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Found in 7 Collections and/or Records:

Freeman F. Bentley Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS-423
Abstract The collection consists of papers covering Freeman Bentley's life, focusing on his scientific career and his research in spectroscopy. The majority of the material in this collection is scientific in nature and includes test results, data sheets, technical reports and articles. Bentley authored many of the technical reports and articles in this collection. His writings and reports are especially important considering Bentley was a pioneer in the field of far infrared spectroscopy. In...
Dates: 1937 - 2006; Majority of material found within 1955 - 1975
Found in: Special Collections

Charles and Grace Bost Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS-453
Abstract

The Charles and Grace Bost Papers consist of World War II-era correspondence. There are 67 letters between Charles and Grace of Springfield, Ohio. Charles entered the service in July 1942 and was stationed in Tennessee while Grace remained in Springfield, Ohio.

Dates: 1935-1943; Majority of material found in 1942
Found in: Special Collections

Dayton Air Service Incorporated Committee Records

 Collection
Identifier: MS-136
Abstract The Dayton Air Service Incorporated Committee was incorporated November 14th, 1922 as the legal successor to a previous voluntary committee led by Frederick B. Patterson, son of John H. Patterson. The purpose of the corporation was to further the permanent retention in the Dayton area of the Army Air Service Experiment Station, then McCook Field, and to establish a memorial to Orville and Wilbur Wright. This collection contains administration records, including articles of incorporation and...
Dates: 1919-1943
Found in: Special Collections

Dr. John Keto Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS-118
Abstract The Dr. John Keto Papers consists of materials collected throughout his professional career as a research scientist. Dr. Keto was known for his work developing airborne radar equipment during World War II, pioneering the field of bionics, and heading the Aeronautical Systems Division on Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in Dayton, Ohio as the Chief Scientist in the 1960s. The collection includes correspondence, pamphlets, research reports, speeches, and symposium papers covering such topics as...
Dates: 1951-1981
Found in: Special Collections

Neal V. Loving Collection

 Collection
Identifier: MS-282
Abstract

Neal Loving, recognized as one of the "African American Pioneers in Aviation", was a renowned airplane designer and an aerospace engineer at the Flight Dynamics Laboratory, Wright Patterson Air Force Base (WPAFB), Dayton, Ohio. The collection contains papers, photographs, and blueprints of Loving's designs, including his WR-1 midget racer named "Loving's Love".

Dates: 1930-1998
Found in: Special Collections

Paul Webb Collection

 Collection
Identifier: MS-426
Abstract

The Paul Webb Collection consists of records and files accumulated by the research firm Webb Associates during the course of experiments in human physiology and calorimetry between 1972 and 1984, as well as articles, book drafts, and other publications on similar topics, written by or citing Dr. Paul Webb. The collection also contains several Vari-Temp suits which were part of a calorimeter designed and used by Dr. Webb, as well as prototype space activity suits also designed by Webb.

Dates: 1953-1993; Majority of material found within 1972-1984
Found in: Special Collections

Dr. Stanley C. White Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS-465
Abstract Dr. Stanley C. White was a pioneer in the design of life support systems for space travel. He worked as an aerospace doctor with the Mercury, Gemini, Apollo, and Skylab programs. He was the president of both Aerospace Medical Association and International Academy of Aviation and Space Medicine. Dr. White's collection contains photographs, slides, and papers from his career. Many of the photographs are from his work at NASA and his papers contain the selection of astronauts. There are many...
Dates: 1950-2000; Majority of material found within 1961-1979
Found in: Special Collections

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African Americans in aeronautics -- United States -- History 1
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Camp Forrest (Tenn.) 1
Chemical warfare 1
Chemists 1
Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.) 1
Closed ecological systems (Space environment) 1
Dayton (Ohio) -- History 1
Electrocardiography 1
Handbooks and manuals 1
John F. Kennedy Space Center Region (Fla.) 1
Langley Air Force Base (Va.) 1
Lantern slides 1
Magazines (periodicals) 1
Maps 1
Materials -- Research 1
Materials science 1
Metabolism -- Testing 1
Military bases, American -- Ohio 1
Minutes (administrative records) 1
Newspapers 1
Nutrition -- Research 1
Outer space -- Exploration 1
Pamphlets 1
Periodicals 1
Publications (documents) 1
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Sleep deprivation 1
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Space medicine 1
Spectrum analysis 1
Springfield (Ohio) 1
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World War, 1939-1945 1
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Yellow Springs (Ohio) 1
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