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21	Title:	Kenyon C. Bolton Papers
	Creator:	Bolton, Kenyon C.
	Dates:	1938-1983
	Abstract:	Kenyon Castle Bolton was a Cleveland, Ohio, businessman and philanthropist and son of Chester and Frances Payne Bolton. He served in the military, beginning in 1936 as a member of the 107th Cavalry of the Ohio National Guard. He entered active service in 1940, served during World War II and attained the rank of Lieutenant Colonel. He was president of Cleveland Air Taxi, a helicopter taxi service, and had a strong interest in higher education and the arts. Bolton served with the Council of Foreign Ministers in 1947 and 1948, the Austrian Peace Treaty Conference in 1948, and was special assistant of the U.S. ambassador to France. Kenyon C. Bolton was married to Mary Riding Peters, and had five children. The collection consists of family data, personal records, military records, business records, and records of Bolton's organizational involvements, including correspondence, newspaper clippings, genealogical data, summary court papers, air travel cards, contribution lists, articles, brochures, advertisements, contracts, personnel files, and press releases.
	Call #:	MS 4550
	Extent:	22.40 linear feet (23 containers)
	Subjects:	Bolton, Kenyon Castle. \| Bolton family. \| Cleveland Air Taxi. \| Kenyon College. \| John Carroll University. \| Cleveland Play House (Ohio). \| Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.). National Council. \| Cleveland Council on World Affairs. \| Nationalities Services Center. \| Charities -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Businessmen -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Philanthropists -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Metropolitan helicopter services -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Universities and colleges -- Ohio. \| Theater -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Clubs -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| International relations. \| United States -- Foreign relations -- France.
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22	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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23	Title:	Diamond Family Papers
	Creator:	Diamond Family
	Dates:	1949-2006
	Abstract:	The Diamond family was a Cleveland, Ohio, family of three brothers who owned and operated the men's clothing chain, Diamond's Men Stores, and was prominent in civic and social activities within the Jewish community of Cleveland. Herbert Diamond was councilman and mayor of Bentleyville, Ohio, 1977 to 1996. Norman Diamond was involved in the Jewish Welfare Fund. Their sons were also involved in numerous philanthropic endeavors, including funding the Diamond Fitness Center and Diamond Scholarship at the Cleveland Jewish Community Center. The collection consists of correspondence, newsletters, awards and certificates, magazine and newspaper articles, Diamond Scholarship records, and photographs, especially of various Diamond's stores from 1952 to 1996, as well as family members.
	Call #:	MS 4987
	Extent:	0.40 linear feet (1 container)
	Subjects:	Diamond, Herbert., d. 1996. \| Diamond, Norman. \| Diamond family. \| Jewish Welfare Fund (Cleveland, Ohio) \| Fuchs Mizrachi School (Cleveland, Ohio) \| Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Charities. \| Jewish businesspeople -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Clothing trade -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Men's clothing industry -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Stores, Retail -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Scholarships -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Charities -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Philanthropists -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Bentleyville (Ohio)
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24	Title:	Ratner Family Papers
	Creator:	Ratner Family
	Dates:	1891-2007
	Abstract:	The Ratner (formerly Ratowczer) family has been prominent in the Cleveland, Ohio, area since the mid-twentieth century. The family immigrated to the United States in 1920 and settled in Cleveland in 1921. Leonard Ratner began his business career by opening two creameries in the Glenville neighborhood. He then formed the Buckeye Material Company in 1924, later merging it with his brother Charlie's business, Forest City Material Company, in 1929, to form the B & F Building Company, a major builder of prefabricated homes in the east side suburbs. The family consolidated their business interests into Forest City Enterprises, Inc. in 1960. Leonard Ratner married Lillian Bernstein in 1924 and had two children: Ruth Ratner Miller and Albert B. Ratner. Leonard Ratner held many important positions on community boards during his lifetime, including the positions of honorary life trustee at the Jewish Welfare Federation, the Jewish Community Federation, and Mount Sinai Hospital. His children were also heavily involved in philanthropy. The Ratner family was particularly instrumental in establishing the Cleveland Jewish Archives at the Western Reserve Historical Society in 1976. The collection consists of advertisements, annual reports, census reports, certificates, correspondence, reports, lists, newspaper clippings, newsletters, programs, scrapbooks, ship manifests, songs, and speeches.
	Call #:	MS 5044
	Extent:	9.00 linear feet (2 containers, 14 oversize volumes, and 1 oversize folder,)
	Subjects:	Ratner, Leonard, 1896-1974. \| Miller, Ruth Ratner, 1926-1996. \| Ratner, Albert B., 1927- \| Ratner family. \| Forest City Enterprises, Inc. \| Lillian and Betty Ratner School (Pepper Pike, Ohio) \| Jewish businesspeople -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Jewish women -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Philanthropists -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Building materials industry -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Architects and builders -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Real estate development -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Real estate developers -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Cleveland (Ohio) -- Genealogy. \| Białystok (Poland) -- Genealogy.
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25	Title:	James C. Hardie Papers
	Creator:	James C. Hardie
	Dates:	1952-2002
	Abstract:	James C. Hardie (1922-2009), an independent development and public relations consultant in Cleveland, Ohio. Through his professional relationship with industrialist and philanthropist Frederick Crawford (1891-1994), Hardie was impressed with the caliber of Cleveland corporations and their ability to support educational endeavors as well as with the region's pioneering work in philanthropy, most notably its creation of the first unified community fund raising campaign. Hardie became Vice President of Case Institute of Technology in 1967. He held the same office when Case merged with neighboring Western Reserve University in 1967, serving there until 1969. While at Case and CWRU he continued to develop new and innovative ideas in the development/fundraising field and was allowed by the university to consult for John Carroll University's development department. Through his work with John Carroll University and other such opportunities, he broadened his career purview and embraced new concepts. He became involved with the American College Public Relations Association, a relationship that led him to envision many more opportunities in the development field. Hardie also continued to develop new insights, ideas, and methods for development campaigns on his own. Most significant was his "top 100" philosophy which was a change from generally accepted practice in the field. Hardie proposed that 75% of any fundraising goal needed to come from the top 100 prospects, 20% from the next 400 and all the remaining gifts would only make up 5% of contributors. He first used this technique on a campaign he was asked to run at Case Western Reserve University. This strategy was highly successful and he continued to use it with almost all of his clients. After being asked to consult for St. Luke's Hospital in Cleveland, Hardie decided to leave CWRU. In June of 1969 he formed his own consulting firm to focus on assisting non-profit organizations with development including capital campaigns, general fundraising, bequests and deferred gifts programs, feasibility studies, and public relations. He also often assisted with the hiring and training of development staff for these institutions. Hardie created a very successful consulting career, working with more than sixty mostly northeastern Ohio clients, mostly cultural, educational and service institutions. His consulting work raised hundreds of millions of dollars for his clients and greatly boosted Cleveland's national reputation as a center for philanthropy. He also advised some 200 other non-profit institutions regarding their development and philanthropic needs on an unpaid basis. He was one of the founders of The Corporate 1% Program for Higher Education, a program designed to increase corporate giving to higher education, and was a trustee of the George S. Dively Foundation. The collection consists of agendas, annual reports, brochures, budgets, calendars, charts, client publications, correspondence, datebooks, financial reports, forms, grant proposals, invoices, job descriptions, lists, magazine and newspaper articles, memoranda, minutes, newsletters, newspaper clippings, news releases, notebooks, notes, outlines, photographs, presentations, reports, speeches, statistics, and studies.
	Call #:	MS 5078
	Extent:	50.40 linear feet (51 containers)
	Subjects:	Hardie, James C., 1922- \| Crawford, Frederick C., 1891- \| Case Western Reserve University -- Charitable contributions. \| Saint Luke's Hospital (Cleveland, Ohio) -- Charitable contributions. \| Cleveland Museum of Natural History -- Charitable contributions. \| Cleveland Play House (Organization : Cleveland, Ohio) -- Charitable contributions. \| Fairview General Hospital (Cleveland, Ohio) -- Charitable contributions. \| Hawken School -- Charitable contributions. \| Salvation Army -- Charitable contributions -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Vocational Guidance and Rehabilitation Services (Cleveland, Ohio) -- Charitable contributions. \| Charities -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Fund raising -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Nonprofit organizations -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Finance. \| Corporations -- Charitable contributions -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Businesspeople -- Charitable contributions -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Philanthropists -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Fund raising consultants -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
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26	Title:	Eva L. and Joseph M. Bruening Foundation Records, Series II
	Creator:	The Eva L. and Joseph M. Bruening Foundation
	Dates:	1992-2006
	Abstract:	The Eva L. and Joseph M. Bruening Foundation was established in 1987 in Cleveland, Ohio, through the estate donations of Joseph M. Bruening and his wife Eva L. Bruening. It is an independent foundation which provides grants to agencies in the greater Cleveland, Ohio, area. The foundation's focus areas are education and social services, with an emphasis on care for the elderly, disabled, and disadvantaged. Proposals funded include those in the fields of early childhood education, primary and secondary education, higher education, domestic violence and child abuse prevention, human services, and children and youth services. Special consideration is given to Roman Catholic organizations and institutions that provide these types of programs and services. Joseph M. Bruening founded the Ohio Ball Bearing Company in Cleveland in 1923, later known as Bearings Inc. The collection consists of applications, budgets, correspondence, grant proposals (including: audit reports, budgets, correspondence, fact sheets, financial statements, newsletters, newspaper clippings, photographs, reports, rosters, summaries, and testimonial letters), invoices, memoranda, photographs, reports, rosters, and workshop packets.
	Call #:	MS 5089
	Extent:	20.00 linear feet (22 containers)
	Subjects:	Bruening, Joseph M. \| Bruening, Eva L. \| Eva L. and Joseph M. Bruening Foundation. \| Catholic Church -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Charities. \| Charitable uses, trusts, and foundations -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Charities -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Endowments -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Education -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Philanthropists -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Nursing home care -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Charities. \| Family violence -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Prevention -- Charities. \| Child abuse -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Prevention -- Charities. \| Youth -- Services for -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Charities. \| People with social disabilities -- Services for -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Charities. \| Homeless persons -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Charities. \| Mentally ill -- Services for -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Charities. \| Hunger -- Services for -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Charities.
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27	Title:	Severance Family Papers, Series II
	Creator:	Severance Family
	Dates:	1826-1989
	Abstract:	The Severance family was a prominent Cleveland, Ohio, family known for its philanthropic activities. Solon Severance, a Cleveland banker, was the son of Solomon Severance and Mary Helen Long, and a brother of Louis Severance. He was also a descendent of John Walworth, an early settler of Cleveland who was a civil engineer and was appointed in 1806 as the Custom Collector for the District of Erie. Solon's wife, Emily Allen, was the daughter of Dr. Dudley Allen, and the sister of prominent surgeon Dudley P. Allen. Solon and Emily's daughter, Julia Severance Millikin, was the wife of Benjamin Millikin, a noted Cleveland opthalmologist. Julia's children included Helen Millikin Nash and Severance, Marianne, Dudley, and Louise Millikin. The collection consists of historical and biographical data on various family members; diaries and travel journals, especially of Julia Severance Millikin and her mother, Emily Allen Severance; correspondence, especially between Julia and her mother, Emily Severance; wills, genealogical notes, deeds, notices of events, and newspaper clippings. Among the correspondence are numerous letters from Julia's friends from Wells College. The collection also includes a certificate appointing John Walworth collector for the district of Erie, 1806, and a journal kept by Dudley Allen detailing early medical practice in the area. There is also material on author Samuel L. Clemens (Mark Twain) and his voyage around the world, which included Solon and Emily Severance, and became the basis of his novel "The Innocents Abroad".
	Call #:	MS 4558
	Extent:	4.00 linear feet (4 containers)
	Subjects:	Severance family. \| Allen family. \| Long family. \| Millikin family. \| Nash family. \| Severance, Solon Lewis, 1834-1915. \| Allen, Peter, 1787-1864. \| Allen, Dudley Peter, 1852-1915 \| Long, David, 1787-1851. \| Long, Juliana Walworth, 1794-1866. \| Millikin, Benjamin L., 1851-1916. \| Severance, Mary Helen, 1816-1902. \| Severance, John Long, 1863-1936. \| Walworth, John, 1765-1812. \| Millikin, Julia Severance, 1862-1950. \| Allen, Dudley, 1814-1898. \| Nash, Helen Millikin, 1893-1990. \| Prentiss, Elisabeth Severance, 1865-1944. \| Severance, Emily Allen, 1840-1921. \| Twain, Mark, 1835-1910 \| Wells College. \| Women -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Women college graduates -- Correspondence. \| Medicine -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Philanthropists -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Charities -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Voyages and travels. \| Voyages around the world. \| Cleveland (Ohio) -- History -- 19th century. \| Cleveland (Ohio) -- Genealogy.
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28	Title:	Samuel Livingston Mather Family Papers
	Creator:	Mather, Samuel Livingston Family
	Dates:	1850-1860
	Abstract:	The Samuel Livingston Mather family of Cleveland, Ohio, descends from Samuel Mather (1745-1809), a shareholder and member of the first board of directors of the Connecticut Land Company. His son, also named Samuel Mather (1771-1854), was also a shareholder of the Connecticut Land Company. One of his sons, Samuel Livingston Mather (1817-1890), settled in Cleveland in 1843. In 1847, he was one of the founders of the Cleveland Iron Mining Company (later the Cleveland-Cliffs Iron Company). His youngest son, William Gwinn Mather (1857-1951) later became president of the company. Samuel Livingston Mather's oldest son, Samuel Mather (1851-1931) helped found a rival iron ore firm, Pickands, Mather, and Company. He married Flora Stone, by whom he had four children, the oldest of which was Samuel Livingston Mather (1882-1960). Named for his grandfather, he graduated from Yale University in 1905, and began working for Cleveland-Cliffs. He also served on the boards of the Otis Steel Company, Cleveland Trust Company, the Bessemer Limestone and Cement Company, and the Lamson and Sessions Company. He was an active philanthropist, particularly interested in his alma mater, Yale, and the Holden Arboretum in Geauga County, Ohio. He oversaw the operation of his farm located near Mentor, Ohio, known as Mountain Glen Farm. He was first married to Grace Harman, and secondly to Alice Keith. He had two daughters, Flora Stone (husband Robert C. Hosmer Jr.) and Elizabeth (husband S. Sterling McMillan). The collection consists of financial records, business records, records of farm operations, records of contracts with Yale University and Holden Arboretum, estate records, genealogical notes, and ledgers. The collection pertains primarily to the business activities of Samuel Livingston Mather and the operations of his farm in Geauga County. Also included are estate records of his father, Samuel Mather, and other relatives. Some of the material illuminates the early history of the iron ore industry in Cleveland, Ohio. Other business files reflect upon smaller, Geauga and Lake County enterprises, including the Mentro Harbor Yacht Club, the Mentor Harbor Company, the Mentor Marsh Company, and the Mentone Company. Also included are materials concerning Samuel Livingston Mather's philanthropic activities, particularly for Yale University and the Holden Arboretum.
	Call #:	MS 4613
	Extent:	8.01 linear feet (8 containers and 1 oversize folder)
	Subjects:	Mather, Samuel Livingston, 1882-1960. \| Mather family. \| Hosmer, Flora Stone Mather. \| McMillan, Elizabeth Mather. \| Mather, Flora Stone, 1852-1909. \| Mather, Samuel, 1771-1854. \| Mather, Samuel, 1851-1931. \| Mather, Samuel Livingston, 1817-1890. \| Mather, William Gwinn, 1857-1951. \| Bessemer Limestone and Cement Company. \| Cleveland-Cliffs Iron Company. \| Cleveland Trust Company. \| Lake Erie Bolt and Nut Company. \| Lake Shore Realty Company. \| Lamson and Sessions Company. \| Mentone Company. \| Mentor Harbor Company. \| Mentor Harbor Yacht Club Company. \| Mentor Marsh Company. \| Munising Paper Company. \| Thompson Products, inc. \| Youngstown Sheet and Tube Company. \| Mountain Glen Farm. \| Yale University. \| Holden Arboretum. \| Iron industry and trade -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Farms -- Ohio -- Lake County. \| Family farms -- Ohio -- Lake County. \| Philanthropists -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Businessmen -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
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29	Title:	Frederick C. Crawford Family Papers
	Creator:	Crawford, Frederick C. Family
	Dates:	1727-1996
	Abstract:	Frederick C. Crawford (1891-1994) was a Cleveland, Ohio, industrialist and philanthropist. Crawford headed Thompson Products, Inc. (later TRW Inc.) as it moved from an automotive and aircraft parts manufacturer into the aviation and aerospace industries. A leader of Cleveland's philanthropic community, Crawford served on the boards of many cultural institutions. He was appointed to the Western Reserve Historical Society Board of Trustees in 1944 and later served as it's president. He was instrumental in the transfer of the Thompson Auto Album and Aviation Museum collection to WRHS in the 1960s, which became the nucleus of the Frederick C. Crawford Auto-Aviation Collection of WRHS. Crawford was married twice; to Audrey Cecelia Bowles in 1932, and to Kathleen M. Saxon in 1975. The collection consists of genealogies, biographical sketches, correspondence, appointment diaries and calendars, ledgers, annual financial summaries, bank statements, trust deeds, tax assessments, returns and other financial documents, stock certificates, wills, real estate inventories, diplomas, award certificates, military discharge papers, corporate annual reports, speeches and broadcast transcripts, newspaper and magazine clippings, articles of incorporation, minutes, and scrapbooks.
	Call #:	MS 4856
	Extent:	76.84 linear feet (77 containers and 4 oversize folders)
	Subjects:	Crawford, Frederick C., 1891-1994 \| Crawford family. \| Thompson, Charles E. 1870-1933. \| Thompson, Edwin deGroot. \| Thompson family. \| TRW Inc. \| Steel Products Co. \| Thompson Products, inc. \| Western Reserve Historical Society \| Frederick C. Crawford Auto-Aviation Museum. \| Case Institute of Technology. \| Florida Institute of Technology. \| American School of Classical Studies at Athens. \| International Aeronautic Federation \| Businessmen -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Philanthropists -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Automobile supplies industry -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Aircraft supplies industry -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Aerospace industries -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Industries -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Automobile supplies industry -- United States. \| Aircraft supplies industry -- United States. \| Vietnamese Conflict, 1961-1975 -- Personal narratives. \| Reconstruction (1939-1951) -- Europe. \| International relations. \| Aeronautics -- History. \| Industrial relations -- United States. \| Nonprofit organizations -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Aerospace industries -- United States. \| United States -- History -- 1933-1945. \| United States -- History -- 1945-1953.
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30	Title:	David K. Ford Family Papers
	Creator:	Ford, David K. Family
	Dates:	1791-1993
	Abstract:	The Ford family were prominent lawyers, philanthropists, and businessmen of Cleveland, Ohio, during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. The collection consists of genealogies, biographical sketches, correspondence, diaries, journals, account books, appointment books, ledgers, stock certificates, minutes, leases, articles of incorporation, wills, deeds, corporate inventories, maps, newspaper and magazine clippings, tax assessments and returns, diplomas, certificates, military orders, and discharge papers. Material is included on several banking institutions, including Garfield Savings Bank, The Western Reserve Trust Company, Metropolitan National Savings Bank, and the East End Savings and Trust Company. Material on Ford family involvement in the construction and management of the Williamson Building is included, as is family involvement in other real estate enterprises, including The New Amsterdam Company, One Euclid Company, and the Ford McCaslin Company. Involvement in various legal firms by H. Clark, Horatio, and David K. Ford is well documented, as is David K. Ford's role in the organization and operation of the Lubrizol Corporation and Lubrizol Foundation. Family involvement with the Euclid Avenue Congregational Church, and with other philanthropic and social service organizations, such as the American Red Cross, the Maternal Health Association, University Hospitals, and the Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing at Case Western Reserve University, is documented. Family members were also involved with the Congregational City Missionary Society, the Congregational Home Missionary Society, the Schauffler Missionary Training School (later Schauffler College of Religious and Social Work), and the National Council of the Congregational Churches of the United States. David K. Ford's involvement with Defiance College is documented. David and Elizabeth Brooks Ford's commitment to community service and social reform is well documented in this collection, including correspondence with others sharing their interests, such as Ralph Hayes of the City Club, Dorothy Adams Hamilton Brush with the Maternal Health Association, Agnes Brooks Young with the Cleveland Playhouse, and Katherine Gill Brooks of the Visiting Nurse Association. Of particular interest is the correspondence of H. Clark Ford with the notorious swindler Cassie Chadwick. The majority of the genealogical and family history materials included is the work of Oliver Kingsley Brooks.
	Call #:	MS 4730
	Extent:	36.91 linear feet (40 containers and 1 oversize folder)
	Subjects:	Thorpe family. \| Ford, David K., 1894-1993. \| Ford, Horatio, 1881-1952. \| Ford, Horatio Clark, 1853-1915. \| Ford, Elizabeth Kingsley Brooks, 1896-1990. \| Ford family. \| Brooks family. \| Gill family. \| Dunn family. \| Shyrock family. \| Keith family. \| Reynolds family. \| Schauffler College of Religious and Social Work -- History. \| Euclid Avenue Congregational Church (Cleveland, Ohio). \| Congregational City Missionary Society (Cleveland, Ohio). \| Congregational Home Missionary Society (Cleveland, Ohio). \| Defiance College (Defiance, Ohio). \| Maternal Health Association of Cleveland, Ohio. \| New Amsterdam Company. \| One Euclid Company. \| Williamson Company. \| Ford-McCaslin Company. \| Lubrizol Corporation. \| Lubrizol Foundation. \| Cleveland Trust Company. \| Garfield Savings Bank. \| Western Reserve Trust Company. \| Metropolitan National Savings Bank. \| East End Savings and Trust Company. \| Lawyers -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Businessmen -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Banks and banking -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Real estate business -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Buildings -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Philanthropists -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Congregational churches -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Missions -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
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