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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 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…
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…
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…
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,…
Arthur and Murtis Taylor were community leaders active in Cleveland, Ohio, African-American organizations. They both worked at Karamu House and Outhwaite Homes Housing Project. Arthur then became an insurance underwriter and Murtis became director of Mount Pleasant Community Center and coordinator of the Federation for Community Planning’s Project on Aging. Their son Bruce was a biomedical engineer researching artificial arteries…