Western Reserve Historical Society (Cleveland)

Western Reserve Historical Society (Cleveland) was founded in 1867 to help preserve the early history of Cleveland and the Western Reserve. The organization's collections have grown to be among the largest of any regional history museum and library in the country. The Library/Archives hold millions of items including books, photographs, manuscripts and documents making it a premiere research institute for scholars, the general public and genealogists.

Highlights of the collections include Civil War materials, various ethnic and community collections including those of the African-American, Irish, Italian and Jewish histories of the region, and extensive business, industrial, entrepreneurial and political records. The museum includes two early 20th-century homes and houses one of the largest historic costume and textile collections in the United States, the country's largest collection of items related to the Shaker communities, 3,500 decorative arts artifacts owned by early residents of the Western Reserve, and approximately 800 paintings reflecting the history of the region. The Crawford Auto Aviation Collection contains more than 140 cars, 10 airplanes, and numerous motorcycles, bicycles and other transportation-related items.

Although there is no recorded last investment or investment investors, the immense cultural and historical significance of Western Reserve Historical Society makes it a potential candidate for investment. The society's robust and diverse collections, combined with its status as a premier research institute, position it as an attractive opportunity for investors seeking to support the preservation and dissemination of regional history and culture.