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LH/MON. Montgomery County History

 Record Group Term
Identifier: LH/MON

Staff Only

Found in 669 Collections and/or Records:

John Pirelli Lodge 1633, Società di Mutuo Soccorso, Records (MS-552)

 Collection
Identifier: MS-552
Abstract

The John Pirelli Lodge was a chapter of the Società di Mutuo Soccorso (Sons of Italy) established in Dayton soon after the death of its namesake Giovanni “John” Pirelli. The collection includes planning and finance information, officer lists, rules and rituals, general histories, newspaper clippings, photographs, and oral histories.

Dates: 1938 - 2015; Majority of material found within 1990 - 2015
Found in: Special Collections

Ivonette Wright Miller Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS-216
Abstract Ivonette Wright Miller was a niece of Wilbur and Orville Wright, the daughter of the Wright Brothers older brother, Lorin Wright. The collection consists of materials about Orville and Wilbur Wright, the Wright Family, and early aviation collected by Ivonette. The collection includes correspondence, newspaper clippings, journal articles, photographs, photograph albums, and memorabilia. Many of the photographs are original prints of pioneer aviators, Wright Family members, and friends. Other...
Dates: 1803-2007
Found in: Special Collections

Richard Fullerton Photographic Collection

 Collection
Identifier: MS-213
Abstract This collection consists of over 2,000 photographs and negatives collected, and in some cases taken by Richard Fullerton, who spent his career in the photography laboratory at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base. The portrait photography in the collection represents predominant photographic processes, portraiture styles, and formats from the second half of the 19th century. The collection contains tintypes, cartes-de-visites, cabinet cards, albumen prints, platinum prints, matte collodion...
Dates: Circa 1850-1989; Majority of material found within Bulk 1860-1930
Found in: Special Collections

Robert Henn Aerial Slide Collection (MS-613)

 Collection
Identifier: MS-613
Scope and Contents

Robert Henn was the pilot for WHIO Airscout and WING Skywatch from 1980-1995. The collection consists mainly of aerial photographs (all 35mm slide format) of the Dayton metropolitan area, including especially Trotwood, Brookville, and downtown Dayton. Photos (non-aerial) of aircraft on display at the Dayton Air Show are also included. Most slides are identified at the item level by the creator, with a description and date written on the slide.

Dates: 1960-1961, 1981-1986
Found in: Special Collections

Milton Wright Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS-711
Scope and Contents

The Milton Wright Papers include documents, photographs, and postcards.

Currently, the documents and photographs are still being processed.

Some of the postcards have been processed, digitized, and made available online in CORE Scholar: https://corescholar.libraries.wright.edu/special_ms711_postcards/.

Dates: 1870 - 1961
Found in: Special Collections

Margaret Smell Diary (SC-85) in CORE Scholar

 Digital Record
Identifier: SC-85 CORE Scholar
Dates: 1913
Found in: Special Collections

Wright State University Student Oral Histories, 2017 (SC-325) in CORE Scholar

 Digital Collection
Identifier: SC-325 CORE Scholar
Dates: 2017
Found in: Special Collections

Dayton Family Photograph Album (SC-217) in CORE Scholar

 Digital Collection
Identifier: SC-217 CORE Scholar
Dates: circa 1900
Found in: Special Collections

1913 Flood Survivors Oral Histories (MS-296) in CORE Scholar

 Digital Collection
Identifier: MS-296 CORE Scholar
Dates: 1995 - 1996
Found in: Special Collections

Katharine Kennedy Brown Papers (MS-146) SELECTIONS in CORE Scholar

 Digital Collection
Identifier: MS-146 CORE Scholar
Dates: circa 1920 - circa 1930
Found in: Special Collections
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