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WB. Wright Brothers Related Collections

 Topic Guide
Identifier: WB
This classification groups together collections on the topic of Wright Brothers and their relations.

Found in 85 Collections and/or Records:

Wilbur Wright Birthplace Commemorative Postcards (SC-226)

 Collection
Identifier: SC-226
Scope and Contents

This collection consists of two postcards from the Wilbur Wright Birthplace commemorating the 100th anniversary of flight. They are coved with a copper coil and the design of the postcard is

Dates: 2003

Wilbur Wright in France Newspaper Clippings (SC-57)

 Collection
Identifier: SC-57
Scope and Contents

The collection consists of photocopies of French newspaper clippings concerning Wilbur Wright’s 1908 visit to France. They are untranslated.

Dates: 1908

Wilbur Wright Letter (SC-69)

 Collection
Identifier: SC-69
Scope and Contents

This collection contains an original letter written by Wilbur Wright to a New York publisher. As well, there are photocopies of the letter.

Dates: 1904

Wright B Flyer Stereo Card (SC-124)

 Collection
Identifier: SC-124
Scope and Contents

Stereo Card of the Wright B Flyer flying over Simms Station later Huffman Prairie, Dayton, Ohio. The image bears the copyright of the Keystone View Company for 1910. The company entitled the image “Conquering the Air-Wright Brothers Airship Flying at Dayton, Ohio.”

Dates: 1910

Bishop Milton Wright Genealogical Papers (MFM-20)

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MFM-20
Scope and Contents

The microfilm contains genealogical notes and working papers collected by Bishop Milton Wright (1828-1917), the father of the Wright Brothers. The materials date between 1779-1973 and cover the following families: Reeder, Wright, Brown, Koerner, Croddy, Brader, Andrews, Freeman, Harris, Benham, Stokes, Convenhoven, Van Cleve, Swaynie, Fry, Porter, Moody, Lake, Eudaly, Dover, Holt, Baker, and Gano.

Dates: 1977

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

Wright Brothers Aviation Postcards (SC-136)

 Collection
Identifier: SC-136
Scope and Contents

This small collection consists of 46 mixed American and European postcards that depict the Wrights, their planes, and monuments dedicated to them.

Dates: 1909-1970

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

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

 Digital Record
Identifier: MS-1 CORE Scholar

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