| Photograph Collection | Save | 1 | Title: | Congregational Union of Cleveland Churches Photographs
| | | Creator: | Congregational Union of Cleveland Churches | | | Dates: | 1890-1960 | | | Abstract: | The Congregational Union of Cleveland Churches was organized in 1853, as the Cleveland Congregational Conference, to oversee the organization of new churches and the mergers of existing churches in Cleveland, Ohio, and to provide financial assistance. In 1912 it merged with the City Missionary Society to form the Congregational Union of Cleveland. In 1963 the Union was merged into the Western Reserve Association of the United Church of Christ. The collection consists of views of the member churches, officers, and activities of the Congregational Union of Cleveland Churches, of Cleveland and northeastern Ohio. | | | Call #: | PG 249 | | | Extent: | 0.40 linear feet (1 container) | | | Subjects: | Congregational Union of Cleveland Churches -- Photograph collections. | Congregational churches -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Photographs. | Churches -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Photographs.
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Photograph Collection | Save | 4 | Title: | Mt. Zion Congregational Church Photographs
| | | Creator: | Mt. Zion Congregational Church | | | Dates: | 1947-2004 | | | Abstract: | Mt. Zion Congregational Church was founded on September 11, 1864, when nineteen men and women formally gathered in Plymouth Church on Prospect Avenue in Cleveland, Ohio. The predominantly African American congregation has moved many times throughout its history, including locations downtown, in the Central and Fairfax neighborhoods, and its current location (2014) in University Circle. Mt. Zion's congregation played a significant role in the settlement of freed slaves in Cleveland after the Civil War, the founding of the Cleveland Chapter of the National Association of Colored People (NAACP), and the founding of Eliza Bryant Village. The collection consists of approximately 300 black and white and color photographs depicting church activities. | | | Call #: | PG 598 | | | Extent: | 0.40 linear feet (1 container) | | | Subjects: | African Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Photographs | African Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Religion | African Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland | Congregational churches -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Photographs | Congregational churches -- Ohio -- Cleveland | Mt. Zion Congregational Church (Cleveland, Ohio) -- Photograph collections | Mt. Zion Congregational Church (Cleveland, Ohio) | University Circle (Cleveland, Ohio) -- Photographs | African American History / Religion
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