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Collection
Identifier: MS-232
Abstract
Papers reflect the civic involvements of Bieser, a Dayton attorney. Included are materials from several organizations including the Dayton Research Association, the Dayton Peace Council, the Dayton Chamber of Commerce, the Dayton Draft Board (1940-1946), the Public Library Advisory Committee, and Dayton City Improvement.
Dates:
1934-1961
Collection
Identifier: MS-332
Abstract
This collection documents Dayton politics and race relations as reflected in the life and career of Don Crawford. The collection includes newspaper clippings, magazine articles, scrapbooks, correspondence, speech notes and publicity, photographs, certificates, and campaign literature. Most items are by or about Don L. Crawford, Jr., one of Dayton's best-known African American leaders of the 1960s-1980s.
Dates:
1918-2003; Majority of material found within 1960-1979
Collection
Identifier: MS-247
Abstract
The Discussion Club of Dayton was founded in 1931 to provide a forum for civic leaders and professionals to meet and discuss the issues of the day. Records include correspondence, the club's monthly bulletin with information about program topics, and membership surveys. The club dissolved in 2011.
Dates:
1931-2011
Collection
Identifier: MS-23
Abstract
Correspondence, notes, travel journals, clippings, financial records, and business files pertaining to Iddings' long career as a lawyer, businessman, civic leader and photographer in Dayton, Ohio.
Dates:
1803-1974; Majority of material found within 1900-1971
Collection
Identifier: MS-363
Abstract
The Kettering Family Papers contain materials documenting the life of Charles F. Kettering, as well as his son Eugene Kettering, daughter-in-law Virginia Kettering, and their children. The Kettering family was heavily involved in the industrial and, later, philanthropic make-up of the city of Dayton during the 20th century, and were greatly influential in the city's more recent history. Made up primarily of photographs, correspondence, family keepsakes such as holiday cards, photo albums and...
Dates:
1876-2006; Majority of material found within 1930-1972
Collection
Identifier: MS-322
Abstract
The James Howell McGee Papers contain materials which document his life and his dedication to community development and civil rights. As an African American politician and the first black mayor of Dayton, his political contributions to civil rights during the 1960s and 1970s are of major importance. In addition to the political documents, this collection contains speeches and records of his involvement with civil rights and social organizations. This collection also preserved documentation...
Dates:
1929-1995
Collection
Identifier: MS-231
Abstract
Edith McClure Patterson served on the Dayton Board of Education during the early 1930s and from 1915-1939 she was the first woman to serve on the Ohio Board of Liquor Control. In 1932, she ran unsuccessfully for Congress. Patterson was active in welfare and education work, and made a lifelong study of problems affecting the home and children. Her papers and scrapbooks are a source of information about local Dayton education, budget and thrift, home management, women's clubs, and liquor...
Dates:
1920-1959; Majority of material found within 1920-1935
Collection
Identifier: SC-154
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of a ledger containing the hand-written Minutes of the West Dayton Civic League. The minutes span the period January 7, 1915 to November 13, 1917.
Dates:
1915 - 1917