Wright, Lorin, 1862-1939
Person
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Milton Wright Papers
Collection
Identifier: MS-711
Scope and Contents
The Milton Wright Papers include documents, photographs, and postcards.
Currently, the documents and photographs are still being processed.
Some of the postcards have been processed, digitized, and made available online in CORE Scholar: https://corescholar.libraries.wright.edu/special_ms711_postcards/.
Dates:
1870 - 1961
Found in:
Special Collections
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
Found in:
Special Collections