Finding aid for the Pauline Steffner Papers
Title:
Pauline Steffner Papers
Repository:
Western Reserve Historical Society
Phone: 216-721-5722
http://www.wrhs.org
Creator:
Steffner, pauline
Dates:
1921-1972
Quantity:
0.40 linear feet (1 container)
Abstract:
 Pauline Steffner was a member of the American Slovene Club, Community Welfare Club, and Yugoslav Cultural Garden League in Cleveland, Ohio. She was married to Edward B. Steffner. The collection consists of correspondence and general papers of the American Slovene Club, the Community Welfare Club and the Yugoslav Cultural Garden League, and general Slovenian material.
Identification:
MS 3721
Location:
closed stacks
Language:
The records are in English

Scope and Content

The Pauline Steffner Papers, 1921-1972 and undated, consist of correspondence and general papers of the American Slovene Club, the Community Welfare Club and the Yugoslav Cultural Garden League, and general Slovenian material.

This collection will be useful to researchers studying the history of the Slovenian immigrant community of Cleveland, Ohio, in the twentieth century. Those studying women's history and the history of the Cleveland Cultural Gardens will also find this collection useful.

Statement of Arrangement

The collection is arranged by subject, then 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:

Community gardens -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
Slovenian Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Societies, etc.
Steffner, Pauline.
Women volunteers in social service -- Ohio -- Cleveland.

Preferred Citation

[Container ___, Folder ___ ] MS 3721 Pauline Steffner Papers, Western Reserve Historical Society, Cleveland, Ohio

Acquisition Information

Gift of Mrs. Edward B. Steffner in 1976.

Detailed Description of The Collection



Pauline Steffner Papers, 1921-1972; undated

Box 1 / Folder 1
American Slovene Club, correspondence and other papers, 1958-1966




Box 1 / Folder 2
Community Welfare Club, correspondence, programs, and history, 1940-1941




Box 1 / Folder 3
Community Welfare Club, minutes, 1921-1929




Box 1 / Folder 4
Community Welfare Club, minutes, 1937-1945




Box 1 / Folder 5
Community Welfare Club, minutes, 1946-1957




Box 1 / Folder 6
Yugoslav Cultural Garden League, correspondence, 1938-1972




Box 1 / Folder 7
Yugoslav Cultural Garden League, general papers, 1935-1959




Box 1 / Folder 8
Yugoslav Cultural Garden League, general papers, 1960-1972




Box 1 / Folder 9
Miscellaneous Slovenian material, 1937-1972