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CivO. Civic Organizations

 Topic Guide
Identifier: CivO
This classification groups collections on the topic of civic organizations.

Found in 184 Collections and/or Records:

Miami Valley Literacy Council Records

 Collection
Identifier: MS-445
Abstract The Miami Valley Literacy Council (MVLC) was organized in 1964 by a group of women who realized that many adults in the city of Dayton, Ohio, were unable to read. The collection includes board minutes, magazine articles, newspaper clippings, correspondence, student work, training manuals, photographs, a scrapbook, and newsletters. Most items are by or about the Miami Valley Literacy Council, a volunteer-based non-profit organization with the mission of helping individuals to achieve...
Dates: 1964-2010; Majority of material found within 1980-2000

Belmont Bison High School Alumni Collection

 Collection
Identifier: MS-448
Abstract

This collection contains materials assembled by the Belmont Bison (High School) Alumni Association, Dayton, Ohio, covering the history of the school, focusing primarily on student and alumni activities. The majority of the collection is comprised of photographs and slides, but also includes newsletters and newspaper articles along with award plaques and miscellaneous memorabilia.

Dates: 1956-2006

Canal Society of Ohio Collection

 Collection
Identifier: MS-219
Abstract An eclectic group of materials pertaining to the history and lore of the Miami-Erie Canal in western Ohio, as well as other canals in neighboring states, the collection consists of pamphlets, maps, photographs, journal articles, newspaper clippings, and a run of the Canal Society of Ohio newsletter Towpaths. The activities of the Canal Society of Ohio, founded in 1961 to preserve and promote Ohio’s canal history, are also documented through publications, tour guides and newspaper...
Dates: 1826-2015; Majority of material found within 1960-1990

Community Research Inc. Records

 Collection
Identifier: MS-217
Abstract

Community Research, Inc. was a privately funded think tank formed in 1957 to study and recommend solutions to problems facing metropolitan Dayton. Records include annual reports, Board meeting minutes, and evaluations of community programs. Another series of records focuses on the organization's role in the federal government's Pilot Cities Program in Dayton in the early 1970s and includes Board meeting minutes, correspondence, grant proposals, reports, and evaluations of funded programs.

Dates: 1957-1976

Emmanuel Ringelblum Collection of Oral History Memoirs of the Holocaust (MS-215)

 Collection
Identifier: MS-215
Abstract

Collection consists of audio interviews with 35 Dayton-area individuals who survived, or were impacted by, the Nazi Holocaust; audio and video recordings of lectures related to the Holocaust; and video programs produced from original interviews specifically for classroom use to supplement Holocaust curriculum.

Dates: 1978 - 1995

Survivors of the Holocaust Oral History Project Records

 Collection
Identifier: MS-239
Abstract

The Survivors of the Holocaust Oral History Project was established in 1977 as a joint effort by Antioch College and Wright State University. Its purpose was to interview and preserve stories of survivors of the Nazi Holocaust who settled in the Dayton, Ohio, area. The records consist of meeting minutes, correspondence, lists of potential interviewees, clippings, and publicity. The Project produced the Emmanuel Ringelblum Collection of Oral History Memoirs of the Holocaust.

Dates: 1977-1985

Dayton Peace Action Committee Records

 Collection
Identifier: MS-300
Abstract Established in Dayton, Ohio, in 1979, the Dayton Peace Action Committee (DPAC) is a faith-based and peace oriented anti-nuclear organization. DPAC works to cut spending for unnecessary military and nuclear weapons programs, arguing that funds should be invested in American education, housing, health, and environmental protection. The collection consists of administrative records, correspondence, publications, newspaper clippings, programs, books, and Barrett's personal notes concerning DPAC...
Dates: 1969-1997

Friday Afternoon Club Records

 Collection
Identifier: MS-290
Abstract

The Friday Afternoon Club was founded in 1893 as a literary club for women in the Dayton area. Aside from academic and literary studies, the Friday Afternoon club also enjoys social events such as lectures, plays and picnics. Still in existence, the club meets every other Friday at the homes of its members. The collection consists of minutes and membership rosters, financial records, yearly programs, and scrapbooks.

Dates: 1893-2014

Papers of the River Corridor Development Committee (MS-289)

 Collection
Identifier: MS-289
Abstract The River Corridor Development Committee was formed in 1968 and operated under the aegis of the Dayton Area Chamber of Commerce. Representatives of various public agencies, which had jurisdiction over river frontage development, made up its membership. The committee's goal was to further development along the river frontages and enhance the recreational, aesthetic, and commercial potentialities of Dayton's major natural resource. The collection consists of administrative activities, river...
Dates: 1969-1997

Dayton Civic Music Association Collection Records

 Collection
Identifier: MS-287
Abstract

The Dayton Civic Music Association was founded in 1940 and presented twenty-eight concert seasons before its demise in 1968. The collection includes administrative records, newspaper clippings, programs, pamphlets, correspondence, photographs, and scrapbooks.

Dates: 1940-1998