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Wright, Wilbur, 1867-1912

 Person

Staff Only

Found in 50 Collections and/or Records:

The Crucible of Flight (MS-312) in CORE Scholar

 Digital Work
Identifier: MS-312 CORE Scholar
Dates: 2002
Found in: Special Collections

The Wright Brothers and Their Work Booklet (SC-137)

 Collection
Identifier: SC-137
Scope and Contents

Report written by George Bia, the Wrights' representative in Belgium, which includes illustrations and technical drawings. Also includes photograph of Wilbur at controls of a flyer.

Dates: 1910
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

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
Found in: Special Collections

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
Found in: Special Collections

Wright Brothers, 1908 - 1997

 VIP File
Scope and Contents The Wright Brothers VIP file contains photographs relating to the life and work of the Wright Brothers, especially Orville Wright, who is featured in several original Dayton newspaper photographers' photographs in this collection. Of particular note in this section are many photographs of anniversary celebrations concerning the Wrights, of Orville's funeral in 1948, and of their homes and workshops. This VIP file also includes several photos of Orville Wright with notable individuals, Henry...
Dates: 1908 - 1997
Found in: Special Collections / Dayton Daily News Archive (MS-458) / Series I: Personality Files / Subseries I-D: Personality VIP Files (PVIP)

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 Collection
Identifier: MS-1 CORE Scholar
Found in: Special Collections
  • UNIVERSITY LIBRARIES
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  • SPECIAL COLLECTIONS & ARCHIVES
  • 3640 COLONEL GLENN HIGHWAY
  • DAYTON, OHIO 45435
  • 937-775-2092