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Dayton (Ohio) -- History

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 145 Collections and/or Records:

Frigidaire T.O.M. (Tired Old Men) Club Records

 Collection
Identifier: MS-406
Abstract

This collection consists of assorted photographs, documents, publications, and artifacts, collected by former employees of the Frigidaire Corporation. Within are numerous photographs showing different aspects of early founders and employees, as well as many motivational get-togethers. Included also are a number of technical manuals and training aids, demonstrating the business end of the company.

Dates: 1918 - 2013; Majority of material found within 1950-1970

Richard Fullerton/ Jane Reece Collection

 Collection
Identifier: MS-185
Abstract

Richard Fullerton was a local photographer, historian and collector. His Jane Reece collection consists primarily of images which document the renovation of Reece's home and studio, an old firehouse on 834 Riverside Drive in Dayton, and photographs and information about the surrounding neighborhood. Also included are interior and exterior photographs of Reece's studio and a few examples of her artistic photography.

Dates: 1889-1976; Majority of material found within 1923-1976

Richard Fullerton Photographic Collection

 Collection
Identifier: MS-213
Abstract This collection consists of over 2,000 photographs and negatives collected, and in some cases taken by Richard Fullerton, who spent his career in the photography laboratory at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base. The portrait photography in the collection represents predominant photographic processes, portraiture styles, and formats from the second half of the 19th century. The collection contains tintypes, cartes-de-visites, cabinet cards, albumen prints, platinum prints, matte collodion...
Dates: Circa 1850-1989; Majority of material found within Bulk 1860-1930

Arlene Galloway Dayton Newspaper Headlines Collection (SC-330)

 Collection
Identifier: SC-330
Scope and Contents

The collection consists of Dayton newspaper front pages with headlines concerning events such as World War II, President Dwight Eisenhower, and the 1969 moon landing.

Dates: 1941-1969; Majority of material found in 1945

Garden Club of Dayton Records

 Collection
Identifier: MS-288
Abstract

Katharine Houk Talbott founded the Garden Club of Dayton in 1922. The Club's goal is to promote and encourage the beautification of not only their privately owned gardens, but also the gardens and environment of Oakwood, Ohio and the surrounding Dayton area. This collection contains scrapbooks, photographs, publications, as well as information on community projects, and an administrative/organizational series.

Dates: 1903-2011

Bill Garlow Photographic Negatives Collection (MS-665)

 Collection
Identifier: MS-665
Abstract

Bill Garlow was an award-winning staff photographer for the Dayton Journal-Herald and later Dayton Daily News for over 40 years, from the mid-1960s to mid-2000s. The collection consists of thousands of film negatives (mostly 35mm), spanning a wide variety of topics, people, places, and events. The materials are arranged chronologically.

Dates: 1967 - 1998

Charlotte Gray Collection

 Collection
Identifier: MS-386
Abstract

This collection provides documentation about Dayton area choirs and choir music. It contains William Alfred and Charlotte Gray's papers acquired during their careers as choir director and church organist at two Dayton area churches. It also holds documents from and relating to labor agreements between Delco/GM and Local 755 International Union Electrical, Radio and Machine Workers, AFL-CIO-CLC. It also holds employee directories and benefits packages from Delco/GM.

Dates: 1941-1970

Dorothy Harbach Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS-452
Abstract

The Dorothy Harbach Papers consists of materials from two of her places of employment (WLW-D Channel 2 and Rike's Department Store). Many of the materials in this collection are advertisements and marketing techniques for the two businesses as Ms. Harbach was involved in their promotional offices. There are also materials which give insight into her professional career.

Dates: 1951-1978

Homer and Elsie Hardy Collection

 Collection
Identifier: MS-489
Abstract

Homer and Elsie Hardy lived in Dayton, Ohio, but travelled the world in the 1920s and 1930s, possibly as part of Homer's job as a manager in the foreign department of the Delco-Light Company. The Homer and Elsie Hardy Collection contains 8 scrapbooks and numerous other postcards and photographs documenting their family life and travels.

Dates: 1891-1969; Majority of material found within 1920-1939

Historic South Park, Incorporated Records

 Collection
Identifier: MS-443
Abstract The Historic South Park, Incorporated Records includes organizational documents, correspondence, newspaper clippings, photographs and physical memorabilia related to the South Park Historic District of Dayton, Ohio, and the group responsible for managing it, Historic South Park, Incorporated, formerly the South Park Improvement Council. The collection documents the organization's actions to regulate, govern and improve the South Park Historic District. Researchers will gain insight into...
Dates: 1977-2009; Majority of material found within 1984-1998