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Area Progress Council Records
Collection
Identifier: MS-459
Abstract
The Area Progress Council was formed in 1961 with the common concern for the progress of the Miami Valley. The Council was instrumental in the establishment of Wright State University and its medical school. This collection contains administrative materials, primarily meeting minutes, presentations, reports, and correspondence; and financial records, including budgets and annual financial summaries.
Dates:
1961-2000
Found in:
Special Collections
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
Dayton Daily News Archive (MS-458)
Collection
Identifier: MS-458
Abstract
This collection consists of over 2000 cubic feet of photographs, negatives, and news clippings spanning obituary, personality, and subject files generated by the Dayton Daily News and the former Journal Herald in the twentieth century. The newspaper was founded by James M. Cox, a three-term Ohio governor and presidential candidate. The archive documents the local and regional history of Dayton and the Miami Valley in Ohio and it role on a national scale, particularly during the period 1930...
Dates:
1890 - 2004; Majority of material found within 1930 - 1980
Found in:
Special Collections
Records of Dayton Together: Advocating for Metro Government (MS-603)
Collection
Identifier: MS-603
Abstract
Dayton Together was a 501(c)4 organization with a purpose to advocate for consolidating some or all of the townships, villages, and cities in Montgomery County into a metro government. This collection consists of organizational materials such as dissenting opinions, charter drafts, event flyers, and brand-related files on the organization. There are research studies, commissioned by them and external to the organization, that Dayton Together used. The collection also includes newspaper...
Dates:
2012 - 2017
Found in:
Special Collections
Charles F. Horn Papers (MS-629)
Collection
Identifier: MS-629
Abstract
This collection contains documents, correspondence, news articles, photographs, and audio-visual materials relating to the life and career of Charles F. Horn. The materials in this collection were produced or otherwise used by Horn throughout his political career as a Kettering councilman, Kettering mayor, Montgomery county commissioner, and Ohio Senator. Throughout his public service career, Horn was involved in various local, statewide, and federal political initiatives involving...
Dates:
1942 - 2011; Majority of material found within 1961 - 2001
Found in:
Special Collections
Miles S. Kuhns Papers
Collection
Identifier: MS-382
Abstract
The Miles S. Kuhns Papers consist mainly of correspondence related to Kuhns' political career. It contains many lobbying letters from citizens and organizations. Almost half of the collection relates to Kuhns' work with the Ohio Revolutionary War Memorial Commission. A third section consists of personal correspondence and ephemera Kuhns received throughout his career.
Dates:
1920-1939
Found in:
Special Collections
Public Opinion Center (Dayton, Ohio) Records
Collection
Identifier: MS-110
Abstract
The Public Opinion Center Records contains surveys conducted in the Dayton area between 1970 and 1975. The breadth of the surveys is wide covering topics on schools, government, housing, health, and a number of other social, political, and economic issues. Some surveys contain the full raw dataset while others in the collection are summaries compiled by the center for public release.
Dates:
1970-1975
Found in:
Special Collections
Charles V. Simms Papers
Collection
Identifier: MS-73
Content Description
The entire collection falls into three series. Series I consists of the Montgomery County Commissioner administration files during Charles V. Simms term 1973-1976.Series I is arranged by subject and includes administrative information on the Montgomery County Community Action Agency 1973 1976, an anti poverty organization. The collection also contains information on the Newfields (new community organization) project 1973-1976. Administrative information is available for county...
Dates:
1972-1976
Found in:
Special Collections
Clara Weisenborn Papers
Collection
Identifier: MS-143
Abstract
Weisenborn represented Montgomery County in the Ohio State Legislature for over 20 years. Her papers consist primarily of files connected with her legislative career and include working papers, committee reports, bills, correspondence, and newspaper clippings. Weisenborn's most active areas of interest were the environment, health, and education. While detailing her work in the Ohio Legislature, the papers offer very little insight into her personal life.
Dates:
1960-1980
Found in:
Special Collections
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