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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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

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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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