Gress Collection, Dayton-Wright Airplane Company (SC-369)
Content Description
The collection consists of a single piece of linen wing fabric from Dayton-Wright Airplane Company. An embroidery pattern has been drawn on one side. The fabric is 32 1/2" wide x 44-48" long.
Dates
- Creation: circa 1918
Creator
Conditions Governing Access
There are no restrictions on accessing material in this collection.
Conditions Governing Use
Copyright restrictions may apply. Unpublished manuscripts are protected by copyright. Permission to publish, quote, or reproduce must be secured from the repository and the copyright holder.
Biographical / Historical
Albert V. Gress, Sr., 1897-1971, worked at the Dayton-Wright Airplane Company factory in Moraine in 1918, before serving 4 months in the military from August to December 1918. After the war, he was employed at the Dayton Post Office for many years. Albert and his wife Hester had two sons: Albert Jr. (1920-2008) and Winston.
Extent
0.5 linear feet (1 item)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
The collection consists of a single piece of linen wing fabric from Dayton-Wright Airplane Company, where Albert V. Gress Sr. worked in 1918.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
This item was donated to Wright State Unversity Libraries' Special Collections and Archives by Albert V. Gress, Jr., and Ruth Gress in June 2006. Albert's father worked at the Dayton-Wright Airplane Company.
Topical
- Title
- Guide to the Gress Collection, Dayton-Wright Airplane Company (SC-369)
- Status
- Completed
- Date
- 2023 April 3
- 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
