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Title: |
Kenneth Middaugh Scrapbook |
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Repository: |
Wright State University Libraries Special Collections and Archives
Phone: 937-775-2092 http://www.libraries.wright.edu/special/ |
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Creator: |
Middaugh, Mildred A. Bartlett, 1903-2000 |
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Dates: |
1920-1924 |
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Quantity: |
0.5 linear feet (1 scrapbook) |
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Abstract: |
A scrapbook created by Mildred Middaugh for her husband, Kenneth Middaugh, on his birthday in 1924. The scrapbook highlights Kenneth's activities as a jazz musician in the early 1920s. |
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Identification: |
MS-542 |
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Language: |
The records are in English |
The Middaugh family was from New Paris, Preble County, Ohio. Kenneth Middaugh was born December 1, 1901, at New Paris, to Edwin and Pearle (Hinmon) Middaugh. He married Mildred Bartlett on June 25, 1924, in Springfield, Clark County, Ohio. Kenneth and Mildred Middaugh had two sons, Richard and James. Kenneth was a jazz musician who played piano and who was a part of Marion McKay's orchestra, sometimes referred to as the Greystone Orchestra, and he was a part of a few other musical groups that borrowed the names of places they performed at. Kenneth took over management of the Trianon in Terre Haute, after he left Dayton and the Greystone Amusement Company. Kenneth performed in a variety of places such as Canton, Ohio, and Indian Lake. Later in life, Kenneth worked as a traveling salesman. In 1930, he lived in Syracuse, New York, and sold caskets; and in 1940, he lived in Clarks Summit, Pennsylvania, and worked as a salesman for a folding box company. Kenneth died February 3, 1982, in Richmond, Indiana. He was buried in Springlawn Cemetery, New Paris, Ohio.
This scrapbook was created by Middaugh's wife for his birthday in 1924. It highlights his activities as a jazz musician in the early 1920s. The Middaugh family is from New Paris, Preble County, Ohio. Kenneth played in a jazz orchestra which performed in Dayton at the Greystone Ballroom, Cincinnati, Terre Haute, and other locations. He also was employed at Wilbur Wright Field. The scrapbook includes pictures of the recording studio he used in Indiana, and Wilbur Wright Field and Country Club.
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Related Material: Related MaterialDuncan P. Schiedt Photograph Collection (
NMAH.AC.1323) at the Smithsonian National Museum of American History (includes information about Marion McKay Orchestra)
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.
The collection resides in a flat box. The scrapbook is a black covered album that is bound with a black string. Inside there are photographs and newspaper clippings. This scrapbook is interleaved with archival paper.
[Description of item, Date], MS-542, Kenneth Middaugh Scrapbook, Special Collections and Archives, University Libraries, Wright State University, Dayton, Ohio.
The scrapbook was donated to Special Collections and Archives, Wright State University Libraries, by James Middaugh, son of Kenneth Middaugh, in October 2016.
Prior to donation, the scrapbook was digitized by Rafael Rivera of Richmond, Indiana; however, a digital copy is not currently in possession of Special Collections and Archives.
No additions are expected.
The finding aid is available on the Special Collections & Archives, Wright State University Libraries web site at
https://wright.libraryhost.com/repositories/2/resources/899.