Photographs
Subject
Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Found in 274 Collections and/or Records:
Thomas Macaulay Collection
Collection
Identifier: MS-496
Abstract
Wright State University Special Collections and Archive have partnered with the College of Liberal Arts Department of Art and Art History to document the history and development of art education at Wright State University. A key element in this project is to also collect the history of the department's wider relationship with the art community of Dayton and the Miami Valley. Thomas Macaulay, visual artist and WSU Professor Emeritus has exhibited his work throughout the Miami Valley, the...
Dates:
1961-2014; Majority of material found within 1970-1990
Found in:
Special Collections
Malstrom Collection Early Aviation Photographs (SC-322)
Collection — Folder SC-322
Identifier: SC-322
Content Description
The collection consists of approximately 39 photographs and 1 program, mostly related to early aviation (1910s-1920s). Subjects include: Mitchel Field and Hazelhurst Field, both in New York; Annapolis Naval Academy; demolition bombing of ships by the Army Air Service; Van Courtland Park; and aerial stunts. Many are U.S. military photographs.
Dates:
circa 1915-1930
Found in:
Special Collections
William Preston Mayfield Photograph Collection-Egbert Donation (MS-348)
Collection
Identifier: MS-348
Abstract
The collection consist of William Preston Mayfield Photographs of the Wright brothers' first flights; early pilots, early planes and helicopters; photos of Dayton area businesses, homes, churches, and monuments; as well as aerial shots of the Miami valley, downtown Columbus, and the Ohio State University. Also included are some photographs taken by F. Hermes. Postcards are of early flights, the Wright Flyer, The Wright Brothers Celebration, flights in Europe, other early pilots, European...
Dates:
1910-1960
Found in:
Special Collections
Miami Conservancy District Records (MS-128)
Collection
Identifier: MS-128
Abstract
Records include the founding documents, minutes, financial records, and reports of the Dayton Citizen's Relief Commission and the Dayton Flood Prevention Committee, two early organizations formed to deal with the aftermath of the 1913 Dayton Flood. The remainder of the Conservancy records consists of administrative and financial reports, publications, files from the (Arthur) Morgan Engineering Company, legal materials, diaries, correspondence, files pertaining to the labor camps organized to...
Dates:
1897-2018
Found in:
Local Government Records
Miami Valley Association of Health Sciences Library Records
Collection
Identifier: FSC-15
Abstract
The purpose of the Miami Valley Association of Health Sciences Libraries was "to promote better service to users of those libraries through professional interchange, educational programs, reciprocity of services, and to promote wider...understanding of the role of the health sciences libraries in the provision of health care in the Miami Valley." The records range in date from 1972 to its dissolution in 2001; they consist of by-laws, minutes of meetings, treasurer's reports, committee...
Dates:
1972-2001
Found in:
Special Collections
Miami Valley Atomic Energy Show Collection
Collection
Identifier: MS-484
Abstract
This collection contains papers and photographs regarding the Atomic Energy Show "Living with Atomic Energy" that was held April 29-May 1, 1948 in the auditorium and gymnasium of Miamisburg High School, Miamisburg, Ohio. The event was free and open to the public. This three-day event strove to inform the public of the development, tools and use of atomic energy. With the help of Monsanto Chemical Company and the U.S. Atomic Energy Commission, exhibits were developed and lectures given to...
Dates:
1948
Found in:
Special Collections
Miami Valley Literacy Council Records
Collection
Identifier: MS-445
Abstract
The Miami Valley Literacy Council (MVLC) was organized in 1964 by a group of women who realized that many adults in the city of Dayton, Ohio, were unable to read. The collection includes board minutes, magazine articles, newspaper clippings, correspondence, student work, training manuals, photographs, a scrapbook, and newsletters. Most items are by or about the Miami Valley Literacy Council, a volunteer-based non-profit organization with the mission of helping individuals to achieve...
Dates:
1964-2010; Majority of material found within 1980-2000
Found in:
Special Collections
Miami Valley School Records
Collection
Identifier: MS-358
Abstract
The Miami Valley School Records includes administrative materials, such as meeting minutes, Board of Trustees files, faculty and parents' association information; development office materials, related to fundraising and special events; academics materials, such as course of study, student handbooks, academic programs, and commencement exercises; publications, such as the school newspapers, yearbooks, and other writings about the school; scrapbooks, mainly consisting of news articles; and...
Dates:
1954 - 2023
Found in:
Special Collections
Miami Valley School Records (MS-358) SELECTIONS in CORE Scholar
Digital Collection
Identifier: MS-358 CORE Scholar
Found in:
Special Collections
Kenneth Middaugh Scrapbook (MS-542)
Collection
Identifier: MS-542
Scope and Contents
This scrapbook was created by Middaugh’s wife for his birthday in 1924. It highlights his activities as a jazz musician in the early 1920s. The Middaugh family are from New Paris, Preble County, Ohio. Kenneth played in a jazz orchestra which performed in Dayton at the Greystone Ballroom, Cincinnati, Terre Haute, and other locations. He also was employed at Wilbur Wright Field. There are pictures of the recording studio he used in Indiana, and Wilbur Wright Field and Country Club.
Dates:
circa 1920-1924
Found in:
Special Collections
