Helen Cavanagh Scrapbook Collection
Scope and Contents
Series I, Charles Lindbergh, contains memorabilia pertaining to Charles Lindbergh. Included in this series is a set of collector’s medallions and two scrapbooks full of news clippings about Charles Lindbergh.
Series II, John F. Kennedy, contains many magazines relating to the President’s life and death. It also includes a scrapbook of news clippings about JFK.
Series III, The Space Program, contains a collection of magazines from 1969 with focuses on the Space Program and its moon-landing mission.
Series IV, Dayton, Ohio, contains news clippings and information relating to the winter of 1977 and the blizzard of 1978 in Dayton, Ohio. Included in this series are two scrapbooks.
Series V, News Clippings, is a collection of clippings from newspapers and magazines that relate to the space program and missions or the Dayton blizzard of 1978. Of particular interest in this series are the Dayton Journal Herald newspaper front page and clippings from 1969 that announced the moon landing.
Dates
- Creation: 1920-1999
Creator
- Cavanagh, Helen (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
There are no restrictions on accessing material in this collection.
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 Unpublished manuscripts are protected by copyright.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
5 linear feet
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
This collection consists of scrapbooks, news clippings, and magazines that Helen Cavanagh collected. The primary topic areas of these materials are: Charles Lindbergh, John F. Kennedy, the Dayton blizzard of 1978, and the Space Program. The Space Program materials largely relate to Neil Armstrong and the 1969 moon landing; however, there is also information on the topics of John Glenn and the Challenger explosion.
Arrangement
This collection is arranged into five series:
- Series I: Charles Lindbergh
- Series II: John F. Kennedy
- Series III: The Space Program
- Series IV: Dayton, Ohio: Winter 1977 and Blizzard of 1978
- Series V: News Clippings
Separated Materials
Oversize materials are located in OS-45, files 1 and 2, and consist of two newspapers from 1963.
Processing Information
Newspaper clippings were copied and then destroyed.
- Title
- Guide to the Helen Cavanagh Scrapbook Collection (MS-367)
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Processed by: Patricia A. McEldowney, October 2010
- Date
- 2021
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
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
