Local History Collections

The Library maintains a rich collection of unique and original resources with a particular emphasis on materials about Dayton and the greater Miami Valley.

Services

Local History Resources and Services
Genealogy Resources and Services
Archival Services


Resources

Pathfinder for Dayton History
For Sale: Wright Brothers Symposium Proceedings
For Sale: 1913: Preserving the Memories of Dayton's Great Flood


Collections

Dayton Postcard Collection NEW!!!
1913 Flood Postcard Collection NEW!!!
Wright Brothers Collection
Manuscript Collections
Lutzenberger Collections
Paul Laurence Dunbar
Montgomery County Historical Society Collection
Flood of 1913
Shaker Collection
Woman Suffrage Association and League of Women Voters Collections
Fred F. Marshall 1919-1971
Montgomery County Horticultural Society Collection
Annunciation Greek Orthodox Community Photos


Exhibits

Wright Brothers Collection Exhibit
Local History Room Exhibit
Flood of 1913 Photographic Collection
Pictorial History of the Dayton and Montgomery County Public Library
Paul Laurence Dunbar, 1892-present
Shakers, 1808-1983
Woman Suffrage in Ohio, 1867-present
The Annunciation Greek Orthodox Community Photographic Collection, 1880-present
Montgomery County Historical Society, 1867-present



Index

Dayton Obituaries Index
Yearbooks Index