HASKELL, COBURN (31 Dec. 1868-14 Dec. 1922) was a prominent Cleveland businessman and sportsman, known as the inventor of the modern golf ball. Son of William A. and Mary Haskell, he came to Cleveland from Boston in 1892 as the result of a friendship between his father and MARCUS A. HANNA.
HATHAWAY BROWN, the oldest surviving private girls' school in the Cleveland area, was founded in 1876 as an adjunct to the BROOKS MILITARY SCHOOL, the foremost private school for boys at the time. Its original name was the Brooks School for Ladies. The school was proprietary in nature and had several owners, including Miss Anne Hathaway Brown.
HATTON, AUGUSTUS RAYMOND (27 Sept. 1873-12 Nov. 1946) an author of Cleveland's City Manager Charter, member of city council, and professor of Political Science at Western Reserve University, was born on a farm near Vevay, Indiana, the son of Augustus and Mary Lavinia (Howard) Hatton. Educated in public schools there, Hatton graduated from Franklin College, Franklin, Indiana with a Ph.B.
ELIZABETH HAUSER, (16 March, 1873 - 11 November, 1958), writer and suffrage leader, was born in Girard, Ohio, to David and Mary (Bixler) Hauser. After graduation from high school, she began her career as a journalist with local newspapers, including the Warren Tribune Chronicle.
HAVILAND, ROBERT E. (9 Nov. 1914 – 24 Jan. 2003). was a filmmaker, musician, and life-long resident of the Cleveland area. Haviland was a still photographer in the 1930s when he was assigned to take photos for H. H. Timken at the Timken Roller Bearing Company in Canton. The images so moved Timken that he cajoled young Haviland into making a film with a $10,000 advance.
HAWGOOD, BELLE DIBLEY (20 July 1869-2 Feb. 1941) made an important regional contribution to botany by collecting approximately 1,000 herbarium specimens, most from northern Ohio, over a period of more than forty years. Hawgood was born on a farm in Oak Creek, Wisconsin, now South Milwaukee, to Ebeneezer and Isabella Dibley. When she was a teenager, her mother taught her to botanize.
HAWKEN SCHOOL was founded in 1915 with the motto "That the better self shall prevail and each generation introduce its successor to a higher plane of life." Originally located at 1572 Ansel Rd. in Cleveland, Hawken was a boys' elementary school with 19 students and 3 teachers. The school strongly reflected the educational philosophy of its founder, James A.
HAWKINS, JALACY "SCREAMIN JAY" (18 July1929 - 12 February 2000), was born in Cleveland Ohio. Being one of eight children, Hawkins was orphaned as an infant. He was adopted at 18 months old by a Blackfoot Indian couple who raised him. He learned how to play the piano as well as to read and write music by the time he turned four years old.
HAY, JOHN MILTON (8 Oct. 1838-1 July 1905), diplomat, statesman, U.S. secretary of state, and historian, was born in Salem, Ind., to Dr. Charley and Helen Leonard Hay. He graduated from Brown University, Providence, R.I. (1858), and studied law with his uncle, Milton Hay, whose offices adjoined those of Abraham Lincoln.
HAYASHI, MASUMI (3 September1945- 17August 2006) was a Japanese-American photographer known for her panoramic collages capturing typically abandoned or isolated landscapes.
HAYDN, HIRAM COLLINS (11 Dec. 1831-31 July 1913), pastor of FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH (OLD STONE) and president of Western Reserve University, was born in Pompey, N.Y., to David E. and Lucinda (Cooley) Haydn. He graduated from Amherst College in 1856, and received a D.D. from Union Theological Seminary in 1859.
HAYES, MAX S. (MAXIMILIAN SEBASTIAN) (25 May 1866-11 Oct. 1945), LABOR spokesman and editor of the CLEVELAND CITIZEN, was born in Havanna, Ohio to Joseph and Elizabeth (Borer) Hayes. He was educated in common schools until 13, when he was apprenticed in printing.
The HAYMARKET was an area of downtown Cleveland that lay to the south and west of PUBLIC SQUARE near the east end of the HOPE MEMORIAL (Lorain-Carnegie) BRIDGE. Beginning as a marketplace, it evolved into a residential and commercial district, and then degenerated into the city's first slum.
HAYR, JAMES (1 July 1838-1 Aug. 1927), a volunteer CIVIL WAR soldier and early custodian of the SOLDIERS & SAILORS MONUMENT, was born in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. He and his family moved to Niagara Falls, N.Y., in 1851. He worked as a painter in Rochester, New York City, and Cleveland.
HAYS, J. BYERS (11 Feb. 1891-26 Aug. 1968), architect active in Cleveland from 1920-63, was born in Sewickley, Pa., son of Alden Farrell and Augusta (Ulrich) Hays. He graduated in architecture from Carnegie Institute of Technology in 1914.
HAYS, KAUFMAN (9 Mar. 1835-12 Apr. 1916), merchant and banker, was born to Abraham and Bertha (Hexter) Hays of Storndorf, Hesse-Darmstadt, Germany. He immigrated to Cleveland in 1852, and worked in retail stores before joining SIMSON THORMAN in his hides-and-wool business in 1860, leaving to establish Hays Bros. (1864-85) clothing store.
HAYWARD, NELSON (1810-14 Apr. 1857), mayor of Cleveland (1843-44), was born in Braintree, Mass., where he was locally educated. Son of William and Marjory (Thayer) Hayward, he came to Cleveland in 1825 with his 2 brothers, Joseph and John, and joined in various small enterprises with them. In 1840, he became the assistant chief of the Old Volunteer Fire Dept.
HAYWARD, WILLIAM HENRY (6 Dec. 1822-1 Mar. 1904), Cleveland printer, organizer of the CLEVELAND GRAYS, and Civil War Army officer, was born in Lebanon, Conn., to John and Maria (Whedon) Hayward. He moved to Cleveland with his family in 1825 via the Erie Canal and lake schooner. At 15, he began work with Sanford & Lott in printing.
The HCS FOUNDATION was established in 1959 in Cleveland by Harold C. Schott. The foundation limits its giving to Ohio and supports health organizations, cultural institutions, education, and services for the handicapped. In 1992 the foundation held assets of over $53.8 million and expended over $2.34 million for 17 grants, ranging between $1,000 and $500,000.
The HEALTH FUND OF GREATER CLEVELAND, a nonprofit organization, coordinated health funding in Cleveland from its incorporation on 31 July 1959 to 30 Sept. 1977, when the Health Council of United Torch Services (see UNITED WAY SERVICES) assumed the task. It raised $590,000 in 1962, topping all city fund drives for health causes that year.
HEALTH HILL HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN, is the only pediatric rehabilitation center and children's specialty hospital of its kind in Ohio. Incorporated in 1895 as the Children's Fresh Air Camp & Hospital, it was the result of HIRAM ADDISON's desire to provide a healthy environment for ill children and their mothers.
HEALTHSPACE CLEVELAND (formerly the Health Museum), a nonprofit institution incorporated on December 28, 1936 as the Cleveland Health Education Museum, was the first permanent health museum in the country.
HEARD, CHARLES WALLACE (1806-29 Aug. 1876), architect, was born in Onondaga, N.Y., the son of Enoch and Clarissa (Hopkins) Hurd. His family moved to Painesville, Ohio, 3 years later. In 1822 he was apprenticed to JONATHAN GOLDSMITH, marrying his daughter in 1830 and becoming Goldsmith's partner until 1847, working primarily in Cleveland beginning 1833. The Chas. M.
HEARD, LUCAS ALLEN (22 Aug. 1846-29 April 1903), architect, worked in Cleveland between 1870-81. He designed such local buildings as Ursuline Academy at Villa Angela (1878) and the Willson Avenue Baptist Church (1879, later St. Paul's AME Zion Church). Born in Cleveland, Heard was the son of Caroline James Goldsmith and CHARLES W.
The HEBREW ACADEMY is an Orthodox day school that provides a full religious and secular education from pre-kindergarten to high school. The academy was established in 1943 through the efforts of Rabbi Elijah M. Bloch and Rabbi Chaim M. Katz of the TELSHE YESHIVA to provide a Torah-oriented education for Cleveland's Jewish youth. Classes began in Sept.
The HEBREW FREE LOAN ASSN. was established in 1904 to provide interest-free loans to needy Jewish immigrants, following the Biblical injunction that Jews not charge interest to the needy. Cleveland merchants Chas.
HEBREW ORTHODOX OLD AGE HOME. See MENORAH PARK CENTER FOR THE AGING.
HEGGS, OWEN L. (1 Oct. 1942-17 April 1993) was a partner in the law firm of JONES, DAY, REAVIS & POGUE, a trustee of CUYAHOGA COMMUNITY COLLEGE, and a civic activist.
The HEIGHTS AREA PROJECT was established as the Cleveland Hts.
The HEIGHTS BENEVOLENT AND SOCIAL UNION (HBSU), the oldest Jewish benevolent society in Cleveland, was organized in 1881 by 24 Hungarian Jews as the Hungarian Benevolent & Social Union, to aid members in illness or death, assist nonmembers in "unfortunate circumstances," and cultivate social relations among its members. Membership was over 100 by 1885; 763 in 1916; about 500 in the 1980s.
The HEIGHTS COMMUNITY CONGRESS (HCC), founded in 1972 (inc. 1973), is a non-partisan, broad-based citizen coalition of over 200 organizations and 1,000 individuals which monitors and supports integration in CLEVELAND HTS. Concerned Jewish and Catholic residents formed HCC.
The HEIGHTS JEWISH CENTER, established on 1 July 1923 as the Heights Orthodox Congregation, was the first Jewish congregation in Cleveland's eastern SUBURBS. It initially met in the home of Jacob Makoff on Euclid Hts. Blvd. in CLEVELAND HTS.
HEIGHTS UNITED PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH, also known as Cleveland Hts. United Presbyterian Church, was founded as a Bible school in Fairfax School, Cleveland Hts., in Sept. 1921. A frame church at Washington Blvd. and Lee Rd. was dedicated on 5 March 1922, and the congregation was formally organized with the name of Cleveland Hts. United Presbyterian Church on 7 Jan. 1923. The first pastor was Rev. J. M.
The HEIGHTS YOUTH THEATER, known for its youth productions and theater classes, is one of the oldest children's theaters in the country. The theater was founded in 1945 and operated under the auspices of the Cleveland Hts.-Univ. Hts. Board of Education. In 1952 Jerry Leonard became the group's first director and its guiding force. He shaped the organization into a full-fledged professional children's theater company.
HEINEN'S, INC., is one of the chief grocery-store chains in the Cleveland area. The company was established in 1929 when Joseph H. Heinen, a German immigrant who had worked at various food and meat markets since childhood, opened his own neighborhood butcher shop on Kinsman Rd.
HEINTEL, CARL C. (29 Sept. 1917 - 16 Sept. 1997) was a banker who pioneered the redevelopment of OHIO CITY, Cleveland's first major neighborhood rebuilding effort. He was born on Cleveland's West Side, the son of Margaret Grosser and Charles S. Heintel, a stone contractor who later became president of West Side Federal Savings and Loan.
HEINZERLING, LYNN LOUIS (23 Oct. 1906-21 Nov. 1983) broke into journalism in Cleveland and went on to win a Pulitzer Prize as a foreign correspondent for the Associated Press. He was a native of Birmingham, O., the son of Louis and Grace Lawrence Heinzerling. Raised in Elyria, O., he attended Akron University and Ohio Wesleyan University.
HEISE, GEORGE W. (b. 27 June 1888), chemist and researcher for Natl. Carbon Research Laboratories, was born in Milwaukee the son of German immigrants Paul E. and Dora Tyre Heise. He earned his B.S. (1909) and M.S. (1912) degrees from the University of Wisconsin.
HEISMAN, JOHN WILLIAM (23 Oct. 1869-3 Oct. 1936), innovative college football coach for whom the Heisman Trophy is named, was born in Cleveland, to Michael and Sarah Heisman, but his family moved to Titusville, Pa. during the 1870s.
HELLERSTEIN, HERMAN KOPEL (6 June 1916-17 Aug. 1993) won recognition as a Cleveland cardiologist for his studies that made it possible for most heart patients to continue leading productive lives. Born in Dillonvale, O., he was the son of Russian immigrants Samuel and Cecilia Zeiger Hellerstein.
HELMUTH, RUTH WALTER (29 Aug 1918-16 July 1997) founded the Western Reserve University archives, which rose to national prominence under her direction; pioneered methods for preserving institutional records and memorabilia; and developed a program for training archivists which became a model for similar efforts nationwide. She was born in Cleveland to Carl Frederick, a salesman, and Leda A.
HEMINGWAY, ROBERT N. (1 Jan. 1907 - 5 June 1999) accompanied world-renowned musicians on the piano and became a principal in the CLEVELAND PUBLIC SCHOOLS. He was born in Memphis, Tenn. to William B. Hemingway and Lulu B. (Countee), a celebrated music teacher.
HENNIG, EDWARD A. (Oct. 1879-28 Aug. 1960) was a leading amateur athlete and the first Cleveland athlete to participate in the Olympics. Son of Fred K.E. and Johannah (Goernnes) Hennig, he was an active gymnast from age 8, when a doctor recommended he take up gymnastic exercise to build himself up. Twice a week he walked 4 mi. to a gymnasium downtown.
HENNING, EDWARD BURK (23 Oct. 1922 - 18 Apr. 1993) was an art historian and chief curator of modern art at THE CLEVELAND MUSEUM OF ART who expanded the collection by acquiring important works by modern artists.
HENRIETTA, SISTER, CSA (19 July 1902-17 Oct. 1983) was the director of Our Lady of Fatima Mission Center (1965-1983) on E. 68th and Quimby who worked to revitalize HOUGH and "reclaim a...slum" by providing food, clothing, education, employment, health care and housing for area residents.