LH. Local History
Found in 913 Collections and/or Records:
Middle Run Primitive Baptist Church Preservation Association, Inc., Records (MS-543)
The collection consists of original church records for the Middle Run Primitive Baptist Church, founded in 1799 and one of the earliest congregations in Greene County, Ohio. Records include congregational meeting minutes, membership lists, and cemetery records.
Montgomery County Sheriff's Office History Collection
The collection includes primarily interior and exterior photographs of both the Third Street jail and the newer Second Street jail, as well as correspondence with FBI regarding very specific cases. The collection does not include a comprehensive listing of case files, nor does it include the official records of the department.
General James P. Mullins Speech Collection (MS-546)
Ohio Federation of Republican Women Records
The Ohio Federation of Republican Women (OFRW), founded in 1929, is the smaller, state representation of the larger National Federation of Republican Women (NFRW). Today OFRW is a volunteer based organization which seeks to support and cultivate Republican women of all ages in the state of Ohio. This collection contains the organization’s meeting minutes, member lists, correspondence, reports, fundraising materials, programs, photographs, awards, newsletters, and newspaper clippings.
Ohio Valley Chromatography Symposium Records
John Pirelli Lodge 1633, Società di Mutuo Soccorso, Records (MS-552)
The John Pirelli Lodge was a chapter of the Società di Mutuo Soccorso (Sons of Italy) established in Dayton soon after the death of its namesake Giovanni “John” Pirelli. The collection includes planning and finance information, officer lists, rules and rituals, general histories, newspaper clippings, photographs, and oral histories.
Harley R. Schneider Northwest Vandalia Modification Center Collection (MS-557)
Frederick C. and Ruth P. Smith Papers
James E. P. Sullivan Aviation Drawing Collection (MS-561)
The collection pertains mainly to James E. P. Sullivan’s work as a designer at United Aircraft Products in Dayton, Ohio, during World War II, including such materials as company history, product literature, newsletters, and many parts drawings and designs. The collection also includes some material on the development of the Douglas A-26 Invader aircraft, a project for which James Sullivan’s father was chief engineer. A few photographs of people and aircraft are included also.
Frances M. Razor Vicki and the Rest Collection
Vicki and the Rest, formed in 1964, was Dayton’s first all-girl rock band. The collection consists of a band jacket worn by founding member Frances (Davis) Razor, a memoir written by another band member, and 3 vinyl albums from other musicians.