Papers of the River Corridor Development Committee (MS-289)
Scope and Content
The collection covers, in detail, the day-to-day administrative activities of the committee. In addition, there is also detailed information on the planning, implementation, and construction of the various projects that were considered during the course of the twenty plus years of the committee's existence.
Problems that the researcher may encounter has to do with the very detailed scope of the collection. Much of the correspondence deals with troubleshooting the ideas proposed by the committee and often such correspondence consists of a few lines that agreed with a previous letter. In addition, despite the apparent detailed nature of the collection, there appears to be missing elements. For example, there are several case studies on the development progress of many phases of the project, but many are missing-it is not known if they ever existed.
Dates
- Creation: 1969-1997
Creator
- River Corridor Development Committee (Organization)
Restrictions on Access
There are no restrictions on accessing materials in this collection.
Restrictions on Use
Copyright restrictions may apply. Unpublished manuscripts are protected by copyright. Permission to publish, quote or reproduce must be secured from the repository and the copyright holder.
History of Dayton Corridor Development Committee
The Committee was formed in 1968 under the chairmanship of Horace M. Huffman, Jr., it operated under the aegis of the Dayton Area Chamber of Commerce. Its membership of twenty-five consisted of representatives of the various public agencies which had jurisdiction over river frontage development and the interested public.
Its goal was to further development along the river frontages: to enhance the recreational, aesthetic and appropriate commercial potentialities of Dayton's major natural resource.
The Committee met for a year and gathered information about past planning related to the river The Committee agreed that a broad study on the potentials and a comprehensive land use plan were a desirable step in an improvement program. That planning stage was completed in the early 1970s.
The area to be included in the plan consisted of the Miami River and its tributaries the Stillwater and the Mad Rivers from the city line to the conservancy dams: the Miami southern boundary of the county; and Wolf Creek to Summit Street.
Extent
5 linear feet
Language of Materials
English
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 corridor projects, brochures, magazines, photographs, books, maps and blueprints.
Statement of Arrangement
The collection is arranged into six series.
- Series I: Administrative Records
- Series II: Projects
- Series III: Brochures, Pamphlets, and Magazines
- Series IV: Photographs
- Series V: Books
- Series VI: Maps and Blueprints
Acquisition Information
The collection was a gift, in June 1998, of a member of the committee's executive board-Mr. Gayle Price of the Price Brothers Construction Co.
Subject
- Huffman, Horace M. (Person)
- Price, Gayle (Person)
- River Corridor Foundation (Organization)
- Title
- Guide to the Dayton Corridor Development Committee Records (MS-289)
- Author
- Finding aid prepared by Noah Phelps, 1999
- Date
- 2015
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Special Collections Repository
Wright State University Libraries
Special Collections and Archives
3640 Colonel Glenn Hwy
Dayton OH 45435-0001 USA
937-775-2092
library-archives@wright.edu
