New! 1907 Voter Registration Index

Cleveland, Ohio, Board of Elections Registration Records, 1907-1908, contains duplicate sets of voter registration records for each precinct of Cleveland's twenty-six wards for the years listed.

New! Bible Records Index

The Bible Records Index is an index to Family Bibles and other records either in the possession of or loaned for copying to the Western Reserve Historical Society. The Index contains over 35,000 entries in which vital dates (births, baptisms and other sacraments, marriages and deaths) of family lineages have been written.

New! Biographical Sketch Name Index

The Biographical Name Index is an index to twenty-eight publications containing 26,720 articles in which biographical information about Clevelanders has been published between 1886 and 1998. This index will be of interest to persons researching Cleveland and northeastern Ohio biography, history, family history and genealogy.

Ohio Obsolete Paper Money Collection

This collection consists of over 750 units of pre-Civil War bank notes and scrip from over 100 Ohio cities. Searchable database in- cludes city of origin, issuer, note type, date, denomination, signers, description and more.

New! Automotive Marque Files

This collection consists of photographs, owners' manuals, parts manuals, shop manuals, color charts, and all sorts of other types of paper material regarding domestic and foreign automobiles from the early days of the horseless carriage to the sophisticated luxury cars of today.

Allen E. Cole Collection

A valuable source of Cleveland history is accessible to researchers and serves as a major collection documenting mid-twentieth century African American life, history, and culture.

Manuscript collections, often also called archives, are the unique documents created by individuals or organizations that record the thoughts, actions, and activities that have become history. Here you will find a list of the newest manuscript releases, updated on a regular basis.

Library Photographic Collections Releases

Picture Group collections form part of the large photographic collection held by the Library. Often relating to a specific manuscript collection, they offer visual insight into a subject, person, or event. Picture Groups include a sizable number of images relating to a specific topic, while lesser numbers of images may be stored elsewhere. The photograph collections are currently being added to the online catalog.