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Fred McClellan Crosby (b. 1928) was the President of Crosby Furniture Company and active in the Cleveland, Ohio, African American
community. Crosby served on various boards such as the Greater Cleveland Growth Association, Minority Economic Development
Corporation, Council of Small Enterprises and the Cleveland Business League. He was active in numerous civic groups as well,
including the Y.M.C.A., Urban League, Forest City Hospital, Glenville Development Corporation, Goodwill Industries, Boy Scouts
and United Torch. The collection consists of photocopies of scrapbooks containing newspaper clippings, programs, photographs,
and correspondence. This collection pertains primarily to Fred Crosby's business, career and civic activities in Cleveland's
African American community.
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