Tag Archives: Tom Hanks

Tom Hanks & David McCullough visit the Archives

As you might have heard, the Dayton area had some famous visitors earlier this week: actor/producer/director Tom Hanks and historian David McCullough. Hanks helped dedicate the newly renovated Tom Hanks Center for Motion Pictures here at Wright State, and he is … Continue reading

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Wright Brothers Collection featured in CBS Sunday Morning

Wright State University’s Special Collections and Archives and its Wright Brothers Collection were featured in an interview with author David McCullough that aired on CBS Sunday Morning May 3. The piece called the Wright Brothers’ lives “a symbol of the power of … Continue reading

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Found in the archives: Tom Hanks performed at WSU

Just happened to run across this item in the University Archives, thanks to a tip from Abe Bassett, 1st chair of WSU’s Theater Arts Program. Abe was looking for the date of when the Great Lakes Shakespeare Company did a … Continue reading

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