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New Collections Available for Research, December 2023
We have new manuscript materials available for research! Click on the links to view the complete online finding aids: Newly processed collections: MS-458: Dayton Daily News Archive, Series IV: Negatives, Slides, and Microfiche, 31.83 linear feet. MS-579: Horace Wright Papers, … Continue reading
Posted in Collections, SC&A
Tagged collections, Dayton Daily News Archive, MS-216, MS-314, MS-45, MS-458, MS-579, MS-648, MS-700, MS-710, new collections, news, UA-13
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Completed Digitization Project: Katharine Wright Haskell Letters
We are pleased to announce the recent completion of the Katharine Wright Haskell Correspondence digitization project, providing free and open online access to more than 300 letters written by Katharine Wright Haskell, the younger sister of the Wright Brothers, between … Continue reading
Posted in Collections, Local History, Wright Brothers
Tagged digital collections, Katharine Wright, MS-700, news, Wright Brothers
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100 Years Ago in Aviation: Harold Harris Parachute Jump
One hundred years ago this month – on October 20, 1922 – Lt. Harold R. Harris, a test pilot at McCook Field in Dayton, became the first person to successfully use a ripcord parachute to save himself during a real … Continue reading
Posted in Aviation, SC&A
Tagged aviation, aviation history, Dayton Daily News, Dayton Daily News Archive, MS-214, MS-458, SC-314
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