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Arthur Compton Jr./ Trailsend Club Collection

 Collection
Identifier: MS-330
Abstract

The records concern the founding and first years of the Trailsend Club of Dayton. Mr. Compton kept very good records of the early organization of the Club, meeting minutes, member bulletins, finances, and much more. Of particular interest are the records concerning the purchase and transformation of former Ohio Governor James Cox's mansion known as Trailsend into an exclusive social club.

Dates: 1958-1964
Found in: Special Collections

Concordia Lutheran Church Records (MFM-74)

 Collection
Identifier: MFM-74
Scope and Contents The Concordia Lutheran Church in Cincinnati was created from a merger of the Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church and the Emmaus Evangelical Lutheran Church in 1927. The Emmaus Church had originally split from Trinity in 1904 over internal disputes. This collection contains five volumes of church records including a history of the church (1849-1949) and an early listing of members as well as records of baptism, confirmation, marriage, and funerals. All records are written in German until...
Dates: 1849-1963
Found in: Special Collections

Coombs-Learned Family Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS-182
Abstract A collection of 19th and early 20th century family papers of the Coombs and Learned extended families who lived in Michigan, California, and Ohio. Papers include extensive family correspondence, diaries, business and financial records, and over 300 photographs. Noteworthy among the contents are several letters written by President James A. Garfield to a family member when he was a young man, as well as Palmer Coombs' World War I diaries and papers. Portions of this collection, including...
Dates: 1819-1985
Found in: Special Collections

Ann Cooper Collection

 Collection
Identifier: MS-295
Abstract

Ann Cooper is a prolific author with over 600 published magazine articles and ten books on aviation notables to her credit. The research collection is an excellent source of information on women aviators such as Jessie Woods, Patty Wagstaff, Edna Gardner Whyte, Dorothy S. Lewis, and Nancy Hopkins Tier, as well as African American aviators including the Tuskegee Airmen.

Dates: 1900-2002
Found in: Special Collections

Cooperative Dayton History Project Records

 Collection
Identifier: MS-169
Abstract The Cooperative Dayton History Project was funded by a National Science Foundation grant in 1969 to identify and locate the widely scattered and unindexed business, church, and other institutional records which document the history of Dayton, Ohio from 1850-1950. This collection consists of papers and records gathered to prepare a preliminary inventory of available historical sources and includes pamphlets, brochures, correspondence, clippings, notes, and inventory forms. The project...
Dates: 1890 - 1972; Majority of material found within 1968 - 1972
Found in: Special Collections

Corinth Presbyterian Church Records (MFM-2)

 Collection
Identifier: MFM-2
Scope and Contents

Consists of a church register which lists pastors, church officers, elders, and members as well as baptisms, marriages, communicants, and funerals. Also included is a church history and Session Meeting minutes. Corinth Presbyterian is located in Dayton.

Dates: 1927-1989
Found in: Special Collections

Robert Countryman World War II Collection (SC-303)

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

James M. Cox Papers (MS-2)

 Collection
Identifier: MS-2
Abstract Consists of correspondence, reports, speeches, photographs, clippings, and other printed materials relating to Cox's long career as a journalist and politician. Cox was a U.S. Congressman representing Ohio's 3rd District from 1909-1913, and the governor of Ohio from 1913-1915 and from 1917-1921. In 1920 he was the Democratic nominee for President with Franklin D. Roosevelt as his running mate. Cox was also the owner and publisher of several newspapers including the Dayton Daily News and the...
Dates: 1908-1960
Found in: Special Collections

D. Watson Craig Papers (SC-5)

 Collection
Identifier: SC-5
Scope and Contents

Consists of letters written by Craig to various members of his family. Craig traveled to Oregon and Panama, as well as spending time in Springfield, Ohio and Washington D.C. His letters cover his experiences, local and national politics, and family matters.

Dates: 1852 - 1887
Found in: Special Collections

Don L. Crawford Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS-332
Abstract

This collection documents Dayton politics and race relations as reflected in the life and career of Don Crawford. The collection includes newspaper clippings, magazine articles, scrapbooks, correspondence, speech notes and publicity, photographs, certificates, and campaign literature. Most items are by or about Don L. Crawford, Jr., one of Dayton's best-known African American leaders of the 1960s-1980s.

Dates: 1918-2003; Majority of material found within 1960-1979
Found in: Special Collections

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Photographs 244
Correspondence 197
Dayton (Ohio) -- History 141
Minutes (administrative records) 97
Scrapbooks 91
Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.) 60
Newspapers 51
Financial records 46
Aeronautics -- History 40
Newsletters 38
Clippings (information artifacts) 33
Negatives (photographs) 30
Audiocassettes 29
Electronic records (digital records) 28
Newspaper clippings 27
Slides (photographs) 24
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Wright-Patterson Air Force Base (Ohio) 22
Blueprints (reprographic copies) 21
Brochures 21
Diaries 21
Pamphlets 21
Annual reports 19
Sound recordings 19
Performing arts -- Ohio -- Dayton 18
Reports 18
Air pilots 17
Microfilms 17
Postcards 17
Business records 16
Labor unions -- Ohio -- Dayton 16
Letters (correspondence) 16
Black-and-white photographs 15
Dayton (Ohio) -- History -- 20th century 15
Maps 15
Publications (documents) 15
Speeches 15
Aeronautics -- History -- 20th century 14
Minutes (Records) 14
Oral histories 14
Video recordings (physical artifacts) 14
Women -- Ohio -- Dayton -- Societies, etc. 13
Audiotapes 12
Drawings (visual works) 12
Memorabilia 12
VHS 12
Dayton (Ohio) -- Church history 11
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Transcripts 11
Videocassettes 11
Programs (documents) 10
Collective labor agreements 9
DVDs 9
Dayton (Ohio) -- Social life and customs 9
Magazines (periodicals) 9
Ohio -- Politics and government 9
Yellow Springs (Ohio) 9
Airplanes 8
Dayton (Ohio) -- Pictorial works 8
Electric industry workers -- Labor unions -- Ohio -- Dayton 8
Genealogies (histories) 8
Inventors 8
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Videotapes 8
Aeronautics -- United States -- History 7
Airplanes -- History 7
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Church records and registers -- Ohio 7
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Industries -- Ohio -- Dayton -- History 7
Montgomery County (Ohio) -- History -- 20th century 7
Photographs -- 20th century 7
World War, 1914-1918 -- France 7
World War, 1939-1945 7
Yellow Springs (Ohio) -- History 7
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Aeronautics in art 6
Aircraft industry -- United States -- History 6
Auglaize County (Ohio) -- History 6
Businessmen -- Ohio -- Dayton 6
Dayton (Ohio) -- Music 6
Dayton (Ohio) -- Politics and government 6
Dayton (Ohio) -- Politics and government -- 20th century 6
Film (material by form) 6
Handbooks and manuals 6
Lantern slides 6
Membership lists 6
Photograph albums 6
Photographers -- Ohio -- Dayton 6
Springfield (Ohio) 6
Theater programs 6
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Diaries 6
Account books 5
Aeronautics 5
Aeronautics -- Ohio -- Dayton -- History 5
Airplanes -- Photographs 5
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Wright, Orville, 1871-1948 47
Wright, Wilbur, 1867-1912 38
Unknown Person 18
Wright State University 16
United States. Air Force 11
Wright family 11
Dunbar, Paul Laurence, 1872-1906 10
Haskell, Katharine Wright, 1874-1929 10
Antioch College 9
National Cash Register Company 9
Dayton Art Institute 8
Dayton journal herald 8
Dayton-Wright Airplane Company 8
General Motors Corporation. Frigidaire Division 8
Wright, Milton, 1828-1917 8
Dayton daily news 7
Miami Conservancy District (Ohio) 7
United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration 7
Brown, Katharine Kennedy 6
Curtiss, Glenn Hammond, 1878-1930 6
Dayton Philharmonic Orchestra 6
Montgomery County Historical Society (Ohio) 6
Wright Flying School 6
Wright State University. Special Collections & Archives 6
Dayton Ballet 5
Dufour, Howard R., 1915-2009 5
Earhart, Amelia, 1897-1937 5
Lindbergh, Charles A. (Charles Augustus), 1902-1974 5
National Museum of the United States Air Force 5
Ohio. General Assembly. Senate 5
Reece, Jane, 1868-1961 5
Schwarz, Josephine, 1908-2004 5
Wright, Lorin, 1862-1939 5
Brown, Martha McClellan, 1838-1916 4
Dayton Council on World Affairs 4
Dayton Performing Arts Alliance 4
Dewey, Dawne 4
Five Rivers MetroParks 4
General Motors Corporation. Delco Products Division 4
General Motors Corporation. Inland Manufacturing Division 4
Glenn, John, 1921-2016 4
International Union of Electrical Workers. District Council 7 4
Katz, Paul, 1907-1989 4
Kettering, Charles Franklin, 1876-1958 4
League of Women Voters of the Greater Dayton Area 4
Minnick, Raymond 4
Ohio. General Assembly. House of Representatives 4
Project Apollo (U.S.) 4
Republican Party (Ohio) 4
Schwarz, Hermene, 1902-1986 4
Seifried, Richard D. 4
St. John's United Church of Christ (Dayton, Ohio) 4
United States. Navy 4
Wallace, Donald Kiblinger, 1937- 4
Wright State University. Libraries 4
Aerospace Medical Association 3
Aull, Marie, 1897-2002 3
Berry, Charles R. 3
Boyer, Chip, 1947- 3
Brown, Kleon Thaw, 1886-1925 3
Cassel, Homer Deeter, M.D., 1895-1980 3
Curtiss Aeroplane and Motor Corporation 3
Davis, Lenny, 1936-2022 3
Dayton (Ohio). Fire Department 3
Dayton (Ohio). Police department 3
Dayton Engineering Laboratories Company 3
Dayton Opera 3
Dayton Public Schools 3
Dayton-Miami Valley Consortium 3
Engineers' Club of Dayton 3
Frigidaire Corporation 3
Greene County Historical Society (Greene County, Ohio) 3
Harris family 3
Harris, Harold R., 1897-1989 3
Haskell, Henry Joseph, 1874-1952 3
International Union of Electrical, Radio and Machine Workers. Local 755 (Dayton, Ohio) 3
Kennedy, Grafton Sherwood, 1893-1974 3
Kennedy, Louise Achey, 1860-1945 3
Ladley family 3
Mayfield, William Preston, 1896-1974 3
McCann, Eleanor, 1907-2004 3
Miller, Ivonette Wright, 1896-1995 3
O.S. Kelly Company 3
Ohio State University 3
Patterson family 3
Patterson, Edith McClure, 1881-1962 3
Patterson, Jefferson, 1801-1863 3
Patterson, John Henry, 1844-1922 3
Pittman, Wayne C., Jr., 1937-2015 3
Stivers High School (Dayton, Ohio) 3
Taylor, Charles E. (Edward), 1868-1956 3
The Dayton Foundation 3
Totten family 3
United States. Army. Air Service 3
United Way of the Greater Dayton Area 3
Unknown Entity 3
Waco Aircraft Company 3
Weisenborn, Clara, 1907-1985 3
Westminster Presbyterian Church (Dayton, Ohio) 3
Wright Company 3
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