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1Title:  Bedford Female Benevolent Sewing Society Records     
 Creator:  Bedford Female Benevolent Sewing Society 
 Dates:  1848-1851 
 Abstract:  The Bedford Female Benevolent Sewing Society was a sewing society in Bedford, Ohio, whose proceeds went to charity. It was founded by a group of women in 1848. Men were allowed to join soon after the society was founded. The collection consists of a constitution, membership lists, dues records, and results of elections of officers. 
 Call #:  MS 0389 
 Extent:  0.10 linear feet (1 volume) 
 Subjects:  Bedford Female Benevolent Sewing Society (Bedford, Ohio). | Charities -- Ohio -- Bedford. | Women -- Ohio -- Bedford -- Societies and clubs. | Women in charitable work. | Clubs -- Ohio -- Bedford.
 
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2Title:  Cleveland Alumnae Pan Hellenic Association Records     
 Creator:  Cleveland Alumnae Pan Hellenic Association 
 Dates:  1914-1985 
 Abstract:  The Cleveland Alumnae Pan Hellenic Association (f. 1914) is an organization which promotes a closer relationship between Cleveland, Ohio, women of various nationality-based sororities. The most important and constant of the philanthropies supported by the organization has been the Scholarship Fund, which was established in 1915 to lend assistance to women of Cleveland choosing to attend college. The collection consists of histories and minutes of the organization. This collection pertains primarily to the activities of women of the Greater Cleveland area within the context of their educational objectives for future generations, volunteer projects, and philanthropic aid to their community. 
 Call #:  MS 4212 
 Extent:  0.60 linear feet (2 containers) 
 Subjects:  Cleveland Alumnae Pan Hellenic Association. | Women -- Societies and clubs. | Women in charitable work. | Women -- Education. | Women -- Social conditions. | Student aid -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Clubs -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
 
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3Title:  Cleveland City Hospital Society Records     
 Creator:  Cleveland City Hospital Society 
 Dates:  1868-1873 
 Abstract:  The Cleveland City Hospital Society was established in Cleveland, Ohio, in 1863 by the Ladies' Society of the Old Stone Church, and called the Home for the Friendless. It offered care and assistance to victims of the American Civil War, many of whom were homeless Southern refugees. It was incorporated in 1866 as the Cleveland City Hospital Society, with the aim of founding a hospital. A house on Wilson Street was rented in 1866 and called the Wilson Street Hospital. The Society changed its name to the Wilson Street Hospital Association. Wilson Street Hospital was later renamed Cleveland City Hospital. In 1888 it was renamed Lakeside Hospital. In 1925 Lakeside Hospital joined University Hospitals of Cleveland (now known as University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center. The collection consists of minutes of the Boards of Trustees of Cleveland City Hospital (1868-1869) and the Wilson Street Hospital Association (1870-1873). Attached to the minute book are several newspaper clippings about the Hospital, ca. 1871. 
 Call #:  MS 3917 
 Extent:  0.10 linear feet (1 container) 
 Subjects:  Cleveland City Hospital Society. | Cleveland City Hospital. | Wilson Street Hospital (Cleveland, Ohio) | Hospitals -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Women in charitable work.
 
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4Title:  Cleveland Sorosis Records     
 Creator:  Cleveland Sorosis 
 Dates:  1891-1974 
 Abstract:  Cleveland Sorosis was a women's cultural and service club founded in 1891 by former members of the Western Reserve Club (est. 1882) which had recently dissolved. Growing membership led to the organization of a separate club for younger women, called Junior Sorosis. One of Sorosis' many special interest departments was the Selover Club, founded for the study of parliamentary law. The collection consists of minutes, yearbooks, correspondence, record books, membership registration and pledge books, an annual report book, an 1894 club annual, a scrapbook, and a club history book. Also included are minutes of the Junior Sorosis and Selover Club. 
 Call #:  MS 3616 
 Extent:  3.01 linear feet (3 containers and 1 oversized folder) 
 Subjects:  Cleveland Sorosis. | Women -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Societies and clubs. | Women in charitable work.
 
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5Title:  Goodwill Industries of Greater Cleveland, Inc. Records     
 Creator:  Goodwill Industries of Greater Cleveland, Inc. 
 Dates:  1917-1998 
 Abstract:  Goodwill Industries was founded in Cleveland, Ohio, in 1918, as Goodwill Industries of Cleveland by Methodist minister Frank Milton Baker, it followed the concepts pioneered by Dr. Edgar J. Helms of Boston, Massachusetts. Its initial purpose was to furnish job training and employment for the aged, poor, and handicapped; and inexpensive clothing and furniture to the community through the processing of donated materials and management of Goodwill resale stores. In the 1930s, it began to focus on the vocational training and employment needs of people with physical, mental, and social disabilities. During the 1960s, rehabilitation counselors, psychologists, and social workers were added to its staff. The collection consists of minutes, rosters, reports, correspondence, articles of incorporation, bylaws, pamphlets, programs, newsletters, newspaper clippings, press releases, financial and administrative records, lists, and histories. 
 Call #:  MS 4793 
 Extent:  4.40 linear feet (5 containers) 
 Subjects:  Baker, Frank Milton, 1880-1950. | Helms, Edgar J., 1863-1942. | Ford, David Knight, 1894-1993. | Methodist Church -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Methodist Episcopal Church -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Goodwill Industries of Greater Cleveland, Inc. | Goodwill Industries International. | Goodwill Industries of America. | Methodist Episcopal Deaconess Home. | Boy Scouts of America. Greater Cleveland Council. | Charities -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Charitable uses, trusts, and foundations -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Women in charitable work. | Vocational rehabilitation. | People with disabilities -- Employment.
 
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