Microfilms
Subject
Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Found in 28 Collections and/or Records:
Walter Matthews Jefferies Aviation Collection (MS-344)
Collection
Identifier: MS-344
Abstract
The Walter Matthews Jefferies Aviation Collection consists of more than 15,000 photographs and over 1100 books, pamphlets, and journals. The bulk of the photographs pertain to aviation from the 1930s to the 1960s. Most of the photographs document military aircraft produced by a variety of aircraft manufacturers. However, the collection also contains a significant number of photographs taken by movie studios during the filming of aviation-themed movies. A large amount of technical manuals...
Dates:
1917-2002
Found in:
Special Collections
Katharine Wright Haskell Papers (MFM-117)
Collection
Identifier: MFM-117
Scope and Contents
Papers consist of mainly correspondence from Katharine Wright (1874-1929) to her future husband, Henry J. Haskell. Letters cover a variety of personal matters including the opposition to her impending marriage by her brother, Orville Wright. Other subjects discussed include Oberlin College, the Kansas City Star, the Wright patent challenge, and Katharine's ideas about women's rights. Contents include: Biographical articles and newspaper clippings; Correspondence, Katharine Wright...
Dates:
1922-1928
Found in:
Special Collections
Paul Katz Clippings (MFM-19)
Collection — Reel 1 (DB Roll 2427)
Identifier: MFM-19
Scope and Contents
The microfilm contains clippings dating 1917-1977, which follow Paul Katz's musical career as a performer and composer, as well as the founder and Musical Director of the Dayton Philharmonic Orchestra.
Dates:
circa 1980
Found in:
Special Collections
League of Women Voters, Dayton Area Chapter Records (MFM-29)
Collection — Reel MFM-29 (DB Roll 2437)
Identifier: MFM-29
Scope and Contents
Consists of the League of Women Voter's publication, The Voter's Guide, which profiles candidates and issues before each general election. The issues on the microfilm span 1941-1981. See also MS-123.
Dates:
circa 1980
Found in:
Special Collections
Bernard Lindenbaum Vertical Flight Research Collection
Collection
Identifier: MS-364
Abstract
Bernard Lindenbaum was an aeronautical engineer with the Air Force Flight Dynamics Laboratory (AFFDL) at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in Dayton, Ohio from the mid-1940s until the mid-1970s. During his time with the laboratory, he was involved in the research and development of many types of vertical take-off and landing aircraft (VTOL) including the Avro "Avrocar," a number of Sikorsky helicopters, the Vought XC-142 tilt wing, and many other similar aircraft. His collection of vertical...
Dates:
1918-1999; Majority of material found within 1945-1980
Found in:
Special Collections
Miami Valley Carpenter's District Council Minutes (MFM-8)
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MFM-8
Old Greencastle Cemetery Records (MFM-169)
Collection
Identifier: MFM-169
Patterson Family Papers (MFM-131)
Collection
Identifier: MFM-131
Scope and Contents
A microfilm copy of MS-236 Patterson Family Papers spanning 1780-1970, consisting of correspondence, family histories, photographs, business records, and scrapbooks from two local pioneer families who played an important part in the early development of the Miami Valley: the Pattersons of Dayton and the Johnstons of Piqua. The business records cover the period 1785-1879 and relate to the operation of the Patterson Family farm and lumber mill. Some of Col. Robert Patterson's land surveys and...
Dates:
1992
Found in:
Special Collections
Oliver Protsman American Civil War Diary (MFM-15)
Collection — Reel 1 (DB Roll 407)
Identifier: MFM-15
Scope and Contents
Microfilm copy of Oliver Protsman's diary providing insights on the early years of the Civil War from 1861-1863. Also included is a family history.
*Note: In the Diary Oliver spells his last name with an s but in the family records it is spelled with a z. It is unclear which one is correct.
Dates:
circa 1980
Found in:
Special Collections
Spring Valley Township Cemetery Deed Records (MFM-173)
Collection
Identifier: MFM-173
