Wright-Patterson Air Force Base (Ohio) -- History
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 6 Collections and/or Records:
Brown Patterson Field Collection (SC-194)
Collection
Identifier: SC-194
Scope and Contents
Contains various materials concerning Patterson Field's transportation squadrons and civilian guards.
Dates:
circa 1920s-1940s
Found in:
Special Collections
Dayton Air Service Incorporated Committee Records
Collection
Identifier: MS-136
Abstract
The Dayton Air Service Incorporated Committee was incorporated November 14th, 1922 as the legal successor to a previous voluntary committee led by Frederick B. Patterson, son of John H. Patterson. The purpose of the corporation was to further the permanent retention in the Dayton area of the Army Air Service Experiment Station, then McCook Field, and to establish a memorial to Orville and Wilbur Wright. This collection contains administration records, including articles of incorporation and...
Dates:
1919-1943
Found in:
Special Collections
Dayton Daily News Archive (MS-458) - Air Force History Photographs SELECTIONS in CORE Scholar
Digital Collection
Identifier: MS-458 AF History CORE Scholar
Dates:
1943 - 1996
Found in:
Special Collections
George W. Bucklin Collection (SC-183)
Collection
Identifier: SC-183
Scope and Contents
This collection contains documents and a photograph regarding George Bucklin's position at Wright Field, patent information on Bucklin's photographic process aid, genealogical information on the Bucklin family (including George's unpublished autobiography), and family correspondence. Also, regarding McGuffey Homes, the collection includes neighborhood maps, McGuffey Homes Newsletters (7 April through 1 November 1944), neighborhood bylaws, neighborhood notices and flyers for special events,...
Dates:
1943 - 1947
Found in:
Special Collections
Laurence P. Richmond Papers (MS-594)
Collection
Identifier: MS-594
Abstract
The collection consists primarily of information on the development of radio technologies at General Electric in the 1920s and of radio and radar technologies at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base from the 1930s through 1950s. Some information on the WPAFB Quarter Century Club is also included.
Dates:
1918-1974; Majority of material found within 1930-1960
Found in:
Special Collections
Wright Field Dedication Program and Pamphlets (SC-186)
Collection
Identifier: SC-186
Scope and Contents
Program concerning the dedication of Wright Field in 1927 and pamphlets concerning the Field during the 1930s.
Dates:
1927, 1930s
Found in:
Special Collections
