Bus. Business and Industry

Content Description

The collection consists of a single stock certificate for 10 shares in the Jefferson-Main Arcade Market Company. The certificate is made out to Dr. Warren C. Breidenbach, dated May 26, 1921, and signed by E. L. Brooks (secretary) and C. H. Breidenbach (president). It is a single 8.5" x 11" sheet, with an embossed metallic seal.

Abstract The Kettering Family Papers contain materials documenting the life of Charles F. Kettering, as well as his son Eugene Kettering, daughter-in-law Virginia Kettering, and their children. The Kettering family was heavily involved in the industrial and, later, philanthropic make-up of the city of Dayton during the 20th century, and were greatly influential in the city's more recent history. Made up primarily of photographs, correspondence, family keepsakes such as holiday cards, photo albums and...

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Lewis D. Klein was an architect in the Dayton, Ohio area from 1957 to 1983. The collection consists of drawings for 230 different architecture design jobs he bid on. The collection includes from proposed or conceptual drawings up to full sets of plans. Of the 230 jobs, 27 are for residences and 49 are for apartment complexes. The rest are commercial buildings, including shopping plazas, churches, and various business facilities.

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The James Leffel and Company Records consist of ledgers, journals, order books, inventories, cash and day books, payroll files, correspondence, photographs, publications, and scrapbooks of a late 19th and early 20th century Springfield, Ohio manufacturer of turbines, water wheels and engines.

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This collection consists of a single promotional pamphlet produced by Delco/Frigidaire in 1926. The pamphlet contains a story-poem to describe a fictional story of Aladdin and his "cold chest" [i.e. refrigerator]. This pamphlet provides insight into the creative nature of some of Delco/Frigidaire's promotional material.

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This is an ephemera collection donated by the Miami Valley Genealogical Society. The scope of collection is greatly varied. It consists of nine broad groups as follows: Central M.E. Church -- Springfield, Ohio; Political Ideologies; Clara Wiesenborn Papers; Governmental Ephemera; Publications; Family Papers; Business/Companies; Music; and Photographs.

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A collection of 19th century business records from three different general stores in Logan County. Includes financial records, day-by-day account books listings transactions and customers names, and ledger books.

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The lantern slides generally depict scenes of life within the Lowe Brothers factory, a paint company that operated from 1872 to late 1900s before being sold. The images date to the early twentieth century. The glass plate negatives depict an unidentified family of the same period.

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The Luthman Funeral Home Records include business records plus ten binders of copies of their original burial records. The business records span 1889-1910 and the burial records span 1906-1982. This collection offers researchers a wealth of information for genealogy and on local mortuary practices.

Scope and Contents

This collection contains two catalogs. The first is on Turret Lathe Tools, manufactured by the Warner & Swasey Company in Cleveland, Ohio, dated 1926. The second concerns crank shapers, manufactured by the R.A. Kelly Company in Xenia, Ohio.