Personal and Family Papers Collections |
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| MS-23 | IDDINGS, ANDREW S. (1880-1974). Papers, 1899-1973. 2.5 lin. ft. |
| Correspondence, notes, travel journals, clippings, financial records, and business files pertaining to Iddings' long career as a lawyer, businessman, and civic leader in Dayton. Finding aid available. | |
| MS-28 | LEONARD HILL LOCAL HISTORY COLLECTION. Records , 1838-1971. 1 lin. ft. |
| Contains a variety of materials relating to Leonard Hill's interest in the history of the Piqua area. Included are an early 19th century farmer's diary, a canal logbook, various clippings and journal articles pertaining to local history and genealogy. Finding aid available. | |
| MS-29 | CHEW, JAMES A. (1882-1964). Papers, 1952-1963. 1.5 lin. ft. |
| James Chew was a prominent businessman and civic leader in Greene County. His papers consist primarily of business records from three Miami Valley newspapers, the Xenia Gazette, the Piqua Daily Call, and the Middletown Journal, which he owned and published. Records include balance sheets, bank statements, payroll reports, investment reports, profit and loss statements, circulation averages, and statistics. Also included are some papers pertaining to Chew's Xenia residence. Finding aid available. | |
| MS-30 | ULTES, CARL JR. (1881-1959). Papers, 1905-1939. 8.5 lin. ft. |
| Ultes was a businessman and civic leader in Springfield who eventually took over the O.S. Kelly Company (see MS-149). The material in this collection consists of business papers, correspondence, clippings, legal files, and materials relating to Ultes' membership in various civic organizations. Finding aid available. | |
| MS-31 | WHITE, DOROTHY K. (1882-1975). Papers, 1920-1974. .5 lin. ft. |
| A collection of clippings, photographs, awards, literary sketches, and stage programs reflecting White's career as a stage and silent screen actress during the 1920's and her later work in charitable and civic causes in Dayton. Finding aid available. | |
| MS-53 | MARSHALL, FRED F. (1891-1974). Papers, 1912-1974. 7.5 lin. ft. |
| Papers reflect Marshall's career as an engineer, aviation journalist, photographer, environmentalist, and local historian. Includes extensive correspondence, scrapbooks, clippings, photographs, and printed material. Marshall was attached to the Signal Corps in World War I, then returned to Dayton to work at McCook Field where he was editor of the aviation journal, Slipstream. Marshall retired in 1955 after working for several engineering and aircraft firms and devoted his time to writing articles dealing with the history of the Yellow Springs, Clifton, and Cedarville areas of Greene County. Finding aid available. | |
| MS-60 | SKARDON, PHILLIP C. (1926- ). Papers, 1959-1975. 2 lin. ft. |
| Skardon is a prominent Dayton businessman with an interest in civic and cultural affairs. His papers relate to his service in three organizations: the Metropolitan Church, the Dayton-Montgomery County Bicentennial Committee, and the Dayton Council on World Affairs. Included are minutes, correspondence, newsletters, and printed materials. Finding aid available. | |
| MS-80 | BLANDY, DIXIE (1902-1973). Papers, 1940-1973. .5 lin. ft. |
| Papers document the life of Dayton flagpole sitter, Dixie Blandy. The bulk of the materials is comprised of newspaper clippings, photographs, advertisements, and promotional materials. Finding aid available. | |
| MS-85 | STUDEBAKER, SAMUEL S. (1897-1977). Papers, 1958-1978. 2.5 lin. ft. |
| A nationally recognized leader of soil, water, and land conservation movements, Studebaker served as president of the Nation Association of Soil and Water Conservation Districts. He was also a Miami County educator and farmer. His papers consist of printed materials, speeches, and correspondence dealing with conservation efforts both locally and nationally. Also included are some local soil surveys, farm credit information, and minutes of committees appointed to deal with specific conservation problems. Finding aid available. | |
| MS-90 | NEUKOM, EVERETT. (1894-1979). Papers and Photographs, 1900-1919. 1 lin. ft. |
| Neukom worked as a photographer for both the DELCO Corporation in Dayton and the Miami Conservancy District during the early part of this century. His papers include family correspondence, clippings, personal memorabilia, pamphlets, and photographs relating to the 1913 Dayton flood. Finding aid available. | |
| MS-92 | WALLACE FAMILY. Papers, 1798-1989. 10.75 lin. ft. |
| Papers chronicle the history of a farming family in Clark County, Ohio, during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Collection consists of the correspondence, diaries, journals, civil war letters, financial records, photographs, and newspaper clippings. There are also extensive genealogical files. Records reveal five generations of the families' thoughts on religion, politics, family life, war, homesteading, farming, birth, marriage, and death. Finding aid available. | |
| MS-98 | VASZIN, AUREL (1885-1979). Papers, 1928-1979. .5 lin. ft. |
| Vaszin was a Dayton designer and manufacturer of amusement rides and equipment. His papers include clippings concerning his business, certificates of merit for trade involvements, and a small collection of photographs. Finding aid available. | |
| MS-105 | CRYDER, BENJAMIN F. Papers, 1816-1888. .5 lin. ft. |
| Benjamin Cryder was the grandfather of Frederick White, one of Wright State University's early founders. His papers include survey maps of Ross County, Civil War bounty reenlistment records, correspondence, and essays on a variety of political and humorous subjects. Finding aid available. | |
| MS-117 | LADLEY, DEROSTUS F. (1806-1858). Papers, 1821-1867. 1 lin. ft. |
| Ladley was a minister of the Christian Church and one of the founders of Antioch College in Yellow Springs. His papers consist of correspondence with his wife, Catherine, and members of their extended families, a collection of Ladley's sermons, financial papers, diaries, and correspondence concerning church affairs. Finding aid available. | |
| MS-126 | WOLPERS, CHARLES O. (1790-1868). Papers, 1817-1865. .5 lin. ft. |
| Papers consist of early 19th century daybooks, journals, and financial ledgers from stores Wolpers owned in Bellefontaine and Germantown. Also included are letters written to Wolpers by his brother in Germany. Finding aid available. | |
| MS-135 | CARR, ALICE GRIFFITH. (1887-1968). Papers, 1898-1968. 4 lin. ft. |
| Born and raised in Yellow Springs, Carr had a long, distinguished career working in Europe for the Red Cross and the Near East Foundation as a nurse and public health administrator. Her papers include extensive correspondence, journal articles, reports, working papers, clippings, genealogical materials, and photographs. Finding aid available. | |
| MS-137 | TOTTEN FAMILY. Papers, 1835-1962. 4.5 lin. ft. |
| Consists primarily of correspondence of three generations of the Totten Family in Springfield and Yellow Springs from the early 19th through the 20th century. Finding aid available. | |
| MS-139 | PEACOCK, JERUSHA HALL (1843-1878). Papers, 1860-1878. .5 lin. ft. |
| Jerusha Peacock was a student at Antioch College in Yellow Springs in the early 1860's, and later taught at Antioch's Preparatory School from 1865-1873. Her papers consist of letters written primarily to her mother and sisters, essays, a collection of her poetry, and a sketchbook. Peacock's letters colorfully describe her life at Antioch, her travels, acquaintances, and activities. Finding aid available. | |
| MS-140 | CARR, OSCAR EDWIN. (1869-1967). Papers, 1860-1878. .5 lin. ft. |
| A life-long resident of Yellow Springs, Carr attended Antioch College, then worked in his father's nursery business which he eventually took over in the 1920's. The bulk of his papers date from 1888 to 1906 and consist of correspondence from various family members and women friends. Finding aid available. | |
| MS-144 | EDELMAN, OSCAR K. (1897-1987). Papers, 1912-1987. 6 lin. ft. |
| Edelman was a long-time, active member of the Socialist Party in Dayton, and for a period, served as business manager for the local Socialist newspaper, The 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 the Miami Valley Socialist, and a collection of state and national Socialist Party literature. See also MS-94. Finding aid available. | |
| MS-146 | BROWN, KATHERINE KENNEDY. (1890-1988). Papers, 1830-1976. 47 lin. ft. |
| 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 Committeewoman 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 Harding, Coolidge, Hoover, Eisenhower, and Nixon. Her papers also include personal and family materials consisting of diaries, correspondence, and financial records dating from the 1830's. Finding aid available. | |
| MS-147 | BROWN, MARTHA MCCLELLAN. (1838-1916). Papers, 1764-1916. 8.5 lin. ft. |
| A nationally known leader in the temperance movement as well as a strong advocate of women's rights and suffrage, Martha McClellan Brown lectured widely in the United States and Great Britain and held important posts in the Independent Order of Good Templars and the National Prohibition Party. She was also one of the founders of the Women's Christian Temperance Union and edited a weekly temperance newspaper. Her papers include copies of her published talks and articles, handwritten drafts of lectures, personal correspondence, temperance and suffrage publications, photographs, memorabilia, and a small collection of materials reflecting her interest in Spiritualism. Also included are papers belonging to Brown's husband, Rev. William K. Brown, a Methodist minister with a strong interest in women's rights and the temperance movement. His papers include sermons, published articles, correspondence, church papers, and two books he authored. Finding aid available. | |
| MS-155 | LADLEY/CARR/TOTTEN/HARRIS/ODIORNE FAMILIES. Photographs, 1855-1965. 3 lin. ft. |
| A collection of portraits, snapshots, tintypes, ambrotypes, cartes de vistes, stereographs, and galss negatives from an extended family in Yellow Springs, Ohio. Subjects include family groups, the Carr Nursery, Antioch College, and a set of autographed portraits and faculty at Ohio Wesleyan College in the 1870s. Finding aid available. | |
| MS-160 | HARRIS FAMILY. Papers, 1898-1964. 1.5 lin. ft. |
| Consists primarily of the personal and business correspondence of George Harris and his wife, Katherine Carr Harris, his brother, Robert Harris, and his son, Ladley Harris. Both Katherine and George were born and raised in Yellow Springs and attended Antioch College in the 1890's; they married in 1904 and moved to Georgia where Harris established a successful law practice and they raised a family. The bulk of correspondence in this collection is with family members and friends in Yellow Springs,Ohio, New York and elsewhere and reflects the interests, concerns, and activities of a white, middle-class family during the first half of the twentieth century. Finding aid available. | |
| MS-161 | ODIORNE, LOUISE HARRIS (1910-1975). Papers, 1914-1975. 3.5 lin. ft. |
| Louise Odiorne was a landscape architect and planner working out of Yellow Springs, Ohio. The papers in this collection reflect her wide-ranging interests in community planning, environmental architecture, regenerative land use and conservation. Included are personal and professional papers, grants, papers pertaining to several land use projects in and around Yellow Springs, and materials concerned with Odiorne's most important work, the Life- Clime Project, an idea for establishing an indoor symbiotic relationship between plants and people. Finding aid available. | |
| MS-170 | O'BRIEN, PATRICIA ADELAIDE (1877-1980). Papers, 1913-1980. .5 lin. ft. |
| 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. Finding aid available. | |
| MS-174 | WHEELER, SARAH BETTS (1835-1919). Family papers, 1839-1921. 1.5 lin. ft. |
| A collection of 19th and early 20th century papers consisting mainly of the family correspondence of the Wheeler and Betts families as they moved around the midwest. The correspondence is concerned with the health of family members, courtship, farm and crop information, and church matters. National events are mentioned occasionally. Finding aid available. | |
| MS-180 | WAYMIRE FAMILY. Papers, 1855-1920. 3 lin. ft. |
| Collection consists primarily of genealogical papers gathered by John Waymire of Montgomery County. Included are family and surname data for related families, correspondence, personal papers, and photographs. Finding aid available. | |
| MS-182 | COOMBS-LEARNED FAMILY. Papers, 1840-1949. 4lin. ft. |
| 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, business and financial records records, and photographs. Of note are several letters written by President James A. Garfield to a family member whne he was a young man, and a diary and letters from World War I. Finding aid available. | |
| MS-191 | WATSON FAMILY. Papers, 1844-1923. .25 lin. ft. |
| Papers include a small collection of correspondence, printed materials, and business and legal documents belonging to the George Watson Family who lived in Greene County, Ohio. Finding aid available. | |
| MS-196 | WELTY, CLAIR WILBUR (1890-1918). Papers, 1905-1920. .5 lin. ft. |
| Welty served in the US Army Signal Corps during World War I and was killed in action just before the war ended in November, 1918. His papers consist of school and military records as well as correspondence to his Ohio family offering condolences after his death. Finding aid available. | |
| MS-198 | McCASLIN, WALTER (1924-1981). Papers, 1944-1984. .5 lin. ft. |
| McCaslin was a well-known Dayton journalist who was the art critic and book reviewer for both the Dayton Daily News and the Dayton Journal Herald. His papers consist primarily of letters written by McCaslin to an old friend in Zanesville where he grew up. Subjects covered include McCaslin's World War II experiences, his opinions about contemporary politics and political leaders, as well as his day to day activities. Also included in the collection is a selection of clippings of McCaslin's published writings. Finding aid available. | |
| MS-207 | DUSTIN/DANA FAMILY. Papers, 1811-1870. .5 lin. ft. |
| A collection of papers from an early 19th century southwestern Ohio family containing letters, autograph books, and some related documents. The bulk of the letters were written to Rev. Mighill Dustin, a Methodist Episcopal minister, and his wife, Mary (Dana) Dustin, by various friends and family members. The letters discuss family affairs, religious life, politics, and business matters. Related documents include wills and excerpts copied from 19th- century county histories. Finding aid available. | |
| MS-211 | CRIM, KENNETH J. (1918- ). Papers, 1960-1985. 4 lin. ft. |
| Crim was a local teacher and school administrator who served as Superintendent of the Montgomery County Schools. His papers consist of meeting minutes for the Montgomery County School Board and the Montgomery Joint Vocational School Board, and various statistical reports and studies relating to local schools. Finding aid available. | |
| MS-218 | SCHWARZ, JOSEPHINE. (1907-2004). Papers, 1920-2004. 26 lin. ft. |
| The Josephine Schwarz Papers consist of a collection of the personal correspondence, photographs, writings, and memorabilia of Josephine and, to a lesser extent, the personal papers of her sister Hermene Schwarz. The collection encompasses a wide range of topics, including the Schwarz School of Dance, the Dayton Ballet, correspondence concerning dance and ballet-related issues, personal correspondence with family, friends, and students, her journals, diaries, and scrapbooks, ballet and family photographs, and memorabilia. Finding aid available. | |
| MS-232 | BIESER, IRVIN G., SR. (1902-1989). Papers, 1934-1961. 2.5 lin. ft. |
| Papers reflect the civic involvements of Bieser, a Dayton attorney. Included are materials from several organizations including the Dayton Research Association, the Dayton Peace Council, the Dayton Chamber of Commerce, the Dayton Draft Board (1940-1946), the Public Library Advisory Committee, and Dayton City Improvement. Finding aid available. | |
| MS-236 | PATTERSON FAMILY. Papers, 1785-1960. 2 lin. ft., 19 scrapbooks. |
| A collection of correspondence, family histories, photographs, business records, and scrapbooks from two local pioneer families who played an important part in the early development of the Miami Valley: the Pattersons of Dayton and the Johnstons of Piqua. The business records cover the period 1785-1879 and relate to the operation of the Patterson Family farm and lumber mill. Some of Col. Robert Patterson's land surveys and quartermaster records are also included. The correspondence consists of letters between family members and friends, the bulk of which falls within the years 1820-1900. These letters are a good representation of 19th century life and discuss business, family affairs, daily activities, and politics. Of particular interest are the letters to Julia Johnston Patterson from her sons in the Union Army during the Civil War. The scrapbooks are an eclectic collection of newspaper clippings, programs, and memorabilia concerning John H. Patterson, the National Cash Register Company, and local and family history.Finding aid available. | |
| MS-237 | SAVAGE, JACK (1925- ). Papers, 1861-1993. 1.5 lin. ft. |
| Papers consist primarily of materials documenting Savage's military career in the Signal Corps during World War II and include his letters home, a scrapbook, photographs, a narrative of his experiences, and his basic training book. Also included are materials from his father who served in World War I, as well as a small collection of Civil War letters and papers from Savage's ancestors who fought in Ohio regiments. Finding aid available. | |
| MS-240 | CLASS, CHARLES F. (1888-1960). Papers, 1931-1954. 2 lin. ft. |
| Materials include personal correspondence, as well as papers and letters related to Class' position as a Warren County (Ohio) Agricultural Agent, Federal Inspector of Seed and Crop Loans, and Federal Land Appraiser. Also included are newsclippings from the Miami Valley Farmer, farmhouse plans, maps, and photographs. Finding aid available. | |
| MS-242 | SWEENEY, JOYCE. (1954- ). Papers, 1974-1993. 3 lin. ft. |
| Sweeney is a writer of young adult fiction and a graduate of Wright State University. Her papers include typed manuscripts of several of her published works, journals, scrapbooks, college class papers, and correspondence. Finding aid available. | |
| MS-243 | PEDRICK FAMILY. Papers, 1860-1950. 5.5 lin. ft. |
| Consists primarily of correspondence and business papers from four generations of a Clark County (Ohio) family. Also included are some artistic endeavors, photographs, a Civil War notebook, and land records. Finding aid available. | |
| MS-246 | BARRETT, HAROLD F. (1919- ). Papers, 1938-1990. 1.5 lin. ft. |
| A Dayton native, Barrett was a toolmaker, technical writer, teacher, and political activist involved in labor organizing in the Miami Valley area. He also founded and directed the Labor Studies Department at Sinclair College. His papers include materials pertaining to his labor organizing efforts, his newspaper editorials, music he composed as well as his drawings and poetry. Finding aid available. | |
| MS-248 | MATTHEWS-HOWARD FAMILY. Papers, 1908-1992. 4 lin. ft. |
| Graduates of Wilberforce University, Rev. Wesley Matthews and his wife, Ruth "Pat" Matthews, were active in civil rights, church work, and community organizing in the Dayton, Yellow Springs, and Urbana areas. After Rev. Matthews died in 1978, Pat Matthews remarried Wendell Howard, a Springfield pharmacist. Papers in this collection include business and personal correspondence from both families, records from a depression-era WPA education program in Clark County, family photographs, a scrapbook and correspondence from Tuskegee Institute, a Tuskegee Airmen yearbook, and materials pertaining to the Matthews' various civic involvements. Finding aid available. | |
| MS-252 | SEBASTIAN, STUART. (1950-1990). Papers, 1966-1991. 7 lin. ft. |
| Sebastian, a dancer and nationally known choreographer, was the Artistic Director of the Dayton Ballet Company during the 1980's. His papers include correspondence, both personal and professional from colleagues in the dance world, Dayton Ballet administrative materials and performance records, photographs, clippings, materials pertaining to his dance teaching activities, and personal items including diplomas and school papers. Finding aid available. | |
| MS-253 | GROFF, J. ROBERT. (1896- ). Papers, 1938-1954. 2 lin. ft. |
| Groff was the president and general manager of the James Leffell Company in Springifled, Ohio (see MS-150). Papers in this collection reflect his civic and volunteer involvements and include minutes, reports, publications, and correspondence from such organizations as the Springfield Community Chest, the Rotary Club, the Springfield and Clark County War Chest, the War Manpower Board, and the United Appeals Fund. Finding aid available. | |
| MS-256 | GEBHART FAMILY. Papers, 1794-1930. .5 lin. ft. |
| This small collection is made up of various financial papers, legal documents, land deeds, mortgages, correspondence, and plat maps. The Gebharts arrived in the Miami Valley area from Pennsylvania in the early 19th century and were active in local business, political and religious activities. Finding aid available. | |
| MS-259 | ALLAMAN, RICHARD (b. 1902) |
| Allaman was active locally in the field of children's social services. He held several posts in the Ohio-Kentucky area including Superintendent of the Montgomery County Juvenile Court, Director of the Louisville Children's Home, and Superintendent of Shawn Acres, the Montgomery County children's. His papers consist of correspondence, case notes, published and unpublished papers, programs, conference materials, photographs, reports, and awards. Finding aid available. | |
| MS-263 | CUSHMAN, HARLAND B. Papers, 1919-1921. .5 lin. ft. |
| Papers consist of letters written to Cushman by his fiance, Stella Klein, who worked at McCook Field from 1919- 1921. Letters contain mostly personal and family information, but also discuss events and people at McCook Field during the period. Finding aid available. | |
| MS-264 | OSBORNE, HERBERT C. (b. 1891). Papers, 1922-1927. .5 lin. ft. |
| 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. Finding aid available. | |
| MS-271 | PEERLESS MAYFIELD COLLECTION. (1896-1974) Papers, 1913-1979. 3 lin.ft. |
| William Preston Mayfield's primary interests were in aerial and aviation related photography and this collection includes many excellent images of early Dayton and surrounding communitites viewed from a variety of angles all altitudes up to about 20,000 feet. The majority of the aerial images are from a low oblique angle, taken at an altitude of under 1000 feet. They are therefore excellent for close detail of urban industrial and commercial districts. Also included in this collection are photos of Dayton are homes and businesses, advertising art, and various people. Finding aid available. | |
| MS-281 | LOUISE KENNEDY COLLECTION. (1860-1945) Papers, 1870-1947. 3 lin.ft. |
| Louise Achey Kennedy was a prominent member in Dayton society during the late 19th and early 20th century. She was a charter member of the Jonathan Dayton Chapter of the DAR, and a genealogical researcher. The collection consists of personal correspondence, travel souvenirs, religious pamphlets, photographs, and miscellaneous ephemera from the late 1880s to the early 1900s. Finding aid available. | |
| MS-284 | THE SCHENCK FAMILY PAPERS. Papers, 1860-1985. 4 lin.ft. |
| The Schenck family was one of the most prominent families in the Dayton area. General William C. Schenck, a pioneer of the Miami Valley, helped lay out Licking County in 101. William's son, Robert C. Schenck, was a State Representative here in Ohio from 1843-1850, U.S. Minister to Brazil from 1851-1854, Brigadier General of Volunteers during the Civil War (1862), elected to the 3rd Congressional District in 1862, served as chairman of the Ways and Means Committee from 1867-1871, and was appointed U.S. Minister to Great Britain from 1871-1876. The main focus of this collection is on Joseph Graham Crane Schenck, Jr. ("Sonny"). This collection contains correspondence, photographs, and scrapbooks. Finding aid available. | MS-285 | MARGARET SHARDELOW YOUNG. (1895-1987) Papers, 1913-1984. 2 lin. ft. |
| Dayton native, Margaret Shardelow Young, was a member of the Friday Afternoon Club, one of the city’s oldest women’s literary clubs. She was also a local school teacher and long-time member of the First Baptist Church of Dayton. The collection includes her Friday Afternoon Club writings, schoolbooks, teaching notes, photographs, and greeting cards with her original poetry. Finding aid available. | MS-316 | EDMUND TRISSELL. Collection, 1940-1995. 3.5 lin. ft. |
| The Edmund Trissell Collection chronicles the life of Dayton photographer Edmund William Trissell through negatives, photographs, newspaper clippings, and correspondence from Mr. Trissell’s daily life and photographic assignments. Finding aid available. | |
| MS-324 | SEIFRIED, RICHARD D. (1927-) Papers, 1946-2001. 2.5 lin. ft. |
| Richard Seifried was born in Piqua, Ohio in 1927. He is a Korean War veteran and served from 1951 until 1952 in the “Forgotten War,” where roughly 37,000 American Soldiers lost their lives. Mr. Seifried received military training at Camp Breckenridge, Kentucky and is an alumni of the Ohio State University. He is married and currently lives in Eureka Springs, Arkansas where he continues to write both novels and memoirs. This collection contains correspondence, personal memoirs, numerous photographs, and ephemera. Finding aid available. | |
| MS-325 | ARMSTRONG, EDWIN JAMES. (1860?-1924?) Papers, 1890-1924. 1 lin. ft. |
| The Edwin James Armstrong papers contain the personal and business papers of not only Edwin, but of his second wife Jessie Wheeler Armstrong, and her sister Mabel Wheeler. These papers have been organized into five series which include 1) Ephemera, 2) Edwin James Armstrong papers, 3) Mabel Wheeler papers, 4) Jessie Wheeler Armstrong papers, and 5) Miscellaneous papers. Finding aid available. | |
| MS-331 | CHAMBERLIN, WILLARD D. Papers, 1893-1919. 1 lin. ft. |
| The Willard D. Chamberlin papers are a varied and interesting collection of photographs and clippings concerning the life of Chamberlin in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The material in this collection gives insight into the material culture, concerns, travels, and ideas of a leading Dayton, OH entrepreneur and businessman. The collection is divided into two series, Travel Photographs and Newspaper clippings. Finding aid available. | |
| SC-104 | HIGGINBOTHAM, GEORGE. Letter, 1943. 1 item. |
| A letter written by Higginbotham, a young American GI who was stationed in Italy during World War II. He writes to his father about his hopes for a post war world and about the poverty and hard living conditions he's seen in Italy and North Africa. | |
| SC-104 | LANG, EDWARD R. Papers, 1942-1945. 6 items. |
| Letters written by Lang to his wife during his service in the US Navy during World War II. | |
| SC-106 | KRESS, LLOYD. Papers, 1945-1995. 3 items. |
| Papers consist of a World War II V-mail letter written by Kress and two newspaper clippings, one dated 1945 discussing Kress' experiences in the war, and the other from 1995 describing Kress' witnessing of Japan's surrender aboard the USS Missouri. | |
| SC-107 | FURNAS, SETH. Papers, 1945-1995. 1 file folder. |
| Furnas served in the US Army in Europe during the closing years of World War II. This small collection includes v-mail and correspondence written by Furnas to his family back home in Waynesville, Ohio. Also included are photographs of war destruction in Germany as well as clippings, certificates and maps. | |