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Settlement, Growth and Movement of the Czechs and Their Institutions in Cleveland, Ohio
Overview
Reviews the history of the Bohemians, Moravians and Silesians in Europe and the forces that led them to emigrate to Cleveland. Traces immigration patterns of the Czechs in the U.S. and particularly their settlements in Cleveland, Ohio.
Historic Institutions and Communities
It includes historic information on Catholic churches, Protestant churches, the Jewish Chevra Kadisha Congregation, freethinker organizations, Sokol, Bohemian National Hall, Delnicke Telocvicne Jednoty (DTJ), Karlin Hall, Prokop Velky Fresh Air Camp, Slapnicka's Grove, and Czech Cultural Garden.
Music and Drama Societies
Reviews the history of music and drama societies including the Lumir-Hlahol-Tyl and Vojan Singing Societies, Vcelka Czech Drama Society, the Furdek Dramatic Society, the Hruby Conservatory of Music, and others.
Other Cultural and Historical Aspects
Briefly summarizes the history of Czech fraternalism, newspapers, radio broadcasting, breweries and other activities.
Cleveland Czechoslovak Legionnaires
It provides a history of the Cleveland Czechoslovak Legionnaires who fought in WWI and those in Cleveland who provided foreign relief during the war in support of the struggle to form the new country of Czechoslovakia.
