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Xenia 1974 Tornado Clippings (SC-329)

 Collection
Identifier: SC-329

Scope and Contents

The collection consists newspaper clippings, primarily from the Springfield News-Sun and Dayton Daily News, concerning the devastating tornado that wreaked havoc on Xenia, Ohio, on April 3, 1974.

Dates

  • Creation: 1974

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

This collection is stored off-site. Therefore, please provide at least two days advance notice to use this collection. Call 937-775-2092 or e-mail us at library-archives-ref@wright.edu.

Conditions Governing Use

Copyright restrictions may apply. Unpublished manuscripts are protected by copyright. Permission to publish, quote, or reproduce must be secured from the repository and the copyright holder.

Extent

0.75 linear feet (1 folder and 1 oversize folder )

Language of Materials

English

Arrangement

The collection is arranged in a single series of newspaper clippings.

Other Finding Aids

The finding aid is available on the Special Collections & Archives, Wright State University Libraries web site at http://www.libraries.wright.edu/special/collectionguides/files/sc329.pdf.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

These materials were donated to Special Collections and Archives, Wright State University Libraries, by Donald K. Wallace, in October 2014.

Related Materials

This collection, as well as SC-328: Clark County 1959 Flood Clippings, were separated out from the Tecumseh High School Class of 1955 Collection (MS-650). Other related material includes the Wallace Family Papers (MS-92) and the William Pitstick Xenia Tornado Photograph Collection (SC-268).

Title
Guide to the Xenia 1974 Tornado Clippings (SC-329)
Author
Lisa Rickey
Date
2019 May 20
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin
Language of description note
English

Repository Details

Part of the Special Collections Repository

Contact:
Wright State University Libraries
Special Collections and Archives
3640 Colonel Glenn Hwy
Dayton OH 45435-0001 USA
937-775-2092