The following is a bibliography of Cleveland, Ohio. It includes selected publications specifically about the city, Cuyahoga County, and the Greater Cleveland Metropolitan Area.

Nonfiction

History

List of works, arranged chronologically

Published in the 19th century

• Directory Cleveland and Ohio City for the years 1837-38, Cleveland: Sanford & Lott, 1837, OCLC 889007, OL 24143535M
• Whittlesey, Charles (1867). Early History of Cleveland, Ohio. Cleveland: Fairbanks, Benedict & Co.
• J.J. Clark (1872), Cleveland city guide, Cleveland: Clark & Lawler, OL 23288908M
• "Cleveland", Appleton's Illustrated Hand-Book of American Cities, New York: D. Appleton and Company, 1876
• Kennedy, James Harrison (1896). History of the City of Cleveland. Cleveland: Imperial Press.
• Urann, Clara A. (1896). Centennial history of Cleveland. Cleveland: J.B. Savage.

Published in the 20th century

• Street directory and electric railway guide of Cleveland and suburbs, Cleveland: Whitworth Bros. Co., 1904, OL 22894570M
• Orth, Samuel Peter. A History of Cleveland, Ohio: Biographical. Vol. 2 (SJ Clarke Publishing Company, 1910). online
• Edward Hungerford (1913), "Sixth City", The Personality of American Cities, New York: McBride, Nast & Company
• Elroy McKendree Avery (1918). A History of Cleveland and Its Environs: the Heart of New Connecticut. 3 volumes. Chicago, IL: Lewis Publishing Company.
• Cleveland. Vol. 1 (Special limited ed.). Chicago: The Lewis Publishing Company. 1918. Retrieved 2013-06-09.
• Cleveland. Vol. 2 (Special limited ed.). Chicago: The Lewis Publishing Company. 1918. Retrieved 2013-06-09.
• James Wallen (1920). Cleveland's golden story, a chronicle of hearts that hoped, minds that planned and hands that toiled, to make a city "great and glorious". William Taylor Son & Co.
• Auburn, William H., and Miriam R. Auburn. 1933. This Cleveland of Ours. Cleveland: S.J. Clarke Publishing Co.
• Federal Writers’ Project (1940). "Cleveland". Ohio Guide. American Guide Series. New York: Oxford University Press. p. 216+. OL 537761W.
• Condon, George E. (1967). Cleveland: The Best Kept Secret. New York: Doubleday.
• Condon, George E. (1976). Yesterday's Cleveland. Miami: E.A. Seemann. ISBN 0-912458-73-9.
• Condon, George E. (1979). Cleveland: Prodigy of the Western Reserve. Tulsa: Continental Heritage Press. ISBN 9780932986061. online
• Ory Mazar Nergal, ed. (1980), "Cleveland", Encyclopedia of American Cities, New York: E.P. Dutton, OL 4120668M
• Jedick, Peter (1980). Cleveland: Where the East Coast Meets the Midwest. Cleveland: Cleveland Magazine.
• Chapman, Edmund H. (1981). Cleveland: Village to Metropolis. Cleveland: Western Reserve Historical Society. ISBN 9780911704297.
• Van Tassel, David; Grabowski, John J. (1986). Cleveland: A Tradition of Reform. Kent, OH: Kent State University Press.
• Campbell, Thomas F.; Miggins, Edward M. (1988). The Birth of Modern Cleveland, 1865-1930. Cleveland: Western Reserve Historical Society. ISBN 9780911704365.
• Whelan, Ned (1989). Cleveland: Shaping the Vision, a Contemporary Portrait. Chatsworth, CA: Windsor Publications. ISBN 9780897813204.
• Rose, William Ganson (1990). Cleveland: The Making of a City (2nd ed.). Kent, OH: Kent State University Press. ISBN 9780873384285.
• Whatever Happened to the "Paper Rex" Man? and Other Stories of Cleveland's Near West Side. Cleveland: The May Dugan Center and Gray & Company. 1993. ISBN 9780963076014.
• Keating, W. Dennis; Krumholz, Norman; Perry, David C. (1995). Cleveland: A Metropolitan Reader. Kent, OH: Kent State University Press. ISBN 9780873384926.
• Van Tassel, David, and John Grabowski, eds. Encyclopedia of Cleveland History (1996).
• Miller, Carol Poh; Wheeler, Robert A. (1997). Cleveland: A Concise History, 1796–1996 (2nd ed.). Bloomington: Indiana University Press. ISBN 9780253211477.

Published in the 21st century

• Grabowski, John J.; Grabowski, Diane Ewart (2000). Cleveland: A History in Motion. Carlsbad, CA: Heritage Media. ISBN 1-886483-38-8.
• Jenkins, William D. "Before Downtown Cleveland, Ohio, and Urban Renewal, 1949-1958." Journal of Urban History 27.4 (2001): 471–496.
• Tuennerman-Kaplan, Laura. Helping others, helping ourselves: Power, giving, and community identity in Cleveland, Ohio, 1880-1930 (Kent State University Press, 2001).
• Morton, Marian J. (2002). Cleveland Heights: The Making of An Urban Suburb. Charleston: Arcadia Publishing. ISBN 0738523844.
• Gallo Becker, Thea (2003). Lakewood. Charleston: Arcadia Publishing. ISBN 073852333X.
• Gallo Becker, Thea (2004). Cleveland, 1796–1929. Charleston: Arcadia Publishing. ISBN 0738532673.
• Gallo Becker, Thea (2005). Cleveland, 1930–2000. Charleston: Arcadia Publishing. ISBN 0738533769.
• Lamoreaux, Naomi R., Margaret Levenstein, and Kenneth L. Sokoloff. "Financing invention during the second industrial revolution: Cleveland, Ohio, 1870-1920." (No. w10923. National Bureau of Economic Research, 2004). online
• Pfingsten, Ralph A. (2004). From Rockport to West Park. Cleveland: John Marshall High School Alumni Association. ISBN 0-9759618-0-2.
• Spangler, James R.; Toman, James A. (2005). Cleveland and Its Streetcars. Charleston: Arcadia Publishing. ISBN 978-0738539676.
• Keating, Dennis, Norman Krumholz, and Ann Marie Wieland. "Cleveland's Lakefront: Its Development and Planning." Journal of Planning History 4#2 (2005): 129–154.
• Condon, George E. (2006). West of the Cuyahoga. Kent, OH: Kent State University Press. ISBN 0-87338-854-2.
• Gregor, Sharon E. (2010). Rockefeller's Cleveland. Charleston: Arcadia Publishing.
• Cetina, Judith G. (2011). Cuyahoga County: The First 200 Years. Charleston: Arcadia Publishing. ISBN 978-0738583464.
• Ruminski, Dan; Dutka, Alan F. (2012). Cleveland in the Gilded Age: A Stroll Down Millionaires' Row. Charleston: The History Press. ISBN 978-1609498788.
• Albrecht, Brian; Banks, James (2015). Cleveland in World War II. Charleston: The History Press. ISBN 978-1626198821.
• Grabowski, John J. (2019). Cleveland A to Z: An Essential Compendium for Visitors and Residents Alike. Kent, OH: Kent State University Press. ISBN 978-1606353905.
• Crissman, Dan; Tachovsky, Evan; Wilson, David (2019). Cleveland in 50 Maps. Cleveland: Belt Publishing. ISBN 978-1948742559.

Landmarks

• Campen, Richard N. (1971). Architecture of the Western Reserve, 1800–1900. Cleveland and London: The Press of Case Western Reserve University. ISBN 978-0829501964.
• Cigliano, Jan (1991). Showplace of America: Cleveland's Euclid Avenue, 1850–1910. Kent, OH: Kent State University Press. ISBN 0-87338-445-8.
• Deegan, Gregory G.; Toman, James A. (1999). The Heart of Cleveland: Public Square in the 20th Century. Cleveland: Cleveland Landmarks Press. ISBN 978-0936760124.
• DeMarco, Laura (2017). Lost Cleveland. London: Pavilion. ISBN 9781911595151.
• DeNobel Love, Jeannine (2020). Cleveland Architecture 1890–1930: Building the City Beautiful. East Lansing, Michigan: Michigan State University Press. ISBN 978-1611863499.
• Ellis, Lloyd R. (2012). A Guide to Greater Cleveland's Sacred Landmarks. Kent, OH: Kent State University Press. ISBN 978-1606351215.
• Harwood, Jr., Herbert H. (2003). Invisible Giants: The Empires of Cleveland's Van Sweringen Brothers. Bloomington and Indianapolis: Indiana University Press. ISBN 0-253-34163-9.
• Herrick, Claydate (1987). Cleveland Landmarks. Cleveland: Cleveland Restoration Society. ISBN 9789996188725.
• Johannesen, Eric (1979). Cleveland Architecture, 1876-1976. Cleveland: Western Reserve Historical. ISBN 9780911704211.
• Johannesen, Eric (1999). A Cleveland Legacy: The Architecture of Walker and Weeks. Kent, OH: Kent State University Press. ISBN 0-87338-589-6.
• Karberg, Richard E.; Toman, James A. (2002). Euclid Avenue: Cleveland's Sophisticated Lady. Cleveland: Cleveland Landmarks Press. ISBN 0936760192.
• Lawrence, Michael (1980). Make No Little Plans. Cleveland: Western Reserve Historical Society. ISBN 0-911704-24-8.
• Pacini, Lauren R. (2019). Honoring Their Memory: Levi T. Scofield, Cleveland's Monumental Architect and Sculptor. Cleveland: Artography Press. ISBN 978-0-578-48036-7.
• Rarick, Holly M. (1986). Progressive Vision: The Planning of Downtown Cleveland 1903-1930. Cleveland and Bloomington: The Cleveland Museum of Art and Indiana University Press. ISBN 9780910386869.
• Toman, Jim; Cook, Dan (1981). Cleveland Landmarks Series, Vol. I: The Terminal Tower Complex, 1930-1980. Cleveland: Cleveland Landmarks Press. ISBN 0-936760-01-X.
• Toman, Jim; Cook, Dan (1981). Cleveland Landmarks Series, Vol. II: Cleveland Municipal Stadium. Cleveland: Cleveland Landmarks Press. ISBN 0-936760-02-8.
• Toman, Jim; Cook, Dan (1984). Cleveland Landmarks Series, Vol. III: Cleveland's Changing Skyline. Cleveland: Cleveland Landmarks Press. ISBN 0-936760-03-6.
• Toman, James A.; Cook, Daniel J. (2005). Cleveland's Towering Treasure: A Landmark Turns 75. Cleveland: Cleveland Landmarks Press. ISBN 0-936760-20-6.

Culture

• The Blue book of Cleveland and vicinity : a social directory and ladies' visiting and shopping guide, including the prominent families in all the principal towns of northern Ohio (1922)
• Adams, Deanna R. (2010). Cleveland's Rock and Roll Roots. Charleston: Arcadia Publishing. ISBN 978-1531651497.
• Adams, Henry; Waldman, Lawrence (2011). Out of the Kokoon. Cleveland: Cleveland Public Library and Cleveland Artists Foundation. ISBN 9780615534008.
• Cramer, C. H. (1972). Open Shelves and Open Minds: A History of the Cleveland Public Library. Cleveland: The Press of Case Western Reserve University. ISBN 978-082950219-0 – via Internet Archive.
• Dutka, Alan F. (2020). Christmas in Cleveland. Charleston: The History Press. ISBN 978-1540245397.
• Dutka, Alan F. (2012). Cleveland's Short Vincent: The Theatrical Grill and its Notorious Neighbors. Cleveland: Cleveland Landmarks Press. ISBN 9780936760322.
• Dutka, Alan F. (2011). East Fourth Street: The Rise, Decline, and Rebirth of an Urban Cleveland Street. Cleveland: Cleveland Landmarks Press. ISBN 9780936760308.
• Dutka, Alan F. (2016). Historic Movie Theaters of Downtown Cleveland. Charleston: History Press Library. ISBN 9781540203540.
• Faircloth, Christopher (2009). Cleveland's Department Stores. Charleston: Arcadia Publishing.
• Gorman, John; Feran, Tom (2008). The Buzzard: Inside the Glory Days of WMMS and Cleveland Rock Radio--A Memoir. Cleveland: Gray & Company. ISBN 978-1598510515.
• Kehoe, Wayne (2007). Cleveland's University Circle. Charleston: Arcadia Publishing.
• Mosbrook, Joe (2013). Cleveland Jazz History (2nd ed.). Cleveland: Cleveland State University. ISBN 9781936323418.
• Mote, Patricia M. (2006). Cleveland's Playhouse Square. Charleston: Arcadia Publishing. ISBN 978-1531624057.
• Rosenberg, Donald (2000). Second to None: The Cleveland Orchestra Story. Cleveland: Gray & Company. ISBN 978-188622824-5.
• Turner, Evan H. (1991). Object Lessons: Cleveland Creates an Art Museum. Cleveland: Cleveland Museum of Art. ISBN 0-940717-08-5.
• Leedy, Jr., Walter C. (1991). Cleveland Builds an Art Museum. Cleveland: Cleveland Museum of Art. ISBN 0-940717-09-3.
• Wittke, Carl (1966). The First Fifty Years: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1916–1966. Cleveland: John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust and the Cleveland Museum of Art.

Ethnicity

• Peoples of Cleveland. Cleveland: Western Reserve Historical Society. 2001. ISBN 9780911704532.
• Barton, Josef J. (1975). Peasants and Strangers: Italians, Rumanians, and Slovaks in an American City, 1890-1950. Harvard Studies in Urban History. Harvard University Press. ISBN 0674659309.
• Dutka, Alan F. (2014). AsiaTown Cleveland: From Tong Wars to Dim Sum. Charleston: The History Press.
• Dutka, Alan F. (2017). Slovenians in Cleveland: A History. Charleston: The History Press.
• Gartner, Lloyd P. (1987). History of the Jews of Cleveland (2nd ed.). Cleveland: Western Reserve Historical Society. ISBN 0911704396.
• Hammack, David C.; Grabowski, Diane L.; Grabowski, John J. (2002). Identity, Conflict, & Cooperation: Central Europeans in Cleveland, 1850–1930. Cleveland: Western Reserve Historical Society. ISBN 978-0911704556.
• Kukral, Michael A. "Czech Settlements in 19th Century Cleveland, Ohio." East European Quarterly 38.4 (2004): 473.
• Kusmer, Kenneth L. (1978). A Ghetto Takes Shape: Black Cleveland, 1870-1930. Urbana and Chicago: University of Illinois Press. ISBN 978-0252006906.
• Lederer, Clara (1954). Their Paths are Peace: The Story of Cleveland's Cultural Gardens. Cleveland: Cleveland Cultural Garden Federation.
• Lewis, Joanne M.; Szilagyi, John (1981). From Market to Market, An Old Fashioned Family Story: The West Side Market. Cleveland Heights, OH: Elandon Books. ISBN 0-937424-12-9.
• Michney, Todd M. (2017). Surrogate Suburbs: Black Upward Mobility and Neighborhood Change in Cleveland, 1900–1980. Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press. ISBN 978-1469631943.
• Myers, John; Cetina, Judith G. (2015). Irish Cleveland. Charleston: Arcadia Publishing.
• Papp, Susan M. Hungarian Americans and Their Communities in Cleveland (1981) Complete text online
• Sabol, John T.; Alzo, Lisa A. (2009). Cleveland Czechs. Charleston: Arcadia Publishing.
• Sabol, John T.; Alzo, Lisa A. (2009). Cleveland Slovaks. Charleston: Arcadia Publishing.
• Veronesi, Gene P. Italian-Americans & Their Communities of Cleveland (1977) Complete text online

Politics

• Seven Making History: A Mayoral Retrospective. Cleveland: The League of Women Voters of Cleveland and the Western Reserve Historical Society. 1990.
• Cunningham, Randy. Democratizing Cleveland : the rise and fall of community organizing in Cleveland, Ohio, 1975-1985 (2007) online
• Gleisser, Marcus (1965). The World of Cyrus Eaton. New York and London: A.S. Barnes and Co., Inc. and Thomas Yoseloff Ltd.
• Holli, Melvin G., and Jones, Peter d'A., eds. Biographical Dictionary of American Mayors, 1820-1980 (Greenwood Press, 1981) short scholarly biographies each of the city's mayors 1820 to 1980. online; see index at p. 408 for list.
• Horner, William T. (2010). Ohio's Kingmaker: Mark Hanna, Man and Myth. Athens, OH: Ohio University Press. ISBN 978-0-8214-1894-9.

• Kucinich, Dennis (2021). The Division of Light and Power. Cleveland: Finney Avenue Books. ISBN 978-1638772347.
• Moore, Leonard N. (2003). Carl B. Stokes and the Rise of Black Political Power. Urbana and Chicago: University of Illinois Press. ISBN 978-0252071638.
• Odenkirk, James E. (2005). Frank J. Lausche: Ohio's Great Political Maverick. Wilmington, OH: Orange Frazer Press.
• Miggins, Edward M. "A City of Uplifting Influences: From Sweet Charity to Modern Social Welfare and Philanthropy." In The Birth of Modern Cleveland, 1865-1930, edited by Thomas F. Campbell and Edward M. Miggins, (Western Reserve Historical Society, 1988) pp 141-71.

• Robenalt, James (2018). Ballots and Bullets: Black Power Politics and Urban Guerrilla Warfare in 1968 Cleveland. Chicago: Lawrence Hill Books. ISBN 978-1641603119.
• Stokes, Carl B. (1973). Promises of Power: A Political Autobiography. New York: Simon and Schuster. ISBN 978-067121602-3 – via Internet Archive.
• Stradling, David; Stradling, Richard (2015). Where the River Burned: Carl Stokes and the Struggle to Save Cleveland. Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press. ISBN 9780801453618.
• Swanstrom, Todd (1985). The Crisis of Growth Politics: Cleveland, Kucinich, and the Challenge of Urban Populism. Philadelphia: Temple University Press. ISBN 9780877223665.

Mayor Tom Johnson

• Bremner, Robert H. "The Civic Revival in Ohio: Reformed Businessman: Tom L. Johnson." American Journal of Economics and Sociology 8.3 (1949): 299-309.
• DeMatteo, Arthur E. "The Downfall of a Progressive: Mayor Tom L. Johnson and the Cleveland Streetcar Strike of 1908." Ohio History 104 (1995): 24-41.

• Johnson, Tom L.. My Story. B. W. Huebsch, 1911; reprint Kent State University Press 1993. Text also online at the Cleveland Memory Project.
• Lough, Alexandra W. "Tom L. Johnson and Cleveland Traction Wars, 1901–1909." American Journal of Economics and Sociology 75.1 (2016): 149-192.

• Megery, Michael. "Ideological Origins of a Radical Democrat: The Early Political Thought of Tom L. Johnson, 1888–1895." Middle West Review 6.1 (2019): 37-61.
• Murdock, Eugene C. Tom Johnson of Cleveland (Wright State University Press, 1994), a standard scholarly biography.
• Suit, William Wilson. "Tom Loftin Johnson, businessman reformer' (PhD dissertation, Kent State University ProQuest Dissertations Publishing,  1988. 8827177).
• Warner, Hoyt Landon. Progressivism in Ohio, 1897-1917 (Ohio State University Press, 1964).
• Whitehair, Andrew L., "Tom L. Johnson’s Tax School: the Fight For Democracy And Control of Cleveland’s Tax Machinery" (2020). (ETD Archive. 1190. online

Fiction