Arts. Arts

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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.

Abstract The Victoria Theatre Collection includes an assortment of materials spanning the lifetime of the theatre. First built in 1866, the Victoria Theatre has provided the city of Dayton with the performing arts for 150 years. The collection contains both administrative and promotional materials for the theatre and its shows. The majority of the collection is made up of show files which contain documents on many of the performances held at the Victoria Theatre. It includes financial, advertising,...

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Playbill for "The Trial of Mary Dugan," at the Victory Theater, beginning circa January 6, 1920.

Content Description The collection consists of general (paper) files and audiovisual materials. The general files include articles of incorporation, by-laws, minutes, reports, membership lists, financial information, correspondence, newsletters, grant application files, workshops and programming files, group travel files, and files about a reunion of Living Arts Center participants. A listing of the electronic files present in the collection is also included in this section, both electronically and...

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Song sheet published by the Dayton Evening Herald for use during community events, includes words for 34 songs.

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Sheet music and RCA phonograph recording of "Who Knows".

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This collection contains the papers of William (Bill) H. Wild, a columnist and editor for numerous newspapers throughout his career, most notably as the editorial page editor of the Journal Herald in Dayton and associate editor for the Dayton Daily News. This collection includes many newspaper clippings, columns, speeches and materials, correspondence, photographs and other small projects that details Wild's work throughout his career.

Abstract Joyce Wolfe was one of the first students of Josephine Schwarz. She maintained correspondence with her teacher afterwards and eventually began collecting papers related to her. Josephine Schwarz was considered a pioneer of dance in Dayton, starting with the Schwarz School of Dance, which she founded in Dayton with her sister Hermene. The collection mostly contains newspaper clippings, letters, and cards. It also includes a number of photos and photocopies of drawings as well as a scrapbook...

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Small collection of letters written by aviation artist Frank Wootton to Robert T. Horvath (in/around Harrisburg, Pennsylvania). Most of the correspondence is written on stationery for Mayflower House, Alfriston, Sussex, UK. Several identify Wootton as the President of the Guild of Aviation Artists.

Abstract This is a collection consisting mainly of scrapbooks covering the chapter's activities from its beginning in 1966 through to the present. Included in the scrapbooks are programs, photographs, certificates, clippings from newspapers and magazine articles, as well as correspondence. There are copies of the fraternity publications of The Wheel and The Whistle, and correspondence consisting...