The Cleveland Memory Project is a searchable collection of digital resources focusing on the history of greater Cleveland and Northeast Ohio, created in collaboration with many regional partners.
The eBooks listed here are also available via Cleveland Memory's “virtual reading room.” Many of the original texts for these eBooks may be found in Special Collections at the Michael Schwartz Library, Cleveland State University, while a few exist only in digital format.
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The Cleveland Jewish Society Book: Vol. III, 1919
The Jewish Independent Publishing Co. 2016
The Cleveland Jewish Society Books were published from 1915 to 1925 by the Jewish Independent Publishing Company, a locally owned publisher that published the weekly Jewish Independent. The books were similar in appearance to the Cleveland Blue Book, a... (read more)
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Pennsylvania Railroad's Cleveland Docks
The Ohio and Western Pennsylvania Dock Company 1946
A brief history of the iron ore and coal docks of the Pennsylvania Railroad in Cleveland, published 1946 for the Pennsylvania Railroad Centennial and the City of Cleveland Sesquicentennial.
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A Magical Journey
Thomas Vail 2013
I am a child of my surroundings. This is a tale of how I related to the world I encountered over eight decades. My lifetime has spanned a revolutionary course of events that no one of my generation could... (read more)
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Nine Legends: Sketches of Remarkable People Based on Personal Relationships
Thomas Vail 2013
During my 42 years in the newspaper business, 28 of them was spent as publisher and editor of The Plain Dealer in Cleveland Ohio, I was able to meet one on one with many world leaders, heads of state... (read more)
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Nine Presidents: Character Sketches from Personal Interviews
Thomas Vail 2013
It has been my privilege to know nine American presidents. These character sketches present my impressions of each of them. (From the Introduction by Thomas Vail, publisher and editor of the Plain Dealer 1963-1991). Original publication date 2002.
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Italian-Americans and Their Communities of Cleveland
Gene P. Veronesi 2010
"The essays included in this monograph emphasize Italian contributions to the human scientific and artistic heritage, review the painful process of immigration and settlement, they give special attention to the Italian-American community of Cleveland: to its neighborhoods, social and... (read more)
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Cleveland's Golden Story
James Wallen 2010
Chronicle of hearts that hoped, minds that planned and hands that toiled, to make a city "great and glorious." "Instead of simply harboring institutions, as the river's mouth receives its ships, Cleveland is using them consciously and directly... (read more)
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Bridges of Metropolitan Cleveland: Past and Present
Sarah Ruth Watson and John R. Wolfs 2016
"The panorama of Cleveland's Cuyahoga Valley shows bridges of all sizes, styles, functions and types. We are chronicling a history of bridges, but with special attention to the influence of our environment upon them." Original publication date 1981.
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Ethnicity: A Conceptual Approach
Daniel E. Weinberg 2020
The essays compiled here examine ethnicity from many perspectives. The authors explore it conceptually--with periodic disagreement-and attempt to come to terms with its impact on American society. They serve as an introduction to this exciting and complex influence on... (read more)
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Early History of Cleveland, Ohio
Charles Whittlesey 2015
Includes original papers and other matter relating to adjacent country with biographical notices of the pioneers and surveyors. The Early History of Cleveland, published in 1867, includes journal entries from the early survey parties that surveyed the Western Reserve.... (read more)
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My Recollections of Old Cleveland
Warren C. Wick 2019
My Recollections of Old Cleveland is a first person account of Cleveland’s gilded age by Warren Wick who lived it. My Recollections begins with a brief history of the Wick family coming to Cleveland from Youngstown by wagon... (read more)
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Cleveland, Ohio
Regennia N. Williams 2002
Featuring over 200 striking photographs from the 1920s through 1980, Black America: Cleveland, Ohio celebrates the rich history of this great city's African-American community. Its neighborhoods, churches, civil, religious, business and cultural leaders, musical icons, and sports heroes are... (read more)
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"The News is Everyone's": Fourteen Days at the Cleveland Press May 9 - June 3, 1977
Edward C. Wolf 2021
“The News is Everyone’s” offers a unique first-person account of news gathering, editorial, and community service activities at The Cleveland Press in Spring 1977, five years before the newspaper ceased publication. Writer Edward Wolf, an intern at the newspaper... (read more)
