Finding aid for the George Washington Bicentennial Committee Records
Title:
George Washington Bicentennial Committee Records
Repository:
Western Reserve Historical Society
Phone: 216-721-5722
http://www.wrhs.org
Creator:
George Washington Bicentennial Committee
Dates:
1932
Quantity:
1.0 linear feet (3 containers)
Abstract:
 The collection consists of correspondence, bank book, cash journal, contribution and committee reports, contribution data, executive committee minutes, news releases, newspaper clippings, photographs of some committee members, programs, and a report on the George Washington Bicentennial observance in the Lakewood, Ohio, elementary schools by Julius E. Warren.
Identification:
MS 1828
Location:
closed stacks
Language:
The records are in English

Scope and Content

The George Washington Bicentennial Committee Records, 1932 and undated, consist of correspondence, bank book, cash journal, contribution and committee reports, contribution data, executive committee minutes, news releases, newspaper clippings, photographs of some committee members, programs, and a report on the George Washington Bicentennial observance in the Lakewood, Ohio, elementary schools by Julius E. Warren. Among the correspondents, including some officers of the committee, are Sol Bloom, Harold H. Burton, Harold T. Clark (chairman, finance committee), Horatio Ford (general chairman), Stanley S. Friedman (executive secretary), Albert Bushnell Hart, and Laurence H. Norton (treasurer).

Statement of Arrangement

The collection is arranged by document type.

Restrictions on Access

None.

Indexing Terms

The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.

Subjects:

George Washington Bicentennial Committee (Cleveland, Ohio)
Washington, George, 1732-1799 -- Anniversaries, etc.

Preferred Citation

[Container ___, folder ___ ] MS 1828 George Washington Bicentennial Committee Records, Western Reserve Historical Society, Cleveland, Ohio

Detailed Description of The Collection



George Washington Bicentennial Committee Records, 1932; undated

Box 1 / Folder 1
Bloom correspondence, 1932




Box 1 / Folder 2
Burton correspondence, 1932




Box 1 / Folder 3
Clark correspondence, 1932




Box 1 / Folder 4
Ford correspondence, 1932




Box 1 / Folder 5
General correspondence, 1932




Box 1 / Folder 6
Copy/form letters, 1932




Box 1 / Folder 7
Executive Committee, Executive Secretary, and Advisory Board material, 1932




Box 1 / Folder 8
Sponsoring organizations, 1932




Box 1 / Folder 9-12
Contribution reports, 1932




Box 1 / Folder 13
Lists, 1932




Box 1 / Folder 14
Program Subcommittee, including final report, 1932




Box 2 / Folder 1
Press releases, 1932




Box 2 / Folder 2
Hart lecture, 1932




Box 2 / Folder 3
Luncheon, Flag Day, and Kosciusko Day, 1932




Box 2 / Folder 4
"Spirit of '76" plaque, 1932




Box 2 / Folder 5
Report on school activities, 1932




Box 2 / Folder 6
Solicitations, prices, and orders, 1932




Box 2 / Folder 7
Account book and savings book, 1932




Box 3 / Folder 1
Miscellaneous publications, dates vary




Box 3 / Folder 2
Newspaper clippings, 1932




Box 3 / Folder 3
Miscellaneous material, 1932