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WB. Wright Brothers Related Collections

 Topic Guide
Identifier: WB
This classification groups together collections on the topic of Wright Brothers and their relations.

Found in 82 Collections and/or Records:

Ten Dayton Boys Club Records (SC-79)

 Collection
Identifier: SC-79
Scope and Contents

Photocopies concerning the Ten Dayton Boys Club, an organization of boyhood friends who met yearly and included Wilbur Wright and his brothers, Reuchlin and Lorin.

Dates: 1886-1889

The Wright Brothers and Their Work Booklet (SC-137)

 Collection
Identifier: SC-137
Scope and Contents

Report written by George Bia, the Wrights' representative in Belgium, which includes illustrations and technical drawings. Also includes photograph of Wilbur at controls of a flyer.

Dates: 1910

"Thomas Grimalkin" Wright Brothers Woodcut Print (SC-185)

 Collection
Identifier: SC-185
Scope and Contents

Limited edition print of a woodcut by Wilbur Wright, originally distributed by the Oakwood Kiwanis Club, circa 1886.

Dates: circa 1886

Harry A. Toulmin's Wright Company Patent Litigation Volumes (MS-641)

 Collection
Identifier: MS-641
Abstract

The collection consists of nine bound volumes of patent litigation records for the lawsuits that the Wright Company brought against the Herring-Curtiss Company and Glenn H. Curtiss, Louis Paulhan, and Claude Grahame-White. These are the personal copies of the Wrights’ lawyer, Harry A. Toulmin, and the books contain many handwritten notes.

Dates: 1909 - 1913

Utermoehlen Funeral Registry (SC-270)

 Collection — Folder 1
Identifier: SC-270
Scope and Contents

This collection consists of four items: one Funeral registry for Felix Carl Utermoehlen; two newspaper clippings, one titled "Watched Ghouls Work As Flood Victims Cried in Vain for Assistance" which details scenes viewed by Mrs. Felix Utermoehlen, and another clipping on Felix's father, Theodore Utermoehlen who served as a mechanic for the Wright Brothers; and also an envelope containing the funeral purchase agreement.

Dates: 1913

Pilot's License for Robert Lyle Ward (SC-237)

 Collection
Identifier: SC-237
Abstract

Pilot's license from Fédération Aéronautique Internationale United States of America issued to Robert Lyle Ward for 1926.

Dates: 1926

Wilbur Wright Birthplace Commemorative Postcards (SC-226)

 Collection
Identifier: SC-226
Scope and Contents

This collection consists of two postcards from the Wilbur Wright Birthplace commemorating the 100th anniversary of flight. They are coved with a copper coil and the design of the postcard is

Dates: 2003

Wilbur Wright in France Newspaper Clippings (SC-57)

 Collection
Identifier: SC-57
Scope and Contents

The collection consists of photocopies of French newspaper clippings concerning Wilbur Wright’s 1908 visit to France. They are untranslated.

Dates: 1908

Wilbur Wright Letter (SC-69)

 Collection
Identifier: SC-69
Scope and Contents

This collection contains an original letter written by Wilbur Wright to a New York publisher. As well, there are photocopies of the letter.

Dates: 1904

Wright B Flyer Stereo Card (SC-124)

 Collection
Identifier: SC-124
Scope and Contents

Stereo Card of the Wright B Flyer flying over Simms Station later Huffman Prairie, Dayton, Ohio. The image bears the copyright of the Keystone View Company for 1910. The company entitled the image “Conquering the Air-Wright Brothers Airship Flying at Dayton, Ohio.”

Dates: 1910