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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
Hans Dam Aviation Collection
Collection
Identifier: MS-412
Abstract
Hans Dam was a 50-year collector of aviation memorabilia, especially photographs and newspaper and magazine clippings. His primary areas of interest included air races and air shows, early flight, WACO aircraft, and the history of aviation in southwestern Ohio and northern Kentucky. At the time of his death he was working on a book about aviation in southwestern Ohio which is included in the collection. The collection consists of twenty-nine albums containing more than 2500 photographs...
Dates:
1910-2003
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 Alpha Phi Alumnae Collection
Collection
Identifier: MS-529
Abstract
The Alpha Phi sorority was first created at Syracuse University on October 10, 1872, to provide a "tie which unites, a circle of friends" for women young and old all around the world. The Dayton Alumnae Chapter was officially founded on January 4, 1956. The chapter exists to this day as a form of contact for the alumnae in the Dayton area. The collection contains scrapbooks documenting the Alpha Phi sorority alumnae from various universities who are either from or presently living in Dayton....
Dates:
1953-1983; Majority of material found within 1970-1983 (Bulk)
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
Dayton Liederkranz-Turner Collection (MS-480)
Collection
Identifier: MS-480
Abstract
The Dayton Liederkranz-Turner Collection documents the experience of German-Americans for over one hundred years going back to 1890 through 2007. The evolution of the organization reflects both local and national changes. The activities and goals of the Dayton Chapter, as well as their involvement with other chapters, is documented. The collection includes organization histories, meeting minutes, financial records, correspondence, membership records, publications, and programs.
Dates:
1880-2014
Found in:
Special Collections
Dayton-Montgomery County Bicentennial Commission Records
Collection
Identifier: MS-55
Abstract
Records document the official plans for celebrating the 1976 Bicentennial in the Dayton-Montgomery County area through minutes, correspondence, clippings, organizational papers, publications, broadsides, and working papers.
Dates:
1974-1976
Found in:
Special Collections
Dayton Philharmonic Volunteer Association Records
Collection
Identifier: MS-183
Abstract
The Dayton Philharmonic Women's Association (DPWA), later known as the Dayton Philharmonic Volunteer Association (DPVA), was formed in 1951 with the purpose of supporting the Dayton Philharmonic Orchestra in promotion, education, and fundraising. In 1996, the name changed to the Dayton Philharmonic Volunteer Association when men were admitted. This collection contains records dating back to the creation of the DPWA. Included are board and committee minutes, revisions of the DPWA constitution...
Dates:
1944 - 2015
Found in:
Special Collections
Dayton Women's Health Center Records
Collection
Identifier: MS-479
Abstract
Established in Kettering, Ohio, in September 1973, the Dayton Women's Health Center provided a variety of women's reproductive health services, including pregnancy tests, contraceptives, and abortions. This collection consists of the DWHC's administrative records, legal records, newspaper clippings, photographs, audiovisual materials, and memorabilia. Also included are materials on the abortion debate, such as pro-choice and pro-life brochures, pamphlets, newsletters, and other literature;...
Dates:
1972-1997
Found in:
Special Collections
Delphinium Garden Club of Dayton Records
Collection
Identifier: MS-463
Abstract
The collection includes minutes, reports, notes, program information, newspaper clippings, and photographs from the Delphinium Garden Club of Dayton, Ohio. These items were collected by members of the Delphinium Garden Club of Dayton and document the organizations history, activity, and community involvement from its creation in 1931 until 2012. The club is still active in the community today.
Dates:
1931-2012
Found in:
Special Collections
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