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DURIRON Corporation Records
Collection
Identifier: MS-251
Abstract
The DURIRON Corporation was founded in 1912 by Dayton foundry man, Pierce D. Schenk, and two associates, J. Richman Pitman, a DuPont explosives production engineer, and William F. Hall, a New York Financier. The company derives its name from a high silicon cast iron alloy, DURIRON, which rapidly became an industry standard for handling extremely corrosive materials. Their records consist of administrative records, sales records, manuals, newsletters, photographs, negatives, and...
Dates:
1912-1996
Found in:
Special Collections
Office of Alumni Relations Collection (UA-12)
Collection
Identifier: UA-12
Abstract
The Office of Alumni Relations Collection contains materials relating to the Wright State University Alumni Association’s efforts to actively engage and support current and future alumni in a lifelong relationship with Wright State University. The collection, spanning the years of 1964-2007, includes university publications, student organization rules, memorabilia, scrapbooks, slides from alumni shows, photographs of recipients of the outstanding alumni award, audio recordings of the Wright...
Dates:
1964-2017
Found in:
University Archives
Oregon Historic District Society Records
Collection
Identifier: MS-498
Abstract
The Oregon Historic District Society was formed in 1973. The constitution for the society reads, in part, "To create a sense of community; to help make neighborhood life secure and comfortable; to establish an atmosphere in which to live, work and recreate ourselves." This collection contains administrative paperwork, photograph slides, compact discs, DVDs, newspaper articles, tour pamphlets, maps, licenses, permits, zoning issues, parking issues and neighborhood rehabilitation plans.
Dates:
1921-2014; Majority of material found within 1970-2014
Found in:
Special Collections