 MS-136 Dayton (Ohio) Air Service Committee Records |
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Access and ProvenanceThe records of the Dayton Air Service Committee were accessioned into Wright State University's Special Collections and Archives in October, 1983. They were donated by Phyllis Smith of the Miami Conservancy District. The deed of gift imposes no restrictions on the use of material(s) in this collection. |
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| Series I: | Articles of Incorporation, Board of Trustees Minutes | |
| Series II: | Secretary's Correspondence and Records | |
| Series III: | Subscription/Fundraising Correspondence | |
Brief Historical SketchThe Dayton Air Service Committee was incorporated 14 November 1922 as the legal successor to a previous voluntary committee. The purpose of this corporation was to raise, collect, and administer the fund known as "The Dayton Air Service and Wright Memorial Fund" which was to be used to purchase land at or near Dayton, Ohio, and to convey this land to the U.S. Government for the public purpose of establishing an air service experiment station. The fund was also to be used for the purchase of land on which a Wright Brothers memorial would be erected.The air field portion of the plan was basically completed by 1925. Plans for the erection of a memorial began in 1912 and in 1922 the Wright Brothers Memorial Commission was reorganized for the purpose of completing the memorial. In May 1938, the remainder of the Dayton Air Service Committee's funds were transferred to the Wright Memorial Commission. Land owned by the committee was transferred to the Miami Conservancy District for the purpose of establishing a Wright Memorial, Information on the establishment of this memorial can be found in the Wright Memorial Commission Papers, MS-134. The Dayton Air Service Committee held its last board meeting on 6 December 1943. Scope and ContentThe records of the Dayton Air Service Incorporated Committee contain a variety of correspondence, Board of Trustee minutes and other working papers of the committee.Series 1 contains Articles of Incorporation and Board of Trustee Minutes, 1922-1943. Series 2 contains the largest amount of material, the Secretary's (Ezra Kuhn) correspondence. This correspondence includes information on the day to day functioning of the committee; the acquisition and transfer of land; and some financial data. The bulk of the correspondence was generated from 1922-1925. Series 3 contains correspondence to and from subscribers, and subscription forms. Materials are arranged chronologically within each series. |
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| Series 1: | Articles of Incorporation, Board of Trustees Minutes, 1922-1943
Box 1, File 1: 1922-1943 |
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| Series 2: | Secretary's Correspondence and Records, 1922-1938
Box 1, File 2: 1922
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| Series 3: | Subscription/Fundraising Correspondence, 1922-1927
Box 1, File 7: 1922-1927 |
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