Bus. Business and Industry

Abstract A collection of correspondence, family histories, photographs, business records, and scrapbooks from two local pioneer families who played an important part in the early development of the Miami Valley: the Pattersons of Dayton and the Johnstons of Piqua. The business records cover the period 1785-1879 and relate to the operation of the Patterson Family farm and lumber mill. Some of Col. Robert Patterson's land surveys and quartermaster records are also included. The correspondence consists...

Scope and Contents A microfilm copy of MS-236 Patterson Family Papers spanning 1780-1970, consisting of correspondence, family histories, photographs, business records, and scrapbooks from two local pioneer families who played an important part in the early development of the Miami Valley: the Pattersons of Dayton and the Johnstons of Piqua. The business records cover the period 1785-1879 and relate to the operation of the Patterson Family farm and lumber mill. Some of Col. Robert Patterson's land surveys and...

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Photographs, map, and copies of records from the Pennsylvania Airline Company.

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The records consist of 18 volumes of business and financial records from the Permanent Building and Saving Association in Dayton, Ohio, spanning the years 1874-1943.

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The collection consists of financial records for Pleasant Hill Bank of Miami County, Ohio.

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Consists of blueprints, drawings, business records, and photographs from the Albert Pretzinger Architectural Firm located in Dayton, Ohio. Collection provides examples of architectural styles of residences, schools, churches, hospitals, and commercial buildings in the Dayton area designed by Pretzinger and his associates from 1890-1950. The business records include correspondence, working papers, memos, and financial records.

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The Price Brothers Company Records documents the history of the Price Brothers Company, products produced by the company and its major components, and construction projects the company completed around the United States and abroad, including China and Libya.

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Collection consists of 15 volumes of burial registers from a Cincinnati funeral home. Early registers include name, place and date of interment, and funeral expenses. Beginning in 1906, additional information is recorded including age, occupation, residence, religion, and cause and place of death. After 1918, the name and birthplace of parents are included. All the volumes are indexed.

Scope and Contents The collection contains a single ledger book detailing the Reliable Jack Company’s business finances between 1934 and 1940. It details purchases and payments made, taxes paid, and business conducted during this period. Additionally, there are pages recording payroll expenditures, as well as the sale and repair of hydraulic jacks. The ledger also includes other companies that the Reliable Jack Company did business with, such as the Dayton Malleable Iron Co. The types of financial exchanges...

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Consists of ledgers containing departmental account records, cash debits, customer credits, and product information for various products manufactured by the company during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.