Annotated Bibliography
Anderson, Deborah (2009). Dayton CodeBreakers. Retrieved May 31, 2009, from NCR during the War Web site: http://www.daytoncodebreakers.org/ncr_wartime.htm
This website is a primary source. It has information about Joesph Desch, Building Twenty-Six, The Bombe, and the WAVES program. This information came from Deborah Anderson who is Joesph daughter.
Bachner, E. (2008). Making Waves Navy Women of World War II. Abrams New York: Abrams Publishing Company.
This book is a secondary source for my project. It has many pictures detailing the WAVES program located at Sugar Camp in Dayton, Ohio.
Cayton, Andrew. Ohio The History of People. Columbus: The Ohio State University Press, 2002. Print.
This book is a primary source for my web blogs. It has information about Ohio was transformed by Native Americans, migration of settlements, developing major cities, and Ohioans standard of living.
Cortada, J. (2000). Remington Rand & The Industry They Created 1865-1956. New Jersey: Princeton University Press.
This book is a secondary source for my project. It has information about how NCR became involved during WWII to create a codebreaking machine to decode messages from the Germans.
Crowther, Samuel (1926). John H. Patterson. Garden City, New York: Garden City Publishing Company
This book is about John Patterson biography. It describes about how he interested in different inventions and investments. He was the founder of the National Cash Register Company.
Dalton, Curt. Keeping The Secret: The WAVES & NCR Dayton, Ohio 1943-1946. First. Dayton: 1997. Print
This book is a primary source for my project. It has information about the WAVES program was developed after Pearl Harbor attack by the Japanese and the German U-boats attacking British supply Ships. These women worked in Building twenty-six to assemble parts for the Bombe.
Dayton CodeBreakers. Dir. Aileen LeBlanc. Perf. Deborah Desch Anderson. DVD. Dayton Historical Society, 2005. DVD.
This documentary film is a primary source for my project. The director, Aileen LeBlanc, documented the secrecy of the Dayton CodeBreakers. It describes the life of Joesph Desch, Building 26, and the WAVES Program.
DeBrosse, Jim. The Secret of Building 26. New York : Random House, 2004. Print.
This book is a primary source for my multi-media project. It is about NCR getting involved in WWII to decode German U-boat positions but it was under secrecy. Joesph Desch is the creator of the “The Bombe” that could decode the positions of the U-boats to defeat the Germans.
Ohio Historical Society, (2009). National Afro-American Cultural and Museum. Retrieved May 31, 2009, from OHS-Places-National Afro-American Web site: http://ohsweb.ohiohistory.org/places/sw13/index.shtml#hours
The African American museum was my fifth site to visit. The sites I went to look at was the segregation in the 1950’s, the doll exhibit, and the Underground Railroad. This museum had one of my favorite African American painting on display.
Sealander, Judith. Grand Plans Business Progressivism and Social Change in Ohio’s Miami Valley 1890-1929. Kentucky: The University Press of Kentucky, 1988. Print.
This book is a secondary source for my project. It is about John H. Patterson creating his business “The National Cash Register Company” in Dayton, Ohio. It has a timeline about how NCR became the main influence over the city of Dayton to improve employment opportunities.
Shall We Remain: Tecumseh’s Vision. PBS Special. PBS, 2009. Film
This documentary film was about the life of the Shawnee Native Americans who fought for their land from the foreign invaders. The Shawnee leader was Tecumseh, who had strong leadership skills to not give up to fight off the invaders trying to take over their lands.
The Shaker Movement. Retrieved May 31, 2009, from Shaker Village of Pleasant Hill Web site: http://www.shakervillageky.org/i/downloads/shaker_movement.pdf
This article is about the Shaker movement in Pleasant Hill, Kentucky during the Seventeenth century. It has information about how men, women, and children agreed to worship God to live in peace and happiness to work together as a family.
Watson, C (2002). Dayton Comes of Age: The City Through The Eyes Of John H, Patterson 1897-1922. Dayton Ohio: Montgomery County Historical Society.
This book is a primary source for my project. It has many pictures detailing the city of Dayton in 1903 to 1930. There was a timeline of information describing NCR influence employment opportunities, education programs, welfare programs, and recreation.
Wheeler, Robert Project Muse . Retrieved May 31, 2009, from The Connecticut Gensis of Western Reserve 1630-1796 Web site: http://muse.jhu.edu/journals/ohio_history/v114/114.wheeler.pdf
This web article is about how the British wanted to control the borders of Connecticut to transform the lands to claim all the resources. It has information about how the Native Americans were had to retreat to the West to give up their land to the British but many of them fought for it. It took thirty years for settlers and investors to fight out the British to claim victory.
2009). Carillon Historical Park. Retrieved May 31, 2009, from Dayton History Web site: http://www.daytonhistory.org/index.php
This museum was my second site to visit. The sites I went to visit were the Kettering Education Building, NewCome Tavern, and Locost Grove Schoolhouse. There are many more sites describing the history of Dayton.
2009). Cincinnait History Museum . Retrieved May 31, 2009, from Cincinnati in Motion Web site: http://www.cincymuseum.org/explore_our_sites/cincinnati_history/default.asp
The Cincinnati museum was my first site to visit. The site I went to look at was called, “Cincinnati Goes To War.” It has information about how Cincinnati transformed to help the British fight the Germans.
2009). Get Educated . Retrieved May 31, 2009, from Carriage Hill Metro Park Web site: http://www.metroparks.org/Parks/CarriageHill/Home.aspx
This museum was my third site to visit. The site I went to look at was learning about the Arnold family standard of living during the Eighteenth century. There were multiple buildings to walk through to observe how to produce homemade products, make quilts, plow the fields, and to care for livestock animals.
2009). What Dreams We Have and How They Fly. Retrieved May 31, 2009, from Dayton Aviation Heritage Web site: http://www.nps.gov/daav/
This museum was my fourth site to visit. It has information about the famous Wright Brothers who invented the “Kitty Hawk” that took first flight in North Carolina and transformed the world with their plane.
Delano, Amasa (1811). Agriculture; Climate and Weather. Massillon, Ohio: Roth-Wales Collection.
This is a primary documented letter written by Thomas Rotch. He wrote different letters addressing his concerns about the Ohio Valley. This letter was addressed to Amasa Delano.
Heald, William (1811). Geography and Natural Resources: Business and Labor. Massillon, Ohio: Rotch-Wales Collection.
This is a primary documented letter written by Thomas Rotch. He wrote different letters addressing his concerns about the Ohio Valley. This letter was addressed to William Heald.
Rotch, Thomas (1811). Daily Life: Busines and Labor. Massillon, Ohio: Rotch-Wales Collection.
This is a primary documented letter written by Thomas Rotch. He wrote different letters addressing his concerns about the Ohio Valley.
