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Dayton (Ohio) -- History

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 141 Collections and/or Records:

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
Found in: Special Collections

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
Found in: Special Collections

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
Found in: Special Collections

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
Found in: Special Collections

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
Found in: Special Collections

Dorothy Harbach Papers

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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
Found in: Special Collections

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
Found in: Special Collections

Historic South Park, Incorporated Records

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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
Found in: Special Collections

William Hobart Papers

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Identifier: MS-444
Abstract The William Hobart Papers document the evolution of a company from its beginnings as a small family-owned business based out of Troy, Ohio, into a substantial national foodservice and food retail industry. The collection covers important landmarks such as acquisitions, documents the Hobart brothers family life, the Hobart Institute of Technology, and Troy community development directly related to the Hobart’s contributions. The collection includes personal Hobart family papers, company...
Dates: 1880-2010; Majority of material found within 1960-2010
Found in: Special Collections

Congressman David Hobson Papers

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Identifier: MS-419
Abstract The Congressman David Hobson Papers document the 26-year political career of David Hobson, who served as a U.S. Congressman for the Ohio Seventh District from 1990 to 2008, as well as having served in the Ohio Senate from 1982 to 1990. The papers contain a wide-variety of material, including the following: voting records, House of Representatives legislation and committee records, constituent correspondence, speeches, radio show transcripts, thank you letters, photographs, audio-visual...
Dates: 1982-2009; Majority of material found within 1992-2006
Found in: Special Collections
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