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Show more3 typed letters from J. North of Electrical League of Cleveland and J. Cully of William Ganson Rose Advertising to Charles Baldwin Sawyer regarding 60th anniversary of lighting of Cleveland, Ohio, Public Square lighting celebration, and Sawyer participating in ceremonies and radio broadcast on the occasion. Includes transcript of broadcast
Charles F. Brush, Sr., Papers
Series 10: Charles Baldwin Sawyer's Collection Related to Charles F. Brush (1911-1966)
Box 32
Folder 6
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Show moreTwo publications of, one typescript, and one handwritten manuscript for the Brush genealogy entitled, A Concise Genealogy of Isaac Elbert Brush and Delia Williams Phillips, His Wife, and of Their Descendants. First book published in 1925, includes part one and appendices. Second book published in 1932, consists of part one, part two, and appendices. Typescript, dated October 17, 1931, consists of biographical sketch for Charles F., Sr. Handwritten manuscript, dated 1927, early draft for section on the scientific impact of Charles F., Sr.
Charles F. Brush, Sr., Papers
Series 8: Other Papers (1842-1960)
Subseries 1: Biographical (1880s-1932)
Box 27
Folder 4
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Show moreAfrican American Scholars at Case is a digital initiative that focuses on the presence of African Americans at Case Western Reserve University since its inception. The project seeks to preserve and make widely available information about the contributions of African Americans to the University and to both the local and global communities. The exhibit is based on Profile of Distinguished Black Alumni at Case Western Reserve University, published by Assistant Vice President for Student Affairs (Retired), Gwendolyn G. Johnson. The project is a collaborative effort between the Kelvin Smith Library, Ms. Johnson, and the University Archives.
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Show moreBiographies of scholars without exhibit images. Dr. Joseph Carroll, Class of 1893. Educated in the Cleveland school system, Dr. Joseph Carroll graduated from the Western Reserve University Medical School in 1893. In 1900, he volunteered for the armed services in the Philippines. After completing two years of service, he returned to Cleveland. Dr. George H. Wilson, Class of 1893. Dr. Wilson maintained a barber business to help finance his education at Western Reserve University Medical School. He graduated in 1893 and set up residence in the Schofield Building. He remained there until his death in 1905. Dr. Wilson was an elocutionist and writer. He wrote "Midnight on Baltimore," a dramatic naval sketch, which was presented in Cleveland. Dr. Leroy Bundy, Class of 1903. Dr. Bundy graduated from the Western Reserve University Dental School but did not open an office. Instead, he worked for the Woodcliff Dentists, an advertising dental office. He later made several unsuccessful attempts to establish offices in Detroit and Chicago and finally settled in St. Louis. Eventually, Dr. Bundy returned to Cleveland and established a practice. In 1930, he entered politics and was elected to the City Council, a position he held for ten years.
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Show moreAlexander H. Martin, Class of 1895 Mr. Martin graduated Phi Beta Kappa from Adelbert College in 1895. He was one of six African American members of the Phi Beta Kappa honorary society in the 19th century. After graduation, Mr. Martin enrolled in the Western Reserve University Law School and at the end of his second year (1897) passed the state bar exam. Mr. Martin was then admitted to the bar a full year before his graduation. He practiced with John M. Anderson and later helped organize a republican club. Mr. Martin became the first president of the club. In 1934, Mr. Martin received the endorsement of the Cleveland Bar Association for appointment to a vacant Common Pleas Court seat. However, the governor did not accept the endorsement. Mr. Martin practiced in Cleveland until his death in 1962.
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Show moreAnthony J. Whitehead, Class of 1915. Dr. Whitehead graduated from the Western Reserve University Dental School. He established and maintained a practice in Cleveland.
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Show moreArmen Gloster Evans, Class of 1920. Dr. Evans enrolled in Adelbert College in 1913. He combined three years of college and four years of medical school. As a student, he joined others to fight and work hard to establish Alpha Phi Alpha (Pi Chapter) on the Western Reserve University campus. Dr. Evans served on the staffs of Rainbow Babies and Children's and St. Luke's hospitals. In 1960-61, he served as president of the old Western Reserve University Medical Alumni Association. He passed away in Cleveland on September 12, 1975.
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Show moreNewspaper article entitled, Artificial Moonlight. The Brush Electric Light Mast, printed in The Cleveland Leader, July 23, 1881, originally published in The Ironmonger, explaining the Brush Electric Company Mast System of lighting to be erected in downtown Cleveland, includes a print illustration of the mast soon to be erected in Public Square
Charles F. Brush, Sr., Papers
Series 6: Newspaper Clippings (1879-1964)
Box 24
Folder 2
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Show moreBarbara Nichols graduated from the Massachusetts Memorial Hospital School of Nursing in Boston. In 1966, she earned a B.S. in Nursing from Case's Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing, and an M.S. in Behavorial Disabilities from the University of Wisconsin. Over the course of her career, Ms. Nichols has held 23 offices in professional associations including President of the American Nurses Association (1978-82) and President of the American Society for Health Care Education and Training. She served as a member of the Board of Directors of the International Council of Nurses and as the Chairperson of the American Journal of Nursing Company. Ms. Nichols also served as Visiting Professor at the University of Wisconsin School of Nursing in Madison and Milwaukee. Prior to this, she was the Secretary of the Department of Regulation and Licensing for the Wisconsin State Government. In this cabinet position, she was responsible for licensing and regulations for 26 diverse occupations ranging from boxing to nursing.
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Show moreDr. Betty Leola Smith Williams received her Master's degree in nursing from the Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing in 1954. She received her undergraduate degree, Bachelor of Science, from Howard University in Washington. Both her Ph.D in Public Health and her Master's in Mental Health Nursing were awarded by the University of California, Los Angeles. Dr. Williams is the first woman and first African American elected as a public member of the Board of Directors of Blue Cross of Southern California. She founded the Los Angeles Council of Black Nurses and is one of the founding members of the National Black Nurses Association.
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Show moreVarious reprints and typescripts for biographical sketches of Charles F. Brush, Sr. Includes Biographical Sketch of Charles Francis Brush, reprint from Biographical Cyclopedia of Ohio, no date. Charles Francis Brush, Special Editions 5 and 23 of 30, National Cyclopedia of American Biography, 1930. A Great American Inventor, typescript by C. B. Sawyer, January 15, 1930. Typed letter from W. S. Culver to C. B. Sawyer, January 30, 1930, with attached typescript of A Great American Inventor, in which Culver gives his own opinion on the typescript. Abstracted typescript, dated October 17, 1931, taken from the National Cyclopedia of American Biography for the Brush Genealogy. Charles Francis Brush (1849-1929), reprint from the Proceedings of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, Vol. 69, No. 13, 1934. Typescript, dated 1935, by Marie Gilchrist. A Recollection Concerning Charles F. Brush, dated March 31, 1941, by Walter L. Flory, regarding the Sandusky Cement Company. Undated biographical typescript of Charles F., Sr. Undated typescript for American Biography
Charles F. Brush, Sr., Papers
Series 8: Other Papers (1842-1960)
Subseries 1: Biographical (1880s-1932)
Box 27
Folder 1
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Show morePhotocopies of newspaper clippings relating to creation of Brush Foundation gathered by Margaret Richardson during research for her biography of Charles F., Sr., and handwritten notes on those clippings
Charles F. Brush, Sr., Papers
Series 11: Margaret Richardson's Biography of Charles F. Brush (1948-1954)
Subseries 3: Research Files
Box 34
Folder 6
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Show moreBlack and white photograph of 75th Anniversary of Street Lighting display with a photograph of Charles Brush in the middle of display and various scientific apparatus on the bottom of the display case
Charles F. Brush, Sr., Papers
Series 13: Photographs and Drawings (1880s-1954)
Box 38
Folder 9
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Show more9 black and white photographs of 1954 unveiling of plaque honoring Charles F. Brush, Sr. on Cleveland Illuminating Company building in Cleveland Public Square
Charles F. Brush, Sr., Papers
Series 13: Photographs (1880s-1954)
Box 38
Folder 9
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Show moreTyped and handwritten correspondence and television scripts, dated 1962 and 1963, relating to the production of a television program about Charles F. Brush, Sr., to be aired on WBOE, the Board of Education for Cleveland Public Schools television station in Cleveland, Ohio, as part of the Great Clevelanders series. Typed correspondence and written notes between Charles Baldwin Sawyer and Leonard A. Vitcha includes television scripts, compiled by Cleveland Public Schools, containing questions for Sawyer about Brush. Also includes handwritten and typed memos of phone messages from Vitcha to Sawyer regarding the Brush television program. Television series intended to include other famous and important Clevelanders
Charles F. Brush, Sr., Papers
Series 10: Charles Baldwin Sawyer's Collection Related to Charles F. Brush (1911-1966)
Box 31
Folder 6
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Show moreCarl A. Rouse, Class of 1951. Born in 1926, Dr. Rouse graduated from the Case Institute of Technology with a bachelor's degree in physics and a minor in mathematics. He then attended the California Institute of Technology where he earned his M.S. in 1953. He earned his doctorate in physics, again with a minor in math, from Caltech in 1956. Dr. Rouse is internationally known for his work in solar and astrophysics, numerical simulation of large scale fluid flows, and plasma physcis. He won recognition for his approach to stellar structure calculations, including an unusual solar model. Dr. Rouse has written numerous articles and commentaries including:"Interior Structure of the Sun," Nature, 1969. "A Method for the Numerical Calculation of Hydrodynamic Flow and Radiation Diffusion by Implicit Differencing," Journal of the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics, Vol. 9, No. 1 (Mar., 1961), pp. 127-135. For further reading see: "National Partnership for Advanced Computational Infrastructure: Archives"
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Show moreTyped and handwritten draft, notes, and research materials relating to chapter 13 of biography of Charles F. Brush, Sr., written by Margaret Richardson, regarding Brush as a Cleveland citizen
Charles F. Brush, Sr., Papers
Series 11: Margaret Richardson's Biography of Charles F. Brush (1948-1954)
Subseries 1: Chapters
Box 33
Folder 7
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Show moreTyped and handwritten draft, notes, research materials, and newspaper clippings relating to chapter 20 of the biography of Charles F. Brush, Sr., written by Margaret Richardson, regarding his last years living in his home on Euclid Avenue, in Cleveland Ohio. Also contains anecdotal accounts of past events occurring at the house and in the nearby Cleveland area
Charles F. Brush, Sr., Papers
Series 11: Margaret Richardson's Biography of Charles F. Brush (1948-1954)
Subseries 1: Chapters
Box 34
Folder 2
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Show moreTyped notes, draft, and research materials for chapter 4 of biography of Charles F. Brush, Sr. written by Margaret Richardson, regarding iron and steel industry in Cleveland in 1850s
Charles F. Brush, Sr., Papers
Series 11: Margaret Richardson's Biography of Charles F. Brush (1948-1954)
Subseries 1: Chapters
Box 32
Folder 15
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