UASC. Special Collections in University Archives

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Papers of Simon "Si" Burick (1909-1986), a sports writer and later sports editor (1928) at the Dayton Daily News for sixty-one years (1925-1986). The collection contains sports memorabilia, files, and manuscripts pertaining to Burick's sports writing career. The collection includes some books, but many additional books from Si Burick's library are housed with special book collections.

Abstract This collection contains the personal and professional papers of Erma Bombeck (1927-1996), a University of Dayton alumna who became famous for her syndicated humor column "At Wit's End," which ran in over 900 newspapers at its peak. Erma Bombeck also wrote 13 books (10 of which appeared on the New York Times "Best Seller" list), appeared on Good Morning America for 11 years, wrote and produced her own TV sitcom, and...

Scope and Contents The Robert Obach Faculty Papers is a collection of correspondence written throughout Robert Obach’s life and career. Much of the correspondence is personal between him and his family; there are some letters that are related to his two books that he wrote. The largest series of letters is between he and his mother, Violet, which started in the 1970s, although there are letters to his mother in the first series as well. Series I: “Vocational Journey” details Robert’s high school,...

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The Thomas C. Hunt Collection includes correspondence relating to his work at the University of Dayton, as well as some material about his books. The collection also contains class materials, awards and certificates, book reviews, and other professional materials.

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This collection includes 45 pieces of organ sheet music from the early 20th century.

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Posters, playbills, photographs, scrapbooks, programs, and other memorabilia of the theater and performing arts collected by Urban Schnurr (1906-1972). The collection is international in scope and covers the early to mid-20th century. Includes Schnurr's personal papers.

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The Victory Theatre records consist of Victory Theatre Association governing documents, as well as rental agreements, posters, photographs, sheet music, and other organizational records. The Victory Theatre (now known as the Victoria Theatre) is located on the corners of First and Main streets in downtown Dayton, Ohio, and has been a center for performing arts since 1866.

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The Wayne and Bette Morse collection on the Kenley Players, a traveling theater company founded by John Kenley (1906-2009), is an accumulation of programs and organizational documents related to activities and performances of the Kenley Players in Dayton, Ohio, between 1966 and 1995.

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This set of fourteen drawings presented to the University of Dayton Archives and Special Collections are copies of the original scaled drawings. Many of these drawings were sold in the past as post cards, paper weights, and on other items at the University of Dayton Bookstore. The full collection can be viewed online in eCommons.

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Transcripts and tapes of interviews with relatives, friends, associates, and employees of Orville and Wibur Wright and Charles F. Kettering. Interviews cover the early development of the airplane and flight as well as the Wright Brothers' personal lives.