Available Works or Citations from Cleveland State University, Michael Schwartz Library, Special Collections
After the Cleveland Press newspaper ceased publication on June 17, 1982. Joseph E. Cole, its publisher, donated the “morgue” to Cleveland State University. Representing the archived editorial library, sometimes referred to as a “newspaper morgue,” topics focus on the news coverage of northeastern Ohio, with national and international news stories holding a secondary level of importance. The Cleveland Press photograph…
This is a collection of Karamu House photographs from the Cleveland Press Collection and others, showcasing the settlement’s activities, including the theatrical productions, as well as a collection of WPA art produced at Karamu and collected by Russell and Rowena Jelliffe.
On July 5, 1947, Larry Doby made his debut with the Cleveland Indians, becoming the first Black player in the American League three months after Jackie Robinson broke the color barrier in the National League.
In May 1957, Cleveland Police forced entry into Dollree Mapp’s home without a warrant. They were looking for a bombing suspect and during the search found a gun, some policy (i.e., gambling) paraphernalia, and obscene literature. Though Mapp claimed that the illegal materials belonged to a former boarder, she was arrested on a felony charge for possession of obscene materials…
On Friday May, 25, 1971, Cleveland’s Glenville High School was celebrating the last day of their 3rd annual week-long Eusi Sikukuu (Black Festival). At an afternoon assembly of the student body in the school gymnasium, Principal Leo Clayton asked for attention from the noisy crowd, the told them he had a surprise guest to announce: “I’ve somewhat kept this as…
The Praying Grounds Collection contains oral histories, audiovisual materials, ephemera, and research materials compiled by Dr. Regennia Williams for the Praying Grounds Project, detailing the history of African-American religious communities in northeast Ohio.
The Praying Grounds Collection contains oral histories, audiovisual materials, ephemera, and research materials compiled by Dr. Regennia Williams for the Praying Grounds Project, detailing the history of African-American religious communities in northeast Ohio.
Photographs of various religious buildings within the Greater Cleveland area
Representing the lifetime research achievements of Dr. Edward Miggins, the collection consists of scrapbooks, journal articles, clippings, manuscripts, notes and drafts.
The WomenSpace collection is comprised of mostly paper documents of various natures, photos, slides, negatives, plaques, a metal plate, a quilt, various fabric pieces, ribbons, a tee-shirt, buttons, stamps, a VHS tape, Audio Reel to Reel, Audio cassettes