Poli. Politics

Scope and Contents

Program for the Lincoln Day Banquet given February 12, 1910 at Memorial Hall in Dayton.

Scope and Contents

This is an article from the Cincinnati Daily Gazette that was published in the Friday Morning edition on June 5, 1857, about what Cincinnati was like in 1802.

Abstract

An official court report for a sexual assault case tried in Shelby County during the 1850s.

Abstract

An undated list of voting records containing over 300 names of voters in Piqua, Ohio.

Scope and Contents

A political jingle that references the Whig Party and Kentucky influence on Dayton politics, circa 1850s.

Scope and Contents

This collection contains a copy of a late nineteenth century photo of Greene County Commissioners.

As well, there are documents pertaining to a variety of issues.

Scope and Contents

Contains Xenia's original petition for incorporation as well as photocopies of the document, dated 1817.

Abstract The James Howell McGee Papers contain materials which document his life and his dedication to community development and civil rights. As an African American politician and the first black mayor of Dayton, his political contributions to civil rights during the 1960s and 1970s are of major importance. In addition to the political documents, this collection contains speeches and records of his involvement with civil rights and social organizations. This collection also preserved documentation...

Abstract This collection contains the papers of Edward G. Breen, a Dayton, Ohio native and Democratic Congressman in the U.S. House of Representatives for the third district of Ohio from 1949-1951. Before being elected to Congress, Breen served in the Air Force during World War II, he then served as mayor for the city of Dayton upon his return home from war. After serving in the U.S. House of Representatives, Breen was elected to the Board of Commissioners for Montgomery County. Three scrapbooks of...

Abstract The Tony Hall Papers document the career of Tony Hall as both a U.S. Congressman, representing the Third District of Ohio, and as the United States Ambassador to the United Nations Agencies for Food and Agriculture. The bulk of the records pertain to his 24-year career as a U.S. Congressman. The papers contain voting records, congressional bills, constituent correspondence, personal correspondence, speeches, photographs, scrapbooks, newspaper clippings, memorabilia, and research on a variety...