Category Archives: Local History

Discontinuation of Membership in Ohio Network of American History Research Centers

Posted on July 5, 2024 by specialcollections

Since 1970, Special Collections & Archives at Wright State University Libraries has been a member of the Ohio Network of American History Research Centers, a system of cultural institutions around the state charged with providing for the preservation of historically … Continue reading →

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Completed Digitization Project: Katharine Wright Haskell Letters

Posted on November 2, 2023 by Lisa Rickey

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 →

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New Digital Collection of 1923 Dayton Area Street Views

Posted on January 10, 2022 by Lisa Rickey

We are pleased to announce the recent digitization of the Dayton Telephone Pole Line Photographs (MS-70), which consists of 113 images of documenting the locations of telephone pole lines in Dayton and rural Montgomery County, Ohio, in March 1923. Most … Continue reading →

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