Acknowledgments

The process of preparing for the second edition of the Encyclopedia of Cleveland History began almost immediately after the publication of the first edition as we assembled corrections from friends and critics and sought to keep abreast of the rapid changes in the business and cultural communities. The pace began to quicken nearly four years prior to publication as we assembled a staff of writers and researchers, many of whom were veterans of the first edition. During the course of these last nine years, we have accumulated a host of debts to a great variety of people in the Greater Cleveland area and to some outside the community. Although the official staff has always been small, the number of volunteers has grown over the years so that this has become truly a community endeavor. We cannot acknowledge all of the people who have helped us, but we hope that they know that they have our appreciation and take satisfaction in having contributed their part to securing the future of Cleveland's past.

We would like to thank, first, Agnar Pytte, President of Case Western Reserve University and Executive Director Emeritus, Theodore A. Sande, and Richard Ehrlich, Executive Director of the Western Reserve Historical Society, for lending their personal and institutional support to this project. It could not have succeeded without the vastly important intellectual and institutional resources of Case Western Reserve University or the magnificent manuscript and photographic collections of the Western Reserve Historical Society as well as the many contributions of its staff. We would like to thank those often unsung heroes of the CWRU Development Office who helped raise the funds that made the preparation of the manuscript possible. Special thanks goes to Martha Gibbons, past Associate Director of Foundation Relations, who worked indefatigably, her enthusiasm never flagging despite obstacles and some disappointments along the way. We thank Bruce Loessin, Vice President of Development and Alumni Affairs, John Glasson, Director of Foundation Relations, Carol Elliott Giltz, Assistant Vice President of Development and Alumni Affairs, Trustees Allen Ford and Elaine Hadden, and Karen Horn in soliciting corporate and personal donations. Special thanks to our good friend Henry Foltz who played an important role in the final days of the fund raising effort. David Abbott, Executive Director, and other members of the Cleveland Bicentennial Commission not only named this an official project of the Bicentennial year, but made possible the funding for completion of the pre-publication work on the completed manuscript. The Cleveland Foundation, however, comes in for the bulk of the credit for not only funding the launching of the first edition but contributing sustaining funding to ensure that there would be a second edition. Steven Minter, Director, Susan LaJoie, Associate Director, and Carol Willen, Program Officer, have kept an ever watchful eye over the project that they were so influential in launching many years ago. The Gund Foundation was another important original supporter and David Bergholz (who was first introduced to Cleveland by a gift of the first edition of the Encyclopedia) has ever since been an enthusiastic supporter of the project. We, of course, have listed all of the foundations, corporations, and individuals who have offered their donations and support.

As the project came closer to publication, we were again fortunate to have the advice and assistance of John Gallman, Director of the Indiana University Press; Roberta "Bobbi" Diehl, Senior Copy Editor; her assistant, John Vollmer; and the press's thoroughly professional editorial, design, and production staffs. Their patience in wading through and helping to standardize the thousands of pages of manuscript was appreciated by all of us on the "Cleveland end" of the project.

The editors' deep appreciation goes to Sarah Snock, project coordinator, and to Michael Morgenstern, assistant editor. Sarah Snock, as coordinator for the project, played an essential role in synchronizing every aspect of this complex and wide ranging enterprise. Her genial spirit and enthusiasm for the project, with gentle prodding when necessary, kept morale high and things moving along according to schedule. Michael Morgenstern supervised a number of research assistants, researched all of the photographs for this project and several ancillary projects along the way, checked all of the information for updating articles, and worked many overtime hours. Both Sarah and Mike performed a wide range of necessary tasks and assumed a great deal of responsibility for getting things done and spotting things that needed to be done.

Throughout the project the editors have enjoyed the constant support of their colleagues and families as the enormity of this sprawling enterprise overwhelmed their offices, homes, and leisure time. The Department of History of Case Western Reserve University has endured the intrusions the project has created within the teaching and professional schedule of the editor without complaint. The Managing Editor owes a debt to Drs. Theodore A. Sande and Richard Ehrlich, Executive Directors of the Western Reserve Historical Society, and to Kermit Pike for approving his participation in this project. Helen Van Tassel and Diane Ewart Grabowski not only have endured the disruptions of home and family but also have assisted their husbands editorially in the compilation of this volume. To them and to the legion of writers, supporters, and helpful critics, we can only extend a heartfelt thank you for assistance, patience, and understanding in our effort to portray the history of a great and complex city in the best manner possible.

In addition, there were many institutions, archives and libraries that not only welcomed us into their collections, but their staff members' unstinting help in finding materials was indispensable. Many of their names are listed below. To them we owe a great debt of gratitude:

David D. Van Tassel
John J. Grabowski