Wright, Orville, 1871-1948
Person
Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:
Ivonette Wright Miller Papers (MS-216) SELECTIONS in CORE Scholar
Digital Collection
Identifier: MS-216 CORE Scholar
Found in:
Special Collections
Dean Mosher Collection (MS-320)
Collection
Identifier: MS-320
Scope and Contents
This collection contains illustrations and correspondence concerning Mosher’s original painting, “The Bishop’s Boys” (2003), depicting the Wright Brothers in flight over Huffman Prairie on May 25, 1910, the only time the brothers ever flew together. The collection also includes materials concerning Mosher’s “Great Moments in U.S. Naval History” series (1997).
Dates:
1997-2003
Found in:
Special Collections
Marjorie Stinson Diary (SC-393)
Collection
Identifier: SC-393
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of a single pocket size diary written by Marjorie Stinson during her time learning to fly at the Wright School of Aviation in Dayton, Ohio.The earliest entry is from June 19, 1914, and reads simply "Dayton Bound" with a sketch of an arrow underneath; that was the day she departed on that day from San Antonio, Texas. She arrived at Dayton on June 25, 1914, and on that same day made her first visit to the Huffman Prairie with Orville Wright. Entries continue...
Dates:
1914 - 1915
Found in:
Special Collections
