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Wright, Milton, 1828-1917

 Person

Found in 6 Collections and/or Records:

Andrew S. Iddings Wright Brothers Homecoming Celebration Collection (MS-192) in CORE Scholar

 Digital Collection
Identifier: MS-192 CORE Scholar
Dates: 1909 June
Found in: Special Collections

Andrew S. Iddings Wright Brothers Homecoming Collection

 Collection
Identifier: MS-192
Abstract

Collection consists of negatives with accompanying contact prints, taken by Andrew S. Iddings, of the June 17-18, 1909 Dayton Homecoming Celebration to honor Orville and Wilbur Wright for their achievements in flight. In addition to members of the Wright family, other notable figures in the photographs are Ohio Governor Judson Harmon, Dayton Mayor Edward E. Burkhardt, General James Allen, and Lt. Frank Lahm.

Dates: June 1909
Found in: Special Collections

Marianna Nixon Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS-512
Abstract

Marianna McKnight Nixon was a lifelong Daytonian and descendant of several prominent families of the Dayton area, including the McKnights, Dovers, and Van Cleves. The collection is primarily comprised of photographs of Marianna’s life and family, as well as correspondence, genealogical information, and printed materials such as newspaper clippings, brochures, and periodicals.

Dates: 1799 - 2008; Majority of material found within 1880 - 1990
Found in: Special Collections

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

 Digital Collection
Identifier: MS-1 CORE Scholar
Found in: Special Collections

Wright Brothers Photographs (MS-1) in Digital Public Library of America (DPLA)

 Digital Collection
Identifier: MS-1 DPLA
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
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