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1	Title:	Carolyn Hale Rodgers Scrapbook
	Creator:	Rodgers, Carolyn Hale
	Dates:	1917-1928
	Abstract:	Carolyn Hale Rodgers (1903-1978) was a Cleveland, Ohio, native who attended Hathaway Brown School and authored several short plays and a children's book, "Pirate's Loot." She was active in the Daughters of the American Revolution in Pelham Manor, New York where she settled after attending Bennett School in Millbrook, New York. The collection consists of one scrapbook, compiled by Carolyn Hale Rodgers and her uncle "Ned", consisting of cartoons of World War I characters drawn by her uncle and with comments by Rodgers; war ballads written by Rodgers and "Unk"; programs; posters; photographs; letters from her father; pamphlets; and jokes, cartoons, and other newspaper clippings reflecting the United States war effort during World War I.
	Call #:	MS 3615
	Extent:	0.20 linear feet (1 container)
	Subjects:	Rodgers, Carolyn Hale, 1903-1978. \| World War, 1914-1918. \| World War, 1914-1918 -- Caricatures and cartoons. \| World War, 1914-1918 -- United States.
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2	Title:	Bohemian-American Club Records
	Creator:	Bohemian-American Club
	Dates:	1912-1933
	Abstract:	The Bohemian-American Club was established in 1912 as a social club for people in Cleveland, Ohio, of Bohemian ancestry. The Club's purpose was the promotion of Bohemian culture in America by encouraging the use of the Bohemian language and art forms such as literature, song, and dance. The Club was an active supporter of the American Red Cross during World War I. It was dissolved in the 1930s due to declining membership. The collection consists of constitutions (1927-1928), general minutes (1912-1928), Executive Committee minutes (1929), correspondence (1927-1932 and undated), membership information (1926-1932), financial material (1930-1933), and miscellaneous documents including song lyrics and club stationery. A prominent topic of the records is World War I.
	Call #:	MS 3785
	Extent:	0.40 linear feet (1 container)
	Subjects:	Bohemian-American Club (Cleveland, Ohio) \| Czech Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Societies, etc. \| World War, 1914-1918. \| Czech Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
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3	Title:	Newton D. Baker Letters
	Creator:	Baker, Newton Diehl
	Dates:	1891-1937
	Abstract:	Newton Diehl Baker (1871-1937) was a Cleveland, Ohio, city solicitor (1903-1911) and Mayor (1912-1916), and United States Secretary of War (1916-1921). The collection consists of letters and typescript copies of letters from Newton D. Baker to his relatives and political associates, including 211 letters to his wife Elizabeth Baker (1902-1937), 44 letters to his brother, Frank Baker, and sister-in-law, Harriet Baker (1915-1936), three bound volumes of typescript copies of letters to his children, Elizabeth, Margaret, and Newton III (1918-1937), and 32 letters from notable political figures.
	Call #:	MS 3491
	Extent:	1.00 linear feet (3 containers)
	Subjects:	Johnson, Tom Loftin, 1854-1911. \| Baker, Newton Diehl, 1871-1937. \| Wilson, Woodrow, 1856-1924. \| Baker family. \| World War, 1914-1918. \| United States -- Politics and government -- 1901-1953.
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4	Title:	Cleveland Military Units Records
	Creator:	Cleveland Military Units
	Dates:	1877-1964
	Abstract:	Troop A was founded in Cleveland, Ohio, in 1877 as an independent military unit to defend against strikers and unruly mobs. It affiliated with the Ohio National Guard in 1877, formed part of the 1st Ohio Volunteer Cavalry in 1898, was absorbed into the 135th Field Artillery in 1918, and reorganized in 1920 as Troop A of the 107th Cavalry Regiment of the Ohio National Guard. It became part of the 107th Armored Cavalry Regiment in 1947. The Cleveland Gatling Gun Battery was also founded in 1877 to quell labor violence. It disbanded by 1905. The collection consists of correspondence, minutes, invoices, vouchers, financial statements and reports, ledger sheets, legal documents and briefs, newspaper clippings, blueprints, and maps of the 1st Cleveland Cavalry (Troop A); constitution, by-laws, minutes, financial accounts, rosters, booklets of memoranda and statistical information, and other materials of the Cleveland Gatling Gun Battery; and records of the Troop A Armory Company, the Cavalry Riding Academy, and the Cavalry Veteran Association.
	Call #:	MS 3000
	Extent:	8.0 linear feet (20 containers)
	Subjects:	United States. Army. -- History -- Punitive expedition into Mexico, 1916. \| Troop A (Cleveland, Ohio) \| Strikes and lockouts -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| World War, 1914-1918. \| World War, 1939-1945. \| United States -- Armed Forces -- Reserves. \| United States -- Militia. \| United States -- History, Military. \| Cleveland (Ohio) -- History, Military. \| Riots -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
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5	Title:	Johnson Family Papers
	Creator:	Johnson Family
	Dates:	1811-1977
	Abstract:	John Cumming Johnson (1828-1892) moved to Memphis, Tennessee, from Franklin, Ohio, in 1854. In 1856 he married Mary Anne Elizabeth Fisher (1834-1883). They were active in many philanthropic enterprises, especially education. Johnson and his son, William Cumming Johnson (1870-1958), were involved in the cotton trade. William Cumming Johnson was a major stockholder in the Tennessee Fiber Company and had extensive real estate dealings in Florida. In 1877 he married Sarah Evangeline Harvey (1870-1930). Their son, William Cumming Johnson, Jr. (born 1904), married a great-granddaughter of Noah Mayo Farrin and Agnes Saline Faris Farrin. The collection consists of diaries of John and Elizabeth Johnson, correspondence of the Farrin and Johnson families, genealogical material on the Johnson, Fisher, Plume, Van Wagenen, Schenck, and Brown families, two memory books of William Johnson, Jr., an index to the memory books of Evangeline Johnson, and miscellaneous documents including clippings, estate papers of John and William Johnson, memorials for John and Elizabeth Johnson, and a key to the family code. Major topics of the papers include World War I and women's rights.
	Call #:	MS 3782
	Extent:	0.60 linear feet (2 containers)
	Subjects:	Johnson family. \| Farrin family. \| Fisher family. \| Plume family. \| Van Wagner family. \| Schenk family. \| Brown family. \| World War, 1914-1918. \| Women's rights.
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6	Title:	Hosea Paul Papers
	Creator:	Paul, Hosea
	Dates:	1830-1923
	Abstract:	Hosea Paul, Jr., was a surveyor and Cuyahoga County (Ohio) recorder, 1912-1921, who introduced the use of the Torrens system of land registration and title transfer into Cuyahoga County, as well as an improved indexing system for recording land titles and transactions. A civil and consulting engineer, Paul was auditor of Summit County, Ohio in 1874 and deputy surveyor at Akron and Cleveland. He prepared maps for publication and tax purposes for cities and counties in Ohio, Indiana and elsewhere. Paul resurveyed the Lake Erie & Western Railroad and was chief engineer for the Toledo & Western Railway County in 1891. In Akron, he directed the affairs of the survey firm Paul Brothers (also known as H. Paul & Co.) in 1875-1876, and came to Cleveland in 1878. He was one of seven children of Hosea Paul (1809-1870), long-time surveyor of Summit County, and, in 1875 married Emma Plum. Paul was one of the organizers of the Cleveland Engineering Society in 1880. A protege of mayors Tom L. Johnson and Newton D. Baker, he exemplified the Progressive ideal of bringing professionalism and sound business practices to the operation of government. The collection consists of correspondence; material pertaining to the administration and operation of the county recorder's office; campaign and election material; pocket journals; bank books; diaries (1872-1918), including diaries of Emma Paul (1876-1904); biographical information and resumes; miscellaneous memoranda and account books re: the Toledo & Western Railway; certificates; research notes and histories, addresses, speeches and essays re: Akron and Summit County, the Civil War, the discovery of oil in Pennsylvania, and Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio; newspaper clippings and printed material re: the Torrens system of land title and registration; survey blueprints and blueprints re: railroad improvements, gradings and slopes; railroad maps and blueprint maps of townships in Ohio and Indiana; Ohio and Indiana railroad profile scale drawings and an analysis of the Akron & Newcastle Railroad; an 1875 atlas of Wabash County, Indiana; newspaper clippings on the benefits of road improvements; and, a scrapbook pertaining to World War I. Included is a run of the periodical, Land Registration, journal of the Torrens Land Title Registration League.
	Call #:	MS 3312
	Extent:	2.11 linear feet (5 containers, 1 oversize volume, and 1 oversize folder)
	Subjects:	Paul, Hosea -- Archives. \| Paul, Emma, d. 1913 -- Diaries. \| Paul family. \| Cuyahoga County (Ohio). Recorder's office. \| Akron and Newcastle Railroad. \| Torrens system -- United States. \| Land titles -- Registration and transfer -- Ohio -- Cuyahoga County. \| Railroads -- Ohio -- Surveying. \| Railroads -- Indiana -- Surveying. \| Railroads -- Grades. \| Railroad engineering. \| World War, 1914-1918. \| Ohio -- Maps. \| Indiana -- Maps. \| Cuyahoga County (Ohio) -- Officials and employees -- Archives. \| Cuyahoga County (Ohio) -- History -- Sources. \| Summit County (Ohio) -- History -- Sources. \| Cuyahoga Falls (Ohio) -- History -- Sources. \| Wabash County (Ind.) -- Maps.
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7	Title:	Harold T. Clark Papers
	Creator:	Clark, Harold T.
	Dates:	1876-1965
	Abstract:	Harold T. Clark was a prominent Cleveland, Ohio, attorney and philanthropist. Clark was a partner in the law firm of Squire, Sanders, and Dempsey, 1913-38, before opening his own law office in 1938. He served with the American Committee to Negotiate Peace after World War I. In addition, he was active in numerous civic and cultural organizations, including the Educational Museum of the Cleveland Public Schools, the Cleveland Museum of Natural History, the Cleveland Museum of Art, and the Cleveland Metroparks. He received many honorary degrees and civic awards, including the Migel Medal from the American Foundation for the Blind for work on the William Terry Touch Alphabet. The collection consists of newspaper clippings, correspondence, certificates, scrapbooks, and resolutions concerning Clark, the organizations he was involved in, and the committees he served on.
	Call #:	MS 4443
	Extent:	2.01 linear feet (2 containers and 1 oversize folder)
	Subjects:	Clark, Harold T. (Harold Terry), 1882-1965. \| Squire, Andrew, 1850-1934. \| Hay, John, 1838-1905 -- Anniversaries, etc., 1938. \| Hanna, Leonard C. (Leonard Colton), 1889-1957. \| Mather, William Gwinn, 1857-1951. \| Luce, Henry Robinson, 1898-1967. \| Rockefeller, John D. (John Davison), 1874-1960. \| Rockefeller family. \| Benesch, Alfred A. (Alfred Abraham) 1879-1973. \| Ohio. National Guard. Cavalry Squadron, 1st. Troop A. \| Cleveland Metroparks System. \| Cleveland Museum of Art. \| Charities -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Education -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Museums -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Parks -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| World War, 1914-1918. \| World War, 1914-1918 -- Peace.
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