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LH/GRE. Greene County History

 Record Group Term
Identifier: LH/GRE

Found in 174 Collections and/or Records:

Register of Black and Mulatto Persons Records (MFM-6)

 Collection
Identifier: MFM-6
Scope and Contents

Records of freed blacks from Greene, Logan, Miami, and Montgomery counties. Information usually includes name, age, birthdate, place and date of freedom, name of former owner, and a short physical description.

Dates: 1804-1856

Galloway Family Papers (MFM-7)

 Collection
Identifier: MFM-7
Scope and Contents

Letters, diaries, clippings, articles, and other family papers of a pioneer Greene County family with much material on frontier and pioneer life.

The collection consists of private letters, obituaries, histories, files of Xenia Female College Literary Society 1866-1868, Xenia Academy of Medicine 1879-1889, Civil War memoirs of Clark Galloway, Collection book of Wilberforce University 1856-1857, miscellaneous newspapers.

Dates: 1797-1931

Miami Valley Carpenter's District Council Minutes (MFM-8)

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MFM-8
Scope and Contents

Records consist of minute books of a Dayton-based organization of carpenter's unions. See also MS-93.

Dates: 1891-1980

Trinity Methodist Episcopal Church Records (MFM-98)

 Collection
Identifier: MFM-98
Scope and Contents

Consists of a church history as well as baptism and marriage records. There is also a listing of the membership and pastors for this Xenia church.

Dates: 1854-1965

Society of Friends (Quakers) Records (MFM-125)

 Collection
Identifier: MFM-125
Scope and Contents Collection consists of records from the Society of Friends Ohio Valley Yearly Meeting and includes records from the following Quarterly and Monthly Meetings: Alum Creek, Miami, Short Creek, Green Plain, Campus, Milford, Springboro, Fall Creek, Goshen, Elk Creek, Whitewater, Westfield, Yellow Springs, Lafayette, Lexington, and Louisville. Records consist of membership rolls, marriages, births, deaths, removals, minutes of Men's and Women's Meetings, the minutes of various committees, and...
Dates: 1776-1988

Antioch College Publications

 Collection
Identifier: MS-625
Abstract

Antioch College, established in 1850, is a liberal arts college in Yellow Springs, Ohio. This collection contains a series of Antioch documents and publications which range from Antioch’s articles of incorporation to general catalogues, advertising pamphlets, alumni directories, and yearbooks. This collection offers insight into the philosophy, history, and culture of Antioch College.

Dates: 1871-1978

Rudi Berndt Papers (MS-632)

 Collection
Identifier: MS-632
Abstract

Berndt was a German scientist who came to the U.S.A. as part of Operation Paperclip at the close of WWII. His collection primarily documents his work in parachute development, in both Germany and the United States, from the WWII era through the Cold War. Materials include photographs, scientific test notes, educational records, security investigation reports, German identification papers, resumes, memoir, and other documents.

Dates: 1927-2003; Majority of material found within 1937-1953

A Photographic Portfolio of Huffman Flying Field (MS-631)

 Collection
Identifier: MS-631
Abstract

The collection consists of 11 platinum palladium prints of photographs created at Huffman Prairie, featuring flight and architecture. This portfolio is limited edition set #1 out of 16 sets created.

Dates: 2007, 2014-2017

George Barrett Family Papers (MS-636)

 Collection
Identifier: MS-636
Abstract This collection contains personal and business papers of the Barrett family, a Quaker family prominent in Spring Valley, Greene County, Ohio from the mid-nineteenth century to the early-twentieth century. Materials document the story of the family’s textile mill, in operation circa 1850-1870, their flour mill, their education and experiments, and government service at state and national level. It also contains personal correspondence with family and friends, detailing family experiences and...
Dates: 1824 - 2010; Majority of material found within 1850 - 1900

Explorer Post 72 Records (MS-639)

 Collection
Identifier: MS-639
Abstract

Explorer Post 72 was chartered in November 1958 by the First Presbyterian Church in Fairborn, Ohio, and was active until 2002. From 1971 onward, the group was coed, and members engaged in a variety of camping trips, outdoor activities, sports, and social gatherings. Records include administrative and financial records, files on trips and other activities, newspaper clippings, photographs and slides, and audiovisual materials.

Dates: 1958-2002