Eliza Bryant Home for the Aged Records, Series II 1969-1983

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Eliza Bryant Home for the Aged Records, Series II 1969-1983

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The Eliza Bryant Home for the Aged is a Cleveland, Ohio retirement home, founded in 1896 as the first non-religious institution sponsored by African Americans in Cleveland. It was first named the Cleveland Home for Aged Colored People and became the Eliza Bryant Home for the Aged in 1960, the Eliza Bryant Center in the 1980s, and is today known as the Eliza Bryant Multipurpose Senior Center, located on Wade Park Avenue. The collection consists of correspondence, minutes, promotional brochures, and reports pertaining to the activities of the home, including consideration of funding sources, property purchase and the possibility of a new facility by the board of trustees.

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First retirement home for elderly Blacks in Cleveland, Ohio. It was founded in 1896, by Eliza Bryant, and called the Cleveland Home for Aged Colored People. In 1960 it was renamed the Eliza Bryant Home for the Aged. From the description of Records, 1898-1963. (Rhinelander District Library). WorldCat record id: 18124443 The Home for Aged Colored People was renamed The Eliza Bryant Home for the Aged in 1960 in honor of its founder. The home was located at 4807 Ced...