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Wom. Women

 Topic Guide
Identifier: Wom
This classification groups together collections on the topic of Women.

Found in 122 Collections and/or Records:

Ann Kirk Diary (SC-67)

 Collection
Identifier: SC-67
Scope and Contents

Diary provides details on the foundation of the Dayton Chamber Orchestra, later the Dayton Philharmonic.

Dates: 1933-1934

Bessie Coleman Photographs (SC-75)

 Collection
Identifier: SC-75
Scope and Contents

Photocopy of portion of book about Bessie Coleman and copies of several photographs of Bessie Coleman.

Dates: circa 1920s

Katherine Gunckel Loy Dayton Art Exhibitions Scrapbook (SC-378)

 Collection
Identifier: SC-378
Content Description The scrapbook contains primarily newspaper clippings (which include photographs published in the newspaper) concerning exhibitions sponsored by the newly formed Montgomery County Art Association, and held at Memorial Hall, including: the first annual exhibition (March 11-26, 1913); second annual exhibition (January 22-February 4, 1914); an exhibit of local artists (September/October 1914); and the third annual exhibition (November 14-29, 1914). In addition to newspaper clippings from local...
Dates: 1912 - 1914

Eleanor McCann Dayton Music Scrapbook (SC-379)

 Collection
Identifier: SC-379
Abstract

The collection consists of a single scrapbook containing clippings, original materials (such as programs and correspondence), and occasional handwritten commentary, mostly focused on Dayton's classical music scene in the 1930s and 1940s. Eleanor McCann was the music director at the Dayton Art Institute at the time.

Dates: 1925 - 1972; Majority of material found within 1939 - 1943

Katharine Wright Haskell Papers (MS-700)

 Collection
Identifier: MS-700
Abstract

Papers consist of mainly correspondence from Katharine Wright (1874-1929) to her future husband, Henry J. Haskell. Letters cover a variety of personal matters including the opposition to her impending marriage by her brother, Orville Wright. Other subjects discussed include Oberlin College, the Kansas City Star, the Wright patent challenge, and Katharine's ideas about women's rights.

Dates: 1922 - 1931; 1977; Majority of material found within 1925 - 1926

It Happened on Maple Street Book (SC-253)

 Collection
Identifier: SC-253
Scope and Contents Published in April 2011, It Happened on Maple Street is the true-life love story of USA Today bestselling author Tara Taylor Quinn and her husband, Tim Barney. The two met while attending college at Wright State University in the fall of 1977. The book chronicles their story and is signed by the authors.Also included are exhibit text panels from the exhibit and book signing hosted by Special Collections and Archives in April 2011 as part of National Library Week “Create Your...
Dates: 2011

Roz Young Manuscript (SC-292)

 Collection
Identifier: SC-292
Scope and Contents

Collection consists of one typed manuscript by Roz Young, titled Two Perfectly Marvelous Cats. It would be published in 1995. This early copy, along with a letter, also in the collection, dates from 1994 and was sent to a friend of Young's named Francis Ryder.

Dates: 1994-1995

Diary of Sarah Louise Reed Brown (SC-295)

 Collection
Identifier: SC-295
Scope and Contents

The collection consists of a single transcription of the diary of Sarah Louise (Reed) Brown. The diary transcription was edited by Martha A. Gavin and Sarah H. Conrad.

Dates: undated

Katharine Wright Haskell Papers (MFM-117)

 Collection
Identifier: MFM-117
Scope and Contents Papers consist of mainly correspondence from Katharine Wright (1874-1929) to her future husband, Henry J. Haskell. Letters cover a variety of personal matters including the opposition to her impending marriage by her brother, Orville Wright. Other subjects discussed include Oberlin College, the Kansas City Star, the Wright patent challenge, and Katharine's ideas about women's rights. Contents include: Biographical articles and newspaper clippings; Correspondence, Katharine Wright...
Dates: 1922-1928

Sigma Alpha Iota, Dayton Alumnae Chapter, Records (MS-681)

 Collection
Identifier: MS-681
Abstract

Sigma Alpha Iota is an international professional music fraternity for women that was founded in 1903 at the University of Michigan. The Dayton Alumnae Chapter was officially chartered in 1959 with 19 members, and is still active today. This collection contains administrative documents, yearbooks, scrapbooks, and photographs related to the Dayton Alumnae Chapter of Sigma Alpha Iota from 1959 to 2020.

Dates: 1959-2020