Diaries
Subject
Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Found in 25 Collections and/or Records:
322nd Field Artillery Reunion Association Records (MS-100) SELECTIONS in CORE Scholar
Digital Collection
Identifier: MS-100 CORE Scholar
Juliet Stroh Blanchard Collection
Collection
Identifier: MS-340
Abstract
The manuscript collection of Juliet Blanchard is a bountiful resource of primary materials for research relating to the social, educational, and philanthropic activities of a woman who made a significant contribution to Dayton and to the state of Ohio during the mid-20th century. Her collection is of special interest in the field of Women's Studies as Blanchard challenged the boundaries of traditional homemaking. The collection also provides some insight on the activities of the...
Dates:
1902-1996
Found in:
Special Collections
Florence Brown Diaries
Collection
Identifier: MS-478
Abstract
The Florence Brown Diaries consist of eight diaries kept by a young middle-class Dayton woman in the 1920s and 1930s.
Dates:
1926-1933
Found in:
Special Collections
Katharine Kennedy Brown Papers (MS-146)
Collection
Identifier: MS-146
Abstract
Brown was an important figure in the Republican Party from 1920 until 1968. The bulk of materials in this collection are connected with her activities as the National Republican Party Committee Woman from Ohio. Political materials include correspondence, publications, campaign records, convention and election memorabilia, photographs, and records reflecting her activities with state and national GOP women's organizations. Correspondents include major Republican leaders and presidents...
Dates:
1859-2006; Majority of material found within 1900-1976
Found in:
Special Collections
Charles Wald Collection (MS-355) SELECTIONS in CORE Scholar
Digital Collection
Identifier: MS-355 CORE Scholar
Carol Cline Papers (MS-8)
Collection
Identifier: MS-8
Abstract
Correspondence, notes, newsclippings, photographs, public relations materials, and a scrapbook document Carol Cline's interest and acclaim in the Dayton radio community and the public relations industry, as well as her international travels and civic commitment.
Dates:
1939-1966
Found in:
Special Collections
Coombs-Learned Family Papers
Collection
Identifier: MS-182
Abstract
A collection of 19th and early 20th century family papers of the Coombs and Learned extended families who lived in Michigan, California, and Ohio. Papers include extensive family correspondence, diaries, business and financial records, and over 300 photographs. Noteworthy among the contents are several letters written by President James A. Garfield to a family member when he was a young man, as well as Palmer Coombs' World War I diaries and papers. Portions of this collection, including...
Dates:
1819-1985
Found in:
Special Collections
Coombs-Learned Family Papers (MS-182) SELECTIONS in CORE Scholar
Digital Collection
Identifier: MS-182 CORE Scholar
Sgt. Jay H. Crawford World War I Diary (SC-225)
Collection
Identifier: SC-225
Scope and Contents
The diary, kept by Sergeant Jay H. Crawford, details a World War I soldier’s experience in 1918. It starts in Houston in May 1918, describing Crawford’s journey to the east coast, and later to France. The diary discusses his experiences in France, including describing airplanes and dogfights in May and June, and describing the aftermath of the Battle of Verdun. The diary consists of multiple longer passages, with dates referenced in narrative form. The last events discussed appear to date to...
Dates:
1918 May-Oct
Found in:
Special Collections
The Diary of the House in the Woods (SC-273)
Collection
Identifier: SC-273
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of a single pamphlet titled "The Diary of the House in the Woods," which was published by the Lowe Brothers Company in Dayton, Ohio. The pamphlet is a combination of two people's diaries. Katherine McDowell and her husband Ned allowed their diaries to be published to explain the development of their house that they built and in which they lived in the woods. The diary entries begin in May of 1918 and continue through October of the same year. The couple also included...
Dates:
circa 1918
Found in:
Special Collections
