LH. Local History

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Records of freed blacks from Greene, Logan, Miami, and Montgomery counties. Information usually includes name, age, birthdate, place and date of freedom, name of former owner, and a short physical description.

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The Elizabeth Beck Rehling Papers consist of correspondence, research notes, and photographs related to her research on the relationship between her mother, Agnes Osborn Beck and Katharine Wright, sister of the Wright Brothers. It also includes her unpublished manuscript, The Third Wright Brother, about Katharine Wright, based on her memories as told to her by her mother Agnes and her own research.

Scope and Contents The collection contains a single ledger book detailing the Reliable Jack Company’s business finances between 1934 and 1940. It details purchases and payments made, taxes paid, and business conducted during this period. Additionally, there are pages recording payroll expenditures, as well as the sale and repair of hydraulic jacks. The ledger also includes other companies that the Reliable Jack Company did business with, such as the Dayton Malleable Iron Co. The types of financial exchanges...

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Consists of ledgers containing departmental account records, cash debits, customer credits, and product information for various products manufactured by the company during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

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The Richardson Wright Field Collection contains 172 photos of aircraft and aircraft parts. The majority of the pictures feature displays from the Armed Forces Day Air Show held at Wright Field in 1945. Many of the exhibits pertain to Luftwaffe aircraft captured during Operation Lusty. As well, there are many photos documenting the only Fairchild powered XAT-6E Texan produced.

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The collection consists primarily of information on the development of radio technologies at General Electric in the 1920s and of radio and radar technologies at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base from the 1930s through 1950s. Some information on the WPAFB Quarter Century Club is also included.

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Original typed screenplay about the Wright Brothers, written by Doug McIntyre.

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A microfilm copy of MS-75. Original manuscript collection has received additional records and/or processing since it was microfilmed.

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Records of a prominent Dayton, Ohio funeral home which serviced many from the Hungarian and other ethnic groups of the early 20th century. Funeral record and ledger books give a daily account of funerals, and contain information and vital statistics about people buried by the Riesinger Funeral Home in Dayton, Ohio. Also included are financial record books for 1931-1956, and a few photographs.

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Consists of files kept by the Rike-Kumler Department Store to use as a resource for advertisements and anniversary celebrations. Includes photographs of Rike's stores, window displays, and promotional events, as well as various company publications, audio recordings of both Frederick Rike and David Rike, press releases, executive biographies, and advertisements.