MSL Academic Endeavors is the publishing imprint of the Michael Schwartz Library at Cleveland State University. The eBooks we make available here are open textbooks and other open education resources created by CSU faculty. Other eBooks found here are written by local authors about the culture and history of Cleveland Northeast Ohio.
If you are interested in publishing your manuscript with MSL Academic Endeavors, email an EngagedScholarship @ Cleveland State University Administrator at library.es@csuohio.edu or review our EngagedScholarship @ Cleveland State University eBooks Research Guide.
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Housing Dynamics in Northeast Ohio: Setting the Stage for Resurgence
Thomas E. Bier 2017
The book presents an overview of regional housing dynamics and consequent impacts in Northeast Ohio since the 1940s. Focus is on the city of Cleveland and its host county. Dynamics are examined in terms of supply and demand, population... (read more)
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The Van Sweringen Developments in Cleveland: A Senior Thesis on the Van Sweringens
Joseph G. Blake 2015
The Van Sweringen Developments in Cleveland: A Senior Thesis was submitted by Joseph G. Blake in May 1968 to the History Department of the University of Notre Dame, Indiana in partial fulfillment for a Bachelor of Arts Degree. It... (read more)
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The History of the Cleveland Nazis: 1933 - 1945
Michael Cikraji 2016
During Cleveland’s Great Depression grew the first seeds of American Nazism. The city fostered an explicitly Nazi German-American Bund, a covert Silvershirt Legion detachment and prominent diplomatic agents from the Third Reich. Festooned with photos and meticulously documented, this... (read more)
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The Bright Continent: African Art History (Second Edition)
Kathy Curnow 2021
Significant original research is included in this textbook. Through nearly 1000 images, it explores both "traditional" and "contemporary" African art through general discussion and specifics. The first chapter discusses materials, gender, training, and patronage. Chapter Two covers the elements... (read more)
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The Bright Continent: African Art History (Web Version)
Kathy Curnow 2021
Significant original research is included in this textbook. Through nearly 1000 images, it explores both "traditional" and "contemporary" African art through general discussion and specifics. The first chapter discusses materials, gender, training, and patronage. Chapter Two covers the elements... (read more)
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Plain Dealing: Cleveland Journalists Tell Their Stories
Dave Davis and Joan Mazzolini 2018
“Plain Dealing” is a book of essays by 25 accomplished Cleveland-area journalists. It’ a book of stories, many never told before. It’s a first-person account of journalism in Cleveland, life in the newsroom, the issues and events these journalists... (read more)
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Introduction to Writing in College
Melanie Gagich 2017
This book was created not only to help students entering Cleveland State University’s College Writing sequence save money on textbooks, but also to introduce my course, university resources, and common college writing genres.
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A Guide to Rhetoric, Genre, and Success in First-Year Writing
Melanie Gagich and Emilie Zickel 2018
This book combines the Introduction to Writing in College by Melanie Gagich and ENG 102: Reading, Writing and Research by Emilie Zickel, which were both supported by Cleveland State University's 2017 Textbook Affordability Small Grant.
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The Robert E. Gard Reader : To Change the Face of America, From Writings by Robert E. Gard
Robert E. Gard, Maryo Gard Gard Ewell, and LaMoine MacLaughlin 2010
This Reader draws from the works of Robert E. Gard, professor at the University of Wisconsin, Extension. His chief areas of activity were in the theatre arts and in creative writing, with a strong side activity in collecting and... (read more)
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Charles Chesnutt in the Classroom
Adrienne Gosselin 2018
Charles Chesnutt in the Classroom is designed to introduce students, teachers, and interested readers to historical connections between Groveland, Ohio, the location for most of Chesnutt’s northern fiction, and Cleveland, Ohio, where Chesnutt was born in 1858 and died... (read more)
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Between Spires and Stacks
Charles Hendry and Margaret T. Svendsen 2019
Between Spires and Stacks is a hard-to-find 1936 classic examination of juvenile welfare in Cleveland’s Tremont neighborhood. Written by Charles E. Hendry and Margaret T. Svendsen, and published by the Welfare Federation of Cleveland, it is presented here with... (read more)
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Right to Vote: The 15th and 19th Amendments
Stephanie D. Hinnershitz, Shelley Rose, and Robert S. Shelton 2019
The 15th and 19th Amendments to the US Constitution. The year 2020 will mark the anniversaries of two amendments to the US Constitution that expanded the nation’s ideas about citizenship and extended the right to vote to African American... (read more)
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Cleveland Mayor Ralph J. Perk: Strong Leadership During Troubled Times
Richard Klein 2013
This book is a tribute to one of Cleveland’s greatest leaders. Ralph J. Perk embodied the quintessential 20th century politician. A dedicated administrator with both insight and foresight, he dedicated nearly fifty years to public service. During his six-year... (read more)
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Fast-Food Restaurant Industry: A Cleveland Perspective 1930-2016
Richard Klein 2016
This writing will focus on some the major fast-food establishments that served Greater Cleveland and how they evolved over time. Emphasizes will also be placed on some of the smaller as well as larger restaurants. To lend additional clarity,... (read more)
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"Let's Go Shopping at the Square" Cleveland's Leading Downtown Department Stores: A Business Legacy
Richard Klein 2014
This book is a tribute to the eight major downtown Cleveland department stores and their many loyal customers. For over 150 years, these large stores dominated the local retail scene. They represented exciting places that not only provided a... (read more)
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The Changing Fortunes of American Business: Cleveland's Fortune 500 Companies
Richard Klein 2021
Some frustrated business heads starting in the 1970s insinuated that older Rustbelt centers including Cleveland, Ohio were finding themselves losing their once decided economic advantage to other, more mindful Sunbelt communities. The fire on the Cuyahoga River in 1969... (read more)
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The Evolution of Local Dealerships: The Backbone of the U.S. Automobile Industry
Richard Klein 2019
The numerous business contributions made by some of the major Cleveland, OH auto dealerships over the past 130-years will be recognized in this book and how their innovative approaches towards both marketing and selling vehicles influenced the automotive industry... (read more)
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The Legacy of the Pharmacy Industry: Cleveland, Ohio
Richard Klein 2017
This book recognizes the many business contributions made by the major Cleveland, Ohio-based drugstore chains over the past two hundred years and how their highly resourceful approaches towards marketing and retailing affected the national pharmacy industry over that same... (read more)
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"No Water for Niggers": The Hough Riots and the Historiography of the Civil Rights Movement
Olivia Lapeyrolerie 2015
The author, Olivia Lapeyrolerie, graduated from the University of St Andrews, located in Scotland, where she received a Master of Arts in Modern History. This publication is the thesis she submitted in partial fulfillment for the degree in January... (read more)
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Chinese Calligraphy and Culture: An Easy-to-Use Guide for Learners of all Ages
Huiwen Li, Han Lifen, and George Becker 2018
Chinese Calligraphy and Culture is a concise introduction to the dazzling art form known as calligraphy. A series of step-by-step exercises enable students to become aware of calligraphy’s different styles. In particular, they will learn proper technique that leads... (read more)
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Chinese Language Teaching Plan: Designs and Analysis
Huiwen Li, Hui Pang, and Esther Seday 2019
This book collects twelve Chinese language teaching plans written by experienced K-12 American school teachers. The teaching plans cover the elementary through advanced language proficiency levels. Modules in each of the plans include content and topic, student status, standards,... (read more)
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Haymarket to the Heights: The Movement of Cleveland's Orthodox Synagogues From Their Initial Meeting Places to the Heights
Jeffrey S. Morris 2014
This document traces the movement, growth and demise of the small neighborhood synagogues, or shuls, established by newly-arrived Eastern European Jews in the Haymarket area as they migrated to the eastern suburbs.
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HIS 103: Ancient World History to 1300 C.E.
Meshack Owino, Shelley Rose, and Kelly L. Wrenhaven 2019
This textbook is divided into three sections: Africa, Asia & Americas, and Europe. It explores the history of the world from pre-historic times to 1300 C.E., paying specific attention to the interconnections (or disconnections) between peoples and regions. Students... (read more)
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Arts in the Small Community: Essays and Supplements Celebrating the 50th Anniversary of Arts in the Small Community: A National Plan
Robert E. Gard Foundation and Barbara J. Strauss 2016
The Arts in the Small Community: Essays and Supplements Celebrating the 50th Anniversary of The Arts in the Small Community: A National Plan. Eight essays and fourteen supplements from the original project provide the intellectual framework and the... (read more)
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The Primacy of the Public: Ethical Design for Technology
Marcus Schultz-Bergin 2021
The Primacy of the Public presents a framework for engineering and technology ethics focused around three core ethical principles: the principle of welfare, the autonomy principle, and the fairness principle. To support this framework, the book begins with an... (read more)
