Area Progress Council Records
Scope and Content
The Area Progress Council Records are divided into two series: Administrative and Financial. The records extend from 1961 to 2000.
Series I, Administrative, includes primarily meeting minutes, presentations, reports, and correspondence. The General Council and Executive Council minutes date from 1961-1989 with few gaps, as well as some scattered minutes from the 1990s. There are presentations covering various projects, reports to the APC from their Task Forces, and other related materials. There are documents about some of APC’s projects and activities, as well as social events along with other public activities. Materials in this series date between 1961 and 1998.
Series II, Financial, includes budgets, annual financial summaries, dues, invoices, tax return information, and other records pertaining to the organization’s finances. Materials in this series date between 1962 and 2000.
Dates
- Creation: 1961-2000
Creator
- Area Progress Council (Miami River Valley) (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 Unpublished manuscripts are protected by copyright.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 Area Progress Council (Dayton, Ohio)
The Area Progress Council was first formed in 1961 and its members consist of CEOs and retired CEOs from the Miami Valley. The council had visited Cincinnati to learn how similar groups functioned and then they used that as a model for the council. It was discussed in the first meeting that this council would be informal. The council was instrumental in the establishment of Wright State University and the Medical School. The members of the council came together from their common concern for welfare and progress in the Miami Valley. The council met on average once a month.
The Area Progress Council worked closely with the Dayton Area Chamber of Commerce and the United States Air Force with multiple departments. The council is still functioning and continues their public service.
Extent
3 linear feet
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
The Area Progress Council was formed in 1961 with the common concern for the progress of the Miami Valley. The Council was instrumental in the establishment of Wright State University and its medical school. This collection contains administrative materials, primarily meeting minutes, presentations, reports, and correspondence; and financial records, including budgets and annual financial summaries.
Statement of Arrangement
This collection is arranged into two series: Series I: Administrative; Series II: Financial
Acquisition Information
This collection was donated to Special Collections and Archives by the Archive Committee of the Area Progress Council and Richard F. Beach in May 1998. Additional records were donated in August 2016.
- Title
- Guide to the Area Progress Council Records (MS-459)
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Finding aid prepared by Victoria Penno, October 2012 and January 2013; additions and revisions by Ed O'Shaughnessy and Lisa Rickey, August 2017
- Date
- 2017
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English
Revision Statements
- 2013: Additions processed by Victoria Penno.
- 2017: Additions processed and revisions to finding aid by Ed O'Shaughnessy and Lisa Rickey
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
