Skip to main content

LH. Local History

 Topic Guide
Identifier: LH

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

Found in 462 Collections and/or Records:

Randolph Edwards Photographs (SC-78)

 Collection
Identifier: SC-78
Scope and Contents

Photographs and postcards of Wright Flyers

Dates: circa 1910
Found in: Special Collections

Ten Dayton Boys Club Records (SC-79)

 Collection
Identifier: SC-79
Scope and Contents

Photocopies concerning the Ten Dayton Boys Club, an organization of boyhood friends who met yearly and included Wilbur Wright and his brothers, Reuchlin and Lorin.

Dates: 1886-1889
Found in: Special Collections

David Procuniar's American Civil War Diary (SC-80)

 Collection
Identifier: SC-80
Scope and Contents

Contains a photocopy of his entire journal along with biographical data compiled by the family. Note: there are restrictions on photocopying and publication of this material.

Dates: 1862-1863
Found in: Special Collections

Thomas Morrison Papers (SC-81)

 Collection
Identifier: SC-81
Scope and Contents

Handwritten and transcribed pages describing Morrison's experiences as an early settler in the Miami Valley.

Dates: circa 1792-1880
Found in: Special Collections

C.J. McLin Jr. Autobiography (SC-82)

 Collection
Identifier: SC-82
Scope and Contents

Transcript of an autobiography by C.J. McLin, Jr. Also available in published form in the Archives and the Libraries collections.

Dates: 1998
Found in: Special Collections

Nellie Van Mater Journal (SC-83)

 Collection
Identifier: SC-83
Scope and Contents

Journal of Nellie Van Mater who live in Greene County and attended Antioch College in the 1860s. The journal covers several months on 1864.

Dates: 1864
Found in: Special Collections

Paul Laurence Dunbar Library Dedication Papers (SC-84)

 Collection
Identifier: SC-84
Scope and Contents

Programs, letters, and clippings relating to the dedication of the WSU library as the Paul Laurence Dunbar Library.

Dates: 1992
Found in: Special Collections

Margaret Smell Diary

 Collection
Identifier: SC-85
Scope and Contents

Diary of Margaret Smell who was visiting Dayton from Michigan during the 1913 flood. Transcription of flood related sections available.

Dates: 1901-1915
Found in: Special Collections

"My Little Black Lamb" by Paul Laurence Dunbar (SC-86)

 Collection
Identifier: SC-86
Scope and Contents

Original voice and piano score for song written by Paul Laurence Dunbar.

Dates: 1922
Found in: Special Collections

"Ride the Wind" Collection (SC-87)

 Collection
Identifier: SC-87
Scope and Contents

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

Dates: 1991
Found in: Special Collections
  • UNIVERSITY LIBRARIES
  •  
  • SPECIAL COLLECTIONS & ARCHIVES
  • 3640 COLONEL GLENN HIGHWAY
  • DAYTON, OHIO 45435
  • 937-775-2092