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LH. Local History

 Topic Guide
Identifier: LH

Staff Only
Collections pertaining to the local history of the Miami Valley of Ohio.

Found in 266 Collections and/or Records:

National Museum of the United States Air Force Move Booklet (SC-302)

 Collection
Identifier: SC-302
Scope and Contents

This booklet documents the moving of the Air Force Museum's aircraft from their old location to their new home in 1971. It details the logistics of transporting the aircraft and also contains a number of photographs of each of the aircraft in various stages of the move. The booklet was the property of Robert Countrymen who worked at the Wright Patterson Air Force Base and took part in the move.

Dates: 1971
Found in: Special Collections

Robert Countryman World War II Collection (SC-303)

 Collection
Identifier: SC-303
Dates: 1977; 1991; 1997
Found in: Special Collections

322nd Field Artillery Scrapbooks (MFM-27)

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MFM-27
Scope and Contents

Microfilm of Scrapbooks containing newspaper clippings, photographs, the typescript of a diary, and postcards pertaining to the 322nd Field Artillery, a World War I regiment from Dayton. Materials filmed span 1917-1920. See also MS-100.

Dates: 1982
Found in: Special Collections

Cincinnati, Hamilton, and Dayton Railroad Records (MFM-28)

 Collection
Identifier: MFM-28
Scope and Contents

Contains newspaper clippings, circulars, documents, and business letters from the scrapbook of an early president of the CH and D Railroad. Another group of materials consists of copies of articles from the American Railroad Journal (1847-1855) which pertain to railroads in the Miami Valley. See also MS-6.

Dates: 1840-1877
Found in: Special Collections

League of Women Voters, Dayton Area Chapter Records (MFM-29)

 Collection — Reel MFM-29 (DB Roll 2437)
Identifier: MFM-29
Scope and Contents

Consists of the League of Women Voter's publication, The Voter's Guide, which profiles candidates and issues before each general election. The issues on the microfilm span 1941-1981. See also MS-123.

Dates: circa 1980
Found in: Special Collections

Westminster United Presbyterian Church Records (MFM-80)

 Collection
Identifier: MFM-80
Scope and Contents

The records of this Piqua church include a chronology of church history, congregational minutes, church registers, and membership lists.

Dates: 1817-1947
Found in: Special Collections

Greene Street United Methodist Church Records (MFM-109)

 Collection
Identifier: MFM-109
Scope and Contents

Consists of 35 volumes of church records which include Board of Trustees minutes, membership records, baptisms, marriages, church histories, Sunday School records, women's and missionary society records, Quarterly Meeting minutes, a listing of ministers, and Steward's reports. Greene Street United Methodist is located in Piqua, Ohio.

Dates: 1823-1986
Found in: Special Collections

First Baptist Church of Centerville Records (MFM-112)

 Collection
Identifier: MFM-112
Scope and Contents

Formerly the Baptist Church of Sugarcreek, this church is the fourth-oldest Baptist church in Ohio. Records include meeting minutes, a treasurer's book, Sunday School records, and an indexed membership register.

Dates: 1799-1978
Found in: Special Collections

Katharine Wright Haskell Papers (MFM-117)

 Collection
Identifier: MFM-117
Scope and Contents Papers consist of mainly correspondence from Katharine Wright (1874-1929) to her future husband, Henry J. Haskell. Letters cover a variety of personal matters including the opposition to her impending marriage by her brother, Orville Wright. Other subjects discussed include Oberlin College, the Kansas City Star, the Wright patent challenge, and Katharine's ideas about women's rights. Contents include: Biographical articles and newspaper clippings; Correspondence, Katharine Wright...
Dates: 1922-1928
Found in: Special Collections

First Families of Montgomery County Records (MFM-122)

 Collection
Identifier: MFM-122
Scope and Contents

Includes a compilation of family group sheets and copies of vital records that document the ancestors of individuals whose families arrived in Montgomery County before 1830.

Dates: undated
Found in: Special Collections
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