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LH. Local History

 Topic Guide
Identifier: LH
Collections pertaining to the local history of the Miami Valley of Ohio.

Found in 913 Collections and/or Records:

Dayton Daily News Archive (MS-458) SELECTIONS in CORE Scholar

 Digital Collection
Identifier: MS-458 CORE Scholar

Dayton Daily News Archive (MS-458) - Xenia 1974 Tornado Photographs SELECTIONS in CORE Scholar

 Digital Collection
Identifier: MS-458 Xenia Tornado CORE Scholar
Dates: 1974 April

Dayton Daily News Ten Top Women of Dayton Collection

 Collection
Identifier: MS-422
Abstract This collection contains information regarding the Dayton Daily News Ten Top Women Awards which annually featured ten Dayton-area women who had been nominated for this award for professional, community, or personal achievements. Materials in this collection include newspaper articles with brief biographies about the award recipients and programs from the awards ceremony luncheons. Also included are video recordings of the luncheons where the women were honored for their achievements and...
Dates: 1962-2008; Majority of material found within 1982-2008

Dayton Electric Railway Historical Collection

 Collection
Identifier: MS-209
Abstract

Collection is an accumulation of records from four Dayton streetcar companies: the City Railway Company, the Dayton Street Railway, the Oakwood Railway Company, and the Peoples Railway Company. Records include operating reports, schedules, financial records, a study of Dayton's interurban transit system, printed materials, maps, and miscellaneous items.

Dates: 1907-1930

Dayton Family Photograph Album (SC-217)

 Collection
Identifier: SC-217
Scope and Contents

Photograph album of an unknown Dayton family, depicting family life and a parade in Dayton. The location appears to be where Sinclair Community College is now located, as some photographs have Sacred Heart in the background.

Dates: circa 1900

Dayton Family Photograph Album (SC-217) in CORE Scholar

 Digital Collection
Identifier: SC-217 CORE Scholar
Dates: circa 1900

Dayton Federation of Women's Clubs Records

 Collection
Identifier: MS-187
Abstract

Records include annual reports, programs, meeting minutes, membership records, and scrapbooks containing clippings and photographs pertaining to the club's activities. Founded in 1907, the Dayton Federation of Women's Clubs is an amalgamation of Dayton area women's organizations and is engaged locally in charitable, educational and social activities.

Dates: 1907-2007

Dayton Female Bible Society Records (MFM-25)

 Collection
Identifier: MFM-25
Scope and Contents

Records consist of the minutes of an early 19th-century Dayton women's religious society.

Dates: 1819-1846

Dayton Flood Booklet (SC-113)

 Collection
Identifier: SC-113
Scope and Contents

Booklet recounting the Dayton 1913 Flood, with copies of hand-colored photographs of flood and resident memories of the event.

Dates: 1915

Dayton Foundation Records

 Collection
Identifier: MS-130
Abstract

Founded in 1921 with an endowment from the National Cash Register Company and John H. Patterson, the Dayton Foundation serves as a public trust fund and distributes grants to various community organizations and projects. Records consist of minutes of the Distribution Committee, financial records, annual reports, correspondence, and printed materials.

Dates: 1921-1982; Majority of material found within 1921-1973