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Category Archives: Local History
New Collection: Kuntz Family Scrapbook
The Kuntz Family Scrapbook, assembled by Leona Kling Kuntz, features newspaper clippings documenting the lives and activities of prominent Dayton-area families, especially the Kuntz family, over the course of 60 years. Leona (Kling) Kuntz began this scrapbook of newspaper clippings … Continue reading
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Tagged collections, Dayton History, local history, MS-539, new collections
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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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