Papers of Alexander L. and Thelma S. Ostrow, 1939-1960.

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Papers of Alexander L. and Thelma S. Ostrow, 1939-1960.

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Biographical material, a diary, and scrapbooks of newspaper articles written by Alexander Ostrow, primarily on Cleveland topics. Also, clippings and speeches of Thelma Ostrow and a 1944 counselor's manual for Consolidated Vultee Aircraft Corporation, San Diego. The collection pertains primarily to Al Ostrow's career as a journalist at the Cleveland Press and specifically to his coverage of the Sam Sheppard murder trial, the 1951 concrete "shakedown" of Auditor Joseph T. Ferguson, and the expose of conditions at Cleveland State Mental Hospital. Thelma Ostrow's papers highlight the problems of women entering the work force during World War II and the efforts of employers to deal with them.

1.40 linear ft.

Western Reserve Historical Society, Research Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7078875

Western Reserve Historical Society, Research Library

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Cleveland Press

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The City Club of Cleveland was established in 1912 to provide a platform for the discussion of issues of contemporary interest. The first board of directors included Edward Baker, Dr. Robert Bishop, Arthur Baldwin, Starr Cadwallader, Walter Flory, Rabbi Moses Gries, Amasa Mather, Daniel Morgan and Reverend Worth Tippy. Morgan served as the club's first president, while Edward Baker and Amasa Mather were selected as vice-president and treasurer respectively. Mayo Fesler, instrumental...

Ostrow, Alexander L., 1915-1977.

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Alexander Ostrow was an award-winning investigative reporter, working for the Cleveland Press, 1951-64. He later became a public relations officer and then an administrative aide to Congressman Ron Mottl. His wife, Thelma Swank Ostrow, was an employee counselor for Vultee Aircraft Corp., developing a counselor training course designed to aid women entering the work force during World War II. She later worked for Cleary Realty in Cleveland. From the description of Papers of Alexander ...

Consolidated Vultee Aircraft Corporation

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Ferguson, Joseph T.

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Cleveland State Hospital

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Sheppard, S. E.

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Ostrow, Thelma Swank.

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