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W.J. Blanchard, Aeroproducts Inc. Collection

 Collection
Identifier: MS-305
Abstract

W. J. Blanchard, an inventor and respected Dayton businessman, co-founded Engineering Products, Inc. in 1935. The company was the first to develop a new propeller known as the "aeroprop". In 1940, General Motors Corporation purchased Engineering Products, renamed it Aeroproducts, and instilled Blanchard as its first General Manager. The collection consists of administrative records, engineering blueprints, aviation handbooks, and personal materials.

Dates: 1925-1960

Dixie Blandy Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS-80
Abstract

Papers document the life of Dayton flagpole sitter, Dixie Blandy. The bulk of the materials is comprised of newspaper clippings, photographs, advertisements, and promotional materials.

Dates: 1940-1973

Lovetta R. Blanke Collection

 Collection
Identifier: MS-472
Abstract Lovetta R. (Dixon) Blanke (1919-2012), RN, B.S., M.A., was a school nurse, public health nurse, nurse educator, Dayton philanthropist, patron of the arts, and advocate for the profession of nursing. She advocated for children's health, health education, and other issues relevant to school nurses, such as school nurse certification. In 2008, she was named Outstanding Philanthropist by the Association of Fundraising Professionals, Greater Dayton Region Chapter. This collection documents Mrs....
Dates: 1934 - 2012

Maj. Blanton NASA Patch Collection

 Collection
Identifier: MS-377
Abstract

This is a collection of NASA patches that focuses mainly on the space shuttle program until 1995. As well, there are other NASA, military, and novelty patches. The majority of the patches are marrowed-edge construction.

Dates: 1970-2002; Majority of material found within 1981-2002

Blue Jacket Outdoor Drama Collection

 Collection
Identifier: MS-464
Abstract The Blue Jacket Outdoor Drama Collection includes the records and files accumulated by the production company, First Frontier, Inc during the development and production of Blue Jacket Outdoor Drama between 1974 and 2010. These records consist of administrative and financial records of First Frontier, Inc., as well as the research, production, publicity, marketing, fundraising, and performance of Blue Jacket Outdoor Drama. The collection also includes related photographs, computer files, and...
Dates: 1943 - 2011

Jeraldyne Blunden Collection

 Collection
Identifier: MS-337
Abstract

This collection consists of correspondence, schedules, notebooks, and business and financial records from Jeraldyne Blunden the founder of the Dayton Contemporary Dance Company and the creator of Jeraldyne's School of the Dance. There are also personal papers in the collection such as family reunion and wedding materials, insurance information and awards. Also included are scrapbook photos taken for the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theatre Tour from 1962-1972.

Dates: 1960-2000

Boeing 247 Photograph (SC-146)

 Collection
Identifier: SC-146
Scope and Contents

Collection consists of 1 black and white photograph (4.5" x 3.75")of a Boeing 247 with inline engines and an unidentified man standing beside it.

Dates: circa 1933-1939

M. G. Bohn Pharmacy Scrapbook

 Collection
Identifier: FSC-11
Abstract

M. G. Bohn was a druggist and pharmacist in Miamisburg, Ohio. The scrapbook contains handwritten prescriptions from several area physicians. Prices of prescriptions are indicated beginning at 70 cents.

Dates: 1879-1881

William H. Bomgardner / William H. Wilson Weather Diary

 Collection
Identifier: MFM-183
Scope and Contents The collection consists of a microfilm copy of a single diary. The diary's title page says "Father Bomgardner Wm. Wilson Weather Diary Route 5." The first part of the volume includes a weather log with daily notations, from January 1909 through June 1912. The second part of the volume consists of a brief autobiography of William H. Bomgardner (11 pages) that appears to date between 1906 and 1915. In the autobiography, Bomgardner describes traveling from Maryland to Ohio with his parents in...
Dates: 1909 - 1915

Henry L. Booher Automobiles Collection (SC-155)

 Collection
Identifier: SC-155
Scope and Contents

Postcards and photograph of early automobiles, plus newspaper clipping reporting the death of Henry Lynn Booher, a pioneer automobile builder in Dayton.



Dates: 1892 - 1900; 1935

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Dayton (Ohio) -- History 141
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Aeronautics -- History 39
Newsletters 39
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Audiocassettes 28
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Wright-Patterson Air Force Base (Ohio) 22
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Dayton (Ohio) -- History -- 20th century 18
Performing arts -- Ohio -- Dayton 18
Air pilots 17
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Labor unions -- Ohio -- Dayton 16
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Yellow Springs (Ohio) -- History 10
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Yellow Springs (Ohio) 9
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Church records and registers -- Ohio 8
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United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Diaries 7
World War, 1914-1918 -- France 7
Wright Flyer (Airplane) 7
Advertisements 6
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Businessmen -- Ohio -- Dayton 6
Color slides 6
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Wright, Orville, 1871-1948 49
Wright, Wilbur, 1867-1912 40
Unknown Person 18
Wright State University 17
Haskell, Katharine Wright, 1874-1929 12
Wright family 11
Antioch College 10
Dunbar, Paul Laurence, 1872-1906 10
United States. Air Force 10
National Cash Register Company 9
Dayton Art Institute 8
Dayton-Wright Airplane Company 8
General Motors Corporation. Frigidaire Division 8
Wright, Milton, 1828-1917 8
Dayton journal herald 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
Dayton daily news 6
Montgomery County Historical Society (Ohio) 6
Wright Flying School 6
Wright State University. Special Collections & Archives 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 State University. Libraries 5
Wright, Lorin, 1862-1939 5
Brown, Martha McClellan, 1838-1916 4
Dayton Council on World Affairs 4
Dayton Performing Arts Alliance 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
Haskell, Henry Joseph, 1874-1952 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
Westminster Presbyterian Church (Dayton, Ohio) 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). Police department 3
Dayton Engineering Laboratories Company 3
Dayton Opera 3
Dayton Public Schools 3
Dayton-Miami Valley Consortium 3
Engineers' Club of Dayton 3
Fordham Health Sciences Library (Wright State University) 3
Frigidaire Corporation 3
Greene County Historical Society (Greene County, Ohio) 3
Harris family 3
Harris, Harold R., 1897-1989 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
Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 3
Mayfield, William Preston, 1896-1974 3
McCann, Eleanor, 1907-2004 3
Miller, Ivonette Wright, 1896-1995 3
Old Greencastle Cemetery (Dayton, Ohio) 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 Entity 3
Victoria Theatre (Dayton, Ohio) 3
Waco Aircraft Company 3
Weisenborn, Clara, 1907-1985 3