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Wright Field, Materiel Division Field and Hangar Pass

 Collection
Identifier: SC-153
Scope and Contents

The collection consists of a brass medallion, 1 ¼” in diameter, with the number 1018 imprinted in the middle. Imprinted around the number, in a circular pattern, is “Materiel Div. Wright Field.” The donor indicates, in the accession documents, that the item was a Field and Hangar Pass. Since the Material Division of the Army Air Corps did not move to Wright Field, Dayton, Ohio, until 1927, the earliest this item can be dated is 1927. The exact date is unknown.

Dates: after 1927

Wright Field Photographs (SC-317)

 Collection
Identifier: SC-317
Abstract

A small grouping of photographs from Wright Field in 1943, collected by Wright-Patterson Air Force Base engineer William Kremer.

Dates: 1943

Wright Flyer at Huffman Prairie, Glass Plate Negatives

 Collection
Identifier: SC-200
Scope and Contents

The collection consists of 3 glass plate negatives, with copy prints, depicting the Wright Flyer at Huffman Prairie. The photos are believed to date to the time of the Wright School of Aviation, which operated at Huffman Prairie from 1910-1916. It is unclear whether Wilbur Wright or Orville Wright are depicted in any of the photos.

Dates: circa 1910 - circa 1916

Wright Flyer Photographs (SC-121)

 Collection
Identifier: SC-121
Scope and Contents Photographs most likely taken May 1910 at Simms Station, Dayton, Ohio, during attempts to set altitude records.According to the donor of the photographs the flight was taken on May 20-25, 1910 at Sims Field now Wright Field in Dayton, Ohio. The flights were flown to achieve the altitude record and got up to 1800 feet a new record. The airplane was a 1909 Wright Flyer transition model or the number 2 design. The photos were taken by Mr. Martin of Springfield, Ohio who rode the...
Dates: 1910 May 20-25

Wright-Glass Family Letters

 Collection
Identifier: SC-45
Abstract

Papers include personal correspondence between Bishop Milton Wright and his cousins, Oliver and Flora Glass.

Dates: 1892-1906

Horace Wright Papers (MS-579)

 Collection
Identifier: MS-579
Content Description The Horace Wright Papers consist primarily of albums with photographs, clippings, and mementos documenting both Horace’s life and activities, as well as commemorations of the accomplishments of Horace’s uncles, Wilbur and Orville Wright.Materials pertaining specifically to Horace's life and activities include childhood photographs; Horace’s education at Moraine Park School, studies at Miami University, and honorary degree from Wright State University; fishing and boating at...
Dates: 1906 - 1991

Katharine Wright Letters (SC-117)

 Collection
Identifier: SC-117
Scope and Contents

Original and transcribed copies of letters from Katharine Wright to Mrs. J.B. Guthrie (Florence), a newspaper article concerning Orville Wright, and a 1933 telegram to Florence Guthrie's daughter, Jeanne Guthrie from Orville Wright.

Dates: 1911 - 1933

Wright Memorial Commission Records

 Collection
Identifier: MS-134
Abstract

The Wright Memorial Commission was organized in 1912 to build a monument near Huffman Prairie in honor of the Wright Brothers' contribution to aviation. Records include minutes, financial reports, correspondence, and other materials that document the physical development of the monument.

Dates: 1912-1943

Orville and Wilbur Wright Papers (MFM-1)

 Collection
Identifier: MFM-1
Scope and Contents

Papers include notebooks, diaries, scrapbooks, and selected correspondence from the Wright Brothers Papers in the Library of Congress collection. A published guide is available. See also, MS-1, Wright Brothers Collection

Dates: 1800-1948

Wright State University Boonshoft School of Medicine Records

 Collection
Identifier: UA-4
Abstract The Boonshoft School of Medicine (BSOM)contains documents from its inception to the present. These documents include the committee minutes to build the school, early correspondence files and school development files, annual reports, yearbooks, commencement records, and publications created by BSOM and its various offices. Among the departmental papers are class photographs and composites. The end of the collection contains documents for departments which are now defunct or merged into other...
Dates: 1970 - 2019

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Photographs 243
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Dayton (Ohio) -- History 140
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Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.) 62
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Aeronautics -- History 40
Newsletters 38
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Audiocassettes 29
Negatives (photographs) 29
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Newspaper clippings 27
Slides (photographs) 23
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Wright-Patterson Air Force Base (Ohio) 22
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Brochures 20
Pamphlets 20
Annual reports 19
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Performing arts -- Ohio -- Dayton 17
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Air pilots 16
Labor unions -- Ohio -- Dayton 16
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Women -- Ohio -- Dayton -- Societies, etc. 13
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Architectural drawings (visual works) 6
Auglaize County (Ohio) -- History 6
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Dayton (Ohio) -- Music 6
Dayton (Ohio) -- Politics and government 6
Dayton (Ohio) -- Politics and government -- 20th century 6
Film (material by form) 6
Handbooks and manuals 6
Lantern slides 6
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Photograph albums 6
Photographers -- Ohio -- Dayton 6
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United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Diaries 6
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Wright, Orville, 1871-1948 45
Wright, Wilbur, 1867-1912 38
Wright State University 16
United States. Air Force 11
Dunbar, Paul Laurence, 1872-1906 10
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Haskell, Katharine Wright, 1874-1929 10
Wright family 10
Antioch College 9
National Cash Register Company 9
Dayton Art Institute 8
Dayton journal herald 8
Dayton-Wright Airplane Company 8
General Motors Corporation. Frigidaire Division 8
Wright, Milton, 1828-1917 8
Dayton daily news 7
Miami Conservancy District (Ohio) 7
United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration 7
Brown, Katharine Kennedy 6
Curtiss, Glenn Hammond, 1878-1930 6
Dayton Philharmonic Orchestra 6
Montgomery County Historical Society (Ohio) 6
Dayton Ballet 5
Dufour, Howard R., 1915-2009 5
Earhart, Amelia, 1897-1937 5
Lindbergh, Charles A. (Charles Augustus), 1902-1974 5
National Museum of the United States Air Force 5
Ohio. General Assembly. Senate 5
Reece, Jane, 1868-1961 5
Schwarz, Josephine, 1908-2004 5
Wright Flying School 5
Wright State University. Special Collections & Archives 5
Brown, Martha McClellan, 1838-1916 4
Dayton Council on World Affairs 4
Dewey, Dawne 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
Minnick, Raymond 4
Ohio. General Assembly. House of Representatives 4
Project Apollo (U.S.) 4
Republican Party (Ohio) 4
Schwarz, Hermene, 1902-1986 4
Seifried, Richard D. 4
St. John's United Church of Christ (Dayton, Ohio) 4
United States. Navy 4
Wallace, Donald Kiblinger, 1937- 4
Wright State University. Libraries 4
Wright, Lorin, 1862-1939 4
Aerospace Medical Association 3
Aull, Marie, 1897-2002 3
Berry, Charles R. 3
Boyer, Chip, 1947- 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
Mayfield, William Preston, 1896-1974 3
McCann, Eleanor, 1907-2004 3
O.S. Kelly Company 3
Ohio State University 3
Patterson family 3
Patterson, Edith McClure, 1881-1962 3
Patterson, Jefferson, 1801-1863 3
Patterson, John Henry, 1844-1922 3
Pittman, Wayne C., Jr., 1937-2015 3
Stivers High School (Dayton, Ohio) 3
Taylor, Charles E. (Edward), 1868-1956 3
The Dayton Foundation 3
Totten family 3
United States. Army. Air Service 3
United Way of the Greater Dayton Area 3
Unknown 3
Waco Aircraft Company 3
Weisenborn, Clara, 1907-1985 3
Westminster Presbyterian Church (Dayton, Ohio) 3
Wright State University. Boonshoft School of Medicine 3
Wright, Reuchlin, 1861-1920 3
322nd Field Artillery Reunion Association 2
Aero Club of America 2
Allyn, Stan 2
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