Dayton (Ohio) -- Social conditions -- 20th century
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Newberry Collection on League of Women Voters (Dayton, Ohio) Collection
Collection
Identifier: MS-40
Abstract
This collection was donated by Jane Newberry, an active member of the Dayton League of Women Voters. Included are various issues of the League's newsletters and an assortment of reports, papers, and surveys on such topics as education, welfare, mental health, foreign policy, prison reform, housing, taxes, and pollution. Also included are some administrative, financial, and membership records.
Dates:
1956-1972
Found in:
Special Collections
Sertoma Club of Dayton Records
Collection
Identifier: MS-106
Abstract
The Dayton Sertoma Club traces its origins to the founding of the first Cooperative Club of Kansas City, MO, founded on April 13, 1912, by Dr. George W. Smith. Smith, in conjunction with Dr. Charles E. Allen and newspaper editor W.R. Rowe, conceived the idea of another civic service club to aid society aside from the existing Rotary clubs. Smith believed that the Cooperative Club should not just utter principles toward mankind's betterment, it should selflessly take an active, non-political...
Dates:
1925-1997
Found in:
Special Collections
