Author Archives: Toni Vanden Bos

About Toni Vanden Bos

I manage preservation efforts in our department, which includes implementing our preservation plan, monitoring environment, assessing collection conditions, improving housing, and developing and implementing the electronic records program with the Archivist for Digital Initiatives and Outreach. I also catalog our manuscript collections, and manage the gift books and journals. Additionally, I arrange and describe collections, provide reference assistance, create exhibits, give presentations, and assist with special events as needed.

Fly Girls author Keith O’Brien in Dayton on August 17!

Posted on August 15, 2018 by Toni Vanden Bos

If you are an aviation enthusiast and a book lover, you will not want to miss your chance to meet the author of the new book Fly Girls: How Five Daring Women Defied All Odds and Made Aviation History.  Keith … Continue reading →

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Wright 1912 Bent End Propeller Receiving Conservation Treatment

Posted on October 9, 2017 by Toni Vanden Bos

It was an exciting day in the Archives as we welcomed Stefan Dedecek, Conservator of Paintings, Murals and Polychrome Surfaces from McKay Lodge Conservation Laboratory in Oberlin, Ohio.  Stefan arrived to work on one of the treasures seen by many … Continue reading →

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Happy Preservation Week!

Posted on April 24, 2017 by Toni Vanden Bos

It is Preservation Week, 2017, and we hope you will celebrate with us by taking a step to preserve your own family history at home.  Every project starts with a first step, and one step in particular can have a … Continue reading →

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