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Wright, Wilbur, 1867-1912

 Person

Found in 35 Collections and/or Records:

Photograph of Orville and Wilbur Wright at Homecoming celebration, 1909

 Item — Folder 1, Item: 2
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

Contains original photographs of Amelia Earhart and photographs of the Wright Brothers.

Dates: 1909
Found in: Special Collections / Amelia Earhart and Wright Brothers Photographs (SC-193)

Henry Stout, Wright Brothers Collection

 Collection
Identifier: MS-71
Abstract

This collection includes clippings, articles, pamphlets, photographs, postcards, and correspondence pertaining to Orville and Wilbur Wright.

Dates: 1903-1973; Majority of material found within 1948-1971
Found in: Special Collections

Harry A. Toulmin's Wright Company Patent Litigation Volumes (MS-641)

 Collection
Identifier: MS-641
Abstract

The collection consists of nine bound volumes of patent litigation records for the lawsuits that the Wright Company brought against the Herring-Curtiss Company and Glenn H. Curtiss, Louis Paulhan, and Claude Grahame-White. These are the personal copies of the Wrights’ lawyer, Harry A. Toulmin, and the books contain many handwritten notes.

Dates: 1909 - 1913
Found in: Special Collections

Edmund Trissell Collection

 Collection
Identifier: MS-316
Abstract

The Edmund Trissell Collection chronicles the life of Dayton photographer Edmund William Trissell through negatives, photographs, newspaper clippings, and correspondence from Mr. Trissell's daily life and photographic assignments.

Dates: 1940-1995
Found in: Special Collections

Wright Brothers Addendum Photographs

 Collection
Identifier: MS-175
Scope and Contents

The collection consists of postcards, primarily of Wilbur Wright's time in France demonstrating the Flyer; and photographs (some of which are copies) of flight demonstrations in France and Germany, the Wright B Flyer, and awards and celebrations that include the Dayton Home Days parade in June 1909.

Dates: 1899-1967
Found in: Special Collections

Wright Brothers Collection (MS-1)

 Collection
Identifier: MS-1
Abstract A supplement to the main body of Orville and Wilbur Wright’s papers located in the Library of Congress, this collection consists of family papers, financial records, school mementos, Wright family genealogical materials, the church papers and diaries of the Wrights’ father, Bishop Milton Wright, notebooks, albums, awards and citations, photocopies of correspondence between Wilbur Wright and Octave Chanute, and the Wrights’ technical library that includes journals, books, and pamphlets...
Dates: 1779-1985; Majority of material found within 1853-1948
Found in: Special Collections

Wright Brothers Collection (MS-1) SELECTIONS in CORE Scholar

 Digital Record
Identifier: MS-1 CORE Scholar
Found in: Special Collections

Wright Brothers Collection Papers and Photographs (MFM-37)

 Collection
Identifier: MFM-37
Scope and Contents A microfilm edition of MS-1 without the published journals and printed materials, this collection consists of family letters and papers, financial records, school mementos, Wright Family genealogical materials, the church papers and diaries of the Wrights' father (Bishop Milton Wright), notebooks, correspondence, awards, and citations. The collection also includes nearly 4,000 photographs, many taken by the Wrights to document their early flying experiments. In addition there are extensive...
Dates: 1853-1973
Found in: Special Collections

Wright Brothers Photographs (MS-1) in Digital Public Library of America (DPLA)

 Digital Record
Identifier: MS-1 DPLA
Found in: Special Collections

Wright Company Glass Plate Negative Collection

 Collection
Identifier: MS-398
Abstract

: The Wright Company Glass Plate Negative collection consists of 92 glass plate negatives, and 10 film negatives relating to the Wright Company, the Wright School of Aviation, flights at Kitty Hawk, N.C., celebrations and aviation events, and a series of unidentified children.

Dates: 1900-1913; 2009; Majority of material found within 1910-1911
Found in: Special Collections
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