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Copy of email correspondence with Regis Pluchet, the French Journalist with the creator of the collection Mary Coker Joslin.

 Item — Folder: 1, Item: 4

Scope and Contents

From the Collection:

This collection consists of two copies of a translated account of a 9 year-old French boy who was present at a demonstration flight that Wilbur Wright did near Le Mans, France in 1908. The translation is an extract from “Journal of a Child of the Belle Epoque.” The journal is a manuscript of Roger Verdier who wrote of his account. Included in the translation is an introduction as well as commentary by Regis Pluchet a French Journalist who sent this information to the creator of the collection. The collection also includes copies of some photographs from an unknown source.

Dates

  • Creation: 1908

Language of Materials

The information is in French.

Extent

From the Collection: 1 linear feet

Repository Details

Part of the Special Collections Repository

Contact:
Wright State University Libraries
Special Collections and Archives
3640 Colonel Glenn Hwy
Dayton OH 45435-0001 USA
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