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| Identifier | jelliffe.jpg |
| Title | Rowena Jelliffe |
| Description | Portrait of Rowena Woodham Jelliffe. |
| Name | Jelliffe, Rowena Woodham
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| Maiden Name | Woodham |
| Additional Names | Mrs. Russell W. Jellifffe |
| Birth Date | 1892-03-23 |
| Death Date | 1992-04-05 |
| Accomplishments | Along with husband, Rowena Jelliffe was a co-founder of Karamu House, a neighborhood settlement renowned for its dedication to interracial theater and arts. A former social worker, Jellifffe directed over 100 plays for Karamu House and also wrote plays for children. She was a strong civil rights advocate. Jelliffe was an Ohioana Pegasus Winner and also was honored with a Cleveland Arts Prize in 1963. |
| Profession | Community
Arts
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| Subject | Jelliffe, Rowena Woodham
Karamu House
Philanthropists
Ohioana Pegasus Winners
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| Date Original | 1967-06-06 |
| Time Period | Decline and Comeback: 1960-1990
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| Encyclopedia of Cleveland History Entry | http://ech.cwru.edu/ech-cgi/article.pl?id=JRW |
| Cleveland State University Library Resources | The Russell and Rowena Jelliffe Collection : prints and drawings from the Karamu Workshop, 1929-1941: http://scholar.csuohio.edu/record=b1528373
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| Personal Papers | Housed at the Western Reserve Historical Society, search for Rowena Jelliffe: http://ipac.wrhs.org:8080/ipac20/ipac.jsp?profile=wrhsl |
| Additional Resources | Serving the Community: A Timeline of Philanthropy, Charity, and Non-profit Organizations in Cleveland, Ohio featuring the Jelliffes and Karamu House: http://www.wrhs.org/html/philanthropictimeline/1915to1920.htm;
A chapter by Rowena Jelliffe is included in the book, The new Negro : readings on race, representation, and African American culture, 1892-1938: http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/77476415 |
| Digital Collection | Famous Women of Cleveland
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| Repository Collection | Cleveland Press |
| Repository Collection Homepage | http://www.clevelandmemory.org/press/ |
| Donor | Cole, Joseph E. |
| Repository | Cleveland State University. Michael Schwartz Library. Special Collections. |
| Repository Homepage | http://web.ulib.csuohio.edu/SpecColl/ |
| Creator | Photo Service, Inc.
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| Copyright | http://www.clevelandmemory.org/copyright/ |
| Object Type | black-and-white photographs
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| Format | JPG
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| Digital Processing Notes | TIF File Size 5559 K, 600 dpi |
