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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 405 Collections and/or Records:

William Armstrong Papers (SC-4)

 Collection
Identifier: SC-4
Scope and Contents

Collection includes letters written to and from an army officer, mostly to his family in Vevay, Indiana, which cover his experiences in the early 19th century frontier army as well as his duty in the Mexican War where he was killed during the Battle of Molino del Ray.

Dates: 1815-1847
Found in: Special Collections

George C. Catrow Diaries and Papers (MFM-30)

 Collection
Identifier: MFM-30
Scope and Contents

George Catrow (1814-1897) taught in the rural schools of Butler, Montgomery, and Preble counties in the late-19th century. Collection consists of ten volumes of diaries, a Catrow Family history, personal papers, and newspaper clippings. The diaries record many events and names in the Germantown, Franklin, and Middletown, Ohio areas.

Dates: 1853-1897
Found in: Special Collections

Champaign County Cemeteries Records (MFM-32)

 Collection
Identifier: MFM-32
Scope and Contents

Consists of six volumes of Champaign County cemetery listings, compiled in 1955 by the Daughters of the American Revolution. The volumes are indexed.

Dates: 1955
Found in: Special Collections

St. James Episcopal Church Records (MFM-33)

 Collection
Identifier: MFM-33
Scope and Contents

Records include vestry minutes, parish registers, the records of three early female missionary societies, and a service record book. St. James Episcopal Church is in Piqua, Ohio.

Dates: 1832-1986
Found in: Special Collections

Westminster United Presbyterian Church Records (MFM-34)

 Collection
Identifier: MFM-34
Scope and Contents

Contains membership lists, a register of Elders, Deacons, and Pastors, board minutes, the church register, and miscellaneous printed materials. Westminster United Presbyterian Church is located in Piqua, Ohio.

Dates: 1850-1985
Found in: Special Collections

Beavercreek Committee of Eleven, Inc., Records (MFM-35)

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MFM-35
Scope and Contents Microfilm copy of The Beavercreek Committee of Eleven, Inc. Records (MS-112), which document a 15-year struggle by a local citizen's committee to prevent neighboring municipalities from annexing portions of Beavercreek Township in Greene County, Ohio. The committee also worked to secure incorporation for Beavercreek as a village. Included are minutes of Trustees' meetings, membership lists, general and legal correspondence, legal briefs, petitions for incorporation, community attitude...
Dates: circa 1980
Found in: Special Collections

Wright Brothers Collection Papers and Photographs (MFM-37)

 Collection
Identifier: MFM-37
Scope and Contents A microfilm edition of MS-1 without the published journals and printed materials, this collection consists of family letters and papers, financial records, school mementos, Wright Family genealogical materials, the church papers and diaries of the Wrights' father (Bishop Milton Wright), notebooks, correspondence, awards, and citations. The collection also includes nearly 4,000 photographs, many taken by the Wrights to document their early flying experiments. In addition there are extensive...
Dates: 1853-1973
Found in: Special Collections

Greene Street United Methodist Church Records (MFM-109)

 Collection
Identifier: MFM-109
Scope and Contents

Consists of 35 volumes of church records which include Board of Trustees minutes, membership records, baptisms, marriages, church histories, Sunday School records, women's and missionary society records, Quarterly Meeting minutes, a listing of ministers, and Steward's reports. Greene Street United Methodist is located in Piqua, Ohio.

Dates: 1823-1986
Found in: Special Collections

Dayton-Wright Airplane Company Badge Pin #15046

 Collection
Identifier: SC-371
Scope and Contents

The collection consists of a single metal badge/pin (believed to be copper). The front of the pin includes an image of a biplane, the text "The Dayton Wright Airplane Co. Dayton Ohio," and the number 15046 (presumably an employee identification number of some kind). The item measures approximately 1-1/2 inches wide by 1-1/8 inches tall.

Dates: circa 1918
Found in: Special Collections

Dayton Warbirds and Bulldogs Video Recordings (SC-390)

 Collection
Identifier: SC-390
Abstract

The collection consists of 3 DVDs of Dayton Warbirds footage and 1 DVD of Dayton Bulldogs footage. Both were indoor football league teams.

Dates: 2005 - 2006
Found in: Special Collections
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