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21	Title:	Daniel T. Shehan Family Papers
	Creator:	Shehan, Daniel T. Family
	Dates:	1841-1939
	Abstract:	Daniel T. Shehan was born in County Kerry, Ireland, and married Margerett Melagott there in 1838. They emigrated to Quebec, Canada, in 1841. They moved to Cleveland, Ohio, in 1847. The collection consists of correspondence, medical instructions, a recipe book, poems, a contract, a partial will, photocopies of genealogical information, photocopies of newspaper articles, an autograph book, a commencement book, and a souvenir menu. Included are letters written home by Daniel Shehan to his family in Ireland.
	Call #:	MS 4817
	Extent:	0.40 linear feet (1 container)
	Subjects:	Shehan, Daniel T. \| Gallagher, Tom, 1827-? \| Gallagher, Tom L., 1888-1939. \| Shehan family. \| Gallagher family. \| Irish -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Irish -- Canada. \| Irish Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Irish Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Genealogy. \| Immigrants -- United States -- Correspondence. \| Ireland -- History -- Famine, 1845-1852. \| Ireland -- Emigration and immigration.
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22	Title:	Lawrence Connelly Family Papers
	Creator:	Connelly, Lawrence Family
	Dates:	1883-1989
	Abstract:	Lawrence Connelly emigrated from Newry, County Down, Ireland, to Cleveland, Ohio, in 1852. He was later joined in Cleveland by his wife, Ann, and their children. The family owned a farm in the vicinity of Ansel Rd. in Cleveland. Their son, James Connelly, served 2 terms on Cleveland City Council, 1885-1889, and was a successful public contractor and president of the Connelly Construction Co. A great-grandson of Lawrence Connelly, Thomas J. Connelly, became captain of the Bethlehem Steel vessel, Stewart J. Cort. Another descendant, Edward T. Butler III, was active in the leadership of Catholic Charities, the Cleveland Bar Association, and on the boards of St. Anthony's Home for Boys and the United Appeal Campaign. Another descendant is the author Robert Sam Anson. The collection consists of a six-generation genealogical chart, reminiscences given by women of the family throughout the century, a playscript re-creation of "The Tuesday Study Club," and copies of newspaper clippings about various members of the family and miscellaneous articles of Irish interest.
	Call #:	MS 4822
	Extent:	0.20 linear feet (1 container)
	Subjects:	Connelly, Lawrence. \| Connelly family. \| Connelly, James. \| Connelly, Thomas J., Captain. \| Butler, Edward T., III. \| Anson, Robert Sam, 1945- \| Tuesday Study Club. \| Irish Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Irish -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Irish American women -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Irish American families -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
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23	Title:	Michael Mulcahy Papers
	Creator:	Mulcahy, Michael
	Dates:	1862-1908
	Abstract:	Michael Mulcahy (1839-1908) was enrolled as a private in the 6th United States Calvary in 1862 and was later promoted to sergeant, serving in the United States Civil War. Mulcahy received acclaim for his involvement in the famous Winchester Ride where he fought with General Sheridan in the Battle of Winchester. He was honorably discharged from the United States Army on January 13, 1865. Mulcahy was born in County Cork, Ireland. After his soldier days, he came to Cleveland, Ohio, worked as a carpenter, and joined the volunteer fire department. He married Elizabeth Brennan on February 27, 1865 in St. Patrick's Church, Cleveland, Ohio. He later joined the first paid fire department organized in Cleveland. The collection consists of Civil War records pertaining to Michael Mulcahy's service, including register of enlistment, affidavits, and pension documents; a death certificate; newspaper clippings; and a letter.
	Call #:	MS 4857
	Extent:	0.20 linear feet (1 container)
	Subjects:	Mulcahy, Michael, 1839-1908. \| Cleveland (Ohio). Dept. of Fire. \| Winchester, 3rd Battle of, Winchester, Va., 1864. \| Military pensions -- United States -- Civil War, 1861-1865. \| Irish Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Fire fighters -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- History. \| United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865. \| United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Cavalry operations. \| United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Participation, Irish American. \| United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Sources. \| Cleveland (Ohio) -- Fire fighters.
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24	Title:	Sara McLaughlin Papers
	Creator:	McLaughlin, Sara
	Dates:	1928-2001
	Abstract:	Sara McLaughlin was born in 1928 in River, Achill Island, Ireland. She immigrated to the United States in 1952, settling in Cleveland, Ohio. She met her husband, Michael McLaughlin (also an Irish immigrant), in Cleveland, where they were married in 1958. Both have been extremely active in Irish American cultural and social affairs and clubs in Cleveland. In addition to her many volunteer activities with the Irish American community of Cleveland, Sara was named the 2001 Mother of the Year by the St. Patrick's Day Committee, and the 2000 Woman of the Year by the West Side Irish American Club. The McLaughlins established the Maureen McLaughlin Scholarship for Music, awarded annually at the Cleveland Feis cultural competition, in memory of their daughter Maureen. The collection consists of car banners, brochures from the Ancient Order of Hibernians and the Irish Music Academy of Cleveland, Ohio, a birth certificate, a marriage certificate, a naturalization certificate, various congressional recognitions and resolutions, correspondence, a liturgy from the 2001 St. Patrick's Day mass, newspaper clippings, and two photographs.
	Call #:	MS 4870
	Extent:	0.20 linear feet (1 container)
	Subjects:	McLaughlin, Sara 1928- \| McLaughlin, Michael 1927- \| McLaughlin family. \| Ancient Order of Hibernians. \| Irish Music Academy (Cleveland, Ohio) \| Irish -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Irish Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Irish Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Societies, etc. \| Irish American families -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Irish American women -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Irish Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Social life and customs. \| Saint Patrick's Day -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
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25	Title:	Robert E. Schade Family Papers
	Creator:	Schade, Robert E. Family
	Dates:	1820-1994
	Abstract:	Robert E. Schade was born and reared in Cleveland, Ohio. A descendant of the Dempsey family, he was active in the Irish American community of Cleveland. Robert E. Schade was a vice president of Willard F. Schade and Associates. His great grandfather, James Dempsey, was one of the founding members of St. Malachi's Church, Cleveland, Ohio. His grandfather, William F. Dempsey, was a merchant seaman on the Great Lakes, and also worked for the Cleveland Fire Department. The collection consists of a book chapter; cemetery records; certificates of birth, baptism, marriage and death; correspondence; a descendant chart; family histories; a family crest; a family tree; genealogical information; last will and testament; memoirs; newspaper clippings; obituaries; passenger arrival records; photographs; and a poem.
	Call #:	MS 4871
	Extent:	0.20 linear feet (1 container)
	Subjects:	Schade, Robert E. \| Schade family. \| Dempsey, William F. \| Dempsey family. \| Monaghan family. \| Ranney family. \| Walker family. \| DeBinder family. \| Irish -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Irish Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Irish Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Genealogy. \| Irish American families -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Great Lakes -- History.
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26	Title:	Twinning of Cleveland, Ohio and the Parish of Achill, County Mayo, Ireland Records
	Creator:	Twinning of Cleveland, Ohio and the Parish of Achill, County Mayo, Ireland
	Dates:	1996-2004
	Abstract:	The twinning of Cleveland, Ohio, and Achill in County Mayo, Ireland, was a celebration of the ancestral connection of a large number of Cleveland's Irish American population to that area of Ireland, and afforded an opportunity to nurture business and social relationships between the two regions. The celebration was spearheaded by Stephen L. Mulloy and took several years of planning and organizing before the visit of the Cleveland delegation, which included Mayor Jane Campbell, Stephen L. Mulloy, and other prominent Irish Americans from northeast Ohio, in July 2003. In October 2003, Frank Chambers, Chairman of Mayo County Council and other dignitaries from Mayo visited Cleveland. Their trip included a visit to the Western Reserve Historical Society. The collection consists of agendas, booklets, brochures, business cards, calendar, catalog, correspondence, drafts, fact sheets, financial report, flyers, handwritten notes, information packet, invitations, itineraries, lists, menu, minutes, newsletters, newspaper, newspaper clippings, notes, photographs, postcards, programs, resolution, summary and typescripts. These items were collected by Judge Sean C. Gallagher, who was involved in planning and organizing this event, and supplemented by Regina Costello. The material documents the celebration of the cultural connection between Irish Americans of Cleveland, Ohio to their roots in Achill, Ireland, with information on the planning, background, research and participants in the event. Included also are promotional materials from Cleveland as well as Achill and County Mayo, Ireland, and information on Mayo politics and history.
	Call #:	MS 4923
	Extent:	0.81 linear feet (3 containers)
	Subjects:	Cleveland-Achill Twinning Committee \| Western Reserve Historical Society -- Photographs. \| Irish Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Cleveland (Ohio) -- Relations -- Ireland -- Achill. \| Cleveland (Ohio) -- Relations -- Ireland -- Mayo (County) \| Cleveland (Ohio) -- Description and travel. \| Cleveland (Ohio) -- Commerce. \| Achill (Ireland) -- Relations -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Achill (Ireland) -- Description and travel. \| Mayo (Ireland : County) -- Relations -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Mayo (Ireland : County) -- History. \| Mayo (Ireland : County) -- Description and travel. \| Mayo (Ireland : County) -- Politics and government.
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27	Title:	McGorray Brothers Funeral Home Records, Series II
	Creator:	McGorray Brothers Funeral Home
	Dates:	1935-1936
	Abstract:	The McGorray Brothers Funeral Home was founded by Mark McGorray in Cleveland, Ohio, in 1873, as the McGorray Funeral Home. The name was changed to McGorray Brothers Funeral Home after the death of Mark McGorray in 1891, when two of his sons, James W. McGorray and Joseph McGorray, took over the business. Mark McGorray was an Irish immigrant, coming to the United States in 1844. He and his family settled in Cleveland in 1864. McGorray Brothers Funeral Home became a prominent Irish Catholic funeral home, and was located first on the west side of Cleveland, and by 1922, in Lakewood, a suburb of Cleveland. James W. McGorray II took over the business ca. 1919. His son, James W. McGorray III, assumed leadership of the business on the death of his father in 1968. He served as President until his death in 1994, when he was succeeded by his daughter and current president, Mary Susan McGorray. The collection consists of a funeral account record book.
	Call #:	MS 5128
	Extent:	0.40 linear feet (1 container)
	Subjects:	McGorray Brothers Funeral Home. \| Funeral homes -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Funeral homes -- Ohio -- Lakewood. \| Undertakers and undertaking -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Undertakers and undertaking -- Ohio -- Lakewood. \| Irish Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Irish Americans -- Ohio -- Lakewood. \| Irish Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Genealogy. \| Irish Americans -- Ohio -- Lakewood -- Genealogy. \| Registers of births, etc. -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Registers of births, etc. -- Ohio -- Lakewood. \| Business enterprises -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Business enterprises -- Ohio -- Lakewood. \| Cleveland (Ohio) -- Genealogy. \| Lakewood (Ohio) -- Genealogy.
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28	Title:	McGorray Brothers Funeral Home Records
	Creator:	McGorray Brothers Funeral Home
	Dates:	1876-1935
	Abstract:	The McGorray Brothers Funeral Home was founded by Mark McGorray in Cleveland, Ohio, in 1873, as the McGorray Funeral Home. The name was changed to McGorray Brothers Funeral Home after the death of Mark McGorray in 1891, when two of his sons, James W. McGorray and Joseph McGorray, took over the business. Mark McGorray was an Irish immigrant, coming to the United States in 1844. He and his family settled in Cleveland in 1864. McGorray Brothers Funeral Home became a prominent Irish Catholic funeral home, and was located first on the west side of Cleveland, and by 1922, in Lakewood, a suburb of Cleveland. James W. McGorray II took over the business ca. 1919. His son, James W. McGorray III, assumed leadership of the business on the death of his father in 1968. He served as President until his death in 1994, when he was succeeded by his daughter and current president, Mary Susan McGorray. The collection consists of funeral account ledgers, funeral record books, inventory records, carriage and coach ledgers, correspondence, death certificates, burial permits, and other receipts. This collection provides the genealogical researcher with much information, particularly those interested in Irish Catholic family history of Cleveland, Ohio. The funeral account ledgers provide the name of the deceased, name the account is being billed to, date of death, and date and location of burial. The majority of these ledgers contain an alphabetized index of names. The funeral record books include the name of the deceased, date of death, age, sex, cause of death, residence of the deceased, place of burial, name the account is being billed to (often next of kin), that person's address, and the attending physician and his address. Also contained in these volumes are receipts, burial permits, and death certificates for individuals. The collection also contains business records, including carriage, coach, and inventory volumes, detailing the funeral home business of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. click here to view the searchable index to the burial records contained in this collection
	Call #:	MS 4805
	Extent:	5.40 linear feet (14 containers)
	Subjects:	McGorray, Mark, 1829-1891. \| McGorray, James W., d. 1919. \| McGorray, Joseph, d. 1910. \| McGorray, James W. II, 1892-1968. \| McGorray, James W. III, 1923-1994. \| McGorray, Mary Susan, 1957- \| McGorray Brothers Funeral Home. \| Funeral homes -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Funeral homes -- Ohio -- Lakewood. \| Undertakers and undertaking -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Undertakers and undertaking -- Ohio -- Lakewood. \| Irish Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Irish Americans -- Ohio -- Lakewood. \| Irish Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Genealogy. \| Irish Americans -- Ohio -- Lakewood -- Genealogy. \| Registers of births, etc. -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Registers of births, etc. -- Ohio -- Lakewood. \| Lakewood (Ohio) -- Genealogy. \| Business enterprises -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Business enterprises -- Ohio -- Lakewood. \| Cleveland (Ohio) -- Genealogy.
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29	Title:	Greater Cleveland Ethnographic Museum Records
	Creator:	Greater Cleveland Ethnographic Museum
	Dates:	1971-1990
	Abstract:	The Greater Cleveland Ethnographic Museum was founded in Cleveland, Ohio, in 1975 to prepare exhibits for the American Revolution Bicentennial celebration in Cleveland. The exhibits were to depict contributions from Cleveland's ethnic groups to the multicultural society of the area. Following the 1976 Bicentennial celebration, the museum established a permanent office and exhibit gallery in the Old Arcade in downtown Cleveland. Although the museum closed in 1981, it was able to document the experiences of immigrants through oral histories, photographs, and other collected material. The collection consists of audio recordings, video recordings, interview transcripts, ledgers, financial documents, membership lists, board meeting minutes, correspondence, presentation materials, notes, catalog cards, exhibit materials, and museum holdings.
	Call #:	MS 5175
	Extent:	19.42 linear feet (21 containers, 1 oversize folder, and 1 film canister)
	Subjects:	African Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| American Revolution Bicentennial, 1776-1976 -- Exhibitions. \| Chinese Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Cleveland (Ohio) -- Emigration and immigration \| Croatian Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Greater Cleveland Ethnographic Museum \| Greeks -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Hungarian Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland \| Immigrants -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Interviews. \| Immigrants -- Ohio -- Cleveland \| Indians of North America -- Ohio -- Cleveland \| Irish Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Italian Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland \| Lithuanians -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Macedonian Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland \| Oral histories. \| Russians -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Serbian Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Slovenian Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland \| Syrian Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Ukrainian Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland
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30	Title:	Thomas F. Campbell Papers
	Creator:	Campbell, Thomas F.
	Dates:	1897-2004
	Abstract:	Thomas Campbell was an author, community leader, and professor and university administrator who co-founded the Maxine Goodman Levin College of Urban Affairs at Cleveland State University and served as its director. Campbell served as president of the City Club of Cleveland, and was instrumental in opening its doors to women. He directed the Cleveland Heritage Program for Cleveland Public Library. He ran for mayor of Cleveland, Ohio, in 1977. He founded the Irish American Archives Society and was deeply involved in the Irish American community of Cleveland, as well as numerous other groups in the Cleveland, Ohio area. The collection consists of agendas, awards, biographical data, correspondence, diaries, a dissertation, examination papers, flyers, invitations, magazine articles, memberships, minutes, newsletters, newspaper clippings, photographs, plays, poems, programs, recipes, reports, resumes, speeches, workshops and writings.
	Call #:	MS 4925
	Extent:	9.43 linear feet (10 containers and 3 oversize folders)
	Subjects:	Campbell, Thomas F. \| Case Western Reserve University. Dept. of History. \| Ohio State University. Dept. of History. \| Cleveland State Univeristy. \| Cleveland State University. Dept. of History. \| Cleveland State University. College of Urban Affairs. \| Maxine Goodman Levin College of Urban Affairs. \| Cleveland Public Library \| City Club of Cleveland. \| Irish American Archives Society (Cleveland, Ohio) \| Western Reserve Historical Society. History Library. \| Cleveland Restoration Society. \| Friends of Howe Mansion. \| Social Welfare History Group \| Friends of Shaker Square. \| Irish-American Partnership. \| American Friends Service Committee. \| Philosophical Club of Cleveland. \| Irish Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Irish Americans. \| College teachers -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| College administrators -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Civic leaders -- Ohio -- Cleveland \| City planning -- Ohio -- Cleveland \| Crime -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Criminal justice, Administration of -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Housing -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Historic preservation -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Mayors -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Biography \| Minorities -- Ohio -- Cleveland \| Municiapl home rule -- Ohio -- Cleveland \| Neighborhood planning -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Police -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Political campaigns -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Riots -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Women -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Cleveland (Ohio) -- Economic conditions. \| Cleveland (Ohio) -- Ethnic relations. \| Cleveland (Ohio) -- History. \| Cleveland (Ohio) -- Politics and government. \| Cleveland (Ohio) -- Race relations. \| Cleveland (Ohio) -- Social conditions. \| Shaker Square (Cleveland, Ohio) \| Northern Ireland -- Politics and government.
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