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Subject | • | Women in charitable work. | [X] | | • | Women -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Societies and clubs. |
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| | • | Charities -- Ohio -- Cleveland. |
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| | • | Women volunteers in social service -- Ohio -- Cleveland. |
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| | • | Working-women's clubs -- Ohio -- Cleveland. |
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| | • | Afro-Americans -- History -- 1863-1877. |
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| | • | Altrusa Club of Cleveland. |
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| | • | Amateur theater -- Ohio -- Cleveland. |
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| | • | American Polish Women's Club (Cleveland, Ohio) |
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| | • | Baker, Frank Milton, 1880-1950. |
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| | • | Bedford Female Benevolent Sewing Society (Bedford, Ohio). |
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| | • | Boy Scouts of America. Greater Cleveland Council. |
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| | • | Charitable uses, trusts, and foundations -- Ohio -- Cleveland. |
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| | • | Charities -- Ohio -- Bedford. |
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| | • | Charities -- Ohio -- Canfield. |
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| | • | Church records and registers -- Ohio -- Franklin. |
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| | • | Churches -- Ohio -- Franklin. |
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| | • | Cleveland (Ohio) -- Social conditions. |
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| | • | Cleveland Alumnae Pan Hellenic Association. |
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| | • | Cleveland City Hospital Society. |
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| | • | Cleveland City Hospital. |
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| | • | Cleveland Sorosis. |
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| | • | Clubs -- Ohio -- Bedford. |
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| | • | Clubs -- Ohio -- Cleveland. |
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| | • | Community centers -- Ohio -- Cleveland. |
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| | • | Congregational churches -- Ohio -- Franklin. |
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| | • | Deaconesses -- Ohio -- Cleveland. |
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| | • | First Congregational Church (Franklin, Portage County, Ohio) |
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| | • | Ford, David Knight, 1894-1993. |
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| | • | Franklin (Ohio) -- Church history -- 19th century. |
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| | • | Freedmen -- United States. |
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| | • | Goodwill Industries International. |
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| | • | Goodwill Industries of America. |
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| | • | Goodwill Industries of Greater Cleveland, Inc. |
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| | • | Helms, Edgar J., 1863-1942. |
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| | • | Hispanic Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland. |
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| | • | Hospitals -- Ohio -- Cleveland. |
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| | • | Hungarian American women -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Societies and clubs. |
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| | • | Hungarian Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Charities. |
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| | • | Hungarian Ladies Charity Club (Cleveland, Ohio) |
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| | • | Junior League of Cleveland. |
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| | • | Ladies Aid Society of Brocton, Ohio. |
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| | • | Methodist Church -- Ohio -- Cleveland. |
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| | • | Methodist Episcopal Church -- Ohio -- Cleveland. |
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| | • | Methodist Episcopal Deaconess Home. |
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| | • | New York National Freedman's Relief Association. |
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| | • | People with disabilities -- Employment. |
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| | • | Polish American women -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Societies and clubs. |
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| | • | Presbyterian Church -- Ohio -- Franklin. |
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| | • | Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. -- Missions -- Societies, etc. -- Archives. |
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| | • | Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Cleveland Presbytery. Woman's Foreign Missionary Society. |
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| | • | Presbyterian women -- Ohio -- Cleveland. |
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| | • | Social case work. |
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| | • | Social settlements -- Ohio -- Cleveland. |
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| | • | Spanish-American War, 1898 -- War work -- Ohio -- Cleveland. |
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| | • | Student aid -- Ohio -- Cleveland. |
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| | • | Vocational rehabilitation. |
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| | • | West Side Community House (Cleveland, Ohio) |
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| | • | Wilson Street Hospital (Cleveland, Ohio) |
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| | • | Women -- Charities. |
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| | • | Women -- Education. |
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| | • | Women -- Ohio -- Bedford -- Societies and clubs. |
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| | • | Women -- Ohio -- Brocton -- Societies and clubs |
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| | • | Women -- Ohio -- Canfield -- Societies, etc. |
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| | • | Women -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Societies, etc. |
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| | • | Women -- Ohio -- Franklin -- Societies and clubs. |
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| | • | Women -- Social conditions. |
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| | • | Women -- Societies and clubs. |
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| | • | Women in church work -- Ohio -- Canfield. |
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| | • | Women in church work -- Ohio -- Cleveland. |
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| | • | Women in missionary work. |
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| | • | Women, Methodist -- Ohio -- Cleveland. |
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| | • | Zonta Club of Cleveland. |
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| | Manuscript Collection | Save | | 1 | Title: | War Emergency Relief Board of Cleveland, Ohio, Records
| | | | Creator: | War Emergency Relief Board of Cleveland, Ohio | | | | Dates: | 1898 | | | | Abstract: | The War Emergency Relief Board of Cleveland, Ohio, was a charitable organization formed under the auspices of the Daughters of the American Revolution to help provide supplies to the hospitals caring for American men wounded during the Spanish American War. The collection consists of contributions, work done, work returned, and auxiliary societies; receipt book of the committee on appropriations; and letters addressed to various members. | | | | Call #: | MS 2339 | | | | Extent: | 0.80 linear feet (2 containers) | | | | Subjects: | Spanish-American War, 1898 -- War work -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Women -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Societies, etc. | Women in charitable work.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 2 | Title: | Cleveland Sorosis Records
| | | | Creator: | Cleveland Sorosis | | | | Dates: | 1891-1974 | | | | Abstract: | Cleveland Sorosis was a women's cultural and service club founded in 1891 by former members of the Western Reserve Club (est. 1882) which had recently dissolved. Growing membership led to the organization of a separate club for younger women, called Junior Sorosis. One of Sorosis' many special interest departments was the Selover Club, founded for the study of parliamentary law. The collection consists of minutes, yearbooks, correspondence, record books, membership registration and pledge books, an annual report book, an 1894 club annual, a scrapbook, and a club history book. Also included are minutes of the Junior Sorosis and Selover Club. | | | | Call #: | MS 3616 | | | | Extent: | 3.01 linear feet (3 containers and 1 oversized folder) | | | | Subjects: | Cleveland Sorosis. | Women -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Societies and clubs. | Women in charitable work.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 3 | Title: | American Polish Women's Club Records
| | | | Creator: | American Polish Women's Club | | | | Dates: | 1933-1972 | | | | Abstract: | The American Polish Women's Club was organized in 1922 in Cleveland, Ohio, by Helen Piotrowski to preserve the language, customs and traditions of Polish Americans. The club has also been involved in many civic and charitable works. The collection consists of membership lists, minutes, dues books, Polish Singers Alliance programs, newspaper clippings, reports and minutes of the scholarship fund, correspondence, anniversary papers, and a bound volume: "Helena Pelczar." | | | | Call #: | MS 3694 | | | | Extent: | 0.80 linear feet (2 containers) | | | | Subjects: | American Polish Women's Club (Cleveland, Ohio) | Polish American women -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Societies and clubs. | Women in charitable work.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 7 | Title: | Junior League of Cleveland Records
| | | | Creator: | Junior League of Cleveland | | | | Dates: | 1912-1973 | | | | Abstract: | The Junior League of Cleveland is a women's service organization founded in 1912, in Cleveland, Ohio. The organization's constitution states that the "object of the League shall be to foster interest among its members in the social, economic, and civic conditions of their community and to make efficient their volunteer service." The organization served the community through various activities such as musical and theatrical performances, volunteer drives, and philanthropy and among other activities to respond to the communities needs. New membership requirements are also explained. The collection consists of by-laws, constitutions, annual reports, committee reports, minutes, brochures, pamphlets, magazines, correspondence, scripts, newspaper clippings, scrapbooks, and blueprints. | | | | Call #: | MS 3822 | | | | Extent: | 11.10 linear feet (14 containers) | | | | Subjects: | Junior League of Cleveland. | Women -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Societies and clubs. | Women volunteers in social service -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Women in charitable work. | Amateur theater -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 8 | Title: | Cleveland City Hospital Society Records
| | | | Creator: | Cleveland City Hospital Society | | | | Dates: | 1868-1873 | | | | Abstract: | The Cleveland City Hospital Society was established in Cleveland, Ohio, in 1863 by the Ladies' Society of the Old Stone Church, and called the Home for the Friendless. It offered care and assistance to victims of the American Civil War, many of whom were homeless Southern refugees. It was incorporated in 1866 as the Cleveland City Hospital Society, with the aim of founding a hospital. A house on Wilson Street was rented in 1866 and called the Wilson Street Hospital. The Society changed its name to the Wilson Street Hospital Association. Wilson Street Hospital was later renamed Cleveland City Hospital. In 1888 it was renamed Lakeside Hospital. In 1925 Lakeside Hospital joined University Hospitals of Cleveland (now known as University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center. The collection consists of minutes of the Boards of Trustees of Cleveland City Hospital (1868-1869) and the Wilson Street Hospital Association (1870-1873). Attached to the minute book are several newspaper clippings about the Hospital, ca. 1871. | | | | Call #: | MS 3917 | | | | Extent: | 0.10 linear feet (1 container) | | | | Subjects: | Cleveland City Hospital Society. | Cleveland City Hospital. | Wilson Street Hospital (Cleveland, Ohio) | Hospitals -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Women in charitable work.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 9 | Title: | Zonta Club of Cleveland Records
| | | | Creator: | Zonta Club of Cleveland | | | | Dates: | 1921-1979 | | | | Abstract: | The Zonta Club of Cleveland is a community service club organized in 1921 by Cleveland, Ohio, business and professional women. Programs have included scholarships, contributions to hospitals, and aid to the elderly and handicapped children. The collection consists of committee and financial materials, bulletins, correspondence, minutes, membership information, president's files, convention materials, and scrapbooks. | | | | Call #: | MS 4103 | | | | Extent: | 4.20 linear feet (6 containers) | | | | Subjects: | Zonta Club of Cleveland. | Women -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Societies and clubs. | Women in charitable work. | Working-women's clubs -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Charities -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 11 | Title: | Zonta Club of Cleveland Records, Series II
| | | | Creator: | Zonta Club of Cleveland | | | | Dates: | 1941-2003 | | | | Abstract: | The Zonta Club of Cleveland is a community service club organized in 1921 by Cleveland, Ohio, business and professional women. Programs have included scholarships, contributions to hospitals, and aid to the elderly and handicapped children. The collection consists of awards, bylaws, club magazines, club newsletters, convention materials, correspondence, credit logs, flyers, invitations, member books and lists, minutes, newspaper clippings, pamphlets, and receipts. | | | | Call #: | MS 5250 | | | | Extent: | 1.22 linear feet (3 containers and 2 oversize folders) | | | | Subjects: | Charities -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Women -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Societies and clubs. | Women in charitable work. | Working-women's clubs -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 12 | Title: | Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A., Cleveland Presbytery, Woman's Foreign Missionary Society Records
| | | | Creator: | Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A., Cleveland Presbytery, Woman's Foreign Missionary Society | | | | Dates: | 1872-1915 | | | | Abstract: | The Woman's Foreign Missionary Society was a Presbyterian missionary society founded in 1872 in Cleveland, Ohio, to support the foreign missionary work of the Presbyterian Church. It was formally united with the Women's Home Missionary Society on March 14, 1914. The object of this society was to assist in sending and sustaining female missionaries in foreign lands. The collection consists of a constitution, membership lists, minutes of quarterly and special meetings, and reports from the visiting sections located throughout Ohio. | | | | Call #: | MS 0241 | | | | Extent: | 0.40 linear feet (5 volumes in 1 container) | | | | Subjects: | Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. -- Missions -- Societies, etc. -- Archives. | Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Cleveland Presbytery. Woman's Foreign Missionary Society. | Women in charitable work. | Women in church work -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Women in missionary work. | Presbyterian women -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 13 | Title: | First Congregational Church Records
| | | | Creator: | First Congregational Church | | | | Dates: | 1819-1898 | | | | Abstract: | The First Congregational Church was founded in 1814 in Kent, Ohio (located in Franklin Township, Portage County, Ohio). From 1819 to 1839 it was called the First Presbyterian Church, Franklin Township. In 1839 it became the First Congregational Church, Franklin Township. It later became the First Congregational Church, Kent, Ohio. The collection consists of confession of faith, covenant, articles of practice, minutes of meetings, and list of members (1838). Includes records of the First Congregational Society of Franklin, Ladies Aid Society of Franklin, and Ladies Benevolent Sewing Society of Franklin. The membership records contained in this collection have been indexed. Click here to search the WRHS genealogy index. | | | | Call #: | MS 0421 | | | | Extent: | 0.40 linear feet (1 container) | | | | Subjects: | First Congregational Church (Franklin, Portage County, Ohio) | Presbyterian Church -- Ohio -- Franklin. | Churches -- Ohio -- Franklin. | Church records and registers -- Ohio -- Franklin. | Congregational churches -- Ohio -- Franklin. | Women -- Ohio -- Franklin -- Societies and clubs. | Women in charitable work. | Franklin (Ohio) -- Church history -- 19th century.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 14 | Title: | Ladies Aid Society of Brocton, Ohio, Records
| | | | Creator: | Ladies Aid Society of Brocton, Ohio | | | | Dates: | 1866 | | | | Abstract: | The Ladies Aid Society of Brocton, Ohio, was an auxiliary of the New York National Freedmen's Relief Association. It was founded in 1866, in Brocton, Ohio, "to furnish...aid to the colored people, who have recently been in bondage." The collection consists of minutes of meetings, list of members, and poems by members. | | | | Call #: | MS 0443 | | | | Extent: | 0.10 linear feet (1 volume) | | | | Subjects: | Ladies Aid Society of Brocton, Ohio. | New York National Freedman's Relief Association. | Afro-Americans -- History -- 1863-1877. | Freedmen -- United States. | Women -- Ohio -- Brocton -- Societies and clubs | Women in charitable work.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 15 | Title: | Cleveland Alumnae Pan Hellenic Association Records
| | | | Creator: | Cleveland Alumnae Pan Hellenic Association | | | | Dates: | 1914-1985 | | | | Abstract: | The Cleveland Alumnae Pan Hellenic Association (f. 1914) is an organization which promotes a closer relationship between Cleveland, Ohio, women of various nationality-based sororities. The most important and constant of the philanthropies supported by the organization has been the Scholarship Fund, which was established in 1915 to lend assistance to women of Cleveland choosing to attend college. The collection consists of histories and minutes of the organization. This collection pertains primarily to the activities of women of the Greater Cleveland area within the context of their educational objectives for future generations, volunteer projects, and philanthropic aid to their community. | | | | Call #: | MS 4212 | | | | Extent: | 0.60 linear feet (2 containers) | | | | Subjects: | Cleveland Alumnae Pan Hellenic Association. | Women -- Societies and clubs. | Women in charitable work. | Women -- Education. | Women -- Social conditions. | Student aid -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Clubs -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 16 | Title: | West Side Community House Records
| | | | Creator: | West Side Community House | | | | Dates: | 1890-1973 | | | | Abstract: | West Side Community House was founded in Cleveland, Ohio, in 1890 by Methodist deaconesses. Early services included nursing, industrial, and domestic classes. Ongoing services included day care, clubs and classes for both boys and girls, Sunday school, vacation bible school, Christian reading clubs, an Americanization program, and classes in citizenship and English. In 1944 the Community House became non-denominational and adopted a professional social service approach. The collection consists of constitutions, by-laws, minutes, budgets, financial records, personnel and membership files, registration forms, evaluations of individuals and groups, correspondence of the Community House, the Welfare Federation of Cleveland, the Greater Cleveland Neighborhood Centers Association, the National Federation of Settlements, the Cleveland Federation of Settlements and the Case Western Reserve University School of Applied Social Sciences, subject files, newspaper clippings, and scrapbooks. | | | | Call #: | MS 3938 | | | | Extent: | 32.66 linear feet (35 containers and 1 oversize folder) | | | | Subjects: | West Side Community House (Cleveland, Ohio) | Social settlements -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Social case work. | Community centers -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Deaconesses -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Women in charitable work. | Women, Methodist -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Women volunteers in social service -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Hispanic Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Cleveland (Ohio) -- Social conditions.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 17 | Title: | Goodwill Industries of Greater Cleveland, Inc. Records
| | | | Creator: | Goodwill Industries of Greater Cleveland, Inc. | | | | Dates: | 1917-1998 | | | | Abstract: | Goodwill Industries was founded in Cleveland, Ohio, in 1918, as Goodwill Industries of Cleveland by Methodist minister Frank Milton Baker, it followed the concepts pioneered by Dr. Edgar J. Helms of Boston, Massachusetts. Its initial purpose was to furnish job training and employment for the aged, poor, and handicapped; and inexpensive clothing and furniture to the community through the processing of donated materials and management of Goodwill resale stores. In the 1930s, it began to focus on the vocational training and employment needs of people with physical, mental, and social disabilities. During the 1960s, rehabilitation counselors, psychologists, and social workers were added to its staff. The collection consists of minutes, rosters, reports, correspondence, articles of incorporation, bylaws, pamphlets, programs, newsletters, newspaper clippings, press releases, financial and administrative records, lists, and histories. | | | | Call #: | MS 4793 | | | | Extent: | 4.40 linear feet (5 containers) | | | | Subjects: | Baker, Frank Milton, 1880-1950. | Helms, Edgar J., 1863-1942. | Ford, David Knight, 1894-1993. | Methodist Church -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Methodist Episcopal Church -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Goodwill Industries of Greater Cleveland, Inc. | Goodwill Industries International. | Goodwill Industries of America. | Methodist Episcopal Deaconess Home. | Boy Scouts of America. Greater Cleveland Council. | Charities -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Charitable uses, trusts, and foundations -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Women in charitable work. | Vocational rehabilitation. | People with disabilities -- Employment.
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