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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
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
Dayton Police Department Historical Records
Collection
Identifier: MS-181
Abstract
This collection was created through the efforts of several Dayton Police Department officers and the Dayton Police History Foundation, Inc. Included in the collection are the arrest files of many different criminals, most notably notorious criminals of the early twentieth century like John Dillinger and "Bugs" Moran. The bulk of the information includes Bertillon card photographs from the turn of the century, various personnel photos, many negatives, newsclippings saved by the D.P.D. and two...
Dates:
1876 - 2010; Majority of material found within 1910 - 1970
Found in:
Special Collections
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- Brown, Katharine Kennedy 2
- Brown, Kleon Thaw, 1886-1925 2
- Brown, Martha McClellan, 1838-1916 2
- Kennedy, Grafton Sherwood, 1893-1974 2
- Kennedy, Louise Achey, 1860-1945 2
- Republican Party (Ohio) 2
- Association of Junior Leagues International 1
- Barrow, Clyde, 1909-1934 1
- Biltmore Hotel (Dayton, Ohio) 1
- Brady, Alfred, 1910-1937 1
- Breen family 1
- Breen, Edward G., 1908-1991 1
- Breen, Mary Louise 1
- Daughters of the American Revolution. Jonathan Dayton Chapter (Dayton, Ohio) 1
- Dayton (Ohio). Office of the Mayor 1
- Dayton (Ohio). Police department 1
- Dillinger, John, 1903-1934 1
- Floyd, Pretty Boy, 1904-1934 1
- Focke, Constance 1
- Junior League of Dayton, Ohio 1
- Kennedy, Grafton Claggett, 1859-1909 1
- Kennedy, Katherine Glidden 1
- Moran, George Clarence, 1893-1957 1
- Ohio Federation of Republican Women 1
- Republican National Convention 1
- Republican Party (U.S. : 1854- ) 1
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