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Dayton (Ohio) -- History

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 144 Collections and/or Records:

Dayton Liederkranz-Turner Collection (MS-480)

 Collection
Identifier: MS-480
Abstract

The Dayton Liederkranz-Turner Collection documents the experience of German-Americans for over one hundred years going back to 1890 through 2007. The evolution of the organization reflects both local and national changes. The activities and goals of the Dayton Chapter, as well as their involvement with other chapters, is documented. The collection includes organization histories, meeting minutes, financial records, correspondence, membership records, publications, and programs.

Dates: 1880-2014
Found in: Special Collections

Dayton Municipal Airport Records

 Collection
Identifier: MS-59
Abstract

The collection consists primarily of correspondence from the Dayton City Manager’s files pertaining to the establishment of a municipally owned airport in Dayton, Ohio.

Dates: 1926-1936, 1952
Found in: Special Collections

Dayton Philharmonic Volunteer Association Records

 Collection
Identifier: MS-183
Abstract The Dayton Philharmonic Women's Association (DPWA), later known as the Dayton Philharmonic Volunteer Association (DPVA), was formed in 1951 with the purpose of supporting the Dayton Philharmonic Orchestra in promotion, education, and fundraising. In 1996, the name changed to the Dayton Philharmonic Volunteer Association when men were admitted. This collection contains records dating back to the creation of the DPWA. Included are board and committee minutes, revisions of the DPWA constitution...
Dates: 1944 - 2015
Found in: Special Collections

Dayton Police Department Historical Records

 Collection
Identifier: MS-181
Abstract This collection was created through the efforts of several Dayton Police Department officers and the Dayton Police History Foundation, Inc. Included in the collection are the arrest files of many different criminals, most notably notorious criminals of the early twentieth century like John Dillinger and "Bugs" Moran. The bulk of the information includes Bertillon card photographs from the turn of the century, various personnel photos, many negatives, newsclippings saved by the D.P.D. and two...
Dates: 1876 - 2010; Majority of material found within 1910 - 1970
Found in: Special Collections

Dayton Section, American Chemical Society Records (MS-328)

 Collection
Identifier: MS-328
Abstract

The Dayton Section of the American Chemical Society formed in 1929. It is an organization where chemists can get together within the Dayton Area and network across the globe. Within this collection are administrative records, such as minutes, agendas, correspondence, and programs. There is also financial information such as treasurer's and expense reports. Lastly, this collection has award records, which includes nominations, correspondence, and programs.

Dates: 1915-2017; Majority of material found within 1980-2007
Found in: Special Collections

Dayton Stories by the Abel Family (SC-286)

 Collection
Identifier: SC-286
Abstract Four accounts written by four members of the Abel Family from Dayton, Ohio over three generations, and transcribed by Rita Mastbaum Hughes. Includes: Personal Recollections by Joseph F. Abel, circa 1900; Silver Anniversary Trip of Joseph J. Abel and M. Josephine Abel, June 19, 1925 to July 30, 1925; D. Herbert Abel, Ph.D. Autobiography, 1968; and Remembrances by Rosemarie Rita Abel Gabel, 1975. Collectively the collection documents social life and customs in Dayton, Ohio's history from the...
Dates: 1900-1975
Found in: Special Collections

Dayton Women Working Records

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Identifier: MS-129
Abstract Organized in 1975, Dayton Women Working was a feminist organization concerned with insuring equal employment opportunities locally for women and minorities. The records consist of meeting minutes, by-laws, membership records, progress reports, newsletters, broadsides, and files documenting DWW's public programs and projects including a study of discrimination in three Dayton banks. There is also material pertaining to DWW's affiliation with other working women's organizations and the...
Dates: 1974-1983
Found in: Special Collections

Dayton Women's Health Center Records

 Collection
Identifier: MS-479
Abstract Established in Kettering, Ohio, in September 1973, the Dayton Women's Health Center provided a variety of women's reproductive health services, including pregnancy tests, contraceptives, and abortions. This collection consists of the DWHC's administrative records, legal records, newspaper clippings, photographs, audiovisual materials, and memorabilia. Also included are materials on the abortion debate, such as pro-choice and pro-life brochures, pamphlets, newsletters, and other literature;...
Dates: 1972-1997
Found in: Special Collections

Dayton YMCA Records

 Collection
Identifier: MS-275
Abstract

The Dayton YMCA Collection contains items pertaining to the history the Dayton area YMCAs. Administrative papers, newspaper clippings, and photographs constitute the bulk of the collection.

Dates: 1878 - 1996; Majority of material found within 1930 - 1980
Found in: Special Collections

Delco Light Frigidaire Convention Badge with Ribbon

 Collection
Identifier: SC-308
Content Description

This collection contains a single metal badge with red ribbon. The badge is inscribed with the words “Delco Light Frigidaire Convention, 1927.” The ribbon was owned by H. H. McLellan, who sold Delco Light plants in Nebraska. He received the ribbon when he attended the convention in Dayton.

Dates: 1927
Found in: Special Collections
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