Libraries

From the Stacks: 150 years of Paul Laurence Dunbar

The University Libraries will host several events into 2022 to celebrate 150 years of the life and work of poet Paul Laurence Dunbar. Continue reading

Flight maneuver

Wright State’s Dunbar Library named Ohio college library with the most unique feature

Dunbar Library was recognized by Ohio.org for the replica 1903 Wright Flyer that hangs in the atrium. Continue reading

A woman’s crusade

Martha McClellan Brown and Ohio’s roots in the temperance movement

From the Stacks: A look at the Martha McClellan Brown collection in the University Libraries Special Collections and Archives. Continue reading

Dayton Mayor, Wright State alumna Nan Whaley to give libraries talk

Nan Whaley will discuss “Leadership in Challenging Times” during the Friends of the Libraries Virtual Lunch-In on April 21. Continue reading

Perfect spot

The Educational Resource Center in the Wright State University Libraries has completed its nine-month move from Allyn Hall to the second floor of Dunbar Library. Continue reading

In route

Wright State University Libraries' collaboration has aided Ohio educators, students and the public for decades

Wright State joined OhioLINK as a founding member in 1992. For almost 30 years, OhioLINK has served 500,000 patrons from its database of 44 million books and other library materials. Continue reading

Wright State University Libraries’ Special Collections and Archives receives grant to improve its digitized Wright Brothers Collection

Special Collections and Archives will use the grant to prepare the Wright Brothers Collection for the Ohio Digital Network and the Digital Public Library of America. Continue reading

Online Wright Brothers Day will celebrate university and community innovators

Although the annual Wright Brothers Day shifted to a web-based format, the event will still celebrate innovative research from Wright State faculty and local organizations. Continue reading

A hell of a ration

Donald McKinney Wallace, WWI, and the Spanish Flu Epidemic of 1918

When Donald McKinney Wallace enlisted in the U.S. Army in August 1918, he did not expect to spend most of his term of service in the hospital quarantined in his barracks with the Spanish flu. Continue reading

Book smart

Wright State Libraries' Special Collections and Archives creates an aviation history workbook for schoolchildren

The workbook highlights many of the aviation collections available at Wright State Libraries’ Special Collections and Archives, while also providing information on aviators from the region. Continue reading