LH. Local History

Scope and Contents This collection contains an account ledger kept by Frederick Meyer, an entrepreneur and machinist in Dayton, Ohio, from 1916 to 1967. Meyer documented information about his varied, eclectic activities and business pursuits. Each page of the ledger is devoted to records about a different activity, summarized in an index on page 30 of the ledger. Some notes connect to car repairs, especially to Fords. Many pages relate to items bought and sold in connection to his business. These include...

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Contains a catalog, notebook, and correspondence pertaining to the Miami Jacobs Commercial College / Business College.

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Miami Military Institute Handbook for 1909-1910 school year.

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Records consist of cassette tapes and programs from the meetings of an informal group of aviation historians in the Miami Valley. Meetings and guest speakers addressed various topics of interest pertaining to aviation.

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...

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Founded in 1960, the purpose of the Miami Valley Arts Council was to facilitate communication between local arts organizations and to promote community support for cultural activities. The bulk of records in this collection fall in the late 1960s and include minutes of the board meetings, correspondence, clippings and news releases, membership lists, calendars of events, and information on the various groups associated with the Council.

Abstract The purpose of the Miami Valley Association of Health Sciences Libraries was "to promote better service to users of those libraries through professional interchange, educational programs, reciprocity of services, and to promote wider...understanding of the role of the health sciences libraries in the provision of health care in the Miami Valley." The records range in date from 1972 to its dissolution in 2001; they consist of by-laws, minutes of meetings, treasurer's reports, committee...

Abstract This collection contains papers and photographs regarding the Atomic Energy Show "Living with Atomic Energy" that was held April 29-May 1, 1948 in the auditorium and gymnasium of Miamisburg High School, Miamisburg, Ohio. The event was free and open to the public. This three-day event strove to inform the public of the development, tools and use of atomic energy. With the help of Monsanto Chemical Company and the U.S. Atomic Energy Commission, exhibits were developed and lectures given to...

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This collection contains 24 photographs of local drive-in theaters that were taken during the early 1980s. Most of the drive-ins pictured have since been demolished. The photos were taken by Ritchie Thomas who donated them.