers) | | | | Subjects: | Leisy, Otto, 1863-1914 -- Photograph collections. | Leisy family -- Photograph collections. | Leisy Brewing Company (Cleveland, Ohio) -- Photograph collections. | Brewing industry -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Photographs. | German Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Photographs. | Advertising -- Brewing industry -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Photographs. | Brewery workers -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Photographs. | German American families -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Photographs. | Industries -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Photographs.
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| Photograph Collection | Save | | 374 | Title: | Cleveland Bar Association Photographs
| | | | Creator: | Cleveland Bar Association | | | | Dates: | 1969-1977 | | | | Abstract: | The Cleveland Bar Association is an organization (f. 1873) 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 individual and group portraits of members. Also includes the following subjects: Court Management Study Committee; Law in Urban Affairs, East High School; Call for Action (1975); Justice Center, Mayor's Court (1972); Securities Law Institute (1972); Trial Advocacy Institute (1972); Your Day in Court Project (1977); and the Law Office Economics Committee (1973-1975). | | | | Call #: | PG 423 | | | | Extent: | 0.20 linear feet (1 container) | | | | Subjects: | Cleveland Bar Association -- Photograph collections. | Lawyers -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Photographs. | Courts -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Photographs.
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| Photograph Collection | Save | | 376 | Title: | Lana Moresky Photographs
| | | | Creator: | Moresky, Lana | | | | Dates: | 1980 | | | | Abstract: | Lana Moresky (b. 1946) is a Women's rights activist from Cleveland, Ohio, and officer of the National Organization for Women (NOW). In 1972, Moresky joined the Cleveland, Ohio NOW. By 1973 she was a member of the executive board and a state delegate, and, in 1974, Moresky became state NOW coordinator. In 1976 she was elected to a seat on the NOW national board. Moresky remained involved in NOW, particularly at the local level, throughout the 1980s, even as her political and women's rights activities increased and diversified. Her involvement included: Ohio Attorney General's Task Force on Sexism in Education, Cuyahoga County Democratic Executive Committee, Twenty-Second District Caucus chairperson, Democratic National Convention delegate, and Cleveland board member of Americans for Democratic Action. The collection consists of photographs from the 1980 presidential election campaign, including individual and group portraits of Lana Moresky, Walter Mondale, Geraldine Ferraro, Ted Kennedy, Joan Kennedy, Patrick Kennedy, Eleanor Smeal, and Howard Metzenbaum. Also included are views of Kennedy delegates from the 22nd Congressional district, a Kennedy rally at the Old Arcade, and the 1980 Reagan inauguration. | | | | Call #: | PG 426 | | | | Extent: | 0.10 linear feet (1 container) | | | | Subjects: | Moresky, Lana, 1946- -- Photograph collections. | Kennedy, Edward Moore, 1932- -- Photograph collections. | Mondale, Walter F., 1928- -- Photograph collections. | Ferraro, Geraldine -- Photograph collections. | Smeal, Eleanor -- Photograph collections. | Metzenbaum, Howard M. -- Photograph collections. | Democratic Party (Cuyahoga County, Ohio) -- Photograph collections. | Presidents -- United States -- Election -- 1980 -- Photographs.
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| Photograph Collection | Save | | 377 | Title: | Fannie M. Lewis Photographs
| | | | Creator: | Lewis, Fannie M. | | | | Dates: | 1952-1975 | | | | Abstract: | Fannie M. Lewis (1926-2008) was an African American activist and Cleveland, Ohio, councilwoman. She was involved in a number of Hough neighborhood improvement programs, including Community Action for Youth, Neighborhood Youth Corps, Model Cities Association, and the Citizen's Participation Organization. She became a city councilwoman from Cleveland's Ward 7 in 1982. The collection consists of photographs depicting Lewis' involvement in the Hough community of Cleveland, Ohio, and Cleveland politics. It includes images of Fannie Lewis, Carl and Louis Stokes, Ralph Perk, and Booker Tall. | | | | Call #: | PG 427 | | | | Extent: | 0.10 linear feet (1 container) | | | | Subjects: | Lewis, Fannie M., 1926- -- Photograph collections. | Stokes, Carl -- Photograph collections. | Stokes, Louis, 1925- -- Photograph collections. | Perk, Ralph J. 1914- -- Photograph collections. | Tall, Booker T. -- Photograph collections. | Cleveland (Ohio). City Council -- Photograph collections. | African Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Photographs. | African American women -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Photographs. | African American politicians -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Photographs. | African American women political activists -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Photographs. | Community development, Urban -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Photographs. | Hough (Cleveland, Ohio) -- Photographs. | Cleveland (Ohio) -- Politics and government -- Photographs. | Cleveland (Ohio) -- Race relations -- Photographs.
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| Photograph Collection | Save | | 378 | Title: | Peter Henry Kaiser Photographs
| | | | Creator: | Kaiser, Peter Henry | | | | Dates: | 1887-1927 | | | | Abstract: | Peter Henry Kaiser (1840-1929) was a Cleveland, Ohio, lawyer who grew up in the Dutch Valley area of Tuscarawas County, Ohio. He was an amateur historian and wrote numerous short stories about his childhood home in Tuscarawas County. His second wife, Beza (Boynton) Kaiser, also wrote stories about the early history of Tuscarawas County. Their children were Ella Kaiser Carruth and John Boynton Kaiser. The collection consists of individual and group portraits of Kaiser and others, including the first grade class at Outhwaite School (1887), Kaiser in his law office in Cleveland, Ohio (ca. 1900), and the dedication of a monument (1927). | | | | Call #: | PG 428 | | | | Extent: | 0.10 linear feet (1 container) | | | | Subjects: | Kaiser, Peter Henry, 1840-1929 -- Photograph collections. | Outhwaite Elementary School -- Photograph collections. | Schools -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Photographs. | Lawyers -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Photographs.
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| Photograph Collection | Save | | 379 | Title: | Carl Stokes Photographs
| | | | Creator: | Stokes, Carl | | | | Dates: | 1940-1971 | | | | 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 1962-67. 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 formal individual portraits of Carl Stokes, individual and group portraits of the Stokes family and friends, city officials, local and national celebrities and political figures, and individual citizens. It also includes candid and formal group portraits and views of official functions of the mayor, functions of individual city departments and commissions, and local community groups. Included are portraits of Hubert H. Humphrey, Edmund Muskie, Rev. Billy Graham, Pope Paul VI, entertainers Bob Hope and Bill Cosby, and Congressmen Charles Vanik and Louis Stokes. Events depicted include Cleveland NOW! activities, urban renewal and housing rehabilitation, the Glenville shootout, and youth activities. | | | | Call #: | PG 429 | | | | Extent: | 2.60 linear feet (5 containers) | | | | Subjects: | African American mayors -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Photographs. | African American politicians -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Photographs. | African Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Photographs. | Civil rights -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Photographs. | Cleveland (Ohio) -- Politics and government -- Photographs. | Glenville (Cleveland, Ohio) -- Photographs. | Judges -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Photographs. | Mayors -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Photographs. | Stokes family -- Photograph collections. | Stokes, Carl -- Photograph collections. | Stokes, Louis, 1925- -- Photograph collections. | Urban renewal -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Photographs. | Vanik, Charles -- Photograph collections.
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