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Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.)

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 63 Collections and/or Records:

Lester L. Cecil Lincoln Collection (MS-7)

 Collection
Identifier: MS-7
Abstract

Judge Cecil's collection of Abraham Lincoln memorabilia contains pamphlets and clippings concerning Lincoln and his administration, letters from the members of Lincoln's cabinet including William Seward and Gideon Welles, photographs and prints of Lincoln and his family, and other miscellaneous items.

Dates: 1861-1961
Found in: Special Collections

Cityfolk Collection (MS-508)

 Collection
Identifier: MS-508
Summary/Abstract: The Cityfolk Collection contains material describing the administrative and creative functions of the Cityfolk organization. Folder and box contents include financial documents, artist contracts, donor and volunteer information, festival and program planning, newspaper clippings, negatives, slides, printed photographs, oral histories on cassette and VHS tape, marketing materials, and oversized artistic renderings. The works range in date from 1980 to 2014, with the bulk of the material...
Dates: 1980-2014 ; Majority of material found within 1990-2000
Found in: Special Collections

Shirley Russell Coen Fairview High School Class of 1945 Collection

 Collection
Identifier: MS-527
Abstract

The collection consists of scrapbooks, school newspapers, and materials related to the graduating class of 1945 from Fairview High School in Dayton, Ohio. Fairview High School was built in 1929 and later became a middle school and elementary school before it was eventually demolished in 2010. The Collection also includes information on class reunions.

Dates: 1943-2016
Found in: Special Collections

Cold War Aerospace Technology Oral History Project Records

 Collection
Identifier: MS-431
Abstract

The Cold War Aerospace Technology Oral History Project primarily contains oral histories gathered from several workers in the field of Aerospace Technology during the Cold War (1946-1992). With few exceptions, the interviewees were all engineers and worked at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base on projects ranging from stealth and fly-by-wire technology to jet propulsion and foreign intelligence gathering, etc.

Dates: 1936-2008
Found in: Special Collections

Hans Dam Aviation Collection

 Collection
Identifier: MS-412
Abstract Hans Dam was a 50-year collector of aviation memorabilia, especially photographs and newspaper and magazine clippings. His primary areas of interest included air races and air shows, early flight, WACO aircraft, and the history of aviation in southwestern Ohio and northern Kentucky. At the time of his death he was working on a book about aviation in southwestern Ohio which is included in the collection. The collection consists of twenty-nine albums containing more than 2500 photographs...
Dates: 1910-2003
Found in: Special Collections

Dayton: A Peace Process Collection

 Collection
Identifier: MS-411
Abstract

The Dayton Peace Process was an offshoot of the Dayton Peace Accords that brought an end to the fighting in the former Yugoslavia. The Peace Process worked to bring Miami Valley businesses in contact with clients in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia and several other eastern European countries. Eventually Dayton: A Peace Process became the Dayton Literary Peace Prize. The first Peace Prize was awarded to President Bill Clinton.

Dates: 1994-2001
Found in: Special Collections

Dayton Alpha Phi Alumnae Collection

 Collection
Identifier: MS-529
Abstract The Alpha Phi sorority was first created at Syracuse University on October 10, 1872, to provide a "tie which unites, a circle of friends" for women young and old all around the world. The Dayton Alumnae Chapter was officially founded on January 4, 1956. The chapter exists to this day as a form of contact for the alumnae in the Dayton area. The collection contains scrapbooks documenting the Alpha Phi sorority alumnae from various universities who are either from or presently living in Dayton....
Dates: 1953-1983; Majority of material found within 1970-1983 (Bulk)
Found in: Special Collections

Dayton Daily News Archive (MS-458)

 Collection
Identifier: MS-458
Abstract This collection consists of over 2000 cubic feet of photographs, negatives, and news clippings spanning obituary, personality, and subject files generated by the Dayton Daily News and the former Journal Herald in the twentieth century. The newspaper was founded by James M. Cox, a three-term Ohio governor and presidential candidate. The archive documents the local and regional history of Dayton and the Miami Valley in Ohio and it role on a national scale, particularly during the period 1930...
Dates: 1890 - 2004; Majority of material found within 1930 - 1980
Found in: Special Collections

Dayton Gems Hockey Team Scrapbooks

 Collection
Identifier: MS-107
Abstract

Eleven volumes of scrapbooks containing newspaper clippings, follow the history of the Dayton GEMS professional hockey organization in Dayton, Ohio as a new team in the IHL (International Hockey League) in 1964. Edgar "Lefty" McFadden was instrumental in starting the team, and served as general manager. There is information about players, trades, media coverage, fans, statistics, league standings, etc.

Dates: 1964-1977
Found in: Special Collections

Dayton Philharmonic Volunteer Association Records

 Collection
Identifier: MS-183
Abstract The Dayton Philharmonic Women's Association (DPWA), later known as the Dayton Philharmonic Volunteer Association (DPVA), was formed in 1951 with the purpose of supporting the Dayton Philharmonic Orchestra in promotion, education, and fundraising. In 1996, the name changed to the Dayton Philharmonic Volunteer Association when men were admitted. This collection contains records dating back to the creation of the DPWA. Included are board and committee minutes, revisions of the DPWA constitution...
Dates: 1944 - 2015
Found in: Special Collections
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