| | Abstract: | The Lincoln Boulevard Street Club originated as the Lincoln Boulevard Division of the Red Cross, a group of seventeen women living on Lincoln Boulevard in Cleveland Heights, Ohio, who met weekly during World War I to roll bandages for the war effort. After the war, they continued to meet for monthly programs consisting of book reviews, sketches, or speakers. During World War II, the club met weekly to sew for British Relief and the Humane Society, and to provide service to the Red Cross. Social events, eventually including entire families, became important. Through the 1940s and the 1950s, the club instituted annual potluck dinners and Halloween parties. Men became more actively involved in the 1960s and 1970s, particularly in support of community issues. The collection consists of minutes, correspondence, histories, directories, newspaper clippings, publicity flyers, programs, and photographs. | |
