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Business and Industry CollectionsBrowse short descriptions of business and industry collections in our holdings. |
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| MS-6 | CINCINNATI, HAMILTON, AND DAYTON RAILROAD. Records, 1840-1877. 1 lin. ft. |
| Contains newspaper clippings, circulars, documents, and business correspondence from the scrapbook of an early president of the C.H. and D. Railroad. Another group of materials consists of copies of articles from the American Railroad Journal (1847-1855) pertaining to railroads in the Miami Valley area. Finding aid available. | |
| MS-9 | OHLER AND BUCHANAN LIVERY STABLE. Records, 1834-1901. .5 lin. ft. |
| Records reflect the sales, expenses, services, and customers of a Wapakoneta-St. Mary's livery business. Includes a daybook, an account book, and a team book. Finding aid available. | |
| MS-15 | MINSTER LOAN AND SAVINGS COMPANY. Records, 1883-1937. .5 lin. ft. |
| Consists of annual reports and director's minutes of an Auglaize County, Ohio, bank that failed in 1937. Finding aid available. | |
| MS-16 | WEST LIBERTY WHEEL COMPANY. Records, 1871-1876. 1 volume. |
| Consists of one volume of minutes of a 19th century Logan County, Ohio, wheel manufacturer. | |
| MS-17 | WOLF AND WOLF SEGAR COMPANY. Records, 1867-1872. 1 volume. |
| Minute book of a 19th century Dayton cigar manufacturing company. | |
| MS-19 | WAPAKONETA BUILDING AND SAVING SOCIETY. Records, 1900-1912. 2 volumes. |
| Records consist of two volumes of minutes of an Auglaize County, Ohio, financial institution. | |
| MS-20 | STRAYER GENERAL STORE. Records, 1855-1915. 19 volumes. |
| Consists primarily of financial records including sales journals, a cashbook, customer ledger and general journals of a small general store in DeGraff, a village in Logan County, Ohio. Finding aid available. | |
| MS-21 | LOGAN COUNTY MISCELLANEOUS BUSINESS RECORDS. Records, 1838-1894. 3 volumes. |
| A collection of 19th century business records from three different stores in Logan County. Includes financial records, day-by-day account books listings transactions and customers names, and ledger books. Finding aid available. | |
| MS-24 | WAPAKONETA FARMER'S BANK. Records, 1903-1922. 12 volumes. |
| Contains financial records including cashbooks, journals, and discount registers of an Auglaize County, Ohio, bank that failed in 1922. Finding aid available. | |
| MS-25 | STILLWATER VALLEY BANK. Records, 1872-1929. 10 volumes. |
| Contains ten volumes of financial records including daily statements, discount registers, journals, and ledgers from an Auglaize County, Ohio, bank that failed in 1929. Finding aid available. | |
| MS-26 | CITIZEN'S STATE BANK. Records, 1907-1934. 13 volumes. |
| Consists of 13 volumes of discount registers, journals and ledgers from an Auglaize County, Ohio, bank that failed in 1934. Finding aid available. | |
| MS-27 | PLEASANT HILL BANK. Records, 1910-1930. 10 volumes, .5 lin. ft. |
| Collection consists of ten volumes of financial records and a box of loose papers which include the minutes of the Bank Directors' regular meetings from 1925 until the bank failed in 1930. Pleasant Hill is located in Miami County, Ohio. 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, Ohio. 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-33 | HISTORIC BUSINESS LETTERHEADS COLLECTION. Papers, 1885-1908. .5 lin. ft. |
| A collection of late 19th and early 20th century business letters, primarily written to O.S. Kelly Company in Springfield, Ohio. | |
| MS-34 | TROY BUGGY WORK COMPANY. Records, 1891-1909. 1 volume. |
| Consists of one volume of minutes of the company from its incorporation in 1891 until its bankruptcy and receivership in July, 1909. | |
| MS-35 | BIMEL BUGGY COMPANY. Records, 1905-1916. 2 volumes. |
| Records consist of one book of minutes and one plant appraisal and inventory volume. | |
| MS-42 | MIDDLETOWN HYDRAULIC CANAL COMPANY. Records, 1851-1969. 6 lin. ft. |
| Contains minutes of the Board of Trustees, articles of incorporation, business correspondence, and financial records including yearly tax returns for 1910-1967, and an itemized list of the cost of construction of the hydraulic during the years 1852-1854. Also included are legal files containing land agreements, leases, indentures, and a box of maps and drawings of the hydraulic at different locations. Finding aid available. | |
| MS-44 | SIEBENTHALER NURSERY COMPANY. Records, 1877-1944. 3.5 lin. ft. |
| Records include sales information, employment records, inventory tabulations, and various financial ledgers and journals. There is also printed materials pertaining to the nursery and landscaping business. Another portion of the collection consists of Siebenthaler family's personal papers and includes correspondence, genealogical information, wills, and estate papers. Finding aid available. | |
| MS-69 | MIAMISBURG HYDRAULIC CANAL. Records, 1867-1924. 1 volume. |
| Contains Board of Director's minutes, financial records, and maps from a Miamisburg-West Carrolton, Ohio, water power company. Finding aid available. | |
| MS-70 | DAYTON TELEPHONE COMPANY. Photographs, 1923. 1 volume. |
| A scrapbook containing 103 images of telephone pole lines in Dayton, photographed in March 1923. Each image is identified as to exact location. | |
| MS-74 | DAYTON WEATHER BUREAU. Records, 1911-1985. 87 volume. |
| Volumes contain a detailed daily account of Dayton weather conditions including temperature, precipitation, cloud cover, and wind speed. | |
| MS-75 | RIESINGER FUNERAL HOME. Records, 1902-1947. .5 lin. ft., 56 volumes. |
| Ledgers give a daily account of funerals and contain information and vital statistics about people buried by the Riesinger Funeral Home in Dayton. Also included are a few unidentified photographs, some scattered financial records, and correspondence. The volumes are indexed and a finding aid is available. | |
| MS-77 | OSBORN REMOVAL COMPANY. Records, 1920-1928. 8 lin. ft. |
| The Osborn Removal Company was organized in 1920 to relocate the Greene County, Ohio, town of Osborn which was situated on land marked by the Miami Conservancy District as part of its flood plain. The records include papers retained after the company's dissolution in 1928 and include the company's charter, minutes of all official meetings, maps, and papers concerning acquisition of lands, copies of purchase agreements, correspondence, tax information, copies of deeds and informational booklets. Finding aid available | |
| MS-107 | DAYTON GEMS HOCKEY TEAM. Scrapbooks, 1964-1977. 8 volumes. |
| Scrapbooks containing newspaper clippings and photographs which follow the history of professional hockey in Dayton. There is information about players, trades, media coverage, fans, statistics, and league standings. Finding aid available. | |
| MS-148 | DAYTON MALLEABLE IRON COMPANY. Records, 1882-1947. 15 lin. ft. |
| Includes business records consisting of journals, cash books, trial balances, ledgers, purchase records, production, shipping and sales records, and payroll books. Finding aid available. | |
| MS-149 | O.S. KELLY COMPANY. Records, 1881-1965. 130 lin. ft. |
| Collection contains Board of Directors' minutes, financial records, correspondence, subject files, photographs, and production records of a Springfield, Ohio, based manufacturer of steam tractors and threshing machines. Also included is a large collection of drawings and blueprints. | |
| MS-150 | JAMES LEFFEL AND COMPANY. Records, 1861-1938. 60 lin. ft. |
| Records consist of ledgers, journals, order books, inventories, cash and day books, payroll files, correspondence, photographs, and publications of a late 19th and early 20th century Springfield, Ohio, manufacturer of turbines and water wheels. | |
| MS-153 | PRETZINGER ARCHITECTURAL COLLECTION. Drawings and Papers, 1890-1950. 23 lin. ft. |
| Consists of blueprints, drawings, business records, and photographs from the Albert Pretzinger architectural firm located in Dayton. Collection provides examples of architectural styles of residences, schools, churches, hospitals, and commercial buildings in the Dayton area designed by Pretzinger and his associates from 1890-1950. The business records include correspondence, working papers, memos, and financial records. Finding aid available. | |
| MS-168 | DAYTON POWER AND LIGHT COMPANY. Publications, 1933-1986. 2.5 lin. ft. |
| Consists of a scattered collection of Dayton Power and Light publications including the Forward (1933-1972), the DP&L News (1972-1975), DP&L People (1984-1986), and QP Today (1985-1986). Publications contain information about the history of DP&L, the utilities industry, and management and marketing trends within the industry. Finding aid available. | |
| MS-169 | DAYTON COOPERATIVE HISTORY PROJECT. Records , 1968-1972. 2.5 lin. ft. |
| The purpose of the Dayton Cooperative History Project was to identify and locate the widely scattered and unindexed business, church, and other institutional records which document the history of Dayton. This collection consists of papers and records gathered to prepare a preliminary inventory of available historical sources and includes pamphlets, brochures, correspondence, clippings, notes, and inventory forms. Finding aid available. | |
| MS-173 | NEW PARIS GENERAL STORE. Daybooks, 1846-1847. 2 vols. |
| These two daybooks are the daily records of an unknown general store in New Paris, Ohio, kept between 1846 and 1847. Included in the books are a record of items purchased and prices. The owner also documents his charges for performing contract building work and cartage fees to and from Hamilton, Ohio. Finding aid available. | |
| MS-189 | RIKE'S HISTORICAL COLLECTION. Records, 1911-1979. 6 lin. ft. |
| Consists of files kept by the Rike-Kumler Department Store to use as a resource for advertisements and anniversary celebrations. Includes photographs of Rike's stores, window displays, and promotional events, as well as various company publications, audio recordings of both Frederick Rike and David Rike, press releases, executive biographies, and advertisements. Finding aid available. | |
| MS-199 | DAYCO CORPORATION HISTORICAL COLLECTION. Records, 1934-1970. 6 lin. ft. |
| An eclectic collection of photographs, product catalogs, correspondence, memos, reports, personnel records, and financial records from a Dayton manufacturer of tire and rubber products. Finding aid available. | |
| MS-200 | ADAM SCHANTZ, SR. ESTATE. Records, 1903-1956, 58 volumes. |
| After his father's death in 1903, Adam Schantz, Jr. took over the brewery and real estate interests of Adam Schantz, Sr. The records from the Adam Schantz, Sr. Estate include account books, cash books, ledgers, and financial journals which record the extensive business, financial, and real estate interests of the Schantz Family in the Dayton area. These interests included the Moraine Development Company, Gem City Realty, Reliable Insurance Company, the Citizen's Lighting Company (later DP & L), the Mead Engine Company, and the Dayton Breweries Company. Finding aid available. | |
| MS-201 | PERMANENT BUILDING AND SAVINGS ASSOCIATION. Records, 1874-1943. 18 volumes. |
| Records consist of Board of Trustees minutes, lists of stockholders, cash books, weekly receipts, loan applications, and records of individual borrowers. The early records are in German, and the majority of borrowers and stockholders in the 19th century have German surnames. Permanent Building and Savings Association was taken over by State Fidelity Savings in 1943. Finding aid available. | |
| MS-202 | DAYTON MANUFACTURING COMPANY. Records, 1883-1956. 35 lin. ft. |
| The principle business of the Dayton Manufacturing Company was the manufacture of railway car hardware, although the company later branched out into electric and oil headlamps and brassworks. Records in this collection include quarterly and annual reports, agreements and contracts with outside companies, legal documents concerning ownership and royalties from patents, extensive financial records which provide information about the daily operating activities of the company, and files containing correspondence with firms doing business with the Dayton Manufacturing Company. Also included are files which document the Metal Polisher's Union strike of 1900-1901. These records contain names and addresses of union members, police-blotters with brief accounts of union demonstrations, and newspaper clippings. Finding aid available. | |
| MS-208 | DAVIES BUILDING COMPANY. Records, 1915-1970. .25 lin. ft. |
| Records consist of Board of Director's minutes for this Dayton-based company which was involved in building and maintaining commercial real estate properties in the Miami Valley area. Also included are the company's Articles of Incorporation, some correspondence, and legal documents. Finding aid available. | |
| MS-209 | DAYTON ELECTRIC RAILWAY HISTORICAL COLLECTION. Papers, 1907-1930. .5 lin. ft. |
| An eclectic collection of materials related to Dayton's electric railway transit system in the early 20th century. Included are schedules, transit maps, franchise documents, scattered financial records, and advertisements. Of particular interest is a 1930 study of Dayton's interurban transit system, and papers relating to a labor dispute in 1918. Finding aid available. | |
| MS-251 | DURIRON CORPORATION HISTORICAL COLLECTION. Records, 1912-1992. 20 lin. ft. |
| Materials in this collection consist of advertising and sales literature, annual reports, product bulletins, a complete set of the company's newsletters, sales records, press releases, historical documents, application manuals, photographs, and copies of advertising art. Duriron began operation in Dayton in the early 20th century as a supplier of corrosion-resistant castings for the chemical industry. They have since diversified into manufacturing pumps and valves and producing cooling and filtration systems for the brewing industry. Finding aid available. | |
| MS-255 | REYNOLDS AND REYNOLDS COMPANY. Records, 1892-1920. 12 volumes. |
| Consists of ledgers containing departmental account records, cash debits, customer credits, and product information for various products manufactured by the company. Finding aid available. | |
| MS-262 | FRIGIDAIRE HISTORICAL COLLECTION. Papers, 1913-1980. 6 lin. ft. |
| Collection contains a wide assortment of materials concerning the activities of the Frigidaire Corporation in the Dayton area. Included are materials pertaining to the history of Frigidaire, product manuals and literature, promotional materials, company publications, photographs of executives, plants, and products, clippings, scrapbooks, audio tapes, and films. Finding aid available. | |
| MS-277 | BOYER FUNERAL HOME. Records,1922-1977. 12.5 lin. ft. |
| Collection contains nearly 1200 funeral home records and account ledger books. Included in the collection are obituaries and death records. The collection is arranged by date and alphabetically within each year. | |
| MS-328 | DAYTON SECTION, AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY. Records, 1959-2000. 3.5 lin. ft. |
| The Dayton Section of the American Chemical Society was founded in 1930. This collection contains administrative records, such as, minute books, agenda, reports, and programs. Finding aid available. | |
| MS-336 | THE LOWE BROTHERS COMPANY PHOTOGRAPHIC COLLECTION. Lantern Slides & Glass Plate Negatives, ca. 1900-1920. .5 lin. ft. |
| The collection includes 2 boxes of 20 lantern slides and 13 glass negatives. The lantern slides generally depict scenes of life with in the Lowe Brothers factory and date to the early twentieth century. The glass negatives depict an unidentified family of the same period. Finding aid available. | |
| MS-373 | National Cash Register (NCR). Collection, ca. 1897-1984. .5 lin. ft. |
| The collection documents the history of an important manufacturing firm in Dayton, Ohio from its beginnings in 1884 up to its centennial in 1984. Through this collection, researchers can follow the financial evolution of the company, view many of the products it produced in the first hundred years, and gain insight into the effect the company had on its neighborhood. Included are annual reports, product literature, photographs, and lantern slides. Finding aid available. | |
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