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LH/MON. Montgomery County History

 Record Group Term
Identifier: LH/MON

Staff Only

Found in 669 Collections and/or Records:

Air Force Museum Wright Brothers Collection

 Collection
Identifier: MS-157
Abstract

Consists of articles, letters, speeches, and clippings pertaining to the Wright Brothers collected by the Air Force Museum at the Wright-Patterson Air Force Base near Dayton. Subjects covered include removal of Wright buildings from Dayton, interviews and personal history of the Wrights, the Smithsonian-Langley controversy, obituaries, funerals, and miscellaneous aviation materials.

Dates: 1922-1978
Found in: Special Collections

National Association of Letter Carriers, Ladies Auxiliary Branch 138 Records

 Collection
Identifier: MS-163
Abstract Ladies Auxiliary Branch 138 of the National Association of Letter Carriers (NALC) is a reorganization of the earlier Ladies Auxiliary Branch 84, which existed from 1914-1915. Ladies Auxiliary Branch 138 was organized in Dayton in 1920. The records consists of administrative records, financial documents, correspondence, convention materials, and histories of the organization, and document the organization’s structure, activities, membership, and finances from its beginning through the late...
Dates: 1914 - 1978
Found in: Special Collections

National Association of Letter Carriers. Branch 182 Records

 Collection
Identifier: MS-164
Abstract

The National Association of Letter Carriers (NALC), Branch 182 was organized in Dayton, Ohio in 1891. The branch has also been referred to as the “Gem City Branch” of NALC and serves to protect the labor rights of letter carriers in Dayton. The collection includes membership meeting minutes, membership records, correspondence, photographs, and miscellaneous materials.

Dates: 1917 - 1979
Found in: Special Collections

Dayton Power and Light Company Records (MS-168)

 Collection
Identifier: MS-168
Abstract

The collection consists of a scattered collection of Dayton Power and Light publications including the Forward (1933-1972), the DP&L News (1972-1975), DP&L People (1984-1986), and QP Today (1985-1986). Publications contain information about the history of DP&L, the utilities industry, and management and marketing trends within the industry.

Dates: 1933-1986
Found in: Special Collections

Cooperative Dayton History Project Records

 Collection
Identifier: MS-169
Abstract The Cooperative Dayton History Project was funded by a National Science Foundation grant in 1969 to identify and locate the widely scattered and unindexed business, church, and other institutional records which document the history of Dayton, Ohio from 1850-1950. This collection consists of papers and records gathered to prepare a preliminary inventory of available historical sources and includes pamphlets, brochures, correspondence, clippings, notes, and inventory forms. The project...
Dates: 1890 - 1972; Majority of material found within 1968 - 1972
Found in: Special Collections

Wright Brothers Addendum Photographs

 Collection
Identifier: MS-175
Scope and Contents

The collection consists of postcards, primarily of Wilbur Wright's time in France demonstrating the Flyer; and photographs (some of which are copies) of flight demonstrations in France and Germany, the Wright B Flyer, and awards and celebrations that include the Dayton Home Days parade in June 1909.

Dates: 1899-1967
Found in: Special Collections

Wright State Women Collection (MS-184)

 Collection
Identifier: MS-184
Abstract

The collection includes scrapbooks, photographs, clippings, program and activity information, and newsletters.

Dates: 1966-1987
Found in: Special Collections

Child Guidance Center Records

 Collection
Identifier: MS-186
Abstract

Records consist of Board meeting minutes, financial reports, annual reports, clippings, photographs, and historical materials. The Child Guidance Center operated as a mental health facility for children and was affiliated with St. Elizabeth's Hospital and Sinclair College.

Dates: 1929-1977
Found in: Special Collections

Progress Place Inc. Records (MS-190)

 Collection
Identifier: MS-190
Abstract

Records detail the organization's work with mentally disabled adults in the Dayton area. Included are organizational papers, minutes, newsletters, correspondence, and financial records.

Dates: 1974 - 1991
Found in: Special Collections

Davies Building Company Records (MS-208)

 Collection
Identifier: MS-208
Scope and Contents

This collection consists of Board of Directors’ minutes for this Dayton-based company which was involved in building and maintaining commercial real estate properties in the Miami Valley region. Also included are the company’s Articles of Incorporation, some correspondence, and legal documents.

Dates: 1915 - 1970
Found in: Special Collections
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