You are viewing guides in the subject area of 1913 Flood History.
|
MFM-132
|
Riesinger Funeral Home Records
A microfilm copy of MS-75. Subject Area(s): Business and Industry, 1913 Flood History, Family and Personal Papers |
|
MFM-36 |
Miami Conservancy District Photographs This collection is a microfilm edition of all available photographic images collected by the Miami Conservancy District up until 1935. Gathered from three repositories, the Arthur Morgan Papers at Antioch College, the Miami Conservancy District offices, and the Wright State University Archives, the 3600 images document early Dayton floods, the 1913 flood and its aftermath, the establishment of the Conservancy District, the construction of the flood protection works, the labor camps, engineering studies, and railroad relocations. There are also aerial views of the Miami Valley area as well as miscellaneous street scenes and images of early twentieth-century Dayton and the surrounding area. See also MS-128. Subject Area(s): Civic Organizations, 1913 Flood History |
|
MS-128
|
Miami Conservancy District Records
Records include the founding documents, minutes, financial records, and reports of the Dayton Citizen's Relief Commission and the Dayton Flood Prevention Committee, two early organizations formed to deal with the aftermath of the 1913 Dayton Flood. The remainder of the Conservancy records consist of administrative and financial reports, publications, files from the (Arthur) Morgan Engineering Company, legal materials, diaries, correspondence, files pertaining to the labor camps organized to construct the flood prevention works, and files pertaining to the relocation of the railroad lines. In addition, there are extensive subject files and technical reports. The scrapbooks cover the years 1913-1927 and consist of newspaper clippings from local and national papers covering such subjects as the 1913 Flood and its aftermath, the early movement for flood prevention, the formation of the Miami Conservancy District, opposition to its formation, and the construction of the Conservancy's flood prevention works. The 3500 photographs in this collection include many formats, including glass plates, negatives, prints, and lantern slides, and cover such subjects as flood damage, construction, labor camps, railroad relocation, aerial views, Conservancy personnel, and various street scenes and images of early 20th-century Dayton and the surrounding area. Note: restrictions may apply. Subject Area(s): Civic Organizations, 1913 Flood History |
|
MS-213
|
Richard Fullerton Photographic Collection
Richard Fullerton was a local photographer, historian and collector of historic photographs and materials about the history of photography. His collection contains prints, negatives, tintypes, carte de visites, and cabinet photos. There is also a collection of carte de visite images specifically by Dayton photographers with the name and address of each photographer stamped on the back. In addition, Fullerton collected photographs and other materials related to various local history subjects including Dayton railroad stations and traction lines, street scenes of Dayton, the Montgomery County Courthouse, the Dayton Fire Department, and the 1913 Dayton Flood. Subject Area(s): Photographic Collections, 1913 Flood History, Railroad and Canal History |
|
MS-269
|
William Preston Mayfield/Caporale Photo Collection
Contains 356 photographs collected by Michael Caporale. The collection consists of photographs taken by Dayton photographer William Preston Mayfield of Dayton scenes of the Flood of 1913, advertising images, building interiors and exteriors, street scenes, and people. Several other Mayfield photographs are of sports and other leisure activities such as soapbox derbies, boxing, (including a shot of Jack Dempsey), as well as magicians Harry Blackstone Sr., and Howard Thurston. This collection also includes the work of many well known photographers dating between the 1880s and the 1970s. Please note: permission to duplicate Mayfield photos is required. Subject Area(s): Arts, Photographic Collections, 1913 Flood History, Local Sports |
|
MS-296
|
1913 Dayton Flood Oral Histories Collection
Ten audio tapes containing the memories of seven 1913 Flood witnesses in Dayton. Interviews were conducted in 1995-1996. Subject Area(s): 1913 Flood History, Oral History Collections |
|
MS-326
|
Ina Bicknell Collection
The Ina Bicknell collection consists of photographs relating to aviation. The photographs in this collection relate to topics such as pilots, airplanes, naval ships, and military personnel around the time of World War II. The collection also contains aerial photographs of city landscapes and of the 1937 flood in southwest Ohio and Kentucky. Subject Area(s): Aviation, Photographic Collections, 1913 Flood History, World War II |
|
MS-399
|
Mildred Baker Papers
The Mildred Baker Papers is a collection including photographs, registration cards, newspaper clippings, West Carrolton Reading Club records, postcards, and scrapbook. It was created by Mildred Baker who lived in the Dayton area in the late 19th and early 20th century. Subject Area(s): Family and Personal Papers, 1913 Flood History |
|
MS-409
|
Congressman Edward G. Breen Collection
The collection contains 3 large newspaper clipping scrapbooks from the 1940s documenting Edward G. Breen’s media coverage as hotel manager, Dayton mayor, and Montgomery County Commissioner. The scrapbooks contain invitations to functions, programs, and correspondence. The collection also contains a variety of memorabilia including personal photographs, awards, certificates, a poster of Holy Angels church, and another featuring the Dayton Flood and Fire of 1913, and a Silent Butler. Subject Area(s): Politics, 1913 Flood History |
|
MS-75
|
Riesinger Funeral Home Records
Ledgers give a daily account of funerals and contain information and vital statistics about people buried by the Riesinger Funeral Home in Dayton. Also included are a few unidentified photographs, some scattered financial records, and correspondence Subject Area(s): Business and Industry, Family and Personal Papers, 1913 Flood History |
|
MS-77
|
Osborn Removal Company Records
The Osborn Removal Company was organized in 1920 to relocate the Greene County, Ohio, town of Osborn, which was situated on land marked by the Miami Conservancy District as part of its flood plain. The records contain papers retained after the company's dissolution in 1928, including the company's charter, minutes of all official meetings, maps, and papers concerning acquisition of lands, copies of purchase agreements, correspondence, tax information, copies of deeds and informational booklets. Please note restrictions prohibit publication for personal monetary gain. Subject Area(s): Business and Industry, 1913 Flood History |
|
MS-90
|
Everett Neukom Papers and Photographs
Neukom worked as a photographer for both the DELCO Corporation in Dayton and the Miami Conservancy District during the early part of the 20th century. His papers include family correspondence, clippings, personal memorabilia, pamphlets, and photographs relating to the 1913 Dayton flood. Subject Area(s): Family and Personal Papers, 1913 Flood History |
|
SC-100
|
Bennet Coy Miami Conservancy District Collection
Reports, pamphlets, and studies relating to the Miami Conservancy District. Subject Area(s): Civic Organizations, 1913 Flood History |
|
SC-113
|
Dayton Flood Booklet
Booklet recounting the Dayton 1913 Flood, with copies of hand-colored photographs of flood and resident memories of the event. Subject Area(s): 1913 Flood History |
|
SC-221
|
1913 Flood Postcards
Collection contains postcards depicting the 1913 Dayton flood and its aftermath. Subject Area(s): 1913 Flood History, Photographic Collections |
|
SC-270
|
Utermoehlen Funeral Registry
This collection consists of four items: one Funeral registry for Felix Carl Utermoehlen; two newspaper clippings, one titled "Watched Ghouls Work As Flood Victims Cried in Vain for Assistance" which details scenes viewed by Mrs. Felix Utermoehlen, and another clipping on Felix's father, Theodore Utermoehlen who served as a mechanic for the Wright Brothers; and also an envelope containing the funeral purchase agreement. Subject Area(s): 1913 Flood History, Wright Brothers Collections |
|
SC-276 |
Boyer Mortuary in the 1913 Dayton Flood This collection consists of one booklet entitled Boyer Mortuary in the 1913 Dayton Flood. The booklet was written by Chip Boyer and is dated 2002. It consists of seven pages mostly of photos of the mortuary and writing on what the flood damage possibly may have been. Subject Area(s): 1913 Flood History |
|
SC-277 |
Harrison Morton Bretz Photographs This collection consists of 38 photographs of the Great 1913 Flood of Dayton, et al. In addition, there are photocopies of each image with a caption including location and approximate date. This collection was donated by Herbert V. Markle who is the grandson of Harrison Bretz in September, 2012. Subject Area(s): 1913 Flood History, Photographic Collections |
|
SC-279 |
Anna Hiles 1913 Flood Postcard Collection This collection contains 36 postcards, two of which are addressed and dated April and June, 1913. The two addressed cards are interesting in that the writer briefly discusses some routine events, e.g. a friend’s visit, very soon after the flood. Anna Hiles was the flood survivor who collected these cards. The collection was donated by her grandson, Jeffrey. Subject Area(s): 1913 Flood History, Family and Personal Papers |
|
SC-85
|
Margaret Smell Diary
Diary of Margaret Smell who was visiting Dayton from Michigan during the 1913 flood. Transcription of flood related sections available. To view items from this collection online, please visit CORE. Subject Area(s): Women, Family and Personal Papers, 1913 Flood History |
|
SC-92
|
Harrington 1913 Dayton Flood collection
Two accounts of the Dayton Flood. Subject Area(s): Family and Personal Papers, 1913 Flood History |
3640 Colonel Glenn Highway, Dayton, Ohio 45435. Phone: 937.775.2525
Copyright Information © 2009 |
Accessibility Information | Text-Only
Please send comments to Web Team | Last updated: Thu, Sep-8-2011
