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LH. Local History

 Topic Guide
Identifier: LH

Staff Only
Collections pertaining to the local history of the Miami Valley of Ohio.

Found in 266 Collections and/or Records:

Medical History Pamphlets

 Collection
Identifier: FSC-18
Scope and Contents

The collection consists of published pamphlets on various topics in medical history.

Dates: 1911-1974
Found in: Special Collections

Charles MacGregor, M.D. Photographs

 Collection
Identifier: FSC-24
Scope and Contents

Dr. MacGregor graduated from the University of Michigan Medical School in 1889 and Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons in 1890. He was a member of the Ohio State Medical Association and was a commissioned medical officer for the federal government. The collection consists of miscellaneous photographs dating most likely between 1886 and 1897.

Dates: 1886-1897
Found in: Special Collections

Jody Sjogren Aviation Art Collection (MS-574)

 Collection
Identifier: MS-574
Scope and Contents This collection of aviation artwork consists of 10 artists’ proof prints of the original water color and Prismacolor pencil renderings. The collection includes works from her series “Metamorphosis” (7 pieces) as well as “Metaphors” (3 pieces), both of which depict aircraft with their namesake creatures or activities. Individual pieces are signed and numbered. In addition to the prints, there is a folder containing information about each of the 10 pieces and some biographical information...
Dates: 1983-2006
Found in: Special Collections

"Freedom Libraries: Mississippi Summer Project, 1964" Materials (SC-307)

 Collection
Identifier: SC-307
Content Description

This collection contains materials pertaining to the Freedom Libraries project undertaken by Virginia Steele during Freedom Summer of 1964. The materials were assembled by Mary Steele Morgan, Virginia’s sister. The collection consists primarily of journal articles about the project.

Dates: 1965; 1996
Found in: Special Collections

Delco Light Frigidaire Convention Badge with Ribbon

 Collection
Identifier: SC-308
Content Description

This collection contains a single metal badge with red ribbon. The badge is inscribed with the words “Delco Light Frigidaire Convention, 1927.” The ribbon was owned by H. H. McLellan, who sold Delco Light plants in Nebraska. He received the ribbon when he attended the convention in Dayton.

Dates: 1927
Found in: Special Collections

Breidenbach Family Album (SC-309)

 Collection
Identifier: SC-309
Content Description

The collection consists of a single album, containing primarily photographs, as well as news clippings, documents, and mementoes, concerning Dayton pharmacist and physician Dr. Carl Henry Breidenbach (1867-1926) and his family. In addition to family photographs and a few medical scenes, other notable topics of the photographs include the Dayton flood of 1913, bicyclists, and the President Rutherford B. Hayes home in Fremont.

Dates: circa 1882-1930
Found in: Special Collections

Swank/Martin Family Papers (SC-311)

 Collection
Identifier: SC-311
Content Description

This collection consists of about 20 legal documents such as deeds, mortgages, and other property-related records pertaining primarily to the Swank, Martin, and related families in Darke and Montgomery Counties.

Dates: 1834-1931
Found in: Special Collections

Leach "Heritage of the Air" Aviation Prints and Harold R. Harris Photograph (SC-314)

 Collection
Identifier: SC-314
Content Description The collection consists primarily of 28 aviation prints from Leach International’s advertising art series “Heritage of the Air,” commemorating WWI era planes, pilots, and events. The full series included 45 images, all painted by Merv Corning. One of the included prints, “The First Bail-Out,” depicts the first use of a parachute to save the pilot’s life, that of Harold R. Harris in 1922; the print is autographed by Harris. Also included is a 1981 snapshot of Harris standing near the Old...
Dates: 1959-1968, 1981
Found in: Special Collections

Wright Field Photographs (SC-317)

 Collection
Identifier: SC-317
Abstract

A small grouping of photographs from Wright Field in 1943, collected by Wright-Patterson Air Force Base engineer William Kremer.

Dates: 1943
Found in: Special Collections

Grand Army of the Republic (GAR), Post 3 Records

 Collection
Identifier: SC-319
Abstract

The collection consists of one ledger of financial records and one photograph. Post 3 served Eaton in Preble County, Ohio.

Dates: 1888-1895; circa 2002
Found in: Special Collections
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