Monthly Archives: March 2017

New and Updated Collections Available for Research

We have new manuscript collections available for research!  Click on the links to view the complete online (PDF) finding aids. The following new collections were recently arranged and described and are now available for research: Civil Aviation Medical Association Records (MS-526), 1.25 linear … Continue reading

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Wright Brothers Collection Special Showing, March 26, 2017

SC&A invites you to join us on Sunday, March 26, from 1pm-5pm for a special showing of the Wright Brothers Collection as part of the 2017 Big Read. Residents of the Miami Valley selected David McCullough’s The Wright Brothers as Dayton’s … Continue reading

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“First Time for Everything”

Story by Kyle Thede, SC&A intern and Public History graduate student Lieutenant Fairchild was still humming the familiar refrain of “Nearer, My God, to Thee,” though the constant howl of the wind rushing past his open cockpit drowned out any … Continue reading

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