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| | Manuscript Collection | Save | | 1 | Title: | May Hope Francis Papers
| | | | Creator: | Francis, May Hope | | | | Dates: | 1922-1959 | | | | Abstract: | May Hope Francis was a prominent clubwoman in Cleveland, Ohio, during the 1920s and 1930s. Much of her community work was done through her membership in the Cleveland Federation of Women's Clubs as member and chairman of its American Citizenship Committee. Mrs. Francis also worked with the City of Cleveland during the tenure of City Manager William R. Hopkins to promote ethnic cultural events and to publicize civic events, including the 1927 reception for Charles A. Lindbergh. In 1929, she helped establish the All Nations Hopkins Testimonial Committee. She was also active in the Women's Organization of the National Retail Druggists Association and the Early Settlers Association of Cuyahoga County. The collection consists of scrapbooks, correspondence, a ledger, and newspaper clippings. Most of the collection relates to Francis' work with the Cleveland Federation of Women's Clubs and with the City of Cleveland, particularly the reception for Charles A. Lindbergh in 1927, and ethnic programs sponsored by the City. | | | | Call #: | MS 4540 | | | | Extent: | 0.20 linear feet (1 container) | | | | Subjects: | Francis, May Hope. | Lindbergh, Charles A. (Charles Augustus), 1902-1974. | Hopkins, William Rowland, 1869-1961. | Cleveland Federation of Women's Clubs. | All Nations Hopkins Testimonial Committee (Cleveland, Ohio). | Women -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Women -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Societies and clubs. | Charities -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Americanization. | Cleveland (Ohio) -- Ethnic relations.
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| Manuscript Collection | Save | | 3 | Title: | Joseph Eszterhas Essay
| | | | Creator: | Eszterhas, Joseph | | | | Dates: | 1965 | | | | Abstract: | The collection consists of an essay entitled "Journey from futility to hope : the immigrant's road to American assimilation" written by Joseph A. Eszterhas while he was a student at Ohio University in the 1960s who was an editorial intern at radio station WZAK in Cleveland, Ohio. The essay is a typewritten manuscript prepared for his Journalism 370 course at Ohio University and based on his WZAK internship. The paper examines the assimilation process of Cleveland's Hungarian American community of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries as an example of the Central European immigrant experience. Includes a discussion of the historical development of assimilation, a nationality calendar, and consulates in Cleveland in 1965. | | | | Call #: | MS 4468 | | | | Extent: | 0.10 linear feet (1 container) | | | | Subjects: | Assimilation (Sociology) | Americanization. | Hungarian Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Cleveland (Ohio) -- Foreign population. | Cleveland (Ohio) -- Ethnic relations.
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