Finding aid for the Manx Street School Reunion Records
Title:
Manx Street School Reunion Records
Repository:
Western Reserve Historical Society
Phone: 216-721-5722
http://www.wrhs.org
Creator:
Manx Street School
Dates:
1893-1923
Quantity:
0.20 linear feet (1 container)
Abstract:
 The Manx Street School was established in 1842 to educate the children of immigrants from the Isle of Man, in Great Britain, who had settled on the east side of Cleveland, Ohio. In 1913 it was replaced by the Mt. Pleasant School. The collection consists of scrapbooks containing reunion programs, newspaper articles, badges, pictures, reunion minutes, and treasurer's reports.
Identification:
MS 2990
Location:
closed stacks
Language:
The records are in English

Scope and Content

The Manx Street School Reunion Records, 1893-1923, consist of scrapbooks containing reunion programs, newspaper articles, badges, pictures, reunion minutes, and treasurer's reports.

This collection will be useful to researchers studying the history of Cleveland, Ohio, and its immigrant community originating on the Isle of Man, Great Britain. Those studying public school issues in Cleveland will also find this collection useful. Genealogists might find the minute book useful.

Statement of Arrangement

The collection 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:

British Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
Class reunions -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
Manx Street School (Cleveland, Ohio)
Schools -- Ohio -- Cleveland.

Preferred Citation

[Container ___, Folder ___ ] MS 2990 Manx Street School Reunion Records, Western Reserve Historical Society, Cleveland, Ohio

Acquisition Information

Gift of Mrs. Frank E. Taplin and Mrs. Robert J. Dawson in 1944.

Detailed Description of The Collection



Manx Street School Reunion Records, 1893-1923

Box 1 / Folder 1
Minute book containing reunion records, treasurers' reports, and loose materials related to the Manx Street School, 1893-1923




Box 1 / Folder 2
Scrapbook of reunion material, including reunion programs, newspaper clippings, badges, and photographs, 1893-1923