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Oral histories

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 26 Collections and/or Records:

Judith Ezekiel "Feminism in the Heartland" Research Collection

 Collection
Identifier: MS-507
Content Description The collection consists of materials created and collected by Judith Ezekiel in the course of her research to complete her book, Feminism in the Heartland, published in 2002 by The Ohio State University Press. The materials consist of correspondence, subject files, PhD dissertation notes, index cards covering significant events and people associated with the feminist movement in Dayton during the 1970s, and oral history interviews of over fifty-eight activist. Series I,...
Dates: 1965-1999
Found in: Special Collections

John Pirelli Lodge 1633, Società di Mutuo Soccorso, Records (MS-552)

 Collection
Identifier: MS-552
Abstract

The John Pirelli Lodge was a chapter of the Società di Mutuo Soccorso (Sons of Italy) established in Dayton soon after the death of its namesake Giovanni “John” Pirelli. The collection includes planning and finance information, officer lists, rules and rituals, general histories, newspaper clippings, photographs, and oral histories.

Dates: 1938 - 2015; Majority of material found within 1990 - 2015
Found in: Special Collections

Paul Katz Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS-102
Abstract

The collection consists of materials relating to Katz's long career as a musician, composer, teacher, and conductor. Katz organized the Dayton Philharmonic Orchestra in 1933 and held the post of Musical Director until he retired in 1975. Papers in this collection include personal correspondence, conductor scores, photographs, clippings, speeches, and articles by Katz. Also included are audio recordings of performances and interviews by Dr. Katz and his wife Phyllis Katz.

Dates: 1917 - 1994
Found in: Special Collections

Lest We Forget (MS-396) in CORE Scholar

 Digital Collection
Identifier: MS-396 CORE Scholar
Dates: 2003 - 2004
Found in: Special Collections

Leo Lucas Oral History Interview (SC-262)

 Collection
Identifier: SC-262
Abstract

The collection consists of an oral history interview audio recording with Leo Lucas, a member of the Dayton City School Board during the battle over busing students for desegregation. The interview was conducted in the summer of 1975 by high school student Mark Benbow.

Dates: 1975
Found in: Special Collections

Marjorie McLellan Miami Valley History Collection (UA-16)

 Collection
Identifier: UA-16
Abstract This collection contains materials related to two local history projects developed by Dr. Marjorie McLellan, retired faculty member of the Wright State University College of Liberal Arts. Projects represented in the collection include the Dayton and Miami Valley Oral History Project, and “Making Progress: Living and Working in Ohio’s Miami Valley, 1890-1929”. Materials include oral history recordings and transcriptions; meeting recordings and planning documents; exhibition and instructional...
Dates: 1997 - 2013
Found in: University Archives

Occupy Dayton Oral History Project

 Collection
Identifier: MS-499
Abstract The Occupy Dayton Oral History Project was a graduate capstone project initiated and completed by Wright State graduate student in history, Kyle Pitzer. Mr. Pitzer interviewed six participants and leaders of the Dayton manifestation of the Occupy Wall Street movement which began in New York City in late summer 2011. These demonstrations soon spread throughout the country with Dayton holding its first protest in early October, 2011. Three years later from January to May of 2014, Kyle Pitzer...
Dates: 2014
Found in: Special Collections

Occupy Dayton Oral History Project (MS-499) in CORE Scholar

 Digital Collection
Identifier: MS-499 CORE Scholar
Dates: 2014
Found in: Special Collections

Profiles of African-Americans: Their Roles in Shaping Wright State University in CORE Scholar

 Digital Collection
Identifier: UA AfrAm Profiles CORE Scholar
Dates: 1991 - 1993
Found in: University Archives

Emmanuel Ringelblum Collection of Oral History Memoirs of the Holocaust (MS-215)

 Collection
Identifier: MS-215
Abstract

Collection consists of audio interviews with 35 Dayton-area individuals who survived, or were impacted by, the Nazi Holocaust; audio and video recordings of lectures related to the Holocaust; and video programs produced from original interviews specifically for classroom use to supplement Holocaust curriculum.

Dates: 1978 - 1995
Found in: Special Collections
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