Tag Archives: MS-216

New Collections Available for Research, December 2023

Posted on December 11, 2023 by Lisa Rickey

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 →

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“Alas, that he must fly on Sunday!”

Posted on April 13, 2015 by Lisa Rickey

On Sunday, March 14, 1915, Bishop Milton Wright wrote the following lines in his daily diary: …Lincoln Beachy fell 7,000 ft to his death in San Francisco Bay, to-day, in his second flight, on a monoplane. Alas, that he must … Continue reading →

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100 Years Ago Today: Wrights move into Hawthorn Hill

Posted on April 28, 2014 by Lisa Rickey

One hundred years ago today, the Wrights moved into their new Oakwood mansion Hawthorn Hill. Bishop Milton Wright wrote in his diary, April 28, 1914: We moved from 7 Hawthorn Street, Dayton, Ohio, to Hawthorn Hill, Harmon Ave., Oakwood, Ohio. … Continue reading →

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