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Dayton Collection, Manuscripts Section

Dayton and Montgomery County Public Library

Processed by Elli Bambakidis

Date completed: July, 2001


The collection of the Fred F. Marshall, from Cedarville Ohio, covers the period 1919 to 1971. The collection includes information of Early Dayton, McCook Field Era, of Slipstream transition documents, in course of Fred F. Marshall's acquisition rights (Title & Publiching) from Chief of Air Corps and the beginning of Slipstream Publishing Co., and which actually revolved around his position as Publisher, Editor, Advertising Manager, Mailer, etc. Also testimonial letters from representatives of early day Aeronautical Industry - Idea for McCook Field Alumni Association -Publication of a book Cradle of Aviation under his authorship and while at Simmons Boardman Publishing Co., at New York.

Linear feet of shelf occupied: 8.0
Approximate number of items: 1400, more than 119 items of Slipstream journals,
Dayton Collection, Manuscripts Section
Fred F. Marshall