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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:

Dr. Harry Dyme Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS-375
Abstract

Dr. Harry Dyme was the chief of nutrition section of the Aero-Medical Laboratory on Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in Dayton, Ohio. He worked on the Air Force Base from the 1950s through the 1970s. The collection consists of research materials and photographs concerning cold weather survival and other aerospace medical studies he conducted in the 1950s.

Dates: 1950-1998; Majority of material found within 1950-1975

Eagle Clothing House Records (SC-362)

 Collection
Identifier: SC-362
Abstract

This collection contains the daily accounting ledger for Eagle Clothing House, located in Troy, Ohio. The first recorded date is Thursday, September 4, 1890, and the last date is Monday, September 19, 1892.

Dates: 1890 - 1892

Early Farm Machinery Advertisements (SC-177)

 Collection
Identifier: SC-177
Scope and Contents

Late 19th-century advertisements for agricultural machinery.

Dates: 1878-1879

East Dayton Housing Opportunities Corporation Records

 Collection
Identifier: MS-327
Abstract

The corporation provided low-income housing for selected families in the East Dayton community, assisting their clients in becoming home owners through permanent financing and property rehabilitation. The materials in the collection include administrative, financial and membership records of the organization, as well as correspondence and property records. There are also a number of files relating to other housing organizations with which EDHOC affiliated and/or collaborated.

Dates: 1969-1996

Oscar Edelman Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS-144
Abstract

Edelman was a long-time, active member of the Socialist Party in Dayton, Ohio and for a period, served as business manager for the local Socialist newspaper, Miami Valley Socialist. His papers include correspondence, clippings, political literature, Socialist campaign materials, working papers, a minute book of the Young Socialist League in Dayton (1915), scattered copies of Miami Valley Socialist, and a collection of state and national Socialist Party literature.

Dates: 1910-1987

Edward A. Korn Collection (MS-220) in CORE Scholar

 Digital Collection
Identifier: MS-220 CORE Scholar
Dates: 1910 - 1916

Edward Durst Collection (SC-182)

 Collection
Identifier: SC-182
Scope and Contents

Variety of materials concerning Dayton, Ohio, including a Sunday School teacher's class book, first report of the Dayton Department of Public Safety, a report from the Dayton Fire Department, and from Durst Flour Corporation. Dates range from 1903 to 1956.

Dates: 1903-1956

Edward Lang Papers (SC-105)

 Collection
Identifier: SC-105
Scope and Contents

Letters from Lang written while in US Navy during World War II, describing family issues and his role as an investigator of persons of interest in Germany following the war.

Dates: 1942-1945

Philip Eid Aviation Collection

 Collection
Identifier: MS-224
Abstract

Collection consists of early photographs of Dayton-area flying fields. Included are photographs of McCook Field taken between 1918 and 1927, Wright Field between 1918-1931, Patterson Field for the period 1940-1967, and Fairfield Air Depot Reservation from 1923-1940.

Dates: 1918-1967

Elder-Beerman Dayton Mall Collection (MS-637)

 Collection
Identifier: MS-637
Scope and Contents

The collection consists of administrative and marketing materials collected by the Elder-Beerman store at the Dayton Mall. The two main items in the collection are the marketing plan for the Dayton Mall Elder-Beerman store's grand opening (1998) and the Dayton Mall's merchant manual (2000). There are also store maps, demographics, and information about gift cards. This collection provides insights into popular culture related to shopping malls in the late 1990s and early 2000s.

Dates: 1998 - 2004