Tag Archives: digital collections

New Exhibit & Online Gallery Highlight 1974 Xenia Tornado

Posted on March 20, 2024 by specialcollections

Fifty years ago – on April 3, 1974 – an F-5 tornado tore through the heart of Xenia, killing 33 people and injuring more than 1,300 others. It bulldozed a path more than a half-mile wide, destroying or damaging more … 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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Archives Featured in Oakwood Register

Posted on July 13, 2023 by Lisa Rickey

Extra! Extra! We were featured in the Oakwood Register newspaper on July 5 with an article about our Louis Lott architecture photos. The article, “Wright State archive preserves architectural images of early Oakwood, Dayton : Archivists hope to identify homes … Continue reading →

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