CivO. Civic Organizations

Abstract Founded in 2003 by Thomas C. Cecil, the Lincoln Society of Dayton seeks to encourage the appreciation of the 16th President, Abraham Lincoln, and the role that he played in American History and Society. This culminated in a fundraising effort to erect a statue of Lincoln at the Dayton Courthouse, which was accomplished in 2016. The documents in this collection cover events leading up to the construction of the statue of Lincoln including fundraising events such as an auction in 2011 and...

Abstract The Friendship Force of Dayton, founded in 1979 by Jeanne Comer, is a subgroup of the Friendship Force International, a non-religious and non-profit group dedicated to nurturing international friendships. They do this by planning both outbound trips with Ambassadors, or representatives, from Dayton as well as inbound trips with Ambassadors from other countries. The collection consists of trip planning documentation, newspaper/media articles, photographs, administrative files, and files...

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Meeting minutes, fliers, publicity and correspondence from the National Organization for Women, Dayton Chapter during the years 1980-1984. The collection provides insight into the organization’s activities advocating for women’s rights on the local and national levels. Among the issues represented are ERA ratification, and reproductive rights.

Abstract The collection consists primarily of business records for South Park Preservation Works (SPPW), a corporation which purchased and rehabilitated historic properties within the historic district of South Park, Dayton, Ohio. The records include articles of incorporation, membership rosters, meeting minutes, financial records, grants, National Trust reports, correspondence, and information concerning their various properties. Property information largely consists of associated financial...

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Photocopy of the constitution and bylaws of a nineteenth century vigilante society in Montgomery County from Oct. 3, 1887

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This is a letter to Fred White, Business Manager for the Miami-OSU Dayton Campus (forerunner of Wright State University), from Phil Donahue, thanking him for his appearance on Donahue's show on WHIO, dated March 24, 1964.

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The United Way of the Greater Dayton Area (UWGDA) was founded shortly after the 1913 flood. The United Way fundraises through workplace payroll deduction campaigns, in support of local nonprofit affiliates, to support health and human services agencies. The collection includes minutes, financial records, news clippings, press releases and newsletters, camapaign marketing materials and reports, agency directories, photographs, and audiovisual materials.

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Consists of the minute book of an Auglaize County women’s veterans society

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Consists of minute records book of a Xenia citizen’s committee opposed to the sale of alcoholic beverages between the years of 1901 and 1911.

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Contains the will and associated documents concerning Horace Mann, once President of Antioch College, Yellow Springs, Ohio.