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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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