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1	Title:	Thomas H. White Foundation Records, Series II
	Creator:	Thomas H. White Foundation
	Dates:	1985-1988
	Abstract:	The Thomas H. White Foundation was established in Cleveland, Ohio, in 1913 by industrialist Thomas H. White (1836-1914). The foundation supports education and social welfare programs that benefit residents of Cleveland and northeast Ohio. This collection consists of records related to the Grants to Principals Program.
	Call #:	MS 5486
	Extent:	.40 linear feet
	Subjects:	Charitable uses, trusts, and foundations -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Education -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Endowments. \| Philanthropy -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
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2	Title:	Cleveland Foundation Records
	Creator:	Cleveland Foundation
	Dates:	1891-1969
	Abstract:	The Cleveland Foundation was the first community trust in the United States. It was organized in Cleveland, Ohio in 1914 by Frederick J. Goff and the Board of Directors of the Cleveland Trust Company. It has provided funds for educational and artistic development and for humanitarian purposes such as housing and aid to children and the handicapped. The collection consists of annual reports, pamphlets and minutes of the Foundation, and grant files of recipient organizations, containing correspondence, surveys, photographs, grant proposals, pamphlets and booklets. Also included are files on individuals who had contact with the Foundation.
	Call #:	MS 3627
	Extent:	7.00 linear feet (7 containers)
	Subjects:	Cleveland Foundation. \| Charity organization. \| Endowments -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Charitable uses, trusts, and foundations -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Charities -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
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3	Title:	Jewish Community Federation of Cleveland Records, Series II
	Creator:	The Jewish Community Federation of Cleveland
	Dates:	1936-1990
	Abstract:	The Jewish Community Federation is a central policy making and fundraising agency for the Jewish community of Cleveland, Ohio, which traces its origin to the Federation of the Jewish Charities of Cleveland (founded 1903). The Federation of the Jewish Charities of Cleveland changed its name to the Jewish Welfare Federation of Cleveland in 1926, and in 1930, added a fundraising arm, the Jewish Welfare Fund of Cleveland. In 1951 the Jewish Welfare Federation merged with the Jewish Community Council to become the Jewish Community Federation. The collection consists of correspondence, memoranda, trustee and committee minutes, reports, proposals, newspaper clippings, wills, and financial records. Records are organized into three series consisting of administrative files, endowment funds, and social planning and research.
	Call #:	MS 4835
	Extent:	107.70 linear feet (111 containers)
	Subjects:	Jewish Community Federation (Cleveland, Ohio) \| Case Western Reserve University. \| Federation for Community Planning. \| Baldwin-Wallace College. \| Council of Jewish Federations and Welfare Funds. \| American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee. \| United Jewish Appeal. \| Cleveland Bureau of Jewish Education (Cleveland, Ohio). \| Chabad House of Cleveland. \| Cleveland College of Jewish Studies. \| Jewish Community Center of Cleveland. \| Jewish Community Housing, Inc. \| Jewish Convalescent Hospital (Cleveland, Ohio). \| Jewish Family Service Association (Cleveland, Ohio). \| Jewish Vocational Service. \| Menorah Park Center for the Aging (Cleveland, Ohio). \| Montefiore Home (Cleveland, Ohio) \| Mount Sinai Hospital (Cleveland, Ohio) \| Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- History. \| Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Human services. \| Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Charities. \| Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Societies, etc. \| Charities -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Federations, Financial (Social Service) \| Community welfare councils -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Israel-Arab War, 1967. \| Charitable uses, trusts, and foundations -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Human services -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Population. \| Jewish religious education -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Friendly societies -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Old age homes, Jewish -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
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4	Title:	Abington Foundation Records, Series II
	Creator:	Abington Foundation
	Dates:	2004-2009
	Abstract:	The Abington Foundation (f. 1983) was created by David Knight Ford (1894-1993) and Elizabeth Kingsley Ford (1896-1990) to support organizations, generally in Cuyahoga County, Ohio, dedicated to promoting education, health care, economic independence, and cultural activities. The foundation's grant-making philosophy was devised by Mr. Ford and his four sons who comprised the original board of trustees. Each funding area had a particular focus. The educational focus is pre-primary through higher education, and thus the foundation has supported a vast array of educational institutions and programs such as Early Childhood Options of University City, museums (e.g. Cleveland Museum of Natural History), historical societies (e.g. Moreland Hills Historical Society, and the Cuyahoga Valley Scenic Railroad) and universities, including Case Western Reserve University and Cleveland State University Foundation, Inc. The foundation's healthcare focus is on geriatrics and nursing with grants going to the Eliza Bryant Center, Senior Citizen Resources, Inc., The Center for the Prevention of Domestic Violence, American Red Cross, and many others. Economic independence with a focus on the promotion or sustaining of individual and family self-sufficiency has led the foundation to give grants to organizations such as the Council for Economic Opportunities in Greater Cleveland, Ohio Hunger Task Force, People's Emergency Shelter, and Habitat for Humanity. In promoting local culture with an emphasis on arts education and historic preservation, the Abington Foundation has made grants to artistic enterprises and groups such as Art House, Inc., Beck Center for the Arts, The Holden Arboretum, Cleveland Public Theater, and Musical Arts Association. The Fords wished to serve their country and community, and dedicated their lives to doing so. David Knight Ford was a captain in the United States armed forces during World War I, joining shortly after graduating from Yale University. After the war, he returned to school and earned a law degree from Western Reserve University. His wife, Elizabeth, volunteered with the Red Cross as a nurse during the First World War, as well as a volunteer nurse's aide during the Second World War, and founded the Ohio League for Nursing (originally the Cleveland Area League for Nursing). Elizabeth earned the Margaret Ireland Award for Civic Achievement in 1973 from the Women's City Club for her works. They married in 1920 and remained so for 70 years until Elizabeth's death in 1990. David's business acumen led to the founding of the Lubrizol Corporation, and later the Lubrizol Foundation. He donated the family farm (originally settled by his great grandfather) situated on land now part of University Circle to help develop Case Western Reserve University and University Hospitals. Parts of the farm became the sites of the Case School of Applied Sciences, Western Reserve College, and University Hospitals. Named for the area of New England where David Ford's ancestors settled, the Abington Foundation has continued after the deaths of its founders, providing assistance through 2012. Though both the elder Fords have died, family members continue to serve on the Board of Directors. The collection consists of grant proposals and attachments.
	Call #:	MS 5299
	Extent:	6.60 linear feet (8 containers)
	Subjects:	Charities -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Charitable uses, trusts, and foundations -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Endowments -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
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5	Title:	WECO Fund, Inc. Records and Audiovisual Materials
	Creator:	WECO Fund, Inc.
	Dates:	2001-2006
	Abstract:	WECO Fund, Inc. was founded in 1971 by former Van Dorn Company CEO, Lawrence C. Jones. Originally established as a community development organization, the WECO Fund provided financial services and programs to low and moderate-income individuals and families, as well as to companies and organizations with which they were involved. The Fund operated until 2012 when it was absorbed into Neighborhood Progress Inc. The collection includes marketing and informational literature and an anniversary videotape commemorating the Fund's 30th year in operation.
	Call #:	MS 5426
	Extent:	0.20 linear feet (1 container)
	Subjects:	Community development -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Charitable uses, trusts, and foundations -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Philanthropy -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Economic development -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
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6	Title:	Thomas H. White Foundation Records
	Creator:	Thomas H. White Foundation
	Dates:	1939-2011
	Abstract:	The Thomas H. White Foundation was established in Cleveland, Ohio, in 1913 by industrialist Thomas H. White (1836-1914). The foundation supports education and social welfare programs that benefit residents of Cleveland and northeast Ohio. The collection consists of agendas, correspondence, financial documents, lists, memoranda, grant proposals with attachments, and reports.
	Call #:	MS 5310
	Extent:	21.00 linear feet (21 containers)
	Subjects:	Philanthropy -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Charitable uses, trusts, and foundations -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Education -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Endowments.
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7	Title:	George Gund Foundation Records, Series IV
	Creator:	George Gund Foundation
	Dates:	1974-2012
	Abstract:	The George Gund Foundation is a charitable foundation established by Cleveland, Ohio, businessman and philanthropist George Gund. It supports education and various projects of community organizations located primarily in northeastern Ohio, but also in Ohio and the United States. Of particular interest to the Foundation are new teaching methods and education for disadvantaged people. The arts, civic affairs, economic development, the environment, and human services are also priorities of the Foundation. Abortion rights, women's issues, handgun control, homelessness, equal housing, museum development, retinitis pigmentosa research, AIDS public policy and education, community gardening, historic preservation, population control, family planning, and nuclear weapons control are also areas supported by the Foundation. The collection consists primarily of grant files. These grant files include audited financial statements, brochures, correspondence, proposals, newspaper clippings, reports, publications, and other material submitted as attachments to proposals and reports. The collection also includes studies, receipts, minutes, notes, agendas, charters, and evaluations.
	Call #:	MS 5296
	Extent:	70.80 linear feet (75 containers)
	Subjects:	Endowments -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Arts -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Education -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Environmental protection -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Charities -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Charitable uses, trusts, and foundations -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
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8	Title:	John Huntington Fund for Education Records, Series II
	Creator:	John Huntington Fund for Education
	Dates:	1934-2004
	Abstract:	The John Huntington Fund for Education was organized in 1953 to provide scholarships for residents of Cuyahoga County, Ohio, to study fields related to science and technology. The collection consists of organizational records, including accounting ledgers, correspondences of Trustee members, and scholarship payout reports and estimates.
	Call #:	MS 5412
	Extent:	2.44 linear feet (3 containers and 4 oversize folders)
	Subjects:	Art museums -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Education -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Cleveland Scholarship Services, Inc. \| Cleveland Museum of Art. \| Charities -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Cleveland Foundation. \| Charitable uses, trusts, and foundations -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
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9	Title:	Cleveland Foundation Records, Series III
	Creator:	Cleveland Foundation
	Dates:	1955-1999
	Abstract:	The Cleveland Foundation was the first community trust established in the United States. It was organized in Cleveland, Ohio, in 1914 by Frederick J. Goff and the Board of Directors of the Cleveland Trust Company. It has provided funds for educational and artistic development and for humanitarian purposes such as housing and aid to children and the handicapped. The collection consists of grant files, both accepted and declined, which include agreements, award letters, brochures, budgets, correspondence, evaluations, financial statements, forms, memoranda, newsletters, notes, press releases, programs, proposals, and reports. All photographs and audio/visual media have been retained in their respective grant files. The Cleveland Foundation Assistance to Other Foundations series contains much the same document types as the grant files. Other document types contained in the collection include annual reports, articles, budgets, correspondence, declaration of trusts, forms, indexes, lists, memoranda, minutes, newsletters, notes, and reports. The dates of the grant files and assistance to other files series are not necessarily a date range of what is in the file, but are the dates given as the grant periods on the paperwork contained in the files.
	Call #:	MS 5237
	Extent:	365.80 linear feet (383 containers)
	Subjects:	Arts -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Charitable uses, trusts, and foundations -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Charities -- Ohio -- Cleveland \| Cleveland Foundation \| Community development -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Economic development -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Education -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Endowments -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Human services -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| University Circle (Cleveland, Ohio)
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10	Title:	George Gund Foundation Records, Series III
	Creator:	George Gund Foundation
	Dates:	1984-2008
	Abstract:	The George Gund Foundation is a charitable foundation established by Cleveland, Ohio, businessman and philanthropist George Gund. It supports education and various projects of community organizations located primarily in northeastern Ohio, but also in Ohio and the United States. Of particular interest to the Foundation are new teaching methods and education for disadvantaged people. The arts, civic affairs, economic development, the environment, and human services are also priorities of the Foundation. Abortion rights, women's issues, handgun control, homelessness, equal housing, museum development, retinitis pigmentosa research, AIDS public policy and education, community gardening, historic preservation, population control, family planning, and nuclear weapons control are also areas supported by the Foundation. The collection consists of grant files, including agendas, annual reports, architectural drawings, budgets, compact discs, correspondence, financial statements, grant proposals, lists, magazine articles, newspaper clippings, photographs, posters, press releases, publications, reports, and slides generated by the grant recipients and grant proposal forms and notes generated by the George Gund Foundation.
	Call #:	MS 5038
	Extent:	139.40 linear feet (140 containers)
	Subjects:	George Gund Foundation. \| Endowments -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Arts -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Education -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Environmental protection -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Social work with youth -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Charities -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Charitable uses, trusts, and foundations -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| AIDS (Disease) -- Research. \| Birth control.
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11	Title:	Mount Sinai Hospital Records, Series II
	Creator:	Mount Sinai Hospital
	Dates:	1915-2004
	Abstract:	Mount Sinai Hospital had its origins in the Young Ladies Hebrew Association for the Care of the Needy Sick, created in 1892 by nine young women in Cleveland, Ohio. In 1900, they changed their name to the Jewish Women's Hospital Association. A 29-bed facility, named Mount Sinai Hospital, opened in 1903 at 2373 E. 37th St. In 1916, a new, larger facility was opened at E. 105th St. and Ansel Rd. Innovations included outpatient clinics for pediatrics and mental hygiene, established in 1915. A nursing school was included. Mount Sinai affiliated with Western Reserve University for the training and education of its nurses in 1930, and its doctors in 1947. Medical research was given a high priority. The Women's and Junior Women's auxiliaries provided important assistance to the medical staff and patients, including a nursery school for children of nurses and volunteers. Mount Sinai served as a major medical resource for Cleveland's east side throughout its history. Expansion included a twelve-story building and a kidney dialysis center (1960), a new laboratory facility (1970), and an outpatient clinic in the Cleveland suburb of Beachwood (1972). A new medical wing was added to the hospital in the 1980s, and in 1993 an integrated medical campus was opened at the Beachwood facility. In 1996, the nonprofit hospital was sold to a for-profit company, Primary Health Systems (PHS). In March 1999, PHS filed for bankruptcy, and in February 2000, Mount Sinai Hospital closed. The collection consists of agendas, annual reports, budgets, bylaws, certificates, contracts, constitutions, correspondence, financial statements, handbooks, ledgers, legal briefs, minutes, newsletters, newspaper clippings, notebooks, play scripts, reports, resolutions, rosters, scrap books, histories, publications, speech texts, surveys, and tax records.
	Call #:	MS 4919
	Extent:	28.80 linear feet (39 containers and 11 oversize volumes)
	Subjects:	Charitable uses, trusts, and foundations -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Charities -- Ohio -- Cleveland \| Jewish women -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Charities. \| Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland \| Medical care -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Medical personnel -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Photographs. \| Mount Sinai Hospital (Cleveland, Ohio) -- History. \| Mount Sinai Hospital (Cleveland, Ohio) \| Mt. Sinai Medical Center (Cleveland, Ohio) \| Nurses -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Nursing schools -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Physicians -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Women -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Charities
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12	Title:	Robert and Patricia Switzer Foundation Records
	Creator:	Robert and Patricita Switzer Foundation
	Dates:	1932-1997
	Abstract:	The Robert and Patricia Switzer Foundation was founded in Cleveland, Ohio, in 1985, by Robert and Patricia Switzer and their children with the proceeds from the sale of the Day-Glo Color Corporation. The foundation was originally established to promote the education of graduate students in the environmental sciences, and soon included environmental improvement projects in its mission. The collection consists of family and program correspondence, legal documents, financial reports, scholarship applications, candidate selection documents, grant proposals and reports, and publications of the Robert and Patricia Switzer Foundation and other foundations.
	Call #:	MS 4781
	Extent:	3.00 linear feet (3 containers)
	Subjects:	Switzer family. \| Switzer, Robert C., 1914-1997. \| Switzer, Patricia, 1913- \| Day-Glo Color Corporation. \| Robert and Patricia Switzer Foundation. \| Charities -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Charitable uses, trusts, and foundations -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Education -- Research. \| Education. \| Environmental sciences. \| Environmental protection. \| Environmental management.
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13	Title:	Saint Luke's Hospital Records
	Creator:	Saint Luke's Hospital
	Dates:	1894-1997
	Abstract:	Saint Luke's Hospital began operations as Cleveland General Hospital in 1894 on Woodland Avenue in Cleveland, Ohio. Its facilities were moved to Carnegie Avenue in 1908, and to its present site on Shaker Boulevard in 1927. After a brief merger with MetroHealth Medical Center in the early 1990s, it was sold to Columbia/HCA Healthcare Corporation and its Ohio partner, the Sisters of Charity of Saint Augustine in 1997. The non-profit proceeds of the sale were used to create the Saint Luke's Foundation. The collection consists of agendas, annual reports, articles of incorporation, brochures, budgets, bylaws, calendars, certificates, contracts, correspondence, financial statements, handbooks, indexes, inventories, invitations, ledgers, lists, magazine and newspaper clippings, notes, pamphlets, publications, reports, resolutions, rosters, schedules, scrapbooks, scripts, signage, speech texts, surveys, proceedings, and tax records.
	Call #:	MS 4875
	Extent:	21.61 linear feet (24 containers and 1 oversize folder)
	Subjects:	Cleveland General Hospital. \| Saint Luke's Hospital Association (Cleveland Ohio). \| Saint Luke's Hospital (Cleveland, Ohio) School of Nursing. \| MetroHealth Medical Center. \| MetroHealth Saint Luke's Medical Center. \| Saint Luke's Medical Center. \| Saint Luke's Foundation. \| Hospitals -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Saint Luke's Hospital (Cleveland, Ohio) -- History. \| Nurses -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Hospitals -- Maternity services -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Charities -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Charitable uses, trusts, and foundations -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Philanthropists -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
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14	Title:	George Gund Foundation Records, Series II
	Creator:	George Gund Foundation
	Dates:	1966-1998
	Abstract:	The George Gund Foundation is a charitable foundation established by Cleveland, Ohio, businessman and philanthropist George Gund. It supports education and various projects of community organizations located primarily in northeastern Ohio, but also in Ohio and the United States. Of particular interest to the Foundation are new teaching methods and education for disadvantaged people. The arts, civic affairs, economic development, the environment, and human services are also priorities of the Foundation. Abortion rights, women's issues, handgun control, homelessness, equal housing, museum development, retinitis pigmentosa research, AIDS public policy and education, community gardening, historic preservation, population control, family planning, and nuclear weapons control are also areas supported by the Foundation. The collection consists of grant files, which include architectural drawings, budgets, correspondence, financial statements, grant proposals, lists, newspaper clippings, one audio cassette tape, photographs, posters, press releases, publications, reports, and slides generated by the grant recipients and grant proposal forms and notes generated by The George Gund Foundation. The collection also contains limited administrative records of The George Gund Foundation, including correspondence, lists, publications, and reports related to grant recipients and a joint project with the Cleveland Public Schools based upon the effective schools model of school-based educational reform entitled Project Perform.
	Call #:	MS 4821
	Extent:	140.44 linear feet (141 containers and 4 oversize folders)
	Subjects:	George Gund Foundation. \| Endowments -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Arts -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Education -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Environmental protection -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Social work with youth -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Charities -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Charitable uses, trusts, and foundations -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Pro-choice movement. \| Women's rights. \| AIDS (Disease) -- Research. \| Discrimination in housing -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Retinitis pigmentosa. \| Birth control. \| Nuclear arms control. \| Economic development.
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15	Title:	William Bingham Foundation Records
	Creator:	William Bingham Foundation
	Dates:	1968-1993
	Abstract:	The William Bingham Foundation was established in 1955 in Cleveland, Ohio, by Elizabeth Bingham Blossom with the proceeds of an inheritance from her brother, William Bingham 2nd. Grants were originally given to institutions of learning, hospitals, and public charities in Ohio. The foundation also contributed to the establishment and development of Blossom Music Center. After the death of Elizabeth Bingham Blossom in 1970, other family members maintained control of the foundation, and the focus of grantmaking changed to include organizations in the fields of the environment, the arts, education, health, and welfare. Projects related to urban revitalization, adult psychological development, and nuclear issues were also undertaken. Environmental issues took center stage in grants funding by the William Bingham Foundation in the 1980s, with several significant grants being made to the Environmental Defense Fund. The collection consists of correspondence, grant proposals, reports, financial, legal, and administrative records, minutes, exhibit scripts, newspaper clippings, publications, magazine articles, newsletters, and notes.
	Call #:	MS 4707
	Extent:	9.20 linear feet (10 containers)
	Subjects:	Bingham, William, 2nd, 1879-1955. \| Blossom, Elizabeth Bingham, 1881-1970. \| Bingham family. \| Blossom family. \| William Bingham Foundation. \| Charities -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Charitable uses, trusts, and foundations -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Philanthropists -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Endowments -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Arts -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Environmental protection.
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16	Title:	Abington Foundation Records
	Creator:	Abington Foundation
	Dates:	1983-2004
	Abstract:	The Abington Foundation (f. 1983) was created by David Knight Ford (1894-1993) and Elizabeth Kingsley Ford (1896-1990) to support organizations, generally in Cuyahoga County, Ohio, dedicated to promoting education, health care, economic independence, and cultural activities. The foundation's grant-making philosophy was devised by Mr. Ford and his four sons who comprised the original board of trustees. Each funding area had a particular focus. The educational focus is pre-primary through higher education, and thus the foundation has supported a vast array of educational institutions and programs such as Early Childhood Options of University City, museums (e.g. Cleveland Museum of Natural History), historical societies (e.g. Moreland Hills Historical Society, and the Cuyahoga Valley Scenic Railroad) and universities, including Case Western Reserve University and Cleveland State University Foundation, Inc. The foundation's healthcare focus is on geriatrics and nursing with grants going to the Eliza Bryant Center, Senior Citizen Resources, Inc., The Center for the Prevention of Domestic Violence, American Red Cross, and many others. Economic independence with a focus on the promotion or sustaining of individual and family self-sufficiency has led the foundation to give grants to organizations such as the Council for Economic Opportunities in Greater Cleveland, Ohio Hunger Task Force, People's Emergency Shelter, and Habitat for Humanity. In promoting local culture with an emphasis on arts education and historic preservation, the Abington Foundation has made grants to artistic enterprises and groups such as Art House, Inc., Beck Center for the Arts, The Holden Arboretum, Cleveland Public Theater, and Musical Arts Association. The Fords wished to serve their country and community, and dedicated their lives to doing so. David Knight Ford was a captain in the United States armed forces during World War I, joining shortly after graduating from Yale University. After the war, he returned to school and earned a law degree from Western Reserve University. His wife, Elizabeth, volunteered with the Red Cross as a nurse during the First World War, as well as a volunteer nurse's aide during the Second World War, and founded the Ohio League for Nursing (originally the Cleveland Area League for Nursing). Elizabeth earned the Margaret Ireland Award for Civic Achievement in 1973 from the Women's City Club for her works. They married in 1920 and remained so for 70 years until Elizabeth's death in 1990. David's business acumen led to the founding of the Lubrizol Corporation, and later the Lubrizol Foundation. He donated the family farm (originally settled by his great grandfather) situated on land now part of University Circle to help develop Case Western Reserve University and University Hospitals. Parts of the farm became the sites of the Case School of Applied Sciences, Western Reserve College, and University Hospitals. Named for the area of New England where David Ford's ancestors settled, the Abington Foundation has continued after the deaths of its founders, providing assistance through 2012. Though both the elder Fords have died, family members continue to serve on the Board of Directors. The collection consists of correspondence, financial records, grant proposals, minutes, newspaper clippings, and receipts.
	Call #:	MS 5137
	Extent:	17.00 linear feet (19 containers)
	Subjects:	Ford, David K., 1894-1993. \| Ford, Elizabeth Kingsley Brooks, 1896-1990. \| Abington Foundation. \| Lubrizol Foundation. \| Charitable uses, trusts, and foundations -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Charities -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Philanthropists -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Education -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Endowments. \| Arts -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Endowments. \| Medical care -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Endowments. \| Business enterprises -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Endowments. \| Human services -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Endowments.
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17	Title:	John Huntington Fund for Education Records
	Creator:	John Huntington Fund for Education
	Dates:	1889-1992
	Abstract:	The John Huntington Fund For Education was created in 1953 in Cleveland, Ohio, upon the sale of the John Huntington Polytechnic Institute and from annual grants from the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust. These annual grants terminated in 1971, when the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust gave the John Huntington Fund For Education a one-time grant of 9 million dollars. The John Huntington Fund For Education gave individual scholarship grants to students pursuing scientific and vocational education until 1972, after which they gave grants to educational institutions and scholarship programs. The collection consists of minutes, annual reports, financial statements, correspondence, grant proposals and reports, articles of incorporation, legal petitions, newspaper clippings, tax returns, histories, and photocopies of the will and codicil of John Huntington. The majority of the records are concerned with the John Huntington Fund for Education, with a small amount of material from the John Huntington Arts and Polytechnic Trust and the John Huntington Benevolent Trust, as they relate to the John Huntington Fund for Education.
	Call #:	MS 4801
	Extent:	4.40 linear feet (5 containers)
	Subjects:	Huntington, John, 1832-1893. \| John Huntington Fund for Education. \| John Huntington Arts and Polytechnic Trust. \| John Huntington Benevolent Trust. \| John Huntington Polytechnic Institute. \| Cleveland Foundation. \| Cleveland Museum of Art. \| Cleveland Scholarship Services, Inc. \| Charities -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Charitable uses, trusts, and foundations -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Education -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Science -- Study and teaching -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Vocational education -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Universities and colleges -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Taxation -- Law and legislation -- United States. \| Art museums -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
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18	Title:	Martha Holden Jennings Foundation Records, Series II
	Creator:	Martha Holden Jennings Foundation
	Dates:	1987-1997
	Abstract:	The Martha Holden Jennings Foundation, an education foundation located in Cleveland, Ohio, was founded by Martha Holden Jennings in 1958. The objective of the Jennings Foundation is to promote excellence in Ohio's primary and secondary schools by funding projects that improve the quality of teaching, teacher training, curriculum development, and school evaluation studies, as well as the creation of educational television programs and provide for in-service educational conferences and seminars. The foundation's main interests are programs that promote more effective teaching in schools and explore new frontiers in education. The collection consists primarily of grant and program files but also include minutes and publications. The grant files include award letters, grant proposals, proposal reviews, correspondence, project reports, photographs, and project evaluations. Program files consist of correspondence, meeting materials, and program descriptions.
	Call #:	MS 4772
	Extent:	12.00 linear feet (12 containers)
	Subjects:	Martha Holden Jennings Foundation. \| Charities -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Charitable uses, trusts, and foundations -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Education -- Ohio. \| Education -- Ohio -- Cleveland Metropolitan Area. \| Education -- Research -- Ohio. \| Education -- Research -- Ohio -- Cleveland Metropolitan Area. \| Educational evaluation -- Ohio. \| Educational evaluation -- Ohio -- Cleveland Metropolitan Area. \| Educational innovations -- Ohio. \| Educational innovations -- Ohio -- Cleveland Metropolitan Area. \| Educational surveys -- Ohio. \| Educational surveys -- Ohio -- Cleveland Metropolitan Area. \| Curriculum enrichment -- Ohio. \| Curriculum enrichment -- Ohio -- Cleveland Metropolitan Area. \| Endowments -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| School improvement programs -- Ohio. \| School improvement programs -- Ohio -- Cleveland Metropolitan Area. \| Teachers -- Training of -- Ohio. \| Teachers -- Training of -- Ohio -- Cleveland Metropolitan Area. \| Teachers' workshops -- Ohio. \| Teachers' workshops -- Ohio -- Cleveland Metropolitan Area. \| Arts -- Ohio -- Cleveland Metropolitan Area.
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19	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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20	Title:	Saint Luke's Foundation (Hospital) Records
	Creator:	Saint Luke's Hospital
	Dates:	1904-1997
	Abstract:	Saint Luke's Hospital was founded in Cleveland, Ohio, in 1894 as the Cleveland General Hospital. Its purpose was to provide clinical training for medical students of Wooster University and as a training school for nurses. At the same time, the College Building and Hospital Association was incorporated. The College Building and Hospital Association became the Saint Luke's Hospital Association of the Methodist Episcopal Church in 1904. Medical staff at the hospital affiliated with the medical department of Ohio Wesleyan University. In 1906 Cleveland General Hospital was renamed Saint Luke's Hospital. Cleveland industrialist and philanthropist Francis Fleury Prentiss provided financial support and leadership, serving as president of the association from 1906 until his death in 1937. His wife, Elisabeth Severance Allen Prentiss, succeeded him as president until her death in 1944. The Saint Luke's Hospital School of Nursing closed in 1970. In 1980, the Saint Luke's Hospital Association adopted a long range plan of acquisition and new programs. By 1983, it held leases on five medical buildings and had control over Saint Luke's Hospital, Shaker Medical Center Hospital, and the for-profit Medical Outreach Services, Inc. In 1992, the Saint Luke's system merged with MetroHealth Medical Center, and its name was changed to MetroHealth Saint Luke's Medical Center. The merger dissolved in 1993, but the affiliation continued. In 1993 the name of the hospital changed once more, becoming Saint Luke's Medical Center. In 1997, Saint Luke's Medical Center was sold to Columbia/HCA Healthcare Corporation and its regional partners, the Sisters of Charity of Saint Augustine. The proceeds of this sale and the endowments of the Saint Luke's Hospital Association and Saint Luke's Medical Center were used to create the Saint Luke's Foundation. The collection consists of the institutional records of Saint Luke's Hospital, MetroHealth Saint Luke's Medical Center, Saint Luke's Medical Center, and the Saint Luke's Hospital Association, including historical records, correspondence, contracts and agreements, minutes, financial statements, wills, newspaper clippings, publications, transcripts, reports, and surveys.
	Call #:	MS 4786
	Extent:	16.41 linear feet (17 containers and 1 oversize container)
	Subjects:	Prentiss, Francis Fleury, 1858-1937. \| Prentiss, Elisabeth Severance Allen, 1865-1944. \| Cleveland General Hospital. \| Saint Luke's Hospital (Cleveland, Ohio) -- History. \| College Building and Hospital Association. \| Saint Luke's Hospital Association (Cleveland Ohio). \| Saint Luke's Hospital School of Nursing. \| MetroHealth Medical Center. \| MetroHealth Saint Luke's Medical Center. \| Saint Luke's Medical Center. \| Saint Luke's Foundation. \| Methodist Episcopal Church -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Methodist Church -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Hospitals -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Nurses -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Hospital benefactors -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Hospitals -- Maternity services -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Charities -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Charitable uses, trusts, and foundations -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Philanthropists -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
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