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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:

International Printing and Graphics Communication Workers Union, Local 48 Records

 Collection
Identifier: MS-56
Abstract

Material consists of minutes, correspondence, contracts, wage scale information, and financial records for this Springfield, Ohio, IPGCW local.

Dates: 1940-1977

National Association of Letter Carriers, Branch 45 Records

 Collection
Identifier: MS-58
Abstract

The collection consists of the minute books of a Springfield postal workers’ union. The minutes contain membership and financial records.

Dates: 1890-1948

Frederic Earl Ford Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS-63
Abstract Ford served with the 5th Bomb Wing in the Pacific Theater during World War II. He was the commander of the photography group. The papers in this collection consist primarily of photographs and negatives, most taken during the latter part of World War II, 1943-1945. The photographs show many aspects of camp and military life as well as the customs and traditions of the native peoples where Ford was stationed. All images are identified and dated on back. Also included is a small amount of...
Dates: 1930-1945

Dr. Ira W. Baldwin Papers

 Collection
Identifier: FSC-7
Abstract

Dr. Ira W. Baldwin graduated from the Ohio College of Medicine in 1867 and practiced medicine in Xenia, Ohio. His collection includes lecture tickets and his medical diploma and license.

Dates: 1862-1896

Dr. Edward B. Doan Papers

 Collection
Identifier: FSC-8
Abstract

Dr. Edward B. Doan attended the Cleveland Homeopathic Medical College and graduated in 1899. He practiced medicine in West Carrollton and Miamisburg, Ohio. The collection consists of class notes and obstetrical records from 1900 to 1941.

Dates: 1898-1949

Dr. Charles F. Ginn Papers

 Collection
Identifier: FSC-9
Abstract

Dr. Charles F. Ginn, a homeopathic physician and surgeon, was born in 1849. He graduated from the Cleveland Homeopathic Medical College in 1884 and established an office in Miamisburg, Ohio. His papers consist of ledgers that record his practice from 1885 to 1890.

Dates: 1885-1890

Dr. William R. Love Papers

 Collection
Identifier: FSC-10
Abstract Dr. William R. Love was born in Bronson, Kansas and graduated from the University of Kansas Medical School in 1936. He did his internship and residency in dermatology in Cleveland, Ohio from 1935 to 1938, after which he received a fellowship to the Mayo Clinic. He moved to Dayton, Ohio and established a dermatology practice. He was a consultant for several Dayton-area hospitals and was a clinical Assistant Professor of Dermatology for the Ohio State University School of Medicine and an...
Dates: 1934-1943

Kuntz Family Scrapbook (MS-539)

 Collection
Identifier: MS-539
Abstract

The Kuntz Family Scrapbook, assembled by Leona Kling Kuntz, features newspaper clippings documenting the lives and activities of prominent Dayton-area families, especially the Kuntz family, over the course of 60 years.

Dates: 1918-1981

Miami Valley Archives Roundtable Records (MS-541)

 Collection
Identifier: MS-541
Abstract The Miami Valley Archivists Roundtable (or MVAR), founded in 1991, is an informal group of archivists in and around Dayton, Ohio. The group usually meets quarterly at various archival institutions. The collection consists mainly of documents pertaining to the individual meetings of the group and the chairs’ files of correspondence, announcements, and notes. Also included are founding documents, newsletters, membership lists, and a few photographs. This collection would be of interest to...
Dates: 1991-2017

Kenneth Middaugh Scrapbook (MS-542)

 Collection
Identifier: MS-542
Scope and Contents

This scrapbook was created by Middaugh’s wife for his birthday in 1924. It highlights his activities as a jazz musician in the early 1920s. The Middaugh family are from New Paris, Preble County, Ohio. Kenneth played in a jazz orchestra which performed in Dayton at the Greystone Ballroom, Cincinnati, Terre Haute, and other locations. He also was employed at Wilbur Wright Field. There are pictures of the recording studio he used in Indiana, and Wilbur Wright Field and Country Club.

Dates: circa 1920-1924