SOURCES
FLOODS IN DAYTON PRIOR TO 1913
Curwen, M. E. O’Dell’s Dayton Directory and Business Advertiser. Dayton, OH. 1850
Van Cleve, John. Settlement and Progress of Dayton. Dayton, OH. 1833.
THE WARNING
Alvord, John W. Report to National Cash Register Company, Dayton, OH, on protection from floods of the Great Miami River. Chicago, IL. 1905
SHALL WE GATHER AT THE RIVER
Unknown writer. Untitled notes. Flood ephemera collection of the NCR Archive at the Montgomery County Historical Society. Dayton, OH.
IT WAS A TERRIBLE THING TO SEE
Bell Telephone News. Chicago Telephone Co. Vol. 2, no. 10, May 1913
Boston Herald. Boston, MA. April 20, 1913
Chambersburg Pennsylvania Record. Chambersburg, PA. May 9, 1913
Detroit Journal. Detroit, MI. March 29, 1913
Drinker, Frederick E. Horrors of tornado, flood and fire. The Minter Co., Harrisburg, PA. 1913
Everett, Marshall. Tragic story of America’s greatest disaster. J. S. Ziegler Company, Chicago, IL. 1913
Funk, Nellis R. A Pictorial History of the Great Dayton Flood. 1913
Morgan, Arthur E. Miami Valley and the 1913 flood. Miami Conservancy District, Dayton, OH. 1917
McClure Magazine. July Issue. 1913
Muncie Morning Star, The. Muncie, IN. April 1, 1913
New York Herald. New York, NY. March 31, 1913
New York Times, The. New York, NY. March 28, 1913
Register & Leader. Des Moines, IA. April 5, 1913
Rochester Herald, The. Rochester, NY. May 11, 1913
Staudt, Clemens Leo. Observations and experiences during the Dayton, Ohio Flood of 1913. Flood ephemera collection of the NCR Archive at the Montgomery County Historical Society.
EVERYONE IS PRAYING
Auschutz, Mary. Unpublished letters. Flood ephemera collection of the Montgomery County Historical Society.
Brown, Katherine Kennedy. Unpublished diary. Flood ephemera collection of the Montgomery County Historical Society.
Drinker, Frederick E. Horrors of tornado, flood and fire. The Minter Co., Harrisburg, PA. 1913
Russell, Thomas H. Story of the great flood and cyclone disasters. Robert O. Law Co., Chicago, IL. 1913
Unnamed reporter. Cincinnati Commercial Tribune. Flood ephemera collection of the NCR Archive at the Montgomery County Historical Society. n.d.
I AM POSITIVE THEY ARE DEAD
Aring, Fred F. Unpublished diary. Flood ephemera collection of the Montgomery County Historical Society.
Grimes, Emma. Unpublished letters. Flood ephemera collection of the Montgomery County Historical Society.
Kilpatrick, Lillie H. Untitled written account. Flood ephemera collection of the Montgomery County Historical Society.
Long, Allan. Unpublished letter. Flood ephemera collection of the NCR Archive at the Montgomery County Historical Society.
Morgan, Arthur E. Miami Valley and the 1913 flood. Miami Conservancy District, Dayton, OH. 1917
I WADED IN WATER UP TO MY NECK
Beirlein, Franklin. Unpublished letter. Flood ephemera collection of the Montgomery County Historical Society.
Bennett, E. C. Unpublished letter. Flood ephemera collection of the NCR Archive at the Montgomery County Historical Society.
Morrison, W. G. Unpublished letter. Flood ephemera collection of the Montgomery County Historical Society.
Toht, Magalena. Untitled written account. Flood ephemera collection of the Montgomery County Historical Society.
WE FEARED SHE WOULD DIE
Dayton Daily News. Dayton, OH. April 19, 1913.
Drinker, Frederick E. Horrors of tornado, flood and fire. The Minter Co., Harrisburg, PA. 1913
Everett, Marshall. Tragic story of America’s greatest disaster. J. S. Ziegler Co., Chicago, IL. 1913
Herald. SC. March 30, 1913
MR. PATTERSON, LONG MAY YOU LIVE
Daily Local News. West Chester, PA. March 11, 1913
Hedderich, Grace D. Unpublished letter. Flood ephemera collection of the NCR Archive at the Montgomery County Historical Society.
Hoskins, Theodosia. Unpublished letter. Flood ephemera collection of the NCR Archive at the Montgomery County Historical Society.
Humbert, Herbert S. Unpublished letter. Flood ephemera collection of the NCR Archive at the Montgomery County Historical Society.
Large, Charles H. Unpublished letter. Flood ephemera collection of the NCR Archive at the Montgomery County Historical Society.
Lebenshuger, L. M. Unpublished letter. Flood ephemera collection of the NCR Archive at the Montgomery County Historical Society.
Liscomb, George E. Unpublished letter. Flood ephemera collection of the NCR Archive at the Montgomery County Historical Society.
Logan, James B. Unpublished letter. Flood ephemera collection of the NCR Archive at the Montgomery County Historical Society.
New York Times. NY. March 27, 1913
Swinner, Fred. Unpublished letter. Flood ephemera collection of the NCR Archive at the Montgomery County Historical Society.
Times Star. City unknown. March 27, 1913
Toledo Blade. Toledo, OH. May 3, 1913
DAYTON IS A MASS OF RUINS
Aring, Fred F. Unpublished diary. Flood ephemera collection of the Montgomery County Historical Society.
Chicago Journal. Chicago, IL. March 29, 1913
The Outlook. n.d.
Fletcher, Daisy W. Unpublished letters. Flood ephemera collection of the Dayton-Montgomery County Public Library.
Grimes, Emma. Unpublished letters. Flood ephemera collection of the Montgomery County Historical Society.
Leah (last name unknown). Unpublished letter. Flood ephemera collection of the NCR Archive at the Montgomery County Historical Society.
New York Evening Post. New York, NY. May 30, 1913
Staudt, Clemens Leo. Observations and experiences during the Dayton, Ohio Flood of 1913. Flood ephemera collection of the NCR Archive at the Montgomery County Historical Society.
Wright, Orville. Copy of unpublished letter. Flood ephemera collection of the NCR Archive at the Montgomery County Historical Society.
REPORT OF GENERAL GEORGE W. WOOD
Wood, George W. (General). Annual report to Commander-in-Chief, Governor of Ohio. 1914
PROMISES MADE IN THE ATTIC
Smith, George B. Unpublished speech. Flood ephemera collection of the Montgomery County Historical Society. n.d.
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