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Dr. Hans von Ohain Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS-335
Abstract

Dr. Hans von Ohain was the co-inventor of the first successful jet engine. After World War II, he moved to Dayton, Ohio where he was a research scientist at the Air Force Research Laboratory at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base. His papers contain patents, correspondence, speeches, technical reports, scientific articles, awards, and photographs. Some documents are in German and French, but the majority of the collection is in English.

Dates: 1907-2003

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

Col. Wayne C. Pittman, Jr. Aviation Collection

 Collection
Identifier: MS-487
Abstract

This collection of over 4,000 aviation postcards was collected and organized by Colonel Wayne Pittman. It contains postcards of commercial and military aircraft, along with airport buildings and locations from around the world.

Dates: 1970-1990

Reports of the Institution of Aeronautical Engineers

 Collection
Identifier: MS-304
Abstract

This collection contains reports published by the Institution of Aeronautical Engineers.

Dates: 1922-1926

Laurence P. Richmond Papers (MS-594)

 Collection
Identifier: MS-594
Abstract

The collection consists primarily of information on the development of radio technologies at General Electric in the 1920s and of radio and radar technologies at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base from the 1930s through 1950s. Some information on the WPAFB Quarter Century Club is also included.

Dates: 1918-1974; Majority of material found within 1930-1960

Victor Rickard General Aviation Collection (MS-555)

 Collection
Identifier: MS-555
Abstract

Victor Rickard was an early pilot in Schenectady, New York, and manager of the city’s airport from 1927-1931. He was also involved in U.S. Naval aviation during World War I and Army Air Services during World War II. The collection contains a photographs, pilot’s licenses and identification cards, newspaper clippings, and video footage.

Dates: 1925-2014; Majority of material found within 1925 - 1940

Dr. Malcolm L. Ritchie Collection

 Collection
Identifier: MS-390
Abstract

The Dr. Malcolm L. Ritchie Collection is composed of documents relating to Dr. Ritchie's career in aeronautic and automobile engineering, as well as information relating to psychology and the effects on the human body due to machines. Journals, reference books, and slides/negatives are included. The collection also contains personal papers include Ritchie's family, war service, teaching and personal interests.

Dates: 1949 - 2014; Majority of material found within 1960-1970

Don Roetman Papers (MS-381)

 Collection
Identifier: MS-381
Abstract

The Don Roetman Papers are a collection of materials primarily concerning helicopters. The collection includes materials concerning various helicopter and aircraft projects from his career, as well as a substantial amount of corporate materials from various helicopter companies.

Dates: 1928-2008; Majority of material found within 1960-1979

John J. Rose Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS-178
Abstract Rose was a self-educated engineer and inventor who worked primarily on aviation engine developments leading to a total of 17 patents of his own invention. During his career with the Air Force, he was associated with aviation propulsion systems at McCook Field's Experimental Test Center from 1917 until his retirement in 1962. His papers cover both personal and technical subjects, however, the bulk of the collection is devoted to work-related materials including blueprints, patents, working...
Dates: 1914-1983

Harley R. Schneider Northwest Vandalia Modification Center Collection (MS-557)

 Collection
Identifier: MS-557
Abstract Harley R. Schneider was an employee of Northwest Airlines Corp. Schneider was a civil engineer employed to modify World War II bombers at Northwest Airlines Corp. Modification Center in St. Paul, Minnesota. Northwest Airlines expanded their facilities in 1943 which included a new Modification Center in Vandalia, Ohio. Schneider was reassigned to the Vandalia location in 1943. This collection consists of various materials from his time working at the Vandalia Modification Center including a...
Dates: 1943 - 1944; 2000

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Wright, Orville, 1871-1948 23
Wright, Wilbur, 1867-1912 22
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Wright Flying School 4
Earhart, Amelia, 1897-1937 3
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American Society of Aviation Artists 2
Bilek, Victor H., 1918- 2
Cooper, Ann L. (Ann Lewis), 1934- 2
Dayton-Wright Airplane Company 2
Dufour, Howard R., 1915-2009 2
Harris, Harold R., 1897-1989 2
National Air Races of Cleveland 2
Sullivan, H.A., 1892-1964 2
Taylor, Charles E. (Edward), 1868-1956 2
United States. Army. Air Service 2
Waco Aircraft Company 2
Whittle, Frank, 1907-1996 2
Wright State University. Special Collections & Archives 2
Wright, Lorin, 1862-1939 2
Wright, Milton, 1828-1917 2
Wright, Reuchlin, 1861-1920 2
Adams, Wade 1
Advance Aircraft Company 1
Aerospace Medical Research Laboratories (U.S.) 1
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Air Force Association 1
Air Force Association. Wright Memorial Chapter 212 1
Air University (U.S.) 1
American Aviation Historical Society 1
American Export Airlines 1
American Helicopter Society 1
American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics 1
American School of Aviation (Chicago, Ill.) 1
Arnold, Henry Harley, 1886-1950 1
Atcherley, Richard Llewellyn Roger, 1904-1970 1
Aviation Trail, Inc. 1
Babcock, George 1
Bahret, William F. 1
Baker, Max 1
Ball, Robert S., 1911-1961 1
Beacon Soap Company, Inc. (New York) 1
Beck, Agnes Osborn, 1875-1958 1
Benoist Aeroplane Co. 1
Benoist School of Aviation 1
Berndt, Rudi Julius, 1921-2004 1
Blakey, Lawrence M., 1900-1985 1
Blanchard, Werner J., 1900-1948 1
Boeing Aerospace Company 1
Borden Company 1
Brandly, Raymond H. 1
Bratton, Lester V. 1
Brown, Squire L. (Squire Lee), 1941- 1
Butler, William 1
Carillon Historical Park (Dayton, Ohio) 1
Carreras Ltd. 1
Cavanagh, Robert L. 1
Cessna Aircraft Company 1
Chapley, George M. 1
Chappell, Dorothy F. 1
Charles F. Kettering Foundation 1
Christian, Marvin 1
Christman, Louis P., 1893-1972 1
Commonwealth Shoe and Leather Co. (Whitman, Mass.) 1
Corning, Merv, 1926-2006 1
Cox, James M. (James Middleton), 1870-1957 1
Critchlow, Walter Grover 1
Curtiss Aeroplane and Motor Corporation 1
Curtiss-Wright Corporaton 1
Dam, John J. 1
Daniel Guggenheim Fund for the Promotion of Aeronautics 1
Day, Curtiss La Q., 1896-1972 1
Dayton Engineering Laboratories Company 1
Dayton daily news 1
Dayton journal herald 1
Deeds, E.A. (Edward Andrew), 1874-1960 1
Dick, Pauline 1
Dick, Ron, 1931-2008 1
Douglas Aircraft Company 1
Dunham, Seymour, 1910-1996 1
Dunkelberg, Albert G., 1922-2003 1
Egbert, Randle H. 1
Eid, Philip 1
Experimental Aircraft Association 1
Fairchild Aircraft Company (Hagerstown, Md.) 1
Ferris, Keith 1
Findley, Earl N. (Earl Nelson), 1878-1956 1
Ford’s Theatre (Washington, D.C. : 1861-1865) 1
Foulois, Benjamin D., 1879-1967 1
Frigidaire Corporation 1
Gallaher Limited 1
Garvey, Joanne 1
Garvey, John E., 1931-2004 1
Gates Flying Circus 1
Gates Flying Service 1
Gates, Hazel G. Wilson 1
Gates, Ivan Rhuele, 1890-1932 1
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