LH/MIA. Miami County History
Found in 45 Collections and/or Records:
Aloys J. Wyen Papers
Aloys J. Wyen was an early aviation pioneer associated with the Wright Brothers, first in their bicycle shop in Dayton, and later at Huffman Prairie as a mechanic. He was with them at Belmont Park in 1910, then flew in Los Angeles, California from 1911-1916. He later worked as a mechanic with the WACO Aircraft Company in Troy, Ohio, and Aeronca in Middletown. His papers include family photographs as well as correspondence and photographs documenting his long career in aviation.
WACO Aircraft Company Photographic Collection
Homer and Elsie Hardy Collection
Homer and Elsie Hardy lived in Dayton, Ohio, but travelled the world in the 1920s and 1930s, possibly as part of Homer's job as a manager in the foreign department of the Delco-Light Company. The Homer and Elsie Hardy Collection contains 8 scrapbooks and numerous other postcards and photographs documenting their family life and travels.
Clayton J. Brukner Papers
The Clayton J. Brukner Papers document the operation of an airplane manufacturing company, which was located in Troy, during the first half of the 20th century. The Collection consists of business records of the Waco Aircraft Company which was owned by Brukner, and various printed materials relating to aviation, books, journals, yearbooks, etc.
William Preston Mayfield Photograph Collection-Egbert Donation (MS-348)
Troy Buggy Works Company Records
The collection consists of one volume containing minutes of the company from its incorporation in October 1891 to its bankruptcy and receivership July 1909.
United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America, Local 2248 Records
Includes minute books and a small amount of correspondence, newsletters, and minutes of special meetings. Local 2248 is based in Piqua.
Samuel S. Studebaker Papers
Carpenter's Miami Valley District Council Records
Records consist of minutes, by-laws, National Labor Relations Bureau (NLRB) rulings, negotiations and agreements, financial records, and correspondence.
Eagle Clothing House Records (SC-362)
This collection contains the daily accounting ledger for Eagle Clothing House, located in Troy, Ohio. The first recorded date is Thursday, September 4, 1890, and the last date is Monday, September 19, 1892.
