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MS-363, The Kettering Family Papers
Collection Number: MS-363
Title: The Kettering Family Papers
Dates: 1876-2006
Creator: Kettering Family
Summary/Abstract:
The Kettering Family Papers contain materials documenting the life of Charles F. Kettering, as
well as his son Eugene Kettering, daughter-in-law Virginia Kettering, and their children. The
Kettering family was heavily involved in the industrial and, later, philanthropic make-up of the
city of Dayton during the 20th century, and were greatly influential in the city's more recent
history. Made up primarily of photographs, correspondence, family keepsakes such as holiday
cards, photo albums and scrapbooks, the collection encompasses everything from births,
marriages, and anniversaries, to travel and the everyday goings on of a 20th Century American
family. At the same time the collection also chronicles the development of Dayton industries
with national significance like DELCO, Frigidaire, NCR and other institutions and landmarks
like the Winters Building (now Kettering Tower) and the National Museum of the United States
Air Force.
Quantity/Physical Description: 75 linear feet (136 Boxes)
Language: English
Repository: Special Collections and Archives, Paul Laurence Dunbar Library, Wright State University,
Dayton, OH 45435-0001, (937) 775-2092
Restrictions on Access: There are no donor-imposed restrictions on accessing material in this
collection; however, due to preservation concerns, only reference copies of original audio and
video materials can be accessed in the reading room. Items without reference copies can be
digitized at the request of a patron for the cost of creating a digital copy. Please provide us at
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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 Unpublished manuscripts are protected by copyright.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
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Preferred Citation:
[Description of item, Date, Box #, Folder #], MS-363, The Kettering Family Papers, Special
Collections and Archives, University Libraries, Wright State University, Dayton, Ohio
Acquisition: The collection was deeded to Special Collections and Archives by C.F. Kettering
III on April 24, 2006.
Processed by: Gino Pasi, David Brownell, and Jeri Kniess, 2014
Arrangement:
The Kettering Family Papers are organized into eight series:
Series I: Charles F. Kettering
Subseries IA: Personal & Biographical Materials
Subseries IB: Awards and Medals
Subseries IC: Correspondence
Subseries ID: Publications & Presentations
Subseries IE: Topics
Subseries IF: Legal & Financial
Subseries IG: Three-Dimensional Objects
Series II: Eugene and Virginia Kettering
Subseries IIA: Awards
Subseries IIB: Personal and Biographical Materials
Subseries IIC: Correspondence
Subseries IID: Topics
Subseries IIE: Publications
Series III: Extended Family and Associates
Subseries IIIA: Charles F. Kettering II and Family
Subseries IIIB: Jane Kettering-Lombard and Family
Subseries IIIC: Susan Kettering-Williamson and Family
Subseries IIID: Weiffenbach Family
Subseries IIIE: William Handler Materials
Series IV: Foundations
Subseries IVA: Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
Subseries IVB: Charles F. Kettering Foundation
Subseries IVC: Charles F. Kettering Incorporated
Series V: Photographs
Subseries VA: Charles F. Kettering
Subseries VB: Eugene and Virginia Kettering
Subseries VC: Large Photographs & Portraits
Series VI: Scrapbooks and Photo Albums
Series VII: Oversize Materials
Series VIII: Audio Visual Materials
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Biographical Historical Note:
Charles F. Kettering was born August 28, 1876 in Loudonville, Ohio to Jacob and Martha
Kettering. During his early life, his academic career was hindered by bad eyesight, and he was
forced to drop out of college twice. He finally received an electrical engineering degree at Ohio
State University in 1904, and married Olive Williams a year later. They had one son, Eugene,
born on April 20, 1908. Charles worked at NCR (the National Cash Register) as a research
engineer where he met E. A. Deeds, who later also would become a prominent Dayton
industrialist. He, Deeds and their “Barn Gang” were instrumental in the development of the first
electric starter for an automobile which would revolutionize the industry. Charles F. Kettering,
known as "Boss Ket" by most, went on to found DELCO (Dayton Engineering Laboratories
Company) with Col. E. A. Deeds. When DELCO was bought out by GM it became the General
Motors Research Corporation, and Kettering was made vice president in 1920, going on to work
there for 27 years. An active head of research and development at G.M., Kettering also built a
laboratory in the basement of his Ridgeleigh Terrace home in Dayton, as well as sponsoring the
development of laboratories at Antioch College.
Kettering held over 300 patents, second only to Thomas Edison. His inventions include Freon,
electric starters, ignition systems, headlights for automobiles, portable lighting systems, and the
'Kettering Bug,' a self-propelled aerial torpedo developed during WWI. Kettering was also
involved in the development of DUCO paint, ethyl gasoline, diesel engines, and alternative
energy sources like solar power.
His hobbies included traveling, and he traveled widely, including a cross-country drive with his
wife and others, and later to exotic destinations like the Galapagos Islands on his yacht the Olive
K., named for his wife. He was also a member of numerous clubs like the Cocolobo Bay Florida
Beach Club, the Surf Club, and along with Col. E. A. Deeds founded the Engineers Club of
Dayton.
As a result of his success, Mr. Kettering used his wealth to support a variety of philanthropic
interests. His interest in medical technology and the sudden death of his wife Olive Kettering in
1946 from pancreatic cancer, prompted him to match Alfred Sloan's contributions in founding
the Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in New York City. This philanthropic nature served as the
foundation for the later development of the Kettering Health Network and the Kettering College
of Medical Arts, founded by his son and daughter-in-law.
For his achievements in engineering and philanthropy, Mr. Kettering received many awards and
honors both during his life and posthumously. He received honorary degrees from numerous
universities and in 1998 the General Motors Institute was renamed Kettering University, in honor
of his services to the company. There are also many elementary and high schools that bear his
name, as well as the City of Kettering, a suburb of Dayton. Charles F. Kettering died on
November 25, 1958.
Eugene Kettering, born in 1908 in Dayton, Ohio, was Charles' and Olive's only son. He
graduated from the Moraine Park School and attended Cornell University. He married Virginia
Weiffenbach on April 5, 1930; they went on to have three children, Charles F. II, Jane, and
Susan. Soon after being married he went to work at the Winton Engine Company and later the
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Cleveland Diesel Engine Division of General Motors. In 1936, he moved to Detroit to work on
the 567 Series of Diesel Engines and was pivotal in the development of G.M.'s diesel-electric
locomotive. In 1938 he was promoted to Chief Engineer for the Electro-Motive Division, and
became Division Director in 1956. From 1958 until his resignation in 1960, he served as
Research Assistant to the General Manager, and as a consultant. He retired from General Motors
soon after his father’s death, so that he could manage the Kettering estate and philanthropic
legacy.
Eugene and his wife Virginia shared Boss Ket's philanthropic passion for medical technology
and care, establishing the Hinsdale Health Museum in Hinsdale, IL. in 1958, and opening the
Charles F. Kettering Memorial Hospital on March 3, 1964. Eugene also received multiple
honorary degrees and awards. He passed away at the age of 61 in 1969.
Virginia Weiffenbach was born in Bellevue, KY., on July 15, 1907, to Norman and Clara
Weiffenbach. The Weiffenbachs soon moved to Dayton where Virginia attended the Moraine
Park School. There she met Eugene Kettering, whom she married in 1930. She also attended
Carnegie Tech and Lutherville Seminary. During her life she shared her husband's interest in the
development of the United States Air Force Museum, as well as philanthropic interests,
especially in the areas of medicine and the arts. She was the director of numerous philanthropic
organizations including the Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center and the Air Force Museum
Foundation, in addition to many others. Upon her husband Eugene’s death, Virginia continued
to be a generous patron of the arts and other civic and humanitarian causes.
For her efforts, Virginia received many awards including numerous honorary degrees. In early
1973, she married H. Warren Kampf. Mr. Kampf passed on August 15, 1979. Virginia Kettering
passed away on February 17, 2003.
Scope and Content: Due to the famous persons and well-known topics in this collection most of the series and
subseries have been grouped first alphabetically then chronologically. Those items too large to
fit in boxes have been moved to Drawers/Map Cases. The researcher should be aware of the
shift from Box # to Drawer # when using the finding aid and requesting items.
Series I, Mr. & Mrs. Charles F. Kettering (Boxes 1-23), covers professional documents relating
to Mr. Kettering and his wife, Olive. Subseries IA, Personal and Biographical Materials,
contains items such as short biographies and resumes, and documents of a personal nature
including birthday materials, passports, notebooks, etc. Subseries IB, Awards, is separated into
paperwork and actual three-dimensional medals and plaques in succeeding boxes. Some
awards/medals have been removed to oversize boxes and drawer storage due to their size; these
items are noted in the list accordingly. Subseries IC, Correspondence, is in alphabetical order by
recipient or, in some cases, sender. In Subseries ID, Publications/Presentations, is arranged
alphabetically by author. Those publications which deal in no way with Kettering, but which
were donated presumably are items he himself collected. In Subseries IE, Topics, the researcher
finds materials relating to friends (Alfred E. Sloan and C.E. Wilson, e.g.) and any important or
leisurely endeavors in which Mr. Kettering was engaged during his lifetime (yachting). Subseries
IF, Legal and Financial Documents, is organized alphabetically by institution. Here for instance
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a folder on the Smith Gas Research Company contains any document relating to that company,
whether correspondence, financial or legal. Scant materials were grouped together under topics
such as "Patents" and would encompass patent information for a number of inventions.
Series II, Eugene and Virginia Kettering (Boxes 24-45), contains the papers of the Charles F.
Kettering's son Eugene (Gene) and daughter-in-law, Virginia (Jinny). The subseries here are
organized in much the same way as Series I, however items are first arranged by the shared
materials between Eugene and Virginia (vacations, children) then items belonging solely to
Eugene, and finally materials dealing specifically with Virginia. Each of these sections is
prefaced by the name of the person, to whom the materials belong, in bold print. The series does
contain materials related to the children of Eugene and Virginia, but any materials regarding
grandchildren and great-grandchildren are found in Series III.
Series III, Extended Family and Associates (Boxes 46-49), contains personal and professional
documents pertaining to Eugene and Virginia Kettering’s children’s families and other relatives
and associates of the Ketterings. Subseries IIIA, Charles F. Kettering II (Chuck), contains all
materials related to the family of Charles F. Kettering II and his children. This is followed by
Subseries IIIB, Jane Kettering-Lombard, and Subseries IIIC, Susan Kettering-Williamson.
Subseries IIID, The Weiffenbach Family, contains materials relating to Virginia Kettering’s
parents and ancestors. Finally, Subseries IIIE, William Handler, contains materials relating to a
Charles F. Kettering researcher who did extensive work on Charles F. Kettering throughout the
1990s.
Series IV, Foundations (Boxes 50-54), features the various philanthropic organizations founded
by the Kettering Family. They are divided into a Subseries for each organization as follows:
Subseries IVA, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Hospital; Subseries IVB, The Kettering Foundation;
and Subseries IVC, Charles F. Kettering Inc. Though not an extensive collection of records for
any of these organizations, these subseries do contain deeds, patents, correspondence, annual
reports, and other documents the organizations generated.
Series V, Photographs (Boxes 55-81), are ordered first by Charles F. Kettering, Subseries VA;
Eugene and Virginia Kettering Family, Subseries VB; and finally Oversized Photographs,
Subseries VC. If a photograph was too large for a binder album it was placed in Subseries VC:
Oversized Photos, Paintings, and Drawings in an oversized flat box. If too large for a flat box, it
was placed in a drawer/map case. As throughout the rest of the collection a “document
removed” form is used as a place holder if one of the items was moved to oversize storage. In
most instances photographs are arranged alphabetically and then chronologically. This series
contains all types of photo, from formal portraits to candid shots, black and white, color and even
some daguerreotypes and tintypes. Many of the photographs correspond with events found
elsewhere throughout the collection, for instance the researcher may find a group of photos
which correspond to an award ceremony mentioned in an Awards subseries, or birthday photos
corresponding to a particular birthday event mentioned in Personal and Biographical Materials.
Series VI, Scrapbooks and Photo Albums (Boxes 88-103A), again follows the established
organizational procedure, with scrapbooks and albums for Charles F. Kettering arranged first,
followed by Eugene and Virginia Kettering. The scrapbooks contain clippings, photos and other
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ephemera, dealing with events and periods of time, e.g. the life of Charles F. Kettering from
1930-1940, while the photo albums stem from casual and more formal events in the lives of the
Ketterings.
Series VII, Oversized Materials (Boxes 104-107, Unboxed Materials and Drawers 96-98),
contains all documents and items in the collection too large to fit in normal letter or legal-sized
document boxes, or other average-sized archival boxes. These materials come from every aspect
of the collection. So stored here are oversized photographs, awards, publications, etc. Arranged
here also are ledger books from Charles F. Kettering and Eugene Kettering, which are too large
and awkward for boxed storage. They are un-boxed and rest on the shelves next to the collection
proper.
Series VIII, Audio-Visual Materials (Boxes 108-112), contains cassette tapes, reel-to-reel
recordings, VHS tapes, 33 ½ Long-playing Records, and 16mm, 8mm and Super 8mm films.
These items deal mostly with Charles F. Kettering and Virginia Kettering and document
speeches made by Kettering and others, and also filmed events, such as the grand re-opening of
the Victoria Theatre.
Subject Terms
Persons/Families
Deeds, E. A. (Edward Andrew), 1874-1960.
Kettering family
Kettering, Charles Franklin, 1876-1958
Kettering, Eugene W. (Eugene Williams), 1908-1969
Kettering, Virginia
Sloan, Alfred P. (Alfred Pritchard), 1875-1966
Weiffenbach family
Organizations/Corporate Names
Dayton Engineering Laboratories Company -- History
Charles F. Kettering Inc. (Dayton, Ohio)
General Motors Corporation -- History
Charles F. Kettering Foundation
Winters National Bank (Dayton, Ohio)
Frigidaire Corporation -- History
Places
Dayton (Ohio) -- History
Hinsdale (Ill.)
Detroit (Mich.)
Kettering (Ohio) -- History
Subjects (General)
Aviation -- History
Civic leaders – Ohio -- Dayton
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Business enterprises—Ohio—Dayton
Philanthropists – Ohio -- Dayton
Material Types
Sound recordings
Books
Business records
Negatives
Newspapers
Clippings (books, newspapers, etc.)
Pamphlets
Photographs
Scrapbooks
Occupations
Engineer
Scientists
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Collection Inventory
Series I Charles F. Kettering
Subseries IA: Biographical/Personal Documents
Box File Description Date
1 1 Air Checks, American Airlines Undated
2 Baby Book, Eugene Kettering, “Our Baby’s Journal” 1908
3 Bios/Resumes 1924-1945
4 Bios/Resumes 1947-1958
5 Bios/Resumes 1962-1964
6 Bios/Resume 1966-1995,
undated
7 Birthdays, 70th Aug. 29, 1946
8 Birthdays, 70th, Clippings (Newspapers removed to
Drawer 96, File 7)
Aug. 29, 1946
9 Birthday, 70th (Loudonville Times & Loudonville
Advocate removed to Box 105, File 1)
Aug., 1946
10 Birthday, 75th, Invitations & Stationary Aug., 1951
11 Birthdays, 75th, Correspondence Aug. 29, 1951
12 Birthdays, 75th, Clippings & Articles (6 removed to
Drawer 96, File 8)
Aug. 29, 1951
13 Birthday, 75th , Ashtray (Removed to Box 22, File 4) 1951
14 Birthday, 75th, Buttons (Removed to Box 22, File 5) 1951
15 Birthday, 75th , Publications (2 “Cathedral of Success
& GM Folks” Removed to Box 105, File 2)
Aug.-Oct., 1951
16 Birthday, 79, Newspapers (2 Removed to Drawer 96,
File 8)
Aug., 1955
2 1 Birthdays, 80th, Planning Documents part 1 1956
2 Birthdays, 80th, Planning Documents part 2 1956
3 Birthdays, 80th, Guest List 1956
4 Birthdays, 80th, Ashtray, (Removed to Box 22) 1956
4a Birthdays, 80th, Bowl (Removed Box 22A)
5 Birthdays, 80th, Photo Album Aug. 29, 1956
6 Birthdays, 80th, Receipts & Correspondence 1956
7 Birthdays, 80th, "Kettering Digest" Aug. 29, 1956
8 Birthdays, 80th, News Clippings & Articles (8
removed to Drawer 96, File 8)
1956
9 Birthdays, 82nd , Slide Presentation given at Antioch Aug 30, 1958
10 Birthday, 100th (posthumous) 1976
3 1 Death, Funeral, Antioch Nov., 1958
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2 Death, News clippings, Formal Announcements Nov., 1958
3 Death, News clippings, Funeral (Newspapers removed
to Drawer 96, File 8 & Drawer 97, File 1)
Nov., 1958
4 Death, Memorial Resolutions & Professional
Condolences
1958-1959
5 Death, Memorial Publications 1958-1963
6 Enlistment Papers, Ohio National Guard 1932-1939
7 Genealogy 2001
8 Guest Log, C.F. Kettering Airplane 1949-1956
9 Notebook, General Chemistry Jul. 8, 1910-Mar.
3, 1912
4 1 Office Items & Calendar 1940, 1958
2 Office Items, Employee Gift Calendars 1957 - 1959
3 Olive Kettering, Memorial Concert Apr. 13, 1956
4 Olive Kettering, News Clippings 1932-33, undated
5 Olive Kettering, Eulogy for E.A. Deeds Apr., 1917
6 Olive Kettering, Trip Journals Nov. 12, 1924-Jan.
30, 1926
7 Olive Kettering (Recital Comments) Undated
7a Olive Kettering, Misc. 1931
8 Passport & Social Security Card 1927
9 World War II, Rations Book 1943
10 Wedding, Booklet Aug. 1, 1905
11 Wedding, Invitation, Publications 1905
12 Wedding, 25th Anniversary Cards Aug. 1, 1930
13 Wedding, 25th Anniversary Telegrams Jul. 31- Aug. 1,
1930
Subseries IB: Awards & Medals
Box File Description Date
Paperwork
4 14 List of Awards Received Undated
15 American Alumni Council Award of Merit Undated
16 American College of Hospital Administrators Jul. 2, 1958
17 American Congress of Physical Therapy 1940
18 American Spirit of Free Enterprise (Removed to
Oversize Drawer 97, Folder 6
1956
19 Ashland College Science Center Dedication 1964
20 Aviation Hall of Fame (Medal in Box 5, File 11,
Caniff drawing and Roz Young Article in Box 105,
File 3)
1979, 1982
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21 Barbour Medal, Florida Tropical Gardens (Medal in
Box 5, Folder
1946
22 Civic Testimonial Dinner (Guest Book in Box 104) Undated
23 Civitan Club 1930
24 Dayton Bicycle Club, “An Informal Sketch of Charles
F. Kettering”
1948
25 Dayton Philharmonic Orchestra, “Program of Civic
Testimonial”
Jan. 9, 1937
26 Engineering and Science Hall of Fame 1988
27 General Motors Club of Indianapolis (Medal in Box
5)
Jul. 25, 1944
4A 1 Hoover Award 1955
2 Horatio Alger Award 1952
3 Illinois Manufacturer's Association Dec. 1956
4 International Automotive Institute 1953
5 Kettering Award 1958-1960
6 Kettering, Charles F. Elementary School Dedication Oct. 1957
7 Kettering-Scott Magnetic Resonance Laboratory
Dedication
Mar. 4, 1986
8 Miscellaneous Awards/Tributes 1958-1986
9 National Automotive Hall of Fame Dedication Oct. 29, 1976
10 National Management Association Hall of Fame Oct. 11, 1978
11 Newcomen Society 1954
12 Ohio Science and Technology Hall of Fame 1991
13 Ohio Society of New York Oct. 11, 1956
14 Ohio State University 1953, 1956, 1958
15 l'ordre de la Courrone, (Paperwork removed to Box
105, File 4)
Apr. 14, 1938
16 Photos, Various Awards 1949-1958,
undated
17 Princeton Bicentennial Award 1946
18 Rutgers University Mar. 17, 1943
19 Salzberg Award (Medal in Box 6) Apr. 2, 1957
20 Southern Research Institute (Removed to Box 105,
File 3)
Feb. 20, 1959
21 Sperry Award 1957
22 Tribute: Leon Berg (Removed to Box 105, File 3) Undated
23 U.S. Medal of Merit, Paperwork (Removed to
Oversize Box 105 File 3 )
Apr. 1946
24 University of Cincinnati 1927
25 Wabash College, Indiana Technical College,
Honorary Doctorates
1956
26 War Department/Navy Department Appreciation for
Patriotic Service (Removed to Box 105, File 3)
Dec. 12, 1946
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27 White House Dinner Invitation 1931
28 Willow Run Public School 1957
29 Wilmington College 1955
30 YAMA Conference Nov. 11-13, 1932
Medals & Plaques
5 1 American Club of Paris Oct. 5, 1933
2 American Institute of Electrical Engineers, Edison
Award
1958
3 American Institute of Electrical Engineers, Edison
Award,
1958
4 American Patent System, Jefferson Medal 1952
5 American Petroleum Institute Award 1948
6 American Petroleum Institute Award 1948
7 American Society of Mechanical Engineers Undated
8 American Society of Mechanical Engineers Undated
9 American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Diamond
Jubilee
1955
10 APCT Meritorious Service Award 1940
11 Aviation Hall of Fame Medal 1979
11a Barbour Award, Fairchild Tropical Garden (Paper
Work in 5)
1946
12 Boy Scouts of America Undated
13 Buick Silver Dollar 1940
14 Cadillac, 10 Year Award Pin Undated
15 Chamber of Commerce of the U.S.A. 1958
16 Dayton Automobile Club Sep. 13, 1931
17 Dayton Centennial 1941
18 Dayton Civitan Club 1930
19 Edison Award (Removed to Drawer 97 Folder 7) 1977
20 Franklin Institute Award Undated
21 Freedom Foundation 1950
22 Fritz, John 1944
23 Fritz, John 1944
24 French Legion of Honor Mar. 1937
6 1 Great Lakes Exposition 1936
2 General Motors Managing Directors 1929
3 Grand Cross of the Order of the Belgian Crown Undated
4 International Benjamin Franklin Society 1950
5 Kettering/Scott Resonance Laboratory 1986
6 Loudonville Souvenir Medallion Undated
7 Mound Country Club, Life Membership 1938
8 National Institute of Social Sciences Undated
9 National Inventors Hall of Fame 1980
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10 Nelson, George B. Undated
11 Ohioana Library Award 1949
12 Joseph Sullivant Medal, Ohio State University 1929
13 Joseph Sullivant Medal, Ohio State University 1929
14 U.S. Presidential Medal of Merit Undated
15 Princeton University, Bicentennial 1946
16 Princeton University, John Hyatt Medals Undated
17 Salzberg (Paperwork in Box 4) Apr. 2, 1957
6A 1 Scott, John, City of Philadelphia Award Apr. 10, 1936
2 Society of Arts and Sciences, Edison Tribute 1928
3 State of Louisiana, Aide-de-Camp 1937
4 University of Cincinnati Tribute 1930
5 University of Cincinnati Appreciation 1956
6 Miscellaneous Small Medals (3 items) Undated
Subseries IC: Correspondence
Box File Description Date
7 1 Bromfield, Louis 1953
2 Clements, F. O. 1927, 1930
3 Culler, Mrs. 1937
4 Dayton Public Library 1945
5 Deeds, E.A. 1917-1924
6 Deeds, E.A. 1940
7 Deeds, E.A., Regarding Howard Rinehart 1951
8 Defoe, Harry 1955
9 DuPont, Lammot Undated
10 Englerth, K.F. 1935
11 Esso Research Club 1949
12 France, Regarding 1937-1938
13 Hirsch, Paul W. 1946
14 Hogan, Henry (General Council, GM Corp.) 1948-1957
15 Holiday Cards (1 removed to Box 105, File 4) Undated
16 I.D.E.A 1970
17 Kettering, Charles F., Memorial Correspondence, A 1958-1959
18 Kettering, Charles F., Memorial Correspondence, B,
Part 1
1958-1959
19 Kettering, Charles F., Memorial Correspondence, B,
Part 2
1958-1959
20 Kettering, Charles F., Memorial Correspondence, C 1958-1959
8 1 Kettering, Charles F., Memorial Correspondence, D 1958-1959
2 Kettering, Charles F., Memorial Correspondence, E 1958-1959
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3 Kettering, Charles F., Memorial Correspondence, F 1958-1959
4 Kettering, Charles F., Memorial Correspondence, G 1958-1959
5 Kettering, Charles F., Memorial Correspondence, H 1958-1959
6 Kettering, Charles F., Memorial Correspondence, I-J 1958-1959
7 Kettering, Charles F., Memorial Correspondence, K 1958-1959
8 Kettering, Charles F., Memorial Correspondence, L 1958-1959
9 Kettering, Charles F., Memorial Correspondence, M 1958-1959
10 Kettering, Charles F., Memorial Correspondence, N 1958-1959
11 Kettering, Charles F., Memorial Correspondence, O 1958-1959
9 1 Kettering, Charles F., Memorial Correspondence, P-Q 1958-1959
2 Kettering, Charles F., Memorial Correspondence, R 1958-1959
3 Kettering, Charles F., Memorial Correspondence, S,
Part 1
1958-1959
4 Kettering, Charles F., Memorial Correspondence, S,
Part 2
1958-1959
5 Kettering, Charles F., Memorial Correspondence, T 1958-1959
6 Kettering, Charles F., Memorial Correspondence, U 1958-1959
7 Kettering, Charles F., Memorial Correspondence, V 1958-1959
8 Kettering, Charles F., Memorial Correspondence, W 1958-1959
9 Kettering, Charles F., Memorial Correspondence, X,
Y, Z
1958-1959
10 Kettering, Eugene, Birth of 1908
11 Kettering, Martha, Death of 1920
12 Kettering, Olive 1931-1943
13 Leach, J., Antioch Steel Labor Institute 1947
14 Leland, Wildred, Mrs. 1957
10 1 Life Magazine 1946
2 Maxwell, Ambrose 1955
3 Nichols, Harry: Telecom Laboratories 1935
4 Reardon, Robert H., President of Anderson College 1963
5 Round Robin Friends 1934
6 Saturday Evening Post Article, Part 1 1931
7 Saturday Evening Post Article, Part 2 1931
8 Saturday Evening Post Article, Part 3 1931
9 Shreve, Anderson & Walker: Patent Correspondence 1943
10 Smith, George: General Motors 1925
11 Society of Automotive Engineers 1919
12 Swindell, Frank J., Standard Oil Mar. 15, 1955
13 White House 1931
14 Winters National Bank 1934
15 Wright, Katharine 1920
16 Miscellaneous Correspondence Aug. 17, 1927
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Subseries ID: Publications & Presentations
Box File Description Date
11 1 Publications: Bibliographies 1995, undated
2 Allen, Oliver E., "Kettering Invention & Technology” 1996
3 Allyn, S. C., "Keep Up with the Business" NCR
Factory News
Jul.-Aug. 1951
4 Arnold, General H. H., "The First Pilotless Aircraft” Fall, 1954
5 Bernstein, Mark, "A Self-starter Who Gave Us the
Self-starter." Smithsonian
Jul. 1988
6 Bernstein, Mark. "Boss Ket's Terrace No More." Ohio
Magazine
May 1995
7 Bowen, Vice Admiral Harold G., "The Edison Effect" Undated
8 Boyd, T. A: Professional Amateur, Bound 1954
9 Boyd, T. A: Professional Amateur, Draft 1954
9a Boyd, T.A: Professional Amateur, Book Review
(Removed to Box 105, File 5)
Mar. 24, 1957
10 Boyd, T. A., "The Self-Starter" Technology and
Culture
1964
11 Boyd, T. A., "The Wonderful World of Charles F.
Kettering" (2 Removed to Oversize Box 105, File 5)
1957
12 Bratten, Phil: "A Tribute to Boss Kett." 1969
13 Bricker, Dr. L. O., "A Sense of Moral Responsibility" May 19, 1935
14 Brown, Sanford & James Jones, "Great American
Car" Newsweek
Sep. 3, 1956
15 Burns, Lawrence, "In the Footsteps of Fame"
Kettering Perspective
2000
16 Channing, Patten, "Kettering, The Man Who Runs the
Fact Factory," Forbes Magazine
Sep. 1, 1924
16a Chrysler, Walter P., “Life of an American Workman.”
The Saturday Eve. Post. (Removed to Box 105, File 6)
Jun.-Aug., 1937
17 Cunningham, Richard J. and Douglas J. Ingells: "The
Winged Goliaths" and "Tunnels to the Sky"
Jul. 6, 1954
18 Danforth, William H., "Man of Month: Charles F.
Kettering" Capacity Crusade
Aug. 10, 1942
19 de Kruif, Paul. "Boss Kettering" Saturday Evening
Post (removed to Box 105, Files 6 & 7)
Aug.-Sep., 1933
12 1 de Kruff, Paul, "Boss Kettering: A Universal Man" Undated
2 Durant, W. C: "The Boss" 1973
3 Eardly, William M. The Frigidarian Fall, 1957
4 Eisendstadt, Alfred: Time Magazine Oct 20, 1958
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5 Evers, Virgina, "Mysteries to be Solved” Undated
6 Ganem, Mark. "From Robber Barons to Technocrats"
M The Civilized Man
1987
6a Garret, Paul A. Looking Back from 1960. GM
(Removed to Oversize Box 106, File 2)
c. 1958-1960
7 Goode, Janet "A Window to your Body" Dayton Mag. Jan. 1985
7a Grenier, Melinda.“From Self-Starter to Robots.”
Michigan. Detroit News , Removed to Box 105, File 8
Sep. 11, 1983
8 Handler, Bill. C.F. Kettering Self-Starter- 1911-1916 1998
9 Hartje, Robert, Oral History Interviews, "Interview
with People Who Knew Charles F. Kettering"
1978
10 Hunt, Frazier, "Great Personalities," New York Life
Insurance Company
1932
11 Hussong, Nicholas A. Charles F. Kettering As Viewed
by His Contemporaries.
1967
12 Hutchinson, Roland V. Skylarking: 1917-1918 Undated
13 Hutchinson, Roland V. Skylarking: 1917-1918 Undated
14 Hutchinson, Roland V. The Whys of the Kettering
Triptune Engines of 1946-47
1963
14a Hutton, Eric., “My Eighty Years on Wheels.”
Macleans (Revmoved to Box 105, File 8)
Sep.-Oct., 1954
15 Inman, Ondess L. Chlorophyll and Photosynthesis...A
Brief Report on Its History and ...Plans for the Future
Jul., 1937
16 Kettering, C.F. Booklets, American Battle for
Abundance
1947
13 1 Kettering, C.F., Booklets, As Boss Ket Sees It 1943
2 Kettering, C. F. "College Questionnaire" Undated
3 Kettering, C.F. "Don't Back Into the Future" Undated
4 Kettering, Charles F., "Future Unlimited" Saturday
Evening Post (Removed to Box 105, File 1)
May 17, 1958
5 Kettering, Charles: "Get Off Route 25, Young Man"
Colliers (Removed to Box 105, File 8)
Dec. 3, 1949
5a Kettering, Charles F: “How to Create a Labor
Shortage.” Saturday Eve. Post (removed to Box 105,
File 1)
May 30, 1936
6 Kettering, C.F. Booklets, Kettering Digest Aug., 1956
7 Kettering, Charles F. "More Music Please Composer"
Saturday Eve. Post (removed to Box 105 File 9)
Sep. 10, 1938
8 Kettering, C. F. Booklets, Short Stories of Science and
Invention
Undated
9 Kettering, C. F., Short Stories of Science and
Invention
Undated
10 Kettering, Charles F. "The World Isn't Finished"
Saturday Eve. Post (removed to Box 105, File 9)
Apr. 23, 1932
MS-363 Kettering Family Papers 16
11 Kettering, Charles F., Journal Articles 1930-1958
12 Kettering, Charles F., Magazine Articles 1942-1958
13 Kettering, Charles F., Magazine Articles, Reprints and
Copies
1932-1958
14 1 Kettering, C. F., Presentations 1929-1948
2 Kettering, C. F., Presentations 1951-1954
3 Kettering, C. F., Presentations, Misc. 1955
4 Kettering, C. F., Presentations, Federation of Paint
and Varnish Production Club
1955
5 Kettering, C. F., Presentations, “The Growing
Shortage of Engineers”
1955
6 Kettering, C. F., Presentations, “Suggested Changes in
Technological Education”
1955
7 Kettering, C. F., Presentations, Conference of
Maryland High School Principals
1956
8 Kettering, C. F. Presentations 1956
15 1 Kettering, C. F., Presentations 1956-1957
2 Kettering, C. F., Presentations 1957-1958
3 Kettering, C. F., Presentations 1958
4 Kettering, C. F., Presentations (In Memoriam) 1947-1958
5 Kettering, C. F., Presentations Undated
6 Kettering, C. F., Presentations, Speeches Undated
7 Kettering, C. F., Quotations 1936-1988
8 Kettering, C. F., Quotations Undated
9 Kuhlman, E. P., "America's Edison II: 80 Years Old"
National Post (German)
Nov. 1956
10 Levine, Sigmund "Kettering: Master Inventor.”
(Hardback copy & Correspondence)
1961
15A 1 Lamm, Michael, "Perfectionist in a Rumpled Suit" 1967
2 Leslie, Stuart W. "Boss Kettering's Scientific Fox
Hunt" Timeline Magazine
Dec. 1984
3 Lord, Lewis, "America Start Your Engines" U.S.
News and World Report
Dec. 27, 1999
4 McClure, Dr. Roy D., "Below the Equator with
Charles F. Kettering"
1904
5 Orth, Allen, "Exponent of Explanation" 1959
6 Plachno, Larry. "Back to the Futureliners" National
Bus Trader
Feb., 2001
7 Randall, Edwin T., "Photosynthesis Research"
Cleveland Plain Dealer
May 14, 1939
8 Reuschl, George, The Boss Was a Self-Starter Feb. 6, 1984
9 Roach, A. E., "Ket: America's Best Loved Inventor" 1947
MS-363 Kettering Family Papers 17
16 1 Roach, A. E., “Ket: America’s Best Loved Inventor” 1947
2 Romesburg, Laura N., Visions of the Past...Evolution
of Aeronautical Development at the Aeronautical
Systems Center
Undated
3 Scharchburg, Richard P., Charles F. Kettering: Doing
the Right Thing at the Right Time Undated
4 Scott, Gifford G. Boss Ket: Magnetism and My
Career at the General Motors Research Laboratories
and Historical Summary of Charles F. Kettering's
Experiments in Magnetism
Jun., 1983
5 Seese, Bob. "America's First Flying Torpedoes"
Dayton Magazine Mar., 1988
6 Simpson, Walter M. Progress in Cancer Research 1947
7 Sims, Dean: Manage Magazine Mar., 1954
8 Smith, Roger B. Building on 75 Years of Excellence:
General Motors Story Oct. 20, 1983
9 Sprague, Jesse Rainsford. "Small-Town Banker"
Saturday Evening Post (Removed to Box 105, File 9) Mar. 25, 1939
10 Vanada, Damiane. "The Gift of Invention." Ohio
Magazine Dec., 1990
11 Wagner-Jauress, Dr. J., The Present Management of
Progressive Paralysis 1939
12 Weed, Merril: The Ohio Engineering Story" The Ohio
Engineer Mar., 1950
13 Wilkerson, D.C., “New Fields for Radio”
14 Willett, Robert L. "Employee Teamwork Key to
Quality Improvement." The Caring Family Kettering
Medical Center Newsletter
Apr., 1992
15 Young, Rosamond, Boss Ket: A Life of Charles F.
Kettering 1961
15a Young, Rosamond. “Boss Kettering: Another Look.”
The Magazine, Dayton Daily News (removed to Box
105
May 8, 1983
15b Multiple Authors: Automotive News. GM 75th
Anniversary Issue (Removed to Box 106, File 1) Sep. 16, 1983
15c Multiple Authors: Delco75 Years of Excellence Sep. 9, 1984
16 Multiple Authors: Getting It Wright: The Process of
Invention Sep. 11, 1998
17 Multiple Authors: Ohio State Alum Mag, Photocopies 1917-1958
18 Multiple Authors: The Patent, Trademark, and
Copyright Journal of Research & Education Summer 1959
17 1 No Author Listed: Adventures of An Inquiring Mind.
General Motors 1957
2 No Author Listed: "Auto… in American Life" Henry 1987
MS-363 Kettering Family Papers 18
Ford Museum, Exhibit Catalogue.
3 No Author Listed: Balancing the Quiet Revolution,
General Motors Booklet 1978
4 No Author Listed: "The Barn Gang," Gem City Saver 1970
5 No Author Listed: "Boss Ket" C.F.K. Foundation 1979
6 No Author Listed: "Boss Ket: Melton Oil Process."
Sohio Service Digest. Nov., 1949
7 No Author Listed: "Can Any Man Tell," Newsweek Sep. 10, 1956
8 No Author Listed: "Charles F. Kettering Historical
Map" Kettering Medical Center Undated
9 No Author Listed: "Dayton Inventor." Ionic Columns
Magazine. Mont. Co. Historical Soc. 1986
10 No Author Listed: "Deeds-Kettering: Pioneers in
forming Club." The Engineer Dec., 1980
11 No Author Listed: Delco and Its People 1919
12 No Author Listed: "Delco Doings" Delco Products
Division Newsletter (Removed to Box 106, Folder 2) Jun. 20, 1941
13 No Author Listed: "Distinguished Visitors See
Manufacture of CICO Papers." The Champion.
Champion International Company
1955
14 No Author Listed: "Dreams Beyond the Blackfork,”
Winters National Bank Pamphlet 1976
14a No Author Listed: ‘A Guiding Spirit in National
Progress” Undated
15 No Author Listed: "Hayloft Chatter" Kettering-
Moraine Museum and Historical Society Newsletter 1975-79
16 No Author Listed: How Inventors Can Aid the War
Effort. & Facts About the Natl. Council of Inventors. 1942, 1957
17 No Author Listed: "Inside the Engine." Research
Looks to New Horizons. GM Publication 1939
18 No Author Listed: New Center News, Detroit 1957
19 No Author Listed: Open Mind, The. General Motors Undated
20 No Author Listed: "Prophet of Progress." Science
Magazine Jan., 1959
21 No Author Listed: Society Pictorial Feb. 24, 1934
22 No Author Listed: "Then Came Kettering" Inner
Circle, United Delco 1970
23 No Author Listed, Trail of the Arbutus, Ethyl
Corporation 1951
24 No Author Listed: "Uncommon Leadership Supplies
Spark." Lab Notes, GM 1970
25 No Author Listed: "Valley of the Giants" Dayton
Engineer 1985
25a No Author Listed: “Advance Press Service of
Successful Men” C.F.K (Removed to Box 106, File 1919-1930
MS-363 Kettering Family Papers 19
2)
26 Miscellaneous Publications (“GM III: How to Sell
Automobiles” removed to Box 106, File 2) 1919-1990
27 Student Essays 2002
27 NCR Poster “Special Edition (Removed to Drawer 97,
Folder 5) Undated
18 1 Newspaper Clippings 1913-1929
2 Newspaper Clippings 1930-1939
3 Newspaper Clippings 1940-1949
4 Newspaper Clippings, Part 1 1950-1959
5 Newspaper Clippings, Part 2 1950-1959
6 Newspaper Clippings 1960-1969
7 Newspaper Clippings 1970-2002
8 Newspaper Clippings Undated
9 Newspaper Clippings Undated
18A 1 Newspaper Clippings c. 1945-1960
2 Newspaper Clippings c. 1945-1960
3 Newspaper Clippings c. 1945-1960
4 Newspaper Clippings c. 1945-1960
5 Newspaper Clippings c. 1945-1960
6 Newspaper Clippings c. 1945-1960
Subseries IE: Topics
Box File Description Date
19 1 Archives 1964
2 Bankers Club of Detroit 1930, 1937
3 Bunker Hill School 1964
4 Dayton, Centennial Jun. 15-22, 1941
5 Dayton, Flood, "The Rotarian" May, 1913
6 Dayton, Flood (Postcards) 1913
7 Dayton, History 1901, 1953
8 Deeds Barn
1968, 1976,
undated
9 Deeds, E. A.: List of Items sent to him 1961
10 Delco 1918-1919, 1926
11 Diesel Locomotives (3 Drawings of 4 cycle diesel
engines removed to Drawer 98, Folder 1 and 1
Oversize Schedule removed to Box 106, File 3)
Undated
12 Engineers Club: Founders' Night Undated
13 Ethynol 1948
MS-363 Kettering Family Papers 20
14 Ethynol, Scrapbook Feb. 2, 1943
15 Florida 1930, undated
16 Ford, Henry Apr. 10, 1942
17 General Motors 1923
18 Hoover, Herbert Jan. 23, 1954
19 Kern, Carl B. (Dayton YMCA) 1917
19a Kettering Day Newspapers (Removed to Drawer 96,
File 7) Jun. 15, 1941
20 Loudonville, OH Undated
21 Map, Ashland County, OH 1897
22 Map, World War I, Theatre of War 1918
23 McCook Field, Magazine (Removed to Box ) Sep. 1, 1923
24 Miami Valley Hospital 1942-1994
25 “Miss Ohio,” (the car for a 41 mile road trip by CFK) 1926
26 “Miss Ohio”: Clippings Jun.-Jul., 1926
27 Moraine Park School Undated
19A 1 Olive K, (yacht) Info and Photos
1928, 1933,
undated
2 Patterson, John H., Memorial May 26, 1928
3 Photosynthesis 1947, undated
4 Presidential Inaugural, Booklet 1948
5 Resuscinette 1950
6 Ridgeleigh Terrace (Floor Plan Removed to Drawer
98, Folder 1 ) 1931
7 Ridgeleigh Terrace, Basement Laboratory (Photo
Booklet) 1954
8 Rubicon, The Fireless Locomotive Undated
9 Russian Fair Sep.-Oct., 1942
10 Self-Starter
1960, 1966,
undated
11 Sloan, Alfred P. Undated
12 The Surf Club 1947, undated
13 Winters National Bank
1937-1953,
undated
14 Wright Brothers 1910, 1922, 1940
15 Wright Company 1915
16 Miscellaneous (humor) Undated
Subseries IF: Financial & Legal Documents
Box File Description Date
20 1 Bank Notes 1930-1955
2 Business Statements: Gas Research Co. 1928-1930
MS-363 Kettering Family Papers 21
3 Ethyl Corporation Undated
4 Copyright Information 1956-1989
5 Charitable Contributions 1955-1958
6 Contracts: Cessna 1959
7 Contracts: Gas Research Co. 1929-1931
8 Contracts: Hillsmith Co. 1936
9 Contracts: National Cash Register 1904-1905
10 Deeds of Trust: National Bank of Detroit 1935-1950
11 Deed: Detroit Property & History (1 plan removed to
Drawer 98, Folder 1) 1931, undated
12 Deed: Detroit Property & History Undated
13 Deed: Land Right of Way 1951
14 Estate Papers 1958-1969
15 Insurance Policies 1905-1943
16 Insurance Policies 1933
17 Interests 1918
18 Miscellaneous Undated
19 Patents 1927-1951
20 Patents 1915, 1948-1949
21 1 Patents: Gas Research Co. 1932-34
2 Patents: Semet-Solvay 1931-1957
3 Patents: Smith Gas Co. 1923-1931
4 Patents: Smith Gas Engineering Co. 1910-1923
5 Patents: Smith Gas Research Co. 1914-1931
6 Patents: Town Clock 1945-1948
7 Properties (1 plan of Moraine Farm removed to
Drawer 98, Folder 1) 1909, 1939
8 Securities
1916-1929,
undated
9 Securities 1924-1938
10 Securities: Winters National Bank 1940
11 Stocks: Dayton Securities Company 1930
12 Stocks: General Motors 1923-1939
13 Stocks: General Motors 1924-1927
14 Stocks: General Motors 1930-1932
15 Stocks: General Motors 1941-1944
16 Stocks: General Motors (Copy) Undated
17 Stocks: Miscellaneous 1915-1927
18 Stocks: National Supply Company 1927
19 Stocks: Reports 1919-1933
20 Stocks: Smith Gas Company Undated
21 Stocks: Transfer Sheets 1905
22 Stocks: Winters National Bank 1938-1940
23 Will (copy) 1958
MS-363 Kettering Family Papers 22
Subseries IG: Three Dimensional Objects
Box File Description Date
22 1 75th Birthday Ashtray 1951
2 75th Birthday Buttons 1951
3 Birthday, 80th Ashtray 1956
4 Birthday Bowl 1956
5 Centennial of Engineering Pin 1952
6 Charles Lindbergh, Hall of Fame Medal Undated
7 Fisher Body Craftsman Guild, Silver Anniversary 1955
8 General Electric, Schenectady's 1/2 Century of
Electrical Progress, Medal 1936
9 General Motors 25th Anniversary Medallion 1933
10 Michigan State College Centennial 1955
11 Photo, miniature Undated
12 Wallet Undated
13 Westinghouse Centennial Medallion 1946
22A 1 80th Birthday Bowl 1956
2 Crane Company Paperweight 1946
23 1 Olive K, Piece of wood from Yacht Undated
Series II Eugene and Virginia Kettering
Subseries IIA: Awards
Box File Description Date
Eugene W. Kettering Awards
24 1 EWK & VWK: Kiwanis Citizens of the Year Award Jan. 16, 1964
2 EWK: College of Wooster Jun. 5, 1967
3 EWK: Cleveland State University (Removed to Box
106, File 4) 1968
4 EWK: Engineers Club of Dayton 1963
5 EWK: Engineering and Science Institute of Dayton 1971
6 EWK: Fenn College Jun. 1962
7 EWK: Kentucky Colonels 1963
8 EWK: Kiwanis Jan. 16, 1964
9 EWK: Memorial Sloan-Kettering 1969
10 EWK: Monmouth College 1965
10a EWK: Pontifical Society Membership, (Removed to
Box 106, File 3) Undated
MS-363 Kettering Family Papers 23
11 EWK: Sperry Award 1957
12 EWK: University of Dayton Jun. 3, 1961
13 EWK: Univ. of Dayton, EWK Lab Building 1970
14 EWK: Wilmington College, Hon. Doc. 1966
15 EWK: Wright Aviation Mar. 23, 1963
16 EWK: Miscellaneous 1966-1968
Virginia W. Kettering Awards
24 17 VWK: Almoners 1962
18 VWK: Almoners, Congratulations 1962
19 VWK: American Society for Public Administration
(Removed to Box 106, File 4) 1972
19a Apostolic Blessing from Pope John Paul (Removed to
Box 106, File 4) 1978
20 VWK: Business Hall of Fame, etc. 1982
21 VWK: Congressional Award 1989
22 VWK: Citizen Legion of Honor 1984
23 VWK: Dayton Awards, Various (1 Removed to
Drawer 98, File 3) 1972-1989
24 VWK: Elder-Beerman 1998
25 VWK: Engineers Club of Dayton 1997
26 VWK: First Citizen Award 1998
27 VWK: General Motors Engineering Management
Institute 1994
28 VWK: Germaine Montel National Contest 1976
29 VWK: Humanitarian Society 1999, 2000
30 VWK: John Stuart Society 1983
31 VWK: Kettering Medical Center 1997 & 1999
32 VWK: Leadership with Virtue Undated
33 VWK: Montgomery County Sheriff (Medal in Box
24A) 1997
34 VWK: Muse Machine 2002
35 VWK: Ohio Art Council 1995
36 VWK: Ohio Art Education Association 1997
37 VWK: Ohio Women’s Hall of Fame 1998-2001
38 VWK: The Presidents Club Oct. 20, 1976
39 VWK: Riverscape Undated
40 VWK: Top Flight Awards 1987
40 VWK: Top Flight Awards 1987
41 VWK: Top 10 Women of Dayton Undated
42 VWK: University of Dayton 1966
43 VWK: Wright State University 1977 & 1984
44 VWK: YWCA Lifetime Achievement Award Mar. 18, 1999
24A 1 VWK: IKE Jewelry 1956
MS-363 Kettering Family Papers 24
2 VWK: Kettering Medical Center 1972
3 VWK: Montgomery Co. Sherriff’s Undated
4 VWK: WSU, Robert Kegerreis Society 1992
5 VWK: Sloan Kettering, 100th Anniversary 1984
6 VWK: Wright State Univ. Medical School
Subseries IIB: Eugene and Virginia Kettering Biographical/Personal
Papers
Box File Description Date
Eugene and Virginia Kettering Bio/Personal
Papers
25 1 EWK & VWK: Travel Itinerary 1954-1956
2 EWK & VWK: Travel Itinerary 1958
3 EWK & VWK: Travel 1959
4 EWK & VWK: Travel Fall 1960
5 EWK & VWK: Travel 1960
6 EWK & VWK: Travel Fall 1961
7 EWK & VWK: Travel 1962-1967
8 EWK & VWK: Travel Undated
9 EWK & VWK: Wedding Anniversary 25th 1955
10 EWK & VWK: Wedding Anniversary,
Correspondence
1955
11 EWK & VWK: Wedding Anniversary Telegram 1958
12 EWK & VWK: Wedding Booklet 1930
13 EWK & VWK: Wedding, Clippings (Newspapers
removed to Drawer 97, File 2)
1930, undated
14 EWK & VWK: Wedding, Correspondence 1930
26 1 EWK & VWK: Wedding, Gift Index 1930
2 EWK & VWK: Wedding, Invitations 1930
3 EWK & VWK: Wedding, Invite List 1930
4 EWK & VWK: Wedding, Honeymoon
Correspondence
1930
Eugene Kettering Bio/Personal Papers
5 EWK: Birthday, 60th (1 Newspaper removed to Box
106, File 4)
Apr. 20, 1968
6 EWK: Childhood Art 1912, undated
7 EWK: Commencement Invites 1926
8 EWK: Death, Funeral & Memorial Services Apr. 21 & 22,
1969
9 EWK: Death, Memorial Publications and Broadcasts
(1 Forefront Newsletter removed to Box 106 , File 4)
Apr.-May, 1969
MS-363 Kettering Family Papers 25
10 EWK: Death, Newspaper Clippings (1 Removed to
Drawer 97, File 2)
Apr., May 1969
11 EWK: Death, Newspaper Clippings Scrapbook 1969
12 EWK: Death, Resolutions 1969
12a EWK: Deed, Uplands Realty Lot 1935 & 1962
13 EWK: Documents, Last Will and Testament Oct., 1967
14 EWK: Memberships 1938-69, undated
15 EWK: Pilot’s License 1950-1952
16 EWK: Biographies 1970, undated
17 EWK: Surgery 1966
Virginia Kettering Bio/Personal Papers
27 1 VWK: Address Book – Business/ Commercial
Contacts
Undated
2 VWK: Address Book – A Undated
3 VWK: Address Book – B Undated
4 VWK: Address Book – C Undated
28 1 VWK: Address Book – D Undated
2 VWK: Address Book – E Undated
3 VWK: Address Book – F Undated
4 VWK: Address Book – G Undated
5 VWK: Address Book – H Undated
6 VWK: Address Book – I Undated
29 1 VWK: Address Book – J Undated
2 VWK: Address Book – K Undated
3 VWK: Address Book – L Undated
4 VWK: Address Book – M Undated
30 1 VWK: Address Book – N Undated
2 VWK: Address Book – O Undated
3 VWK: Address Book – P Undated
4 VWK: Address Book – Q Undated
5 VWK: Address Book – R Undated
6 VWK: Address Book – S Undated
31 1 VWK: Address Book – T Undated
2 VWK: Address Book – U Undated
3 VWK: Address Book – V Undated
4 VWK: Address Book – W Undated
5 VWK: Address Book – XYZ Undated
6 VWK: Address Book, Personal, Domestic, Part 1 Undated
7 VWK: Address Book, Personal, Domestic, Part 2 Undated
MS-363 Kettering Family Papers 26
32 1 VWK: Address Book, Personal, Domestic, Part 3 Undated
2 VWK: Address Book, Personal, Foreign, Part 1 1970
3 VWK: Address Book, Personal, Foreign, Part 2 1970
4 VWK: Birthday, 90th, Arrangements Jul. 15, 1997
5 VWK: Birthday, 90th, Correspondence 1997
5a VWK: Birthday, 95th Ohio Congress Greetings
(Removed to Box 106, File 4)
Jul. 15, 2002
6 VWK: Bonds/Gifts 1980, 1999
7 VWK: Death, Clippings and Correspondence 2003
8 VWK: Death, Funeral Arrangements 1994-1995
9 VWK: Florida Apartment 1980-1981
10 VWK: Guestbook Jun. 5, 1965
11 VWK: The Hanitch Family (book) 1950
33 1 VWK: Passport 1984
2 VWK: Professional Memberships (Cards) 1975-1994
3 VWK: Resumes 1966-2003
4 VWK: Ridgeleigh Terrace 1979-1996
5 VWK: Travel, Pocket Book Undated
6 VWK: Travel, Journal 1914
7 VWK: Travel, Journal 1955
8 VWK: Travel, Itineraries 1971, 1979
9 VWK: Travel, Journal 1980
10 VWK: Travel, Itinerary 1982
11 VWK: Travel, Postcards Undated
3D Objects
33A 1 Gift, Velvet Pouch Undated
2 Land Grant Colleges, Paper Weight 1987
3 Miami Univ. 175th Anniversary 1984
4 Ornaments, Easter Seals 1990
5 Ornaments, Easter Seals 1990
6 Ornaments, Easter Seals 1990
7 Wright State University 20th Anniversary 1984
Subseries IIC: Eugene and Virginia Kettering, Correspondence
Box File Description Date
Eugene and Virginia Kettering Correspondence
34 1 EWK & VWK: Albright, Dorothy 1963
2 EWK & VWK: Christmas Cards 1938-1963
3 EWK & VWK: Christmas Cards Undated
4 EWK & VWK: Christmas Cards (unsent) 1935-1962
5 EWK & VWK: Christmas Cards (unsent) Undated
MS-363 Kettering Family Papers 27
6 EWK & VWK: General Correspondence 1957-63, undated
7 EWK & VWK: Kettering, Charles F. II 1946
8 EWK & VWK: Kettering, Charles F. II 1947
9 EWK & VWK: Kettering, Children 1946, undated
10 EWK & VWK: Kettering, Olive, Death of 1946
11 EWK & VWK: Kettering, Olive, Death of 1946
12 EWK & VWK: Kettering, Olive, Death of 1946
35 1 EWK & VWK: Kettering, Olive, Death of 1946
2 EWK & VWK: Kettering, Olive, Death of 1946
Eugene Kettering Correspondence
3 EWK: American M.A.N. Corporation 1963
4 EWK: Arbogast, George (Arbogast-Holdorf Inc.) 1963
5 EWK: Ashville School (regarding CFK II Schooling) 1947
6 EWK: Automobile Quarterly 1963
7 EWK: Barr, Harry (General Motors) 1957
8 EWK: Barth, H. W. (General Motors) 1957
9 EWK: Boyd, T. A. 1965-1969
10 EWK: Bundesen, Herman N. (President, Board of
Health, Chicago) 1942
11 EWK: Cisler, Walker 1963-1964
12 EWK: Cole, Edward (General Motors) 1957, 1965
13 EWK: Curry, William F., et al. 1964
14 EWK: Dean, Howard (Dean Foods) Undated
15 EWK: Donahue, T. M. (General Motors) 1965
16 EWK: Glines, C. V. (Author) 1965
17 EWK: Goad, Louis (General Motors) 1965
18 EWK: Harcher, Harry (Boys’ Life CFK article) 1960
19 EWK: Hollington, Richard (OH Representative) 1963
20 EWK: Johnson, L. L. 1960, 1968-69
21 EWK: Encyclopedia of American Biography 1966-1967, 1970
22 EWK: Kettering, Charles F. (to) 1931
23 EWK: Kettering, Olive 1928-1929
24 EWK: Kettering, Jane Undated
25 EWK: Kettering, Virginia W. 1964, undated
26 EWK: Khan, Aga (religious ruler) Undated
27 EWK: Knudsen, S. E. "Bunkie" (General Motors) 1957-58
28 EWK: Lea, Robert (Sperry Gyroscope Co.) 1957
29 EWK: LeVier, Tony (Lockheed Test Pilot) 1957
30 EWK: Library of Congress (Regarding CFK Archive) 1966
31 EWK: National Security Industrial Assc. 1957
32 EWK: Oelman, Robert Jul. 15, 1966
33 EWK: Northwestern Mutual Life 1966
34 EWK: Winters National Bank 1940-1941
35 EWK: Miscellaneous 1931-1965,
MS-363 Kettering Family Papers 28
undated
Virginia Kettering Correspondence
36 1 VWK: Africa, Letter from 1979
2 VWK: Axelrod, David 1984
3 VWK: American Bugatti Club 1963
4 VWK: Andrews, Thomas B. (City Commissioner) 2003
5 VWK: Art Collection Correspondence 1987
6 VWK; Bauer, Frederick C. 1991
7 VWK: Bratten, Philip 1976
8 VWK: Boyd, T. A. 1963
8a VWK: Briggs, J. Alden 1992
9 VWK: Bushell, Francis (Gallery Owner) Undated
10 VWK: Cards, Birthday 1984-1992
11 VWK: Cards, Christmas 1980-1989
12 VWK: Cards, Christmas, et al 1992-2000
13 VWK: Cards, Christmas, et al 2001
14 VWK: Cards, Christmas, et al 2002
15 VWK: Cards, Greeting
1964-1967,
undated
37 1 VWK: Cards, Greeting and Holidays Undated
2 VWK: Cards, Greeting and Holidays Undated
3 VWK: Chafee, Ellen 1995-1997
4 VWK: Coen, Shirley 1997
5 VWK: Cooke, Cynthia (British War Relief) 1945
6 VWK: Dayton Art Institute 1996-1997
7 VWK: Duke, Patty 1963
8 VWK: Goldenberg, Kim 1997
9 VWK: Greene, Anne 1997
10 VWK: Gruen, Richard and Mary Undated
11 VWK: Harbage, Mary 1984
12 VWK: Hauer, Gerald H. 2002
13 VWK: Hobart, Julia 1999
14 VWK: Invitations 2002, undated
15 VWK: Kampf Family 1979-2002
16 VWK: Kando, Waka
1985-1999,
undated
17 VWK: Kettering, Eugene W., Death of 1969
18 VWK: Kettering, Eugene W., Death of 1969
19 VWK: Kettering, Eugene W., Death of 1969
20 VWK: Kettering, Eugene W., Death of 1969
21 VWK: Kettering, Eugene W., Death of 1969
38 1 VWK: Kettering, Eugene W., Death of 1969
MS-363 Kettering Family Papers 29
2 VWK: Kettering, Eugene W., Death of 1969
3 VWK: Kettering, Eugene W., Death of 1969
4 VWK: Kettering, Eugene W., Death of 1969
5 VWK: Kettering, Eugene W., Death of 1969
6 VWK: Kettering, Eugene W., Death of 1969
7 VWK: Kettering, Eugene W., Death of 1969
8 VWK: Kettering, Eugene W., Death of 1969
9 VWK: Kettering, Eugene W., Death of 1969
39 1 VWK: Kettering, Eugene W., Death of 1969
2 VWK: Kettering, Charles F. II, Death of. 1971
3 VWK: Kettering, Charles F. II, Death of. 1971
4 VWK: Kettering, Charles F. II, Death of. 1971
5 VWK: Kettering, Charles F. II, Death of. 1971
6 VWK: Kettering, Charles F. II, Death of. 1971
40 1 VWK: Kettering, Charles F. II, Death of. 1971-1972
2 VWK: Kettering, Charles F. II, Death of. 1971-1972
3 VWK: Kettering, Charles F. II, Death of. 1971-1972
4 VWK: Kettering, Charles F. II, Death of 1972
5 VWK: Kettering Family, Misc.
1985, 1999,
undated
6 VWK: Khan, Aga, et al. 1960
7 VWK: Matthews, David (Kettering Foundation) 1996
8 VWK: McCauley, Richard (Miriam Rosenthal Trust) 2002
9 VWK: National Cyclopedia of Aviation Aug., 1969
10 VWK: Nixon, Richard M. Sep. 16, 1971
11 VWK: Pei, Neumann 1985
12 VWK: Price, Gordon
1985, 1999,
undated
13 VWK: Postcards, Misc. Undated
14 VWK: Brother Raymond (University of Dayton) Jul. 15, 1991
15 VWK: Rockefeller, Mary (Wife of Laurence) 1976-1977
16 VWK: Stein, Ms. 1930, 1937
17 VWK: Suzuki Family 1985
18 VWK: Sullivan, John Jr. Undated
19 VWK: Teetors, Debbie (w/photos) Undated
41 1 VWK: Treharne, Richard 1991-1992, 1999
2 VWK: Treharne, William Undated
3 VWK: USAF Museum 1971
4 VWK: University of Cincinnati 1978
5 VWK: Weiffenbach, Clara, death of 1990
6 VWK: Weiffenbach, Clara, death of 1990
7 VWK: Weiffenbach, Clara, death of 1990
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8 VWK: Weiffenbach, Clara, death of 1990
9 VWK: Weiffenbach, Clara, death of 1991
10 VWK: Weiffenbach, Clara, death of 1991
11 VWK: Weiffenbach, Clara, death of 1991
42 1 VWK: Weiffenbach, Clara, death of, sympathy cards 1990
2 VWK: Whitney, Betsy Undated
3 VWK: Woodhull, James M. 1997
4 VWK: Zinman, Rev. William C. 1997
5 VWK: General Correspondence 1953-1967
6 VWK: General Correspondence 1993-2002
Subseries IID: Eugene and Virginia Kettering, Topics
Box File Description Date
Eugene Kettering Topics
43 1 EWK: Antioch College Undated
2 EWK: Art Collection
1975, 1994,
undated
3 EWK: Cadillac Sixty Special 1968, 2000
4 EWK: General Motors, Conferences (Removed to
Box 107, Files 1-3) Undated
5 EWK: General Motors, Diesel-Electric (Train of
Tomorrow, Zephyr, etc)
1947, 1968,
undated
6 EWK: Hinsdale Health Museum
1958, 1959,
undated
7 EWK: Hinsdale Sanitarium Undated
8 EWK: Kettering Hospital 1961, 1964
9 EWK: Salute to Omar Bradley Dinner May 30, 1961
10 EWK: Train of Tomorrow (1 Booklet Removed to
Box 106, file 4) 1947
11 EWK: USAF Museum 1963
Virginia Kettering Topics
12 VWK: Cox Arboretum 1999
13 VWK: Dayton Art Institute 1995
14 VWK: Dayton History, Metropolitan Co. 1943
15 VWK: Dayton History, Post Cards ca 1920s
16 VWK: Dayton History, 3rd National, Dayton 75th 1938
16 VWK: Dayton Philharmonic Program Apr. 25, 1957
17 VWK: Doug Talbott 1986-1997
18 VWK: Ephemera 1920-47, undated
18 VWK: First Lutheran Church 1981
19 VWK: General Motors (Some Removed to Box ) 1970
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20 VWK: George IV Coronation Handkerchiefs 1937
21 VWK: Holiday Festival 1972, 1985
22 VWK: Hinsdale 1958, undated
23 VWK: Hinsdale (Hospital Publications) 1979
24 VWK: Kettering University 1981-1982
24a VWK: Kettering Medical Center, Plans (Removed to
Drawer 98, Folder 1 Undated
25 VWK: Prescott College 1969
26 VWK: Recipes Undated
27 VWK: Republican Party 2002
27a VWK: Ridgeleigh Woods (Plans Removed to Box
106, File 5) 1985
28 VWK: Rockefeller, Laurance S., "A Tribute" Booklet
(Removed to, File 4) 1991
29 VWK: Seventh Day Adventist Church 1971
30 VWK: Sloan-Kettering 1999
44 1 VWK: Trailsend (Meeting Attendance) 1984-1989
2 VWK: Trailsend (Meeting Attendance) 1990-1994
3 VWK: Travelers Market (2 Items, Placemat and
Article from Townsfolk, removed to Box106, File 5) 1956 & undated
4 VWK: USAF Museum, Book 1970
5 VWK: USAF Museum, Calendar 1971
6 VWK: USAF Museum Dedication 1971
7 VWK: USAF Museum, Groundbreaking 1969
8 VWK: USAF Museum, Exhibit Proposal 1971
9 VWK: USAF Museum, Eugene Kettering Model
Inventory Sep. 1969
10 VWK: Winters Bank Tower 1968-1972
11 VWK: Winters Bank Tower 1969, 1972
12 VWK: Winters Bank Tower 1970-1971
13 VWK: Winters Bank Tower, Ground Breaking 1965-1971
14 VWK: Winters Bank, Construction Details 1970-1971
15 VWK: Winters Bank Tower, Appraisal Report 1976
16 VWK: Winters Bank Tower, Opening May 22, 1972
17 VWK: Winters Bank Tower, Clippings (1 Newspaper
Removed to Drawer 97, File 3) 1969-1972
18 VWK: Wright State School of Medicine (One issue
of Vital Signs removed to Box 106, File 5) 1976
19 VWK: YWCA World Service Council 1976-1988
Subseries IIE: Eugene and Virginia Kettering Publications &
Presentations
Box File Description Date
MS-363 Kettering Family Papers 32
Eugene Kettering Publications & Press
45 1 EWK: Kettering, Eugene W. "Dayton Junior News" Jun 4, 1910
2 EWK: Kettering, Eugene W. "History and
Development of the 567 Series G. M. Locomotive 1951
3 EWK: Kettering, Eugene W. "Speech to Newcomen" 1964
4 EWK: Loescher, Vernon, Dr. "Afterwards" 1963
5 EWK: Scharchburg, Richard, Under No Man's
Shadow: Eugene W. Kettering 1986
6 EWK: Scharchburg, Richard, Under No Man's
Shadow: Eugene W. Kettering, Hardbacks 1987
7 EWK: Scharchburg, Richard. Under No Man's
Shadow: Eugene W. Kettering 1987
8 EWK: Sloan, A. P. My Years with General Motors 1966
9 EWK: Wilson, C. E. "Are We Ready to Pay the Price
for the Freedoms We Want" Nov 1946
10 EWK: No Author Listed, Ethyl News, “Peck of
Mischief 1947
11 EWK: No Author Listed, Newsweek, Insurance
Advertisement Aug, 1966
11a EWK: No Author Listed, Streamliner: “Given New
Responsibilites.” GM Electro-Motive (Removed to
Oversize Box 106, File 5)
Apr 23, 1948
12 EWK: Miscellaneous Publications 1940-1959
13 EWK: Miscellaneous Publications (City of Kettering
Annual Report removed to box 106, File 2) 1963
14 EWK: General Motors Publications (Removed to
Box, File 2) 1940 & 1948
15 EWK: Newspaper Clippings
1941-1969,
undated
Virginia Kettering Publications
16 VWK: Brewery Gulch Gazette: "The Balance of the
Story" Jul 15, 1969
17 VWK: Dayton Business Journal 2001
18 VWK: Dayton Monthly, "'Tis Better to Give" Dec 1993
19 VWK: Montgomery Co. Historical Society, Story of
the Old Courthouse Undated
19a VWK: Pace, Piedmont Airlines Magazine 1984
20 VWK: Scharchburg, Richard. "W.C. Durant 'The
Boss."
21 VWK: A Tribute to Laurance S. Rockefeller
(Removed to Box File ) Dec 16, 1997
22 VWK: Interview Undated
23 VWK: Miscellaneous Publications 1984 -2003
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24 VWK: Newspaper Clippings (Newspapers removed to
Drawer 97, File 3) 1932-2003
Series III Extended Family & Associates
Subseries IIIA: Charles F. Kettering II & Family
Box File Description Date
46 1 CFK II: Birth (Daughter Ann) 1955
2 CFK II: Correspondence 1951-1952
3 CFK II: Clippings
1970-1972,
clippings
4 CFK II: Death, Clippings 1971
5 CFK II: Death, Tribute 1971
6 CFK II: Education
1948-1949,
Undated
7 CFK II: Education (Academic Work and Artwork) Undated
8 CFK II: Last Will & Testament 1969
9 CFK II: Property, Vermont 1955-1961
10 CFK II: Wedding, Clippings 1953
Subseries IIIB: Jane Kettering Lombard & Family
Box File Description Date
46 11 JKL: Art, Drawings & Cards (1 removed to Box 85/3) Undated
12 JKL: Clippings 1957
13 JKL: Correspondence (Letters Home from Camp) 1947
14 JKL: Correspondence (Letters from Mt. Vernon
Seminary) 1948
15 JKL: Correspondence
1952-1954,
undated
16 JKL: Wedding 1950-1954
17 JKL: Wedding 1954
18 JKL: Winters National Bank Transfer Ledger,
Account nos. 707-752 1954-1980
47 1 JKL: Winters National Bank Transfer Ledger,
Account nos. 100-203 1954-1980
2 JKL: Winters National Bank Transfer Ledger,
Account nos. 101-706 1954-1980
3 JKL: Misc. Undated
Subseries IIIC: Susan Kettering Williamson
MS-363 Kettering Family Papers 34
Box File Description Date
47 4 SKW: Correspondence 1953-1955
5 SKW: Correspondence (of Children) 1967
6 SKW: Correspondence (Xmas Cards) Undated
7 SKW: Correspondence (Hoover Institute) 2004
8 SKW: Newspaper Clippings 1957-1994
9 SKW: School, Artwork Undated
10 SKW: School, Reading Workbook Undated
11 SKW: School, Reading Work Undated
12 SKW: School, Weekly Reader 1946
13 SKW: School, Misc 1938, undated
Subseries IIID: Weiffenbach Family et al
Box File Description Date
47 15 Bertha Weiffenbach: Correspondence Undated
16 Bertha Weiffenbach: Genealogy 1950
17 Bertha Weiffenbach: Publications Undated
18 Clara Weiffenbach: Birthday, 100th, Cards and
Articles Jul 10, 1986
19 Clara Weiffenbach: Birthday, 100th Correspondence Jul 10, 1986
20 Clara Weiffenbach: Birthday, 101st Jul 10, 1987
48 1 Clara Weiffenbach: Correspondence, Death of N.C.
Weiffenbach Oct, 1926
2 Clara Weiffenbach: Correspondence, Death of Mr.
N.C. Weiffenbach Oct, 1926
3 Clara Weiffenbach: Correspondence, Death of N.C.
Weiffenbach Oct, 1926
4 Clara Weiffenbach: Correspondence, Death of N.C.
Weiffenbach Oct, 1926
5 Clara Weiffenbach: Correspondence, Death of N.C.
Weiffenbach Oct, 1926
6 Clara Weiffenbach: Correspondence, General 1941-1980
7 Clara Weiffenbach: Newspaper Clippings 1976, undated
8 Clara Weiffenbach: Travel Doc. 1957
9 Clara Weiffenbach: Ephemera (1 Poster of Coat of
Arms Removed to Box 106 , File 6; one Bell
Telephone News removed to Box 106, File 6)
1919, undated
10 Norman Weiffenbach: Correspondence Oct 2, 1902
11 Norman Weiffenbach: Death Oct 13, 1926
12 Norman Weiffenbach: Legal Documents 1925-1927
MS-363 Kettering Family Papers 35
13 Norman Weiffenbach: Documents (1 Weiffenbach
Co. Ad removed to Drawer 98, File 2) Undated
14 Jacob F. Kettering: Funeral & Death (Loudonville
Democrat in Drawer 96) Feb. 27, 1914
16 Nellie Farr: Clippings 1951-1958
17 Nellie Farr: Correspondence
1943-1988,
undated
18 Robert & Elmira McClaren: Documents 1967-1988
Subseries IIIE: William Handler 1994
Box File Description File
49 1 William Handler (Kettering Researcher): File A 1994
2 William Handler (Kettering Researcher): File B 1994
3 William Handler (Kettering Researcher): File C 1994
4 William Handler (Kettering Researcher): File D 1994
5 William Handler (Kettering Researcher): File E 1994
6 William Handler (Kettering Researcher): File F 1994
7 William Handler (Kettering Researcher): File G 1994
8 William Handler (Kettering Researcher): Misc.
Documents
1994
Series IV Foundations
Subseries IVA: Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer
Center
Box File Description Date
50 1 Business Documents & Correspondence 1994
2 Business Documents & Correspondence 1997
3 Bylaws, Revisions to 1998
4 Directory 1983
5 Directory, Officers and Board Members 1999
6 Donations made by Virginia Kettering 1992-1997
7 Marketing program 1997
8 Opening program & clippings 1947-1948
9 Publications: Center News 1997-2000
10 Publications: "A Century of Commitment" 1984
11 Publications: "A History of Commitment:1884-Today" 1994
12 MSKCC, Publications: New York Magazine. “The
Best Hospitals in New York” Jun 1997
13 Press Releases 1997-1999
14 Reports, Annual 1969
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15 Reports, Annual 1996
16 Reports, Documents & Correspondence 1982
17 Reports, Documents & Correspondence 1983
18 Reports, Documents & Correspondence 1993
19 Reports, Documents & Correspondence 1995
51 1 Reports, Documents & Correspondence 1996
2 Reports, Documents & Correspondence 1997
3 Reports, Documents & Correspondence 1998
4 Reports, Documents & Correspondence 1999
5 Reports, Documents & Correspondence 1999
6 Reports, Documents & Correspondence 1999
7 Reports, Documents & Correspondence 1999
8 Reports, Documents & Correspondence 2000
Subseries IVB: Charles F. Kettering Foundation
Box File Description Date
52 1 CFK Foundation: Agency Agreement 1963
2 CFK Foundation: Agreement, Revocable Trust -
Winters National Bank 1949
3 CFK Foundation: Report, "Fever Therapy Research" January 1, 1937
4 CFK Foundation: Report for the Year 1939 January, 1940
5 CFK Foundation: Tax documents 1940-1941
6 CFK Foundation: Tax documents 1941-1949
7 CFK Foundation: Tax documents 1950-1960
8 CFK Foundation: Tax & business documents 1960-1964
9 CFK Foundation: Tax documents & reports 1965-1969
10 CFK Foundation: Tax exemption documents 1938-1975
Subseries IVB: Charles F. Kettering Inc.
Box File Description Date
53 1 CFK, Inc., Bonds 1929
2 CFK, Inc., Bonds, Depositors 1943
3 CFK, Inc., Correspondence: VWK w/ Bill Treharne 1978-1990
4 CFK, Inc., Correspondence: VWK w/ Richard
Treharne 1991
5 CFK, Inc., Correspondence 1991-1993
6 CFK, Inc., Correspondence 1987-1994
7 CFK, Inc., Deeds: Misc. 1874-1935
8 CFK, Inc., Deeds: Misc. 1923-1935
9 CFK, Inc., Deeds: Misc. 1950
MS-363 Kettering Family Papers 37
10 CFK, Inc., Deeds: Misc. 1926-1960
11 CFK, Inc., Deeds: 2nd & Jefferson St. Property docs 1945
12 CFK, Inc., Deeds: 3700 Blossomheath Rd. 1943-1966
13 CFK, Inc., Deeds: Austin Road Farm 1963-1969
14 CFK, Inc., Deeds, Florida 1963
15 CFK, Inc., Deeds: Gagel Property docs 1944-1948
16 CFK, Inc., Deeds: IBM papers, Harry Nichols project 1947
54 1 CFK, Inc., Deeds: Ohio Fuel Gas Co. 1945-1955
2 CFK, Inc., Deeds: Ridgeleigh Terrace/Stroop Rd.
House 1967-1979
3 CFK, Inc., Deeds: Ridgeleigh Terrace/Stroop Rd.
House 1943-1973
4 CFK Inc., Deeds/Lease: G.B. Smith 1929-1940
5 CFK Inc., Deeds/Lease: G.B. Smith 1946-1947
6 CFK Inc., Deeds: Surf Club/Waldorf Astoria 1948-1953
7 CFK Inc., Deeds: Upland WPA Sewer Work 1938-1939
8 CFK Inc., Deeds: Upland Realty Co. 1944
9 CFK Inc., Deeds: Nathan Vradalis 1949
10 CFK Inc., Deeds: Winters National Bank 1936-1946
11 CFK Inc., Notes and Stocks 1936-1948
12 CFK Inc., Organizational Documents 1925, undated
13 Eugene Kettering Trust: Misc. Documents 1998
14 Kettering Memorial Fund: Bank Statements 1958
15 Kettering Memorial Fund: Financial Documents 1960
Series V Photographs
Subseries VA: Mr. & Mrs. Charles F. Kettering
Box File Description Date
55 Aviation 1912-1964
56 Birthdays 1936-1951
57 Birthdays 1951
58 Birthdays 1956
59 Early Life & Work 1877-1935
60 Family Life 1908-1940
61 Public Appearances & Events, A-F 1923-1958
62 Public Appearances & Events, F-O 1927-1957
63 Public Appearances & Events, O-Z 1936-1957
64 Portraits & Formal Photos 1895-1958
Subseries VB: Eugene & Virginia Kettering
MS-363 Kettering Family Papers 38
Box File Description Date
65 Family Life 1932-1969
66 Holidays, Parties & Events 1935-1966
67 Holidays, Parties & Events 1940s-1950s
68 Vacations and Travel 1931-1967
69 Formal Family Photographs & Charles F. Kettering II
Family
1930-1996,
undated
70 Jane Kettering Lombard 1933-1990s
71 Jane Kettering Lombard and Susan Kettering
Williamson & Families 1937-1983
72 Eugene Kettering: Formal Portraits 1904-1939
73 Virginia Kettering, Events & Topics, A-E 1957-1996,
undated
74 Virginia Kettering, Events & Topics, F-W 1966-1990,
undated
75 Virginia Kettering, Events, W-Z 1969-2000s
76 Virginia Kettering, Unknown Events and Portraits 1919-1994
77 Virginia Kettering, Ridgeleigh Terrace 1996
78 Weiffenbach Family, Family Photographs 1860s-1930s
79 Weiffenbach Family, Parties and Events 1840s-1990s
80 Small Framed and Matted Photos Undated
81 Negatives Undated
Subseries VC: Large Photos & Portraits
Box File Description Date
Drawings
82 1 CFK: Portraits 1927-1937,
undated
2 CFK, Portraits c. 1950-1958
3 CFK, Portraits, Autographed Eisenstadt Undated
4 CFK, Portraits, Events 1955, undated
5 CFK, Portraits, Events Undated
6 CFK, Engraving 1937
83 1 CFK, Birthdays 1956
2 CFK, Olive Kettering 1898, undated
3 CFK, Olive Kettering Undated
4 CFK, Ridgeleigh Terrace Undated
5 CFK, Self-Starter 2005
6 CFK, Autographed Photos Undated
84 1 EWK & VWK 1930, undated
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3 EWK & VWK 1934, undated
4 EWK, Portraits c. 1918-1965
5 EWK, Portraits c. 1960s
6 EWK, Events and Misc. Undated
85 1 VWK, Portraits and Events 1911-1927
2 VWK, Portraits and Events 1946-1957
3 VWK, Events & Miscellaneous 1977, undated
4 VWK, Autographed Photos 2000 & undated
86 1 EWK & VWK Family c. 1939, undated
2 EWK & VWK Family c. 1951-1955
3 EWK & VWK Family 1957
87 1 Children, Charles F. Kettering II 1931-1970
2 Children, Jane Kettering-Lombard 1933-57, undated
3 Children, Susan Kettering-Williamson 1941-55, undated
88 Weiffenbach, Framed Paintings Undated
Series VI: Scrapbooks & Albums
Box File Description Date
CFK: 1 unboxed Scrapbook of Western Landscapes Undated
89 CFK: Photobook: Artwork of Dayton 1923
90 CFK: 2 Scrapbooks 1925-1931
91 CFK: Scrapbook 1931-1934
92 CFK: Scrapbook, Miss America 1930s
93 CFK: Scrapbook 1951
94 CFK: Scrapbook 1951
95 CFK: 2 Scrapbooks, CFK Death 1958
96 CFK: 3 Small Scrapbooks 1913-1939
97 CFK: Small Scrapbook, Birthday 1951
98 EWK/VWK: Photo Album, Family 1931-1933
99 EWK/ VWK: Photo Album, Family 1935-1943
100 EWK/VWK: Photo Album, Vacation 1960
101 EWK: Photo Album, Sailing 1934
102 VWK: Photo Album, Viva Victoria c. 1989-1990
103 VWK: Photo Album, Kettering University 1997
103 VWK: Photo Album, Hinsdale Sanitarium 1953
Series VII Oversize Materials
Box File Description Date
MS-363 Kettering Family Papers 40
104 1 CFK: Civic Testimonial Dinner Book Undated
105 1 CFK: Oversize, 70th Birthday 1946
2 CFK: Oversize 75th Birthday 1951
3 CFK: Oversize Awards & Tributes 1938-1979
4 CFK: Oversize Greeting Card Undated
5 CFK: Oversize Publications 1957
6 CFK: Oversize Publications Jun-Aug, 1937
106 1 CFK: Oversize Publications 1983
2 CFK/EWK: Oversize Publications 1919-1990
3 EWK/VWK Oversize Items Undated
4 EWK/VWK Oversize Items 1947-2002
5 EWK/VWK Oversize Items 1948-1976
6 Weiffenbach Oversize Items 1919, undated
107 1 EWK Oversize: GM Exec. Conf. Book Undated
2 EWK Oversize: GM Exec. Conf. Book Undated
3 EWK Oversize: GM Exec. Conf. Book Undated
Unboxed Oversized
CFK: Ledger, Olive K c.1925-1935
EWK: Storage Ledger 1934-1964
EWK: Ledgers, Vols. 7-10 1941-1956
EWK: CFK Inc. Stock Ledger 1948-1959
Drawers Oversized Items in Drawers/Map Cases
96 1 Dayton Flood Newspapers 1913
2 Delco, Armistice and WWII Newspapers 1917-1945
3 WWII Newspapers 1945
4 Orville Wright’s Death, Newspapers 1948
5 JFK’s Assassination, Newspapers 1963
6 JFK-RFK Assassination, Newspapers 1963 & 1968
7 CFK: Newspapers, Father’s Obit, Kettering Day, 70th
Birthday
1914-1946
8 CFK: Newspapers, Birthday & Death/Funeral 1951-1958
97 1 CFK: Newspapers, Death/Funeral 1958
2 EWK/VWK: Newspapers, Marriage, EWK Death 1930 & 1968
3 VWK: Newspapers, Winters Bldg, Art, Death, Etc. 1972-2003
4 CFK Posters and Portrait 1936, undated
5 CFK: Record Album, Untitled Undated
MS-363 Kettering Family Papers 41
6 CFK: Spirit of Free Enterprise Award 1956
7 CFK: Edison Award, Gold Record 1977
98 1 Plans, Ridgeleigh, Kettering Med Ctr, Etc. 1985, undated
2 Photos and Ads Undated
3 VWK: Award, Virginia Kettering Day Nov 17, 1972
Series
VIII
Audio-Visual Materials
Box File Description Date
108 Cassette Recordings, “As Ket Sees It” 1940-1946
Cassette Recordings, “As Ket Sees It 1940-1946
109 Cassette Recordings, Short Stories of Science and
Invention Undated
Cassette Recordings, Running Errands for Ideas, CFK 1992
Cassette Recordings, Mrs. Kettering on Riverside undated
Cassette Recordings, Global Village Comm. Undated
110 Album: Running Errands for Ideas 1955, 1957
Album: Kettering Award Speeches 1948-1955
Album: Removed to Drawer 97, File 5 Undated
CFK Album: “Delco Dell, 1913”
Removed to Box 106, File 1B
1913
Items Currently in Film and Video Vault
VHS: American Experience: Eleanor Roosevelt 2000
VHS: Ballerina, Ballerina Undated
VHS: But Don’t Forget to Dream: Stories of Jewish
Dayton
2001
VHS: Bio of Macy Janney Undated
112 VHS: Celebrate Dayton Undated
VHS: An Evening of Nostalgia, Victory Theater Undated
VHS: How Can We Know The Dancer From The
Dance: Josephine Schwarz, Dayton’s Dance Pioneer
1998
VHS: June 2001 Groundbreaking for Third Building 2001
VHS: Let’s go down to Rike’s” 1997
VHS: Mrs. K: A Portrait of Virginia Kettering 1997
VHS: Our University on the Hill… The First 150
Years of the University of Dayton
1999
VHS: Red Cross We’ll Be There…The Dayton Area Undated
MS-363 Kettering Family Papers 42
Story
VHS: “Victoria Victorious: The Rebirth of Our
American Theater” Undated
VHS: Viva Victoria Opening Night Part 1-2 1989
VHS: When Dayton Went To War: Memories of the
Home Front
2002
VHS: Wright Flyer III
VHS: Wright Patterson Air Force Base Institute of
Technology Undated
Cassette Recording: Richard Nixon at the opening of
WPAFB
Sep.16, 1971