[SOA] Ohio Archives Month Spotlight 3: University of Dayton

[Emily Gainer]

Ohio Archives Month Spotlights: University of Dayton's Hidden Aviation Gems

The Society of Ohio Archivists Advocacy and Outreach Committee<https://ohioarchivists.org/committees/advocacy/> is happy to announce that we will be spotlighting archives around the state again this year to celebrate archives month throughout October 2023. Each of our archives spotlights will feature places that house materials related to the theme of the poster, Land, Water, & Air: Transportation in Ohio.

By Jim McKinnon, CA, Associate University Archivist

This week, we will be spotlighting the University of Dayton Archives and Special Collections<https://udayton.edu/libraries/research/collections.php>. The University of Dayton's history is one of perseverance, tenacity, ingenuity and transformation. The school began with an act of faith more than 170 years ago. On July 1, 1850, St. Mary's School for Boys opened its doors to 14 primary students from Dayton. Known at various times as St. Mary's School, St. Mary's Institute and St. Mary's College, the school assumed its present identity in 1920. Today, the University of Dayton is recognized as a top-tier national research university rooted in the Catholic tradition.

The University Archives and Special Collections documents the history of the University as well as being the home to many special collections of prominent alumni such as Congressman Charles Whalen and the humorist Erma Bombeck. Spotlight continues on the SOA blog: https://ohioarchivists.org/ohio-archives-spotlight3-university-of-dayton/
[A historic black and white photograph of four people standing in front of a small airplane.]<https://ohioarchivists.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/UD_Plane.jpg>

Photograph of Charles F. Kettering's secretary, Mrs. Olive Kettering, Bernard L. Whelan, and Mrs. Kettering's friend.


Best,
Emily Gainer & Jane Wildermuth, SOA Marketing & Communications Committee co-chairs

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