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Manuscript collections, often also called archives, are the unique documents created by individuals or organizations that record the thoughts, actions, and activities that have become history. These primary documents offer insight into events as they occurred from the point of view of the participants. Manuscripts are the most reliable account of the past, allowing those persons to speak to the present in their own voices. The Library is a valuable historical research center first and foremost because of the richness of the Manuscript Collection.

Harry Lee Moon Family, Series II
Jewish Community Federation of Cleveland, Series II
Mount Sinai Hospital
Abba Hillel Silver, Series II
Bay Village Historical Society Family Papers, microfilm editition

 

 

MS. Number: 4823

Henry Lee Moon Family, Series II, Papers 1885-1985

Size in Linear Feet: 1.4

Register Size, pp: 8

Rolls of Microfilm: 0

Description:

The Henry Lee Moon family was a prominent twentieth century Cleveland, Ohio, family involved in civil rights and community organizations. The collection consists primarily of booklets, cards, certificates, correspondence, financial records, letters, memorandum, minutes, newspaper clippings, reports, publications, pamphlets, proposals, speeches, telegrams, writings, and memorabilia. The collection is of value to those researching the life of the Moon family, civil rights and labor movements, especially the NAACP and African American involvement with the U.S.S.R. and eastern Europe.

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MS. Number: 4835

Jewish Community Federation of Cleveland, Series II Records 1936-1990

Size in Linear Feet: 107.7

Register Size, pp: 249

Rolls of Microfilm: 0

Description:

The Jewish Community Federation of Cleveland (f. 1903) is a nonprofit organization that plays a central role in identifying, coordinating, and raising funds for social services and educational activities in Cleveland, Ohio, as well as supporting national and international Jewish communities. The collection consists of correspondence, memoranda, trustee and committee minutes, reports, proposals, newspaper clippings, wills, and financial records. Researchers studying the Jewish community, especially in Cleveland, will find valuable material as well as those researching nonprofit organizations, foundations, and social service organizations.

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MS. Number: 4840

Mount Sinai Hospital Records 1892-2000

Size in Linear Feet: 1.6

Register Size, pp: 6

Rolls of Microfilm: 0

Description:

Mount Sinai Hospital was opened in 1903 with funds raised by the Jewish Women's Hospital Association. Mount Sinai Hospital provided training and employment opportunities for Jewish doctors denied employment in other hospitals, but its community outreach was nonsectarian. After financial difficulties and a sale to Primary Health Care Systems, Mount Sinai was closed in February 2000. The collection consists of reports, minutes, histories, newspaper and magazine articles, booklets, financial records, staff publications, bulletins, medical case histories, drawings, and scrapbooks. The collection will be of value to those studying Jewish hospitals, the health care industry and related training, women's history, medical research, and Russian immigration.

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MS. Number: 4842

Abba Hillel Silver, Series II Papers 1894-1985

Size in Linear Feet: 1.71

Register Size, pp: 5

Rolls of Microfilm: 0

Description:

Abba Hillel Silver was a rabbi at the Temple-Tifereth Israel and an internationally known Zionist. This collection, the second series of Rabbi Silver's papers, consists of biographical materials such as certificates, drawings, journal articles, passports, naturalization papers, oral history transcripts, newspaper clippings, and rabbinical materials. The collection is of value to those researching the career of Rabbi Silver as well as personal lives of the Silver family.

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MS. Number: MICR

Bay Village Historical Society Family Papers, microfilm edition Collection 1816-1995

Size in Linear Feet: 6

Register Size, pp:24

Rolls of Microfilm: 6

Description:

The Aldrich and Cahoon family papers make up the majority of the Bay Village Historical Society Family Papers Collection. The collection includes a wide variety of records including account books, address books, advertisements, bibles, diaries, day books, employment records, financial records, genealogical material, letters, maps, marriage licenses, obituaries, religious material, school records, speeches, wills, a yearbook, and more. The collection is of value to legal, social, business, transportation, military, and family history researchers.

 

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