MS-367, Helen Cavanagh Collection
Collection Number: MS-367
Title: Helen Cavanagh Collection
Dates: 1920-1999
Creator: Helen Cavanagh
Summary/Abstract: This collection consists of scrapbooks, news clippings, and magazines that Helen Cavanagh collected. The primary topic areas of these materials are: Charles Lindbergh, John F. Kennedy, the Dayton blizzard of 1978, and the Space Program. The Space Program materials largely relate to Neil Armstrong and the 1969 moon landing; however, there is also information on the topics of John Glenn and the Challenger explosion.
Quantity/Physical Description: 7 boxes
Language(s): English
Repository: Special Collections and Archives, Paul Laurence Dunbar Library, Wright State University, Dayton, OH 45435-001, (937) 775-2092
Restrictions on Access: There are no restrictions on accessing material in this collection.
Restrictions on Use: Copyright restrictions may apply. Unpublished manuscripts are protected by copyright. Permission to publish, quote, or reproduce must be secured from the repository and the copyright holder.
Preferred Citation: (Box Number, Folder Number), MS-367, the Helen Cavanagh Collection, Special Collections and Archives, University Libraries, Wright State University, Dayton, Ohio
Location of Originals: Newspaper clippings were copied and then destroyed.
Separated Material: Oversize materials are located in OS-67, file 6, and consist of two newspapers from 1963.
Related Material: Major Blanton NASA Patch Collection, MS-377 Fred Oliver U.S. Space Program Collection, MS-397
Processed by: Patricia A. McEldowney, October 2010
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Arrangement: This collection is arranged into five series.
Series I: Charles Lindbergh Series II: John F. Kennedy Series III: The Space Program Series IV: Dayton, Ohio: Winter 1977 and Blizzard of 1978 Series V: News Clippings
Biographical/Historical Note (Required)
Scope and Content
Series I, Charles Lindbergh, contains memorabilia pertaining to Charles Lindbergh. Included in this series is a set of collector’s medallions and two scrapbooks full of news clippings about Charles Lindbergh.
Series II, John F. Kennedy, contains many magazines relating to the President’s life and death. It also includes a scrapbook of news clippings about JFK.
Series III, The Space Program, contains a collection of magazines from 1969 with focuses on the Space Program and its moon-landing mission.
Series IV, Dayton, Ohio, contains news clippings and information relating to the winter of 1977 and the blizzard of 1978 in Dayton, Ohio. Included in this series are two scrapbooks.
Series V, News Clippings, is a collection of clippings from newspapers and magazines that relate to the space program and missions or the Dayton blizzard of 1978. Of particular interest in this series are the Dayton Journal Herald newspaper front page and clippings from 1969 that announced the moon landing.
Subject Terms
Persons/Families Aldrin, Edwin E. (“Buzz”) Jr. 1930- Armstrong, Neil 1930- Collins, Michael 1930- Glenn, John 1921- Jarvis, Gregory 1944-1986 Kennedy, John F. 1917-1963 Lindbergh, Charles 1902-1974 McAuliffe, Sharon Christa 1948-1986 McNair, Ronald E. 1950-1986 Onassis, Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy 1929-1994 Onizuka, Ellison S. 1946-1986 Resnik, Judith 1949-1986
2 Scobee, Francis R. (“Dick”) 1939-1986 Smith, Michael J. 1945-1986
Organizations/Corporate Names National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
Places Dayton (Ohio) Cape Canaveral (Florida) Cape Kennedy (Florida)
Subjects (General) Apollo 11 (Spacecraft) Blizzard--Ohio (state)--Dayton Challenger (Spacecraft)--Accidents Manned Space Flight Moon--Landing of Space Vehicles Space Flight to the Moon
Material Types Magazines Medallions Newspaper Scrapbooks
Collection Inventory
Series I Charles Lindbergh
Box File Description Date
1 1 Charles Lindbergh Scrapbook (black) 1920-1945 2 Charles Lindbergh Scrapbook (brown) 1920-1945 3 The Lindbergh Memorial Medallion Collection
Series II John F. Kennedy
Box File Description Date
2 1 John F. Kennedy Scrapbook (red) 1963-1967
3 1 Look Magazine (The JFK Memorial Issue) 17 Nov 1964 2 Life Magazine 6 Dec 1963 3 Time Magazine (Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy Onassis 30 May 1994 1929-1994)
3 4 Time Magazine (Commemorative Issue) 26 Jul 1999 5 Time Magazine (In Memoriam) 2 Aug 1999 6 Look Magazine (John F. Kennedy’s Career) 1963
Series III The Space Program
Box File Description Date
4 1 First Man on the Moon Stamp 2 Life Magazine 28 Feb 1969 3 Life Magazine 6 Jun 1969 4 Life Magazine 4 Jul 1969 5 Life Magazine 8 Aug 1969 6 Life Magazine 22 Aug 1969 7 Life Magazine 29 Aug 1969 8 Life Magazine 14 Nov 1969 9 Life Magazine 12 Dec 1969 10 Life Magazine 26 Dec 1969 11 Life Magazine Jan 1982 12 Time Magazine 18 Jul 1969
Series IV Dayton, Ohio: Winter 1977 and Blizzard of 1978
Box File Description Date
5 1 Dayton, Ohio’s Winter: Scrapbook (red) 1977
6 1 Dayton, Ohio’s Blizzard: Scrapbook (brown) 1978
Series V News Clippings
Box File Description Date
7 1 Newspaper Clippings on Space Program 1960s 2 Journal Herald 21 Jul 1969 3 Magazine Clippings on Neil Armstrong 4 Magazine Clippings on Astronaut John Glenn (Life Magazine) 5 Newspaper Clippings on Astronaut John Glenn 6 Newspaper Clippings on Apollo Mission & Space Shuttle Mission 7 Daytona Beach Sunday News-Journal 8 Mar 1970 8 Dayton Daily News 4 Jul 1976 9 Newspaper clippings on Blizzard of 1978 1978
OS The New York Times 23 Nov 1963
4 63 6 The New York Times 25 Nov 1963 Flood 1913 Newspaper Blizzard 1978 Newspaper Journal Herald front page 21 Jul 1969
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