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LH. Local History

 Topic Guide
Identifier: LH
Collections pertaining to the local history of the Miami Valley of Ohio.

Found in 913 Collections and/or Records:

West Liberty Wheel Company Records (MS-16)

 Collection
Identifier: MS-16
Abstract

Consists of one volume of minutes of a 19th-century Logan County wheel manufacturer.

Dates: 1871-1876

Western Ohio Railway Official Time Table (SC-165)

 Collection
Identifier: SC-165
Scope and Contents

Western Ohio Railway Official Time Table, effective October 23, 1922.

Dates: 1922 Oct 23

Westminster Presbyterian Church Records

 Collection
Identifier: MS-276
Abstract

The records are a rich source of information on the church's growth, teachings, membership, and activities, as well as its role in the community of Dayton and beyond.

Dates: 1799 - 2020

Westminster United Presbyterian Church Records (MFM-34)

 Collection
Identifier: MFM-34
Scope and Contents

Contains membership lists, a register of Elders, Deacons, and Pastors, board minutes, the church register, and miscellaneous printed materials. Westminster United Presbyterian Church is located in Piqua, Ohio.

Dates: 1850-1985

Westminster United Presbyterian Church Records (MFM-80)

 Collection
Identifier: MFM-80
Scope and Contents

The records of this Piqua church include a chronology of church history, congregational minutes, church registers, and membership lists.

Dates: 1817-1947

Sarah Betts Wheeler Family Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS-174
Abstract

A collection of 19th and early 20th century papers consisting mainly of the family correspondence of the Wheeler and Betts families as they moved around the Midwest. The correspondence is concerned with the health of family members, courtship, farm and crop information, and church matters. National events are mentioned occasionally.

Dates: 1839-1921

Dorothy K. White Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS-31
Abstract Stage and silent screen actress during the 1920s, White was born in New Lebanon, Ohio April 27, 1882. During her middle and later years, she was involved in charitable and civic causes in Dayton, Ohio. The Dorothy K. White Papers are a collection of personal papers, photographs, and newspaper articles on music, screen and stage, and society. These papers reflect Dorothy's active involvement in civic and community life and convey evidence of largely twentieth century social history, with...
Dates: 1882-1976

"Who Knows?" by Paul Laurence Dunbar (SC-103)

 Collection
Identifier: SC-103
Scope and Contents

Sheet music and RCA phonograph recording of "Who Knows".

Dates: 1915

Widows Home of Dayton Records

 Collection
Identifier: MS-313
Abstract

The Widows Home of Dayton Collection chronicles the history of the home from its inception in 1870 through 2002. The collection includes pictures, slides, deeds, daily census records, board minutes, newspaper clippings and administration records, including budgets and fund raising activities from the beginning of the home to the present.

Dates: 1870-2002