Public Opinion Center (Dayton, Ohio)

The Public Opinion Center was located at 941 Third National Building, 32 North Main Street, Dayton, Ohio 45402. This agency was begun in September, 1970 under auspices of the Dayton-Miami Valley Consortium (DMVC), a regional federation of institutions of higher education. The records were part of the Community Research Incorporated collection.

The parent organization of CRI was the Miami Valley Regional Planning Commission, at 333 West Fifth Street, Dayton, Ohio 45402. MVRPC executive director was Dale E. Bertsch. CRI board chairman was John Torley, who also served as president of the Dayton Malleable Iron Company. CRI was a non-profit organization established in 1957 by civic and business leaders. It foundered after Dr. Jeptha Canell resigned as director in 1974 to take over at DMVC.

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