LH. Local History
Found in 887 Collections and/or Records:
Ann Kirk Diary (SC-67)
Diary provides details on the foundation of the Dayton Chamber Orchestra, later the Dayton Philharmonic.
Matthew C. Kirkpatrick Collection (MS-435)
The Matthew C. Kirkpatrick collection consists of photographs, correspondence, arrest logs, identification cards, books, and a scrapbook. It was created by Matthew C. Kirkpatrick who was a Dayton policeman and Chief of Police during the mid-20th century.
Erasmus Jones and Lavina Hatfield Kitchen Collection
The Erasmus Jones and Lavina Hatfield Kitchen Collection contains materials relating to the family history of the Abraham Kitchen I and James Hatfield I families, their homesteads, and their descendents in Green Township, Clark County, Ohio, spanning the period from the 1830s up to 1972. Also included in the collection are materials from members of both families whom moved outside of the state of Ohio during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries.
Kiwanis Club of Xenia, Ohio, Records (MS-538)
The Kiwanis Club of Xenia is a service club founded in Xenia, Ohio, in 1922. The academics, athletics, and health of youth are central to many of its efforts and activities. The collection includes narrative histories, meeting minutes, membership rosters, annual and monthly reports, correspondence, financial records, bulletins (newsletters), news clippings, and photographs.
Lewis D. Klein Architecture Collection
Lewis D. Klein was an architect in the Dayton, Ohio area from 1957 to 1983. The collection consists of drawings for 230 different architecture design jobs he bid on. The collection includes from proposed or conceptual drawings up to full sets of plans. Of the 230 jobs, 27 are for residences and 49 are for apartment complexes. The rest are commercial buildings, including shopping plazas, churches, and various business facilities.
Charles A. Kline Papers
The Charles A. Kline Papers contain letters to and from Kline, a soldier from Ohio during WWI. The collection is a source of information for research relating to WWI, soldier life, and Camp Sherman located in Chillicothe, Ohio. Also, this information could be used for genealogical purposes for descendents of the Kline Family.
Peter B. Kline Papers
Eric Ernst Kohlhagen Papers (SC-374)
Eric Kohlhagen was a German Jew and dentist who survived more than 6 years in various concentration camps, including Auschwitz, before escaping and immigrating to the United States. He wrote an extensive and detailed memoir about his experiences in the camps. The collection includes copies of the memoir, correspondence, education documents, newspaper clippings, and a few photographs.
Edward A. Korn Collection
This collection documents the aviation careers of early aviator Edward A. Korn and his brother Milton H. Korn. The bulk of the collection is comprised of aviation photographs. It also includes some of Korn's correspondence about his experiences in aviation and selected clippings and articles that were published about him and other early aviators. It also documents Korn's background in farming, including photographs, catalogs, and postcards related to farming and threshing machines.
Frank Krebs Collection
Frank Krebs was a successful Dayton businessman, who was also politically active. Between 1942-1945, Krebs served as the Mayor of Dayton, and throughout his life held various political offices. The collection consists of personal correspondence, mayoral related materials, newspaper clippings and photographs.
