Highlights of the collection
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Campus Strike Papers
In the spring of 1970, there was a significant amount of unrest on college and university campuses due to the Vietnam War. On April 30, 1970, President Nixon announced that the U.S. would expand its…
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Profile of the Negro in Cleveland; A descriptive study of selected aspects in the life of the Negro population in the Cleveland area
Typescript
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Vertical File Materials Local History Collection Moses Fleetwood Walker
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Masjid al-Mumin/ Islamic Revivalist Movement Records
Founded in 1953 by Afzal Nabi, Masjid al-Mumin (“the Mosque of the Believer”) was first located at 10609 Superior Avenue in Cleveland, Ohio. Imam Mutawaf A. Shaheed and the Islamic Revivalist Movement (IRM, Inc.) came…
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The Cleveland Orchestra Scrapbook Vol. 242
The Cleveland Orchestra Archives Scrapbook Collection contains over 100 years of News and Reviews documenting the Orchestra’s founding, concert activity, and tours. Included are the building of Severance Hall and Blossom Music Center. The collection…
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African-American Community Politics and Racial Equality in Cleveland Public Schools : 1933-1973
This dissertation challenges the presumption that from 1933 to 1973 Cleveland African Americans held a monolithic viewpoint on race and public education by unveiling the multiple voices and approaches that characterized school reform. It charts…
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United Black Fund of Greater Cleveland Records
The United Black Fund of Greater Cleveland was founded in 1981 in Cleveland, Ohio, to fund organizations that serve African Americans, the poor, and minorities that are underserved in Cleveland’s philanthropic and charitable sector. The…
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Lolette and George Hanserd Photographs
George and Lolette Hanserd were well known in Cleveland, Ohio’s African-American community for their professional contributions, respectively, in podiatry and social work. In 1952 Lolette began working for the Welfare Federation of Cleveland as a…
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