Skip to main content

LH/MON. Montgomery County History

 Record Group Term
Identifier: LH/MON

Found in 366 Collections and/or Records:

Walter McCaslin Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS-198
Abstract McCaslin was a well-known Dayton journalist who was the art critic and book reviewer for both the Dayton Daily News and the Dayton Journal Herald. His papers consist primarily of letters written by McCaslin to an old friend in Zanesville where he grew up. Subjects covered include McCaslin's World War II experiences, his opinions about contemporary politics and political leaders, as well as his day to day activities. Also included in the collection is a selection of clippings of McCaslin's...
Dates: 1944-1984

Dayton City Beautiful Council Records

 Collection
Identifier: MS-195
Abstract

The Dayton City Beautiful Council was organized in the mid-1960s as a volunteer adjunct to city government to help make Dayton a more livable, attractive community. Records consist of Executive Board, staff, and membership meeting minutes, and correspondence. Topics covered include recycling, urban beautification, and community planning.

Dates: 1965-1987

Dayco Corporation Historical Collection

 Collection
Identifier: MS-199
Abstract

An eclectic collection of photographs, product catalogs, correspondence, memos, reports, personnel records, and financial records from a Dayton, Ohio manufacturer of tire and rubber products.

Dates: 1905-1974

Miami Valley Aero Historians Records

 Collection
Identifier: MS-206
Abstract

Records consist of cassette tapes and programs from the meetings of an informal group of aviation historians in the Miami Valley. Meetings and guest speakers addressed various topics of interest pertaining to aviation.

Dates: 1962 - 1968

Helen Hunt Club Records

 Collection
Identifier: MS-228
Abstract

The Helen Hunt Club was a women's literary organization founded in 1891 by a group of Dayton school teachers. The group studied and read papers on literary subjects and produced a play each year. Records consist of a constitution and by-laws, meeting minutes, club programs, correspondence, and the manuscript of a novel written by several club members ca. 1910.

Dates: 1891-1950

Community Research Inc. Records

 Collection
Identifier: MS-217
Abstract

Community Research, Inc. was a privately funded think tank formed in 1957 to study and recommend solutions to problems facing metropolitan Dayton. Records include annual reports, Board meeting minutes, and evaluations of community programs. Another series of records focuses on the organization's role in the federal government's Pilot Cities Program in Dayton in the early 1970s and includes Board meeting minutes, correspondence, grant proposals, reports, and evaluations of funded programs.

Dates: 1957-1976

First Lutheran Church of Dayton Records

 Collection
Identifier: MS-212
Abstract First Lutheran is the first and oldest Lutheran church in Dayton. Records include minutes of the Church Council, financial records, vital statistics containing information on baptisms, marriages, deaths, and confirmations, Sunday School records, newsletters, church bulletins, materials dealing with church history, photographs, and records of various church groups and committees. There is also a complete set of blueprints for the church's current building which was designed in 1905 by the...
Dates: 1839-1984

Stuart Sebastian Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS-252
Abstract

Sebastian, a dancer and nationally known choreographer, was the Artistic Director of the Dayton Ballet Company during the 1980s. His papers include correspondence, both personal and professional from colleagues in the dance world, Dayton Ballet administrative materials and performance records, photographs, clippings, materials pertaining to his dance teaching activities, and personal items including diplomas and school papers.

Dates: 1966-1991

DURIRON Corporation Records

 Collection
Identifier: MS-251
Abstract The DURIRON Corporation was founded in 1912 by Dayton foundry man, Pierce D. Schenk, and two associates, J. Richman Pitman, a DuPont explosives production engineer, and William F. Hall, a New York Financier. The company derives its name from a high silicon cast iron alloy, DURIRON, which rapidly became an industry standard for handling extremely corrosive materials. Their records consist of administrative records, sales records, manuals, newsletters, photographs, negatives, and...
Dates: 1912-1996

Central Baptist Church, Oregon District Records

 Collection
Identifier: MS-257
Abstract

Records include a collection of church histories and clippings, constitution and by-laws, financial records, and ledgers containing a record of Sunday School attendance and other membership information.

Dates: 1882-1964