Paper books on the history of Cleveland and Northeast Ohio are located on the 2nd floor of the Library under the Call Number F499. C657, and in the Special Collections Department on the 3rd floor of the Library.

The Encyclopedia of Cleveland History is accessible online. It is a good place to get background information on a topic. See the entry on African Americans.

See the Local History Research Guide created by Bill Barrow, CSU's Local History Librarian, for more information!

The Michael Schwartz Library's Special Collections Department contains materials regarding the history of Cleveland and Northeast Ohio. The collection includes clippings from the Cleveland Press newspaper, which ceased publication in 1982.

The Cleveland Memory website provides access to digital content from Special Collections. For example, see these online exhibits:

Notable Blacks of Cleveland

The Glenville Shootout

Reed v. Rhodes