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| | Manuscript Collection | Requires cookie* | | 41 | Title: | George and Louise Atchison Papers
| | | | Creator: | Atchison, George and Louise, Family | | | | Dates: | 1907-1957 | | | | Abstract: | George and Louise Atchison were residents of Cleveland, Ohio, during the mid-twentieth century. George worked as a letter carrier for the City of Cleveland and his wife, Louise, owned a boarding house and was a member of organizations like the Future Outlook League and the Young Men's Christian Association (YMCA). The collection consists of advertisements, an application for the City of Cleveland Department of Safety, church materials, a Cleveland Indians souvenir scorecard, a cookbook, correspondence, Future Outlook League materials, letters, receipts and other financial records, photographs, a rosary, sheet music, and Young Men’s Christian Association (YMCA) of Cleveland materials. | | | | Call #: | MS 5481 | | | | Extent: | .40 linear feet (1 container) | | | | Subjects: | African Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland | African Americans -- Civil rights -- Ohio -- Cleveland
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| Manuscript Collection | Requires cookie* | | 42 | Title: | Eliza Bryant Village Auxiliary II Records, Series II
| | | | Creator: | Eliza Bryant Village Auxiliary II | | | | Dates: | 1913-2009 | | | | Abstract: | The Eliza Bryant Center Auxiliary II, formerly known as the Junior Board of the Eliza Bryant Center, was a group founded by African American women in 1939 in Cleveland, Ohio. Organized by Bessie Blue, it was to provide residents of the Eliza Bryant Center, a home for aged African Americans, with a cheerful and homelike atmosphere. Members of the Auxiliary raised funds to purchase items and supplies such as kitchen equipment, linen, beds, carpeting, and electronics.
The collection consists of, annual reports, an article titled "Historical Focus on Forest City Hospital in Cleveland, Ohio", brochures and fliers, calendars, constitution and bylaws, correspondence, donor lists, financial reports, floor plans, histories of the Eliza Bryant Home, invitations, meeting minutes, membership rosters, memorials, newspaper clippings, newsletters, notes, photographs, poems and songs, press releases, proclamations, program books from Christmas/ Holiday Mart and various other events , quiz sheets, schedules, and vendor contracts. | | | | Call #: | MS 5482 | | | | Extent: | 1.00 linear feet (1 container) | | | | Subjects: | Older African Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland | African American women -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Societies and clubs | African Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Charities | African Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland | Older people -- Ohio -- Cleveland | Charities -- Ohio -- Cleveland | Nursing homes -- Ohio -- Cleveland
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| Manuscript Collection | Requires cookie* | | 43 | Title: | Fidelity Baptist Church Records, Series II
| | | | Creator: | Fidelity Baptist Church Records Series II | | | | Dates: | 1914-2012 | | | | Abstract: | Fidelity Baptist Church is a Cleveland, Ohio, church organized in 1891, as Fidelity Free Will Baptist Church. In 1892, it became Fidelity Baptist Church. In response to changing social conditions in the Wade Park neighborhood during the 1950s and 1960s the church became involved in several community welfare organizations.
The collection consists of annual reports, calendars, church bulletins, Cleveland Landmarks Commission materials, constitution and church history documents, correspondence, disbursement reports, Fidelity First Preschool materials, financial records, fliers, income statements, ledgers, meeting materials, a miscellaneous graphic, notes, organizational chart, "Parents Guide to Nursery School," poems and prayers, a program book, progress reports, property information, quizzes and a church survey questionnaire, reports, Sunday School Secretary’s records, worksheets in braille, and a youth directory. | | | | Call #: | MS 5483 | | | | Extent: | 2.20 linear feet (2 containers 1 oversize container) | | | | Subjects: | Churches -- Ohio -- Cleveland | Church records and registers -- Ohio -- Cleveland | Church bulletins -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
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| Manuscript Collection | Requires cookie* | | 44 | Title: | Martha Holden Jennings Foundation Records, Series VII
| | | | Creator: | Martha Holden Jennings Foundation | | | | Dates: | 2011-2017 | | | | Abstract: | The Martha Holden Jennings Foundation is an educational foundation founded by Martha Holden Jennings and her nephew Arthur S. Holden, Jr., in 1958. Since its inception, the foundation has funded educational projects and programs throughout Ohio. The collection consists of annual reports, board minutes, executive director reports, grants, and newsletters. | | | | Call #: | MS 5484 | | | | Extent: | 17.00 linear feet (17 containers) | | | | Subjects: | Charities -- Ohio -- Cleveland | Charitable uses, trusts, and foundations -- Ohio -- Cleveland | Education -- Ohio -- Endowments | Curriculum enrichment -- Ohio | Educational innovations -- Ohio | Endowments -- Ohio -- Cleveland | Museums -- Educational aspects -- Ohio | School improvement programs -- Ohio | Teachers -- Training of -- Ohio | Teachers' workshops -- Ohio
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| Manuscript Collection | Requires cookie* | | 45 | Title: | Beatrice Yarus Abrams Family Papers, Series II
| | | | Creator: | Abrams, Beatrice Yarus | | | | Dates: | 1890-2001 | | | | Abstract: | Beatrice Yarus Abrams and her husband, Harry Abrams, owned Caxton Printers Supply Company. She was active in the Cleveland, Ohio, area Jewish community, served as a board member of Cleveland Club of Litho and Printing House Craftsmen, and president of Memorial School PTA. She died on February 8, 2005, in Cleveland at age 95. The collection consists of account books, an advertisement, agreements, articles, an appraisal, booklets, budget books, bulletins, cards, certificates, contracts, correspondence, a daily planner, a family tree, a floor plan, an invitation, a ledger book, loan receipts, magazines, newsletters, newspapers, newspaper articles, newspaper clippings, notes, obituaries, photographs, poems, postcards, a poster, programs, speeches, a textbook, tickets, and yearbooks. | | | | Call #: | MS 5491 | | | | Extent: | 1.01 linear feet (1 box, including one oversize folder) | | | | Subjects: | Printing supplies industry -- Ohio -- Cleveland | Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland | Jewish women -- Ohio -- Cleveland | Jewish families -- Ohio -- Cleveland | Businesswomen -- Ohio -- Cleveland | Jewish families -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Photographs
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| Manuscript Collection | Requires cookie* | | 46 | Title: | Harvey M. Williamson Papers
| | | | Creator: | Williamson, Harvey M. | | | | Dates: | 1936-1986 and undated | | | | Abstract: | Harvey M. Williamson (1908-1995) was an educator, civic and church leader. He was a teacher and a principal for the Cleveland Public School System, and served on the boards of many educational, civic, and church organizations. He was also a founder and the first chairman of the Black History Archives Project Advisory Committee (the African American Archives Auxiliary of the Western Reserve Historical Society), and served as a former president of the Phillis Wheatley Association. This collection consists of annual reports, a booklet, budgets, bulletins, church materials, the constitution and bylaws of Mt. Zion Congressional Church, correspondence, directories, material related to Juanita V. Williamson, meeting material, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) Cleveland Branch records, newsletters, newspaper clippings, Phillis Wheatley Association records, a photograph, playbills, a play script, program booklets, a research paper, and a study bulletin. | | | | Call #: | MS 5494 | | | | Extent: | 1.00 linear feet (1 container) | | | | Subjects: | African American school principals -- Ohio -- Cleveland | Teachers -- Ohio -- Cleveland | Mt. Zion Congregational Church (Cleveland, Ohio) | Phillis Wheatley Association (Cleveland, Ohio) | Congregational churches -- Ohio -- Cleveland | National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. Cleveland Branch
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| Manuscript Collection | Requires cookie* | | 47 | Title: | King, White, and Rose Family Genealogical Papers
| | | | Creator: | King, White, and Rose Family | | | | Dates: | 1920-1996 and undated | | | | Abstract: | This collection contains genealogical information and family histories regarding the King, White and Rose families, mostly recorded by family member and reunion planning committee member Lois J. Pickett of Cleveland, Ohio. The collection consists of a brochure, a calendar, church bulletins, correspondence, a description of the Nellie Chapman Scholarship Fund, family histories, financial reports, fundraiser reports, invitations, meeting materials, newsletters, newspaper clippings, a notebook, photographs, program books, resolutions, rosters, and a scrapbook. | | | | Call #: | MS 5496 | | | | Extent: | 1.00 linear feet (1 container) | | | | Subjects: | African American families -- Ohio -- Cleveland
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| Manuscript Collection | Requires cookie* | | 48 | Title: | Shaarey Tikvah Congregation Records, Series III
| | | | Creator: | Congregation Shaarey Tikvah | | | | Dates: | 1928-2021 | | | | Abstract: | Shaarey Tikvah Congregation was founded in 1940 in Cleveland, Ohio, by a group of German Jewish refugees. In its first ten years, the congregation met in four different buildings in Cleveland. In 1950, the congregation purchased the Heights Presbyterian Church in Cleveland Heights, Ohio, and changed its name to Mayfield Temple. In 1970, the congregation merged with Hillcrest Synagogue B'nai Israel and moved to its building in Mayfield Heights, Ohio. The merged congregation was called Mayfield Hillcrest Synagogue, and had the Hebrew name Shaarey Tikvah - B'nai Israel. In 1986, the congregation moved to Beachwood, Ohio. It became the first conservative congregation in Beachwood and changed its name back to Shaarey Tikvah, which means "gates of hope." Shaarey Tikvah was associated with the Conservative movement in 1957. Rabbis who served the congregation were Hans Zucker, 1940-1942; Manfred Strauss, 1942-1946; Enoch H. Kronheim, 1946-1957; Jacob Shtull, 1958-1992; Gary Robuck, 1992-2003; Edward C. Bernstein, 2003-2011, David Kosak, 2011-2015, and Eddie Sukol (in an interim capacity). Rabbi Scott Roland is the current rabbi in 2022; he has served since 2016. The collection consists of albums, articles, blueprints, bulletins, cemetery certificates, correspondence, directories, flyers, membership lists, minutes, pamphlets, programs, reports, and speech texts. | | | | Call #: | MS 5505 | | | | Extent: | 11.3 linear feet (14 containers, including one Oversized Container, and 1 Oversized Folder) | | | | Subjects: | Congregation Shaarey Tikvay (Beachwood, Ohio) | Shaarey Tikvah Congregation (Cleveland, Ohio) | Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland | Synagogues -- Ohio -- Cleveland | Conservative Judaism -- Ohio -- Cleveland | Jews, German -- Ohio -- Cleveland | Refugees, Jewish -- Ohio -- Cleveland
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| Manuscript Collection | Requires cookie* | | 49 | Title: | Mike Belkin Papers
| | | | Creator: | Mike Belkin | | | | Dates: | 1935-2020 | | | | Abstract: | Myron "Mike" Belkin (1935-2019), of Belkin Productions, attended local schools in Cleveland Heights and participated in high school and college baseball and basketball, and then played professional baseball in the Milwaukee Braves farm system. In 1966, Mike along with his brother, Jules, started a company called Belkin Productions. Belkin Productions introduced live rock concerts in Cleveland as well as the Midwest. The Belkins were also responsible for managing the music careers of several well known bands. Belkin's business career established him as one of the premier rock music promoters for over four decades. The collection consists of articles, audio recordings, autographs, awards, book, booklets, brochures, calendars, catalogues, certificates, correspondence, a diploma, a directory, greeting card, ledgers, letters, newsletter, newspapers, notes, photographs, poster, programs, proposals, tickets, video, and a yearbook. | | | | Call #: | MS 5506 | | | | Extent: | 3.5 linear feet (4 containers, including one oversized container, and 3 oversized volumes) | | | | Subjects: | Belkin, Mike | Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland | Jewish businesspeople -- Ohio -- Cleveland | Jews -- Sports -- Ohio -- Cleveland | Rock music -- Ohio -- Cleveland
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| Manuscript Collection | Requires cookie* | | 50 | Title: | Manuscripts Relating to the Early History of the Connecticut Western Reserve
| | | | Creator: | Western Reserve Historical Society | | | | Dates: | 1764-1874 | | | | Abstract: | The Connecticut Western Reserve was the area of northeast Ohio that Connecticut had reserved for her citizens in 1786 in exchange for ceding all western land claims to the U.S. government. The area comprised all land south of Lake Erie to 41' latitude and within 120 miles of Pennsylvania's western border. The Connecticut Land Company (1795-1809) was authorized by Connecticut to purchase and resell most of the Western Reserve, and received title to all Reserve land except for the 500,000-acre Firelands on the extreme west which was reserved for Connecticut victims whose lands were burned by the British in the Revolution. Gen. Moses Cleaveland, a company director and its general agent, led the first company survey party to the Reserve in 1796 and founded the settlement of Cleveland at the mouth of the Cuyahoga River. The collection consists of records of the Connecticut Land Company, including articles of association, proceedings, reports, minutes, accounts, records of drafts, and other papers, 1795-1827; land surveys, field notes, and plats of early Western Reserve surveyors, 1796-1815; journals and diaries of early residents, 1765-1807; correspondence; newspaper clippings; statements in response to John Barr and others soliciting information on the early history of Cleveland and the Western Reserve; writings of Charles Whittlesey on topics such as the 1797 surveying party, local town histories, history of the Northwest Territory; biographical sketches of early settlers, including Lorenzo Carter, Simon Perkins, Abraham and Benjamin Tappan, and John Walworth; and miscellaneous papers relating to the early history of Cleveland and the Western Reserve, including John Heckewelder's description of northeast Ohio, 1796. Many of the documents in the collection are transcripts of items collected by John Barr and Charles Whittlesey 1840-1860. Also included in the register are two appendices. Appendix I is an alphabetical list by township of land surveys and plats contained in the collection. Appendix II is a conversion chart listing old and new citations to containers and folder numbers within the collection. | | | | Call #: | MS 0001 | | | | Extent: | 2.60 linear feet (7 containers) | | | | Subjects: | Carter, Lorenzo, 1767-1814. | Clarke, James S. | Perkins, Simon, 1771-1844. | Tappan, Abraham, 1779-1855. | Tappan, Benjamin, 1773-1857. | Walworth, John, 1765-1812. | Connecticut Land Company. | Frontier and pioneer life -- Ohio. | Pioneers -- Ohio -- Western Reserve. | Surveyors -- Ohio -- Western Reserve. | Real property -- Ohio -- Western Reserve. | Cleveland (Ohio) -- History. | Western Reserve (Ohio) -- Description and travel. | United States -- Description and travel -- 1783-1848. | Western Reserve (Ohio) -- Surveys. | Northwest, Old -- History. | Western Reserve (Ohio) -- History.
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| Manuscript Collection | Requires cookie* | | 56 | Title: | Methodist Episcopal Church, Charlestown, Ohio, Records
| | | | Creator: | Methodist Episcopal Church, Charlestown, Ohio | | | | Dates: | 1867-1902 | | | | Abstract: | The Methodist Episcopal church was located in Charlestown, Portage County, Ohio. The collection consists primarily of attendance, subscription, and marital status records of members, and superintendents' reports of Sunday School classes. Includes minutes of quarterly conferences, pastors' reports, and memoranda of the East Ohio Conference, Akron District, Charlestown Charge. The membership records contained in this collection have been indexed. Click here to search the WRHS genealogy index. | | | | Call #: | MS 0009 | | | | Extent: | 0.20 linear feet (1 container) | | | | Subjects: | Methodist Episcopal Church (Charlestown, Ohio). | Church records and registers -- Ohio -- Charlestown. | Sunday schools -- Ohio -- Charlestown -- Records.
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| Manuscript Collection | Requires cookie* | | 58 | Title: | Warrensville, Ohio, School District Records
| | | | Creator: | Warrensville, Ohio, School District | | | | Dates: | 1884-1890 | | | | Abstract: | Warrensville, Ohio, is located in Cuyahoga County. It is a suburb of Cleveland and is located on the east side of the Cuyahoga River. The collection consists of proceedings of school directors's meetings, contracts between teachers and directors, certificates for pay, and the district clerk's accounts for sub-district no.5. | | | | Call #: | MS 0011 | | | | Extent: | 0.10 linear feet (1 container) | | | | Subjects: | Schools -- Ohio -- Warrensville. | School boards -- Ohio -- Warrensville. | Teachers -- Salaries, etc. -- Ohio -- Warrensville. | Public schools -- Ohio -- Warrensville.
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| Manuscript Collection | Requires cookie* | | 59 | Title: | Congregational Consociation of Portage and Summit Counties, Ohio, Records
| | | | Creator: | Congregational Consociation of Portage and Summit Counties, Ohio | | | | Dates: | 1841-1851 | | | | Abstract: | The Congregational Consociation of Portage and Summit Counties, Ohio, was a local council organized "to promote fellowship among themselves, to ordain, install and dismiss Pastors, and to render each other all such assistance in ecclesiastical matters as may be requisite." The collection consists of a constitution, bylaws, and minutes. | | | | Call #: | MS 0012 | | | | Extent: | 0.20 linear feet (1 container) | | | | Subjects: | Congregational Consociation of Portage and Summit Counties (Ohio). | Congregational churches -- Ohio -- Portage County. | Congregational churches -- Ohio -- Summit County. | Local church councils.
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