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Freeman F. Bentley Papers
Collection
Identifier: MS-423
Abstract
The collection consists of papers covering Freeman Bentley's life, focusing on his scientific career and his research in spectroscopy. The majority of the material in this collection is scientific in nature and includes test results, data sheets, technical reports and articles. Bentley authored many of the technical reports and articles in this collection. His writings and reports are especially important considering Bentley was a pioneer in the field of far infrared spectroscopy. In...
Dates:
1937 - 2006; Majority of material found within 1955 - 1975
Found in:
Special Collections
Katharine Kennedy Brown Collection, Lenz Addition
Collection
Identifier: MS-404
Abstract
The collection contains documents, correspondence, photographs, and political materials related to Katharine Kennedy Brown’s personal and political life. Some documents and correspondence pertain to members of Brown’s family, including her mother Louise Achey Kennedy (1860-1945), father Grafton Claggett Kennedy (1859-1909), brother Grafton Sherwood “Duke” Kennedy (1893-1974), husband Kleon Thaw Brown (1886-1925), and mother-in-law Martha McClellan Brown (1838-1916). Documentation from...
Dates:
1854-1977
Found in:
Special Collections
Ermal C. Fraze, Dayton Reliable Tool Company Records
Collection
Identifier: MS-447
Abstract
Ermal C. Fraze was the owner of Dayton Reliable Tool Company and the inventor of the early versions of Pull-Tabs and Pop-Tops. This collection includes newspaper clippings, magazine articles, scrapbooks, correspondences, photographs and personal items. Most of the collection pertains to the Dayton Reliable Tool Company. A few items deal with the Fraze Pavilion, a 4300-seat outdoor amphitheater in Kettering, Ohio, named after Ermal C. Fraze.
Dates:
1949-2006
Found in:
Special Collections
Fred F. Marshall Papers (MS-53)
Collection
Identifier: MS-53
Abstract
The Fred F. Marshall Papers reflect Marshall's career as an engineer, aviation journalist, photographer, environmentalist, and local historian. Marshall was attached to the Signal Corps in World War I; he then returned to Dayton to work at McCook Field where he was editor of the aviation journal, Slipstream. Retiring in 1955 after working for several engineering and aircraft firms, Marshall devoted his time to writing articles dealing with the history of the Yellow Springs, Clifton, and...
Dates:
1912-1976
Found in:
Special Collections
Gladys Chaney Wessels Papers
Collection
Identifier: MS-429
Abstract
The Gladys Chaney Wessels Papers are comprised of documents, photographs, scrapbooks, correspondence, and audiovisual materials, all relating to the life and work of Gladys Chaney Wessels, a prominent educator and social activist in the Dayton, Ohio area. The papers include items from her personal life as well as the numerous institutions and women's rights groups of which she has been a part.
Dates:
1927-2009; Majority of material found within 1940-1979
Found in:
Special Collections
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- Brown, Martha McClellan, 1838-1916 1
- Coblentz Society 1
- Daughters of the American Revolution. Jonathan Dayton Chapter (Dayton, Ohio) 1
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- Fraze, Ermal C., 1913-1989 1
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- Kennedy, Grafton Claggett, 1859-1909 1
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- Marshall, Fred F., 1891-1974 1
- National Women's Political Caucus (U.S.) 1
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- Rappaport, George, 1923-1985 1
- Republican Party (Ohio) 1
- Republican Party (U.S. : 1854- ) 1
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