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1	Title:	New York, Pennsylvania and Ohio Dock Company Ledger Book
	Creator:	New York, Pennsylvania and Ohio Dock Company
	Dates:	1889-1890
	Abstract:	The New York, Pennsylvania and Ohio Dock Company operated the docks at the Lake Erie terminus of the Erie Railroad in Cleveland, Ohio, during the nineteenth century. The collection consists of one ledger book chronicling the work done and pay remitted to various laborers, carpenters, and foremen in 1889 and early 1890.
	Call #:	MS 5290
	Extent:	0.20 linear feet (1 container)
	Subjects:	Shipping -- Great Lakes \| Great Lakes -- Commerce \| Labor -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- History -- 19th century \| Irish Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Irish Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- 19th century
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2	Title:	William Sullivan Papers
	Creator:	Sullivan, William
	Dates:	1851-1891
	Abstract:	William Sullivan was the centre of the Tiffin, Ohio, circle of the Fenian Brotherhood and active in the Irish Emigrant Aid Society of Ohio. The collection consists of correspondence, circular letters, reports, minutes, and other papers, relating to the Irish Emigrant Aid Society of Ohio and to the Fenian Brotherhood. Includes material on the Irish Parliamentary Party and the Irish-American Club Company of Cleveland.
	Call #:	MS 3073
	Extent:	0.40 linear feet (1 container)
	Subjects:	Sullivan, William. \| Irish Parliamentary Party. \| Irish-American Club Company of Cleveland. \| Irish Emigrant Aid Society of Ohio. \| Fenian Brotherhood. \| Irish Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Irish Americans -- Ohio -- Societies, etc.
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3	Title:	Martin Leonard Sweeney Papers
	Creator:	Sweeney, Martin Leonard
	Dates:	1931-1940
	Abstract:	Martin L. Sweeney (1885-1960) was a United States Representative from Cleveland, Ohio (1931-1943). He represented Ohio's 20th District. The collection consists of speeches, campaign literature, and a scrapbook of newspaper clippings, relating to Sweeney's political activities. Includes material on his campaign for Mayor of Cleveland (1933), his relations with Reverend Charles E. Coughlin and the National Union for Social Justice, and his support of William Lemke for President of the United States in 1936.
	Call #:	MS 3297
	Extent:	1.40 linear feet (1 container and 5 oversize volumes)
	Subjects:	Sweeney, Martin Leonard, 1885-1960. \| Lemke, William, 1878-1950. \| Coughlin, Charles E. (Charles Edward), 1891-1979. \| National Union for Social Justice. \| Irish Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Legislators -- United States -- Miscellanea. \| United States -- Politics and government -- 1901-1953. \| Cleveland (Ohio) -- Politics and government.
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4	Title:	Lawrence O'Rourke Family Papers
	Creator:	O'Rourke, Lawrence Family
	Dates:	1884-1939
	Abstract:	Lawrence O'Rourke, of Irish descent, was born in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania. His family moved to Cleveland, Ohio, ca. 1925. he married Helen Mansell, a second generation Irish American, in 1935. Both worked for the Higbee Co. They had 3 daughters. The family is said to be related through Lawrence O'Rourke to Michael Davitt of County Mayo, Ireland, an Irish nationalist, trade unionist, and founder of the Irish National Land League. The collection consists of photocopies of a letter written by Helen O'Rourke, genealogical charts of the Mansell and O"Rourke families, a book, and a membership card belonging to Thomas McLaughlin for the St. Joseph's Union.
	Call #:	MS 4818
	Extent:	0.40 linear feet (1 container)
	Subjects:	O'Rourke, Lawrence, 1915-1986. \| Davitt, Michael, 1846-1906. \| O'Rourke family. \| Mansell family. \| Land League (Ireland) \| Irish Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Ireland -- History -- 19th century.
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5	Title:	John Walsh Papers
	Creator:	Walsh, John
	Dates:	1880-2000
	Abstract:	John Walsh was born in England of Irish-born parents. Along with his wife, Anna Markey, he immigrated to the United States in 1880, and settled in Cleveland, Ohio, where he worked in a weaving business. He later taught at Immaculate Conception School in Cleveland, and worked for 18 years at the United States Post Office. After leaving the post office, he became the assistant to the Cuyahoga County Treasurer and in 1911 was appointed a bailiff at the Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas, a position he held until 1949. During the 1890s, he organized and was first president of the Cleveland branch of the Catholic Knights of Ohio. In 1895, he became a member of the Parnell Branch of the Irish Land League. He also served as president of the MacNeven Club, organized in 1867 chiefly by Irish American veterans of the Civil War. Walsh served as the county president of the Ancient Order of Hibernians and secretary of the John Mitchell Council of the Irish National Association. The collection consists of a biography, a booklet with copies of Walsh's marriage certificate and newspaper articles about him, correspondence, program books of the MacNeven Club and Ancient Order of Hibernians honoring John Walsh, miscellaneous newspaper articles, and four copies of Irish Heritage Magazine. Genealogical information about John Walsh is also included.
	Call #:	MS 4841
	Extent:	0.20 linear feet (1 container)
	Subjects:	Walsh, John, 1856-1951. \| Ancient Order of Hibernians. \| MacNeven Club (Cleveland, Ohio). \| Catholic Knights of Cleveland. \| Land League (Ireland) \| Irish -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Irish Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Irish Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Societies, etc.
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6	Title:	John V. Corrigan Papers
	Creator:	Corrigan, John V.
	Dates:	1938-1999
	Abstract:	John V. Corrigan was a Cleveland, Ohio, Irish American lawyer and judge who served in the Ohio House of Representatives, as a judge on the Cleveland Municipal Court, Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas, as chief justice of the Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas, and on the Ohio Court of Appeals. He was active in several philanthropic and cultural organizations, including the Children's Council and the Executive Committee of the Cleveland Cultural Gardens. The collection consists of articles of incorporation of the Irish Cultural Garden, a biographical sketch of John V. Corrigan, a book, a bulletin, conference papers, correspondence, historical data regarding the Irish cultural Garden, newspaper clippings, pamphlets, programs, and speeches.
	Call #:	MS 4860
	Extent:	0.20 linear feet (1 container)
	Subjects:	Corrigan, John V. \| Corrigan family. \| Cleveland Cultural Garden Federation (Cleveland, Ohio) \| Irish Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Irish Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Societies, etc. \| Judges -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Irish American families -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Cleveland Cultural Gardens (Cleveland, Ohio)
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7	Title:	John J. O'Boyle Family Papers
	Creator:	O'Boyle, John J. Family
	Dates:	1872-2000
	Abstract:	John J. O'Boyle is a native of Cleveland, Ohio, of Irish descent. His mother, Mary Gaughan, was born in County Mayo, Ireland, and emigrated to the United States in the 1920s, eventually settling in Cleveland. John J. O'Boyle's father, John O'Boyle, worked as a mailman in Cleveland. The O'Boyle family participates in Irish American organizations and events in Cleveland. The collection consists of a series of five lectures by British historian James Anthony Froude, answers to these lectures by Reverend Thomas N. Burke, a rebuttal by James A. Froude, an essay, memoirs, newspaper clippings, a pamphlet, and photographs.
	Call #:	MS 4872
	Extent:	0.20 linear feet (1 container)
	Subjects:	O'Boyle, John J. \| O'Boyle family. \| Irish -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Irish Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Irish American families -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Irish Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Social life and customs. \| Postal service -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Employees. \| Ireland -- History.
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8	Title:	Catherine Leneghan Papers
	Creator:	Leneghan, Catherine
	Dates:	1969-2002
	Abstract:	Catherine Leneghan (b. 1964) was born in Cleveland, Ohio, and is of Irish descent. Both sides of her family originated in County Mayo, Ireland. Her father, Francis Leneghan came from Ballycroy, County Mayo, Ireland, and married Catherine O'Donnell, who is also of Irish descent. Catherine's maternal grandparents are Julia Conway, who hailed from Tourmekeady, County Mayo, and James O'Donnell who came from Islandeady, County Mayo. Her paternal grandparents, Ellen Sweeney came from Innisbiggle, Achill Island, County Mayo, and Francis Leneghan came from Ballycroy, County Mayo. Living in a traditional Irish family upbringing, Catherine was associated with things Irish from an early age. Like so many other Irish on Cleveland's west side, she attended St. Patrick's Grade School in Westpark, Cleveland, and subsequently was a student of St. Joseph's Academy, also in Westpark. She received a degree in Psychology at Cleveland State University. But Catherine's real love was of Irish music and dance. She pursued her career in this field, passing the TCRG exam and the ADCRG exam in the early 1990s. She has not looked back since. Her school, The Leneghan Academy of Traditional Irish Dance has been a success since it opened its doors in 1991. The collection consists of biographical information, newspaper clippings, and photographs.
	Call #:	MS 4942
	Extent:	0.20 linear feet (1 container)
	Subjects:	Leneghan, Catherine, 1964- \| Leneghan Academy of Traditional Irish Dance. \| Irish Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Irish Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Social life and customs. \| Dance -- Ireland. \| Cleveland (Ohio) -- Emigration and immigration -- 20th century. \| Ireland -- Emigration and immigration -- 20th century.
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9	Title:	John J. Lavelle Scrapbook
	Creator:	Lavelle, John J.
	Dates:	1937-1994
	Abstract:	John J. Lavelle (ca. 1908-1994), "considered a national pioneer in the field of court administrators" according to his obituary in the Cleveland Plain Dealer in 1994, was born in Cleveland, Ohio, and graduated from St. Ignatius High School in 1925. He obtained his Bachelor of Arts degree from John Carroll University in 1929 and graduated from Cleveland Marshall School of Law in 1933. Lavelle worked for the Cuyahoga County Court System, starting as a deputy clerk in 1933. By 1938 he was a clerk in Domestic Relations court for Cuyahoga County, Ohio, and in 1940 was transferred to Common Pleas Court to be the first divorce assignment commissioner. He became Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Court's first administrator in 1957. He worked for 18 years as business manager of the Common Pleas Court responsible for personnel, purchasing and the budget. As the court's first administrator, he was responsible for all non-judicial matters of the court including personnel, purchasing and budget. He also played an important role in the planning of the Justice Center which houses the Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas, Cleveland Municipal Courts, Cleveland Police headquarters, and the Correction Center and was completed in 1976. Mr. Lavelle retired in 1974. Lavelle was also active in the community outside of his employment with the court. He was a trustee of the board of Catholic Charities Corporation of Greater Cleveland, a member of the alumni board of trustees of Cleveland Marshall School of Law, an honorary member of Delta Theta Phi Law Fraternity, and a member of the Cleveland Council of the Knights of Columbus. Besides these activities he was also active in Irish associations in Cleveland, mainly the Irish Civic Association, serving as president in 1939 and attending the International Irish Congress in Chicago as a delegate. In 1940 he was chairman of the Cleveland St. Patrick's Day Parade. He died in 1994. The collection consists of certificates, letters, newspaper articles, and photographs.
	Call #:	MS 5118
	Extent:	0.20 linear feet (1 container)
	Subjects:	Lavelle, John J., ca. 1908-1994. \| Ohio. Court of Common Pleas (Cuyahoga County) \| Irish Civic Association. \| Irish Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Irish Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Societies, etc. \| Irish Americans -- Political activity -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- 20th century. \| Cleveland (Ohio) -- Politics and government -- 20th century. \| Cuyahoga County (Ohio) -- Politics and government -- 20th century.
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10	Title:	Kevin Shanahan Photographs
	Creator:	Shanahan, Kevin
	Dates:	1947-1964
	Abstract:	Kevin Shanahan immigrated to Cleveland, Ohio, from Dublin, Ireland, in the 1950s. While living in Cleveland, he worked in refrigeration and taught Irish dancing at the West Side Irish American Club on Madison Avenue and West 98th Street. He was one of the main organizers of the first Cleveland Feis (competition) in the late 1950s. He taught several teachers at the Masterson School of Irish Dance, including the owner, Bobby Masterson. Shanahan and his wife Sally, have three children, Dennis, Colleen, and Erin. The family moved to New York in the 1960s. Living in New York, Shanahan concentrated on Irish drama, and performed in many Irish productions in New York. He and his family returned to Dublin, Ireland ca. 1980. The collection consists of images of Kevin Shanahan and native Clevelanders, in addition to out of state dancers participating at a number of Irish Dance competitions in Cleveland, Ohio. Also, there is an image of John F. Kennedy with Irish dancers from Cleveland.
	Call #:	PG 531
	Extent:	0.20 linear feet (1 container)
	Subjects:	Shanahan, Kevin. \| Irish Americans -- Archives. \| Irish Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Irish Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Social life and customs. \| Dance -- Ireland. \| Cleveland (Ohio) -- Emigration and immigration -- History -- 20th century. \| Ohio -- Emigration and Immigration -- History -- 20th century. \| Ireland -- Emigration and immigration -- 20th century.
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11	Title:	William Andrew Manning Papers
	Creator:	Manning, William Andrew
	Dates:	1867-1873
	Abstract:	The collection consists of six holograph diaries, typescripts of the diaries, miscellaneous documents, and a portion of the history of St. Patrick's Church (Bridge Avenue), written by Manning, which describes life in Cleveland, Ohio, circa 1850 when the parish was founded. The diaries offer detailed descriptions of activities at Western Union, Catholic religious practices, and Irish groups in Cleveland.
	Call #:	MS 3936
	Extent:	1.00 linear feet (3 containers)
	Subjects:	Manning, William Andrew, 1847-1937. \| Manning, Mary Devine, d. 1905. \| Western Union Telegraph Co. \| St. Patrick's Church (Cleveland, Ohio) \| Irish Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Irish Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Societies, etc. \| Irish American wit and humor. \| Catholic Church -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Customs and practices. \| Catholic Church -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Societies, etc. \| Cleveland (Ohio) -- Social life and customs.
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12	Title:	Dawson Kelly Family Papers
	Creator:	Kelly, Dawson Family
	Dates:	1917-1924
	Abstract:	Dawson Kelly was born in Cleveland, Ohio, and was a grandson of Irish immigrant Daniel Kelly. His parents were William Kelly, a plumber, and Mary Dawson. He married Anna Melia in 1920. She had arrived in Cleveland from Ireland ca. 1912. Dawson Kelly served in the United States Army from 1918-1919. He initially was stationed at Camp Gordon in Atlanta, Georgia, and later was sent to France. During this time, he and Anna Melia exchanged letters. After his return to Cleveland, he worked as a plumber, and also at Westinghouse Company. A child, William Austin, was born to Dawson and Anna Kelly in 1921. In 1922, Anna Kelly became ill with tuberculosis and died in 1923. Dawson Kelly formed the D.W. Kelly Moving Company ca. 1925. It later became known as the D.W. Kelly & Son Moving Company. He remarried in 1929 and had three more children. The collection consists of correspondence, postcards, greeting cards, a job referral, and receipts. Dawson Kelly's letters as a soldier in the United States Army during World War I reflect his experiences, both at Camp Gordon, Atlanta, Georgia, and in Toul, France. Of interest also are letters written by Anna Kelly from the Warrensville Sanatorium in Cleveland, detailing medical practices and treatment of tuberculosis.
	Call #:	MS 4661
	Extent:	0.20 linear feet (1 container)
	Subjects:	Kelly, Dawson, 1895-1977. \| Kelly family. \| Kelly, Anna Melia. \| D.W. Kelly Moving Company. \| Irish American families -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Irish Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| World War, 1914-1918 -- Personal narratives, American. \| Soldiers -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Correspondence. \| Tuberculosis -- Hospitals -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Tuberculosis -- Patients -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
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13	Title:	Isaac Reid Papers
	Creator:	Reid, Isaac
	Dates:	1829-1862
	Abstract:	Isaac Reid of Dromore Parish, County Down, Ireland, emigrated with his wife, Agnes, and his children to Cleveland, Ohio, in 1832. After living for several years in Cleveland, where he worked in a small business and boarded immigrants, the family purchased eighty acres in Newburgh, where they farmed and raised cattle, hogs, and sheep. Reid and his family were members of the First Presbyterian Society of Newburgh, he serving as both trustee and treasurer for several terms throughout the 1840s-1850s. His daughters were married in Newburgh; Mary Ann to Alvah Ruggles, and Elizabeth to George Dunbar, both in 1857. George Dunbar was employed by Reid as a laborer on his farm. Both Reid, his son-in-law George Dunbar, and his grandchildren remained in Newburgh after it became a part of Cleveland. Dunbar and his eldest sons were employed in the iron industry and in local businesses, while Reid lived on Harvard Street and was employed as a laborer. Isaac Reid died in 1886. The collection consists of a ledger/letterbook; receipts, a family register, and notes removed from that volume; notes and transcripts of the contents of the volume; and a Newburgh, Ohio, school register.
	Call #:	MS 4704
	Extent:	0.20 linear feet (1 container)
	Subjects:	Reid, Isaac, 1798-1886. \| Reid family. \| Dunbar family. \| Irish American families -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Irish American families -- Ohio -- Newburgh. \| Irish Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Irish Americans -- Ohio -- Newburgh. \| Schools -- Ohio -- Newburgh. \| Immigrants -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Newburgh (Ohio) -- History.
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14	Title:	David Morrow, Sr. Family Papers
	Creator:	Morrow, David Sr. Family
	Dates:	1818-1938
	Abstract:	David Morrow Sr. was the son of John Morrow and brother of John Morrow Jr. and William Morrow. The family originated in Knock, parish of Castlenagh, County Down, Ireland. William Morrow emigrated to Virginia, and with family friend Alexander J. Stewart, who had settled in New York City, corresponded with the remaining Morrow family members in Ireland. The David Morrow Sr. family, including David Sr., his wife Abigail, and their children, David Jr., William, and Abigail, emigrated from Belfast, Ireland in 1832, and were settled in Euclid, Ohio, by 1833, where they farmed. David Morrow Jr. and his brother William, continued to farm after the death of their father in 1836, eventually acquiring their own land in Glenville, near Cleveland, Ohio. David Morrow Jr. married Eliza Shade, and they had three children; David Wilson, Abigail, and Eliza Lillie. David Wilson Morrow attended Shaw Academy in East Cleveland, and graduated from the Case School of Applied Science in 1890. He went into practice in Cleveland as a civil and architectural engineer, establishing the firm of Morrow and Cross. He was an active member of the Cleveland Engineering Society, the Cleveland Chamber of Commerce, and the Cleveland Automobile Club. He married Ruby Jessamine Adams in 1905, and they had four children, two of whom survived, Ruth and David. The collection consists of genealogical and biographical sketches, correspondence, appointment books, tax returns and other financial papers, probate record journals, wills, deeds, trust and estate agreements, land plats and other real estate papers, minutes, transcripts, and other legal documents.
	Call #:	MS 4803
	Extent:	0.41 linear feet (1 container and 1 oversize folder)
	Subjects:	Morrow, David Sr. d. 1836. \| Morrow family. \| Immigrants -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Women immigrants. \| Irish Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Glenville (Cleveland, Ohio) -- Politics and government. \| United States -- Emigration and immigration. \| Ireland -- History -- Famine, 1845-1852. \| Cleveland (Ohio) -- Genealogy.
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15	Title:	Knights of Equity Records
	Creator:	Knights of Equity
	Dates:	1896-1998
	Abstract:	The Knights of Equity is a Roman Catholic Irish social group first established in Cleveland, Ohio, as the Knights of Equity Supreme Council. It then grew into a national organization. The Cleveland group was active from 1895 to 1905. Three courts were founded in Cleveland, one of which eventually had 5,000 members. After 1905, the group disintegrated in Cleveland, but continued to grow in other cities. In 1954, bylaws first included women in the organization. In 1960, the National Daughters of Erin were officially accepted by the Knights as an auxiliary. The collection consists of copies of the articles of incorporation, constitution and bylaws, ritual and installation ceremony program, an anniversary booklet, and miscellaneous newsletter copies.
	Call #:	MS 4834
	Extent:	0.20 linear feet (1 container)
	Subjects:	Knights of Equity. \| National Daughters of Erin. \| Irish -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Irish Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Irish Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Societies, etc. \| Irish Americans -- United States -- Societies, etc. \| Clubs -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Irish American women. \| Friendly societies -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
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16	Title:	Sean C. Gallagher Family Papers
	Creator:	Gallagher, Sean C. Family
	Dates:	1937-1984
	Abstract:	Sean C. Gallagher is a judge in the Cleveland (Ohio) Municipal Court. He is a descendant of the Gallagher family that traces its history to Achillbeg Island, County Mayo, Ireland, and the Casey family of County Kerry, Ireland. The Gallagher family immigrated to the United States in 1930, settling in Cleveland, Ohio, and are very active in the Irish American community there, particularly the West Side and East Side Irish American Clubs. The collection consists of Gallagher family history, Casey family history, correspondence, and newspaper clippings.
	Call #:	MS 4858
	Extent:	0.20 linear feet (1 container)
	Subjects:	Gallagher, Sean C. \| Gallagher family. \| Casey family. \| Irish -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Irish Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Judges -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Irish American families -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Mayo (Ireland : County) -- History. \| Kerry (Ireland) -- History.
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17	Title:	Kathleen Niehaus Family Papers
	Creator:	Niehaus, Kathleen Family
	Dates:	1837-2002
	Abstract:	Kathleen Niehaus (nee O'Gorman) is a resident of Westlake, Ohio, and is of Irish descent. Her mother, Ellen (Nellie) Reynolds immigrated to the United States in 1910, settling in Cleveland, Ohio. She and her husband, Julius, later owned a trucking business. Kathleen Niehaus is an avid volunteer, and the Niehaus family participates in social and cultural clubs and events of the Irish American community in northeast Ohio. the collection consists of photocopies of death certificates, genealogies, marriage certificates, a photocopy of the newspaper Publick Occurrences Both Forreign and Domestick, passenger information for Ellen Reynolds from Ireland to the United States, postcards, and topographical information regarding Kilrush, County Clare, Ireland.
	Call #:	MS 4868
	Extent:	0.20 linear feet (1 container)
	Subjects:	Niehaus, Kathleen. \| Niehaus family. \| O'Gorman family. \| Koch family. \| Reynolds family. \| Irish -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Irish Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Irish American families -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Irish Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Social life and customs. \| Kilrush (Ireland) -- Maps, Topographic.
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18	Title:	Michael and Mary Walsh O'Neill Family Papers
	Creator:	O'Neill, Michael and Mary Walsh Family
	Dates:	1901-2001
	Abstract:	Michael O'Neill (d. 1961) was born in Tourmakeady, County Mayo, and his wife, Mary Walsh (1905-2001) came from the same county. They immigrated to the United States independently of each other in the 1920s. Mary made Chicago, Illinois, her home, and Michael settled in Cleveland, Ohio. Mary met Michael while on a visit to Chicago. In the late 1930s, they relocated to Cleveland, Ohio, for employment purposes. The O'Neills raised their family in the Irish tradition, instilling in them a love of the Irish culture. The collection consists of certificates of birth, marriage, and naturalization, an essay on the life of Mary O'Neill, memorial cards, photographs, and two poems.
	Call #:	MS 4896
	Extent:	0.21 linear feet (1 container and 1 oversize folder)
	Subjects:	O'Neill, Michael, 1901-1961. \| O'Neill, Mary Walsh, 1905-2001. \| Irish Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Irish Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Social life and customs. \| Irish Americans -- Archives. \| Ireland -- Poetry. \| Cleveland (Ohio) -- Emigration and immigration -- History -- 20th century. \| Ireland -- Emigration and immigration -- 20th century. \| Ohio -- Emigration and immigration -- History -- 20th century.
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19	Title:	Burke School of Irish Dance Records
	Creator:	Burke School of Irish Dance
	Dates:	1960-2002
	Abstract:	The Burke School of Irish Dance (f. 1958) was founded by an Irish American, Theresa Burke, in Cleveland, Ohio. Her father, Thomas Scott, (b.1906) immigrated from County Sligo in the 1920s to the United States, and initially settled in New York. Her mother was born in County Clare and came to the U.S. a few years after Thomas. Scott was a musician and dance teacher in Cleveland. According to Theresa, he was the first person in Cleveland to teach traditional Irish dancing to a competitive standard. Sharing her father's love for Irish dance, Burke followed in his footsteps as the founder and owner of two Irish dance schools in Ohio, one in Cleveland, the other in Youngstown (f. 1965), and one out of state in Pennsylvania, (f.1971). The collection consists of an honorary achievement award, certificate of appreciation from President Ronald Reagan, certificate of appreciation from Mahoning Valley Gaelic Society, a directory of registered newspaper clippings, programs, a resolution and a scrapbook.
	Call #:	MS 4901
	Extent:	0.80 linear feet (4 containers)
	Subjects:	Burke School of Irish Dance. \| Irish Americans -- Archives. \| Irish Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Irish American women -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Irish Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Social life and customs. \| Dance -- Ireland. \| Cleveland (Ohio) -- Emigration and immigration -- History -- 20th century. \| Ohio -- Emigration and immigration -- History -- 20th century. \| Ireland -- Emigration and immigration -- 20th century.
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20	Title:	William J. Murphy Family Scrapbook
	Creator:	Murphy, William J. Family
	Dates:	1898-1967
	Abstract:	William Joseph Murphy (1876-1942) served as postmaster of Cleveland, Ohio, from 1914-1922 where he initiated the area's first airmail service. He served as secretary to Cleveland mayor Newton D. Baker from 1912-1914 Cleveland city manager William R. Hopkins from 1924-1930. From 1930-1942, Murphy was a vice president for Central United National Bank. He served as president of Catholic Charities Corporation of Cleveland from 1938-1939. The collection consists of a scrapbook maintained by Murphy's daughter Florence Murphy Lackamp that includes funeral cards, greeting cards, invitations, letters, newspaper clippings, ordination cards, photographs, prayer cards, and programs.
	Call #:	MS 5222
	Extent:	0.20 linear feet (1 container)
	Subjects:	Baker, Newton Diehl, 1871-1937. \| Catholic Charities Corporation of Cleveland. \| Catholic Church -- Education -- Ohio -- Cleveland \| Catholics -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Charities -- 20th century. \| Catholics -- Ohio -- Cleveland \| Cleveland (Ohio) -- Politics and government -- 20th century. \| Hopkins, William Rowland, 1869-1961. \| Irish Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Murphy family \| Murphy, William Joseph, 1876-1942
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