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Wright Family to Petree Family Correspondence

 Collection
Identifier: MS-585
Abstract The Wright Family to Petree Family Correspondence primarily contains letters written by Milton Wright to his niece Estella Harris Petree. The letters describe Wright family news and activities, but more importantly include specific references to Wilbur and Orville Wright’s bicycle business, flying experiments and success, Orville Wright’s accident at Ft. Myer in September 1908, the 1913 Dayton flood, and Milton’s flight with Orville in May 1910. There is also a very poignant letter written...
Dates: 1900-1939; Majority of material found within 1900-1917

Horace Wright Papers (MS-579)

 Collection
Identifier: MS-579
Content Description The Horace Wright Papers consist primarily of albums with photographs, clippings, and mementos documenting both Horace’s life and activities, as well as commemorations of the accomplishments of Horace’s uncles, Wilbur and Orville Wright.Materials pertaining specifically to Horace's life and activities include childhood photographs; Horace’s education at Moraine Park School, studies at Miami University, and honorary degree from Wright State University; fishing and boating at...
Dates: 1906 - 1991

Wright Memorial Commission Records

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Identifier: MS-134
Abstract

The Wright Memorial Commission was organized in 1912 to build a monument near Huffman Prairie in honor of the Wright Brothers' contribution to aviation. Records include minutes, financial reports, correspondence, and other materials that document the physical development of the monument.

Dates: 1912-1943

Katharine Wright’s Correspondence with Agnes Beck (SC-97)

 Collection
Identifier: SC-97
Abstract

The collection consists of eight letters written by Katharine Wright, sister of Wilbur and Orville Wright, to her close friend, Agnes Beck. The letters discuss Wilbur and Orville Wright, their flights, the Wright Family, and other personal matters.

Dates: 1908-1929

Aloys J. Wyen Papers

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Identifier: MS-261
Abstract

Aloys J. Wyen was an early aviation pioneer associated with the Wright Brothers, first in their bicycle shop in Dayton, and later at Huffman Prairie as a mechanic. He was with them at Belmont Park in 1910, then flew in Los Angeles, California from 1911-1916. He later worked as a mechanic with the WACO Aircraft Company in Troy, Ohio, and Aeronca in Middletown. His papers include family photographs as well as correspondence and photographs documenting his long career in aviation.

Dates: 1910-1988

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Aeronautics -- History 12
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Flight -- History -- 20th century 2
Inventors 2
Kitty Hawk (N.C.) 2
Legal documents 2
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Montgomery (Ala.) -- History 2
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Names
Wright, Wilbur, 1867-1912 33
Haskell, Katharine Wright, 1874-1929 8
Wright family 7
Wright, Milton, 1828-1917 5
Wright, Lorin, 1862-1939 4
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Wright Company 3
Wright Flying School 3
Wright, Reuchlin, 1861-1920 3
Haskell, Henry Joseph, 1874-1952 2
Kettering, Charles Franklin, 1876-1958 2
Lahm, Frank Purdy, 1877-1963 2
Miller, Ivonette Wright, 1896-1995 2
National Cash Register Company 2
Taylor, Charles E. (Edward), 1868-1956 2
Allen, James, 1849-1933 1
Arnold, Henry Harley, 1886-1950 1
Aviation Trail, Inc. 1
Baker, Max 1
Beachey, Lincoln, 1887-1915 1
Beck, Agnes Osborn, 1875-1958 1
Beil, Heinrich 1
Bia, George 1
Brookins, Walter R., 1889-1953 1
Burkhardt, Edward E. 1
Byrd, Richard Evelyn, 1888-1957 1
Carillon Historical Park (Dayton, Ohio) 1
Christian, Marvin 1
Christman, Louis P., 1893-1972 1
Curtiss, Glenn Hammond, 1878-1930 1
Custer Specialty Company 1
Custer, Levitt Luzern, 1888-1962 1
Dayton Air Service Incorporated Committee (Dayton, Ohio) 1
Dayton Symphony Association 1
Deeds, E.A. (Edward Andrew), 1874-1960 1
Doolittle, James Harold, 1896-1993 1
Dufour, Howard R., 1915-2009 1
Dunham, Seymour, 1910-1996 1
Earhart, Amelia, 1897-1937 1
Early Birds of Aviation (Organization) 1
Egbert, Randle H. 1
Engineers' Club of Dayton 1
Feador, Jeremy 1
Findley, Earl N. (Earl Nelson), 1878-1956 1
Ford, Henry, 1863-1947 1
Foulois, Benjamin D., 1879-1967 1
Glenn, John, 1921-2016 1
Grahame-White, Claude, 1879- 1
Hamburger, Frank, 1864-1937 1
Harmon, Judson, 1846-1927 1
Harris family 1
Harris, Charles 1
Harris, Harold R., 1897-1989 1
Harris, Mabel 1
Harris, Sarah Wright, 1824-1868 1
Haskell, Harry 1
Hermes, F. 1
Herring-Curtiss Company 1
Hoy, Walt 1
Iddings, Andrew S., 1880-1974 1
Jennings, W.N. 1
Kinnane, Adrian 1
Kuhns, Ezra M., 1872-1960 1
Lane, Amanda Wright 1
Lindbergh, Charles A. (Charles Augustus), 1902-1974 1
Mayfield, William Preston, 1896-1974 1
McIntyre, Doug 1
Miami Conservancy District (Ohio) 1
Miller, Harold, 1896-1991 1
Mosher, Dean (Artist) 1
National Museum of the United States Air Force 1
O'Brien, Adelaide Patricia, 1877-1980 1
O’Brien School of Elocution and Dramatic Arts (Dayton, Ohio) 1
O’Brien, Angela Mae 1
O’Brien, Owen 1
Pasi, Gino J. 1
Patterson, Frederick B. 1
Paulhan, Louis 1
Petree family 1
Petree, Estella Harris, 1860-1940 1
Petree, Harris E., 1929-1983 1
Petree, John Franklin (Frank), 1861-1941 1
Rinehart, Howard 1
Rodgers, Calbraith Perry 1
Standard Register Company 1
Stout, Henry S., 1892-1976 1
Tillson, J. Bradford 1
Toulmin, Harry A. (Harry Aubrey), 1858-1942 1
Trissell, Edmund William, 1912-2000 1
United States. Air Force 1
United States. Army--Procurement 1
United States. Centennial of Flight Commission 1
Waco Aircraft Company 1
Wald, Charles 1
Winter, Mary 1
Wright Memorial Commission 1
Wright, Horace Alfred, 1901-1988 1
Wright, Stephen 1
Wright, Susan Blair, 1902-1999 1
Wyen, Aloys J., 1889-1979 1
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