Beck, Agnes Osborn, 1875-1958
Person
Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:
Elizabeth Beck Rehling Papers (MS-593)
Collection
Identifier: MS-593
Abstract
The Elizabeth Beck Rehling Papers consist of correspondence, research notes, and photographs related to her research on the relationship between her mother, Agnes Osborn Beck and Katharine Wright, sister of the Wright Brothers. It also includes her unpublished manuscript, The Third Wright Brother, about Katharine Wright, based on her memories as told to her by her mother Agnes and her own research.
Dates:
1899-2001
Found in:
Special Collections
Rockhill Terrace, Haskell Home in Kansas City, Undated
File — Box 1, Folder: 10
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
Series I: Personal Papers contains a small amount of correspondence and research notes about the Wright Brothers and Katharine Wright. One item of significance is a handwritten invitation from Katharine Wright to Louise Osborn inviting her to a party at Hawthorne St. in 1899. There is also a Christmas card that was sent to Mrs. Beck (Agnes Osborn Beck) with a personal note from journalist Anne O’Hare McCormick discussing the fountain that Harry Haskell plans to build at Oberlin in...
Dates:
Undated
Katharine Wright’s Correspondence with Agnes Beck (SC-97)
Collection
Identifier: SC-97
Abstract
The collection consists of eight letters written by Katharine Wright, sister of Wilbur and Orville Wright, to her close friend, Agnes Beck. The letters discuss Wilbur and Orville Wright, their flights, the Wright Family, and other personal matters.
Dates:
1908-1929
Found in:
Special Collections
