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Wright State University

 Organization

Found in 43 Collections and/or Records:

Office of Alumni Relations Collection (UA-12)

 Collection
Identifier: UA-12
Abstract The Office of Alumni Relations Collection contains materials relating to the Wright State University Alumni Association’s efforts to actively engage and support current and future alumni in a lifelong relationship with Wright State University. The collection, spanning the years of 1964-2007, includes university publications, student organization rules, memorabilia, scrapbooks, slides from alumni shows, photographs of recipients of the outstanding alumni award, audio recordings of the Wright...
Dates: 1964-2017

Office of the President: Fred A. White Papers (UA-11)

 Collection
Identifier: UA-11
Abstract

The collection contains the administrative and correspondence files of Fred A. White, long-time administrator at Wright State University. The materials cover a wide range of subjects and business matters related the early development of the university, including land acquisition, permits and infrastructure, campus construction, recruitment of original faculty, Phases I – IV in campus development.

Dates: 1956-1984

William F. Patterson Photograph Collection

 Collection
Identifier: MS-424
Abstract

William F. Patterson, a prominent commercial photographer in the Dayton area, has been photographing the work of local architects, businesses, and events since the 1960s. This collection includes approximately 20,000 negatives, slides, transparencies, and photographs taken by Patterson for commercial clients and placement in books, advertisements, catalogs, and brochures. Patterson's work also includes approximately 10,000 images from his travels throughout Europe and North America.

Dates: 1967-1993; Majority of material found within 1980-1989

Profiles of African-Americans: Their Roles in Shaping Wright State University in CORE Scholar

 Digital Collection
Identifier: UA AfrAm Profiles CORE Scholar
Dates: 1991 - 1993

Rike Family, 1931 - 1974

 VIP File
Scope and Contents The Rike Family VIP File primarily consists of photographs of Frederick H. Rike and his son David L. Rike, both of whom were head of the Dayton retail store Rike-Kumler Company. There are photographs of Frederick's wife Ethel and some other family members as well. Of particular note are several photographs of David L. Rike, relating to his receiving the 1954 Tobé Award, one of the highest honors in the retail industry. Also notable are photographs of David L. Rike, the namesake...
Dates: 1931 - 1974

Reed Smith Wright State University Peace Studies Collection (UA-1)

 Collection
Identifier: UA-1
Abstract

Dr. Reed Smith was a professor at Wright State University from 1969 – 1995. In that time he built up a Peace Studies program at WSU and held several conferences on Peace Activism. This collection contains grant applications and proposals, biographies of speakers at conferences, research papers that he and others had written, and a large collection of periodicals on Peace Activism or relating to the Peace Movement.

Dates: 1972 - 1996; Majority of material found within 1980 - 1992

Joyce Sweeney Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS-242
Abstract

Sweeney is a writer of young adult fiction and a graduate of Wright State University. Her papers include typed manuscripts of several of her published works, journals, scrapbooks, college class papers, and correspondence.

Dates: 1973-2017

The Wright Stater (University Magazine) in CORE Scholar

 Digital Collection
Identifier: WSU WrightStater CORE Scholar
Dates: 1969 - 1990

University Photographs Collection

 Collection
Identifier: UA-PHOTO
Scope and Contents

The collection consists of photographs created by Wright State University photographers, primarily the Center for Teaching and Learning (CTL), of events on campus.

Dates: 1966 - 2015

Gladys Chaney Wessels Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS-429
Abstract

The Gladys Chaney Wessels Papers are comprised of documents, photographs, scrapbooks, correspondence, and audiovisual materials, all relating to the life and work of Gladys Chaney Wessels, a prominent educator and social activist in the Dayton, Ohio area. The papers include items from her personal life as well as the numerous institutions and women's rights groups of which she has been a part.

Dates: 1927-2009; Majority of material found within 1940-1979

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Type
Digital Record 26
Collection 16
Archival Object 1
 
Subject
Dayton (Ohio) -- History 8
Magazines (periodicals) 7
Newsletters 7
Photographs 7
Oral histories 6
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Slides (photographs) 5
Brochures 4
Periodicals 4
Publications (documents) 4
Audiocassettes 3
College student newspapers and periodicals 3
Correspondence 3
Negatives (photographs) 3
Political activists 3
Transcripts 3
Universities and colleges -- Ohio -- Dayton 3
Universities and colleges -- Faculty 3
African Americans -- Education 2
Books 2
Business records 2
Electronic records (digital records) 2
Minutes (administrative records) 2
Newspapers 2
Poetry 2
Scrapbooks 2
Student movements 2
Theater -- Ohio -- History 2
Universities and colleges -- Alumni and alumnae 2
VHS 2
Videotapes 2
African Americans -- Ohio -- Dayton -- History 1
Anti-war demonstrations 1
Audiovisual materials 1
Austria 1
Black-and-white photographs 1
Bumper stickers 1
Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.) 1
Clippings (information artifacts) 1
College sports 1
College students 1
College yearbooks 1
Color photographs 1
Commercial photography 1
Contact sheets 1
Course catalogs 1
DVDs 1
Dayton (Ohio) -- History -- 20th century 1
England 1
Ephemera 1
Fiction -- Women authors 1
Germany 1
Grand Canyon (Ariz.) 1
Greek letter societies 1
Lectures 1
Librarians 1
Literature 1
Manuscripts for publication 1
Medical colleges 1
Medical sciences -- Research -- United States 1
Medical students -- Ohio 1
Medical teaching personnel -- Ohio 1
Miami River Valley (Ohio) -- Race relations 1
Newspaper clippings 1
Norway 1
Pacifists 1
Pamphlets 1
Peace movements 1
Peace movements -- United States 1
Photographers 1
Photography -- Ohio -- Dayton 1
Photography, Industrial 1
Programs (Publications) 1
Realia 1
Scotland 1
Speeches 1
Sports -- Ohio -- Dayton 1
Student pacifists 1
Sweden 1
Switzerland 1
Theater -- Political aspects 1
Theater -- Production and direction 1
Transparencies 1
Universities and colleges -- Curricula 1
Vietnam War, 1961-1975 -- Conscientious objectors 1
Vietnam War, 1961-1975 -- Protest movements 1
Women's rights -- United States -- History -- 20th century 1
Yearbooks 1
Yellow Springs (Ohio) 1
Young adult literature -- Authorship 1
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