Wright Brothers Collection Papers and Photographs (MFM-37)
Collection
Identifier: 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
Extent
23 Reels
Language of Materials
English
Subject
- Wright, Orville, 1871-1948 (Person)
- Wright, Milton, 1828-1917 (Person)
- Wright, Wilbur, 1867-1912 (Person)
- Haskell, Katharine Wright, 1874-1929 (Person)
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
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
