Subseries VII-C: Slide Shows and Slides, 1950 - 2006
Scope and Contents
The Slideshows and Slides subseries consists primarily 35mm slides that were removed from slide carousels. The folder titles reflect information recorded on the slide carousel box. This series also includes campaign slideshows on microfilm reels. Of particular note are a significant number of slides depicting damage in Xenia and Greene County from the April 3, 1974, tornado.
Dates
- Creation: 1950 - 2006
Creator
- From the Collection: United Way of the Greater Dayton Area (Organization)
Language of Materials
The majority of the materials are in English; however, at least one item includes Spanish. The presence of other languages are indicated at the folder or item level.
Conditions Governing Access
There are no donor-imposed restrictions on accessing material in this collection; however, this collection is subject to restrictions on accessing original audio/visual and electronic record formats due to preservation concerns.
Due to preservation concerns, original audio and video materials cannot be played in the reading room. Patrons may have access to reference copies. Items without reference copies can be digitized at the request of a patron for the cost of creating a digital copy. Please contact us at least two weeks in advance if you would like to request an audio or video reference copy. Use of digitized content is subject to conditions governing use.
Some analog audiovisual materials, already restricted for the preservation reasons stated above, are also stored off-site.
All electronic records listed in this finding aid are processed and available; however, researchers are requested to contact us at least two days in advance when requesting electronic records.
Extent
From the Collection: 50.73 linear feet
From the Collection: 6.858 Gigabytes
Arrangement
This series is arranged chronologically where dates are known, then alphabetically by topic.
Separated Materials
If the slide carousel also included an audiocassette, these have been physically separated to the Audiovisual series but will be mentioned in the Separated Materials field for that specific item.
Repository Details
Part of the Special Collections Repository
Wright State University Libraries
Special Collections and Archives
3640 Colonel Glenn Hwy
Dayton OH 45435-0001 USA
937-775-2092
library-archives@wright.edu
