Finding aid for the Cleveland Press Photograph Collection Repository: Cleveland State University Title: Cleveland Press Photograph Collection Inclusive Date(s): 1920-1982 Author: Finding aid prepared by Lynn Duchez Bycko Creation: Finding aid encoded by Kiffany Francis using the OhioLINK EAD Application in 2009 Descriptive Rules: Finding aid prepared using Finding aid prepared using Describing Archives: A Content Standard. Origination: Cole, Joseph E. Extent: 882 linear feet Physical Location: Abstract: After the Cleveland Press newspaper ceased publication on June 17, 1982. Joseph E. Cole, its publisher, donated the "morgue" to Cleveland State University. Representing the archived editorial library, sometimes referred to as a "newspaper morgue," topics focus on the news coverage of northeastern Ohio, with national and international news stories holding a secondary level of importance.The Cleveland Press photograph collection is composed of an archive of over one million photographs. Unit ID: PH2000.000PRE Language(s) of the Materials: English History of The Cleveland Press The Cleveland Press, founded by Edward W. Scripps, began as the Penny Press on 2 Nov. 1878. A small, 4-page afternoon daily, the paper continued to prosper. Shortened to the Press in 1884, and finally the Cleveland Press in 1889, by 1903 the Press was Cleveland's leading daily newspaper. As it entered the 1920s, the Press neared 200,000 in circulation. Louis B. Seltzer became the 12th editor of the Press in 1928, and under his 38-year stewardship the Press became one of the country's most influential newspapers. Seltzer readjusted its original working-class bias into a less controversial neighborhood orientation, stressing personal contacts and promoting the slogan "The Newspaper That Serves Its Readers." In the postwar period the Press continued its public service campaigns and remained an unrivaled force in Ohio politics. In 1954 the Press played an aggressive, controversial role in the prosecution of Dr. Sam Sheppard for the 4 July murder of his wife, Marilyn, in their Bay Village home. The Press maintained its preeminence in the city and state through Seltzer's retirement in 1966. In 1960 it purchased the Cleveland News from the Forest City Publishing Co., merging it into the Press and thereby becoming the city's only surviving afternoon daily. In 1964 the Press was named one of America's 10 best newspapers in a list compiled by Time magazine. After Seltzer retirement, however, the Press began a decline that was shared in general with other large afternoon dailies throughout the country. Circulation was down to around 300,000, the Press having surrendered its lead to the morning Plain Dealer in 1968. Scripps- Howard sold the paper on 31 Oct. 1980 to Cleveland businessman Joseph E. Cole, who, in an effort to restore the paper's competitive position, Cole introduced a Sunday edition on 2 Aug. 1981 and a morning edition on 22 Mar. 1982. Citing the depressed economy and consequent losses in advertising, however, Cole announced the paper's closing on 17 June 1982, and the final edition appeared that afternoon. Scope and Content The Cleveland Press Collection has been referred to as an encyclopedia of Cleveland and northeastern 1 Cleveland Press Collection: Photograph Subjects, housed at Special Collections in the Michael Schwartz Library, Cleveland State University Ohio. The photographs span the publishing history of the Press in the 20th century and is particularly complete since 1930. It offers primary source material for political and social history with a wealth of material on local institutions, neighborhoods, and individuals. Statement of Arrangement Photographs are arranged in three groups: subjects, last and first name of persons identified as northeast Ohio persons, last and first name of persons identified as hailing from beyond northeast Ohio. All of these groups are arranged alphabetically. Restrictions on Access Access to this collection is unrestricted, open to the public. Assistants are available to help patrons locate material. Materials in this collection do not circulate outside of the department. Restrictions on Use Requests for permission to publish materials from this collection should be discussed with the Special Collections Department at the Cleveland State University Michael Schwartz Library. Reproductions are available for purchase and patrons are permitted to make their own reproductions. Preferred Citation [Archival Folder Name]. The Cleveland Press Collection. Special Collections, Michael Schwartz Library, Cleveland State University. Acquisition Information Joseph E. Cole, publisher of the Cleveland Press newspaper, donated the collection to Cleveland State University in September 1983. The Cleveland Press ceased publication on June 17, 1982. Bibliography DeCrane, Ray. (1998). Five Decades at The Press Memories of a 44 year veteran of The Press, written specifically for Cleveland Memory Project. Indexing Terms The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog. Subjects: Cleveland (Ohio) -- History -- Photographs. Cuyahoga County (Ohio) -- History -- Photographs. Cleveland Press. Cleveland (Ohio) -- Newspapers -- Photographs. Detailed Description of The Collection Subjects, ca. 1920 - 1982 1864 General Store 730 Lounge AB Hart Jr. High School 3M Company AAA electric sewer cleaning company Abacus investment club 5th Christian CHurch Aardvarks Abby Construction Company 2 Cleveland Press Collection: Photograph Subjects, housed at Special Collections in the Michael Schwartz Library, Cleveland State University Abby st. Air Force- fighters- F-100, F-100, F- Airplane accidents- San Diego, Aberdeen motor supply 100D, F-100F California 9/25/78 Abington arms apts. Air Force- fighters- F-14, F-15, F-16, F- Airplanes- “C” general Abington house (formerly Benjamin 18 Airplanes- “M”- general Rose hospital) Air Force- fighters- F-87, F-88 Airplanes- A-B general Abominable snowman Air Force- fighters- F-89 Airplanes- B1 Abortion- pro and con Air Force- fighters- F-94, F-95, F-96 Airplanes- B17 Abraham Lincoln Brigade Air Force- fighters- P-39 Airplanes- B19 Acacia country club Air Force- general 1960 Airplanes- B24 Acacia Masonic memorial park Air Force Radar Picket plane Airplanes- B25 Academy of motion picture and Air Force reconnaissance observation Airplanes- B26 sciences Air Force reconnaissance observation Airplanes- B29 Acadia farms U-2 Airplanes- B32 Acadia S.S. Air force thunderbirds Airplanes- B36 Accidents- general Air Force- transports 1945-1948 Airplanes- B47 Ace cigarette Service Company Air Force- transports 1949 Airplanes- B57 Ace transmission Inc. Air Force- transports 1950 Airplanes- B58 ACF industries Air Force- transports 1951-1952 Airplanes- Bede, James R. Acme meats Air Force- transports- before 1945 Airplanes- Beechcraft Acme news pictures Inc. Air Force VTOL vertiplane Airplanes- Bi-plane Acme rayon corps. Air Force, Navy scouting planes Airplanes- Boeing 307 Acquarama observation Airplanes- Boeing 707 Activities growth center Air mail Airplanes- Boeing 727 Acupuncture Air New England Airplanes- Boeing 737 Addison Jr. high school Air pollution Airplanes- Boeing 747 Addison road church of Christ Air races and shows- Cleveland 1929 Airplanes- Boeing 757, 767 Addison square (public housing) Air races and shows- Cleveland 1931 Airplanes- Boeing aircraft Addressograph-multigraph corp. Air races and shows- Cleveland 1932 Airplanes- Boeing Jet Stratoliner 720 Adele’s bar Air races and shows- Cleveland 1933- Airplanes- Boeing Stratocruiser Adirondack Mountains 1938 Airplanes- bombings Adlai Stevenson elementary school Air races and shows- Cleveland 1946 Airplanes- Cessna Admiral (tug boat) Air races and shows- Cleveland 1947 Airplanes- Concorde Adrian school (South Euclid) Air races and shows- Cleveland 1948 Airplanes- consolidated aircraft Advent evangelical Lutheran church Air races and shows- Cleveland 1949 Airplanes- Convair Advent Lutheran church- Solon, Oh Air races and shows- Cleveland 1953 Airplanes- Curtiss Aerobics Air races and shows- Cleveland 1964 Airplanes- Czechoslovakia Aerospace defense command Air races and shows- Cleveland 1965 Airplanes- Dornier Aetna finance company Air races and shows- Cleveland 1966 Airplanes- Douglas C-54 AFG Hanastan Air races and shows- Cleveland 1967 Airplanes- Douglas DC-2 Africa- general Air races and shows- Cleveland 1968 Airplanes- Douglas DC-3 Africa- maps Air races and shows- Cleveland 1969 Airplanes- Douglas DC-4 Africa S.S. Air races and shows- Cleveland 1971 Airplanes- Douglas DC-6 African safari Air races and shows- Cleveland 1972 Airplanes- Douglas DC-8 African sun Air races and shows- Cleveland 1973 Airplanes- Douglas DC-9 Afro set Air races and shows- Cleveland 1974 Airplanes- E-F Afro-American cultural and historical Air races and shows- Cleveland 1975 Airplanes- England society Air races and shows- Cleveland 1976 Airplanes- experimental Aged Air races and shows- Cleveland 1977 Airplanes- Expo Aged- Cleveland area Air races and shows- Cleveland 1978 Airplanes- F-101 Agnes De Mille dance theatre Air races and shows- Cleveland 1979 Airplanes- F-105 Agnes Spiro- visit Air races and shows- Cleveland 1980 Airplanes- F-106 Aikido Air races and shows- Cleveland 1981 Airplanes- F-107 Air Canada airlines Air races and shows- general Airplanes- F-111 Air Commuter Inc. Air traffic control and towers Airplanes- F-80 Air conditioning Air traffic control center- Cleveland and Airplanes- F-84 Air force Academy