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Subject | • | Charities -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Photographs. |
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| | • | Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Photographs. |
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| | • | Philanthropists -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Photographs. |
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| | • | Jewish women -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Societies and clubs -- Photographs. |
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| | • | Businessmen -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Photographs. |
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| | • | Industries -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Photographs. |
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| | • | Jewish businesspeople -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Photographs. |
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| | • | Women in charitable work -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Photographs. |
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| | • | Charity organization -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Photographs. |
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| | • | Clubs -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Photographs. |
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| | • | Community Chest (Cleveland, Ohio) -- Photograph collections. |
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| | • | Community organization -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Photographs. |
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| | • | Cozad family -- Photograph collections. |
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| | • | Crawford family -- Photograph collections. |
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| | • | Crawford, Frederick C., 1891- -- Photograph collections. |
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| | • | Doolittle, James Harold, 18961993- -- Photograph collections. |
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| | • | Eisenhower, Dwight D. (Dwight David), 1890-1969 -- Photograph collections. |
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| | • | Hale family -- Photograph collections. |
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| | • | Jewish families -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Photographs. |
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| | • | Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Societies, etc. -- Photographs. |
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| | • | MacArthur, Douglas, 1880-1964 -- Photograph collections. |
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| | • | Mather family -- Photograph collections. |
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| | • | National Council of Jewish Women. Cleveland Section -- Photograph collections. |
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| | • | Ritchie family -- Photograph collections. |
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| | • | Ritchie, Clara Belle, 1869-1956 -- Photograph collections. |
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| | • | United Way Services (Cleveland, Ohio) |
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| | • | Women volunteers in social service -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Photographs. |
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| | • | Advertising -- Banks and banking -- Photographs. |
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| | • | Aerospace industries -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Photographs. |
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| | • | Aerospace industries -- United States -- Photographs. |
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| | • | Aged -- Services for -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Photographs. |
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| | • | Aircraft industry -- United States -- Photographs. |
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| | • | Aircraft supplies industry -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Photographs. |
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| | • | Aircraft supplies industry -- United States -- Photographs. |
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| | • | Allen family -- Photograph collections |
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| | • | Allen family -- Photograph collections. |
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| | • | Ameritrust Corporation -- Photograph collections. |
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| | • | Architects and builders -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Photographs. |
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| | • | Architecture, Domestic -- California -- Pasadena -- Photographs |
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| | • | Architecture, Domestic -- California -- San Marino -- Photographs |
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| | • | Architecture, Domestic -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Photographs |
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| | • | Architecture, Domestic -- Ohio -- Cleveland Heights -- Photographs |
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| | • | Arts -- Ohio -- Cleveland |
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| | • | Automobile supplies industry -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Photographs. |
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| | • | Automobile supplies industry -- United States -- Photographs. |
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| | • | Bailey, Walter K. -- Photograph collections. |
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| | • | Bank buildings -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Photographs. |
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| | • | Bank employees -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Photographs. |
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| | • | Bank holding companies -- Ohio -- Photographs. |
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| | • | Bank marketing -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Photographs. |
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| | Photograph Collection | Requires cookie* | | 1 | Title: | Clara Belle Ritchie Family Photographs, Series II
| | | | Creator: | Ritchie, Clara Belle Family | | | | Dates: | 1880-1960 | | | | Abstract: | The Ritchie and Hale families were prominent in civic and philanthropic activities in Akron and Summit County, Ohio. Clara Belle Ritchie (1869-1956), daughter of Samuel J. and Sophronia Hale Ritchie, inherited the Hale farm from her uncle, Charles Oviatt Hale, and bequeathed it to the Western Reserve Historical Society when she died in the 1950s. The collection consists of individual and group portraits of Ritchie, Hale, Cozad, Davis, and Mather family members. Also includes scenes of the Hale farm in Bath, Ohio. | | | | Call #: | PG 361 | | | | Extent: | 0.20 linear feet (1 container) | | | | Subjects: | Ritchie, Clara Belle, 1869-1956 -- Photograph collections. | Ritchie family -- Photograph collections. | Hale family -- Photograph collections. | Cozad family -- Photograph collections. | Davis family -- Photograph collections. | Mather family -- Photograph collections. | Hale Farm and Village (Bath, Ohio) -- Photograph collections.
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| Photograph Collection | Requires cookie* | | 3 | Title: | Bobbie Brooks, Inc. Photographs
| | | | Creator: | Bobbie Brooks, Inc. | | | | Dates: | 1939-1964 | | | | Abstract: | Bobbie Brooks, Inc. was founded in 1939 as Ritmore Sportswear in Cleveland, Ohio. Its founders were Maurice Saltzman and Max Reiter. In 1953, Saltzman bought out Reiter's share of the company. The name was changed to Bobbie Brooks in 1960. The company merged with Pubco Corporation in 1985. The collection consists of group portraits of management and employees, including company president Maurice Saltzman. The lantern slides consist of portraits of Saltzman, employees, and others; and views of plant facilities, advertising, and philanthropic activities. | | | | Call #: | PG 489 | | | | Extent: | 0.60 linear feet (2 containers) | | | | Subjects: | Bobbie Brooks, Inc. -- Photograph collections. | Clothing factories -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Photographs. | Clothing trade -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Photographs. | Industries -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Photographs. | Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Photographs. | Saltzman, Maurice, 1918-1990 -- Photograph collections. | Women's clothing industry -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Photographs.
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| Photograph Collection | Requires cookie* | | 4 | Title: | Franklin S. Terry Album
| | | | Creator: | Terry, Franklin S. | | | | Dates: | 1904-1906 | | | | Abstract: | Franklin S. Terry (1862-1926) was a business executive in the incandescent lamp industry with broad philanthropic interests related to World War I relief. Terry established the National Electric Lamp Association (NELA) with Burton G. Tremaine in 1901 in Cleveland, Ohio. Formed ostensibly as a consortium of small lamp makers in order to compete with industry giants such as General Electric and Westinghouse, NELA was found to be secretly and 75% financed by General Electric during a federal anti-trust suit in 1911. Terry served as vice president of GE and under his leadership Nela Park was built, one of the first campus-like research and production facilities in the United States. Terry's deep interest in World War I led to the establishment of the Nela Fund. Terry supported and corresponded with orphans and soldiers of the war, and acquired a large collection of posters, publications, and artifacts relating to the historical significance of World War I. The collection consists of an album containing photographs, drawings, programs, and memorabilia relating to the first to third annual conventions (1904-1906) of the national Electric Lamp Association, held respectively at Muskoka, Wisconsin; Montmorency Falls, Quebec, Canada; and Chautauqua, New York. Included are views of baseball, track and field events, fishing, boating, and other activities of convention participants. | | | | Call #: | PG 083 | | | | Extent: | 0.20 linear feet (1 container) | | | | Subjects: | Terry, Franklin S., 1862-1926 -- Photograph collections. | National Electric Lamp Association -- Photograph collections. | Electric lamp industry -- Photographs.
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| Photograph Collection | Requires cookie* | | 5 | Title: | United Torch Services Photographs
| | | | Creator: | United Torch Services | | | | Dates: | 1918-1969 | | | | Abstract: | United Torch Services was organized in 1957, as the United Appeal, to coordinate fundraising for Cleveland, Ohio, social service agencies and charities. It was the successor to the Cleveland Community Fund (est. 1919). In 1971 it changed its name to United Torch Services. It became United Way Services in 1978. The collection consists of photographs and negatives of leaders and activities of United Torch Services of Cleveland, Ohio. Also included are views of award presentations and banquets, and photographs of posters and booklet covers. Photographs related to the Minutemen, a United Appeal affiliated organization, are included. Negatives in the collection depict various United Torch buildings, centers, activities, and members. A photograph album entitled "United War Work Campaign November 1918" depicts war work activities of various organizations, such as the Salvation Army and the Young Men's Christian Association (YMCA), during World War I. | | | | Call #: | PG 138 | | | | Extent: | 0.41 linear feet (1 container and 1 oversize folder) | | | | Subjects: | United Torch Services -- Photograph collections. | Community Chest (Cleveland, Ohio) -- Photograph collections. | United Appeal (Cleveland, Ohio) -- Photograph collections. | Charity organization -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Photographs. | Community organization -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Photographs. | Charities -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Photographs. | World War, 1914-1918 -- War work -- United States -- Photographs. | United Way Services (Cleveland, Ohio)
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| Photograph Collection | Requires cookie* | | 7 | Title: | David K. Ford Family Photographs
| | | | Creator: | Ford, David K. Family | | | | Dates: | 1868-1992 | | | | Abstract: | Members of the Ford family were prominent lawyers, philanthropists, and businessmen of Cleveland, Ohio, during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. The collection consists of individual and group portraits of Ford and allied families, including the Brooks, Gill, Reynolds, and Shyrock families. Individuals pictured include Oliver Kingsley Brooks, Horatio Clark Ford, David K. Ford, Elizabeth Kingsley Brooks Ford, and other family members and associates. Also included are photographs of Frederick Goff, Charles Lindbergh, and Richard Nixon. Views contained in the collection include buildings, churches, and residences associated with the family, such as the Cuyahoga and Williamson Buildings and the New Amsterdam Hotel in Cleveland, and Schauffler Hall at Defiance College. Other views include events, monuments, ships, statuary, and trips. Of special interest is a photograph taken ca. 1900 at the completion of the Cleveland and Eastern Traction Company's line through to Chardon, Ohio. | | | | Call #: | PG 477 | | | | Extent: | 0.60 linear feet (2 containers) | | | | Subjects: | Ford, David K., 1894-1993 -- Photograph collections. | Ford, Horatio Clark, 1853-1915 -- Photograph collections. | Brooks, Oliver Kingsley, 1845-1914 -- Photograph collections. | Ford, Elizabeth Kingsley Brooks, 1896-1990 -- Photograph collections. | Ford family -- Photograph collections. | Brooks family -- Photograph collections. | Gill family -- Photograph collections. | Dunn family -- Photograph collections. | Shyrock family -- Photograph collections. | Keith family -- Photograph collections. | Reynolds family -- Photograph collections. | Defiance College (Defiance, Ohio) -- Photograph collections. | New Amsterdam Company -- Photograph collections. | One Euclid Company -- Photograph collections. | Williamson Company -- Photograph collections. | Lawyers -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Photographs. | Businessmen -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Photographs. | Real estate business -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Photographs. | Buildings -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Photographs. | Philanthropists -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Photographs.
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| Photograph Collection | Requires cookie* | | 8 | Title: | Frederick C. Crawford Photographs
| | | | Creator: | Crawford, Frederick C. | | | | Dates: | 1891-1978 | | | | 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 Museum of WRHS. Crawford was married twice; to Audrey Cecelia Bowles in 1932, and to Kathleen M. Saxon in 1975. The collection consists of individual and group portraits of Frederick C. Crawford, his family, friends, and associates, and views of his activities relating to awards, tours, dinners, business enterprises, clubs, travel, residences, and museums. The collection also contains portraits of Harold T. Clark, General James Doolittle, Dwight D. Eisenhower, Arthur Godfrey, Bob Hope, the King Sisters, General Curtis LeMay, General Douglas MacArthur, Walter O"Keefe, and Tyrone Power. | | | | Call #: | PG 357 | | | | Extent: | 0.90 linear feet (3 containers) | | | | Subjects: | Crawford, Frederick C., 1891- -- Photograph collections. | Crawford family -- Photograph collections. | Doolittle, James Harold, 18961993- -- Photograph collections. | MacArthur, Douglas, 1880-1964 -- Photograph collections. | Eisenhower, Dwight D. (Dwight David), 1890-1969 -- Photograph collections. | Clark, Harold T. (Harold Terry), 1882-1965 -- Photograph collections. | Godfrey, Arthur, 1903-1983 -- Photograph collections. | Hope, Bob, 1903- -- Photograph collections. | LeMay, Curtis E. -- Photograph collections. | O'Keefe, Walter -- Photograph collections. | Power, Tyrone, 1914- -- Photograph collections.
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| Photograph Collection | Requires cookie* | | 9 | Title: | Federation for Community Planning Photographs
| | | | Creator: | Federation for Community Planning | | | | Dates: | 1937-1967 | | | | Abstract: | The Federation for Community Planning was founded in 1913, as the Federation for Charity and Philanthropy, to coordinate funding for the numerous charities in Cleveland, Ohio. It merged with the Welfare Council of Cleveland in 1917 to form the Cleveland Welfare Federation. In 1972 it became the Federation for Community Planning. By 1919 it had given up solicitation of funds and by 1966 their allocation also, evolving into a specialized community planning agency. The collection consists of views of various activities sponsored by the Federation for Community Planning. Some of the activities pictured include the Foster Home Recruiting Center, Mass Blood Testing Program, TB Clinic van, and Golden Age Hobby shows. Also included are individual and group portraits of those associated with the Federation, including Edward D. Lynde, executive secretary, and an album presented to him on his retirement. | | | | Call #: | PG 308 | | | | Extent: | 0.20 linear feet (1 container) | | | | Subjects: | Lynde, Edward D. -- Photograph collections. | Federation for Community Planning -- Photograph collections. | Community organization -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Photographs. | Charity organization -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Photographs. | Public welfare -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Photographs. | Charities -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Photographs.
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| Photograph Collection | Requires cookie* | | 10 | Title: | Rena Blumberg Family Photographs
| | | | Creator: | Blumberg, Rena Family | | | | Dates: | 1904-1991 | | | | Abstract: | Rena Blumberg, the daughter of Ezra Z. and Sylvia Lamport Shapiro, was a community relations director and radio interviewer for stations in Cleveland, Ohio. In addition, she won recognition as an author, lecturer, community activist, and business consultant. She was active in Cleveland area civic, cultural, philanthropic, health, Jewish, and women's issues. Blumberg published her book Headstrong in 1982. In 1999, she married third husband Bernard Olshansky of Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts, where she now resides. The collection consists of individual and group portraits of Rena Blumberg and individual and group portraits and views that include her parents, Ezra Z. and Sylvia Shapiro. Also included are individual and group portraits and views taken at the 1970 Cleveland Community Rally for Soviet Jewry, a 1934 group portrait taken at the dedication of the Hungarian Cultural Garden in Cleveland, and individual and group portraits and views taken at the City Club of Cleveland 75th anniversary in 1987. Individual and group portraits include David Ben Gurion, Zalman Shazar, Elie Wiesel, Charles Vanik, Richard Celeste, and Dennis Kucinich. | | | | Call #: | PG 520 | | | | Extent: | 0.40 linear feet (1 container) | | | | Subjects: | Blumberg, Rena -- Photograph collections. | Shapiro, Ezra, 1903-1977 -- Photograph collections. | Shapiro, Sylvia Lamport -- Photograph collections. | Shapiro family -- Photograph collections. | City Club of Cleveland -- Photograph collections. | Jews, Soviet -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Photographs. | Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Photographs. | Jewish women -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Photographs. | Cleveland Cultural Gardens (Cleveland, Ohio) -- Photographs.
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| Photograph Collection | Requires cookie* | | 11 | Title: | Jewish War Veterans Ladies Auxiliaries Photographs
| | | | Creator: | Jewish War Veterans Ladies Auxiliaries | | | | Dates: | 1940-2001 | | | | Abstract: | The Jewish War Veterans posts in Cleveland, Ohio, also included a number of ladies auxiliaries. These auxiliaries supported the war veterans by assisting at Veterans Administration hospitals, providing visitation to members, conducting military funerals, and maintaining graves of veterans in Jewish cemeteries. The collection consists of 3 black and white and 86 color images of Jewish War Veterans ladies auxiliaries events. Many of the photographs relate to Paul A. Rosenblum Post 44 (formerly Buckeye State Post). | | | | Call #: | PG 543 | | | | Extent: | 0.20 linear feet (1 container) | | | | Subjects: | Jewish War Veterans of the United States, Inc. -- Photographic collections. | Jewish War Veterans of the United States of America. Post 44 (Cleveland, Ohio) -- Photographic collections. | Jewish women -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Societies and clubs -- Photographs. | Women -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Societies and clubs -- Photographs. | Jewish soldiers -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Societies, etc. -- Photographs. | Veterans -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Societies, etc. -- Photographs. | Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Societies, etc. -- Photographs. | Veterans' families -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Societies, etc. -- Photographs.
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| Photograph Collection | Requires cookie* | | 12 | Title: | Chester Castle Bolton Photographs
| | | | Creator: | Bolton, Chester Castle | | | | Dates: | 1917 | | | | Abstract: | Chester Castle Bolton (1882-1939) was a member of the United States House of Representatives from Ohio's 22nd Congressional district from 1928-1939. Bolton served previously in the Ohio State Senate from 1922-1928. During World War I, Bolton served in the Ordnance Department and the War Industries Board, and became aide to Benedict Crowell, assistant secretary of war. As a United States Congressman, Bolton was esteemed representative of the Great Lakes states on the Rivers and Harbors Committee, and served on the Appropriations Committee and numerous other committees. Bolton was chairman of the National Republican Congressional Committee in 1934 and 1936, and helped to bring the Republican National Convention to Cleveland, Ohio in 1936. His widow, Frances Payne Bolton, succeeded him in Congress following his death in 1939. The collection consists of photographs of the Ohio state Republican convention held in Columbus, Ohio July 1917 and the American Legion welcome party at that convention. Individuals depicted, in addition to Bolton, include John D. M. Hamilton, John W. Bricker, Herbert Hoover, Maurice Mashke, George Bender, and Bert Snell. | | | | Call #: | PG 408 | | | | Extent: | 0.20 linear feet (1 container) | | | | Subjects: | Bolton, Chester Castle, 1882-1939 -- Photograph collections. | Republican Party (Ohio). Convention -- Photograph collections.
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| Photograph Collection | Requires cookie* | | 13 | Title: | Frederick C. Crawford Family Photographs
| | | | Creator: | Crawford, Frederick C. Family | | | | Dates: | 1869-1994 | | | | 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 Museum of WRHS. Crawford was married twice; to Audrey Cecelia Bowles in 1932, and to Kathleen M. Saxon in 1975. The collection consists of individual and group portraits of Frederick C. Crawford and various Crawford family members. Views of various Crawford family homes are included, as are images from travels taken by Crawford. Portraits and views of Steel Products Co. and Thompson Products Inc. facilities and employees, including Thompson Products president Charles E. Thompson and Thompson family members, are also part of the collection. Pioneers in the aviation and aerospace industries are represented in the collection and include James E. Doolittle, T. Keith Glennan, aviatrix Jacqueline Cochran, and three time Thompson Trophy Race winner Roscoe Turner. Others depicted include Douglas MacArthur, Dwight D. Eisenhower, General Claire Chennault, and William M. McVey. Groups Crawford was associated with, including the Western Reserve Historical Society, Harvard University, and various national aeronautic associations and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), are also part of the collection, as are portraits and views depicting the National Air Races. | | | | Call #: | PG 513 | | | | Extent: | 16.10 linear feet (36 containers and 1 oversize folder) | | | | Subjects: | Crawford, Frederick C., 1891- -- Photograph collections. | Crawford family -- Photograph collections. | Thompson, Charles E. 1870-1933 -- Photograph collections. | Thompson family -- Photograph collections. | Doolittle, James Harold, 18961993- -- Photograph collections. | Glennan, Thomas Keith, 1905- -- Photograph collections. | McVey, William M., 1905- -- Photograph collections. | Cochran, Jacqueline -- Photograph collections. | Turner, Roscoe, 1895-1970 -- Photograph collections. | MacArthur, Douglas, 1880-1964 -- Photograph collections. | Eisenhower, Dwight D. (Dwight David), 1890-1969 -- Photograph collections. | Chennault, Claire Lee, 1893-1958 -- Photograph collections. | TRW Inc. -- Photograph collections. | Steel Products Co. -- Photograph collections. | Thompson Products, inc. -- Photograph collections. | Western Reserve Historical Society -- Photograph collections. | Frederick C. Crawford Auto-Aviation Museum -- Photograph collections. | United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration -- Photograph collections. | Businessmen -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Photographs. | Philanthropists -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Photographs. | Automobile supplies industry -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Photographs. | Aircraft supplies industry -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Photographs. | Aerospace industries -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Photographs. | Industries -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Photographs. | Automobile supplies industry -- United States -- Photographs. | Aircraft supplies industry -- United States -- Photographs. | Aircraft industry -- United States -- Photographs. | Aerospace industries -- United States -- Photographs.
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| Photograph Collection | Requires cookie* | | 14 | Title: | University Circle United Methodist Church Photographs
| | | | Creator: | University Circle United Methodist Church | | | | Dates: | 1842-2010 | | | | Abstract: | The University Circle United Methodist Church, formerly known as Epworth-Euclid United Methodist Church, is descended from the earliest Methodist societies in Cleveland, Ohio, having been formed in 1919 from 2 historic congregations: Euclid Avenue Methodist Episcopal Church and Epworth Memorial Church. For over 60 years the congregation has occupied a landmark building in Cleveland's University Circle neighborhood, nicknamed the "Holy Oil Can" because of its tall copper spire. The Euclid Avenue Methodist Episcopal Church began with Methodist classes at Doan's Corners in 1831. A church building, known as Doan Street Methodist Episcopal Church, was constructed in 1837 on Doan (East 105th) Street. A second building was built in 1870 and razed in 1885. In 1887 a new building went up on Euclid Avenue at Oakdale (East 93rd), and the church became known as Euclid Avenue Methodist Episcopal Church. In 1919-1920, the Euclid Avenue and Epworth Memorial congregations merged, creating the Epworth-Euclid Methodist Church at East 107th Street and Chester Avenue. In 2010, First United Methodist Church and Epworth-Euclid United Methodist Church merged to become University Circle United Methodist Church. The collection consists of approximately 7490 prints (a mixture of both color and black and white), 53 35mm slides, 104 glass slides, 73 negatives, and 315 35mm negative strips. It also contains 40 CD/DVDs, five cassette tapes, three 3.5 inch floppy discs, six audio wire reels, one digital video cassette master, ten VHS tapes, three audio reels, and two film reels. | | | | Call #: | PG 593 | | | | Extent: | 10.41 linear feet (16 containers and 1 oversize folder) | | | | Subjects: | Church buildings -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Photographs | Epworth League (U.S.) -- Photographs | Epworth Memorial Methodist Episcopal Church (Cleveland, Ohio) -- Photographs | Epworth-Euclid Methodist Episcopal Church (Cleveland, Ohio) -- Photographs | First Methodist Episcopal Church (Cleveland, Ohio) -- Photographs | Methodist Church -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Photographs. | Methodists -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Photographs. | University Circle United Methodist Church (Cleveland, Ohio) -- Photographs | Genealogy | Religion
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| Photograph Collection | Requires cookie* | | 16 | Title: | David N. Myers Photographs
| | | | Creator: | Myers, David N. | | | | Dates: | 1900-1995 | | | | Abstract: | David N. Myers was born in Cleveland, Ohio, in 1900. He worked his way through high school and earned an accounting degree from Dyke College, a local business college, in 1922. He accepted a position in accounting with the Francis Byerlyte Corporation, and subsequently became president and owner of the company, later known as Consolidated Coatings Corporation. He married Inez Pink in 1929, and the couple raised two sons. Myers' primary philanthropic interest was aging and the elderly. He was instrumental in facilitating the move of the Jewish Orthodox Home for the Aged from the Glenville neighborhood to Beachwood, Ohio. He also assisted in the construction of R.H. Myers Apartments, an independent living facility for the elderly. He served as the President of the Jewish Community Federation of Cleveland from 1964 to 1969 and, along with his wife, established the David and Inez Myers Foundation. In 1995, Dyke college was renamed David N. Myers College in recognition of Myers' contributions to the school. The collection consists of approximately 550 black and white photographs and 380 color photographs depicting Cleveland, Ohio philanthropy, business, and Jewish family life. | | | | Call #: | PG 547 | | | | Extent: | 1.01 linear feet (1 container and 1 oversize folder) | | | | Subjects: | Myers, David N., 1900-1999 -- Photographic collections. | Myers family. -- Photographs. | Jewish Community Federation (Cleveland, Ohio) -- Photographs. | Jewish Orthodox Home for Aged (Cleveland, Ohio) -- Photographs. | Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Photographs. | Jewish businesspeople -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Photographs. | Philanthropists -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Photographs. | Charities -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Photographs.
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| Photograph Collection | Requires cookie* | | 17 | Title: | Severance Family Photographs, Series II
| | | | Creator: | Severance Family | | | | Dates: | 1850-2011 | | | | 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 12 daguerreotypes, 4 ambrotypes, 70 cartes-de-vistes, 1 lantern slide, 3 silhouettes, 1 portrait drawing, 14 color prints and 326 black and white prints. They include Severance and related family portraits and views of various family homes and estates. | | | | Call #: | PG 585 | | | | Extent: | 2.60 linear feet (3 containers and 3 oversize volumes) | | | | Subjects: | Allen family -- Photograph collections | Architecture, Domestic -- California -- Pasadena -- Photographs | Architecture, Domestic -- California -- San Marino -- Photographs | Architecture, Domestic -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Photographs | Architecture, Domestic -- Ohio -- Cleveland Heights -- Photographs | Cleveland (Ohio) -- Genealogy -- Photographs | Cleveland (Ohio) -- History -- 19th century -- Photographs | Long family -- Photograph collections | Millikin family -- Photograph collections | Severance family -- Photograph collections | Walworth family -- Photograph collections
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| Photograph Collection | Requires cookie* | | 18 | Title: | Na'amat USA, Cleveland Council Photographs
| | | | Creator: | Na'amat USA, Cleveland Council | | | | Dates: | 1937-1986 | | | | Abstract: | Na'amat USA is a Labor Zionist women's organization originally called Pioneer Women. The Cleveland Council was founded in 1926, one year after the national organization came into being. As the organization grew, it was divided into numbered chapters. At its peak, there were fourteen chapters. In 1999, there were four chapters in the Cleveland Council, serving 650 women. Pioneer Women was organized to provide training, educational services, and social services to women, children, and families in Palestine. The Cleveland Council raised funds and sponsored programs that informed the Cleveland, Ohio, community of social service and educational needs in Israel. The national organization also promoted Habonim, a youth organization, and sponsored Jewish and cultural activities. In 1985 the name Pioneer Women was changed to Naع'mat USA, in order to more closely match its sister organization in Israel, Na'amat. The collection consists of 93 individual and group portraits of members, including individual portraits of Clevelanders Sara Halperin and Rose Kaufman, and Israeli Prime Minister Golda Meir. Also included are views of the Lod Children's Center in Israel, its groundbreaking and dedication; and the Children's Home in Holon, also in Israel. Other views depict group activities, national conventions, other projects and programs in Israel and the United States, and the 60th anniversary celebration. | | | | Call #: | PG 501 | | | | Extent: | 0.30 linear feet (1 container) | | | | Subjects: | Halperin, Sara Allen, 1897-1979 -- Photograph collections. | Kaufman, Rose -- Photograph collections. | Meir, Golda, 1898-1978 -- Photograph collections. | Na'amat USA (Organization) Cleveland Council -- Photograph collections. | Pioneer Women (Organization : U.S.). Cleveland Council -- Photograph collections. | Na'amat (Organization : Israel) -- Photograph collections. | Habonim (Organization) -- Photograph collections. | Jewish women -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Societies and clubs -- Photographs. | Zionism -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Photographs. | Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Photographs. | Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Societies, etc. -- Photographs. | Labor Zionists -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Societies, etc. -- Photographs. | Working-women's clubs -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Photographs. | Children -- Institutional care -- Israel -- Photographs.
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| Photograph Collection | Requires cookie* | | 19 | Title: | National Council of Jewish Women, Cleveland Section Photographs
| | | | Creator: | National Council of Jewish Women, Cleveland Section | | | | Dates: | 1920-1960 | | | | Abstract: | The Cleveland Section of the National Council of Jewish Women is a women's service organization founded in 1894, in Cleveland, Ohio, as a local chapter of the National Council of Jewish Women. Its services to Cleveland's Jewish and general communities include hot meals delivered to the elderly, homes for the elderly and working girls, scholarships, day nurseries and thrift shops. The collection consists of photographs, negatives, slides, and an album, relating to the members and activities of the National Council of Jewish Women, Cleveland Section, of Cleveland, Ohio. Included are photographs of the Council-sponsored Thrift Shop, a toy project, individual and group portraits of members at various functions, photographs of guest speakers, and photographs of the Martha House. | | | | Call #: | PG 118 | | | | Extent: | 0.20 linear feet (1 container) | | | | Subjects: | National Council of Jewish Women. Cleveland Section -- Photograph collections. | Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Photographs. | Jewish women -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Societies and clubs -- Photographs. | Women volunteers in social service -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Photographs. | Women in charitable work -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Photographs. | Charities -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Photographs. | Clubs -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Photographs.
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| Photograph Collection | Requires cookie* | | 20 | Title: | Walter K. Bailey Photographs
| | | | Creator: | Bailey, Walter K. | | | | Dates: | 1879-1975 | | | | Abstract: | Walter K. Bailey was a Cleveland, Ohio, businessman. A native of Cleveland and the son of L.A. Bailey, founder of the Bailey Company department store, Walter Bailey was raised in East Cleveland and graduated from Oberlin College in 1919. He went to work for the Warner & Swasey Company, a leading manufacturer of machine tools, especially turret lathes, and telescopes and optical equipment, in 1919. By 1928, the company was the world's leading manufacturer of turret lathes, and during World War II produced half of all the turret lathes made in the U.S. After learning the business on the shop floor, he joined the national sales force of Warner & Swasey in 1921, moving up in management and eventually becoming vice president of sales in 1942. During World War II he was in charge of manufacturing operations, and became vice president of the company in 1949. He was president and chief executive officer from 1955-1962, chairman of the board and chief executive officer from 1962-1964, and chairman of the board until his retirement in 1967. Under Bailey's leadership, Warner & Swasey diversified and acquired several smaller companies, growing into a major international producer of machine tools and related products. Bailey also was active in various philanthropic organizations in Cleveland, and served as a trustee of Oberlin College, the Musical Arts Association, and Fairmount Presbyterian Church. CThe cection consists of photographs collected by Walter K. Bailey in 1975 to illustrate a narrative history of Warner and Swasey Company. It includes individual and group portraits of Warner & Swasey officers and employees, including W. R. Warner and Ambrose Swasey, and views of plants, products, and activities. | | | | Call #: | PG 463 | | | | Extent: | 0.10 linear feet (1 container) | | | | Subjects: | Bailey, Walter K. -- Photograph collections. | Warner & Swasey -- Photograph collections. | Businessmen -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Photographs. | Industries -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Photographs. | Machine-tool industry -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Photographs. | Optical industry -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Photographs. | Optical instruments -- Design and construction -- Photographs.
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