William Pitstick Xenia Tornado Photograph Collection (SC-268)
Scope and Contents
This collection contains 31 images of the aftermath of the Xenia tornado in April 1974. William Pitstick was the telephone manager who was called in to start the repairs after the 1974 tornado. He shot several rolls of film documenting the damage at street level across Xenia. These photographs offer an in-depth look at the city in the immediate aftermath of the tornado, and the vast majority of the photographs are very thoroughly labeled.
Dates
- Creation: 1974
Creator
- Pitstick, William (Person)
Biographical / Historical
William Pitstick was the telephone manager who was called in to start the repairs after the 1974 tornado.
Extent
1 folder(s) : 31 photographs
Language of Materials
English
Immediate Source of Acquisition
These materials were donated to the Archives in 2011 by Nancy Patton (daughter of William Pitstick) and her family.
- Title
- Guide to the William Pitstick Xenia Tornado Photograph Collection (SC-268)
- Status
- Completed
- Date
- 2021 Sept 2
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
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
