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Congressman Edward G. Breen Collection
Collection
Identifier: MS-409
Abstract
This collection contains the papers of Edward G. Breen, a Dayton, Ohio native and Democratic Congressman in the U.S. House of Representatives for the third district of Ohio from 1949-1951. Before being elected to Congress, Breen served in the Air Force during World War II, he then served as mayor for the city of Dayton upon his return home from war. After serving in the U.S. House of Representatives, Breen was elected to the Board of Commissioners for Montgomery County. Three scrapbooks of...
Dates:
1908-2013; Majority of material found within 1940-1950
Found in:
Special Collections
Breidenbach Family Album (SC-309)
Collection
Identifier: SC-309
Content Description
The collection consists of a single album, containing primarily photographs, as well as news clippings, documents, and mementoes, concerning Dayton pharmacist and physician Dr. Carl Henry Breidenbach (1867-1926) and his family. In addition to family photographs and a few medical scenes, other notable topics of the photographs include the Dayton flood of 1913, bicyclists, and the President Rutherford B. Hayes home in Fremont.
Dates:
circa 1882-1930
Found in:
Special Collections
Harrison Morton Bretz Photographs (SC-277)
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: SC-277
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of 38 original photographic prints (of 30 different pictures) in downtown Dayton, Ohio. About half of the photos depict damage following the Great 1913 Flood of Dayton, and the rest show various landmarks, buildings, and scenes of Dayton between 1913 and 1920 (several alluding to World War I). Landmarks shown include Memorial Hall, the "New" Courthouse, Union Station, the Third Street post office, the Dayton Daily News building, the Old Main Library, and the Miami...
Dates:
1913-1920
Found in:
Special Collections
Bridgetown Cemetery Association Records (MFM-105)
Collection
Identifier: MFM-105
Scope and Contents
Records consist of a listing of the burials for each year. This Cincinnati area cemetery was formerly known as the German Bridgetown Cemetery and the records were kept in German until 1906.
Dates:
1875-1932
Found in:
Special Collections
Brooks Air Force Base 50th Anniversary Papers (SCV-4)
Collection — Folder: SCV-4
Identifier: SCV-4
Scope and Contents
This small collection contains pamphlets, press releases, and photographs celebrating the Brooks Air Force Base Golden Anniversary. The photographs depict various testing devices for pilots.
Dates:
circa 1968
Found in:
Special Collections
Dorothy Brower, Medical Illustrator, Collection
Collection
Identifier: FSC-34
Abstract
The collection consists of Dorothy Brower’s sketches and finished artwork as well as medical and non-medical photography, correspondence, non-medical artwork, publications by and about Ms. Brower, reference materials, and medical sculptures.
Dates:
1925-1991
Found in:
Special Collections
Florence Brown Diaries
Collection
Identifier: MS-478
Abstract
The Florence Brown Diaries consist of eight diaries kept by a young middle-class Dayton woman in the 1920s and 1930s.
Dates:
1926-1933
Found in:
Special Collections
Garnet C. Brown Papers
Collection
Identifier: MS-82
Abstract
Brown, a native of Springfield, was a local engineer and designer who helped pioneer several inventions in the aviation and automobile industries. His papers consist of engineering notebooks, personal and business correspondence, blueprints, photographs, original stories and poems, clippings, and a collection of printed materials reflecting his various interests and hobbies.
Dates:
1890-1976
Found in:
Special Collections
Katharine Kennedy Brown Collection, Lenz Addition
Collection
Identifier: MS-404
Abstract
The collection contains documents, correspondence, photographs, and political materials related to Katharine Kennedy Brown’s personal and political life. Some documents and correspondence pertain to members of Brown’s family, including her mother Louise Achey Kennedy (1860-1945), father Grafton Claggett Kennedy (1859-1909), brother Grafton Sherwood “Duke” Kennedy (1893-1974), husband Kleon Thaw Brown (1886-1925), and mother-in-law Martha McClellan Brown (1838-1916). Documentation from...
Dates:
1854-1977
Found in:
Special Collections
Katharine Kennedy Brown Papers (MS-146)
Collection
Identifier: MS-146
Abstract
Brown was an important figure in the Republican Party from 1920 until 1968. The bulk of materials in this collection are connected with her activities as the National Republican Party Committee Woman from Ohio. Political materials include correspondence, publications, campaign records, convention and election memorabilia, photographs, and records reflecting her activities with state and national GOP women's organizations. Correspondents include major Republican leaders and presidents...
Dates:
1859-2006; Majority of material found within 1900-1976
Found in:
Special Collections
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