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Tag Archives: local history
New Collection: World War II Aviation News Clippings Scrapbook
The World War II Aviation News Clippings Scrapbook (MS-520) contains news clippings of aircraft and aviation events around the Miami Valley and the nation in the World War II era. Many of the clippings come from Dayton’s newspapers at the … Continue reading
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Tagged aviation, aviation history, collections, local history, MS-520, new collections, World War II
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New Collection: Eleanor Must Oral History, on growing up in Nazi Germany
The Eleanor Must Oral History (SC-327) consists of a single oral history (14.7 gigabytes) with Eleanor (Hambury) Must, primarily about growing up a German Jew, in Nazi Germany, prior to World War II, and the trials and tribulations she and … Continue reading
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Tagged collections, local history, new collections, oral history, SC-327, women's history, World War II
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New Collection: Native Plant Society of the Miami Valley Records
In June 1986, the Native Plant Society of the Miami Valley (NPSMV) was created for the purpose of promoting and preserving native plants and their habitats through education, sponsorship, and cooperation. The not-for-profit society was organized exclusively for scientific purposes. … Continue reading