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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:

Alpha Delta Kappa Epsilon Scrapbooks

 Collection
Identifier: MS-581
Abstract Alpha Delta Kappa, an honorary fraternal organization for women educators, was founded in 1947. The Ohio Epsilon Chapter was established in Dayton, Ohio, in 1957.The Epsilon Chapter holds monthly meetings and participates in several events. Since their founding, they have regularly hosted guest speakers and attended state conventions. This collection consists of thirteen scrapbooks documenting meetings and events held by the Ohio Epsilon Chapter and include photographs, programs, newspaper...
Dates: 1957-2012

Gary Pacernick Papers (MS-582)

 Collection
Identifier: MS-582
Abstract

This collection contains correspondence, publications, and paperwork documenting the career of Jewish poet and Wright State University English professor Gary Pacernick. Pacernick was one of the early members of Wright State’s English department faculty, serving from 1967 to 2009. Prominent in the collection are letters to Pacernick from poets and writers nationwide and worldwide.

Dates: 1965-2009

Dr. Richard A. DeWall Papers (MS-584)

 Collection
Identifier: MS-584
Abstract

The Dr. Richard A. DeWall Papers contain material from Dr. DeWall’s lengthy career. Within the collection there are copies of publications, patent documentation, and presentation slides created by Dr. DeWall. The material mostly relates to Dr. DeWall’s invention of the bubble oxygenator. However, there are some materials from his efforts to create a medical school at Wright State University.

Dates: 1948-2016; Majority of material found within 1955-1989

Wright Family to Petree Family Correspondence

 Collection
Identifier: MS-585
Abstract The Wright Family to Petree Family Correspondence primarily contains letters written by Milton Wright to his niece Estella Harris Petree. The letters describe Wright family news and activities, but more importantly include specific references to Wilbur and Orville Wright’s bicycle business, flying experiments and success, Orville Wright’s accident at Ft. Myer in September 1908, the 1913 Dayton flood, and Milton’s flight with Orville in May 1910. There is also a very poignant letter written...
Dates: 1900-1939; Majority of material found within 1900-1917

Springfield Typographical Union No. 117 Records

 Collection
Identifier: MS-47
Abstract

The records of the Springfield Typographical Union No. 117 cover the period 1901 1976 and consist of minutes of regular meetings, minutes of various committees, including the Business Committee, correspondence, conference reports, and material concerning strikes and lockouts.

Dates: 1901-1976; Majority of material found within 1930-1958

International Union of Electrical Workers (IUE), District Council 7 Records

 Collection
Identifier: MS-49
Abstract The collection consists of the papers of three men who were active in IUE District Council 7: E. J. Kraft, Wesley Steinhilber, and Robert Elsner. Within the Kraft and Steinhilber series is material concerning the split within the UE (Union of Electrical Workers) before and after its expulsion from the CIO. There is also information about the House Un-American Activities Committee hearings in Dayton, Ohio, and reports of Communist Party influence in the UE during the late 1940s. The Elsner...
Dates: 1939-1971; Majority of material found in 1949-1955

Urbana Typographical Union, Local 747 Records

 Collection
Identifier: MS-50
Abstract The material within the Urbana Typographical Union No. 747 collection is divided into two series dealing with administrative and financial records. The arrangement is chronological within the various folders.Series I: Administrative deals primarily with membership concerns, with materials dating between 1913 and 1976. Names of those in the union can be located in these books. Correspondence is not too extensive little material on the running of the union (operations...
Dates: 1913-1976

Miscellaneous Labor Union Records

 Collection
Identifier: MS-52
Abstract

This is a miscellaneous collection of union records including a 1908-1919 minute book from the Dayton Pressmen's Union, Local 12, and oral history interviews from three IUE District Council 7 officials.

Dates: 1908-1976; Majority of material found in 1976

Barbers’ Union, Local 26 Records

 Collection
Identifier: MS-54
Content Description The records of the Barbers’ Local 26 include minutes, financial records, manuals, and miscellaneous documents. Records pertaining specifically to Barbers’ Local 26 date between 1962 and 1973. There is no earlier material available, as the records were stolen in a robbery of the secretary’s car in January of 1962. The collection also includes a few earlier items that are not specific to Local 26, such as manuals and guidelines of broader union organizations. One item from 1918...
Dates: 1918, 1949-1973; Majority of material found within 1962-1973

Dayton Municipal Airport Records

 Collection
Identifier: MS-59
Abstract

The collection consists primarily of correspondence from the Dayton City Manager’s files pertaining to the establishment of a municipally owned airport in Dayton, Ohio.

Dates: 1926-1936, 1952