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Diaries

 Subject
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Found in 21 Collections and/or Records:

Leonard Hill Local History Collection

 Collection
Identifier: MS-28
Abstract The local history collection of Leonard Hill includes a variety of 19th century events and topics related to Piqua area history. Included are an early 19th century farmer's diary by John B. Miller, a Miami and Erie Canal log book by foreman James R. Spencer, and an 1862 Union soldier's diary recounting two months following the battle at Richmond, Kentucky in which he had been captured, paroled and returned to Union custody, north of Columbus, Ohio. In addition, various clippings and magazine...
Dates: 1836-1971; Majority of material found within 1950-1970

Andrew S. Iddings Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS-23
Abstract

Correspondence, notes, travel journals, clippings, financial records, and business files pertaining to Iddings' long career as a lawyer, businessman, civic leader and photographer in Dayton, Ohio.

Dates: 1803-1974; Majority of material found within 1900-1971

Hiram Ketcham Civil War Diary

 Collection
Identifier: MS-392
Abstract The collection consists of an original Civil War pocket diary written by Hiram Ketcham of Buchanan, Ohio, and a typed transcript. The diary begins with Ketcham reporting for duty at Circleville in the 12th District of Ohio after being drafted into U.S. Service on September 27, 1864. Ketcham was assigned to Company G of the 67th Regiment of the Ohio Volunteer Infantry (O.V.I.). He wrote of his travels to the battleground, camp life and news, troop movement, fighting at Fort Gregg near...
Dates: Nov 13, 1864 - June 30, 1865

Derostus F. Ladley Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS-117
Abstract Born April 10, 1806 in Virginia, Derostus Ladley was a minister and prominent member of the Christian Connection / Connexion (also called the Christian Church). From 1838-1852, the Ladley family moved around Ohio as he preached and founded churches. In 1852, the family settled in Yellow Springs, Ohio where he founded the First Christian Church, and the Second Christian Church. He was also involved in the founding of Antioch College. His papers consist primarily of letters between Derostus...
Dates: 1821-1867

Adelaide Patricia O'Brien Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS-170
Abstract

A native of Sharonville, Ohio, Patricia O'Brien was a successful singer and actress in New York City during the early part of this century. She returned to Dayton in 1917 and became manager of the Dayton Symphony Association. She also worked as a promoter of local theatrical events. Her papers include correspondence, photographs, diaries, and miscellaneous items.

Dates: 1913-1980

Herbert C. Osborne Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS-264
Abstract

Osborne held a variety of engineering positions at McCook Field in Dayton from 1918 until 1924. His papers include diaries covering the years 1922-1923, photographs taken while he was working at McCook, and a few miscellaneous papers about his career up until 1927. The diaries record his daily activities at the field and at home, and the 79 photographs include images of aircraft, dirigibles and individuals.

Dates: 1916-1924

James F. Overholser Papers (MS-5)

 Collection
Identifier: MS-5
Abstract

Papers include a diary and letters which recount the personal experiences of Civil War Private Overholser who served with General Sherman on his March to the Sea. Overholser enlisted with Company D, 81st Ohio Volunteer Infantry. The collection is available online at http://corescholar.libraries.wright.edu/special_ms5/ .

Dates: 1861-1869; Majority of material found within 1861-1865

Eunice Pearson Papers (SC-35)

 Collection
Identifier: SC-35
Abstract

Diary dated 1877-1878, also includes information between 1839 to 1877 from other family members. Some sections of the diary have been transcribed.

Dates: 1838 - 1878

Richard D. Seifried Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS-324
Abstract

Richard Seifried was born in Piqua, Ohio in 1927. He is a Korean War veteran who served from 1951-1952. Mr. Seifried received military training at Camp Breckenridge, Kentucky and is an alumni of the Ohio State University. He lives in Eureka Springs, Arkansas where he continues to write both novels and memoirs. This collection contains correspondence, personal memoirs, numerous photographs, and ephemera. Note: restrictions may apply.

Dates: 1890-2011; Majority of material found within 1946-2010

Wallace Family Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS-92
Abstract

The Wallace Family Papers chronicle the history of more than five generations of a farming family in Clark County, Ohio, during the nineteenth, twentieth, and twenty-first centuries. The collection provides an almost continuous history of the Wallace family through letters, diaries, journals, financial records, photographs, newspaper clippings, books, and extensive genealogical information.

Dates: 1783-2018; Majority of material found within 1880-1970