Goodrich Social Settlement Records 1893-1965

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Goodrich Social Settlement Records 1893-1965

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Goodrich Social Settlement was founded in 1897 in Cleveland, Ohio, by Flora Stone Mather and initially supported by her. Its financial support was later provided by the Cleveland Community Fund. It provided a full range of services to the various ethnic groups which resided in its area. The collection consists of correspondence, minutes, annual reports, pamphlets, news sheets, settlement manuals, anniversary publications, registration forms and financial records.

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Western Reserve Historical Society

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Goodrich Social Settlement.

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Goodrich Social Settlement was founded in Cleveland, Ohio, in 1897 by Flora Stone Mather, who donated the original building at Bond Street (now East 6th Street) and St. Clair Avenue. Mather also paid the settlement's expenses during its early years and established its endowment fund. As the settlement expanded, it began to receive much of its financial support from the Cleveland Community Chest. The first Community Chest grant was made in 1920, and the sums appropriated for Goodrich...