Finding aid for the Ralph Rudd Papers
Title:
Ralph Rudd Papers
Repository:
Western Reserve Historical Society
Phone: 216-721-5722
http://www.wrhs.org
Creator:
Rudd, Ralph
Dates:
1957-1962
Quantity:
4.00 linear feet (4 containers)
Abstract:
 Ralph Rudd (b. 1915) was a state legislator from Lake County, Ohio, 19591962. Rudd championed numerous liberal causes such as unemployment compensation, minimum wage laws, workers' compensation, and the abolition of capital punishment. He also served as director of the Cleveland Civil Liberties Union and on the board of directors of the Ohio Consumers League. The collection consists of correspondence, news releases, newspaper clippings, and miscellaneous material relating to legislation of interest to Rudd, to his 1960 Republican opponent, C. Lee Mantle, and other topics. The collection pertains to Rudd's activities as a state representative and to legislation relating to such areas as unemployment compensation, school finance, capital punishment, and the Ohio Fair Employment Practices Commission.
Identification:
MS 4274
Location:
closed stacks
Language:
The records are in English

Biography of Ralph Rudd

Ralph Rudd (b. 1915) served two terms in the Ohio House of Representatives from 1959 to 1962 as Lake County's representative. A Democrat, Rudd championed numerous liberal causes such as unemployment compensation, minimum wage laws, worker's compensation, and the abolition of capital punishment. At the end of his first term he was named outstanding freshman legislator. Prior to his political career he practiced law, an occupation he resumed after 1962. Rudd also served as director of the Cleveland Civil Liberties Union and on the board of directors of the Ohio Consumers League.

Scope and Content

The Ralph Rudd Papers, 1957-1962 and undated, consist of correspondence, news releases, newspaper clippings, and miscellaneous information relating, among other topics, to legislation in which he had a strong interest and to his 1960 Republican opponent, C. Lee Mantle.

This collection relates to Rudd's activities as a state representative from Lake County, Ohio. It is also useful for researchers interested in legislation on such topics as unemployment compensation, school finance, capital punishment, and the Fair Employment Practices Commission.

Statement of Arrangement

The collection is arranged in three series.
Series I: Legislation is arranged in two sub-series.
Sub-series A: 1959 Legislation is arranged alphabetically by subject.
Sub-series B: 1961 Legislation is arranged alphabetically by subject.
Series II: Correspondence is arranged in two sub-series.
Sub-series A: Constituent Correspondence is arranged chronologically.
Sub-series B: Legislative Errand Correspondence is arranged chronologically.
Series III: Political and Personal Information is arranged in four sub-series.
Sub-series A: News Releases is arranged chronologically.
Sub-series B: C. Lee Mantle is arranged chronologically.
Sub-series C: Newspaper Clippings is arranged chronologically.
Sub-series D: Miscellaneous Information is arranged by document type and then chronologically.

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:

Capital punishment -- Ohio.
Discrimination in employment -- Law and legislation -- Ohio.
Education -- Finance -- Law and legislation -- Ohio.
Fair Employment Practices Commission (Ohio)
Insurance, Unemployment -- Law and legislation -- Ohio.
Legislators -- Ohio.
Ohio -- Politics and government -- 1951-
Politicians -- Ohio -- Lake County.
Rudd, Ralph, 1915-
Workers' compensation -- Law and legislation -- Ohio.

Preferred Citation

[Container ___, Folder ___ ] MS 4274 Ralph Rudd Papers, Western Reserve Historical Society, Cleveland, Ohio

Acquisition Information

Ralph Rudd, 1983.

Processing Information

Processed by Richard Hite in 1988.


Detailed Description of The Collection



Series I: Legislation, 1959-1961




Sub-series A: 1959 Legislation, 1959

Box 1 / Folder 1
Capital punishment; Charities; and Congratulations and thanks, 1959




Box 1 / Folder 2
Corporation Act, 1959




Box 1 / Folder 3
Discriminatory pricing; and Election laws, 1959




Box 1 / Folder 4
Equal pay bill; and Fair Employment Practices Commission, 1959




Box 1 / Folder 5
Filing space; Fireworks; Gifted children; Guest Act; Lake County judgeship; and Milk bill, 1959




Box 1 / Folder 6
Mineral leases under parks; and Minimum wage, 1959




Box 1 / Folder 7
Nuns in schools; Policy Committee - labor; Probate Code; and Quail bill, 1959




Box 1 / Folder 8-9
School finance, 1959




Box 1 / Folder 10
Social Security, 1959




Box 1 / Folder 11
Supplementary unemployment benefits, 1959




Box 1 / Folder 12
Supplementary unemployment benefits, Brown-Cloud emergency bill, 1959




Box 1 / Folder 13-14
Unemployment compensation, 1959




Box 1 / Folder 15-17
Uniform Commercial Code, 1959




Box 1 / Folder 18-20
Worker's compensation, 1959




Box 2 / Folder 21
Worker's compensation; and Miscellaneous bills sponsored by Rudd, 1959







Sub-series B: 1961 Legislation, 1961

Box 2 / Folder 22
Aging; Agriculture; Alcoholic beverages; and Amish schools, 1961




Box 2 / Folder 23-24
Capital punishment, 1961




Box 2 / Folder 25
Civil service; Community colleges; and Comparative negligence, 1961




Box 2 / Folder 26
Election law - registration; and Eminent domain, 1961




Box 2 / Folder 27
Fair housing; Federal tax liens on motor vehicles; Gas tax - exemption for schools; Grape growers; Health Department; Highway safety - exhaust pipes; Highway safety - flashing lights, slow vehicles; and Immunization, 1961




Box 2 / Folder 28
Industry and labor; Lake County judgeship; Low income tax credit; Migrant labor; Minimum wage; Municipal courts; and Municipal income taxes, 1961




Box 2 / Folder 29
Public utilities; Retirement funds; Salaries; and School finance, 1961




Box 2 / Folder 30
School finance, bills, 1961




Box 2 / Folder 31
School finance, data, 1961




Box 2 / Folder 32
School finance, news release; pamphlets; questionnaires; and speeches, 1961




Box 2 / Folder 33
School Foundation bill analysis; and School Foundation bill analysis, Cuyahoga County, 1961




Box 2 / Folder 34
School Foundation bill analysis, Lake County, 1961




Box 2 / Folder 35
Schools, legislation and correspondence, 1961




Box 2 / Folder 36
Sewer assessments; Supervisors, hours law; and Tax, 1961




Box 2 / Folder 37
Tax; and Tax, inventories, 1961




Box 2 / Folder 38
Taylor Road; Unemployment Compensation, bills; and Unemployment Compensation, bills, amendments, 1961




Box 3 / Folder 39
Unemployment Compensation, bills, analyses, 1961




Box 3 / Folder 40
Unemployment Compensation, bills, drafts, 1961




Box 3 / Folder 41
Unemployment Compensation, conference and correspondence, 1961




Box 3 / Folder 42
Unemployment Compensation, eligibility; Unemployment Compensation, extension; and Unemployment Compensation, federal bill, 1961




Box 3 / Folder 43
Unemployment Compensation, Lake County office; and Unemployment Compensation, Legislative Service Committee, Rudd plan, 1961




Box 3 / Folder 44
Unemployment Compensation, Legislative Service Committee, Rudd plan, 1961




Box 3 / Folder 45
Unemployment Compensation, Lorain, Ohio; Unemployment Compensation, memoranda; Unemployment Compensation, Rudd plan; and Unemployment Compensation, Rudd plan, taxes, 1961




Box 3 / Folder 46
Unemployment Compensation, seamen; Unemployment Compensation, Sidney, Ohio; Unemployment Compensation, statistical data; and Unemployment Compensation, tax, 1961




Box 3 / Folder 47-50
Unemployment Compensation, tax, 1961




Box 3 / Folder 51
Unemployment Compensation, witnesses' statements, 1961




Box 3 / Folder 52-53
Unemployment Compensation, miscellaneous, 1961




Box 3 / Folder 54
Watercraft; Water systems; Worker's compensation; and Miscellaneous bills sponsored by Rudd, 1961





Series II: Correspondence, 1957-1962; undated




Sub-series A: Constituent Correspondence, 1958-1962; undated

Box 3 / Folder 55
Constituent correspondence, 1958-1959




Box 4 / Folder 56-65
Constituent correspondence, 1959-1962







Sub-series B: Legislative Errand Correspondence, 1957-1961; undated

Box 4 / Folder 66-67
Legislative errand correspondence, 1957-1961





Series III: Political and Personal Information, 1957-1962; undated




Sub-series A: News Releases, 1959-1961; undated

Box 4 / Folder 68-69
News releases, 1959-1961







Sub-series B: C. Lee Mantle, 1957-1960

Box 4 / Folder 70
Information on C. Lee Mantle, Rudd's 1960 Republican opponent, 1957-1960







Sub-series C: Newspaper Clippings, 1959-1961; undated

Box 4 / Folder 71
Newspaper clippings, 1959-1961







Sub-series D: Miscellaneous Information, 1958-1962

Box 4 / Folder 72
Miscellaneous, including a certificate of election, 1958




Box 4 / Folder 72
Re-election campaign notice, 1962




Box 4 / Folder 72
Rudd family photograph (copy), 1961




Box 4 / Folder 72
Lists of Rudd supporters, 1958