150 years after start of the Civil War, Cleveland looks back at how the war changed the city. News story from Newsnet5.
James A Garfield Documentary
John D. Rockefeller Documentaries
Documentary #1
The History of Oil
Decent overview of the History of Oil which offers context for the world of John D. Rockefeller and Standard Oil Company. Parts 1, 2 and 3 covers and pre Standard Oil period, the creation of Standard Oil and the period of greatest dominance. Parts 4 and 5 involve more recent periods, after the break up of the Standard Oil Trust
Flora Stone Mather Documentaries
1. Documentary about Flora Stone Mather written and produced by Gladys Haddad for Case Western Reserve University, College of Arts and Sciences.
2. Speech given by Gladys Haddad in 2007 author of “Flora Stone Mather: Daughter of Cleveland’s Euclid Avenue and Ohio’s Western Reserve”
Tom L. Johnson Documentaries
Documentary #1
Dr. John Grabowski, Congressman Dennis Kucinich, James JT Toman and Greg Deegan discuss Mayor Tom L. Johnson (1901-1909) when Cleveland, OH was known as “The City on the Hill”
Created by: Nicole Majercak, Donald Majercak, Richard Kiovsky for Teaching Cleveland
Documentary #2
Tom Johnson: Progressive Reform for the Common Man
2009 National History Day Documentary on Tom L. Johnson, the mayor of Cleveland from 1901 to 1909. By Nat Henry, Isaac Hoffman, Leo Katz, Jacob Miller, and Jack O’Halloran, all from Shaker Heights, Ohio.
Howard Metzenbaum Courthouse Documentary
Documentary about Howard M. Metzenbaum US Courthouse, one of the cornerstones of “The Group Plan”
Includes a nice history of the origins of “The Group Plan”
From the video: “Opened 1910, this historical building housed the U.S. Post Office, District Court, and Circuit Court. The building was originally known as the Old Federal Building and Post Office.”
Garret Morgan Documentary
The Man Behind The Traffic Signal
Documentary about Garrett Morgan from the History Channel
Cleveland Clinic Documentary
Documentary about the creation of the Cleveland Clinic
Francis Payne Bolton Documentary
The Life of Frances Payne Bolton –
From PBS/Channel 13 New York – “The Life of Frances Payne Bolton – politician, humanitarian, philanthorpist and patriot”
The link is here
The Civil War and Ohio
Ohio and the World: The Civil War Era. Chpter written by Eric Foner.