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Rose Mary Lawson Shaker Research Collection (MS-571)

Collection

Identifier: MS-571

Abstract This collection contains various documents, photographs, maps, correspondences, books, and audio-visual materials pertaining to Shaker religious communities in Ohio and Kentucky. Materials in this collection were either used or produced by Rose Mary Lawson, or her colleague, Martha Boice, during their research of Shaker communities. Rose Mary Lawson, née Haley, was an archivist, author, teacher, and researcher of Shaker religious communities. Lawson produced many written works on the...

Dates: 1980 - 2001; Majority of material found within 1990 - 2000

Found in: Special Collections

Lays of a Wandering Minstrel Book (SC-240)

Collection

Identifier: SC-240

Scope and Contents This collection contains a book by Anne Virginia Culbertson, Lays of a Wandering Minstrel, which reportedly was carried by Paul Laurence Dunbar on his visit to England in 1897. Handwritten notes on the inside front cover document the ownership of the book by Mrs. David Gebhart, and it is signed by the author. Inside the back cover, Mary Ellen Gebhart explains the story of loaning the book to Dunbar and its journey with him. Also included is a photocopy of the original...

Dates: 1896-1897

Found in: Special Collections

Leach "Heritage of the Air" Aviation Prints and Harold R. Harris Photograph (SC-314)

Collection

Identifier: SC-314

Content Description The collection consists primarily of 28 aviation prints from Leach International’s advertising art series “Heritage of the Air,” commemorating WWI era planes, pilots, and events. The full series included 45 images, all painted by Merv Corning. One of the included prints, “The First Bail-Out,” depicts the first use of a parachute to save the pilot’s life, that of Harold R. Harris in 1922; the print is autographed by Harris. Also included is a 1981 snapshot of Harris standing near the Old...

Dates: 1959-1968, 1981

Found in: Special Collections

League of Women Voters, Dayton Area Chapter Records

Collection

Identifier: MS-123

Abstract The League of Women Voters was founded in 1920, the year American women were granted the right to vote by the passage of the 19th Amendment. The League has since grown into a nationwide organization that works to promote political responsibility on the part of all citizens. It is non-partisan and does not support or oppose political parties or candidates, but it does take stands on public issues, after conducting extensive studies and reaching a consensus of the membership. The Dayton Area...

Dates: 1920-2000

Found in: Special Collections

League of Women Voters, Dayton Area Chapter Records (MFM-29)

Collection — Reel: MFM-29 (DB Roll 2437)

Identifier: MFM-29

Scope and Contents

Consists of the League of Women Voter's publication, The Voter's Guide, which profiles candidates and issues before each general election. The issues on the microfilm span 1941-1981. See also MS-123.

Dates: circa 1980

Found in: Special Collections

League of Women Voters of Yellow Springs Records

Collection

Identifier: MS-249

Abstract

Materials include published and unpublished histories of national and local league programs, various organizational and administrative materials, newsletters, bulletins, and files covering various issues studied by the League.

Dates: 1937 - 1984

Found in: Special Collections

Lebaudy-Julliot Airship Postcards (SC-119)

Collection

Identifier: SC-119

Abstract

Collection of photo postcards depicting several flights of the Lebaudy-Julliot airship in and around Paris in November 1903. Very little has been written about the Lebaudy airship, one of the first successful dirigibles. This collection of postcards provides good documentation of its early flights.

Dates: 1903 Nov

Found in: Special Collections

James Leffel and Company Records

Collection

Identifier: MS-150

Abstract

The James Leffel and Company Records consist of ledgers, journals, order books, inventories, cash and day books, payroll files, correspondence, photographs, publications, and scrapbooks of a late 19th and early 20th century Springfield, Ohio manufacturer of turbines, water wheels and engines.

Dates: 1867 - 1971

Found in: Special Collections

A Legend Rare of Frigidaire

Collection

Identifier: SC-271

Abstract

This collection consists of a single promotional pamphlet produced by Delco/Frigidaire in 1926. The pamphlet contains a story-poem to describe a fictional story of Aladdin and his "cold chest" [i.e. refrigerator]. This pamphlet provides insight into the creative nature of some of Delco/Frigidaire's promotional material.

Dates: 1926

Found in: Special Collections

Lest We Forget Collection

Collection

Identifier: MS-396

Abstract Lest We Forget was a film and audio project that captured personal and historical reflections and remembrances of people with mental retardation and other developmental disabilities, their families, their advocates, and their communities during the decades of statewide institutionalization and subsequent de-institutionalization in Ohio. The goals of the project were to collect oral, video, and written histories of the personal stories of people with mental retardation who lived in a state...

Dates: 1953 - 2008; Majority of material found within 2003 - 2007

Found in: Special Collections

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Rose Mary Lawson Shaker Research Collection (MS-571)

Lays of a Wandering Minstrel Book (SC-240)

Leach "Heritage of the Air" Aviation Prints and Harold R. Harris Photograph (SC-314)

League of Women Voters, Dayton Area Chapter Records

League of Women Voters, Dayton Area Chapter Records (MFM-29)

League of Women Voters of Yellow Springs Records

Lebaudy-Julliot Airship Postcards (SC-119)

James Leffel and Company Records

A Legend Rare of Frigidaire

Lest We Forget Collection

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