Mayors -- Ohio -- Dayton

Abstract This collection contains the papers of Edward G. Breen, a Dayton, Ohio native and Democratic Congressman in the U.S. House of Representatives for the third district of Ohio from 1949-1951. Before being elected to Congress, Breen served in the Air Force during World War II, he then served as mayor for the city of Dayton upon his return home from war. After serving in the U.S. House of Representatives, Breen was elected to the Board of Commissioners for Montgomery County. Three scrapbooks of...

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Subseries I-D: Personality VIP Files (PVIP) may include photographs for specific “very important people” (frequently requested people). These have been separated out into their own special box(es), often a 3-ring binder box. Examples of PVIP files include several Presidents of the United States, Neil Armstrong, Charles F. Kettering, and the Wright Brothers.

Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

Subseries I-D: Personality VIP Files (PVIP) may include photographs for specific “very important people” (frequently requested people). These have been separated out into their own special box(es), often a 3-ring binder box. Examples of PVIP files include several Presidents of the United States, Neil Armstrong, Charles F. Kettering, and the Wright Brothers.

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Frank Somers served as the mayor of Dayton, Ohio from 1962-1965. Before and after his political career, he and his wife were involved in Dayton civic affairs. The papers of Frank Somers cover the political life of Frank Somers approximately from the years 1958 to 1966 as well as family information and world travels.

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Scrapbooks of Henry Stout (1893-1976), a former Dayton mayor and Democratic Party activist.