War Chest (Cleveland, Ohio)
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Identifies LC/NAF RWO
Identifies RWO
Later Established Forms
Exact Matching Concepts from Other Schemes
Closely Matching Concepts from Other Schemes
Earlier Established Forms
Sources
found: NUCMC data from Western Reserve Hist. Soc. for United Torch Services. Records, 1913-1974(Community Fund, Cleveland, Ohio, became War Chest during World War II; later became: Community Chest)
found: Encyc. of Cleveland hist., 1987(United Way Services, Cleveland, Ohio; founded 1900 as Chamber of Commerce, Committee on Benevolent Associations; in 1913 name changed to Federation for Charity and Philanthropy; in 1919 became Community Fund; ca. 1941 became War Chest during World War II; in 1947 became Community Chest; in 1958 became United Appeal; in 1971 became United Torch Services; and in 1978 became United Way Services)
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Scheme Membership(s)
Collection Membership(s)
Change Notes
1993-03-16: new
2018-05-15: revised
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