Citation Location: Western Reserve Historical Society

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A.F. Smith Plantation Records

A. F. Smith was the owner of a plantation in Princeton, Mississippi. The collection consists of an inventory of stock and implements, daily record of events, and records of births and deaths of slaves on the plantation.

African-American Archives of the Western Reserve Historical Society Manuscripts

The African-American Archives of the Western Reserve Historical Society Manuscripts is a collection of small manuscript accessions that have been donated to the Western Reserve Historical Society. These manuscripts often consist of one document but can include multiple items contained in one folder. This collection of material documents numerous subjects and themes in the history of African Americans, Cleveland, Ohio,…

African Americans (Graphic)

Several scenes of African Americans at work and in everyday life. Includes a group portrait of several hundred men and women at the Cleveland Association of the Colored Men’s Charity Ball in 1914, women workers at the Xenia Machine Works, Black Forest neighborhood club assisting at a mobile x-ray unit, and others.

Agora Cleveland Records and Photographs

Henry “Hank” LoConti, started the Agora in 1966 and it operated primarily as a dance club for a number of years. The organization grew and evolved over the 1970s and 1980s to focus more on concerts and it became a prominent player in the world of professional music, booking acts that revitalized the rock’n’roll genre and created the core for…

AIDS Taskforce of Greater Cleveland Records

The AIDS Taskforce of Greater Cleveland is a non-profit organization that strives to provide a compassionate and collaborative response to the needs of people infected, affected, and at risk of HIV/AIDS. It provides direct services, education, and advocacy training to consumers, funders, social service professionals, volunteers, and government agencies throughout Cleveland and northeast Ohio. The collection consists primarily of advertisements,…

Albert G. Jones Papers

Albert G. Jones was an American Civil War veteran born in Lake County, Ohio. Jones served as a 2nd Lieutenant, 27th United States Colored Troops, a unit primarily composed of Ohio soldiers, from January 1864-September 1865. He was appointed 1st Lieutenant in September 1864, and in 1865 was appointed Assistant Adjutant General. The 27th USCT participated in the campaign that…

Albert M. Pennybacker Papers

Albert Pennybacker was a civil rights activist and pastor of Heights Christian Church in the Cleveland, Ohio, suburb of Shaker Heights. The collection consists of correspondence with civil rights workers and organizations, including the Cleveland Board of Education, the League of Women Voters of Shaker Heights, the Welfare Federation, and Rabbi Arthur J. Lelyveld. Also included are committee minutes and…

Alexander Martin Family Papers

The Alexander Martin family was a prominent African-American family in Cleveland, Ohio. Alexander H. Martin Sr. graduated with a law degree from Western Reserve University in 1897, one of the first African Americans to do so. Martin had a long career as an attorney and was active in Cleveland city politics. His wife, Mary Brown Martin, was a teacher and…