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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:

"Domestic Review" by the First United Presbyterian Church of Dayton, OH (SC-203)

 Collection
Identifier: SC-203
Scope and Contents

Recipe book with advertising published by the First United Presbyterian Church of Dayton, dated 1930.

Dates: 1930

Phil Donahue Letter (SC-26)

 Collection
Identifier: SC-26
Scope and Contents

This is a letter to Fred White, Business Manager for the Miami-OSU Dayton Campus (forerunner of Wright State University), from Phil Donahue, thanking him for his appearance on Donahue's show on WHIO, dated March 24, 1964.

Dates: 1964 Mar 24

Donald Earl Lake Musical Score (SC-102)

 Collection
Identifier: SC-102
Scope and Contents

Cassette tape and two handwritten scores of the WSU Fight Song, "Stand Up and Cheer for the Raiders of WSU"

Dates: 1991

Harvey Dressler Collection

 Collection
Identifier: MS-473
Abstract

Harvey Dressler was a civil engineer in the Dayton area owning the firm of Cellarius and Dressler Engineering. The Harvey Dressler Collection consists of correspondence, photographs, maps, books, and other documents related to Harvey Dressler, his wife Florence Bremberger Dressler, and daughter Mary Dressler Stansell.

Dates: 1896-1966

Charlie Taylor - Howard DuFour Collection

 Collection
Identifier: MS-286
Abstract Howard DuFour extensively researched Charlie Taylor, who designed and built the engine that powered the Wright Brothers' historic flight at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, 1903. The collection consists of newspaper clippings, articles, aviation history books, an oral history, personal correspondence, photographs, and Howard DuFour's drafts of the book "Charlie Taylor: The Wright Brothers Mechanician." The collection also contains materials on DuFour's building of the Wright 1903 Flyer Replica...
Dates: 1938-2004

Paul Laurence Dunbar Papers (SC-8)

 Collection
Identifier: SC-8
Scope and Contents

Collection consists of 3 original financial items (2 receipts, 1 IOU), a news clipping, and a photocopy (2 sheets) of the 1891 graduation program from Dayton's Central High School, of which Dunbar was a class member.

Dates: 1891-1904

Seymour Dunham Collection

 Collection
Identifier: MS-294
Abstract

The Seymour Dunham Collection contains personal correspondence of Mr. Dunham, information on aviation organizations to which he belonged, aircraft and missile research, work-related research from his time at Wright-Patterson AFB, and an extensive collection of articles, newspaper clippings and photographs concerning the Wright Brothers and other aspects of aviation history.

Dates: 1889-1993

DURIRON Corporation Records

 Collection
Identifier: MS-251
Abstract The DURIRON Corporation was founded in 1912 by Dayton foundry man, Pierce D. Schenk, and two associates, J. Richman Pitman, a DuPont explosives production engineer, and William F. Hall, a New York Financier. The company derives its name from a high silicon cast iron alloy, DURIRON, which rapidly became an industry standard for handling extremely corrosive materials. Their records consist of administrative records, sales records, manuals, newsletters, photographs, negatives, and...
Dates: 1912-1996

"Dusky Sleep-Song" Sheet Music (SC-320)

 Collection
Identifier: SC-320
Abstract

The collection consists of sheet music for a single piece of music: “Dusky Sleep-Song,” with words by Paul Laurence Dunbar and music by Grace A. Hammon.

Dates: 1922

Dustin - Dana Family Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS-207
Abstract

A collection of papers from an early 19th century southwestern Ohio family containing letters, autograph books, and some related documents. The bulk of the letters were written to Rev. Mighill Dustin, a Methodist Episcopal minister, and his wife, Mary (Dana) Dustin, by various friends and family members. The letters discuss family affairs, religious life, politics, and business matters. Related documents include wills and excerpts copied from 19th century county histories.

Dates: 1811-1870