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Cooperative Dayton History Project Records
Collection
Identifier: MS-169
Abstract
The Cooperative Dayton History Project was funded by a National Science Foundation grant in 1969 to identify and locate the widely scattered and unindexed business, church, and other institutional records which document the history of Dayton, Ohio from 1850-1950. This collection consists of papers and records gathered to prepare a preliminary inventory of available historical sources and includes pamphlets, brochures, correspondence, clippings, notes, and inventory forms. The project...
Dates:
1890 - 1972; Majority of material found within 1968 - 1972
Found in:
Special Collections
Jeannie Croswell Letter (SC-13)
Item
Identifier: SC-13
Scope and Contents
Photocopy and transcribed letter written in 1876 by Jeannie Croswell describing the Centennial celebration that took place in Dayton. The letter was not to be opened until the bicentennial in 1976.
Dates:
1876
Found in:
Special Collections
Levitt Luzern Custer Papers
Collection
Identifier: MS-302
Abstract
Levitt Luzern Custer was a Dayton-area aviator and inventor, and an associate of Orville Wright. During his lifetime he engaged in pioneering balloon experiments, served as an official timer for flight trials, collaborated with Orville Wright on various projects, and invented a wide range of mechanical machines from the statoscope to amusement park rides. The collection documents many of Custer's achievements as well as those of other early aviators, such as the Wright Brothers. Information...
Dates:
1886-2001; Majority of material found within 1908-1950
Found in:
Special Collections
Dayton: A Peace Process Collection
Collection
Identifier: MS-411
Abstract
The Dayton Peace Process was an offshoot of the Dayton Peace Accords that brought an end to the fighting in the former Yugoslavia. The Peace Process worked to bring Miami Valley businesses in contact with clients in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia and several other eastern European countries. Eventually Dayton: A Peace Process became the Dayton Literary Peace Prize. The first Peace Prize was awarded to President Bill Clinton.
Dates:
1994-2001
Found in:
Special Collections
Dayton Alumnae Panhellenic Association (DAPA) Records (MS-517)
Collection
Identifier: MS-517
Abstract
Dayton Alumnae Panhellenic Association (DAPA), founded in 1931, is a Dayton-based organization, affiliated with the National Panhellenic Conference. Membership is composed of representative alumnae from all 26 NPC member groups represented throughout the Dayton area. The collection includes administrative, financial, and event files.
Dates:
1951 - 2017; Majority of material found within 1990 - 2017
Found in:
Special Collections
Dayton Area Baptist Association Records
Collection
Identifier: MS-309
Abstract
The Dayton Area Baptist Association (DABA) was formed in 1964 by a merger between the Upper Miami Baptist Association and the Dayton Baptist Union. Membership includes participating Dayton area Baptist churches, the Ohio Baptist Convention and the American Baptist Convention. The association's active mission is the Dayton Christian Center, located on West Riverview Ave. The records are administrative (minutes, financial, etc.) and also related to the association's mission, partners, and...
Dates:
1949-2011
Found in:
Special Collections
Dayton Bicycle Club Records
Collection
Identifier: MS-530
Abstract
The Dayton Bicycle Club Records consist of primarily financial records and receipts from the club from the early 20th century. The collection contains receipts from around 500, mostly local, businesses that provide an important record of how business was conducted around the turn of the 20th century. Also included is a limited amount of correspondence relating to club business and the organization of bicycle races.
Dates:
1889-1927; Majority of material found within 1909-1926
Found in:
Special Collections
Dayton City Beautiful Council Records
Collection
Identifier: MS-195
Abstract
The Dayton City Beautiful Council was organized in the mid-1960s as a volunteer adjunct to city government to help make Dayton a more livable, attractive community. Records consist of Executive Board, staff, and membership meeting minutes, and correspondence. Topics covered include recycling, urban beautification, and community planning.
Dates:
1965-1987
Found in:
Special Collections
Dayton Council on World Affairs Records
Collection
Identifier: MS-46
Abstract
The Dayton Council on World Affairs (DCOWA), was founded in 1947 to educate and engage the Dayton community with programs to promote and nurture public awareness of critical international issues. The collection consists of organizational records, annual reports, meeting minutes, publications, committee documents, membership information, newsletters, correspondence, budgets, and financial records. Also included are records relating to educational programs, lecture series, exchange programs,...
Dates:
1947 - 2014; Majority of material found within 1947 - 1997
Found in:
Special Collections
Dayton Daily News Archive (MS-458)
Collection
Identifier: MS-458
Abstract
This collection consists of over 2000 cubic feet of photographs, negatives, and news clippings spanning obituary, personality, and subject files generated by the Dayton Daily News and the former Journal Herald in the twentieth century. The newspaper was founded by James M. Cox, a three-term Ohio governor and presidential candidate. The archive documents the local and regional history of Dayton and the Miami Valley in Ohio and it role on a national scale, particularly during the period 1930...
Dates:
1890 - 2004; Majority of material found within 1930 - 1980
Found in:
Special Collections
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- Dayton (Ohio) -- History 131
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- Dayton (Ohio) -- History -- 20th century 15
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- Dayton journal herald 6
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- National Cash Register Company 5
- General Motors Corporation. Frigidaire Division 4
- Brown, Katharine Kennedy 3
- Dayton Council on World Affairs 3
- General Motors Corporation. Delco Products Division 3
- Haskell, Katharine Wright, 1874-1929 3
- International Union of Electrical, Radio and Machine Workers. Local 755 (Dayton, Ohio) 3
- Kettering, Charles Franklin, 1876-1958 3
- Patterson family 3
- Patterson, Jefferson, 1801-1863 3
- Patterson, John Henry, 1844-1922 3
- Reece, Jane, 1868-1961 3
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- Wright family 3
- Wright, Milton, 1828-1917 3
- Association of Junior Leagues International 2
- Brown, Kleon Thaw, 1886-1925 2
- Brown, Martha McClellan, 1838-1916 2
- Dayton (Ohio). Fire Department 2
- Dayton Engineering Laboratories Company 2
- Dayton Federation of Women's Clubs 2
- Deeds, E.A. (Edward Andrew), 1874-1960 2
- Delco-Light Company 2
- Elsner, Robert N., 1906-1983 2
- Engineers' Club of Dayton 2
- Frigidaire Corporation 2
- Fullerton, Richard D., 1915-1990 2
- Fyr-Fyter Company 2
- General Motors Corporation. Inland Manufacturing Division 2
- Harris, Harold R., 1897-1989 2
- Iddings, Andrew S., 1880-1974 2
- International Union of Electrical Workers. District Council 7 2
- International Union of Electrical, Radio, and Machine Workers. Local 768 (Dayton, Ohio) 2
- Johnston family 2
- Junior League of Dayton, Ohio 2
- Kennedy, Grafton Sherwood, 1893-1974 2
- Kennedy, Louise Achey, 1860-1945 2
- Lahm, Frank Purdy, 1877-1963 2
- League of Women Voters of the Greater Dayton Area 2
- Lindbergh, Charles A. (Charles Augustus), 1902-1974 2
- Markle, Herbert Van, 1948- 2
- Mayfield, William Preston, 1896-1974 2
- Miller, Ivonette Wright, 1896-1995 2
- Ohio Baptist Convention 2
- Ohio. General Assembly. Senate 2
- Patterson, Julia Johnston, 1811-1897 2
- Patterson, Edith McClure, 1881-1962 2
- Patterson, Robert, 1753-1827 2
- Republican Party (Ohio) 2
- South Park Improvement Council 2
- Steinhilber, Wesley M., 1917-2007 2
- The Dayton Foundation 2
- Wright Company 2
- Wright Flying School 2
- Wright, Lorin, 1862-1939 2
- Wright, Reuchlin, 1861-1920 2
- A Special Wish Foundation 1
- AFL-CIO 1
- Abbott, Berenice, 1898-1991 1
- Abel, Joseph F., 1839-1911 1
- Abel, D. Herbert, 1903-1969 1
- Abel, Joseph J. 1
- Abel, M. Josephine 1
- Adams, Wade 1
- Aerospace Research Laboratories (U.S.) 1
- Air Force Association 1
- Air Force Association. Wright Memorial Chapter 212 1
- Air Force Flight Dynamics Laboratory (U.S.) 1
- Air Force Materials Laboratory (U.S.) 1
- Allen, James, 1849-1933 1
- Alpha Delta Kappa. Kappa Chapter (Ohio) 1
- Alpha Delta Kappa. Ohio Epsilon Chapter (Dayton, Ohio) 1
- Altrusa Club of Dayton 1
- Altrusa International 1
- American Baptist Churches of Ohio 1
- American Business Women’s Association 1
- American Business Women’s Association. Bur Oak Chapter 1
- American Cemetery Association 1
- American Chemical Society 1
- American Chemical Society. Central Region 1
- American Chemical Society. Dayton Section 1
- American Chemical Society. Symposium 1
- American Envelope Company 1
- American Junior Red Cross 1
- American Machine and Foundry Company 1
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- American Turnerbund 1
- American Turners (Organization) 1
- Anderson, James, 1813-1877 1
- Area Progress Council (Miami River Valley) 1
- Armored Force Replacement Training Center (Fort Knox, Ky.) 1
- Arnold, Henry Harley, 1886-1950 1
- Association of American Cemetery Superintendents 1
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