Available Works or Citations from Western Reserve Historical Society
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…
Alfred A. Benesch School in Cleveland, Ohio, began in 1884 as the Outhwaite School. It was renamed for a former graduate and Cleveland School Board member Alfred A. Benesch in 1962. The collection consists of two scrapbooks.
Allen E. Cole (1883-1970) was a Cleveland, Ohio, photographer who produced over 50,000 photographs of Cleveland’s African-Americancommunity. Cole opened his first studio in 1922, supplementing his income with commercial work and commission work for eight white-owned studios, and earned prizes and commendations at state and local exhibitions. His photographs were frequently published in The Call and Post. The collection consists…
This collection of Cleveland images represents photographs dating from the late nineteenth century through the 1960s. Included are historic views of Cleveland neighborhoods, downtown, and industrial areas. Of special interest are 1930s industrial scenes by Arthur Gray, and 1950s photos of African-American life in the Scovill neighborhood by award-winning photographer Jasper Wood. A series of photographs of the Hough neighborhood…
Black and white photograph of his SOHIO service station.
The Alvin Krenzler Papers, 1906-1999 and undated, consist of correspondence, reports, surveys, floor plans, blueprints, bulletins, newspaper clippings, legal bills, and postcards. This collection is of value to researchers studying in the history of downtown Cleveland, Ohio real estate development and land use, with a focus on the 1980s and 1990s. Those interested in the mayoralty of Michael White will…
Angus Robert Arrington Jr. was one of the first African-American Boy Scout leaders in Ohio. This collection consists of Boy Scout applications, correspondence, a family tree, “Jackson’s International Almanac 1942: A pocket encyclopedia of the darker races,” membership cards, programs for the Boy Scouts of America ceremonies, church, and memorial services; newspaper clippings, photographs, promotional pamphlets, a scrapbook, and scripts…
Annetta Jefferson narrated the two WVIZ television series, “The History of Black Americans”, and “Reflections in Black” and prepared the teachers’ guides which accompanied the programs. Jefferson taught English and drama at Glenville High School, Cleveland, Ohio, then became an education instructor at John Carroll University and a writer for the Educational Research Council of America. The collection consists of…
Ardelia Bradley Dixon (1916-1991) was a lifelong African-American rights activist and philanthropist in Cleveland, Ohio. Dixon served as secretary at the Antioch Baptist Church, Central High School, and John Hay High School. She served on the boards and committees of the Cleveland Chapter of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) and the Cleveland Public Library. In…
Armond Robinson (1911-1973) was a lawyer, businessman, and civic leader who was active in the affairs of Cleveland’s African-American community. He helped found the Cleveland Small Business Opportunity and Development Corporation and the Minority Economic Developers Council. The collection consists of biographical materials, certificates, correspondence, memorabilia, newspaper clippings, programs, speeches, and files of the Citizens for Better Housing, the CSBODC,…