Xenia (Ohio) -- Tornado, 1974

Scope and Contents From the Collection: The Kiwanis Club of Xenia, Ohio, Records document the history of the club’s activities and memberships throughout its entire existence. It includes records of all the types that one would expect from such an organization, including meeting minutes, financial records, annual and monthly reports, membership lists, newsletters, photographs, and other materials. The researcher should be encouraged to note that information is often duplicated in multiple record series, so that if a particular...

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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.

Scope and Contents From the Collection:

The Pamphlet Files consist of brochures, flyers, newspapers clippings, booklets, reports, serials, and other ephemera documenting the history of aviation, the Miami Valley, and the Wright Brothers. The items’ intrinsic values render them unsuitable for individual processing or formal cataloging; however, they are retained primarily for their informational value.

Scope and Contents From the Collection:

A collection of materials relating to aviation, mostly pamphlets and journals. These materials were formerly a part of the pamphlet collection.

Scope and Contents From the Collection:

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.

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This collection contains 31 images of the aftermath of the Xenia tornado in April 1974. William Pitstick was the telephone manager who was called in to start the repairs after the 1974 tornado. He shot several rolls of film documenting the damage at street level across Xenia. These photographs offer an in-depth look at the city in the immediate aftermath of the tornado, and the vast majority of the photographs are very thoroughly labeled.

Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

The Slideshows and Slides subseries consists primarily 35mm slides that were removed from slide carousels. The folder titles reflect information recorded on the slide carousel box. This series also includes campaign slideshows on microfilm reels. Of particular note are a significant number of slides depicting damage in Xenia and Greene County from the April 3, 1974, tornado.