Dayton (Ohio) -- History
Found in 144 Collections and/or Records:
St. Elizabeth Hospital Records
D. L. Stewart Papers
This collection documents the career of Dayton Daily News columnist and Kettering resident, D.L. Stewart. The collection is entirely made up of Stewart's column from 1975 to 2011. The column was nationally syndicated in 1980 and featured over fifty newspapers nationwide. In the column Stewart discusses popular culture, sports, and family in a humorous and sometimes sincere tone. Stewart has been nominated for the Pulitzer Prize five times and is the author of four books.
Henry Stout, Wright Brothers Collection
This collection includes clippings, articles, pamphlets, photographs, postcards, and correspondence pertaining to Orville and Wilbur Wright.
Glenn Thompson Papers (MS-4)
Consists of correspondence, reports, clippings, speeches, memorandums, photographs and printed materials reflecting Thompson's wide ranging interest in education, politics, environmental and social problems, historic preservation and journalism. Also includes an oral history with Sam Zehrung about his life and great gardens of Dayton, Ohio.
Trinity Baptist Church Records
This collection contains the papers of Trinity Baptist Church, located on Shiloh Springs Road in Dayton, Ohio. The church opened in 1886 and closed in 2011. The records include pamphlets, bulletins, financial records, member files, Women's Baptist Missionary Society materials, correspondence, programs, and video recordings.
United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America, Local 684 Records
Contains membership meeting minutes of the Miami Valley Carpenter's District Council, Executive Board minutes, constitutions, financial records, contract proposals, newsletters, and convention proceedings. Local 684 is based in Dayton, Ohio.
Laurence Potter Warner Aviation Scrapbook (MS-570)
The scrapbook contains primarily newspaper clippings concerning the various long-distance flights of the 1920s. The main focus of the scrapbook is the first aerial circumnavigation in 1924. Laurence Potter Warner was the son of early aviator Arthur Pratt Warner.
Noah Elwood Weaver Photograph Albums
This collection consists of five photo albums documenting the Weaver/Eicher families, during the early part of the twentieth century, including family vacations, recreation, and other aspects of their daily lives in the Miami Valley Region of Ohio and more specifically the town of West Carrollton.
Gladys Chaney Wessels Papers
The Gladys Chaney Wessels Papers are comprised of documents, photographs, scrapbooks, correspondence, and audiovisual materials, all relating to the life and work of Gladys Chaney Wessels, a prominent educator and social activist in the Dayton, Ohio area. The papers include items from her personal life as well as the numerous institutions and women's rights groups of which she has been a part.
Williams Architectural Drawings
This collection consists of three sets of architectural drawings of homes in the Dayton area, including the homes of Gordon T. Milde, W. A. Chryst, and John and Ellen Berry.
