The JOHN HUNTINGTON POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE filled a gap in area educational needs for 35 years by giving tuition-free technical training to some 60,000 Cleveland residents. On his birthday in 1889, JOHN HUNTINGTON earmarked $200,000 to fund a technical school to be known as the John Huntington Art & Polytechnic Trust.
The JOHN P. MURPHY FOUNDATION was founded in Cleveland by Higbee Co. (see DILLARD DEPARTMENT STORES, INC.) president JOHN PATRICK MURPHY in 1960. Upon Murphy's death in 1969, the majority of his $13 million estate was added to the foundation's assets.
JOHN, HENRY J. (5 Mar. 1885-28 Mar. 1971), an expert in diabetes, was born Jindrich Jeroslav to Czech parents, Jindrich and Filomena (Kvapilova) John, in Olomouc, Moravia. He came to the U.S. when he was 14 and graduated from the University of Kansas (1911). He then received his M.A. from the University of Minnesota (1912), and his M.D.
The JOHNS-CARABELLI COMPANY, originally known as Carabelli & Broggini, was founded in 1879 by GUISEPPE CARABELLI and James Broggini.
JOHNSON, EARLE LEVAN (29 Jan. 1895-16 Feb. 1947), developer of the national civil air defense system, was born in Great Barrington, Mass., to Levan and Nellie Ann Johnson. He moved with his family to Lake County, Ohio when he was 8. He graduated from Ohio State University in 1917 and returned to the family farm in Lake County.
JOHNSON, LEVI (25 Apr. 1786-19 Dec. 1871), who arrived in Cleveland in 1809 from Herkimer County, N.Y., built ships and constructed homes for the early settlers. He built Cuyahoga County's first courthouse and jail on the northwest corner of PUBLIC SQUARE (1812), an inn (Johnson House) in 1852, and Cleveland's first lighthouse (1830).
JOHNSON, REV. CLARA LUCIL (14 March 1900-20 Oct. 1993) was one of the first African American female ministers in Cleveland and the founder of Highlight FBH "Fire Baptized Holiness" Church in MAPLE HEIGHTS which was established during the late 1950s.
JOHNSON, SIR WILLIAM (1715-11 July 1774), superintendent of Indian Affairs in North America, landed with his party on a beach "near to Cayahoga" on 26 Sept. 1761, thus becoming one of Cleveland's earliest prominent visitors. After the conclusion of the French & Indian Wars, rumors and intelligence of an impending Indian attack on Ft. Detroit prompted its commander, Capt. Donald Campbell, to seek aid.
JOHNSON, TOM L. (18 July 1854-10 Apr. 1911), mayor of Cleveland and a noted American Progressive, was born in Blue Spring, Ky., to Col. Albert W. and Helen Loftin Johnson. His family's CIVIL WAR Confederate support depleted their fortunes, so that Johnson earned money selling newspapers to finance his family.
JOINT BIG BROTHER COUNCIL OF GREATER CLEVELAND. See BIG BROTHER/BIG SISTER MOVEMENT.
JOINT COMMITTEE FOR CLEVELAND HIGHER EDUCATION. See CLEVELAND COMMISSION ON HIGHER EDUCATION.
The JOINT VETERANS COMMISSION, founded in the 1920s, consisted of the following veterans' groups: the Army & Navy Union, USA; the United Spanish-American War Veterans (now defunct); the Jewish War Veterans; the Polish Legion of American Veterans; the Catholic War Veterans; the Marine Corps League; the Military Order of the Purple Heart; the Legion of Valor; and the
The JOLLY SET was an informal name for an informal group that constituted a Cleveland version of cafe society in the late 1940s and early 1950s. It consisted largely of sports figures and journalists, including BILL VEECK, Hank
The JONES AND LAUGHLIN STEEL CORP. (CLEVELAND WORKS) began in 1873 when CHAS. A. OTIS with 2 associates formed the Otis Iron & Steel Co. It was the first firm in America formed exclusively to make acid, open-hearth steel. Under Samuel T. Wellman's guidance, the new Otis mill on the lakeshore at E. 33rd St. produced its first basic open-hearth steel in 1880.
The JONES HOME OF APPLEWOOD CENTERS opened 15 Dec. 1887 as the Jones School & Home for Friendless Children, one of several Cleveland ORPHANAGES.
The JONES ROAD CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH, founded by Welsh immigrants living in the Broadway and Harvard Ave. section of Cleveland (originally NEWBURGH), developed out of a Sunday school and prayer group held in the home of William Jones on Harvard St. in 1857. The Welsh Congregational Society organized and built a small church on Wales St. in 1860.
JONES SCHOOL & HOME FOR FRIENDLESS CHILDREN. See JONES HOME OF CHILDREN'S SERVICES.
JONES, CARLOS L. (18 June 1827-5 Feb. 1897) was a businessman, philanthropist, and the founder of The Jones School and Home For Friendless Children (JONES HOME OF CHILDREN'S SERVICES) on Cleveland's West Side.
JONES, DAVID I. (18 June 1818-2 June 1891) and JOHN (ca. 1808-1870), brothers who built the first steel mill in NEWBURGH, were born in Monmouthshire, Wales, worked in Dowlais Mill in Glamorganshire, South Wales, and immigrated to the U.S. about 1845, working for Phoenix Iron Co. in Phoenixville, Pa. Early in 1856 they joined the new Railroad Iron Mill Co.
JONES, DAY, REAVIS & POGUE, founded in Cleveland, Ohio in 1893, Jones Day, is ranked among the world's best and most integrated law firms. Jones Day acts as principal outside counsel to, or provides significant legal representation for approximately half of the Fortune 500, Fortune Global 500, and FT Global 500.
Jones, George Gibson (a. 1871-27 October 1949), businessman, artist, and inventor was a long-time resident of the GLENVILLE Neighborhood in Cleveland and best known for being the country's only African-American owner of a brass foundry.
JONES, MYRTA L. (15 Nov. 1860 - 11 June 1954), eldest daughter of Judge James M. and Ermina (Barrows) Jones, was a native Cleveland social reformer dedicated to improving working conditions for women and a long-time member of the CONSUMERS LEAGUE OF OHIO.
JONES, PAUL K. (17 June 1904-8 Feb. 1993) instrumental in the development of SHAKER HTS., was born in Lonaconing, Md., the son of Joseph H. and Myrtle Geary Jones. After two years at Potomac State College in Keyser, W. Va., he was employed by U.S. Aluminum Co. which transferred him to Cleveland.
JONES, ROBINSON G. (14 Dec. 1871-18 Aug. 1938) was a prominent Cleveland educator who served as superintendent of the Cleveland City School District for thirteen years.
JORDAN MOTOR CAR CO., noted for promoting its product through innovative advertising, was founded by EDWARD S. (NED) JORDAN in June 1916. Located at 1070 E. 152nd St., the firm sold 1,788 cars the first year of its operation. With generous profit margins on its automobiles, the Jordan Co. enjoyed spectacular financial success and the original stockholders received a 1,900% return on their investment.
JORDAN, EDWARD STANLAW "NED" (21 Nov. 1882-30 Dec. 1958), automotive manufacturer who changed American advertising, was born in Merrill, Wis., to John and Kate (Griffin) Jordan. He worked through the University of Wisconsin as a reporter, once disguising himself as a railroad yardman, boarding a presidential train, and getting an interview with Pres.
JOSEPH & FEISS CO., an important part of Cleveland's garment industry, came from Meadville, PA, in 1845 as Koch & Loeb and set up a wholesale clothing store at 82 Superior St. The firm, run by Kaufman Koch, sold a general line of men's and boys clothing as well as piece goods to tailors. The company also sold its own brand of clothes, but manufacturing was contracted out to small ethnic shops.
JOSEPH BERTMAN, INC., is a wholesale grocery firm best known for their Bertman's Original Ball Park Mustard. The company was founded in 1920 by JOSEPH BERTMAN who was born in Lublin, Poland, and came to Cleveland as a child with his parents. He began the company in a garage at the Bertman home at E. 147th near Kinsman, where spices and pickles were processed and packaged.
JOSEPH, EMIL (5 Sept. 1857-11 June 1938), a lawyer devoting much of his life to public service and philanthropy, was born in New York to Jette Selig and MORITZ JOSEPH; his family came to Cleveland when his father joined the clothing-manufacturing firm Goldsmith, Joseph & Feiss in 1873. Joseph graduated from Columbia University with an A.B. (1879) and an LL.B. (1881).
JOSEPH, HELEN HAIMAN (28 Aug. 1888-15 Aug. 1978) was acknowledged as the "grandmother of American puppetry" because of her practical and scholarly knowledge of marionettes. Born in Atlanta, Ga., she came to Cleveland with her family at the age of 7 and graduated from CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL.
JOSEPH, MORITZ (9 Sept. 1834-7 June 1917), responsible for making JOSEPH & FEISS CO. one of the country's largest manufacturers of men's clothing, was born in Gauersheim, Rheinpfalz, Germany, son of Simon and Hannah Joseph. He left school at 16 to work as a clerk in a cloth business in Mainz. Joseph immigrated to the U.S.
JOSS, ADRIAN "ADDIE" (12 Apr. 1880-14 Apr. 1911), major-league baseball pitcher for Cleveland in the American League between 1902-10, whose career earned-run average of 1.88 per 9-inning game is the 2d-lowest in major-league history, was born in Juneau, Wis., son of Jacob and Theresa Joss. Unlike many early ball players, Joss attended college, both at St. Mary's College and at the University of Wisconsin.
The JOURNAL OF AESTHETICS AND ART CRITICISM is a quarterly publication of the American Society for Aesthetics. Between 1945-80 it was published jointly with the CLEVELAND MUSEUM OF ART. In its first 4 years (1941-45), the Journal of Aesthetics & Art Criticism was published by the Philosophical Library, Inc., in New York.
JOYCE, TERRY (February 12, 1929 - October 28, 2009) was a prominent Cleveland labor leader and Irish community leader who was a driving force behind the move of the West Side Irish American Club to Olmsted Township. Born in Mewillian in Achill Parish, County Mayo, Ireland, to Michael and Mary (Gallagher) Joyce, Joyce was one of eight children and maintained close family ties in Achill Parish all his life.
The JUDSON RETIREMENT COMMUNITY organized on January 9, 1906 as the Baptist Home of Northern Ohio (incorporated August 17, 1906). The nonprofit, interdenominational agency consists of two separate facilities, Judson Park and Judson Manor, but functions as one institution to provide independent and assisted living, and nursing care for retired men and women of independent means.
JUERGENS, J. HELEN SLOUGH (10 Feb. 1908 - 7 July 1999) was an international patent lawyer who was one of the first women to join the Cleveland Bar Association. She was born in Elyria, Ohio, to Josephine C. (Herbert) and Frank M. Slough, a practicing attorney.
The JULIE BILLIART SCHOOL, operated by the SISTERS OF NOTRE DAME, was the first school in the Catholic Diocese of Cleveland to devote itself to the education of children with learning problems. Founded in 1954 on the NOTRE DAME ACADEMY campus at Ansel Rd.
JUMPSTART INC. was created in 2003 to address Northeast Ohio's declining economy, loss of jobs and lack of entrepreneurial growth.
The JUNIOR LEAGUE OF CLEVELAND, INC. was founded on September 6, 1912 by a group of clubwomen meeting at the home of Mrs. Amasa Stone Mather. Relatively unchanged since 1912, the purpose of the league is threefold: 1) to promote voluntarism, 2) to develop the potential of women and 3) improve the community through effective volunteer activities and leadership.
JURGENS, REV. WILLIAM A., H.E.D. (3 July 1928-1 Sept. 1982) was a Catholic priest, linguist, author who translated theological and scriptural works, and Diocesan historian. An expert on Gregorian Chants and a gifted musician and composer, Jurgens was the first director of the Commission on Sacred Music.
KAHL, JACK (September 20, 1940 - December 30, 2018) was a philanthropist and business entrepreneur who founded Manco, manufacturer of the Duck Brand Tapes.
KAIM, JAMIL (JAMES) (1892-21 Sept. 1971), businessman and leader in Lebanese-American affairs, was born in Aitaneet, Lebanon, graduated from American University in Beirut, and served with the American Red Cross 2 years before coming to Cleveland in 1920 and opening a confectionery.
The KAISER PERMANENTE MEDICAL CARE PROGRAM evolved from industrial health care programs for construction, shipyard, and steel-mill workers for the Kaiser industrial companies during the late 1930s and 1940s. It was opened to public enrollment in October 1945. It developed locally from the Community Health Foundation, which was established in 1964.
KALISCH, ISIDOR (15 Nov. 1816-11 May 1886), the first rabbi serving the Cleveland Jewish community, was born in Krotoschin, the Duchy of Posen. He was the son of Burnham and Sarah Tobias Kalisch.
KALISH, MAX (1 Mar. 1891-18 Mar. 1945), sculptor, was born Max Kalichik in Valozin, Lithuania, son of Joel and Hannah (Levinson) Kalichik. He immigrated with his family to Cleveland in 1898 and was given an Orthodox Jewish education. He won a scholarship to the CLEVELAND INSTITUTE OF ART, graduating at 19 and winning first prize for life modeling.
KAMM'S is a neighborhood and STATISTICAL PLANNING AREA (SPA) on Cleveland’s far west side.
KARAMU HOUSE is a neighborhood settlement that became nationally known for its dedication to interracial theater and the arts. It was founded as the Neighborhood Assn. at 2239 E. 38th St.