Scope and Contents From the Collection: The collection contains both documents and photographs. Articles about Paul Shivell note his contributions to poetry, and a 1916 letter to Shivell from poet Robert Frost congratulated him on his 1915 book, mentioning two poems specifically for merit. Photographs in the collection are primarily the work of noted Dayton photographer Jane Reece. A friend of the Shivell family, portraits and other studies follow the Shivell family through several decades, containing both formal...

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Series I contains the slides taken by Abe Bassett during the productions he produced. These run from November 1970 to 1987.

Series II contains general information on the theatre program and Abe Bassett. This includes a listing of all of the productions from 1970-1988 along with director notes on some of the shows.

Series III contains videos from 1971-1985. One of the videos is a retrospective on the Wright State University Theatre.

Scope and Contents From the Collection: The materials in this collection related to Mr. Skardon’s service with three Dayton organizations: The Metropolitan Churches United, The Dayton-Montgomery County Bicentennial Commission, and The Dayton Council on World Affairs. Each of these organizations has its own series in the collection’s organization:Series I: Metropolitan Churches United (MCU)In 1970, the Dayton Church Federation was reorganized to form the Metropolitan Churches United. Mr. Skardon,...

Scope and Contents From the Collection: The Wright State University Retirees Association collection provides information about the retirees association via meeting minutes, their newsletter, The Extension, photographs, and oral histories. The collection is arranged into three series.Series I contains the business records of the association. The records range from by-laws, membership lists and correspondence. The bulk of the records are the monthly executive board meeting minutes and The Extension newsletter....

Scope and Contents From the Collection:

Series I contains the slides taken by Abe Bassett during the productions he produced. These run from November 1970 to 1987.

Series II contains general information on the theatre program and Abe Bassett. This includes a listing of all of the productions from 1970-1988 along with director notes on some of the shows.

Series III contains videos from 1971-1985. One of the videos is a retrospective on the Wright State University Theatre.

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Included in the collection is a stereoviewer and 90 accompanying glass plate stereoscopic photographs of war scenes from World War I. The slides measure 4.25" x 1.25".Stereoscopic photographs are double pictures of the same scene, side by side, which produces a 3 dimensional effect when viewed through a stereoviewer.

The slides are arranged as they were received. Descriptions on each slide are handwritten in French and appear in the inventory.

Scope and Contents From the Collection:

Series I contains the slides taken by Abe Bassett during the productions he produced. These run from November 1970 to 1987.

Series II contains general information on the theatre program and Abe Bassett. This includes a listing of all of the productions from 1970-1988 along with director notes on some of the shows.

Series III contains videos from 1971-1985. One of the videos is a retrospective on the Wright State University Theatre.

Content Description From the Collection: The collection documents the Northwest Vandalia Modification Center in Vandalia, Ohio, during World War II, with the bulk of the materials dating from 1943 to 1944. World War II era materials include: a detailed listing of the plant’s project activities (including aircraft serial numbers, arrival and departure dates, and descriptions of what was done to each); parts and projects lists; a photograph of the plant exterior; housing information, including a floorplan sketch and lease agreement;...

Scope and Contents From the Collection: The majority of the material in the Reed Smith Peace Studies Collection is organized as subject files pertaining to the Peace movement. The largest portions of the collection focus on three areas, conferences through Wright State University, grant applications and proposals, and correspondence. Each conference or symposium has its own folder. The contents for these include academic papers around which the conferences were formed, biographical documents about the speakers,...

Scope and Contents From the Collection: This collection includes elements from each stage of progression of the School of Professional Psychology. From 1966-2013, this collection contains materials ranging from early correspondence concerning the development of a Psychology program to graduation brochures from many years after the school’s establishment. The collection is topically arranged. This collection is divided into two series and six subseries.Series I, Development of the Program, covers topics ranging from...