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Found in 51 Collections and/or Records:

Levitt Luzern Custer Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS-302
Abstract Levitt Luzern Custer was a Dayton-area aviator and inventor, and an associate of Orville Wright. During his lifetime he engaged in pioneering balloon experiments, served as an official timer for flight trials, collaborated with Orville Wright on various projects, and invented a wide range of mechanical machines from the statoscope to amusement park rides. The collection documents many of Custer's achievements as well as those of other early aviators, such as the Wright Brothers. Information...
Dates: 1886-2001; Majority of material found within 1908-1950
Found in: Special Collections

Dayton Daily News Archive (MS-458)

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Identifier: MS-458
Abstract This collection consists of photographs, negatives, and documents generated by the Dayton Daily News and the former Journal Herald in the twentieth century. The newspaper was founded by James M. Cox, a three-term Ohio governor and presidential candidate. The archive documents the local and regional history of Dayton and the Miami Valley in Ohio and its role on a national scale, particularly during the period 1930 to 1980. This history serves as a rich example of American ingenuity and...
Dates: 1890 - 2004; Majority of material found within 1930 - 1980
Found in: Special Collections

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-Montgomery County Bicentennial Commission Records

 Collection
Identifier: MS-55
Abstract

Records document the official plans for celebrating the 1976 Bicentennial in the Dayton-Montgomery County area through minutes, correspondence, clippings, organizational papers, publications, broadsides, and working papers.

Dates: 1974-1976
Found in: Special Collections

Dayton Women's Health Center Records

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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

Delphinium Garden Club of Dayton Records

 Collection
Identifier: MS-463
Abstract

The collection includes minutes, reports, notes, program information, newspaper clippings, and photographs from the Delphinium Garden Club of Dayton, Ohio. These items were collected by members of the Delphinium Garden Club of Dayton and document the organizations history, activity, and community involvement from its creation in 1931 until 2012. The club is still active in the community today.

Dates: 1931-2012
Found in: Special Collections

Air Vice-Marshall Ron Dick Collection

 Collection
Identifier: MS-494
Abstract The Air Vice-Marshal Ron Dick Collection follows the life and career of Air Vice-Marshal Ronald Dick. He served in the Royal Air Force, which included two appointments to the British Embassy in Washington, D.C., first as Air Attaché and then as Defense Attaché. During and after his military career, he was a prolific writer and lecturer on the history of aviation and took any opportunity he could to fly. The materials in this collection include material concerning his military career,...
Dates: 1938-2008
Found in: Special Collections

Oscar Edelman Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS-144
Abstract

Edelman was a long-time, active member of the Socialist Party in Dayton, Ohio and for a period, served as business manager for the local Socialist newspaper, Miami Valley Socialist. His papers include correspondence, clippings, political literature, Socialist campaign materials, working papers, a minute book of the Young Socialist League in Dayton (1915), scattered copies of Miami Valley Socialist, and a collection of state and national Socialist Party literature.

Dates: 1910-1987
Found in: Special Collections

Randle H. Egbert Aviation Collection

 Collection
Identifier: MS-389
Abstract

The Randle H. Egbert Aviation Papers consist of journals, news and periodical clippings, and memorabilia related to the Wright Brothers and early aviation.

Dates: 1904-2004
Found in: Special Collections

Jim Fain Collection

 Collection
Identifier: MS-468
Abstract

The Jim Fain Collection consists of materials related to the illustrious career of Jim Fain, a nationally recognized newspaper editor and columnist. The collection includes biographical material, speeches, news articles, correspondence and photographs.

Dates: 1929-2009
Found in: Special Collections
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