Springfield Conservancy District Records
Scope and Contents
The microfilm contains a complete run of the Board of Director's minutes (1929-1985) as well as administrative files (1935-1944) consisting of correspondence, financial records, reports, legal papers, and public notices. There are also plans and reports of the Chief Engineer (1930-1932). The last reel contains a scrapbook of newspaper clippings pertaining to the 1929 Springfield, Ohio, flood and photo albums which document the flood and construction of the Conservancy's flood protection works.
Dates
- Creation: 1929 - 1985
Creator
- Springfield Conservancy District (Ohio) (Organization)
Biographical / Historical
The Springfield Conservancy District is considered a Special Taxing District in Ohio. Special Taxing Districts are created for operation of a specific public purpose and typically funded through a tax levy.
Full Extent
16 Reels
Language of Materials
English
Existence and Location of Originals
The original Springfield Conservancy District photographs that were previously in the custody of Wright State University Libraries were returned to the Springfield Conservancy District on March 12, 2026.
Subject
- Springfield Conservancy District (Ohio) -- History (Organization)
- The original Springfield Conservancy District photographs that were previously in the custody of Wright State University Libraries were returned to the Springfield Conservancy District on March 12, 2026.
- Title
- Guide to the Springfield Conservancy District Records
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Lisa Rickey
- Date
- 2022 Nov 28
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Revision Statements
- 2026 March: Description revised by Lisa Rickey to indicate that the original photographs were returned to Springfield Conservancy District and are no longer part of this collection.
Repository Details
Part of the Local Government Records Repository
Wright State University Libraries
Special Collections and Archives
3640 Colonel Glenn Hwy
Dayton OH 45435 USA
937-775-2092
library-archives@wright.edu
