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Fam. Family and Personal Papers

 Topic Guide
Identifier: Fam
This classification groups together collections created by and on the topic of Family and Personal Papers.

Found in 191 Collections and/or Records:

J. Edgar Scholl Diary (SC-53)

 Collection
Identifier: SC-53
Scope and Contents

A transcription of Scholl's diary, includes brief information about his life and the weather, from Fayette County, Indiana.

Dates: 1901-1902

McCarthy Family Photo Album (SC-63)

 Collection
Identifier: SC-63
Scope and Contents

This photograph album documents the journey of the William D. McCarthy family from Dayton, Ohio, to California from June through December 1921. During the family's travels they visited a variety of places including Hannibal, Missouri; Pikes Peak, Colorado; Santa Fe, New Mexico; Flagstaff, Arizona; cliff dwellings; the Grand Canyon; the Mojave Desert; San Gabriel Valley, California; and Pasadena, California. A brief description of each place is written below the photographs in the album.

Dates: 1921

Erastus Smith Papers (SC-68)

 Collection
Identifier: SC-68
Scope and Contents

Variety of materials concerning Erastus Smith, a Kentucky man who served as a Major in the Mexican War. Note: some materials are located in the oversize collection.

Dates: 1846 - 1853

Wilbur Wright Letter (SC-69)

 Collection
Identifier: SC-69
Scope and Contents

This collection contains an original letter written by Wilbur Wright to a New York publisher. As well, there are photocopies of the letter.

Dates: 1904

Henry H. Arnold Diary Transcription (SC-73)

 Collection
Identifier: SC-73
Scope and Contents

Transcription of more than 400 pages of a diary belonging to Henry H. Arnold, a farmer in Montgomery County, Ohio.

Dates: 1875 - 1903

William Reichard Notebook (SC-77)

 Collection
Identifier: SC-77
Scope and Contents

Math notebook from William Reichard, circa 1830.

Dates: 1830

Thomas Morrison Papers (SC-81)

 Collection
Identifier: SC-81
Scope and Contents

Handwritten and transcribed pages describing Morrison's experiences as an early settler in the Miami Valley.

Dates: circa 1792-1880

C.J. McLin Jr. Autobiography (SC-82)

 Collection
Identifier: SC-82
Scope and Contents

Transcript of an autobiography by C.J. McLin, Jr. Also available in published form in the Archives and the Libraries collections.

Dates: 1998

Nellie Van Mater Journal (SC-83)

 Collection
Identifier: SC-83
Scope and Contents

Journal of Nellie Van Mater who live in Greene County and attended Antioch College in the 1860s. The journal covers several months on 1864.

Dates: 1864

Margaret Smell Diary

 Collection
Identifier: SC-85
Scope and Contents

Diary of Margaret Smell who was visiting Dayton from Michigan during the 1913 flood. Transcription of flood related sections available.

Dates: 1901-1915