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Wright, Wilbur, 1867-1912

 Person

Found in 46 Collections and/or Records:

Wright Company Glass Plate Negative Collection (MS-398) SELECTIONS in CORE Scholar

 Digital Collection
Identifier: MS-398 CORE Scholar
Dates: 1908 - 1913

Wright Company Patent Litigation in CORE Scholar

 Digital Collection
Identifier: WB Patent Litigation CORE Scholar
Dates: 1909 - 1913

Wright Family to Petree Family Correspondence

 Collection
Identifier: MS-585
Abstract The Wright Family to Petree Family Correspondence primarily contains letters written by Milton Wright to his niece Estella Harris Petree. The letters describe Wright family news and activities, but more importantly include specific references to Wilbur and Orville Wright’s bicycle business, flying experiments and success, Orville Wright’s accident at Ft. Myer in September 1908, the 1913 Dayton flood, and Milton’s flight with Orville in May 1910. There is also a very poignant letter written...
Dates: 1900-1939; Majority of material found within 1900-1917

Wright Memorial Commission Records

 Collection
Identifier: MS-134
Abstract

The Wright Memorial Commission was organized in 1912 to build a monument near Huffman Prairie in honor of the Wright Brothers' contribution to aviation. Records include minutes, financial reports, correspondence, and other materials that document the physical development of the monument.

Dates: 1912-1943

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; 1908 - 1929

Aloys J. Wyen Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS-261
Abstract

Aloys J. Wyen was an early aviation pioneer associated with the Wright Brothers, first in their bicycle shop in Dayton, and later at Huffman Prairie as a mechanic. He was with them at Belmont Park in 1910, then flew in Los Angeles, California from 1911-1916. He later worked as a mechanic with the WACO Aircraft Company in Troy, Ohio, and Aeronca in Middletown. His papers include family photographs as well as correspondence and photographs documenting his long career in aviation.

Dates: 1910-1988