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91st Observation Squadron, American Expeditionary Force, Photographs

 Collection
Identifier: MS-293
Abstract The collection includes photographs of the 91st Squadron, hangars and airfields, aerial views of German and French cities and fields, and the banner image of the 91st Squadron. This collection depicts the airmen and operations of the Squadron during the end of World War I and the months following. Digital images of the entire collection (39 images) are available online in Wright State University's Campus Online Repository (CORE Scholar) at: ...
Dates: 1918-1919

322nd Field Artillery Reunion Association Records

 Collection
Identifier: MS-100
Abstract

The 322nd Field Artillery received basic training at Camp Sherman in Ohio, and saw service in Europe during World War I. The records in this collection are evenly divided between the active regiment and the reunion association. They consist of minutes, correspondence, reunion programs, bulletins, obituary notices, scrapbooks, maps, and photographs. Also included is a published history of the regiment.

Dates: 1917-1981

322nd Field Artillery Scrapbooks (MFM-27)

 Collection
Identifier: MFM-27
Scope and Contents

Scrapbooks contain newspaper clippings, photographs, the typescript of a diary, and postcards pertaining to the 322nd Field Artillery, a World War I regiment from Dayton. See also MS-100.

Dates: 1917-1920

1814 Niles Weekly Register (SC-291)

 Collection
Identifier: SC-291
Abstract

Collection consists of one issue (April 9, 1814, No. 6, Vol. VI) of the Niles Weekly Register. The Niles Weekly Register was one of the most widely read newspapers of its day and provides a great deal of primary source documentation on the War of 1812. This issue is significant in that on page 102, there is an article detailing the federal government's attempt to enlist Native American tribes in Ohio to fight against the British. It mentions Dayton, Piqua, Blue Jacket and Tecumseh.

Dates: 1814 April 9

1913 Dayton Flood Survivors Oral Histories

 Collection
Identifier: MS-296
Abstract

The1913 Flood Survivors Oral Histories is a collection of video oral history interviews with survivors of the 1913 Dayton Flood. The videos were made in the 1990s and the participants tell their stories of survival as children during the flood.

Dates: 1995-1996

1913 Flood Postcards (SC-221)

 Collection
Identifier: SC-221
Scope and Contents

The collection consists of 56 postcards depicting the 1913 Dayton flood and its aftermath. Some of the postcards are real photo postcards. The information provided for each item is the caption on the postcard for 1-49, postcards 50-56 have no caption and the information is provided by processor. Six more postcards were added to the collection in July 2010, #57-62. They are identified by their captions, except the final one, which remains unidentified.

Dates: 1913

1932 Frigidaire Warranty (SC-290)

 Collection
Identifier: SC-290
Scope and Contents

This small collection consists of a 1932 Frigidaire warranty for the "all-white Porcelain Frigidaire, Models W-3, WA-3, W-4, WA-4, W-5, W-6, W-10, W-12, and W-18..." In addition to the warranty the company envelope in which it came is also included.

Dates: 1932

1937 Flood Scrapbook (MS-663)

 Collection
Identifier: MS-663
Abstract

The collection contains a scrapbook featuring newspaper clippings (articles, photographs, and advertisements) reporting the impact of the 1937 Ohio River flood on Cincinnati, Ohio, and surrounding areas in Ohio, Kentucky, and Indiana. It also contains a special edition Cincinnati Times-Star newspaper about the flood.

Dates: 1937

A Special Wish Foundation Records

 Collection
Identifier: MS-481
Abstract

A Special Wish Foundation, Inc. was the first wish-granting organization in the State of Ohio and the third such organization in the nation, when it was founded in 1982. This records collection largely contains the meeting minutes from 1989-2011, media coverage from approximately 2000-2009 and photographs from numerous wishes. The collection also contains audio-visual media including pictures, negatives, VHS, CDs, and DVDs.

Dates: 1989-2011

A.A. Marks Papers (SCV-7)

 Collection — Folder: SCV-7
Identifier: SCV-7
Scope and Contents

Order sheets for artificial legs and arms from the A.A. Marks Company of New York, New York.

Dates: undated

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Wright State University Libraries, Special Collections and Archives 1163
Local Government Records 20
 
Subject
Photographs 236
Correspondence 191
Dayton (Ohio) -- History 136
Minutes (administrative records) 90
Scrapbooks 87
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Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.) 60
Newspapers 50
Financial records 43
Aeronautics -- History 40
Newsletters 36
Clippings (information artifacts) 33
Audiocassettes 30
Electronic records (digital records) 27
Negatives (photographs) 27
Newspaper clippings 24
Books 22
Slides (photographs) 22
Wright-Patterson Air Force Base (Ohio) 22
Blueprints (reprographic copies) 21
Brochures 20
Pamphlets 20
Diaries 19
Annual reports 17
Business records 17
Sound recordings 17
Air pilots 16
Labor unions -- Ohio -- Dayton 16
Performing arts -- Ohio -- Dayton 16
Postcards 16
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Dayton (Ohio) -- History -- 20th century 15
Letters (correspondence) 15
Maps 15
Publications (documents) 15
Speeches 15
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Minutes (Records) 14
Aeronautics -- History -- 20th century 13
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Video recordings (physical artifacts) 13
Women -- Ohio -- Dayton -- Societies, etc. 12
Dayton (Ohio) -- Church history 11
Memorabilia 11
VHS 11
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Oral histories 10
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Ohio -- Politics and government 9
Yellow Springs (Ohio) 9
Aeronautics -- United States -- History 8
Airplanes 8
Airplanes -- History 8
Dayton (Ohio) -- Social life and customs 8
Electric industry workers -- Labor unions -- Ohio -- Dayton 8
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Photographs -- 20th century 8
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Dayton (Ohio) -- Pictorial works 7
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World War, 1939-1945 7
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Aircraft industry -- United States -- History 6
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Church records and registers -- Ohio 6
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Industries -- Ohio -- Dayton -- History 6
Lantern slides 6
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Photographers -- Ohio -- Dayton 6
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Wright, Orville, 1871-1948 34
Wright, Wilbur, 1867-1912 30
Wright State University 14
United States. Air Force 10
Haskell, Katharine Wright, 1874-1929 9
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Antioch College 8
Dayton Art Institute 8
Dayton journal herald 8
General Motors Corporation. Frigidaire Division 8
National Cash Register Company 8
Wright, Milton, 1828-1917 8
Dayton daily news 7
Brown, Katharine Kennedy 6
Curtiss, Glenn Hammond, 1878-1930 6
United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration 6
Wright Flying School 6
Dufour, Howard R., 1915-2009 5
Dunbar, Paul Laurence, 1872-1906 5
Ohio. General Assembly. Senate 5
Brown, Martha McClellan, 1838-1916 4
Dayton Ballet 4
Dayton Council on World Affairs 4
Dayton Philharmonic Orchestra 4
Dayton-Wright Airplane Company 4
Dewey, Dawne 4
Earhart, Amelia, 1897-1937 4
Five Rivers MetroParks 4
General Motors Corporation. Delco Products Division 4
General Motors Corporation. Inland Manufacturing Division 4
Glenn, John, 1921-2016 4
International Union of Electrical Workers. District Council 7 4
Katz, Paul 1907-1989 4
Kettering, Charles Franklin, 1876-1958 4
League of Women Voters of the Greater Dayton Area 4
Ohio. General Assembly. House of Representatives 4
Project Apollo (U.S.) 4
Reece, Jane, 1868-1961 4
Republican Party (Ohio) 4
Schwarz, Josephine, 1908-2004 4
Seifried, Richard D. 4
Wallace, Donald Kiblinger, 1937- 4
Wright State University. Special Collections & Archives 4
Aerospace Medical Association 3
Aull, Marie, 1897-2002 3
Brown, Kleon Thaw, 1886-1925 3
Cassel, Homer Deeter, M.D., 1895-1980 3
Curtiss Aeroplane and Motor Corporation 3
Davis, Lenny, 1936-2022 3
Dayton (Ohio). Fire Department 3
Dayton (Ohio). Police department 3
Dayton Engineering Laboratories Company 3
Dayton Public Schools 3
Dayton-Miami Valley Consortium 3
Engineers' Club of Dayton 3
Frigidaire Corporation 3
Greene County Historical Society (Greene County, Ohio) 3
Harris family 3
Harris, Harold R., 1897-1989 3
Haskell, Henry Joseph, 1874-1952 3
International Union of Electrical, Radio and Machine Workers. Local 755 (Dayton, Ohio) 3
Kennedy, Grafton Sherwood, 1893-1974 3
Kennedy, Louise Achey, 1860-1945 3
Ladley family 3
Lindbergh, Charles A. (Charles Augustus), 1902-1974 3
Mayfield, William Preston, 1896-1974 3
McCann, Eleanor, 1907-2004 3
Minnick, Raymond 3
Montgomery County Historical Society (Ohio) 3
Ohio State University 3
Schwarz, Hermene, 1902-1986 3
Taylor, Charles E. (Edward), 1868-1956 3
The Dayton Foundation 3
Totten family 3
United States. Army. Air Service 3
United States. Navy 3
Waco Aircraft Company 3
Westminster Presbyterian Church (Dayton, Ohio) 3
Wright Company 3
Wright family 3
Wright, Lorin, 1862-1939 3
Wright, Reuchlin, 1861-1920 3
322nd Field Artillery Reunion Association 2
Aero Club of America 2
American Aviation Historical Society 2
American Red Cross. Dayton Area Chapter 2
American Society of Aviation Artists 2
Association of Junior Leagues International 2
Austin, Charles Mosley 2
Bahnsen, Axel, 1907-1978 2
Barrett, Hal 2
Beavercreek Committee of Eleven, Inc. 2
Beck, Agnes Osborn, 1875-1958 2
Bieser, Irvin G. (Irvin Gruen), 1902-1989 2
Blanchard, Werner J., 1900-1948 2
Blue Jacket, approximately 1752- 2
Blunden, Jeraldyne, 1941-1999 2
Breidenbach, Warren C., Dr., 1894-1942 2
Brukner, Clayton John, 1896-1977 2
Canal Society of Ohio 2
Carter, Jimmy, 1924- 2
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