Correspondence, 1912 July 20

The Charles Harris Papers consist of letters and postcards written by Bishop Milton Wright, the father of Orville and Wilbur Wright, to his nephew Charles Harris who lived in Iowa. An additional letter is addressed to Harris' daughter, Mabel Harris, and is also from Bishop Wright.

The eleven letters date from December 28, 1901 through June 10, 1916, and cover a variety of subjects including description of Wilbur and Orville's flying experiments and travels to Europe, discussion of family matters and the personalities of the Wright children and grandchildren, and a description of Wilbur's death and funeral in 1912. The letters are candid and open, giving interesting insights into Bishop Wright's feelings about his children. The letters have been encapsulated for their preservation as well as photocopied.