Wright Brothers Collection Papers and Photographs (MFM-37)
Scope and Contents
A microfilm edition of MS-1 without the published journals and printed materials, this collection consists of family letters and papers, financial records, school mementos, Wright Family genealogical materials, the church papers and diaries of the Wrights' father (Bishop Milton Wright), notebooks, correspondence, awards, and citations. The collection also includes nearly 4,000 photographs, many taken by the Wrights to document their early flying experiments. In addition there are extensive photographs of the Wright Family and of the Wrights' flying exhibitions in Europe and the United States.
Dates
- Creation: 1853 - 1973
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is stored off-site. Please request at least two days in advance.
Conditions Governing Use
Copyright restrictions may apply. Unpublished manuscripts are protected by copyright. Permission to publish or reproduce must be secured from the repository and the copyright holder
Full Extent
22 microfilm reels (35 mm)
Language of Materials
English
Existence and Location of Originals
Original records included in Wright State University Special Collections and Archives' Wright Brothers Collection (MS-1)
Existence and Location of Copies
The use copy of this microfilm collection is stored off-site on Wright State's Main Campus. A backup (black box) copy of this microfilm collection is also stored at the Southwest Ohio Regional Depository (SWORD); refer to catalog bibliographic record MMS ID # 991006144519708573.
Subject
- Wright, Orville, 1871-1948 (Person)
- Wright, Milton, 1828-1917 (Person)
- Wright, Wilbur, 1867-1912 (Person)
- Haskell, Katharine Wright, 1874-1929 (Person)
- Title
- Guide to the Wright Brothers Collection Papers and Photographs (MFM-37)
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Greg Jones / Lisa Rickey
- Date
- 2026 June 23
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Special Collections Repository
Wright State University Libraries
Special Collections and Archives
3640 Colonel Glenn Hwy
Dayton OH 45435-0001 USA
937-775-2092
library-archives@wright.edu
