Lawrence Schiller and Jeb Rosebrook Interview of Ivonette Wright and Harold Miller, part 1-2, 1975 Dec 7
Scope and Contents
Ivonette and Harold Wright Miller interviewed by Lawrence Schiller and Jeb Rosebrook researching for a screen play on the Wright Brothers (The Winds of Kitty Hawk, 1978). Topics included daily family activities of the Wrights, personalities of the Wright family members, Bishop Milton Wright and the Keiter Affair, the archival collections at Wright State and Library of Congress, the camera used by the Wright Brothers, Carillon Park, Wilbur and Orville's marionette-type shows, Ivonette's reminiscenses book, patent trials against Glen Curtiss, receiving news of the first flight, Orville selling the business after Wilbur's death, Octave Chanute, sewing the wings, the press, Mabel Beck, Carrie Grumbach, Smithsonian controversy, Wilbur's death and funeral, how United Brethren in Christ old constitution didn't have a church in Dayton for the funeral, the Wright Brothers' finances, and books they read to the neices and nephews.
Dates
- Creation: 1975 Dec 7
Creator
- From the Collection: Miller, Ivonette Wright, 1896-1995 (Person)
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Extent
1 sound cassettes ; 1 hour, 5 minutes, 13 seconds
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Repository Details
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