Subseries I-A: Personality Files Large (PL)
Scope and Contents
Subseries I-A: Personality Large (PL), is the largest subseries and consists of 9” x 12” files. This subseries currently includes both photographs and clippings; however, the newspaper clippings are being weeded out. Files for prominent individuals, both local and non-local, tend to be found in the PL files, because the files are physically larger and can accommodate both larger, as well as a greater number of, items per file. However, this largest subseries is also where most of the “ordinary” people can be found also.
Dates
- Creation: 1890 - 2004
- Creation: Majority of material found within 1930 - 1980
Creator
- From the Collection: Dayton daily news (Organization)
Restrictions on Access
The Dayton Daily News Archive is stored off-site. Please contact the Archives staff at 937-775-2092 or library-archives@wright.edu with your research topic at least three business days in advance of visiting to allow time to retrieve files.
Extent
606 linear feet
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Arrangement
Within this subseries, photographs and clippings are each in their own envelopes, but both types of materials are interfiled in the same boxes (i.e., both photographs and clippings for John Smith would be in the same box). Files are arranged alphabetically by last name, first name.
Appraisal
Since 2022, this series has been undergoing weeding (reappraisal) to remove photographs created by external news agencies, such as the Associated Press, United Press International, World Wide News, etc.
Since 2024, this series has also been undergoing weeding to remove newspaper clippings from the boxes.
As a result, the extent (linear feet) for this subseries is expected to decrease in the future.
Processing Information
This group is the same as the previous “Personality A-Z” (1A) subseries, which was created by merging the Dayton Daily News and the Journal Herald personality files together. The newspaper had begun this process before the collection was acquired by Wright State, and Wright State finished the integration. People files were also pulled from the Pamphlet Files, as well as the JH Numeric “L” (letter size) files, and integrated into this subseries. (If a personality file has a 4-6 digit number on it, this should be ignored, as it is from an earlier filing convention used in one of the predecessor components of this subseries, JH Numeric “L” or letter-size files. These numbers were observed throughout the existing Personality A-Z subseries, indicating that the newspaper had been in the habit of refiling JH Numeric people files into the Personality Files over the years already.)
The bulk of the arrangement and weeding work thus far on this subseries was done by Donna Bobb, Lisa Rickey, and Chip Boyer.
Genre / Form
Repository Details
Part of the Special Collections Repository
Wright State University Libraries
Special Collections and Archives
3640 Colonel Glenn Hwy
Dayton OH 45435-0001 USA
937-775-2092
library-archives@wright.edu
