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American Red Cross, Dayton Area Chapter Records

 Collection
Identifier: MS-121
Abstract

Contains a variety of materials on the establishment and growth of the Red Cross in Dayton as well as the records of the Greene and Preble County Chapters prior to their merger with the Dayton Chapter in 1960. The collection includes Board of Directors and committee meeting minutes, annual reports, programs, extensive correspondence, financial records, audio materials, photographs, and newspaper clippings.

Dates: 1898-1998; Majority of material found within 1917-1981

American Red Cross, Dayton Area Chapter Records (MFM-24)

 Collection
Identifier: MFM-24
Scope and Contents

The microfilmed records are from the Red Cross, Dayton Area Chapter Records (MS-121) and span 1917-1980. Included are Board of Director's minutes, financial reports, annual reports, Annual Meeting programs, statistical reports, and clippings of the 1974 Xenia, Ohio tornado. The records were microfilmed by Wright State University Libraries.

Dates: 1980

Dayton Council on World Affairs Records

 Collection
Identifier: MS-46
Abstract The Dayton Council on World Affairs (DCOWA), was founded in 1947 to educate and engage the Dayton community with programs to promote and nurture public awareness of critical international issues. The collection consists of organizational records, annual reports, meeting minutes, publications, committee documents, membership information, newsletters, correspondence, budgets, and financial records. Also included are records relating to educational programs, lecture series, exchange programs,...
Dates: 1947 - 2014; Majority of material found within 1947 - 1997

Dayton Foundation Records

 Collection
Identifier: MS-130
Abstract

Founded in 1921 with an endowment from the National Cash Register Company and John H. Patterson, the Dayton Foundation serves as a public trust fund and distributes grants to various community organizations and projects. Records consist of minutes of the Distribution Committee, financial records, annual reports, correspondence, and printed materials.

Dates: 1921-1982; Majority of material found within 1921-1973

Dayton Performing Arts Alliance Operation Records (MS-664)

 Collection
Identifier: MS-664
Abstract

The collection contains the records of the Dayton Performing Arts Alliance, an entity which was formed in 2012 to merge the management and business operations for three of Dayton's large performing arts organizations: the Dayton Philharmonic Orchestra, Dayton Ballet, and Dayton Opera.

Dates: 2009 - 2019

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