Special Collections and Archives News

Housed in the largest archival collection of Wright family material in the world, the preserved items will continue to serve as a resource for generations to come.

Dunbar Library's replica of the 1903 Flyer was lowered over the summer for an extensive three-week cleaning project — its first since 2014.

Tracey Enerson Wood will give a talk about her historical novel “Katharine, the Wright Sister” on Monday, April 14, at 7 p.m. in Wright State’s Student Union Apollo Room.

Toni Vanden Bos has worked in the Wright State University Libraries and its Special Collections and Archives since 2003.

Darrell Blevins, a public history graduate student at Wright State, received support from the College of Liberal Arts Emergency Fund after a tragic incident.

The century-old collection of photographs from around Dayton was created by architect Louis J. P Lott, and donated to Wright State by the Dayton Art Institute in 2022.

Rare, first-edition books by Paul Laurence Dunbar can now be safely viewed and studied in Wright State’s Special Collections and Archives after undergoing conservation treatment.

Wright Brothers Day featured innovative research and demonstrations from Wright State faculty and students and local organizations.

Wright Brothers Day takes place Wednesday, Oct. 5, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the Student Union Atrium.

Thanks to a grant from the Ohio Historical Records Advisory Board, Wright State's Special Collections and Archives will digitize videocassettes of the weekly television program, “Like It Is.”