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University of Dayton
Archives and Special Collections

Special Collections

Select one of the Special Collections to learn more and view finding aids.

Association for Creative Change Collection
Organizational papers of the Association for Creative Change, a group which provided a means of networking and professional development for behavioral scientists who worked in religious systems

Si Burick Manuscript Collection
Large collection of sports memorabilia once belonging to former UD student Simon "Si" Burick (1909-1986), a sports writer and later sports editor at the Dayton Daily News for 61 years

The Catholic Civil Liberties Union and the American Freedoms Council Collection
Organizational papers of the Catholic Civil Liberties Union and its predecessor, the American Freedoms Council

Julien M. Christensen Collection
Publications and documents related to human factors engineering in both the public and academic spheres, formerly owned by UD professor Julien M. Christensen

The Dayton Bach Society Collection
Materials concerning the Dayton Bach Society (1974-)

Edward C. Dill Memorial Collection: Franklin D. Roosevelt Memorabilia
Large collection of Franklin D. Roosevelt memorabilia donated on behalf of U.D. alumnus Edward C. Dill (1911-1953)

Dime Novel Club Reprints Collection
Consists of 65 dime novel reprints, the originals dating from 1877 to 1915

Karl West Flaster Collection
Personal and professional papers of librettist and poet Karl West Flaster

The Pflaum Collection
Issues of several religious publications, including The Young Catholic Messenger, Our Little Messenger, Junior Catholic Messenger, and others, published by Dayton's Pflaum Publishing Company; issues date mainly from the 1950s to 1970

Michael Polanyi Collection
Mainly contains articles written by and written about 20th century philosopher and scientist Michael Polanyi (1891-1976), as well as some of his lectures

Urban Schnurr Collection
Posters, playbills, photographs, scrapbooks, programs, and other memorabilia of the theatre and performing arts, locally as well as nationally and internationally, collected by Urban Schnurr (1906-1972)

Josephine L. Schwarz Collection
Wide variety of personal and professional documents once belonging to Josephine L. Schwarz (1908-2004); extensively covered are the Dayton Ballet and Schwarz School of Dance, from the 1920's to the 1980's

Victory Theatre Collection
Large collection of papers and memorabilia of the Victory Theatre, a center of the fine arts in Dayton since 1866

Glenn R. Walters Collection
Film and video clips, many pertaining to local business and industry, donated by film producer and UD faculty member Glenn R. Walters (1930-)

Charles William Whalen, Jr., Congressional and Personal Papers Collection
Extensive collection of Congressional and personal papers donated by former Congressman Charles W. Whalen, Jr. (1920-), a UD alumnus and former faculty member


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