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Category Archives: Local History
Reflections on Processing the Charles Horn Papers
My name is Anna Helmig and I am a graduate student in the Wright State Public History Program. This past summer, I had the privilege of working Wright State’s Special Collections and Archives to process the Charles F. Horn Papers … Continue reading
Posted in Collections, Local History, Public History, SC&A
Tagged arrangement and description, interns, MS-629, new collections, news, processing, public history
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McLin Family Photos
Last Fall, we received a donation from former Dayton mayor Rhine McLin of materials pertaining to her father, C. J. McLin, Jr. (some of which are currently on display in our reading room), as well as several large scrapbooks, which … Continue reading
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Tagged African Americans, Black History Month, C. J. McLin Jr., C. J. McLin Sr., local history, MS-640, new collections, Ohio history, Rhine McLin
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Digital Spotlight: Miami County Manumission Record, 1834
In 1804, the Ohio General Assembly enacted the Ohio Black Codes to govern black and mulatto people living in the state. Under these Codes, free blacks and mulattos were required to register at their local court, proving they were free … Continue reading
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Tagged African Americans, CORE Scholar, digital collections, local government records, local history, news
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