Milton Wright Papers
Dates
- Creation: 1870 - 1961
Creator
- Wright, Milton, 1892-1961 (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
There are no restrictions on accessing original paper and photographic material in this collection.
All electronic records (indicated by an e-number, e.g., ms711_e0001) listed in this finding aid are processed and available; however, researchers are requested to contact us at least two (2) days in advance to request electronic records.
Conditions Governing Use
Copyright restrictions may apply. Unpublished manuscripts are protected by copyright. Permission to publish, quote, or reproduce must be secured from the repository and the copyright holder.
Biographical / Historical
Milton Wright (1892-1961) was a nephew of Wilbur and Orville Wright. Milton was the oldest child of Lorin Wright and Ivonette (Stokes) Wright; his younger siblings were Ivonnette (Wright) Miller, Leontine (Wright) Jameson, and Horace Wright.
Milton was born November 8, 1892, in Dayton, Ohio. He graduated from Steele High School in 1910 and afterwards attended Miami University. In July 1917, Milton married Ann Grosvenor (1896-1959), who also attended... college in Oxford, Ohio, at the Western College for Women.
Extent
2 linear feet
Language of Materials
English
French
German
Italian
Arrangement
The collection is arranged into 3 series:
- Documents
- Photographs
- Postcards
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
This collection includes digitized copies of original postcards, and these electronic files require the use of appropriate computer hardware and software. The digitized image files are in TIF format.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
The Milton Wright Papers were donated to Wright State University Libraries' Special Collections and Archives by Stephen Wright and Amanda Wright Lane, grandchildren of Milton Wright, over multiple accessions from 2016 to 2025.
Subject
- Wright, Milton, 1892-1961 -- Manuscripts (Person)
- Wright, Milton, 1892-1961 -- Photographs (Person)
- Wright, Ann (Grosvenor), 1896-1959 -- Photographs (Person)
- Wright, Lorin, 1862-1939 (Person)
- Wright, Ivonette (Stokes), 1865-1940 (Person)
- Wright, Milton, 1920-2005 -- Photographs (Person)
- Wright, George Wilkinson, 1922-1999 -- Photographs (Person)
- Wright, Breene (Loughridge), 1921-2013 -- Photographs (Person)
- Wright, Suzanne (McGuire), 1922-1973 -- Photographs (Person)
- Wright, Orville, 1871-1948 (Person)
- Wright family (Family)
- Miller, Ivonette Wright, 1896-1995 -- Photographs (Person)
- Miller, Harold, 1896-1991 -- Photographs (Person)
- Jameson, Leontine (Wright), 1898-1977 -- Photographs (Person)
- Wright, Horace Alfred, 1901-1988 -- Photographs (Person)
- Title
- Guide to the Milton Wright Papers (MS-711)
- Status
- In Progress
- Author
- Lisa Rickey
- Date
- 2025
- 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
