Charles F. Kettering European Trip Photographs (SC-382)
Content Description
The collection consists of fourteen (14) 8x10 black and white photographs of Charles F. Kettering and others on a trip to Europe. It includes group photos, as well as scenery. None of the photographs are identified as to people or locations, but based on signs in some of the photos, they appear to have been taken in Italy and possibly France. The photos probably depict one of several trips to Europe that Kettering embarked upon between the years 1919 and 1925, including a trip in 1919 as part of Assistant Secretary of War Benedict Crowell's national committee to the International Aircraft Standards Commission conference in Paris and other research-related trips in the early 1920s on behalf of General Motors.
Dates
- Creation: circa 1919-circa 1925
Language of Materials
There is no post-development writing or identification on any of the photographs; however, writing captured on objects within the photographs themselves include French and Italian.
Conditions Governing Access
There are no restrictions on access to 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 Unpublished manuscripts are protected by copyright.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
Charles F. Kettering (1876-1958), a well-known inventor and philanthropist in the Dayton area, was at the time of these photographs a leader in the research and development team at General Motors.
Extent
0.1 linear feet
14 Photographic Prints
Abstract
Fourteen (14) 8x10 black and white photographs of Charles F. Kettering and others on a trip to Europe.
Arrangement
The photographs have been arranged and numbered by the archivist.
Custodial History
No additional information about how the photographs came to be in the collections of the Dayton Art Institute is available.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
The collection was donated to Wright State University Libraries' Special Collections and Archives by the Dayton Art Institute in June 2022.
- Title
- Guide to the Charles F. Kettering European Trip Photographs (SC-382)
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Lisa Rickey
- Date
- 2022 July 19
- 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
