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Lenny Davis Collection (MS-610)
Lenny Davis operated the Forvm Club (Forum Club) in Dayton from 1965 until 1977. The scrapbooks of this collection contain memorabilia, photos, letters, and newspaper clippings about the club, as well as Lenny’s various performances, both solo and in bands. Additionally, there are many individual photos outside the scrapbooks that further document Lenny’s life and career, as well as club entertainers. This collection also includes audio/video recordings and posters.
Sonny Flaharty Collection
This collection contains materials on the musical career of Sonny Flaharty. The collection contains newspaper clippings, photographs and other documents.
Jim Foreman Dayton Music Scene Collection (MS-704)
The collection consists of video interviews that Jim Foreman conducted with Dayton music personas in the 1980s.
Kenneth Middaugh Scrapbook (MS-542)
This scrapbook was created by Middaugh’s wife for his birthday in 1924. It highlights his activities as a jazz musician in the early 1920s. The Middaugh family are from New Paris, Preble County, Ohio. Kenneth played in a jazz orchestra which performed in Dayton at the Greystone Ballroom, Cincinnati, Terre Haute, and other locations. He also was employed at Wilbur Wright Field. There are pictures of the recording studio he used in Indiana, and Wilbur Wright Field and Country Club.
The Rob Dennis Show Collection (MS-576)
The collection consists of 157 episodes of The Rob Dennis Show, a late-night talk show filmed in Dayton, Ohio, at DATV Studios, from 2009 to 2016. Dennis L. Wright, aka “Rob Dennis,” was the writer, producer, and star of the show. Each episode typically featured guests from the Dayton community and musical performances. A few recurrent themes among the guests included public figures, representatives of cultural institutions, and fellow broadcast personalities.