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Lenny Davis Collection (MS-610)

 Collection
Identifier: MS-610
Abstract

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.

Dates: 1956-2010 ; Majority of material found within 1965-1990

Sonny Flaharty Collection

 Collection
Identifier: MS-505
Abstract

This collection contains materials on the musical career of Sonny Flaharty. The collection contains newspaper clippings, photographs and other documents.

Dates: 1955-1980

Jim Foreman Dayton Music Scene Collection (MS-704)

 Collection
Identifier: MS-704
Abstract

The collection consists of video interviews that Jim Foreman conducted with Dayton music personas in the 1980s.

Dates: circa 1980 - circa 1989

Kenneth Middaugh Scrapbook (MS-542)

 Collection
Identifier: MS-542
Scope and Contents

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.

Dates: circa 1920-1924

The Rob Dennis Show Collection (MS-576)

 Collection
Identifier: MS-576
Abstract

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.

Dates: 2009 Sept - 2016 Aug