LH/GRE. Greene County History
Found in 174 Collections and/or Records:
James A. Chew Papers
The James A. Chew Papers consist mainly of business records of three area newspapers in the Miami Valley Region: the Xenia Gazette, the Piqua Call, and the Middletown Journal. Headquarters for the Chew Publishing Company was in Xenia, Ohio.
Donald Earl Lake Musical Score (SC-102)
Cassette tape and two handwritten scores of the WSU Fight Song, "Stand Up and Cheer for the Raiders of WSU"
"To Avoid Her is to Betray Her: The Letters of Jerusha Hall Peacock (1861-1878)" (SC-120)
Student paper written by Megan Nealis in December 1998 concerning Jerusha Peacock.
Airfield Slide Collection (SC-249)
This collection contains 35 slides of various airfields, primarily ones local to the Dayton, Ohio, region. The dates range between 1920s-1940s.
Pictograph of WPAFB and Its Master Plan (SC-255)
This collection contains the oversize pictograph book of Wright-Patterson Air Force Base and its master plan, produced from data collected and edited by the Deputy of Air Installations in 1948. As stated on the first page, the purpose of the book was “to show certain facilities existing and certain facilities needed” at the base. It contains forty pages.
It Happened on Maple Street Book (SC-253)
William Pitstick Xenia Tornado Photograph Collection (SC-268)
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.
Greene County Centennial Historical Address (SC-188)
Booklet of the Centennial Historical Address for Greene County, Ohio, by Judge W.M. Mills, delivered at Xenia, July 4, 1876.
Brown Patterson Field Collection (SC-194)
Contains various materials concerning Patterson Field's transportation squadrons and civilian guards.
Wright Flyer at Huffman Prairie, Glass Plate Negatives
The collection consists of 3 glass plate negatives, with copy prints, depicting the Wright Flyer at Huffman Prairie. The photos are believed to date to the time of the Wright School of Aviation, which operated at Huffman Prairie from 1910-1916. It is unclear whether Wilbur Wright or Orville Wright are depicted in any of the photos.
