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Aviation Ephemera IV Collection (MS-226)
Collection
Identifier: MS-226
Scope and Contents
A collection of materials relating to aviation, mostly pamphlets and journals. These materials were formerly a part of the pamphlet collection.
Dates:
1942-1988
Found in:
Special Collections
Brad Tillson Inventing Flight Collection
Collection
Identifier: MS-483
Abstract
This collection contains the personal papers of J. Bradford Tillson, the chairman of the Inventing Flight Celebration held in Dayton, Ohio. It documents his correspondence and work on the Inventing Flight Celebration Commission and his involvement with the U.S. Centennial of Flight Commission; the committee for the national celebration of flight. This collection contains personal correspondence, financial documentation, planning information and other materials related to the Centennial of...
Dates:
1912-2006; Majority of material found within 1989-2004
Found in:
Special Collections
Kettering Family Papers (MS-363)
Collection
Identifier: MS-363
Abstract
The Kettering Family Papers contain materials documenting the life of Charles F. Kettering, as well as his son Eugene Kettering, daughter-in-law Virginia Kettering, and their children. The Kettering family was heavily involved in the industrial and, later, philanthropic make-up of the city of Dayton during the 20th century, and were greatly influential in the city's more recent history. Made up primarily of photographs, correspondence, family keepsakes such as holiday cards, photo albums and...
Dates:
1876-2006; Majority of material found within 1930-1972
Found in:
Special Collections
Pamphlet Files (PAM)
Collection
Identifier: PAM
Scope and Contents
The Pamphlet Files consist of brochures, flyers, newspapers clippings, booklets, reports, serials, and other ephemera documenting the history of aviation, the Miami Valley, and the Wright Brothers. The items’ intrinsic values render them unsuitable for individual processing or formal cataloging; however, they are retained primarily for their informational value.
Dates:
circa 1900-2013
Found in:
Special Collections
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- Carillon Historical Park (Dayton, Ohio) 1
- Charles F. Kettering Foundation 1
- Dayton Engineering Laboratories Company 1
- Deeds, E.A. (Edward Andrew), 1874-1960 1
- Frigidaire Corporation 1
- General Motors Corporation 1
- Glenn, John, 1921-2016 1
- Kettering family 1
- Kettering, Charles Franklin, 1876-1958 1
- Kettering, Eugene W. (Eugene Williams), 1908-1969 1
- Kettering, Virginia W., 1907-1969 1
- Sloan, Alfred P. (Alfred Pritchard), 1875-1966 1
- Standard Register Company 1
- Tillson, J. Bradford 1
- United States. Centennial of Flight Commission 1
- Weiffenbach family 1
- Winters National Bank (Dayton, Ohio) 1
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