CLEVELAND DIGITAL LIBRARY:

LINKS
TO CLEVELAND HISTORY TOPICS

Special Collections and Archives

• Akron-Summit County Public Library: Special Collections
• Ashland University Archives
• Bowling Green State University's Historical Collections of the Great Lakes
• Case Western Reserve University
• Special Collections
• University Archives
• Cleveland Health Sciences Library: Dittrick Medical History Center: Archives
• City of Cleveland Archives - Martin Hauserman in the Clerk of City Council's Office.
• Cleveland Archival Roundtable
• Cleveland Museum of Natural History: Collections & Research
• Cleveland Orchestra Archives (Musical Arts Association)
• Cleveland Public Library: Special Collections
• College of Wooster
• Crile Archives at Cuyahoga Community College
• Cuyahoga County Archives
• Hiram College Archives and Special Collections
• Holden Arboretum Rare Book Collection
• John Carroll University:
• Special Collections
• Archives
• Northeast Ohio Broadcast Archives
• Kent State University Special Collections and Archives
• Oberlin College:
• Special Collections
• Archives
• Society of Ohio Archivists (links)
• University of Akron Archival Services
• Western Reserve Historical Society Library -- the Cleveland-area regional depository for the Local Government Records Program, Ohio Historical Society.
• Youngstown State University Special Collections
• NATIONAL LIST -- Ohio

Academic history departments in greater Cleveland:

• Ashland Univesity
• Baldwin-Wallace College
• Case Western Reserve University
• Cleveland State University
• College of Wooster
• Hiram College
• John Carroll University
• Kent State University
• Oberlin College
• University of Akron
  • Northeast Ohio Journal of History
• Ursuline College
• Youngstown State University
• Community Colleges
• Cuyahoga Community College
• Lakeland Community College
• Lorain Community College

History Resources in Local Libraries:

• Case Western Reserve University, KSL Digital Library & Digital Case
• Cleveland State University, History Subject Portal
• Cleveland Public Library:
  • History and Geography Department
  • Map Collection
  • Photography Collection
  • Special Collections
• Cuyahoga County Public Library -- Fairview Park branch, specializing in local history.
• Hudson Library and Historical Society -- Historical Archives
• Morley Library (Painesville) -- Genealogy & Local History Collection
• Sandusky Library: Genealogy and Local History. Archival research center and local history museum
• Shaker Heights Public Library: Local History Collection.

Historical Society and Museum links:

• African American Museum
(Cleveland).
• Akron, Canton & Youngstown Railroad Historical Society
• Ashtabula County Historical Society
• Ashtabula Railway Historical Foundation
• Aurora Historical Society
• Bay Village Historical Society and Rose Hill Museum.
• Bedford Historical Society
• Berea Historical Society
• Black River Historical Society (Lorain)
Brooklyn Historical Society
• Brecksville Historical Association
• Children's Museum of Cleveland
• Cleveland Heights Historical Society
• Cleveland Police Historical Society & Museum
• Conneaut Historical Railroad Museum
• Cuyahoga Valley National Park -- formerly the C. V. Nat'l Recreation Area
• Dunham Tavern Museum (Cleveland)
• Fairport Harbor Marine Museum and Lighthouse (Lake County)
• Garfield Heights Historical Society
• Geauga County Historical Society
• Great Lakes Historical Society: Inland Seas Maritime Museum (Vermilion)
• Hale Farm and Village (Hudson) -- Western Reserve Historical Society
• Hudson Heritage Society
• Hungarian Heritage Museum (Cleveland)
• James A. Garfield National Historic Site (Lawnfield) (Mentor)
• International Women's Air & Space Museum
• Kent Historical Society
• Lake County Historical Society
• Lakewood Historical Society
• Lorain County Historical Society
• Mahoning Valley Historical Society
• Mad River and NKP Railroad Museum (Bellevue, Ohio)
• Maritime Museum of Sandusky
• Medina County Historical Societies (information on smaller groups)
• Midwest Railroad Preservation Society (National Railway Historical Society chapter)
• Moreland Hills Historical Society
• National Cleveland-Style Polka Hall of Fame and Museum
• National Packard Museum (Warren)
• Nickel Plate Road Historical & Technical Society (The NKP was Cleveland's home town railroad)
• Northeast Ohio Broadcast Archives at John Carroll University (University Hts.)
• Northeastern Ohio Inter-Museum Council
• Oberlin Heritage Center
• Ohio Historical Society (Columbus)
• Ohio Museum of Transportation (Lakewood)
• Portage County Historical Society
• Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum
• Shaker History Center (CWRU's version)
• Slavic Village Historical Society and Mill Creek Falls HIstory Center.
• South Euclid Historical Society
• Stan Hywet Hall and Gardens (Akron)
• Summit County Historical Society
• Sutliff Museum (Warren-Trumbull Co. Library)
• Western Reserve Historical Society (Cleveland)
• Steamer William G. Mather Museum (Cleveland)
• Youngstown Historical Center of Industry & Labor

Other links of possible interest:

• ASME, Cleveland Section - Includes information on Cleveland mechanical engineering landmarks.
• American Brewery History Page - Clevelander Carl Miller's site about the history of beer in America.
• AmericanMafia.Com - Clevelander Rick Porrello's site about the history of the American Mafia, including a section on Cleveland.
• The Blakslee Log Cabin (Ashtabula)
• History of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers (HQ in Cleveland)
• Center for Sacred Landmarks -- includes essays and virtual tours.
• Cleveland: A Bicentennial Timeline - A useful feature of The Encyclopedia of Cleveland History.
• Cleveland Arts Prize: Past Winners
• Cleveland District Round Table of area genealogical organizations, including information on member organizations and their events.
• Cleveland Metroparks Zoo: Zoo History
• Clevelandpostcards.com -- email an old Cleveland postcard to a friend
• Cleveland Shakespeare Festival's Archives.
• Cleveland Skyscrapers.com -- Images and information about high-rise architecture in Cleveland and northeast Ohio.
• Cuyahoga County: OHGenWeb
• Famous But Forgotten: The Story of Alexander Winton; Automotive Pioneer and Industrialist
• Federation of German American Societies of Greater Cleveland.
• Grand River Partners Interested in the history of this important NE Ohio river.
• Guide to the Building Stones of Downtown Cleveland
• Heritage Ohio
• Historic Gateway Neighborhood
• History of Jewish Life in Cleveland
• Edward D. Kuekes, Pulitzer-Prize winning editorial cartoonist for the Cleveland Plain Dealer. Archives in Special Collections, Syracuse University.
• Lake View Cemetery
• National Refining Company
• "NODIS Celebrates Black History Month" (Northern Ohio Data & Information Services, Cleveland State University)
• Ohio and Erie Canal National Heritage Corridor
• Ohio Historic Bridge Association
• Ohio History Central
• Ohio's Covered Bridges (Ohio Department of Transportation)
• Old Akron and Summit County Postcards. -- U. of Akron's Center for Policy Studies
• Population of Ohio and Ohio's Top Ten Cities, 1800-1990
• The Sculpture Center (see inventory for Cleveland sculptures)
• Society for American Baseball Research: Cleveland Chapter
• Teaching Cleveland: A Bicentennial Education Project.
• Tomb with a View -- newsletter about art & heritage of local historic cemeteries
• Turner City Cleveland -- a display of local buildings built by Turner Construction. more...
• History of the United Transportation Union (HQ in Cleveland)
• University Circle -- Home to most of Cleveland's leading cultural, educational and medical institutions.
• History of the West Park Neighborhood -- an informal site concerning the history of the Jefferson, Kamm's Corners, Riverside and Puritas-Longmead area and to share personal memories of the neighborhood.
• The West Side Market
• Western Reserve Studies Symposium

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Last updated April 11, 2008

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