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81	Title:	Federation for Community Planning Records
	Creator:	Federation for Community Planning
	Dates:	1913-1974
	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. Today, the organization is known as the Center for Community Solutions. The collection consists of minutes, correspondence, reports, clippings and publications of the Federation for Community Planning, the Welfare Federation, the Federation for Charity and Philanthropy and various bodies allied to these organizations, files of the executive directors Edward D. Lynde and William T. McCullough, speech texts, television and radio scripts, personnel files and news releases.
	Call #:	MS 3788
	Extent:	64.00 linear feet (52 containers and 13 oversize volumes)
	Subjects:	Federation for Community Planning. \| Juvenile delinquency -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Aged -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Care and hygiene. \| Adoption -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Transients, Relief of -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Foster home care -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Illegitimate children -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Alcoholism -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Family social work -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Japanese Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Evacuation and relocation, 1942-1945. \| Depressions -- 1929 -- United States. \| Community organization -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Charity organization. \| Public welfare -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Charities -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
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82	Title:	Albert Ratner Papers
	Creator:	Gift of Albert Ratner
	Dates:	1929-2017
	Abstract:	Albert B. Ratner, was born in Cleveland in 1927. Albert married Faye Katz (1931-1978) in 1950 and had two children, Deborah Ratner (b. 1959) and Brian Ratner (b. 1957). Faye was killed in an automobile accident in 1978. Albert later married Audrey Gilbert Pritzker (b. 1928) in 1981. In the 1950s, Albert joined the family business, Forest City Materials, which had been established as a lumber and building materials company back in the 1920s. He continued to serve in numerous positions at Forest City until the company was purchased by Brookfield Asset Management in 2018. Albert has served on the governing boards of numerous local, state, and international business and cultural organizations. His community involvement and philanthropic activities have been widely recognized by organizations and agencies such as Builders Magazine, the Business Hall of Fame of Cleveland, Financial World Magazine, Harvard Business Club, the Jewish Community Federation of Cleveland, and the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development. The Albert Ratner Papers collection consists of an album, articles, awards, books, CDs, certificates, a checkbook, correspondence, eulogies, greeting cards, letters, magazines, newspapers, newspaper clippings, notes, an obituary, photographs, programs, a report, a resume, a songbook, speeches, and tapes.
	Call #:	MS 5442
	Extent:	2.6 linear feet (4 boxes)
	Subjects:	Ratner, Albert B., 1927- \| Ratner family \| Jewish businesspeople -- Ohio -- Cleveland \| Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland \| Philanthropists -- Ohio -- Cleveland \| Forest City Enterprises, Inc.
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83	Title:	Mather Family Papers
	Creator:	Mather Family
	Dates:	1834-1967
	Abstract:	The Mather Family was a prominent Cleveland, Ohio, family related to the early New England Mather family and descended through Samuel Livingston Mather (1817-1890), who moved to Cleveland from Connecticut in 1843. Family members were prominent in all areas of Cleveland's development, including business and industry, education, philanthropy, the arts, medicine, literature, and politics. Many became nationally and internationally noted in their fields. The Mather family is related by marriage to the Bishop, Stone, Woolson, Benedict and Hay families. The collection consists of correspondence, newspaper clippings, legal and financial documents, copies of wills and estate records, genealogical charts and research notes, biographies, tributes, awards, diaries, account books, drawings, reports, and an autograph collection. Major topics of the correspondence include the travels and literary accomplishments of family members.
	Call #:	MS 3735
	Extent:	12.81 linear feet (29 containers, 4 oversize volumes, and 1 oversize folder)
	Subjects:	Mather family. \| Bishop family. \| Hayes family. \| Stone family. \| Woolson family. \| Benedict family. \| Benedict, Clare. \| Woolson, Constance Fenimore, 1840-1894. \| Benedict, Clara Woolson, 1843-1923. \| Voyages and travels. \| Literature and society. \| Autographs -- Collections.
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84	Title:	Samuel Goldhamer Papers
	Creator:	Goldhamer, Samuel
	Dates:	1930-1969
	Abstract:	Samuel Goldhamer (1883-1982) was the first director of the Jewish Welfare Federation of Cleveland, Ohio (later the Jewish Community Federation of Cleveland), serving from 1907-1948, and directing the Federation through its reorganization from the Federation of Jewish Charities to the Jewish Welfare Federation (1926). He was instrumental in creating the Bureau of Jewish Education and the Jewish Welfare Fund. The collection consists of a published memoir, "Why doncha write a book", an anecdotal account of Goldhamer's experiences as Federation director, correspondence, speech texts, published and unpublished writings, annual Federation reports, a testimonial scrapbook, and clippings. The speech texts include radio talks by Goldhamer with related correspondence, and speeches Goldhamer wrote for others. Writings, mostly typescripts, also include materials Goldhamer prepared for others, along with notes, memoranda and outlines.
	Call #:	MS 4032
	Extent:	0.20 linear feet (1 container)
	Subjects:	Goldhamer, Samuel, 1883-1982. \| Jewish Welfare Federation (Cleveland, Ohio) \| Community Fund (Cleveland, Ohio) \| Jewish Community Federation (Cleveland, Ohio) \| Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Charities. \| Charities -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
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85	Title:	Eliza Bryant Center Auxiliary II Records
	Creator:	Eliza Bryant Center Auxiliary II
	Dates:	1954-1992
	Abstract:	The Eliza Bryant Center Auxiliary II, formerly known as the Junior Board of the Eliza Bryant Center, was a group founded by African American women in 1939 in Cleveland, Ohio. Organized by Bessie Blue, it was to provide residents of the Eliza Bryant Center, a home for the African American elderly, with a cheerful and homelike atmosphere. Members of the Auxiliary raised funds to purchase items and supplies such as kitchen equipment, linen, beds, carpeting, and electronics. The collection consists of codes of regulation, constitutions, historical data, minutes, correspondence, financial statements and reports, rosters, Christmas Mart and other program documents, newspaper clippings, memorabilia, proclamations, and resolutions. The collection pertains largely to fundraising events sponsored by the Auxiliary, one of of the best known being the annual Christmas Mart.
	Call #:	MS 4637
	Extent:	0.40 linear feet (2 containers)
	Subjects:	Eliza Bryant Center (Cleveland, Ohio) Auxiliary II. \| Eliza Bryant Center (Cleveland, Ohio). \| African Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| African American women -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Societies and clubs. \| African Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Charities. \| African American aged -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Aged -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Nursing homes -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Charities -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
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86	Title:	William Bingham Foundation Records, Series II
	Creator:	William Bingham Foundation
	Dates:	1955-1999
	Abstract:	The William Bingham Foundation was established in 1955 in Cleveland, Ohio, by Elizabeth Bingham Blossom with the proceeds of an inheritance from her brother, William Bingham 2nd. Grants were originally given to institutions of learning, hospitals, and public charities in Ohio. The foundation also contributed to the establishment and development of Blossom Music Center. After the death of Elizabeth Bingham Blossom in 1970, other family members maintained control of the foundation, and the focus of grantmaking changed to include organizations in the fields of the environment, the arts, education, health, and welfare. Projects related to urban revitalization, adult psychological development, and nuclear issues were also undertaken. Environmental issues took center stage in grants funding by the William Bingham Foundation in the 1980s, with several significant grants being made to the Environmental Defense Fund. The collection consists of agendas, agreements, annual reports, articles of incorporation, blank letterhead, budgets, certificates, codes of regulations, correspondence, financial statements, genealogical chart, grant proposals, histories, investment reviews, journal clippings, legal documents, lists, magazine articles, memoranda, minutes, newsletters, newspaper clippings, notes, pamphlets, photographs, publications, receipts, reports, resolutions, rosters, speech texts, summaries, and tax records.
	Call #:	MS 4849
	Extent:	18.01 linear feet (18 containers and 1 oversize folder)
	Subjects:	Bingham, William, 2nd, 1879-1955. \| Blossom, Elizabeth Bingham, 1881-1970. \| Bingham family. \| Blossom family. \| Gale family. \| Charities -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Charitable uses, trusts and foundations -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Philanthropists -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Endowments -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Arts -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Environmental protection.
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87	Title:	Eleanor B. Rainey Memorial Institute Records
	Creator:	Eleanor B. Rainey Memorial Institute
	Dates:	1923-1970
	Abstract:	The Eleanor B. Rainey Memorial Institute is one of the oldest settlement houses in Cleveland, Ohio, first organized by Anna Edwards as a reading and lunch room for boys and workmen in Cleveland's East 55th Street and Superior Avenue area. The institute was named for Eleanor Rainey, whose financial support helped found the settlement in 1904. Following the death of Anna Edwards in 1923, her sister Flora served as director until 1949. The institute joined the Neighborhood Settlement Association in 1959. Since 1967, the institute has attempted to achieve its goals through music, doing so in cooperation with the Cleveland Music School Settlement. The collection consists of materials outlining the history and the 60th anniversary celebration in 1964; trustee, director, and board correspondence, 1938-1966; records detailing the institute's involvement in the Greater Cleveland Neighborhood Centers Association; building upkeep and renovation records; financial statements; general activities material; and a eulogy for Anna Edwards.
	Call #:	MS 3907
	Extent:	0.20 linear feet (1 container)
	Subjects:	Edwards, Anna, d. 1923. \| Eleanor B. Rainey Memorial Institute -- Archives. \| Social settlements -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- History -- Sources. \| Community centers -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- History -- Sources. \| Hough (Cleveland, Ohio)
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88	Title:	Jewish Convalescent and Rehabilitation Center of Cleveland Records
	Creator:	Jewish Convalescent and Rehabilitation Center of Cleveland
	Dates:	1957-1978
	Abstract:	The Jewish Convalescent and Rehabilitation Center of Cleveland, previously known as the Jewish Convalescent Hospital, was established in Cleveland, Ohio, through the combined resources of the Jewish Consumptive Relief Society (later known as the Jewish Chronic Relief Society) and the Bikur Cholim Sick Relief Society, and with the cooperation of the Jewish Welfare Federation of Cleveland and Mount Sinai Hospital. Founded in 1937, the nineteen bed facility was located at 18810 Harvard Rd., and met the needs of tubercular patients who were released from the Warrensville Sanatorium and the City Hospital. The hospital expanded in the 1950s, and with the decrease in tuberculosis, began to serve the chronically ill. In 1967, the name was changed to the Jewish Convalescent and Rehabilitation Center of Cleveland, reflecting new services provided. In 1979, the facility was sold to a proprietary nursing home operator. The collection consists of administrative records including annual reports, Board of Trustees rosters, constitutions, correspondence, and a patient care policy manual.
	Call #:	MS 4693
	Extent:	0.20 linear feet (1 container)
	Subjects:	Jewish Convalescent and Rehabilitation Center of Cleveland. \| Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Charities. \| Hospitals, Convalescent -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Rehabilitation centers -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Health facilities -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Tuberculosis -- Hospitals -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Chronically ill -- Institutional care -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
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89	Title:	Franklin S. Terry Papers
	Creator:	Terry, Franklin S.
	Dates:	1875-1926
	Abstract:	Franklin S. Terry was a business executive in Cleveland, Ohio, 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. 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 U.S. 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 correspondence, reports, ledger pages, clippings, publications, postcards, and photographs relating to Terry's personal life, business activities and, principally, his interest in, and activities relating to, World War I. The general history and aftermath of World War I is detailed in a series of scrapbooks. In particular, the files of the Nela Fund, an effort to extend aid to orphans, soldiers, and families from the business and professional classes of France, are represented in detail along with agencies that administered Nela Fund aid.
	Call #:	MS 4091
	Extent:	13.20 linear feet (14 containers)
	Subjects:	Terry, Franklin S., 1862-1926 \| Nela Fund \| National Electric Lamp Association \| General Electric Company -- Trials, litigation, etc \| World War, 1914-1918 \| World War, 1914-1918 -- Civilian relief -- France \| World War, 1914-1918 -- Children -- France \| World War, 1914-1918 -- Social aspects -- France \| World War, 1914-1918 -- War work --United States \| Reconstruction (1914-1939) -- France \| Orphans -- France -- Correspondence \| Soldiers -- France -- Correspondence \| Upper classes -- France -- Correspondence \| Electric lamp industry -- United States \| Trusts, Industrial -- United States \| Businessmen -- United States -- Social life and customs. \| Teenage boys -- United States -- Social life and customs \| Amateur publishing -- United States \| Peerless automobile \| Public utilities -- United States -- Finance \| Public utility holding companies -- United States \| Europe -- Description and travel -- 1800-1918 \| Europe -- Description and travel -- 1919-1944 \| Thousand Islands (N.Y. and Ont.) -- Social life and customs
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90	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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91	Title:	Daughters of Scotland, Blue Bell Lodge #1 Records
	Creator:	Daughters of Scotland, Blue Bell Lodge #1
	Dates:	1952-1980
	Abstract:	Blue Bell Lodge #1 was the Cleveland, Ohio, area chapter of the Daughters of Scotland. The grand lodge of the Daughters of Scotland was founded in 1899, and the Blue Bell Lodge #1 was established the following year. This mutual aid organization was led by women with a mission to aid needy Scottish immigrants in the Greater Cleveland area. The lodge provided sick and death benefits to members through the collection of dues and fundraising through social and cultural events. The grand lodge of the Daughters of Scotland dissolved in the early 1970s, and the Blue Bell Lodge #1 followed suit in 1975. However, three social groups within the Blue Bell Lodge #1 continued to meet after the dissolution. The collection consists of a constitution, correspondence, lists, minutes, newsletters, newspaper clippings, programs, receipts, and reports.
	Call #:	MS 5178
	Extent:	0.40 linear feet (1 container)
	Subjects:	Charities -- Ohio -- Cleveland \| Daughters of Scotland. Blue Bell Lodge No. 1 \| Fraternal organizations -- Ohio -- Cleveland \| Scots -- Ohio -- Cleveland \| Scottish Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Societies, etc. \| Scottish Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland / Women -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Charities
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92	Title:	College Club of Cleveland Foundation Records
	Creator:	College Club of Cleveland Foundation
	Dates:	1914-2017
	Abstract:	The College Club of Cleveland Foundation was established in Cleveland, Ohio, in 1988 by the College Club of Cleveland to award and manage scholarships supporting women's education. The collection consists of annual and Board of Trustees meeting minutes and materials, financial records, and scholarship records and information.
	Call #:	MS 5411
	Extent:	2.00 linear feet (2 containers)
	Subjects:	Charity organization -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Nonprofit organizations -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Women -- Education -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Scholarships -- Ohio.
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93	Title:	Nordson Foundation Records
	Creator:	Nordson Foundation
	Dates:	1952-1988
	Abstract:	The Nordson Foundation (1952-1988) was originally created by Walter G. and Virginia Nord. Walter Nord was the president of U. S. Automatic Corporation (f. 1909) of Amherst, Ohio, a company which manufactured screw machine parts for the automotive industry. Walter Nord and his sons, Evan and Eric Nord, organized the Nordson Corporation in 1954 as a subsidiary of U. S. Automatic Corporation. The Nordson Corporation, headquartered in Westlake, Ohio, is a multinational company that designs, manufactures, and markets systems that apply adhesives, sealants, and coatings to a broad range of consumer and industrial products during the manufacturing process. The Nordson Foundation was a philanthropic organization which provided financial support primarily in the areas of public service, social problems, family services, and education. The Nord family, including Walter's sons Eric and Evan Nord, and Cleveland lawyer William Ginn, guided the foundation through 1980. In 1988 the foundation was reorganized to create the Nord Family Foundation and the Nordson Corporation Foundation. Since its inception, the Nord Family Foundation has primarily served Lorain County, Ohio, and has been based in the Lorain-Elyria area. As of 1993, the foundation was headquartered in Elyria, Ohio. Its charitable activities, however, have sometimes reached into neighboring locales, particularly Cuyahoga County and Cleveland, and touched other areas of Ohio and the nation. In addition to the foundation, the Nord family is also noted for its involvement in the development of inventions, including innovations in areas as diverse as spray painters and robotics. The collection consists of articles of incorporation, minutes of the board of trustees, policies and procedures, a mission statement, resolutions, correspondence, financial reports, contract bids and specifications, newspaper clippings, memoranda, pamphlets, publications, accounting journals, budgets, tax returns, affidavits, and materials related to projects and activities of the foundation, with grant proposals (1980-1984) compromising the bulk of the materials. The files include the minutes, cases, photographs, and organizational materials of the Neighborhood Concepts Company (1984-1986), a Lorain-Elyria housing rehabilitation program initiated through the funding of the Nordson Foundation. The records of the Nord Family Foundation and the Nordson Corporation Foundation are not part of this collection.
	Call #:	MS 4641
	Extent:	16.20 linear feet (18 containers)
	Subjects:	Nordson Foundation. \| Nordson Corporation. \| Neighborhood Concepts Company. \| Charities -- Ohio -- Lorain County. \| Charitable uses, trusts, and foundations -- Ohio -- Lorain County. \| Housing rehabilitation -- Ohio -- Lorain County. \| Social service -- Ohio -- Lorain County. \| Human services -- Ohio -- Lorain County.
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94	Title:	Jeptha Homer Wade Family Papers, Series II
	Creator:	Wade, Jeptha Homer Family
	Dates:	1832-2013
	Abstract:	The Wade family was a prominent nineteenth and early twentieth century Cleveland, Ohio, family with business interests in the telegraph and railroad industries, mining, manufacturing, and banking. Jeptha Homer Wade spent his early life as an apprentice to a tanner and as a carpenter. He next turned his interest to the emerging telegraph industry. In 1849, he organized the Cleveland and Cincinnati Telegraph Company. In 1857, Wade moved to Cleveland as the Western Union Telegraph Company's first general agent. His business interests were extensive in Cleveland, including the Cleveland Rolling Mill Company and the Citizens Savings and Loan Association. Randall Palmer Wade worked with his father in the telegraph business, moving with him to Cleveland in 1857. His business interests included the Cuyahoga Mining Company; the Citizens Savings and Loan Association; the Cleveland Banking Company; the American Sheet and Boiler Plate Company, and the Chicago and Atchison Bridge Company. Jeptha Homer Wade II also worked in the telegraph industry; he later joined the banking community in Cleveland. He was an active philanthropist, serving as a trustee of the Western Reserve Historical Society, Western Reserve University, Adelbert College, and the Cleveland Museum of Natural History. He was an incorporator of the Cleveland Museum of Art in 1913, and later established a purchasing fund for the Museum. of an account book, annual report, applications, architectural plans, bibles, booklets, a cash book, a CD, charts, correspondence, deeds, diaries, drawings, family histories, genealogies, historical accounts, inventories, an invitation, an itinerary, journal articles and clippings, journals, magazine articles and clippings, newsletters, newspaper articles and clippings, notebooks, notes, personal accounts, reports, a resolution, research notes, sketches, and a will.
	Call #:	MS 5228
	Extent:	2.01 linear feet (4 containers and 1 oversize folder)
	Subjects:	Wade family -- Correspondence. \| Love family. \| Sedgwick family. \| Wade, Jeptha Homer, 1811-1890. \| Wade, Randall Palmer, 1835-1876. \| Wade, Jeptha Homer, 1857-1926. \| Wade, Ellen Garretson, 1859-1917. \| Garretson, Ellen M. Howe.
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95	Title:	Thomas H. White Foundation Records, Series II
	Creator:	Thomas H. White Foundation
	Dates:	1985-1988
	Abstract:	The Thomas H. White Foundation was established in Cleveland, Ohio, in 1913 by industrialist Thomas H. White (1836-1914). The foundation supports education and social welfare programs that benefit residents of Cleveland and northeast Ohio. This collection consists of records related to the Grants to Principals Program.
	Call #:	MS 5486
	Extent:	.40 linear feet
	Subjects:	Charitable uses, trusts, and foundations -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Education -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Endowments. \| Philanthropy -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
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96	Title:	George S. Dively Papers, Series II
	Creator:	Dively, George S.
	Dates:	1943-1990
	Abstract:	George S. Dively was a prominent Cleveland, Ohio, businessman and civic leader, who led the Harris Corporation and founded the George S. Dively Foundation. The collection consists of correspondence, financial records, legal records, memoirs, newsletters, newspaper and magazine clippings, publications, published speech texts, and wills.
	Call #:	MS 4877
	Extent:	0.80 linear feet (2 containers)
	Subjects:	Dively, George S., 1902-1988. \| Dively, Juliette. \| Dively, Michael Augustus, 1938- \| Harris Corporation. \| Businessmen -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Philanthropists -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
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97	Title:	Ullman Family Papers
	Creator:	Ullman Family
	Dates:	1857-1965
	Abstract:	Morris Ullman (1835-1908) was a German Jew who emigrated to the United States in 1849. With his brother Emanuel and his cousin Leopold Einstein, he founded the Ullman, Einstein Company, a liquor business in Cleveland, Ohio. When it was dissolved in 1919, his son Monroe and grandson Rufus founded the Ullman and Einstein Realty Company. Rufus had previously served with the United States Army in World War I. The collection consists of correspondence, legal and financial papers, distillery formula books, receipts, certificates, newspaper clippings, and scrapbooks.
	Call #:	MS 3644
	Extent:	0.60 linear feet (2 containers)
	Subjects:	Ullman family. \| Soldiers -- Ohio. \| Distilleries -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Liquors. \| World War, 1914-1918 -- Personal narratives. \| Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
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98	Title:	Hadassah, the Women's Zionist Organization of America, Cleveland Chapter Records
	Creator:	Hadassah, the Women's Zionist Organization of America, Cleveland Chapter
	Dates:	1914-1972
	Abstract:	The Cleveland, Ohio, chapter of Hadassah was established in 1913 as Shoshana Chapter, Daughters of Zion. The national organization, founded by Henrietta Szold, changed its name to Hadassah in 1914. Its main focus was and is fund-raising for the Hadassah Medical Organization in Israel. The collection consists of correspondence, including correspondence of Henrietta Szold, programs, brochures and newspaper clippings.
	Call #:	MS 3956
	Extent:	0.41 linear feet (1 container and 1 oversize folder)
	Subjects:	Hadassah, the Women's Zionist Organization of America. Cleveland Chapter. \| Jews -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Charities. \| Zionism -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Jewish women -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Societies and clubs.
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99	Title:	Walter K. Bailey Family Papers
	Creator:	Bailey, Walter K. Family
	Dates:	1897-1983
	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. The collection consists of family history, genealogy, and biographical information compiled by the Bailey family, which has been loaned to the Historical Society for microfilming, and returned to the donor.
	Call #:	MS 4665
	Extent:	0.40 linear feet (1 container and 1 oversize volume/1 roll of microfilm)
	Subjects:	Bailey, Walter K \| Warner & Swasey. \| Businessmen -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Industries -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Machine-tool industry -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Optical industry -- Ohio -- Cleveland. \| Optical instruments -- Design and construction. \| Bailey family.
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100	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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