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
937-775-2092
library-archives@wright.edu
Wright State University Libraries
Special Collections and Archives
3640 Colonel Glenn Hwy
Dayton OH 45435-0001 USA
937-775-2092
library-archives@wright.edu